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PYLE Audio DVR-940HX-S User's Manual

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1. Video Mode Compatible Editing Frame Accurate Editing For more information about these options see Editing accuracy on page 99 C Editing 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 GJ Erase Section HDD 23 00 Fri 3 12 Pr4 SP 2h00m Rec time 10 1 00 00 09 15 eee Play Pause 5 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 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 e 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 1 Highlight the title you want to divide 2 Select Edit gt Divide from the command menu panel 3 HDD only Select the type of edit
2. Controls and displays 03 21 MENU page 83 Remote control pvr s451x s Press to display the disc menu if a DVD Video finalized DVD R RW or finalized DVD R RW disc is loaded When in the GUIDE Plus system use to jump directly to the Menu bar 22 DISPLAY page 93 Displays changes the on screen information displays 23 TEXT Press to start the MHEG application display if available while watching a digital channel UK only 24 TV DVD Press to switch between TV mode in which you get the picture and sound from the TV s tuner and DVD mode in which you get picture and sound from the recorder s tuner or an external input O O CEQ OOO 010 Ol 1 STANDBY ON Press to switch the recorder on into standby 2 PAUSE LIVE TV page 75 Press to start recording the current TV channel but with playback paused effectively pausing the broadcast 3 DISC NAVIGATOR page 86 98 TOP MENU page 83 Press to display the Disc Navigator screen or the top menu if a DVD Video or finalized DVD R RW Video disc is loaded 4 Tt 4 and ENTER Used to navigate all on screen displays Press ENTER to select the currently highlighted option While watching D TV press ENTER to display the Channel List screen Ery 03 Controls and displays En 5 CM BACK commercial back Press repeatedly to skip progressively backward through the audio or video pla
3. Q Dv RECORDER J 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 99 4 Use the playback controls gt Il lt lt gt etc to find the place you want to divide the title Gg Divide Title HDD 23 00 Fri 3 12 Pr4 SP Rec time 2h00m 10 1 00 00 09 15 eee Play Pause Divide SS e i Cancel 5 Press to divide the title at the current playback position 6 Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel Q Divided titles cannot be combined 0K Yes No KO Editing 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 2 Select Edit gt Chapter Edit from the command menu panel 3 HDD only Select the type of edit Q DVD RECORDER 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
4. WARNING Do not use or store batteries in direct sunlight or other excessively 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 C Before you start Using the remote control Please keep in mind the following when using the remote control e 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 luorescent 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 ocated close to this unit e Replace the batteries when you notice a all off in the operating range of the remote 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 149 Use within the operating range in front of the remote control sensor on the front panel as shown lt You can control this recorder using the remote sensor of another Pioneer component using the CONTROL IN jack on the rear panel See Rear pane 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 to 4x 2x to 6x e DVD R ver 2 0 1x 1x to
5. 05 26 Connecting the optional external HDD DVR 940HX S Only ee eee eee eee 27 Plugging Mes ene ocean cia doe ces a 27 03 Controls and displays FROME DAME deedee e n si eE 28 DiSplay iiaeaae EA 30 Remote control DVR 940HX S a a 31 Remote control DVR 545HX S 33 04 Getting started Switching on and setting up 36 For users receiving digital broadcast SCIVICES 04 os Gee Re ee eRe eee oe RRs 39 Setting up the GUIDE Plus system 40 05 Using the GUIDE Plus electronic program guide The GUIDE Plus system n 44 Using the GUIDE Plus system 45 Areas cosh chawince ea ea TE OE givak econ dens 47 GUIDE Plus FAQ and troubleshooting lt ss nesas sven ered a are 59 06 Using the digital electronic program guide The Digital EPG system 2000 62 Using the Digital EPG 004 63 Setting timer programs 0e00ee 64 Other useful EPG functions 64 07 Recording About DVD recording e eeeeee 66 About HDD recording 0 2e000 67 Recorded audio 1 e eee ee eee en anes 68 Restrictions on video recording 68 Using the built in A TV and D TV tuners 69 Setting the picture quality recording IME eraa EOE E 72 Basic recording from the TV 5 73 Pause LIVE TV sien a menne e da eee 75 Simultaneous recording and playback Chase Play ec arene centers n aba 77 Recording from an external component 78 P
6. 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 gt 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 volume Off Switches 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 KO The Initial Setup menu Setting Options Explanation Language OSD Language English e Sets the language of the on screen displays to English available languages Choose from the languages displayed for the on screen displays On Screen Display and D TV Language will both reflect this setting Audio Language English e Sets the default audio language for DVD Video play back to English available languages Choose from the languages displayed to set the default audio language for 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 151 Discs do not necessarily have audio in your selected language Also some discs override the Audio Language preference Subtitle Language English e Sets the defau
7. HDMI compatible display e The arrow on the cable connector body should be face down for correct align ment with the connector on the recorder When connected to an HDMI component or HDCP compatible DVI component the HDMI indicator lights Z Note HDMI setup is generally automatic There are however settings you can change if you need to See HDMI Output only available hen an HDMI device is connected on page 148 for more information Note that the HDMI settings remain in effect until you change them or connect a new HDMI component A Important e An HDMI connection can only be made with DVI equipped components compat ible with both DVI and High bandwidth Digital Content Protection HDCP If you choose to connect to a DVI connector you will need a DVI to HDMI adaptor cable A DVI to HDCP connection however does not support audio Consult your local audio dealer for more information e The HDMI connection is compatible with 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz 96 kHz 16 bit 20 bit 24 bit 2 channel linear PCM signals as well as Dolby Digital DTS and MPEG audio bitstream e f your connected component is only compatible with Linear PCM the signal is output as Linear PCM DTS audio is not output e f you have connected to a Pioneer plasma display please select the HDMI setup on the display refer to the supplied manual for more on this 1 This unit has been designed to be compliant with
8. One Button Recording Select from AUTO XP SP LP EP SLP SEP or MN if manual recording is set to On 7 Press the GREEN Action button Frequency to change the recording frequency CMEA Recording Quality LP Recording Frequency Every Tuesday Recording Destination HDD My Timers set 1 32 VPS PDC 0 8 Press gt to display Timing and Genre Search My TV Schedule Recording Schedule Qual Freq Dest LP Tue HDD Welcometo GUIDE Plus Sane One Button Recording Select from the various options for one time daily and weekly recordings 1 This mode maximizes the recording quality to fit on to a single DVD disc Can also be used when recording to Gi HDD En gt Using the GUIDE Plus electronic program guide En 8 Press YELLOW Action button Destination to select the recording destination Quality CELM LS Recording Quality LP Recording Frequency Every Tuesday Recording Destination HDD Auto Replace Recording TETT Timers set 1 32 VPS PDC 0 8 Press to display Timing and Genre ca Search MyTV J Schedule Recording Schedule Qual Freq Dest 25 May Friends LP Tue HDDr Welcome to GUIDE Plus Sn One Button Recording Select from DVD HDD or HDDr Auto Replace Recording e Auto Replace Recording is only available as an option with regular daily or weekly recordings Gaunt ZZ Note 9 Press to access the extend
9. C KB Using the GUIDE Plus electronic program guide En e VPS PDC works only with analog stations it does not work with digital TV stations e VPS PDC may not work with all broadcast stations in your country area Check with the stations for compatibility e The hours between 3 00 and 5 00 in the morning are used by the GUIDE Plus system to download program information During these times VPS PDC may not work reliably leave VPS PDC off if you set a timer recording for these times Extending a timer recording in progress You can extend a timer recording beyond the programmed end time This can be useful if a broadcast program overruns for example Canceling or extending the timer REC 1 Ce Press and hold for three seconds during a timer recording Recording continues butthe timer indicator disappears from the front panel display indicating that the timer has been canceled REC 2 Co Press repeatedly to extend recording in 30 minute blocks Stopping a timer recording STOP REC 1 Press during a timer recording 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 This 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
10. tuner A Important e Do not connect this recorder through SCART AV your VCR satellite receiver or cee Always connect each component directly to your TV or AV amplifier se receiver 1 Connect your TV antenna to the recorder and TV See Connecting a TV antenna on page 16 for details 2 Use a SCART cable not supplied to connect the AV1 RGB TV AV connector to a SCART AV connector on your TV This enables you to watch discs 3 Use another SCART cable to connect the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER AV connector to a SCART AV connector on your decoder box This enables you to record scrambled TV channels A Note 1 In order to use this setup you will need to make the following settings from the Initial Setup menu e Set the AV2 L1 In setting to Decoder from the Initial Setup menu see AV2 L7 In on page 142 e From the Manual CH Setting screen set the Decoder setting for the scrambled channels to On see Manual En CH Setting on page 140 Connecting up Connecting to an AV amplifier receiver To enjoy multichannel surround sound you need to connect this recorder to an AV amplifier receiver using the digital coaxial output In addition to a digital connection we recommend also connecting using the stereo analog connection for compatibility with all discs and sources You ll probably also want to connect a video output to your AV amplifier receiver Use the ordinary video ou
11. DVD from the next screen to select the internal HDD to copy from HDD gt DVD DVD CD HDD Disc Back up e If this is the first time to create a Copy List skip to step 5 below 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 e 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 ZZ Note Add titles to the Copy List highlight a title and press ENTER to add Be _ Copy HDD gt DVD Video mode Select Title a E 29703 20 00 Wed29 0s_Pr2 SP Pra DO 7 MON 27 03 21 00 Mon27 03 Pr 4 SP Pr4 Back 6 SAT 25 03 23 00 Sat25 03 Pr9 SP_ Pr Recent first A 5 THU 23 03 22 00 Thu 23 03 Pr6 SP Pr6 4 WED 22 03 20 00 Wed22 03 Pr2 SP Pr 2 3 MON 20 03 13 00 Mon20 03 Pr9 SP Pr9 2 FRI 17 03 21 00 Fri 17 03 Pr4 SP Pr4 _1 WED 15 03 20 00 Wed15 03_ Pr 2 SP Pr2 20 00 Wed29 03 Pr2 SP 20 00 1h00m 2 06 Pr2 8 Sports SP Copy List Total Current DVD Remain OOG mm 436 C O Titles you ve added to the Copy List are highlighted in pink There 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 cop
12. Lao wa o a SUUE 2 20 00 Wed 22 03 Pr2 SP E Back z Wed29 03 Pr2 SP 1h00m 2 06 Copy List Total 436 C41 Current DVD Remain 436 m 8 To edita title highlight it using the t buttons then press ENTER G Copy HDD D Title Edit 1 20 00 Wed Erase 2 20 00 Wed 2 Title Name Back oo Erase Section Move Preview Cancel J mee 20 00 Wed29 03 Pr2 SP 1h00m 2 06 Copy List Total 436 4 Current DVD Remain 436 Cm A menu of editing commands appears e Erase Erase individual titles from the Copy List see Erase on page 100 e Title Name Name or rename a title in the Copy List see Title Name on page 100 Erase Section Erase part of a title see Erase Section on page 102 e Move Change the order of titles in the Copy List see Move on page 106 e Preview Check the content of a title in the Copy List e Divide Divide a title in the Copy List into two see Divide on page 103 e Combine Combine two titles in the Copy List into one see Combine on page 106 e Chapter Edit Edit chapters within a Copy List title see Chapter Edit on page 104 e Divide Divide a chapter into two e Erase Move Erase a chapter Change the chapter order e Combine Combine two chapters into one e Set Thumbnail Set the thumbnail frame for a title see Set Thumbnail on page 102 Recording Mode Set t
13. Romeo and Joliet file systems are both compatible with this recorder e Multi session playback Yes except CD Audio and Video CD Super VCD Unfinalized disc playback CD Audio only KD Before you start En Compressed audio compatibility e Compatible media CD ROM CD R CD RW USB Compatible formats MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 MP3 Windows Media Audio WMA e 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 e VBR WMA playback No e WMA encoder compatibility Windows edia Codec 8 files encoded using supported specifically Pro Lossless oice and VBR ayback No O e File extensions mp3 wma these must ion e used for the recorder to recognize P3 and WMA files do not use for her file types aT Oo nd folders up to these limits are ayable oO OD WMA Windows Media Audio compatibility Ay Plays Aa The Windows Media logo printed on the box indicates that this recorder can playback Windows Media Audio content Note indows Media Codec 9 may be playable but some parts of the specification are not e DRM Digital Rights Management file le structure Up to 99 folders 999 files these limits are exceeded only files WMA is an acronym for Windows Media Audio and refers to an audio compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation WMA content can be encode
14. amt One Button Recording Camy Use the buttons followed by ENTER to select characters from the on screen keyboard When you re finished press the GREEN Action button to exit and continue 6 Press ENTER to activate your profile e You can add up to 16 keywords by repeating step 5 e You can edit or delete your profile using the RED and GREEN Action buttons En The Schedule Area The Schedule Area is where you can set see edit and delete scheduled timer recordings From the Schedule Area you can e Edit or delete a One Button Recording e Set edit or delete a VIDEO Plus recording e Set edit or delete a manual recording Editing a scheduled recording You can edit any parameter in a scheduled recording or delete it if you no longer require it 1 Highlight the left tile of a scheduled recording Delete Edit Home Friends The one with the Male Nanny Ajealous Ross mocks Rachel s choice of an over sensitive male nanny for Emma while Phoebe must choose between two unexpected BBC2 P02 10 30 60Min TV Schedule Qual Freq Dest Once HDD i Recording Schedule 25 May Friends SP Welcome to GUIDE Plus St One Button Recording ET borea am e f you only want to edit the recording quality frequency destination timing or genre settings skip to step 6 below 2 Press the GREEN Action button Edit Using the GUIDE Plus electronic program
15. e f playing video from the HDD skip to step 3 below e Select DVD for any kind of disc playback OPEN CLOSE 2 Front panel 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 If you want to play a DTS audio CD please first read the note on page 84 1 DVR 940HX S If the external HDD is connected and available for playing you can select it here C KB Playback En 3 5 Start playback If you re playing a DVD Video or Video D a disc menu may appear when you art playback Use the f gt uttons and ENTER to navigate DVD disc enus and the number buttons and NTER for Video CD menus When playing video from the HDD ayback will automatically stop after the end of a title is reached There may be a slight pause when ayback switches from the first to the second layer of a dual layer disc See the following sections for more m3Zco20 O oO details on playing specific kinds of discs STOP 4 Press to stop playback 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 Press to start playback f RESUME is displayed on screen playback starts from
16. ovider for more information on the functions available Software Update Next Screen The Software Update function can check for and download updated sys em software for the digital tuner See Using Software Update Digital tuner on page 152 Additional information about the s TV system settings About the input line system This recorder is compatible with PAL SECAM 3 58 NTSC and PAL 60 TV systems The Input Line System and Input Colour System settings determine how the recorder treats incoming video signals from an external input Please note the following points when changing the input line system e When line system of the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER input However if the AV2 L1 to Decoder then the L2 In setting is se input is affected instead he current input is a built in tuner channel preset changing the input line system will usually also affect the input If 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 INPUT SELECT also E STOP button then pressing ront panel while the recorder is stopped setting the e When you switch the Input Line System Copy List is erased If you switch the setting using the li STOP button and INPUT SELECT buttons as described above there is no confirmation so please use with care e You can t mix
17. 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 INPUT SELECT 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 AV2 L1 Input 1 e L2 Input 2 front panel e L3 Input3 Check that the Audio In settings for External Audio and Bilingual Recording are as you want them see Audio n on page 142 e Ifthe aspect ratio is distorted squashed or stretched adjust on the source component or your TV before recording e To watch video coming in via the DV input front panel select DV gt DV Video Playback from the Home Menu see also Playing from a DV camcorder on page 94 RECMODE 3 DVR 940HX S DVR 5A5HX S Set the recording quality See Setting the picture quality recording time on page 72 for detailed information Note HDD DVD 4 Select the HDD or DVD for recording e f you have the DVR 940HX S with a connected external HDD you can also select the external HDD for recording REC 5 C Press to start 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 68 for more details Playing your recordings on other DVD players
18. 1 Select Copy photos from a USB device from the main PhotoViewer menu 2 Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel e While the files are being imported any timer programs set to start will not begin and no other operation is possible 13 The PhotoViewer Copying selected files to a DVD R RW This feature allows you just to copy some of the files stored on HDD to a DVD A slideshow of the files is also recorded on the disc as a Video mode title making i possible to view the photos on other DVD players recorders that may not be compatible with JPEG file playback Note however that you may need to finalize the disc before it will play on another DVD player copying selected files doesn t automatically finalize the disc A Important e A maximum of 99 titles can be recorded e Slideshows can contain up to 99 files If there are more files than this in the slideshow multiple slideshows are created on the disc e If you erase a slideshow title from a DVD the slideshow will become unplayable but the free space will not increase 1 Load a blank or unfinalized Video mode DVD R or DVD RW disc 2 Select View Edit Photos on the HDD from the menu 3 Select the file s or folder s you want to copy e Copying a folder will copy all the files contained in it e To copy multiple folders use the Multi Mode see Se ecting multiple files or folders on page 12
19. External Receiver 3 None One Button Recording Gainer You can change the Language Country Postal Code and the External Receiver settings 3 Press ENTER to confirm ZZ Note 1 Making changes to the Country or Postal Code settings may require a new download of TV listings information En This can take up to 24 hours Using the GUIDE Plus electronic program guide C Manual Host Channel setup The GUIDE Plus system will automatically identify your Host Channel as soon as the recorder is put into standby for the first time See the table on page 42 for a list of all the European Host Channels If you know your Host source and program Channel details number or if the automatic identification did not provide the expected result you can identify your Host Channel manually Se ect Host Channel Setup in the Setup area and follow the instructions on the TV source e g internal t Select the correct uner or external receiver and enter the respective program number e g i remote to watch your as the program numb switch the recorder in Plus system will complete the Host Channel setup You can reset the Hos any time back to the d you have to press 9 on the Host Channel enter 9 er When you next o standby the GUIDE Channel settings at efault setting of automatic Please be aware that resetting the Host Channel will data erase all TV
20. Jun MyTV Schedule Recording Schedule Qual Freq Dest iends LP Tue HDDr Welcome to SP Once HDD GUIDE Plus SP Once HDD Cam One Button Recording 4 Inthe same way enter the recording start time followed by the GREEN Action button Next to confirm Cam 5 Enter the recording end time in the same way followed by the GREEN Action button Next to confirm 6 Use the number buttons to enter a channel number then press the GREEN Action button Next to confirm Please select the source and the programme number and press the Green button to confirm D TV 001 ___ Grid Search My TV Schedule _ Recording Schedule Qual Freq Dest 25 May Friends LP Tue HDDr Welcomers 29 May Men in Black SP Once HDD GUIDE Plust 0S Jun 20 00 2200 NMM SP Once HDD Sn One Button Recording Camy Alternatively you can press the YELLOW Action button Mosaic and use the t 4 buttons to select a channel from the mosaic followed by ENTER Using the GUIDE Plus electronic program guide About timer recording 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 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 maximizes the recording quality for the space
21. Letter Box The program is shown in widescreen with black bars at the top and bottom of the a screen 7 Aa 4 3 Pan amp Scan The sides of the program are cropped so that o m 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 KD Additional information En 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 using a soft dry cloth wiping the disc lightly from the center to the outside edge Do not wipe with a circular motion If necessary use a cloth soaked in alcohol or a commercially available CD DVD cleaning kitto clean a disc more thoroughly Never use benzine thinner or other cleaning agents including products desig
22. One Touch Copy cannot be used to copy from DVD to the external HDD HDD2 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 A device connected via Check that it is a device that may be connected to this unit digital USB does to function camera USB memory memory card reader or printer e Use a USB cable less than 5 m in length e Check that the USB cable is inserted fully e Check that the USB device is powered on e Only the first digital camera USB memory or memory card reader connected is readable by this unit Unplug multiple devices and connect the device you want to use first 159 Ery KD Additional information En HDMI Problem Remedy The connected HDMI or DVI device does not display any picture and the front panel HDMI indicator does not light e Try disconnecting then reconnecting the HDMI cable while the power of both components is on e Try switching the power of the HDMI DVI device off then back on e Try switching off the HDMI DVI device and this recorder Next switch on the HDMI DVI device and leave it for around 30 seconds then switch on this recorder e When you connect an HDMI compatibl
23. Use the buttons to change he RF channel select Add New Channels then press ENTER to scan for new channels press HOME MENU to exit Aerial Power On Power is supplied to the connected aerial antenna when this recorder is on or in standby Auto Power is supplied to the connected aerial antenna only when this recorder is on Off This recorder does not supply power to the connected aerial antenna e f the setting keeps reverting to Off when you try to set to On or Auto the aerial may not be connected properly or it may be shorted In either case check the connection and try making the setting again C KO The Initial Setup menu En Setting Options Explanation D TV Language Next Screen From this screen you can set your Primary and Secondary Audio preference for multilingual digital broadcasts and your Primary and Secondary Subtitle preference for programs that are broadcast with subtitles Use the buttons to highlight a field then use the buttons to change it Analog Tuner Auto Channel Auto Scan Select your country and then wait for the recorder to Setting auto tune into channels in your area After auto scan has finished the channel mapping screen appears showing which channels have been assigned to which program numbers You can skip unwanted channels using the Manual CH Setting option below Press HOME MENU to exit the channel mapping screen Download fro
24. Video DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM manual ki i 2 1 3 16 Logos HDD HARD DISK DRIVE eye eye aand Pores PyP RWA Re recordable J 39 3 J J 73 14 J Erasable Editing of recorded e J 4 4 4 4 J programs Recording of Copy o 2 72 72 once protected material Playback in other n a 2p 6 Ka 6 J 8 9 players recorders 6 15 Chase play 16 9 and 4 3 pro J J e e gram recording Bilingual broad J 7 71 cast recording of 10 11 both audio chan nels Notes to table 7 Must be initialized for VR mode recording page 131 2 Must be initialized for Video mode recording page 131 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 79 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 8 Mode Off page 146 En 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 ti
25. You can cancel the scan before it has finished by pressing HOME MENU or RETURN EXIT In this case no new channels are set The Initial Setup menu Setting Channel Sort Options Next Screen Explanation Use this screen to sort channel presets into your prefered order Use the buttons to highlight the channel you want to move press ENTER Use the cursor buttons again to highlight the position you want to move the channel preset to then press ENTER again If there are more channel presets than will fit on one screen you can select the next previous page by highlighting the small triangular marks and pressing ENTER Channel Options Next Screen From this screen you can skip or lock channels Locked channels will require the correct password to be entered before the channel can be watched Use the t buttons to highlight a preference box and press ENTER to toggle the preference To enter this screen input the parental lock password when prompted if one has not yet been set then the password you enter becomes the parental lock password Auto Skip Off o channels are automatically skipped Radio Radio channels are skipped when selecting channels Data Data channels are skipped when selecting channels Radio amp Data Radio and data channels are skipped when selecting channels Signal Check Next Screen Use this screen to check the signal level and quality of digital channels
26. artefacts visible in areas of flat colour and component video when the Video caused by MPEG compression Priority Mode is set to HDMIL Set to e MNR Adjusts the amount of noise Component to make effective for both reduction NR applied to the mosquito analog and HDMI video See page 149 noise artefacts visible around the edges of an image caused by MPEG compression e Sharpness Adjusts the sharpness of the high frequency detailed elements in the picture Detail Adjusts how sharp edges appear e White Level Adjusts the intensity of white e Black Level Adjusts the intensity of black Black Setup Corrects the standard reference black level NTSC video playback on the Interlace video output setting only Black Setup is ineffective for HDMI output e Gamma Correction Adjusts the brightness of darker images e Hue Adjusts overall balance between red and green Chroma Level Adjusts how rich the colours 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 En T he Initial Setup menu GH Chapter 16 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
27. motion reverse or forward play lt lt gt Press repeatedly to change the slow motion speed The current playback speed is indicated on screen 4 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 Pause playback lt a m l Back up or advance one frame with each press 3 Resume normal playback A Note The Play Mode menu ALL The Play Mode menu gives you access to search functions repeat and program play functions Select Play Mode from the Home Menu e DVR 545HX S only You can also access the Play Mode menu by pressing SHIFT 9 Ply Mode Search Mode Time Search A B Repeat Title Search Repeat Chapter Search Program e To exit the Play Mode menu press HOME MENU or SHIFT 9 DVR 545HX S only 1 Depending on the disc normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached Playback C 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 Select Search Mode from the Play Mode menu then choose a search option The available search options depend on the type of disc eee 00 e e 2 Enter a title chapter f
28. printer 1 Select the location of folders files you want to import To import a whole folder press ENTER here and skip to step 4 below Note To import multiple folders use the Multi Mode see Selecting multiple files or folders on page 125 2 Select File Selection from the menu 3 Select a file to import then press ENTER To import multiple folders use the Multi Mode see Selecting multiple files or folders on page 125 4 Select Copy to HDD from the menu BD Photoviewer co ovo File Chair No 2 PECAIG 10 00 24 01 2006 Size 1920 x 1440 Start Slideshow Copy all to HDD Copy to HDD Print 003 12 14 THU 004 12 15 FRI 005 12 16 SAT 006 12 17 SUN 007 12 18 MON 008 12 19 TUE v 5 Select Yes to confirm and copy the folder s file s or No to cancel e The files will be copied to the HDD with the same folder structure as the original e Importing to the HDD will not work if there is insufficient space on the HDD or if there are already the maximum number of files and or folders on the HDD 999 folders 999 files per folder Multi Mode 1 For files you want to keep permanently we recommend backing up to DVD R RW The PhotoViewer C Selecting multiple files or folders The Multi Mode allows you to select multiple folders files at once for importing o
29. 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 select Initial Setup In the table below the default option is marked with a Setting Options Explanation Basic Clock Setting Auto Set the channel that broadcasts a clock signal and he clock will be set automatically Manual e f there is no channel that broadcasts a clock signal in your area you can set the time and date manually e If any digital TV channels are set then the clock will automatically be set e The clock must be set in order to use timer recording Input Line System 525 System Use for NTSC or PAL 60 recording from an external input 625 System e Use for standard PAL or SECAM recording e This setting is applicable only when recording from an external input e See also About the input line system on page 150 for more information on this setting Power Save Mode 1 Only signals arriving at the antenna input are passed through to the antenna output when the recorder is in standby Mode 2 No input signals are passed through to the outputs when the recorder is in standby Off When the recorder is in standby all signals arriving at the SCART and antenna inputs are passed along to the outputs KO T he Initial Setup menu En Setting Options Explanation HELP Setting One
30. tracks etc Note 1 DVR 940HX S When an external HDD is connected press to switch between HDD1 internal HDD2 external En and DVD Controls and displays 11 O STOP REC Press to stop recording 12 REC Press to start recording Press repeatedly to set the recording time in 30 minute blocks 13 Front panel inputs See Front panel connections on page 15 for more information on these 14 HELP Press for help on how to use the current GUI screen 15 A TV D TV Switches between analog TV antenna input and digital TV antenna input The A TV and D TV indicators show which is selected 16 INPUT SELECT Press to change the input to use for recording 17 ONE TOUCH COPY page 110 Press to start One Touch Copy of the currently playing title to DVD or the internal HDD 18 PAUSE LIVE TV page 75 Press to start recording the current TV channel but with playback paused effectively pausing the broadcast 03 Controls and displays En Display 1 gt Lights during playback blinks when playback is paused 2 Lights when copying 3 Lights during recording blinks when recording is paused 4 page 55 Lights when a timer recording has been set Indicator blinks if the timer has been set to DVD but there isn t a recordable disc loaded or the timer has been set to record to the HDD but the HDD is not recordable NTSC Lights when the video output
31. 4x 1x to 8x 1x to 16x ver 2 1 1x to 8x 1x o 16x e DVD RW 1x to 2 4x 1x to 4x 3 3x to 8x e DVD R 1x to 2 4x 1x to 4x 1x to 8x 1x o 16x e DVD RAM ver 2 0 2x ver 2 1 2x 2x to 3x 2x to 5x ver 2 2 2x 2x to 3x 2x to 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 The following table shows older Pioneer DVD recorders limited compatibility with DVD RW ver 1 2 discs Model Playable Recordable DVR 7000 Yes23 No DVR 3100 Yes No DVR 5100H 1 Discs should be finalized in this recorder before playing Unfinalized VR mode and Video mode discs may not play Cannot read the CPRM information wii show in the display when you load a disc However this will not affect playback 3 Copy once protected disc titles will not play CH KD Before you start 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 DVD DVD HDD DVD R DVD RW DVD R RW RAM Marks usedintiis HDD DVD VR DVD Video DVD VR DVD
32. 545HX S O If you re recording from the A TV tuner select the audio channel to record See Changing A TV audio channels on page 71 for more on this When recording in VR mode if a broadcast is bilingual both 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 AUDIO DVR 940HX S SHT aupio DVR 545HX S O If you re recording from the D TV tuner select the audio language to record You may also be able to set which subtitle language to record use SUBTITLE DVR 940HX S or SHIFT SUBTITLE DVR 545HX S to select En KD Recording 7 REC Start recording f you want to set a recording end time press he REC button repeatedly The recording ime increases in 30 minute increments up o a maximum of six hours The time the recording will end is shown on screen and in he 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 I 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 Press to stop recording If you set the re
33. A Important e This jack is for connection to DV equipment only It is not compatible with digital satellite receivers or D VHS video decks Proneer DVR 940HX S pe 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 Connecting a USB device Using the USB ports on the front of the recorder you can connect USB devices such as digital cameras and printers Please also see the instructions that came with the device you want to connect before using Pronear a bs DVR 940HX S TypeB TypeA a a S i PictBridge compatible Digital Camera Printer A Important e Some USB devices may not work with this recorder e Devices may not work reliably if connected to this recorder via a USB hub JPEG file storage devices e Digital still camera e Memory card reader any type of memory card e USB memory The Mass Storage Class MSC device should be FAT compatible Note that if the device is partitioned this recorder may not recognize it The Picture Transfer Protocol PTP can be used to transfer up to about 4000 files WMA MP3 file storage devices e Memory card reader any type of memory card e USB memory The
34. 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 HDD DVD 1 O 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 akes a short while to initialize the disc 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 80 ATV D TV DVR 940HX S DVR 545HX S O Press to switch between D TV digital and A TV analog O DVR 940HX S PREV DVR 545HX S Select a TV channel to record The front panel display shows the channel number or channel name if it s available NEXT A TV Channel preset Note 1 DVR 940HX S only If the external HDD is connected and available for recording you can select it here While the recorder is stopped you can also use the number buttons on the remote to select the channel For channel 24 press 2 4 then ENTER If the recorder is stopped you can also use the CH buttons on the front panel to select the channel number REC MODE DVR 940HX S SHIT RECMODE DVR 545HX S O Set the picture quality recording time See Setting the picture quality recording time on page 72 for detailed instructions AUDIO DVR 940HX S GH AUDIO DVR
35. DVD VR DVD Video DVD R DVD RW ost regular DVD players can play finalized scs recorded in Video mode and DVD R scs A number of players including many ioneer models can also play DVD RW scs recorded in VR mode finalized or not ost players will not play VR mode DVD R scs although some DVD ROM drives and VD recorders may be able to finalization ight be necessary Check the manual that came with the player to check what kinds of iscs 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 t followed by ENTER to select titles and start playback 2 p22 soe oO 1 This cannot be selected if AV2 L1 In is set to Decoder see AV2 L7 n on page 142 C Recording CE 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 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 Na
36. HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface version 1 2a and HDCP version 1 1 Depending on the component you have connected using a DVI connection may result in unreliable signal transfers 2 The pixel resolution of this recorder s HDMI video output is according to TV format NTSC 720 x 480i p 1280 x 720p 1920 x 1080i DVR 940HX S only 1920 x 1080p and PAL 720 x 576i p 1280 x 720p 1920 x 1080i DVR 940HX S only 1920 x 1080p If your display is not compatible with these resolutions the picture may not be correctly reproduced Connecting up GE About HDMI HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface supports both video and audio on a single digital connection for use with DVD players and recorders DTV set top boxes and other AV devices HDMI was developed to provide he technologies of High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection HDCP as well as Digital Visual Interface DVI in one specification HDCP is used to protect digital content transmitted and received by DVI compliant displays HDMI has the capability to support stan dard enhanced or high definition video plus standard to multi channel surround sound audio HDMI features include uncom pressed digital video a bandwidth of up to 5 gigabits per second Dual Link one connector instead of several cables and connectors and communication between the AV source and AV devices such as DIVs HDMI the HDMI logo and High Definition Multimedia Interfa
37. Out are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc DVB The Digital Video Broadcasting Project or DVB for short is a set of open standards for igital broadcasting covering terrestrial able and satellite broadcasts ona Based around the MPEG 2 coding system hese open standards ensure that compliant systems are able to work together independent of manufacturer DVB is extremely flexible being able to eliver virtually any kind of digital content to he home including High Definition and Standard Definition TV broadband joe multimedia content and interactive services DVB is a registered trademark of the DVB Project About the internal external hard disk drive The hard disk drive internal or external HDD is a fragile piece of equipment Depending on the conditions under which it is used or through careless use it is possible that the recorded 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 c
38. Record to DVD 6 Find the place on the camcorder tape that you want to start recording from For best results pause playback at the point from which you want to record e Depending on your camcorder you can use this recorder s remote to control the camcorder using the W gt I lt lt gt gt all and I gt buttons Note 7 Select Start Rec mStop 1 02 22 lt 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 he on screen display You cannot control the camcorder from this remo control during recording fyou 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 here is a break in the timecode on the DV tape This happens when the recording is stopped or paused then restarted for example f you don t want to see the DV recording screen during recording press DISPLAY o hide it press again to display While recording you cannot exit the DV recording screen using the HOME MENU or RETURN EXIT button oO 1 DVR 940HX S It is not possible to select the external HDD HDD2 KD Playing and recording from a DV camcorder Vv Frequently Asked Question
39. Switches on the automatic Help screens for GUI displays Off Switches off the automatic Help screens for GUI displays Press HELP on the remote to manually display the Help screen EPG Type Select GUIDE Plus Use the Gemstar GUIDE Plus EPG Digital EPG Use the EPG based on information provided by D TV broadcasts Pause Live TV TV s Tuner e Allows you to use the Pause Live TV feature with an AV Link compatible TV connected by SCART cable Recorder s Tuner Allows you to use Pause Live TV with this recorder s internal TV tuner See also Pause Live TV on page 75 for more information on this setting Setup Navigator Start Select to start the Setup Navigator See also Switching on and setting up on page 36 Digital Tuner Replace Channels Next Screen Scans for digital channels and replaces all the channel presets with the results Before the scan starts you will need to select your country After the scan is complete the recorder tells you whether any new channels were found and if so how many You can cancel the scan before it has finished by pressing HOME MENU or RETURN EXIT In this case no channels are set If you execute a Replace Channels command any timer recordings set for D TV channels will be erased Add New Channels Next Screen Automatically scans for new digital channels After the scan is complete the recorder tells you whether any new channels were found and if so how many
40. THE MOULDED PLUG WARNING THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED Green amp Yellow Earth Blue Neutral MPORTANT The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code Brown Live his appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug for your safety and convenience A 5 amp fuse is fitted in this plug Should the fuse need to be replaced please ensure that the replacement fuse has a rating of 5 amps and that it is approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362 Check for the ASTA mark D or the BSI mark Yo the body of the fuse f the plug contains a removable fuse cover you must ensure that it is refitted when the fuse is replaced If you lose the fuse cover the plug must not be used until a replacement cover is obtained A replacement fuse cover can be obtained from your local dealer If the fitted moulded plug is unsuitable for your socket outlet then the fuse shall be removed and the plug cut off and disposed of safely There is a danger of severe electrical shock if the cut off plug is inserted into any 13 amp socket f a new plug is to be fitted please observe the wiring code as shown below If in any doubt please consult a qualified electrician As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows 4 letter N or coloured BLACK The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to
41. The Planets Mars Venus Mercury Jup HDD iter Saturn Uranus Nep A classical 1 10 Total 12 1 14 58 0 03 58 GH Jukebox a 10Albums ALL Pla Ser py number 2 F a By By favorite K By album 2 Edit Gen fs 3 Play Mode 5 4 Cancel he 5 Genre Name i 8 B 4 18 z i le Remain 60h30m e Sort order By number Albums are listed by the album number By favorite Most often listened to music appears at the top of the list By album Albums are listed alphabetically e Genre G Jukebox a 10Albums Sort ALL Play All Genres E 8 No Category rane Best Edit Gen Rock Play Mode Pop Jaz Classical Genre Name asla PBR wonsa onr 8 T The Planets Mars Venus Mercury Jup iter Saturn Uranus Nep A 1 10 Total 12 1 14 58 0 03 58 Remain 60h30m All Genres All albums are displayed Genre Only albums in the selected genre are displayed FZ Note 1 Tracks set to Jump will be skipped during consecutive track playback Editing Jukebox albums A number of commands are available for editing and changing the playback behavior of albums 1 Select Jukebox from the Home Menu i Select Listen to Music Edit or Listen to Music WMA MP3 Edit 3 Select what you want to edit 4 Select an edit function from the command menu panel e Erase Erase the selected track if all tracks in
42. a single frame in either direc ion PAUSE Pauses playback or restarts playback when paused Press to start scanning Press repeatedly to increase the scan ning speed z Ed 5 O Press to skip to previous next chapter title During playback you can also use the front panel CH buttons TOPMENU penu Disc NAVIGATOR Press to display the menu of a O DVD Video disc DVD R RW discs finalized on this recorder will display the Disc Navigator Press MENU to display the disc menu eee 000 oje ee 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 Use the cursor buttons to navi gate DVD Video disc menus press ENTER to select items RETURN EXIT Press to return to the previous evel of a DVD Video disc menu DVR 940HX S Commercial back skip DVR 940HX S Turn the Smart Jog counter clockwise for back ward skip turn clockwise for Playing from the HDD The table below shows the basic playback controls when playing video recorded on the hard disk HDD Press to start playback f RESUME is displayed on screen playback starts from he place last stopped Play back automatically stops after he end of a title is reached DVR 545HX S forward skip gt gt DVR 545HKX S Press to skip ale backward forwar
43. 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 e To insert a step into the program list highlight the step number where you want to insert another step then select a chapter title folder track as usual After pressing ENTER all the subsequent steps move down one e 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 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 e Tip e To save your program list and exit the program edit screen without starting playback press HOME MENU or SHIFT 9 DVR 545HX S only e During program play press gt gt I NEXT to skip to the next program step 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 Playback C e To repeat play the program list select Program Repeat from the Repeat Play ode menu see Repeat play on page 90 e Press CLEAR during playback to switch off program play
44. aaa rare mia GND Vee canine ersen abran sa ke REae Mie we ek Fe GND E EEE E EEEE B out Bin a E E aneoi EE AT Video out or Y out Video out P EEE AA Video in or Y in A E E E E E TE Status Penner aniei a a ei r a GND Supplied accessories Remote Control 46 5 c0ssonta nam aceae oranana 1 Dry cell batteries AA R6P 0 cece ee 2 Audio Video cable red white yellow 1 GUNA M Gablen ce aata adeeb aaarmacaes 1 RF antennacable 2 1 5 m and 30 cm Power tables micare iach hated tach Soe atau 1 Operating Instructions Warranty Gard cciix sec cdsacsoaantania wine asendsigataracteieackes 1 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 CH KD Additional information Additional information o PD www pioneer co uk o PP www pioneer eur com Cc 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 90810 1540 U S A TEL 800 421 1404 PIONEER ELECTRONICS OF CANADA INC 300 Allstate Parkway Markham Ontario L8R OP2 Canada TEL 1 877 283 5901 PIONEER EUROPE NV Have
45. an album are selected the whole album is erased Edit gt Edit Title Enter a name of up to 64 characters for the aloum See page Title Name on page 100 for how to enter names Edit gt Set Genre Set or change the genre for the album e Edit gt Jump Set Set a track to jump so that it doesn t play choose this command again to cancel the Jump setting e Play Mode Change the playback order for albums and tracks e Genre Name Enter a name of up to 12 characters for a genre See page Title Name on page 100 for how to enter names 13 The PhotoViewer Chapter 13 The PhotoViewer From the PhotoViewer you can view JPEG photos and picture files stored on the HDD recordable DVD or CD R RW ROM or ona USB equipped digital camera You can also import files and save them to the recorder s HDD or a DVD R RW disc Locating JPEG picture files 1 Select PhotoViewer from the Home Menu 2 Select the location of the files you want to view or edit View Edit photos on the HDD View photos on a CD DVD View photos on a USB device Copy photos from a USB device View Edit photos on the HDD View or edit photos already stored on the recorder s HDD e View photos on a CD DVD View photos on a Fujicolor CD CD ROM CD R RW or DVD R RW e View photos on a USB device View photos ona digital camera or other USB device connected to the USB port Copy photos f
46. card into the Common Interface card slo recorder page 15 on the rear of the e There is no DV input or the input sig nal is unrecordable No signal was detected at the DV IN jack This may appear if a blank section of DV ape is playing in the connected camcorder Additional information C Message Explanation Action e No DV camcorder connected e You cannot connect more than one DV camcorder at a time The camcorder is not connected properly or the camcorder is switched off This recorder s DV jack supports connection to 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 play back Please select playback mode on the DV camcorder The camcorder is in camera mode Switch it to playback mode e Searching for a printer Please wait a moment To cancel press ENTER e The printer is not ready or is not connected Please check the printer This message is displayed when the recorder is scanning for a connected printer or when the printer is not yet ready for printing If there is no printer connected please connect one If the message does not disappear try disconnecting then reconnecting the USB cable Note that th
47. command menu panel Select Multi Mode from the GAbisc Navigator HOD TN 10Titles 23 00 FRI 3 12 23 00 Fri 3 12 Pr 4 Play 4 Titles Erase 20 00 FRI 32 alt 20 00 Fri 3 12 Pr Recent first Genre Name 22 00 THU 2 12 E 22 00 Thu 2 12 Pi All Genres Multi Mode oE 00 MON 29 11 ay 19 00 Mon 29 11 A pr Remain 30h30m Pr2 SP l 1hoom 1 0G KO Editing 2 Select titles from the title list Selected titles are marked with a M 3 Select the command that you want applied to all the marked titles For example select Erase to erase all the marked titles Gg Disc Navigator HOD TE y multi mode 3Titles A 23 00 FRI 3 12 Erase 23 00 Fri 3 12 Pr4 S Lock Unlock 20 00 FRI 3 12 Change Genre 20 00 Fri 3 12 Pr 9 4 Titles Recent first 22 00 mu 22 00 THU 2 12 Single Mode 22 00 Thu 2 12 Pr7 19 00 MON 29 11 19 00 Mon 29 11 Pr2 SP 1h00m 1 06 Once the command is completed Multi Mode is automatically exited Undo DVD Video DVD VR DVD R DVD RW If you make a mistake while editing you can generally undo it There is one level of undo in other words you can only undo the last edit you made Select Undo from the command menu panel e You can t undo anything after exiting the Disc Navigator screen Ed Disc Navigator DVD oTitles No title Play 4 Titles Sae
48. compatibility When recording to the HDD you can choose to record in one of two formats Set the format from the HDD Recording Format item in the Initial Setup menu see page 146 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 bilingual broadcast set which channel you want to record from the Initial Setup menu see Bilingual Recording on page 142 When HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off high speed copying isn t possible However both channels of bilingual broadcasts are recorded and you can switch the audio on playback KD Recording 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 7 recording is not possible When set to LPCM sound is recorded in high quality uncompressed Linear PCM format lf the broadcast audio is bilingual 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 Bilingual Recording setting page 142 to select the A L or B R audio channel to record before recording starts In other cases both channels of a bilingual broadcast will be recorded and you can switch on playback Restrictions on video recording You cannot record copy protected video using this recorder Copy protected video in
49. connected to the front panel DV IN jack 2 From the Initial Settings menu check that the DV audio input is setup as you require See DV nput on page 143 for more on this e Check also that the Audio In settings for External Audio and Bilingual Recording are as you want them see Audio In on page 142 3 Select DV then DV Video Playback from the Home Menu 4 Start playback on the camcorder Images from the camcorder should appear on your TV e To record the incoming video press HDD DVD to select the HDD or a DVD for recording then press REC Press STOP REC to finish recording lf there is no signal from the device Note connected to the DV jack or the signal is copy protected recording will pause It will automatically restart once there is a recordable signal e The recorder will only start recording from the DV IN jack if there is a valid signal Recording will pause if the signal is interrupted during recording e If your source is copy protected using Copy Guard you will not be able to record it See Restrictions on video recording on page 68 for more details Recording from a DV camcorder Using the recorder s remote you can control both the camcorder and this recorder A Important e The source signal must be DVC SD ormat e Some camcorders cannot be controlled using this recorder s remote e You can t record date and time information from DV cassette e Duri
50. display indicates that the title is being copied e High speed copying is used when copying from the HDD to DVD Playback continues while copying e Real time copying is used when copying rom DVD to the HDD Playback restarts rom the beginning of the title Note Canceling One Touch Copy You can cancel a One Touch Copy once it s started ONE TOUCH copy e Press and hold for more than a second Copying is canceled and the video already copied is erased e If 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 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 a name are copied The chapter markers in the copy may not be in exactly the sam original when record mode DVD R RW or You can t use the On unction to copy a tit le is copy once pro op ac lt ype of material BEES 018 9404xs Copying to the external HDD HDD2 is not possible e positions as the ing on to a Video DVD R RW e Touch Copy e if any part of the ected title that contains mixed aspect ratios an t be copied to a Video mode disc se a VR mode DVD R RW or DVD RAM sc for this type of material Low resolution SEP through LP modes wide
51. enough time to receive the TV listings data Leave the recorder in standby overnight For external receiver users only The connections and setup are OK but the external receiver was not tuned to the correct host channel Check the list of host channels see step 5 of Setting up the GUIDE Plus system on page 40 and leave the recorder in standby and the external receiver on overnight tuned to the correct host channel You live in a country region where the GUIDE Plus system is not yet available Check the list of countries to see if you are in a region that is supported Using the GUIDE Plus electronic program guide 05 used the One Button Record feature red Action button to set a recording but recorded the wrong channel If the channel to be recorded is received via the external receiver first make sure that the external receiver was left switched on Next in the Editor Area make sure that the channel to be recorded is correctly set Access the Editor Area Check the source and program number of the channel that you wanted to record Change the source and preset numbers if incorrect If you are recording from the recorder s internal tuner the A TV or D TV setting make sure that the program number is the same as the preset number set on this recorder If they are different go to the Editor Area and change the program number to match the recorder s preset number The TV listing
52. erased Options PhotoViewer HOD File Chair No 2 Date Time 10 00 24 01 2006 A Size 1920 x 1440 Start Slideshow 001 12 12 TUE Y File Options 003 12 14 THU Print 004 12 15 FRI Copy to DVD 005 12 16 SAT 006 12 17 SUN 007 12 18 MON 008 12 19 TUE v Multi Mode File Chair No 2 Date Time 10 00 24 01 2006 Size 1920 X 1440 ry 001 12 12 TUE 002 12 13 WED 003 12 14 THU 004 12 15 FRI 005 12 16 SAT 006 12 17 SUN 007 12 18 MON 008 12 19 TUE v 2 Io Press RETURN to go back to folder selection Erase Copy Rename File Lock Cancel Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel e You can also erase a file or folder by pressing CLEAR when the file or folder is highlighted Press ENTER to confirm Copying files Select the file s or folder s you want to copy e Copying a folder will copy all the files contained in it e To copy multiple folders use the Multi Mode see Selecting multiple files or folders on page 125 Select File Options or Folder A Select Copy or Copy Folder Contents DQ Photoviewer HDD File Chair No 2 Date Time a 24 01 2006 10 00AM 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 v
53. fthe channel did not change select No The GUIDE Plus system will try other codes assigned to your external receiver If none of he codes changes the channel successfully tune your external receiver to he host channel for your country refer to step 5 below and leave it on overnight The recorder needs to be in standby it will wake up automatically and download new codes from the host channel The next day try this setup process again e Press GUIDE to display the GUIDE Plus screen e Press f to highlight the Menu bar then use to reach the Setup area and select Setup e Continue setting up from the start of this step again lf your external receiver still doesn t respond to the G LINK controller please call customer support and report the brand and model of your external receiver See also GUIDE Plus FAQ and troubleshooting on page 59 5 Identify the host channel for your country The TV listings information available in the GUIDE Plus system is distributed throughout Europe by selected broadcasters called host channels It is important that the host analog channel for your country is correctly identified in order to receive listings information EPG download CH En KD Getting started Follow A B or C below depending on your setup A Ifyou are not using an external receiver this recorder will automatically scan all channels for the host channel e Leave the recorder in standby ov
54. genres or just a selected genre 1 DVR 940HX S If the external HDD is connected and available for playing you can select it here Playback C 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 Display the Home Menu 2 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 3 Select what you want to play Depending on the type of disc you have loaded the Disc Navigator looks slightly different 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 GQbisc Navigator amp Folder 01 03 a Track 001 004 a cD 01 Rock 001 Intro WMAMP3 02 Pop 002 Escape Divx 03 Dance 003 Everything You Say 004 What Do v v v Playback starts after you press ENTER Z Note 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 During playback start
55. is not l preserved in any copy the high speed copy f you make if you use unction to make a Remain 00h30m 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 20 genres in total including five user definable ones that you can name as 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 1 Select Create from the command menu panel 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 1 Highlight the title you want to play 2 Select Play from the command menu panel Playback of the title you selected starts Gd Disc Navigator HDD 40Titles ay 23 00 FRI 3 12 23 00 Fri 3 12 Pr4 siLPla Erase 4 Ti
56. m Edit eS Ne Play List Create Undo VD Mode Remain H 00h30m Vv Frequently asked questions e Why doesn t the available recording time increase when erase titles from a VR mode DVD R When you erase titles from a DVD R or DVD R the titles are no longer displayed but the content remains on the disc DVD R R are write once media they can t be erased or rewritten can t edit my disc You may find that as the available recording time is reduced on 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 Chapter 11 Copying and backup Introduction Use the copying features of this recorder to e Back up important recordings stored on he HDD to a DVD e Make a DVD copy of a recording on the HDD to play in another player e Transfer video from a DVD to the HDD or 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 internal HDD See One Touch Copy on page 110 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 S
57. not large enough to support all four of the unit s feet Moving the recorder If you need to move the recorder first remove the disc if 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 Using the front panel controls press and hold STOP and press STANDBY ON The recorder turns off with all settings reset KD Additional information Ifi 1 DVR 545HX S 160 GB Specifications FING AP e itp aes Sadan eae be Approx 34 Standard Play GP es ccsaa sce ee ess Approx 68 h Longi Play CP prar densi aatcst asada lantasen ie Approx 136 Extended Play EP 008 Approx 204 h General Super Long Play SLP Approx 272 i Super Extended Play SEP Approx 340 ie ace aah aay pene Vy SON PIZ anual Mode MN Approx 34 h to 455 DVRs Use DVD R RW DVD R RW DVD RAM Power consumption in standby mode 0 98 W Fine XP iaie S Approx 1 Front panel display off Standard Play SP e ranipun iaeia Approx 2 h Weight Long Play UP esanera n
58. only KO Editing 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 hard disk drive A Important e Titles that have been recorded with a nput Line System setting different to the current setting of the recorder are shown in the Disc Navigator with a blank humbnail image See also Additional information about the TV system settings on page 150 During recording if you display the Disc avigator for the HDD some of the titles 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 HDD DVD Select the HDD or DVD 2 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 Ae Die navigator HOD s0Tities 19 00 19 00 0 22 00 FRI 3 12 29 00 Fri 4 12 Prd SP 2ho0m 1 06 om 20 00 20 00 Fri 3 12 Pro SP FRI s2 H MON 29 11 2n00m 1 06 5 22 00 THU 2n2 F 2200 Thu 2712 Pr7 sP tno0m t 06 Mon 29 11 Pr2 SP noom t 06 J Available Selected title recording time Title thumbnail Title information Comman
59. partners such as TV magazines From the Grid Area you can e View and scroll through program listings e Read program synopsis e Tune to a program that s currently showing e Set a program to record e Lock or unlock the video window e Access Information panels Browsing the Grid Use the following remote buttons to browse the grid t 4 cursor buttons Navigate the Grid la PREV P1 NEXT Previous next page lt gt Previous next day BLUE Action button Return to the current time date in the Grid ENTER Press on the current selection to exit the GUIDE Plus system and start watching the program A Note 1 If you re using an external tuner satellite tuner for example there will be a short delay of a couple of seconds CH while it tunes to the channel This is normal En KB Using the GUIDE Plus electronic program guide Th rch Ar e Search Area 3 Start the search From the Search Area you can The search results are shown sorted by time e Search by category and date Search by subcategory e f no search results are displayed it Search by keyword means there are no programs for the e Read program synopsis current day that match your search e Tune to a program that s currently criteria showing e Set a program to record Using My Choice keywords for a search e Access Information panels In addition to the standard categories you can also set your o
60. press ENTER to exit the Setup Navigator 5 Select an Aerial Power setting for the built in digital tuner e On power is always supplied to the connected aerial whether the recorder is on or in standby e Auto power is only supplied when this recorder is on e Off power is never supplied to the aerial Select Auto Scan to start scanning for D TV channels e Select Do not set if you want to skip D TV channel setup because they have already been set up for example then skip to step 8 below 7 Select your country The recorder starts scanning for new channels After the scan is complete the recorder will let you know how many new channels were found 1 If the recorder does not accept the On or Auto setting the highlight jumps back to Off check that the antenna is properly connected and that it is not shorted then try making the setting again Getting started e The country setting will apply to both the digital and analog TV tuners e The clock will also be set automatically here if D TV channels are found e f no new channels were found a message appears asking if you want to scan again Check the aerial connection before selecting Yes If you select No skip to step 8 below Select the analog TV A TV Auto Channel Setting Auto Scan or Download from TV or Do not set Auto Channel Setting Auto Scan Download from TV Do not Set e Select
61. recordings of different TV line systems on the same disc e When you change Colour System setting also changes see below his setting the Input T he Initial Setup menu About NTSC on PAL TV Depending on the Input Line System setting and the NTSC on PAL TV setting the signal format output when the recorder is stopped varies as shown in the table below Input Line NTSConpa Output System LAY winem stopped 625 System Off PAL On PAL 525 System Off NTSC On PAL 60 About the input colour system The available options of the Input Colour System setting depend on the Input Line System setting The table below shows the different options available Input Line Built in External System analog tuner input 625 System Auto Auto PAL PAL SECAM SECAM 525 System n a Auto 3 58 NTSC PAL 60 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 TV If this happens press and hold the m STOP button on the front panel then press ONE TOUCH COPY This will set the recorder s video output back to Interlace Selecting other languages for language options 1 Select Other from the language list This option appears in the settings for DVD Menu Language Audio Language and Subtitle Language 2 Select
62. reverse or forward scanning e The scanning speed is shown on screen 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 3 Resume normal playback 1 No subtitles are displayed when scanning DVDs and Divx titles e 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 e 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 e Depending on the disc normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached on a DVD disc 2 Reverse playback may not be smooth En KB 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 PAUSE 1 Pause playback lt a e i 2 Press and hold to start slow
63. signal ormat is NTSC E page 142 ndicates which channels of a bilingual broadcast are recorded E page 141 Lights when the component video output is set to progressive scan except in some cases when a component is connected using HDMI VPS PDC page 55 Lights when receiving a VPS PDC broadcast during a VPS PDC enabled timer recording Note Recording quality indicators page 72 hts when the recording mode is set to best quality Lights when the recording mode is set to SP standard play L P 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 play or SEP super extended play MN Lights when the recording mode is set to MN manual recording level mode Character display R RW 7 Lights when a recordable DVD R or DVD RW disc is loaded 8 PL page 98 Lights when a VR mode disc is loaded and the recorder is in Play List mode 2 3 page 149 Shows the remote control mode if nothing is displayed the remote control mode is 1 Lights when an unfinalized Video mode disc is loaded 1 DVR 940HX S lf the timer is set to record to the external HDD but the external HDD is not recordable the timer indicator does not blink to warn of this Controls and displays 03 Remote control ovre 940nx s lt lt gt gt page 87 Pre
64. 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 Input on page 143 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 e The DV IN jack is an input only There is no output functionality 1 If the audio subcode on the DV tape cannot be read correctly the audio type will not switch automatically You En can switch the audio manually from the External Audio setting page 142 Editing J 0 Chapter 10 Editing Editing options The table below shows which commands you can use with the HDD and different disc types aconse CEEE omea DVD R RW Original Play List Create page 99 J Play page 99 J J Erase page 100 J J J Edit gt Title Name page 100 J e J e Edit gt Set Thumbnail e e page 102 Edit gt Erase Section e 3 page 102 Edit gt Divide page 103 J J Edit gt Chapter Edit e page 104 Edit gt Set Genre page 105 J Edit gt Lock page 105 J Edit gt Move page 106 Edit gt Combine page 106 Genre Name page 107 Multi Mode page 107 J Undo page 108 QO 1 DVD R RW
65. the GUIDE Plus system If any of these things are not yet set please run the Setup Navigator first see Switching on and setting up on page 36 TV listings information is received via host channels In order to receive the correct TV listings information for your country or region you need to set up the GUIDE Plus system and download the TV listings information The initial download can take up to 24 hours but once this is done all future updates are automatic 1 Display the GUIDE Plus setup menu Cau BBC2 25 May 10 10 Setup Home a Press 4 or w to select Then press ENTER to confirm Gi Setup Ey lax Choose item to set up Language English Country United Kingdom Welcome to Postal Code None GUIDE Plus External Receiver 1 None amt External Receiver 2 None One Button External Receiver 3 None Recording Sant The language and country settings are already set to whatever you selected in the Setup Navigator j Highlight Postal Code Choose item to set up Language English Country United Kingdom Postal Code None External Receiver 1 None Welcome to GUIDE Plus amt External Receiver 2 None External Receiver 3 None One Button Recording Gant Getting started 000 0o00 3 Enter your postal Setup Hi Press 4 or w to select or to move Then press ENTER to confirm Postal Code Please enter your code Welcom
66. the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED How to replace the fuse Open the fuse compartment with a screwdriver and replace the fuse The wire which is coloured GREEN AND YELLOW must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter E or by the earth symbol or coloured GREEN or GREEN AND YELLOW e wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the D3 4 2 1 2 1_B_En En Contents 01 Before you start What s inthe BOX 22 2 seacedacedoecacs 6 Putting the batteries in the remote CONWOls is 55 caweeea ce eeeseeewed ta 6 Using the remote control eeeeees 7 Disc content format playback COMPU ITY te hair menear s 7 About the internal external hard disk ANVE 250 caverta cue GE E MENEE 12 Symbols used in this manual 13 02 Connecting up Rear panel connections 0 0e000 14 Front panel connections 005 15 Common Interface 2eseeeeeeee 15 Connecting a TV antenna s s s 16 Easy CONNMECLIONS e creveieiaine wsemeneatetnvsie 17 Using other types of audio video output 18 Connecting to a cable box or satellite FOCCIVE va ae taeeee Cada er EOE REEN 19 Connecting an external decoder box 1 21 Connecting an external decoder box 2 22 Connecting to an AV amplifier receiver 23 Connecting using HDMI 05 24 Connecting other AV SourceS saans 25 Connecting a USB device
67. this a so switches Screen Resolution on page 148 to the default setting When an HDMI device is connected and Video Priority Mode is set to HDMI the Component Video Out setting is automatically set to Interlace AV1 Out Video e Sets the AV1 RGB TV SCART output to standard composite video compatible with all TVs S Video Sets the AV1 RGB TV SCART output to S video Recommended if you are using a long SCART cable RGB Sets the AV1 RGB TV SCART output to RGB Good quality but check your TV for compatibility Note that on this setting signals from the built in tuner and from external inputs is not output when the recorder is in TV mode If you choose a setting that is incompatible with your TV you may not be able to see any picture at all In this case either switch off and reconnect using the supplied video cable or reset the recorder see Resetting the recorder on page 167 The Component Video Out setting see above has no effect when AV1 Out is set to RGB KO The Initial Setup menu Setting Options Explanation AV2 L1 In Video e Sets the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER SCART input to standard composite video S Video Sets the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER SCART input to S video RGB Sets the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER SCART input to RGB Decoder Use this setting if you connected a decoder to the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER SCART connector For scrambled channels make sure that the channel Decoder setting is s
68. to this recorder e Information from the decoder for example relating to pay TV services is only viewable when this recorder is off in standby e For timer recording to work properly on g a ook oso o LS OOS FE Decoder VCR Satellite receiver Cable box ANTENNA IN this recorder the VCR satellite receiver Antenna able TV cable box must also be switched on walleatet during recording 1 Connect the cable from the antenna e Itis not possible to watch one TV cable TV outlet to the antenna input on program and record another using this your VCR satellite receiver cable box setup 2 Use a SCART cable not supplied to connect your decoder to your VCR satellite receiver cable box See the manual for your decoder box for more detailed instructions 3 Use a SCART cable to connect your VCR satellite receiver cable box to the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER AV connector on this recorder 4 Use a SCART cable to connect the AV1 RGB TV AV connector to your TV gt Connecting up Connecting an external decoder box 2 SCART AV CONNECTOR If you only have a decoder connect it to this recorder and your TV as shown on this page Using the setup on this page you can e Record scrambled channels received aa using the recorder s built in analog TV
69. 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 Additional information 17 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 he 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 has been reached or e No more space for file management he 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 ecorder Undo the finalization in order to ecording editing 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 init
70. use with the 625 input line system 720 x 480p Constant 720 x 480p output for use with the 525 input line system 720 x 576i Constant 720 x 576i output for use with the 625 input ine system 720 x 480i Constant 720 x 480i output for use with the 525 input ine system Ifyou choose a setting that is incompatible with your TV you may not be able to see any picture at all In this case press ONE TOUCH COPY while holding down the E STOP button on the front panel to switch the setting this also switches Component Video Out on page 141 to the default setting 4 3 Video Output Full Select if your HDM aspect ratio TV allows you to change the Normal Select if your HDMI TV does not allow you to change the aspect ratio 4 3 video will be shown with bars on each side unless the Screen Resolution setting above is set to 720 x 480i or 720 x 576i Colour RGB 0 255 RGB 16 235 Use if colours are weak and black appears to float n the RGB 16 235 setting o Use this setting if colours appear overly rich and the ack too deep on the RGB 0 255 setting YCbCr 4 2 2 YCbCr 4 4 4 b The video signal is output as a 10 bit YCbCr 4 2 2 component signal This is the standard setting for HDMI compatible devices The video signal is output as a 8 bit YCbCr 4 4 4 com ponent signal e Depending on the connected device some settings may not be available e When a DVI d
71. when a finalized Video mode disc ora 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 110 e The recorder can only store one Copy List at atime e 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 167 e It may not be possible to copy from a DVD disc that was recorded on a different DVD recorder or a PC DVR 940HKX S copying to the external HDD HDD2 is not possible 1 Select Copy from the Home Menu 2 Select DVD CD gt HDD 3 Select a Copy List type s Selecting Create New Copy List will erase any Copy List already stored in the recorder C KD Copying and backup En 4 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 Select Next from the command menu panel to proceed to the title edit screen 6 Select 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 100 e Move Change the order of titles in the Cop
72. 20 Basque eu 0521 Persian fa 0601 Finnish fi 0609 Fiji fj 0610 Faroese fo 0615 Frisian fy 0625 rish 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 nterlingua ia 0901 nterlingue ie 0905 nupiak ik 0911 ndonesian in 0914 celandic is 0919 Hebrew iw 0923 Yiddish ji 1009 Javanese jw 1023 Georgian ka 1101 azakh kk 1111 Greenlandic kl 1112 Cambodian km 1113 annada kn 1114 ashmiri ks 1119 urdish ku 1121 Country Area code list irghiz ky 1125 Latin la 1201 Lingala In 1214 Laotian lo 1215 Lithuanian It 1220 Latvian lv 1222 alagasy mg 1307 ori mi 1309 cedonian mk 1311 ayalam ml 1312 ngolian mn 1314 davian mo 1315 rathi mr 1318 ay ms 1319 tese mt 1320 Burmese my 1325 auru na 1401 epali ne 1405 orwegian no 1415 Occitan oc 1503 Oromo om 1513 Oriya or 1518 Panjabi pa 1601 Polish pl 1612 om oonon D Quechua qu 1721 Rhaeto Romance rm 1813 irundi rn 1814 Romanian ro 1815 inyarwanda rw 1823 Sanskrit sa 1901 Sindhi sd 1904 Sangho sg 1907 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 Ch
73. 2006 t 1 Time 11 20 Clock Set CH Prd Start Next If the time could not be set automatically press RETURN EXIT to go back to the previous screen and select Manual CH ED Getting started En 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 i Manual Clock Setting 1 2 England TimeZone 4 London Summer Time oft Press then use the buttons to select On or Off for summer time then press ENTER Select On if you are currently using summer time 1 Manual Clock Setting 1 2 England Time Zone Ladok Summer Time 4 On gt Set the date day month year and time then press ENTER to make all the settings Manual Clock Setting 22 Date SUN 01 01 2006 X Time 00 00 England Time Zone ionic Summer Time On Use the buttons to change the value in the highlighted field Use the buttons to move from one field to another You can go back to the previous screen at anytime in the Setup Navigator by pressing RETURN EXIT 10 t Select the EPG Electronic Program Guide type to use 11 GUIDE Plus Use the Gemstar GUIDE Plus EPG see also Setting up the GUIDE Plus system on page 40 and Using the GUIDE Plus electronic program guide on page 44 Dig
74. 5 4 Select Copy to DVD from the menu 5 Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel e Folder names on the disc will be number PIONR File names will be PHOT number e Note that during copying any timer programs set to start will not begin and no other operation is possible e While Cancel is displayed you can press ENTER to cancel Editing files on the HDD There are a number of commands you can use to edit and organize your pictures stored on the HDD Creating a new folder 1 From the folder list display the menu 2 Select New Folder The folder appears at the bottom of the folder list with the name F_number I Photoviewer HDD 12 13 WED zs 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 File selection Start Slideshow New Folder Folder Options Copy to DVD e There can be up to 999 folders on the HDD The PhotoViewer D C Erasing a file or folder Select the file s or folder s you want to erase e To erase multiple folders use the Multi Mode see Selecting multiple files or folders on page 125 e Erasing a folder will erase all the files contained in it Please be careful e You can t erase files that have been locked e Folders containing locked files can t be erased Unlocked files in the folder however will be
75. 7 EP 6h 10 mins 5 mins 3 5 mins 2 5mins 7 2 2 mins 7 LP 4h 15 mins 7 5 mins 6 3 mins 5 mins 4 mins 3 mins SP 2h 30 mins 15 mins 12 5 mins 10 mins 7 5 mins 5 5 mins XP 1h 60 mins 30 mins 25 mins 20 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 A Note 1 Depending on the disc the copy speed may be reduced for example although a 6x disc is used the copy may En be made at 2x speed Additional information 17 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 equivalents Video mode On HDD Video mode DVD Video mode Off HDD e CA DAAD DVD R RW peou iever peeun eve Trec me nooo 802 mins 802 mins 2 720 mins 9 2 3 720 mins 352 x 240 3 600 mins SEP 3 2 3 600 mins 352 x 240 352 x 288 4 480 mins SLP ats 480 mins 352 x 288 5 420 mins 5 3 420 mins 6 360 mins EP 6 3 360 mins 352 x 480 7 300 mins NT 300mins 352x480 352 x 576 8 270 mins 8 270 mins 352 x 576 9 240 mins LP 9 240 mins 480 x 480 0 230 mins 0 230 mins 480 x 576 1 220 mins 1 220 mins 2 210 mins 2 210 mins 3 200 mins 3 200 mins 544 x 4
76. 80 4 90 mins 4 90 mins eee 5 80 mins 5 80 mins 6 70 mins 6 70 mins 7 60 mins 7 60 mins 8 50 mins 8 50 mins 9 40 mins 9 40 mins 720 x 480 20 30 mins 20 30 mins 720x576 21 20 mins SP 21 20 mins 22 10 mins 22 10 mins 23 05 mins 23 05 mins 720 x 480 24 00 mins 24 00 mins 720 x 576 25 95 mins 25 95 mins 26 90 mins 26 90 mins 27 85 mins 27 85 mins 28 80 mins 28 80 mins 29 75 mins 29 75 mins 30 70 mins 30 70 mins 31 65 mins 31 65 mins 32 61 mins XP 32 61 mins LPCM 61 mins LPCM 61 mins 1 The first figure refers to when the Input Line System is set to 525 System the second when set to 625 System 2 Modes MN1 to MN3 not available when using DVD R RW 3 Titles recorded at MN6 or lower cannot be high speed copied to DVD R RW i55 En KD Additional information Levels 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 See also Recording on page 66 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 In
77. A Approx 4 DVR 940HXS oL 5 0kg Extended Play EP 00 eee Approx 6 h DVR 545HX S 48 kg Super Long Play SUP auaa Approx 8 h Dimensions A te Super Extended Play SEP Approx 10 DVR 940HX S DVD R RW DVD RAM only anual Mode MN SS DVS AWE Mash aati Approx 1 h to 13 pave _ 420 mm W x79 mm H x 319 mm D DVD R RW Approx 1h to 8h Operating temperature 5 C to 36 C Operating humidity 5 to 85 no condensation DVD R DL DVD R DL FINS XP e ack eters shareable he babes Approx 1h 51m TV system PAL SECAM NTSC external input only Standard Play SP 0 0 0s Approx 3 h 35 m Long iPlay LP sas ci 0 dnintentata ante Approx 7h 11m Readable discs DVD Video DVD RW DVD R DVD R DVD RW Ele oF we Moreii a DVD RAM Video CD Super CD CD CDRIRW Suner Lro IR GLP Aoma 1h 2 m WMA MP3 JPEG CD DA DivX DVD R DL only Recording discs and formats Manual Mode MN DRN DVDR Di i cuieammmtes Approx 1h51 mto 24h AEEA N vioeo mde DVD RDL Approx 1h 51 mto 14h 21m DVD RAM VR mode DVD R DL VR mode and Video mode A DVD R DL VR mode Timer Programs rareo miseaimatiani 1 month 32 programs Video recording format Clock 00 Quartz lock 24 hour digital display Sampling frequency cece eee ee 13 5 MHz Compression format 0 0ccyerrcacn cance MPEG Tuner analog Audio recording format Rece
78. D 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 146 if you want to change the default to 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 he disc KA Note it for Video mode recording 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 1 Select Disc Setup from the Home Menu 2 Select Initialize gt Video Mode VR Mode or Initialize DVD RW 2 Disc Setup Basic VR Mode gt Start Initialize Video Mode gt Start Finalize Initialize DVD RW gt Start Optimize HDD 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 Pr II 1 min left f a disc was previously finalized on an older DVD rec
79. D are compatible with Video mode recordings This 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 bilingual broadcast On the Video Mode Off setting both channels will be recorded and you can switch between them on playback See also Bilingual Recording on page 142 The Initial Setup menu GH 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 o Select if you have a widescreen 16 9 TV Your TV set ings 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 e You may notice momentary interruption at edited points during playback of a VR mode Play List T
80. Do not set if you want to skip channel setup because they have already been set up for example You can only use the Download from TV feature if this recorder is connected to your TV using a fully wired 21 pin SCART cable via the AV1 RGB TV connector and if your TV supports this function check your TV s instruction manual for more details Select your country Country Selection County 4 UK gt e Auto tuning channels The Auto Scan option automatically scans and sets the channel presets Tuning Cancel e Downloading channels from your TV Use the Download from TV option to download all the channels that your TV is tuned to MNI 32 99 Cancel 9 Select Auto for automatic time setting or Manual to set the clock manually lf the clock was already set from a D TV channel in step 6 this step is skipped Downloading Clock Setting DAuto Manual e Auto clock setting Some TV channels broadcast time signals together with the program This recorder can use these signals to set the clock automatically Set Clock Set CH to the channel preset number that broadcasts a time signal then move the cursor down to Start and press ENTER 1 Auto Clock Setting Date I I Time sie Clock Set CH 4 Pri gt Start 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
81. EG picture files 122 Playing a slideshow 2 2 eee ee eens 123 Importing files to the HDD 124 Importing files from a USB device 125 Copying selected files to a DVD R RW 126 Editing files onthe HDD 4 126 Printing TSS a cn ne cali th are md Tare ch 129 14 The Disc Setup menu Basic settings i ieaestre deirdre arm enatene aie 130 Initialize settings 0 ee eee e ee eee 131 Finalize settingS 22 0ee eee ee ee eee 131 Optimize HDD accegeee eos edcen ee 132 initialize HDD 0 eesee ees eee e es 132 15 The Video Adjust menu Setting the picture quality for TV and external IOUS emnes sieve huen else Kunigt 133 Setting the picture quality for disc playback acieaies Mieke eee eee eee 135 16 The Initial Setup menu Using the Initial Setup menu 137 Selecting other languages for language ODUM aoci ene eue S lu Seand we secre 151 Using Software Update Digital tuner 152 17 Additional information Setting up the remote to control your TV DVR Q40HX S 2 cee eee eee eee 153 Minimum copying times 005 154 Manual recording modeS 5 155 Troubleshooting 2 2es eee ee eee 156 On screen displays and recorder displays ersan im dire ena u a 161 Language code list 0020000 164 Country Area code list eee ee eee 164 Screen sizes and disc formats 165 anding GiSCS 6 ties as ceteris tinsi 166 Cleaning the pickup lens 45 166 CONDESA O
82. ETURN EXIT to go back to the Copy List screen and erase one or more titles from the Copy List 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 reg ular intervals according to the Auto Chapter setting see also Auto Chapter Video and Auto Chapter DVD R RW on page 146 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 Copying and backup 1 Select the title containing the audio you want to change 2 Select Bilingual from the command menu panel 3 Select a bilingual audio option Using disc backup See also Copyright on page 109 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 internal hard disk drive then on to another recordable DVD disc 1 Select Copy then Disc backup from the Home Menu 2 Select a backup option Resume writing data Erase back up data There are three backup options e Start new disc back up Start making a backup of a disc e Resume writing data Record the b
83. En 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 e See Title Name on page 100 for more on navigating the input screen Lock Disc DVD VR DVD RAM e Default setting Off Locking the disc will prevent accidental recording editing or erasing of the disc A Important e A locked disc can still be initialized which will completely erase the disc 1 Select Disc Setup from the Home Menu A Select Basic gt Lock disc then p IOn ap NEE On or Off Ds vise setup Basic Input Disc Name On Initialize Lock Disc ooft Finalize Optimize HDD Set 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 The Disc Setup menu 14 Initialize settings Finalize settings DVD R DVD RW DVD RW DVD RAM Finalize You can initialize a recordable DVD R RW i DVD R DVD RW DVD R DVD RW disc for either VR mode or Video mode recording Finalizing fixes the recordings in place so The first time you load a new DVD RW disc that the disc can be played on a regular DVD it will be automatically initialized for player or computer equipped with a suitable recording according to the DVD RW Auto DVD ROM drive Init setting in the Initial Setup menu see It is also possible to finalize DVD RW discs page 146 This is only nec
84. En 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 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 CAUTION This product is a class 1 laser 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 CLASS 3B VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID EXPOSURE TO THE BEAM RADIATIONS LASER VISIBLES ET INVISIBLES DE CLASSE 3B QUAND OUVERT EVITEZ TOUT EXPOSITION AU FAISCEAU KLASSE 3B SYNLIG OG USYNLIG LASERSTRALING VED BNING UNDG UDS ETTELSEFOR STR LING KLASS 3B SYNLIG OCH OSYNLIGLASERSTRALNING N R DENNA DEL R PPNAD UNDVIK ATT UTS TTA DIG F R STRALEN BEI GEOFFNETER ABDECKUNG IST SICHTBARE UND UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG DER KLASSE 3B IM GER TEINNEREN VORHANDEN NICHT DEM LASERSTRAHL AUSSETZEN CUANDO SE ABRE HAY RADIACI N L SER DE CLASE 3B VISIBLE E INVISIBLE EVITE LA EXPOSICI N A LOS RAYOS L SER AVATTAESSA OLET ALTTIINA N KYV LLE JA N KYM TT M LLE LUOKAN 3B LASERS TEILYLLE L KATSO S TEESEEN FIRRBACLASS BIJRATI
85. 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 he HDD and optimize again e This channel s TV system is different from the recorder s setting The TV system PAL NTSC etc of the curren channe his recorder is different from the TV system settings of e Recording failed due to a TV system mismatch Press DISPLAY to clear message of the he se The timer recording failed because the TV system channel set for recording was different tting of the recorder rom e Playback has stopped because the TV system is different than the recording During recording or timer recording standby the TV System PAL NTSC etc of he playback video changed causing playback to stop automatically e You are not allowed to watch this Conditional Access Program ACA module or smart card obtained from your servic e provider is required to watch the selected program Insert the supplied module or
86. K to enter the name and return to the main Disc Navigator screen e To return to the main Disc Navigator screen without saving changes to the title name press RETURN EXIT 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 for example a P and an R press gt to advance the cursor one space manually between inputting the two characters Key Characters Key Characters 1 a 21 81 6 mno66606 on 2 abc2 7 pars7 2 yB 3 def3 8 tuv8uudu 4 ghi4tiiti 9 wxyz9 5 jkl5 0 0 lt lt cursor back gt gt cursor for ward k lt change case CLEAR clear charac el ter I lt space gt m finish name input 2 70nn lt gt 1 lower case y upper case B 2 DVR 545HX S SHIFT KO Editing 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 1 Highlight the title you want to change the thumbnail picture for 7 Select Edit gt Set Thumbnail from the command menu panel The thumbnail setting screen appe
87. LAY page 81 Press to start playback E STOP page 81 Press to stop playback 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 When GUIDE Plus is displayed use to display the previous next page CHANNEL page 69 Press to change the channel of the built in TV tuner 18 HELP Press for help on how to use the current GU screen 19 TV DVD Press to switch between TV mode in which you get the picture and sound from the TV s tuner and DVD mode in which you get picture and sound from the recorder s tuner or an external input he EPG screen press again 17 20 ONE TOUCH COPY page 110 Press Press recording 22 MENU Press jump direct o start One Touch Copy of the currently playing title to DVD or the HDD 21 INPUT SELECT page 78 o change the input to use for page 83 o display the disc menu if a DVD Video finalized DVD R RW or finalized DVD R RW disc is loaded When in the GUIDE Plus system use to y to the Menu bar 23 DISPLAY page 93 Displays changes the on screen informa TEXT Hold SH ion displays IFT and press to start the MHEG applicat ion display if available while watching a digital channel UK only ED Getting started En Chapter 4 Getting started Switching on and setting up When you swi
88. Mass Storage Class MSC device should be FAT compatible Note that if the device is partitioned this recorder may not recognize it Note that although multi slot card readers can be used the recorder will only recognize the first card inserted To read another card remove all the cards and insert the card to be read again Using a USB printer e Use a PictBridge compatible printer Connecting up Connecting the optional external HDD pvr 940Hx s only e For information on which external HDDs can be used with this recorder please refer to the Pioneer Web site www pioneer eur com e See also Using the external HDD on page 13 DVR 940HX S T ext noo a i o External HDD 1 Make sure that this recorder is switched off and the external HDD disconnected from the power before proceeding 2 Connect the external HDD to this recorder Use the cable supplied with the external HDD for this connecting it to the EXT HDD port on the front of this recorder 3 Connect the AC adapter to the external HDD and plug in to a power outlet The recorder is now ready to be turned on The external HDD switches on and off automatically with the recorder Before you can use the external HDD it will be necessary to initialize it See nitialize HDD on page 132 e This recorder only supports connection of one external HDD at atime Initializing th
89. Mon 29 11 Pr2 SP Remain 1h00m 1 0G ohgom Insert position After pressing ENTER the new updated Play List is displayed Combine DVD VR DVD RAM P ay List only Use this function to combine two Play List titles into one 1 Highlight the title you want to combine This title will remain in the same place after combining with another title Select Edit gt Combine from the command menu panel GA Disc Navi 10Titles Fri 3 12 Pr Title name 4Titles Set Thumbnail 20 00 FRI 3 12 freee section 20 00 Fri 3 12 Pr Play List Chapter Edit Move Combine THU 2 12 Thu 2 12 Cancel MON 29 11 Mode E Mon 29 11 Pr2 SP Ren thoom 1 06 Select another title to combine with the first This title will be appended to the first title selected The screen below shows title 3 selected to be appended to title 1 10Titles Fri 3 12 Pr4 SP 4 Titles 2h00m 1 06 RE 00 FRI 3 12 20 00 Fri 3 12 Pr9 SP Pya 2hoom 1 06 22 00 THU 2 12 22 00 Thu 2 12 Pr7 SP 1h00m 1 06 19 00 MON 29 11 19 00 Mon 29 11 Pr2 SP 1h00m 1 0G fike Remain 0h30 CE 4 Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel Q OK to combine titles Genre Name HDD Use this command to rename one of the five user definable genres Free 1 to Free 5 Select Genre Name from t
90. Nvadsicacex ede does 167 ints on installation 2 2 eee eee 167 oving the recorder eee ee eee eee 167 Resetting the recorder 06 167 SPECHHICALIONS ssi neenak Ss eee we 168 Before you start En Chapter 1 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 AAVRGP dry cell batteries x 2 e Audio video cable red white yellow G LINK cable e RF antenna cable x 2 1 5 m and 30 cm e Power cable e These operating instructions e Warranty card Putting the batteries in the remote control e Insert two AA R6P batteries into the battery compartment following the indications inside the compartment e DVR 940HX S A S e DVR 545HX S aS 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 ogether e Don t use different kinds of batteries ogether 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 he battery compartment e Remove batteries from equipment that isn t going to be used for a month or more e When disposing of used batteries please comply with governmental regulations or environmental public instruction s rules that apply in your country or area
91. Pioneer sound vision Soul DVR 940HX S DVD RECORDER DVR 545HX S HARD DISK DRIVE Discover the benefits of registering your product online at www pioneer co uk www pioneer eur com RW Operating Instructions 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 within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance D3 4 2 1 1_En A 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_
92. RANEN DIRE TCC E CLASS 3B ORAL PHRUPTRL F HOWE E LeBERCD NIEDO LIITE CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT VRW2262 A D3 4 2 1 8 _B_En This product complies with the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC amended by 93 68 EEC EMC Directives 89 336 EEC amended by 92 31 EEC and 93 68 EEC D3 4 2 1 9a_En 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 If you want to dispose this product do not mix it with general household waste There is a separate collection system for used electronic products in accordance with legislation that requires proper treatment recovery and recycling Private households in the 25 member states of the EU in Switzerland and Norway may return their used electronic products free of charge to designated collection facilities or to a retailer if you purchase a similar new one For countries not mentioned above please contact your local authorities for the correct method of disposal By doing so you will ensure that your disposed product undergoes the necessary treatment recovery and recycling and thus prevent potential negative effects on the environment and human health K058_En Operating Environment Operating environment temperature and humidity 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F less than 85 RH cooling vents not blocked Do not install this unit in a poorly ventilate
93. Select a folder to copy the folder s file s to EE The PhotoViewer Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel e Copying to the HDD will not work if there is insufficient space on the HDD if there are already the maximum number of files and or folders on the HDD Naming files and folders 1 Select the file or folder you want to rename You can t rename files that have been locked 2 Select File Options or Folder Options 3 Select Rename File or Rename Folder E Photoviewer HDD File Chair No 2 Date Time 10 00 24 01 2006 Size 1920 x 1440 A 001 12 12 TUE 002 12 13 WED 003 12 14 THU 004 12 15 FRI 005 12 16 SAT 006 12 17 SUN 007 12 18 MON 008 12 19 TUE v Rename File 5 Lock 4 Enter a new name for the file folder Filenames or Foldernames can be up to 64 characters long See Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name on page 101 for how to enter a name Locking Unlocking files Locking files will protect them from accidental erasure and prevent them from being renamed Use the same process to both lock and unlock files Locked files are displayed in the PhotoViewer with a padlock icon 1 Select the file s you want to lock or unlock To lock unlock multiple folders use the Multi Mode see Se ecting multiple files or folders on page 125 y Select File Options or Fol
94. UT ER Keywords Camer Press ENTER to activate your Profile Channels is now highlighted 3 To add a channel to your profile press the YELLOW Action button Cancel Home Please select a channel and press ENTER to confirm BBC1 P0 Select your Channel Welcome to GUIDE Plus lt asws Cam One Button Recording Gainer Select a channel from the mosaic of channel icons and press ENTER Repeat this step to add up to 16 channels C gt Using the GUIDE Plus electronic program guide 4 To adda theme to your profile highlight Themes and press the YELLOW Action button Cancel Home a a oe E Press ENTER to search Sport gt All programmes w 4 s for other Sport categories Press for Movies categories A gt cart Press gt for Children categories Select your theme Sport All Welcome to GUIDE Plus Football Golf Horse Racing Motor Racing Rugby Cam One Button Recording Special Events Athletics Cam Select a theme from the Search Area categories and press ENTER Repeat this step to add up to four categories 5 To add a keyword to your profile highlight Keywords and press the YELLOW Action button 10 10 a M Home Please press or 4 to highlight a character on the keyboard Select with ENTER Press the Green button to exit Please enter your personal search keyword Welcome to GUIDE Plus
95. V camcorder 18 INPUT 2 Audio video input stereo analog audio composite and S video especially suitable for camcorders game consoles portable audio etc Common Interface To receive scrambled D TV channels you will need a CA module and smart card provided by your service provider Different CA modules support different encryption systems This recorder is designed to work with modules that support the DVB standard Contact your service provider to obtain the right kind of CA module Note that neither CA modules nor smart cards are supplied or sold by Pioneer Inserting a CA module The Common Interface card slot is located on the rear panel of the recorder 1 Push the latch to release the slot cover on the rear of the recorder Slot cover latch 2 Insert the CA module into the card slot as far as it will go The Common Interface card slot accepts Type and Type Il PC Cards PCMCIA cards gt Connecting up En Connecting a TV antenna This recorder has separate built in TV tuners for terrestrial digital and terrestrial analog TV broadcasts lf you are ready to receive digital broadcasts now use the longer of the supplied RF antenna cables to connect the output of your antenna to the ANTENNA DIGITAL IN connector Next use the short supplied RF antenna cable and connect it between the ANTENNA DIGITAL OUT and ANTENNA IN RF IN connectors Lastly connect the recorder t
96. VD discs anytime from the Disc Back up menu Using the Jukebox Da2 Chapter 12 Using the Jukebox The Jukebox feature allows you to use the A f Hani recorder s HDD to store and playback l mpo ia l music from up to 999 of your CDs You can e While copying CD audio no other also transfer WMA MP3 files stored on CD recorder operation is possible R RW ROM or USB device Once on the e When copying CD audio scheduled HDD you can name albums assign them a timer recordings will not start until genre and set tracks that you don t want to copying is complete play to Jump e Copy protected CDs may not copy successfully Copying music to the HDD 1 Load the CD you want to copy to the HDD The first step is to copy some music to the HDD CD audio is copied in real time while 2 Select Copy from the Home WMA and MP3 files are copied at high Menu speed All tracks are copied from each CD as an album Select DVD CD to HDD WMA MP3 album and track names are 3 copied along with the audio CD album and On pressing ENTER all tracks or files on the track names are not copied but youcanadd CD are copied to the HDD these later see Editing Jukebox albums on e You can also start copying by starting page 121 playback of the CD including program Usually the tracks are copied to the HDD in play and then pressing ONE TOUCH the order they appear on the CD When COPY copying CD audio
97. VD in Video mode or in LPCM mode from an external source B R As above but for right B channel recording When recording bilingual 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 En The Initial Setup menu GH Setting Options Explanation DV Input Stereo 1 e 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 camcorder that supports two stereo audio tracks Mix Select one of the three settings to use a mix of the two stereo audio tracks Audio Out Dolby Digital Out Dolby Digital e Output a Dolby Digital signal when a Dolby Digital source is being played Dolby Digital gt 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 DTS signal when a DTS 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 DTS decoder In this case use the analog audio outputs 96 kHz PCM Out 96 kHz 48 kHz Convert 96 kHz digital audio sources to 48 kHz out put Use if your connected equipment doesn t sup port 96 kHz sampling rate
98. 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 audio 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 anaig compact ise C Kea pata DIGITAL AUDIO Video CD liste DIGITAL VIDEO Super Video CD Super VCD Z wee SCD GUERVD CD R RW compatibility This recorder cannot record CD R or CD RW discs e Readable formats CD Audio Video CD Super VCD ISO 9660 CD ROM containing MP3 WMA JPEG or DivX files ISO 9660 Level 7 or 2 compliant CD physical format Mode1 Mode XA Form1
99. ackup data already on the HDD toa recordable DVD e Erase back up 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 Disc Back up No disc Please load a disc to be backed up 4 Select Start Disc Back up Read from disc and save to HDD Start reading 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 5 When the data has been copied take out the disc and load a blank recordable DVD If 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 Disc Back up Disc content saved to Hard Disk Drive Please eject the disc and load a recordable disc 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 1 It is not possible to play this material directly from the HDD C KD Copying and backup En e lf you backup a DVD R disc to DVD RW you cannot undo the 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
100. alized Video mode DVD R RW DVD Video Video mode DVD R RW unfinalized DVD VR 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 ALL All of the above gt Connecting up En Chapter 2 Connecting up Rear panel connections 1 AV1 RGB TV AV connector Audio video output SCART type AV connector for connecting to a TV or other equipment with a SCART connector The video output is switchable between video S video and RGB See page AV7 Out on page 141 for how to set this up 2 AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER AV connector Audio video input output SCART type AV connector for connecting to a VCR or other equipment with a SCART connector The input accepts video S video and RGB See Av2 L1 In on page 142 for how to set this up 3 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT A high quality video output for connecting to a TV or monitor with a component video input 4 CONTROL IN Use to control this recorder from the remote sensor of another Pioneer component with a CONTROL OUT terminal and bearing the Pioneer ff mark Connect the CONTROL OUT of the other component to the CONTROL IN of this recorder using a mini plug cord 5 G LINK Use to connect the supplied G LINK cable to enable GUIDE Plus to control an external satellite receiver etc DVR 940HX S 6 ANTENNA IN RF IN OUT C
101. and that timer recording will not work during the update To cancel manual update before it has completed press HOME MENU Auto Update By default the Auto Update option is On which means that periodically the recorder will check for and update the digital tuner software if it s available We recommend that you leave this option On If new software is found and successfully downloaded the recorder automatically scans for new digital channels informing you if any are found this is the equivalent of using the Add New Channel option found in the Digital Tuner section of the Initial Setup menu Technical Information This displays the current hardware and software version numbers of the digital tuner Additional information 17 Chapter 17 Additional information Setting up the remote to control your TV ove s0nx s Alba 66 You can use the supplied remote to control eu ss your TV To be able to use this feature you en 34 first have to program the remote with a Fisher 61 65 maker code from the table below Fujitsu 11 1 Press and hold down the CLEAR Funai 67 button then enter the maker code for Goldstar 79 your TV Grandiente 87 See the table on the following page for the Grundig 51 82 list of maker codes If there is more than one Hitachi 56 60 83 86 code given for your make input the first one TT 70 in the lis
102. anel glis Navigator HDD 10Titles 10 23 00 FRI 3 12 23 00 Fri 3 12 Title name 4 Titles Set Thumbnail Erase Section 3 20 00 FRI 3 12 x oO 2050 Fri aiaj DM Recent first oo Edit Set Genre Ge 22 00 THU 2 12 Lock we 22 00 Thu 2 12 All Genres cana im u 19 00 MON 29 11 gt SP 19 00 Mon 29 11 Pr2 SP Remain a 1hoom 1 06 30h30m 3 Input a name for the selected title Input Title Name 23 00 Fri 3 12 Pr4 SP caps ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ ms AARAAAAG EBETITY DNOCOSOGUGOUYDBS 0123456789 lt gt _ amp O0 17 x C1075 c e 1 2 5 Pr ude 12 gt URME OK Clear Space e A name generated automatically by the recorder will already be in the name input section of the screen Use the lt lt gt buttons to change the cursor position 1 There may be cases where erasing a title from a DVD R RW disc will result in incontiguous title numbers 4 Editing C e Select CAPS or small to change to upper or lower case or use the CASE SELECTION buttons I lt PREV gt P1 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 A Select O
103. annel only R Right channel only CD VideoCD WMA MP3 Stereo Stereo default 1 L Left channel only 2 R Right channel only Z Note Super VCD 1 Stereo Soundtrack 1 Stereo default 1 L Soundtrack 1 Left channel 1 R Soundtrack 1 Right channel 2 Stereo Soundtrack 2 Stereo 2 L Soundtrack 2 Left channel 2 R Soundtrack 2 Right channel 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 P2 q 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 147 ANGLE e DVR 940HX S DVR SASHKS Switch the camera angle e The angle number is displayed on screen e If the disc was paused playback starts again with the new angle 1 Only when HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off HDD Recording Format on page 146 2 When playing a Bilingual 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 143 or listen via the analog outputs if you need to switch the audio channel Playback Displaying disc information on sc
104. ars from which you can find the frame you want gise Navigator HDD 10Titles pe 23 00 FRI 3 12 23 00 Fri 3 12 Title name Set Thumbnail Erase Section 4 Titles 20 00 FRI 3 12 20 00 Fri 3 12 Divide Chapter Edit Set Genre 822 00 THU 2712 Lock 22 00 Thu 2 12 Cancel 7 19 00 MON 29 11 19 00 Mon 29 11 Pr2 SP thoom 1 06 Recent amp All Genres amp 30h30m 3 Use the playback controls gt II lt lt gt gt etc to find a suitable frame then press ENTER to set GR Set Thumbnail HODE O Thumbnail HDD 23 00 Fri 3 12 Pr4 SP Rec time 2h00m 10 1 00 00 09 15 Ti Play Pause De You can also use the chapter and time search features press the YELLOW button DVR 940HX S or SHIFT 9 DVR 545HX S and the CM SKIP and CM BACK buttons Smart Jog t 4 Select Exit to return to the Edit screen Erase Section HDD DVD VR DVD RAM Using this command you can delete a part of atitle ideal for cutting out the commercial breaks in a recording made from the TV r 1 Highlight the title containing the section you want to erase z Select Edit gt Erase Section from the command menu panel 3 HDD only Select the type of edit Q DvD RECORDER I Please select the type of editing Video Mode Compatible Editing is recommended for compatibility with high speed copying
105. ates 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 C Recording CHE Using the built in A TV and D TV tuners Switching between A TV and D TV tuners ATV D TV DVR 940HX S e DVR 545HX S Press to switch between D TV digital and A TV analog Changing channels There are a number of ways to select analog and digital TV channels Note that you can t change the TV channel during playback recording or during recording standby ony a i e DVR 940HX S Smart Jog PREV NEXT DVR 545HX S ang CHANNEL buttons 000 0000 000 Number buttons For example to select channel 4 digital channel D004 press 4 then ENTER for channel 34 digital channel D034 press 3 4 ENTER e CH buttons on the front panel e For D TV channels only you can also use the Channel List see below Z Note tip e When changing terrestrial digital broadcast channels channels with alow signal strength may result in a black screen being displayed e For other channels it may take a
106. ation 3 If you start recording while the MHEG application is running the MHEG application screen will also be recorded To avoid this quit the application first then start recording It is not possible to start the MHEG application while recording is in progress 4 This function is not available when subtitle display is active C Recording CE Changing A TV audio channels You can change the audio channel of the broadcast or external input signal AUDIO DVR 940HX S DVR 545HXS Press to change the audio type The current audio channel is displayed on screen e Ifthe NICAM audio setting see NICAM Select on page 142 is set to NICAM and you are watching a NICAM broadcast you can switch between NICAM and Regular non NICAM audio eis If the NICAM broadcast is bilingual you can also select the language Ce gt NICAMB Regular lt NICAM weed e You can also select the language for a non NICAM bilingual broadcast gt B R A B L R _ e When watching a recording made from an external input with Bilingual recording selected see External Audio on page 142 you can switch the audio channel between left L right R or both L R Note e 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 bilingual broadcast is recorded In this case decide which language you want to rec
107. ause Live TV gt Recorder s Tuner See Pause Live TV on page 138 to do this You can record the channel selected on the recorder 1 Not all TVs support this feature Check the instructions that came with your TV if you re not sure e This feature will not work unless your TV is compatible with AV Link See the operating instructions that came with your TV if you re unsure about your TV s compatibility with this feature CE En KD C Recording En Using Pause Live TV PAUSE LiveTV tip 1 Start recording the current TV e When the Pause Live TV setting see channel Recording continues with playback paused page 138 is set to TV s Tuner you can press PAUSE LIVE TV while the recorder is in standby to switch on and e Note that it may take up to 10 seconds immediately start recording When set to for recording to start 2 Press to start playback You can also use the scan buttons lt lt 4 gt pause Il PAUSE and stop i STOP all without affecting the recording STOP REC 3 Press to stop the recording The operation is slightly different depending on the viewing source See the Operation table below for details Operation table Recorder s Tuner it is not possible to use the Pause Live TV feature from standby After pressing PAUSE LIVE TV it will take at least 10 seconds for the picture to change during this time all controls except the power button are ino
108. available on the disc if recording to DVD or to fit on toa blank DVD disc if recording to the internal 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 145 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 DVR 940HX S If the recording destination is the external HDD but at the time of recording the external HDD is not connected the internal HDD will be used for the recording During high speed copying the recording destination may also be changed automatically Note This recorder is compatible with VPS Video Programming System and PDC Program Delivery Control systems used by many analog TV stations to ensure that a ti
109. cable box satellite receiver This enables you to record scrambled TV channels A Note 1 The diagram shows SCART video connections but you can alternatively use any of the other audio video con 19 nections En gt Connecting up En 4 Plug the supplied G LINK cable to the G LINK jack This enables you to control the tuner in the external receiver using the GUIDE Plus system Position the IR transmitter end of the G LINK cable so that the IR receiver on your cable satellite receiver will pick up the control signals see diagram See the manual that came with your cable satellite receiver if you re not sure where the IR receiver is on the front panel Alternatively experiment with the remote control operating it from very close range until you find the place where the receiver responds tip e This recorder has a through function which allows you to record a TV program from the built in TV tuner in this recorder while watching a video playing on your VCR To use this feature when the recorder is in standby Power Save must be set to Off see Power Save on page 137 Connecting up 02 Connecting an external decoder box 1 If you have an external dedicated decoder box for your satellite or cable TV system use the setup described on this page See the previous page for how to connect the G LINK cable A Important e Donotconnect your decoder box directly
110. ce are trademarks or regis tered trademarks of HDMI licensing LLC Connecting other AV sources Connecting a VCR or analog camcorder mare a a a 06900 0 Hea 0060 55888 AUDIO VIDEO AUDIO VIDEO waans OUTPUT INPUT Rear panel Front panel o e ime Analog camcorder AUDIO VIDEO E AUDIOVIDEO INPUT OUTPUT 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 e Alternatively you can use the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER SCART connector for audio video input and output with just one SCART cable 2 Connect a set of audio and video outputs of your VCR or camcorder to a 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 gt Connecting up En 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
111. channel date and time The default setting for this window is locked as indicated by a closed padlock icon above the video window When locked the video window always shows the channel you were previously watching as you move up and down through the listings grid lf you prefer you can unlock the video window so that as you highlight different channels in the listings grid that channel is shown in the video window 1 Highlight a channel logo Starship gt Friends b Welcome to l GUIDE Plus qwo Thrisa e v E This Alias Snr gt Our b Go five fl Armageddon gt swlone News at Ten The Secret it v H Football Homes Polic One Button Recording Gin HA Emmerdale Channel logos are displayed to the left of program titles 2 Press the RED Action button Unlock The padlock icon above the video window becomes unlocked It remains unlocked for the remainder of your current TV viewing session If you want to lock the video window again follow the same procedure The RED Action button will now act as Lock 1 Recording times set using the GUIDE Plus system do not automatically change to reflect any changes that may occur in the program broadcast schedules Using the GUIDE Plus electronic program guide Channel mosaic screen You can switch the display style of channels in the Grid Area Schedule Area or My TV Area from a list to a mosaic of channel ic
112. ching camera angles on page 92 for more on multi angle scene switching e When using the simultaneous play and record feature the display shows information for playback only During real time copy the copy source playback information is displayed e The Video mode disc displays become the same as a DVD Video disc once the disc is finalized e The total recording time figure shown in parenthesis is calculated based ona 12cm 4 7 GB disc at the displayed record setting e Recording and playback times for TV recordings are approximately 0 1 shorter than the actual time This is because of the slightly different frame rates of TV broadcasts versus DVD e The frame number is shown next to the elapsed time display when the disc is paused e Copy Once or Can t Record messages may appear in the stop or recording displays These indicate that the broadcast TV program contains copy control information gt C En KD Playing and recording from a DV camcorder En Chapter 9 Playing and recording from a DV camcorder You can play back and record video from a DV camcorder connected to the DV IN jack on the front panel of this recorder A Important e lf you connect a second recorder using a DV cable you cannot control the second unit from this one e You can t control this unit remotely from a component connected to the DV IN jack Playing from a DV camcorder 1 Make sure your DV camcorder is
113. ck 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 e The recorder may be set to progressive scan with an incompatible TV Reset to interlace by pressing and holding the front panel W STOP button then pressing ONE TOUCH COPY e If you are using an indoor antenna that requires power make sure that Aerial Power in the Initial Setup menu is set to On or Auto page 139 e If the aerial antenna is not connected properly or if it is shorted the Aerial Power setting will revert to Off automatically Check the aerial connection and try making the setting again 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 e Make sure that you switch the recorder into standby before unplugging the power cord Remote control does e If you connected this recorder to another Pioneer product using the not work CONTROL IN jack point the remote control at the other component to use page 14 e Set the remote control to the same ID number as the recorder page 149 When the batteries run down the remote mode is automatically reset to Recorder 1 e Use the remote within its operating range page 7 e 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 u
114. cludes 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 TV broadcast or through an external input you can display copy control information on screen see Displaying disc information on screen on page 93 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 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 making 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 incorpor
115. cond during recording a DVD R DL Video mode disc a new itle is automatically started on the new ayer e Up to 99 titles can be recorded on a DVD R DL Video mode disc If the 99th itle is being recorded when the layer is switched recording will stop e Up to 49 titles can be recorded on a DVD R DL disc e 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 About HDD recording Recording to the 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 Note 1 DVR 940HX S only The same limits apply to the external HDD 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 150 matches the TV line system of the source you re recording HDD Video mode
116. cording 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 whichever is If VPS PDC is programs tha 2 hours of HD sooner active for two D recording imer are programmed to start at the same time then the program that actually starts first takes priority KA Note En 1 Except during Chase Play tip e During recording you can turn on off the SCART loop through function During recording press the front panel CH button to switch to SCART THRU loop hrough on or CH to switch to SCART NORM loop through off Loop through is automatically reset to off after recording has finished Note that you can t switch loop through on if recording rom the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER or AV1 RGB TV connectors C Recording Pause Live TV HDD The Pause Live TV feature lets you effectively pause a TV program you re watching When you re ready to resume watching just press the gt PLAY button Setting up for Pause Live TV You can use the Pause Live TV feature with an AV Link compatible TV connected using a SCART cable see TV tuner setup for Pause Live TV below or using this recorder s internal tuner see Using the recorder s internal tuner for Pause Live TV below TV tuner setup for Pause Live TV To use this feature with an external TV tuner the recor
117. ct Initialize HDD or DVR 940HX S only Initialize HDD2 then Start Ds disc setup Basic Initialize HDD gt Start Initialize Initialize HDD2 gt Start Finalize Initialize HDD DVR 940HX S screen The Video Adjust menu Chapter 15 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 of your own sets Choosing a preset 1 With the recorder stopped press to display the Home Menu 2 Select Video Adjust e Select the DV input by selecting DV then DV Video Setting from the Home Menu 3 Select a preset Use the INPUT SELECT button to switch between the built in TV tuner and the external inputs not possible if you selected DV Video Setting in step 2 above e Use the ke PREV 1 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 DTV LDP suitable for digital broadcasts and Laserdiscs e Memory1 user preset 1 e Memory2 user preset 2 e Memory3
118. d Note menu panel Press to display the command menu panel Use the f and ENTER buttons to navigate the menus PREV NEXT When in the title list press to display the previous next page if there are more titles than can be displayed DISPLAY O Press to change the title information displayed in the title list HDD DVD O Press to switch between the HDD and DVD Disc Navigator screens If 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 GH Disc Navigator OVD NT sovites sive 23 00 FRI S12 j oe 28 00 Fri 3 12 Pr SP a 2h00m 1 06 20 00 FRI 3 12 20 00 Fri 9 12 Pra SP gt 2h00m 1 06 Playlist Original Titles on the HDD marked with a BW icon are recently recorded titles that haven t yet been played 3 Press to exit the Disc Navigator 1 DVR 940HX S If the external HDD is connected and available for editing you can select it here Editing E Editing accuracy as wae G4 Disc Navigator DVD OTitles Some editing commands ask you whether you want to keep Video mode compatibility No title or frame accuracy Video Mode Compatible iu Editing or Frame Accurate Editing e Frame accurate editing is very precise The ji E edit point is accurate to the exact frame you undo choose However this accuracy
119. d by using Windows Media Player for Windows XP Windows Media Player 9 or Windows Media Player 10 series 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 nc This recorder can play DivX video files burned on CD R RW ROM discs Keeping he 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 hey will be played in alphabetical order e Official DivX Certified product e Plays all versions of Divx video including DivX 6 with standard playback of Divx media files ile extensions avi and divx these ust be used for the recorder to recognize DivX video files Note that all files with the avi extension are recognized as MPEG4 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 gt e n 3 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 or other recording equipment used to record it For detailed information please see
120. d 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 f the AC plug of this unit does not match the AC outlet 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 his 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 he 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 service personnel 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 wi
121. d function 1 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 or connected USB device It will take a moment at most a few minutes to load in the images C 1 You can press HOME MENU to exit the PhotoViewer screen while the recorder is reloading images If you enter 123 the PhotoViewer again it will resume reloading if from a CD or DVD En 13 The PhotoViewer En 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 2 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 ANGLE e DVR 940HX S e DVR 545HX S 6 Press during the slideshow to rotate the displayed picture clockwise by 90 Press repeatedly to continue rotating the picture in increments of 90 Importing files to the HDD You can import files and save them on to the HDD from a CD DVD or a connected USB camera Once on the HDD you can edit and organize your pictures and print them out if you ve connected a PictBridge compatible
122. d progressively upto a maximum of ten min utes forward or three minutes back aa w gt While paused press and hold to start slow motion playback Press repeatedly to change the playback speed While paused press to advance a single frame in either direc tion STOP Press to stop playback You can resume playback from he same point by pressing gt PLAY Press W STOP again to cancel the resume function 08 Playback Playing CDs and WMA MP3 discs The table below shows the basic playback controls for audio CDs and WMA MP3 files Press to start playback sop Press to stop playback ms Pauses playback or restarts playback when paused ee 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 prev next 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 number then press ENTER to skip directly to that track Press CLEAR to clear a number entry and start again eee 00 e Z 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
123. de When you re finished press the GREEN Action button to exit and continue 4 Start the keyword search e You can delete or edit keywords using the RED and GREEN Action buttons e When you have set more than two keywords an All subcategory automatically appears which allows you to search for all your keywords My TV Area The My TV Area allows you to set up a personal profile You can define a profile by channels themes and or keywords As soon as a personal profile has been set the GUIDE Plus system continuously scans the TV listings for the next seven days Whenever you access the My TV Area a list of programs matching your profile appears From the My TV Area you can e Set up a profile by channel theme and or keyword e Edit and delete profiles e Read program synopsis e Tune to a program that s currently showing e Set a program to record e Access Information panels Setting up a profile You can set up a profile with any combination of up to 16 channels four categories and 16 keywords 1 Select My TV from the Menu bar 2 Press the YELLOW Action button to set a profile Cane BBC2 25 May 10 10 Home p ETE in Profile you can enter Keywords of your choice and combine them with your favorite Channels and Themes Press the Pi Yellow bution to add the Red button to delete and the Green button to edit My Preferences Channels a Welcometo GUIDE Plus amy Categories One Button GEZIGI
124. der 3 Select Lock or Lock Folder Contents KE PhotoViewer File Chair No 2 Date Time 10 00 24 01 2006 Size 1920 X 1440 001 12 12 TUE 002 12 13 WED 003 12 14 THU 004 12 15 FRI 005 12 16 SAT 006 12 17 SUN 007 12 18 MON 008 12 19 TUE Copy Rename File Lock Locked files are shown with a padlock icon next to them The PhotoViewer C Printing files 2 Lei Tip Connecting a PictBridge compatible printer e Paper size and layout can be set the to the USB port will enable you to print out options available depend on your picture files stored on the HDD or directly from a digital camera Make sure that the printer and your digital camera if you are using that as a source is connected to the recorder before starting 1 Select the file s you want to with all printers details print e To print multiple folders use the Multi Mode see Se ecting multiple files or folders on page 125 2 Select Print from the menu GQ Photoviewer HDD File Chair No 2 Date Time 10 00 24 01 2006 Size 1920 x 1440 A 001 12 12 TUE Start Slideshow 002 12 13 WED File Options 003 12 14 THU Print 004 12 15 FRI j Copy to DVD 005 12 16 SAT Multi Mode 006 12 17 SUN 007 12 18 MON 008 12 19 TUE Y It takes a moment for the recorder to communica
125. der must be connected to your TV using a SCART cable and the AV Link setting page 150 should be set to This Recorder Only See also Pause Live TV on page 138 for more on this In order to use Pause Live TV make the following connections and settings e Pause Live TV will not work as expected when watching TV via an external component such as a VCR or digital tuner It only works with the channel selected on the TV A Important e Pause Live TV only works with the built in A TV analog tuner It does not work with the D TV tuner or the external inputs Make sure the Auto Channel Setting is set to Download from TV see Auto Channel Setting on page 140 Note 1 Connect this recorder to your TV with a SCART cable 2 Press HOME MENU 3 Select Initial Setup gt Analog Tuner gt Auto Channel Setting gt Download from TV e lf the Download from TV option appears grayed out check the connections to your TV and try again e Depending on your TV you might have to switch off and unplug it for a few moments before plugging it back in and switching on 4 Follow the on screen instructions Using the recorder s internal tuner for Pause Live TV If you haven t connected to your TV using a SCART cable or your TV is not compatible with AV Link you can use the recorder s internal tuner for the Pause Live TV 1 Press HOME MENU 2 Select Initial Setup gt Basic gt P
126. described in Resetting the recorder on page 167 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 e Sampling ratio 4 4 4 4 2 2 4 2 0 e Horizontal resolution 160 to 5120 pixels ertical resolution 120 to 3840 pixels e Progressive JPEG compatible No e File extensions jpg jpeg jpe Jif jfif must be used for the recorder to recognize JPEG files do not use for other file types e File structure The recorder can load up o 99 folders 999 files at one time if there are more files folders that this on the disc then more can be reloaded lt 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 OO potey DIGITAL Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories En KD Before you start En DTS dts DIGITAL OUT DTS and DTS Digital
127. 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 2 Disc Back up Write back up data from Hard Disk Drive The disc contents will be overwritten OK to start e 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 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 80 7 After the recorder has finished recording the backup disc you can select whether to make another backup of the same data or exit Disc Back up Disc back up finished To make another back up copy please load a recordable disc 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 Ifyou 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 delete it later if you want to Disc Back up The backed up data is still on the HDD Erasing it will increase the free space available OK to Erase Yes No e lf you decide to leave the backup data on the HDD you can make backup copies to recordable D
128. e mosaic in the picture However sometimes there will be no warning signs of HDD failure If the HDD fails no playback of recorded material will be possible In this case it will be necessary to replace the HDD unit Using the external HDD For copyright protection purposes the external HDD cannot be used with any DVD recorder other than the one that was used to initialize it If the HDD is connected to another DVD recorder even of the same ype it will need to be re initialized before use f your DVD recorder develops a fault and requires repair the external HDD may need o be re initialized after reconnecting it All recorded data including protected titles on the external HDD is erased if it is re initialized Do not disconnect from the recorder or unplug the power cord when the external HDD is in use Optimizing HDD performance As you record and edit material on the HDD the data on the disk becomes fragmented eventually affecting the recorder s performance Before this happens the 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 page 132 Symbols used in this manual The following icons are provided to help you quickly identify which instructions you need for which kind of disc HDD HDD DVD Any type of DVD disc recordable or playback only finalized or not DVD Video Commercially produced DVD fin
129. e device make sure of the following The connected device s video input is set correctly for this unit The cable you re using is fully HDMI compliant Using a non standard cable may result in no picture being output Don t use several HDMI cables connected together Use a single cable to connect devices together e When you connect a DVI compatible device make sure of the following The connected device s video input is set correctly for this unit The DVI terminal on the connected device is HDCP compatible The connected device is compatible with NTSC 720 x 480i p 1280 x 720p 1920 x 1080i 1920 x 1080p DVR 940HX S only and PAL 720 x 576i p 1280 x 720p 1920 x 1080i 1920 x 1080p DVR 940HX S only video input e If the HDD is damaged or broken there will be no HDMI output e Not all HDCP compatible DVI devices will work with this recorder No video from the HDMI output f you choose a setting that is incompatible with your TV you may not be able to see any picture at all In this case press ONE TOUCH COPY while holding down the STOP button on the front panel to switch he setting this also switches Component Video Out on page 141 to he default setting There s no sound from the connected HDMI or DVI device e There is no sound when using a DVI terminal e Some HDMI compatible devices do not output sound check with he manual that came with the connected device fthe
130. e external HDD will erase all the data on it Likewise if you connect an external HDD you have been using with this recorder to another device and initialize it for use with that device all the data will be erased e When using an external HDD for the first time or when connecting an external HDD you have been using with another device this recorder checks the disk and then displays the following screen DVD RECORDER The format of the connected external HDD cannot be used by this recorder Would you like to initialize it Initializing the external HDD will erase all the data on it After initializing the data will be unreadable to other devices Select Yes and press ENTER to initialize the external HDD Note however that this screen does not appear if you connect the HDD before switching on for the first time and using the Setup Navigator In this case after completing the Setup Navigator see Initialize HDD on page 132 After the external HDD has been initialized the following screen screen is displayed Press HELP to dismiss HELP DvD RECORDER J The internal hard disk drive HDD is a fragile device In the event of HDD failure recordings may be lost or normal playback recording may not be possible Lost recordings cannot be recovered Please use the HDD as a temporary place to store recordings Please back up important recordings to DVD Plugging i
131. e first file in the folder skip to step 4 after pressing ENTER Select File Selection from the menu The first thumbnail image is highlighted e You can also select a folder then press to get to the thumbnail view area e To get back to the folder list press RETURN EXIT or when the leftmost thumbnail is highlighted 3 Select a thumbnail e Use ka PREV and gt gt NEXT to display the previous next page of thumbnails 4 Select Start Slideshow from the menu e You can also select a file or folder then press gt PLAY to start playing the slideshow e Use me PREV 1 NEXT to display the previous next picture or I PAUSE to pause the slideshow e Depending on the aspect ratio some pictures may be displayed with black bars top and bottom or left and right ZZ Note e Large picture files may take a few seconds to display This is normal e During playback of the slideshow you can listen to WMA MP3 files in the Slideshow genre see Editing Jukebox albums on page 121 STOP 5 Press to return to the thumbnail view area e You can also use the RETURN EXIT button 6 O Press to return to the folder view area e With the leftmost thumbnail highlighted you can use the button e To exit the PhotoViewer press HOME MENU Reloading files from a disc or USB device If you have a disc with more than 1000 files and or 100 folders you can still view all the images using the reloa
132. e ones listed See Selecting other lan guages for language options on page 151 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 go to setup All the standard recording modes plus MN1 to MN32 and LPCM modes can be set Off Justthe standard recording modes XP SP LP EP SLP and SEP can be set See also Manual recording modes on page 155 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 MN4 for DVD R RW then the recording will start at MN1 and stop when all the available space is used up Off 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 It cannot be used together with VPS PDC Subtitle Recording On The selected subtitle language is record
133. e 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 Optimizing the HDD can take as long as eight 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 Select Disc Setup from the Home Menu 2 O Select Optimize HDD or DVR 940HX S only Optimize HDD2 then Start BD Disc Setup Basic Optimize HDD gt Start Initialize Optimize HDD2 gt Start Finalize Optimize HDD DVR 940HX S screen A progress bar indicates how long there is left to go 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 ote that initializing the HDD will erase all he data on it DVR 940HX S lf you connect an external HDD that this recorder cannot use the nitialize HDD option is displayed When using an external HDD for the first time or when using one that was being used with another recorder you ll need to initialize it before use 1 Select Disc Setup from the Home Menu 2 Sele
134. e to GUIDE Plus Sat One Button Recording Gainer The system uses your postal code to identify which TV listings data is correct for the area in which you live so it is important that you enter it correctly 4 If you are using an external receiver such as a satellite receiver with the supplied G LINK cable complete this step otherwise jump to step 5 below Sune BBC2 25 May 10 10 Setu Home Press 4 or w to select Then press ENTER to confirm Choose item to set up Language Country Postal Code SW109AD External Receiver 1 None English United Kingdom Welcome to GUIDE Plus amt External Receiver 2 None External Receiver 3 None One Button Recording Gant e See Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver on page 19 for more on using the supplied G LINK cable Select External Receiver 1 2 or 3 then press ENTER If you have just one external receiver use External Receiver 1 You can add further receivers in 2 and 3 if you need to After pressing ENTER e Select your reception method Terrestrial Cable or Satellite e Select your provider if applicable e Select the brand of your external receiver e Identify which input your external receiver is connected to After completing these steps the recorder will try and communicate with your external receiver and change the channel via the G LINK cable If the channel was successfully changed select Yes to confirm
135. ecording 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 wo hours of recording time on a DVD e LP Long Play Lower video quality than SP but doubles the recording time on a DVD to about four hours e EP Extended Play Lower quality than LP but gives about six hours o recording time on a DVD disc e SLP Super Long Play Lower quality han EP but gives about eight hours of recording time on a DVD disc ZZ Note e 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 Screen Display setting see On Screen Display on page 149 is Off then this information is not displayed 1 Audio is recorded in 16 bit Linear PCM format video is recorded at XP quality When recording a bilingual broad cast select which audio channel to record see Bilingual Recording on page 142 C Recording CE Basic recording from the TV s DVD VR DVD Video DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM HDD
136. ect OK 6 Select Search The results of your search are displayed KD Recording Chapter 7 Recording About DVD recording A important This recorder can record to DVD R DVD e ae aie a ec eel d RW DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM DVD R thet ee pami ja EA A DL and DVD R DL media m number of chapters per DVD R and DVD RW discs can be initialized for Video mode or VR mode recording Each IVERS Disc type rec Max titles chapters per title has its advantages and it depends on what you want to do with the recording which mode you choose format per disc DVD R RW 99 99 If you want to edit your recordings in any Video mode significant way VR mode offers greater possibilities for cutting copying and DVD R RW RAM 99 999 changing the way the video is presented VR mode Video mode is less flexible when it comes to DVD R RW 49 99 2 editing but it has the advantage that it is compatible with standard DVD players 1 A maximum of 999 chapters are recordable per disc many of which won t play VR mode discs 2 A maximum of 254 chapters are recordable per disc Once a disc is initialized for a particular f mode all recording on that disc will be in e This recorder cannot play or record that mode unfinalized Video mode and DVD R discs recorded on another recorder DVD RW discs recorded on another recorder are playable on this recorder DVD RAM discs can be initializ
137. ects the standard reference black level NTSC video input only Hue Adjusts overall balance between red and green Z Note e Chroma Level Adjusts how rich the colours appear Adjust the currently selected setting 5 Press to exit You can now use the preset for any other input or the built in TV tuner tip e To see more of the picture as you adjust different settings press ENTER after selecting the setting you want to adjust En 1 When White AGC is On the White Level setting can t be adjusted The Video Adjust menu C Setting the picture quality for disc playback This setting determines how the picture will look when playing discs Choosing a preset 1 With a disc playing or paused press to display the Home Menu 2 Select Video Adjust 3 Select a setting There are six presets available e TV suitable for LCD and cathode ray tube TVs PDP suitable for plasma display screens Professional suitable for professional monitors e 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 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
138. ed recording options Timing Recording Timing 10 Recording Genre None Timers set 1 32 VPS PDC 0 8 Press to display Quality Frequency and Destination TV Recording Schedule Tim Genre 10 None Welcome to GUIDE Plus Cant One Button Recording e Ifyou want to record to a particular HDD genre use the YELLOW Action button Genre to select one e Use the GREEN Action button Timing o add extra time to the end of the recording 0 10 20 30 or VPS PDC V P e Press to display the standard recording options again Git 1 DVR 940HX S If an external HDD HDD2 is connected this can also be selected 2 Fora DVD timer recording if Optimized Rec see Optimized Rec on page 145 is set to On and VPS PDC is off the recorder will adjust the recording quality to try and fit the recording on the disc If the recording will not he recording to the HDD instead he older two programs will be erased ise e o he recorder into standby Optimized Recording will not work if VPS PDC is on Up to 8 timer recordings can be set with VPS PDC DVR 940HX S Auto Replace Recording is always to the internal HDD HDD1 f you set the timer recording to use VPS PDC you must switch the recorder into standby before the timer ecording is due to start for it to work correctly For non VPS PDC timer recordings there is no need to switch it onto the disc even on MN1 recording quality then the Rec
139. ed for VR but are not recordable mode recording DVD RW discs can be initialized for VR mode recording e The maximum continuous recording DVD R discs do not require initializing time for one title is eight hours when using a DVD R RW disc If you delete a title from a DVD R RW isc the total number of recordable titles remaining may not increase Although this recorder can record PAL SECAM NTSC and PAL 60 you can t mix m d ultiple TV line systems on one disc A isc can contain PAL and SECAM recordings or NTSC and PAL 60 See so Additional information about the TV system settings on page 150 o Note 1 Some DVD players such as some Pioneer models are compatible with VR mode discs Check the operating En instructions for your player for VR mode compatibility information C Recording e Fingerprints dirt and small scratches on a disc can affect playback and or recording performance Please take proper care of your discs Pioneer takes no responsibility for recording failure due to power cuts defective discs or damage to the recorder 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 e When the recorder switches from the irst layer to the se
140. ed with the D TV timer recording Off e No subtitles are recorded with D TV timer recordings KO The Initial Setup menu En Setting Options Explanation Set Thumbnail 0 seconds e Sets the default thumbnail picture in the Disc Navigator 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 10 minutes 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 Separation Automatic chapter marking is switched off DVD R RW 10 minutes When recording in DVD R RW 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 ecording when loaded into the recorder for the first ime Video Mode Blank DVD RW discs are initialized for Video mode ecording 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 ecording later to a Video mode DVD Video Mode One Recordings made to the HD
141. ee Using Copy Lists on page 111 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 154 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 time 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 R RW on page 146 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 This 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 68 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 f
142. ee a thumbnail title digest If it doesn t display set Set Preview to Normal See Set Preview on page 150 4 Play the highlighted title e 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 1 Display the View Options panel The View Options panel Abisc iavigator HOD 10Titles 23 00 FRI 3 12 p 4 Titles 2h00m 1 0G Sort order D 20 00 FRI 3 12 Recent first 20 00 Fri 3 12 Pr9 SP E 2h00m 1 06 Genre 4 22 00 mu are All Genres WW 22 00 Thu 212 Pr7 sP 4hoom 1 06 You can also access the Disc Navigator from the Home Menu 3 Browse the list of titles Use the ka PREV 1 NEXT buttons to display the previous next page of titles To change the thumbnail picture displayed for a title see Set Thumbnail on page 102 Note 19 00 MON 29 11 oo 19 00 Mon 29 11 Pr2 SP Remain 1h00m 1 06 30h30m A 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 e Sort order Sort by date most recent first unwatched first title name or recording date oldest first e Genre Display all
143. elect Start Copy to start copying G Copy HDD gt DVD Start Copy 3 HDD DVD RW amp gt rwo Mode Return y Recording Mode Copy Time 0h 16m Input Disc Name Recording Mode High Speed Finalize Disc Name Finalize ott Start Copy Copy List Total 43G Current DVD Remain 436 a e Ifyou re using a DVD R DL or DVD R DL disc and the copy will span both layers the Copy List Total bar will be purple e The Current DVD Remain bar will be half length if the first layer of a DVD R DL or DVD R DL disc is already full Copying and backup Copying between internal and external HDDs ovre s40nx s If you have connected an external HDD you can copy between the internal and external HDDs using the high speed copy feature 1 Select Copy from the Home Menu 2 Select HDD HDD 3 Select HDD gt HDD2 or HDD2 gt HDD as required 4 Select Create New Copy List or Use Existing Copy List copy Press ENTER after each title to add it to the Copy List Selected titles are highlighted ina different colour Select the titles you want to Select Next to proceed Check the contents of the Copy List before moving on to the next step Select Next to proceed Select Start Copying to start copying Copying from DVD to internal HDD A Important e The DVD to HDD Copy screen isn t accessible
144. en Initialize Undo Finalize gt Start Finalize I Optimize HDD 4 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 QR Finalize r B riam e Discs recorded partially or fully on the Pioneer DVR 7000 DVD recorder do not support this feature These discs will have only a text title menu when finalized on this recorder KD Recording En 5 The recorder will now start finalizing the disc During finalization e Ifthe finalization process of a DVD RW or DVD R RW disc is going to take more than around four minutes you can ress ENTER to cancel Around four inutes before completion the option to ancel disappears ou can t cancel the finalization of a VR ode DVD R disc ow long finalization takes depends on e type of disc how much is recorded n the disc and the number of titles on the disc A disc 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 30 e e ea 5 5 e Initializing recordable DVD discs DVD R DVD RW DVD RW DVD RAM DVD R RW discs can be initialized for either Video mode recording or VR mode recording When you first load a blank DVD RW or DV
145. ernight do not leave it switched on B Ifyou are using an external receiver you need to identify the host channel from the table below Country Host z Comments Region channels Austria Eurosport Belgium RTL TVI TMF will be switched Music off in the near future Factory TMF France Canal Analog only Germany Eurosport taly TV Analog only etherlands Music TMF will be switched Factory off in the near future TMF Eurosport Spain Tele 5 Analog only Switzerland Eurosport UK TV Eurosport ITV is analog only Use Eurosport if you area SKY subscriber and you no longer have an analog terrestrial antenna e Tune your external receiver to the appropriate host channel and leave the receiver on and the recorder in standby overnight C Ifyou use both an external receiver and this recorder as sources follow the instructions above for setting up without an external receiver Only if this is unsuccessful try the external receiver method About EPG download e EPG data can only be received when the recorder is in standby When not using the recorder therefore please switch it into standby If you re using an external receiver leave this on when EPG data is downloading e f you cannot receive any of the host channels see the above table then you won t be able to use the GUIDE Plus system In this case do not set the postal code or set Country to Other in the GUIDE Plus setup screen W
146. essary if you want to a player New DVD R discs are ready for Video mode to display a title menu for the disc recording when you load them but it is also See Playing your recordings on other DVD possible to initialize them for VR mode players on page 78 for detailed instructions recording DVD RW and DVD RAM discs canalsobe Undo Finalize initialized as a way of erasing the entire disc DVD RW When initializing a DVD RAM disc select VR mode You can undo the finalization on DVD RW See nitializing recordable DVD discs on discs recorded on this recorder in Video page 80 for detailed instructions 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 Select Disc Setup from the Home Menu 2 Select Finalize gt Undo Finalize then Start Note 1 Once initialized for VR mode recording it is not possible to re initialize the disc for Video mode recording Also Gil once recorded in Video mode the disc cannot be re initialized for VR mode recording En ED The Disc Setup menu En Optimize HDD HDD As you record erase and edit recordings the HDD fil
147. et to On See Manual CH Setting page 140 When the Input Line System is set to 525 System RGB cannot be selected Even when set to RGB depending on the connected device the input signal may be composite video NTSC on PAL TV One 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 151 for related information Audio In NICAM Select NICAM e Record the NICAM audio in a NICAM broadcast Regular Audio Record the non NICAM audio in a NICAM broadcast You can still switch the audio to record using the AUDIO button before recording Analog Tuner Level Normal e Standard setting Compression Use if the audio level from the built in tuner is exces sive causing distortion External Audio Stereo e Select if the audio from the currently selected exter nal input is standard stereo Bilingual 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 bilingual This has priority over the setting you make here Bilingual Recording A L e Record the left A channel of a bilingual source when recording to HDD with HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode On to D
148. evice is connected the YCbCr 4 2 2 and YCbCr 4 4 4 options are not available En The Initial Setup menu GH Setting Options Explanation Audio Output Auto e Dolby Digital MPEG and DTS sources are output as a bitstream signal However depending on the Audio Out setting number of audio channels and the HDMl connected device Linear PCM audio may be output PCM All audio signals are converted to Linear PCM except DTS Bitstream Priority Select if the connected device is compatible with bit stream audio This setting is not available when a DVI device is connected Video Priority Mode HDMI e Select for high quality picture output on a connected HDMI display However on this setting the YNR and Detail picture quality settings are not effective for analog video and component video will be set to interlaced Component Select if you want the YNR and Detail picture quality settings to be effective for both HDMI and analog video output or if Component Video Out is set to Progressive while an HDMI display is connected page 141 When watching video on an HDMI display use the HDMI setting Options On Screen Display One The recorder displays operation displays Stop Play etc on screen Off Switches off the on screen operation displays Front Panel Display On The time is shown in the front panel display when the ecorder is in standby Off The front panel display is switched o
149. ew codes for controlling external receivers Please tune your external receiver to your local En gt Using the GUIDE Plus electronic program guide En host channel and leave it on overnight Switch this recorder into standby The next morning please perform the GUIDE Plus setup again to see if your external receiver can now be controlled The external receiver that you use is currently not supported If after leaving your external receiver on overnight and doing the Reception and External Receiver Setup again it still does not respond please call Customer Support to report your brand and model My external receiver was successfully setup However I have found that when the GUIDE Plus system has to change to a channel with a 3 digit program number in the external receivers preset it does not work It looks like the GUIDE Plus system can only send two digits With the number of channels increasing the number of digits has increased as well While older boxes use only 2 digits newer boxes require up to 4 tis possible that you selected an older code for your brand during set up Please access the Setup Area select External Receiver and repeat the setup or your brand Note Every time you see he on screen question about whether he receiver has changed to a certain channel the GUIDE Plus system has sent a different code Try all the different codes until your GUIDE Plus system can control your e
150. ff in standby although it still lights dimly when setting a timer ecording Remote Control Recorder 1 3 f you are using more than one recorder in the same Mode default Recorder 1 room set them to different IDs This setting sets the ecorder ID to change the remote controller ID press and hold RETURN EXIT then press 1 2 or 3 to set The remote will only control a recorder with the same ID KO The Initial Setup menu En Explanation Signals received through the AV input when the recorder is in standby are not passed through to the AV output Setting Options AV Link This Recorder Only e Pass Through Signals received when hrough When set to Pass Through make sure to set Power Save page 137 to Off in standby are passed though o the output for connected devices Note that dur ing EPG data download the EPG data is not passed DivX VOD Registration Code Use to display the recorder s DivX registration code See DivX video compatibility on page 10 and DivX OD 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 itle Note that edited rom the beginning itles that will play normally Normal The thumbnail video p itle ays from the beginning of the Cl Information Next Screen This option displays a menu of Cl card functions Consult your service p
151. fo Recording Schedule Qual Freq Dest 25 May Friends LP Tue HDDr Welcome to GUIDE Plus Cam One Button Recording E mee ame 2 Press the RED Action button VIDEO Plus 3 Use the number buttons to enter a VIDEO Plus programming number Home Please enter the PlusCode programming number and press ENTER to confirm Welcome to GUIDE Plus Sn One Button Recording Camy e Ifyou live in an area not yet covered by the GUIDE Plus system you may also have to input a channel number Follow the on screen display to do this 4 Press ENTER to confirm pos KB Using the GUIDE Plus electronic program guide En Setting a manual recording 1 Select Schedule from the Menu bar Sune BBC2 25 May 10 10 a AU ous ETT i Schedule displays programmes for Record Press w to use Press the Red button for VIDEO Plus recording Press the TETI Green button for Manuel recording Press for My TV Press for Info Schedule Recording Schedule Qual Freq Dest 25 May Friends LP Tue HDDr Welcome to 29 May Men in Black SP Once HDD GUIDE Plus Cam One Button Recording Pees ost lane 2 Press the GREEN Action button Manual 3 Use the number and t buttons to enter the recording date then press the GREEN Action button Next BBC2 25 May 10 10 aes Next oa Please enter the recording date and press the Green button to confirm 05
152. for recording 1 Press to display the Digital EPG screen 2 Select a program e Select a program currently on air press ENTER to close the Digital EPG screen watch the channel immediately or press RED to set the program for recording immediately e Select a program not yet started then press ENTER or RED to set the program for recording A red clock icon appears for the program 4 Press to exit the Digital EPG screen Other useful EPG functions EPG Jump 1 Press GREEN when the Digital EPG screen Program List Detailed information or Search Result is displayed 2 In the Date field select a date within one week to jump to Date lt Mon 13 Sep gt GD Gi 3 In the Time field select a time of the day 0 00 to 23 00 to jump to 4 Select Jump The Program List for the specified day and time is displayed Using the digital electronic program guide EPG Search 1 Press YELLOW when the EPG screen Program List Detailed information or Search Result is displayed 2 In the Date field select a date within one week to search in az ax 3 In the Time field select the time of day 0 00 to 23 00 to search in 4 In the Genre field select the genre to search for You can search for multiple genres by pressing ENTER after each genre 5 Sel
153. forward lt q PREV gt gt NEXT through the audio or video playing Press to skip to the previous or next title CHANNEL page 69 chapter track folder or to display the While stopped turn the Smart Jog to previous or next menu page change the channel of the built in TV When GUIDE Plus is displayed use tuner to display the previous next page 03 Controls and displays En 6 A TV D TV Press to switch between analog TV antenna input and digital TV antenna input The A TV and D TV indicators on the front panel show which is selected 7 Colour buttons RED GREEN YELLOW BLUE Use when an EPG screen is displayed or when tuned to a data channel of a digital broadcast The function of each button will be described on screen and changes depending on the screen being displayed 8 PAUSE LIVE TV page 75 Press to start recording the current TV channel but with playback paused effectively pausing the broadcast 9 dp AUDIO page 70 71 91 92 Press to change the audio language or channel When the recorder is stopped press to change the tuner audio SUBTITLE page 91 Press to display change the subtitles included in multilingual DVD Video discs While watching D TV press to change he D TV subtitles amp ANGLE page 92 Press to switch camera angles on discs with multi angle scenes 10 Number buttons CLEAR Use the number buttons for track chapter title selection channel select
154. gh 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 4 Editing gt C Set Genre HDD Use this command to assign a genre to a title 2 Highlight the title you want to assign a genre to Select Edit gt Set Genre from the command menu panel Disc Navigator HDD 40Titles 23 00 FRI 3 12 23 00 Fri 3 12 tie mama Set Thumbnail 20 00 FRI 3 12 Erase Section 20 00 Fri 3 12 Divide Chapter Edit 4 Titles Recent first Set Genre 8 22 00 THU 2 12 00 THU 2 12 Lock 22 00 Thu 2 12 All Genres Cancel 77 19 00 MON 29 11 C a 19 00 Mon 29 11 Pr2 SP ie 1hoom 1 06 Select a genre for the title goe Navigator HDD 10Titles 23 00 4 Titles El s 20 00 20 00 Recent i 22 00 22 00 m All B Oo 19 00 MON 29 ge 19 00 Mon 29 11 Pr2 SP Remain 1hoom 1 0G 30h30m Lock HDD DVD Video DVD VR DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM Original only You can lock a title so that it can t be edited or erased accidently If you do need to edit it you can always unlock it later A Important e You can t undo any edits made before changing the lock status You also can t undo a lock unlock command using the Undo option from the Disc Navigator menu 1 Highlight the t
155. ging the source and program number 1 Select Editor from the Menu bar Press the Red button to change Source Press the Green button to change Programme Number Press to switch channel On or Off grey Welcome to GUIDE Plus amt One Button Recording Camy 2 Highlight the right channel tile of the channel you want to make a change to 3 Press the RED Action button to change the channel source or the GREEN Action button to enter a program number Each press of the RED Action button The Setup Area The Setup Area is where you can set up the GUIDE Plus system for your particular region TV reception conditions and so on Making changes to your GUIDE Plus setup 1 Select Setup from the Menu bar Press ENTER to access the Basic Setup screen Schedule Info Editor Setup Welcometo GUIDE Plus Basic Setup Host Channel Setup Sane GUIDE Plus System Information One Button Recording G 2 Highlight the part you want to change changes the channel source A TV D TV Ext Rec 1 etc To set a program number use the number buttons to enter a program number then press ENTER When set to A TV or D TV make sure that the program number matches the preset number of this Choose item to set up Language English recorder for what you want to record Country United Kingdom Welcome to Postal Code Sw109AD GUIDE Plus External Receiver 1 None Sunt External Receiver 2 None
156. guide C 3 Use the cursor and number buttons to edit the recording date start time end time and channel Please enter the recording date and press the Green button to confirm 25 May L Cid Search MyTV J Schedule _ Recording Schedule Qual Freq Dest 25 May Friends SP Once HDD Welcome to GUIDE Plus Cam One Button Recording Use the f buttons or the number buttons to edit Press the GREEN Action button to go to continue or the RED Action button to go back 4 Enter a name for the scheduled recording Gainer Keyboard Please press or 4 to highlight a character on the keyboard Select with ENTER Press the Green button to confirm Pease enter your events tite name Friends_ GUIDE Plus amt One Button Recording E 0 CS Sr HAE Gainer Use the buttons followed by ENTER to select characters from the on screen keyboard After entering the whole name press the GREEN Action button to continue Note 5 Highlight the right recording tile 6 Press the RED Action button Quality to change the recording quality Quality Frequency Recording Quality LP Recording Frequency Once Recording Destination HDD Timers set 1 32 VPS PDC 0 8 Press gt to display Timing and Genre Grid Search _ MyTV J Schedule _ Recording Schedule Qual Freq Dest 25 May Friends LP Once HDD Welcome to GUIDE Plus Sane
157. has been confirmed for use in the following countries Belgium France Germany Italy Spain Denmark Finland Netherlands Sweden UK Input Output Antenna 15 Q IEC 169 2 connector for VHF UHF in out analog 15 Q IEC 169 2 connector for VHF UHF in out digital Video input AV2 Input 1 Input 2 front Input 3 rear Input level 6 ETET TEET 1 Vp p 75 Q NE ced cntwi ceca cece arated AV connector Input 1 RCA jack Input 2 Input 3 VIGGO output sser acca lee ante iina AV1 Output Output l vel ieren eet acaeseeacanees 1 Vp p 75 Q JACKS a sjrie a eaiapu at uw catalase ea AV connector AV1 RCA jack Output S Video input AV2 Input 1 Input 2 front Input 3 rear Y luminance Input level 1 Vp p 75 Q C colour Input level 300 mVp p 75 Q JACKS acess l eirurosrs soa AV connector Input 1 4 pin mini DIN Input 2 Input 3 SVideg OUTPUT 6 ica cin itae be ene aat AV1 Output Y luminance Output level 1 Vp p 75 Q C colour Output level 300 mVp p 75 Q ACK ETE E E TT AV connector AV1 4 pin mini DIN Output Component video output Output level parei rerig meias Y 1 0 Vp p 75 Q Pp Pr 0 7 Vp p 75 Q Jacks enieeiri pii ean a iea RCA jacks RGB APUE zerit at Eriin i peata a iai AV2 Input 1 Ea n EEE SETE EIT 0 7 Vp p 75 Q NE oe TEE E AV connector Input 1 RGB OUTPUT fe ri neriinisin se aaie iai AV1 Output leve
158. he command menu panel Gd Disc Navigator HDD 40Titles al 23 00 FRI 3 12 B Ema 23 00 Fri 3 12 pra s Play 4 Titles pr n o o 20 00 FRI 3 12 Eat 20 00 Fri 3 12 Pr9 S Recent first Genre Name 22 00 THU 2 12 22 00 Thu 2 12 Pr7 Multi Mode 7 19 00 MON 29 11 19 00 Mon 29 11 Pr S 1hoom 1 06 Select one of the user definable genre names 10Titles Gg Disc Navigator HOD EEI 6 uma 4 Titles O Freez 3 20 00 FRI 3 12 20 00 Fri 3M2 Pr C freos Recent first 22 00 THU 2 12 Cancel 22 00 Thu 2 12 PI Q All Genres 19 00 MON 29 11 HD 19 00 Mon 29 11 Pr2 SP Remain 1h00m 1 06 30h30m s Input a name for the genre e The name can be up to 12 characters long e For information on remote control key short cuts see Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name on page 101 Input Genre Name taps ABCDEFGHIJKLM aml NOPQRSTUVWXYZ AAAKKAASEEEETITI DNOOOTOGDGOUIPBS 0123456789 lt gt _ amp K ext 1 7 f n ig 2 1 Na Se ee OK Clear Space and exit Multi Mode HDD Select OK to enter the name 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
159. he picture quality of the copy see Recording Mode on page 116 Bilingual Set how bilingual audio should be copied when copying from HDD to Video mode DVD see Bilingual on page 117 e Cancel Exit the menu Repeat this step for as many titles you have that need editing Q panel Display the command menu KD Copying and backup 10 Select Next to proceed G _ Copy HDD DVD Video m B Title Edit 1 20 00 Wed 29 03 Pr 2 sp 2 20 00 Wed 22 03 Pr 2 s E Back Pr2 S EA 20 00 Wed29 03 1h00m 2 06 Copy List Total 436 mi Current DVD Remain 436 Cd There are several options available from the next screen Select Recording Mode if you want to change the recording quality see Recording Mode on page 116 Select Input Disc Name if you want to change the disc name Input a name of up to 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 100 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 VA Note 1 Titles recorded in MN1 to MN6 SEP SLP or EP mode cannot be copied to DVD R RW using high speed copy En 2 If a timer recording is scheduled to start during copying the disc will not be finalized 11 S
160. he place last stopped sop Press to stop playback You can resume playback from he same point by pressing gt PLAY Press W STOP again to cancel the resume function ms Pauses playback or restarts playback when paused ae Press to start scanning Press repeatedly to increase the scan ning speed perv next Press to skip to previous next chapter title During playback you can also use the front panel CH buttons DVD R DVD RW only a a PREV may not always skip to the previous title Except VR mode During play back enter a chapter number then press ENTER to skip directly to that chapter within ry 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 Playback C DVR 940HX S lt a i DVR 940HX S Turn the Smart Jog counter clockwise for back ward skip turn clockwise for forward skip DVR 545HX S with DVD R RW DVD RAM only Commercial H back skip Press to skip back ward forward progressively up to a maximum of ten minutes forward or three minutes back While paused press and hold to start slow motion playback Press repeatedly to change the playback speed While paused press to advance
161. hen GUIDE Plus service starts in your area set the postal code again lf digital broadcasts start in your area please set the EPG Type Select setting in the Initial Setup menu to Digital EPG Even if you can t use the EPG functions where you live you can still set VIDEO Plus timer recordings and manual recordings see Setting a manual recording on page 54 The front panel display shows EPG when receiving data If you power on the recorder during an EPG download the download is canceled EPG data may be received several times a day All updates are automatic When downloading EPG data the recorder may sound as though it is on This is normal Getting started CH Checking the downloaded data the following day 1 Display the GUIDE Plus screen BBC2 25 May 10 10 FB Grid displays programme listings by channel and time A Press to use Press gt for Search gt Starship Welcome to GUIDE Plus two Thrisa Friends itv E This Alias a A Samy BRS five i Armageddon siszjone News at Ten The Secret itv H Football amt Emmerdale Homes Polic gt One Button Recording You should see a grid filled with channel logos and TV listings information Use the t buttons to review the list If you notice that there are channels missing or that there are channels in the list that you don t get go to the Editor screen e Press f repeatedly until the Menu bar i
162. his setting applies to HDD DVD R RW VR and DVD RAM playback Angle Indicator One 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 Parental Lock Set Password Next Screen f no password has yet been set enter a four digit Change Password number to become your password If you want to change the password first enter your old password hen enter a new one DVD Playback Next Screen From this screen first enter your password and then set a parental lock level for playback of DVDs with parental level coding D TV Age Limit Next Screen Use this screen to enter an age limit for D TV pro grams Programs that are broadcast with age suit ability guidelines that fall above the age set here will require the correct password to be entered before the channel can be viewed You must also enter your password in order to change the age limit setting This setting is only applicable when the country is set to France Denmark Finland or Sweden KO The Initial Setup menu Setting Options Explanation HDMI Output only available when an HDMI device is connected Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080p Constant 1920 x 1080p output DVR 940HX S only 1920 x 1080i Constant 1920 x 1080i output 1280 x 720p Constant 1280 x 720p output 720 x 576p Constant 720 x 576p output for
163. i 1 Connect the VIDEO OUTPUT jack to a video input on your TV Use the yellow jack of the supplied audio video cable for the video connection 2 Connect the AUDIO OUTPUT jacks to the corresponding audio inputs on your TV Use the red and white jacks of the supplied audio video cable for the audio connection Make sure you match up the left and right outputs with their corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound a Using the S video or component video output AUDIO INPUT COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT 1 Connect the S video or component video output to a similar input on your TV For an S video connection use an S video cable not supplied to connect the S VIDEO OUTPUT jack to an S video input on your TV For a component video connection use a component video cable not supplied to connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks to a component video input on your TV See also Component Video Out on page 141 or how to set up the component video output for use with a progressive scan compatible TV 2 Connect the AUDIO OUTPUT jacks to the corresponding audio inputs on your TV You can use the supplied audio video cable leaving the yellow video plug disconnected Make sure you match up the left and right outputs with their corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound Connecting up Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver SCART AV CONNECTOR f you have a cab
164. ialize 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 KD Additional information En Message Explanation Action e Incorrect CPRM information The re corder could not read the CPRM information The recorder may be damaged please consult a Pioneer Service Center e Repairing disc e Repairing the HDD e Could not repair the disc e Overheating has stopped operation Press DISPLAY to clear message During recording the power was cut This display appea The re power lost rs when the power is restored corder was unable to repair the disc after a cut The contents of the recording will be The internal temperature of the recorder has exceeded the operating limit If this message reappears please contact a Pioneer authorized service center e HDD optimization is recommended The
165. 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 Erases 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 tell you which subtitle languages are available You can switch subtitle language during playback Check the disc packaging for details of the subtitle options SUBTITLE e DVR 940HX S DVR 545HXS O 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 DVR 940HX S or SHIFT 5 DVR 545HX S then CLEAR Z Note 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 e DVR 940HK S DVR 5ASHKS 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 second
166. igital TV programs and detailed information about individual programs It also allows you easily to select and tune to a particular program The Digital EPG screen consists of Program Information Channel List and General Program List This section describes information displayed in the schedule and information windows Note that the recorder s clock must be set to the correct time and date to ensure all relevant EPG information is displayed A Note General Program List 1 Appears when the schedule table can be scrolled forward or backward 2 Time schedule 3 Channel list 4 Highlights the currently selected channel 5 Indicates the program set for recording 6 Appears when other programs often short ones have been scheduled for the same period 7 Program title 8 Time dividers e The general program list may show sections whose bottom right corners have been folded This indicates that other programs have been scheduled for that period To view the title of such a program and related information highlight a folded section and then press gt 1 EPG information is only viewable for D TV programs that provide EPG information Using the digital electronic program guide 06 Program information e Press mea PREV gt gt i NEXT to skip to the next or previous channel list page e Information about the selected program px saal appears in
167. ile 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 Norway 1415 no Pakistan 1611 pk Philippines 1608 ph Portugal 1620 pt Russian Federation 1821 ru Pashto Pushto ps 1619 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 Singapore 1907 sg Spain 0519 es Sweden 1905 se Switzerland 0308 ch Taiwan 2023 tw Thailand 2008 th United Kingdom 0702 gb USA 2119 us Additional information 17 Screen sizes and disc formats When viewing on a standard TV or monitor Screen format of disc Setting Appearance 16 9 4 3
168. ion and so on The same buttons can also be used to enter names for titles discs and so on Use CLEAR to clear an entry and start again 11 TV CONTROL buttons page 153 After setting up use these controls to control your TV 12 HDD DVD page 73 Press to select the hard disk HDD or HDD2 or DVD for recording and playback 13 Recording controls page 73 REC Press to start recording Press repeatedly to set the recording time in blocks of 30 mins When the red action button is visible ina GUIDE Plus screen use for One Button Record STOP REC Press to stop recording 14 INFO While watching D TV press to display the information banner Press to see additional information for the highlighted item in the EPG 15 GUIDE Press to display the EPG screen press again o exit 16 HOME MENU Press to display the Home Menu from which you can navigate all the functions of he recorder 17 RETURN EXIT Press to go back one level in the on screen menu or display Also press to exit the MHEG application 18 TIMER REC page 45 Press to set a timer recording from the GUIDE Plus system REC MODE page 72 Press repeatedly to change the recording mode picture quality 19 ONE TOUCH COPY page 110 Press to start One Touch Copy of the currently playing title to DVD or the internal HDD 20 INPUT SELECT page 78 Press to change the input to use for recording
169. ircumstances accept responsibility for any direct or indirect loss arising from any inconvenience or loss of recorded material resulting from HDD failure Do not move the recorder while it is on this includes during EPG download when the display shows EPG e Install and use the recorder on a stable evel 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 emperature Sudden changes in emperature can cause condensation to orm inside the recorder This can be a cause of HDD failure e While the recorder is switched on including during EPG download when the display shows EPG do not unplug from the wall socket or switch the electricity off from the breaker switch 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 e f there s a power failure while the recorder is on there is a chance that some data on the HDD will be lost C Before you start CH e The HDD is very delicate If used 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 nois
170. is recorder may not work correctly with all printers This message is displayed when communication could not be established with the printer See the Troubleshooting section if you do not know the cause e Printing has been canceled because This message is displayed when there is a printer error during printing After checking the printer for the cause of the error either reconnect the printer and start the printing job again or select Yes to resume printing select No to cancel the print job See also the operating instructions that came with your printer for possible causes of print errors ED Additional information En Language code list Language Language code letter Language code Japanese ja 1001 English en 0514 French fr 0618 German de 0405 talian it 0920 Spanish es 0519 Chinese zh 2608 Dutch nl 1412 Portuguese pt 1620 Swedish sv 1922 Russian ru 1821 orean ko 1115 Greek el 0512 Afar aa 0101 Abkhazian ab 0102 Afrikaans af 0106 Amharic 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 05
171. isc 99 chapters per title DVD R RW 49 titles per disc 99 chapters per title max 254 chapters per disc e Check that the source you are trying to record is not copy protected e For a VR formatted disc check that the disc isn t locked page 130 e Check that you are recording with the same TV 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 150 e The power may have failed during recording Timer program doesn t record successfully e When setting the recording channel make sure you set the recorder s built in TV tuner not the TV s built in tuner e 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 68 e Two timer programs may have overlapped in which case only the earlier one will record completely e The power may have failed during recording Additional information 17 After briefly unplug e A backup battery inside the recorder keeps the clock and other ging or after a power settings from being reset when there is no power to the recorder After failure the front panel unplugging or a power failure the battery keeps all settings for a display shows period of several minutes Reset the cloc
172. ital EPG Use the SI EPG program information broadcast together with digital channels If no channels were found when scanning for digital TV channels then this screen does not appear and the EPG is set according to the country set in step 7 above Select the TV screen type Wide 16 9 or Standard 4 3 12 TV Screen Size Wide 16 9 Standard 4 3 Select whether or not your TV is compatible with progressive scan video Progressive Compatible CNot Compatible Don t Know e Note that progressive scan video is only output through the AV1 RGB TV connector and the component video outputs Getting started CEE 13 Press to continue after reading the HDD caution In 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 t 14 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 If there are blank channels with no station you can set these to skip using the manual channel setting See Manual CH Setting on page 140 e DVR 940HX S A connected ex
173. itle you want to lock or unlock Select Edit gt Lock from the command menu panel GAbisc Navigator H 10Titles 23 00 FRI 3 12 23 00 Fri 3 12 Title name Set Thumbnail Erase Section Divide Chapter Edit Set Genre a 200 THU 2 12 Lock Nd 22 00 Thu 2 12 4 Titles 00 FRI 3 12 20 00 Fri 3 12 Recent first Cancel Bi 19 00 MON 29 11 r 19 00 Mon 29 11 Pr2 SP Remain 1h00m 1 06 30h30m An unlocked title will become locked a locked title will be unlocked Locked titles are shown in the Disc Navigator with a padlock icon KO Editing En Move DVD VR DVD RAM Play List only Use this function to re arrange the playing order of Play List titles f Highlight the title you want Select Edit gt Move from the command menu panel Gd Disc Navigator OVD 10Tities 11 29 MON 7 00P B 11 29Mon 7 00PM Titia name 4 Titles Set Thumbnail 12 2 THU 10 00PN Frese Section Ny 42 2Thu 10 00PM Pide Play List Chapter Edit Move 12 3 FRI 8 00PM Combine 42 3Fri 8 00PM Cancel 4 12 3 FRI 11 00PM 42 3Fri 11 00PM 9ch SP Remain thoom 1 06 a h30m ioo Select a new position for the 23 00 Fri 3 12 Pr4 SP 2h00m 1 06 2h00m 1 06 22 00 THU 2 12 22 00 Thu 2 12 Pr7 SP 1h00m 1 0G 19 00 MON 29 11 o 19 00
174. ivable channels Sampling frequency 0 eee eee 48 kHz Compression format Dolby Digital or Linear PCM SECAM B G pai uncompressed Frei MG annal Frequency Channel Recording time VHF low 47 MHz to 89 MHz aA i 44 MHz to 89 MHz ane HDD VHF high 104 MHzto300MHz E5toE12 104MHz to 300 MHz Dtod DVR 940HX S 500 GB MI to MIO sits S00 Fine XP MOE Approx 106 n H 302 MHz to 470 MH on 302 MHz to 470 MHz 521 to S er iz to 4 iz 1 to z to iz to S41 a ie SP Ore the ee Oe ee pace r 410 MHz to 862 MHz 21 to E69 470 MHzto 862 MHz E21 to E69 ong Play LP iscsn secant tiredi pprox Extended Play EP o an Approx 638 h SECAML SPALDIK requency annel requency annel ae ats eo bene e ees pene t VHF low 49MHzto65 MHz FB FCI FC 49MHzto94MH2 R1 toR5 uper Extended Play SEP pprox _ Manual Mode MN Approx 106 h to 1422h YHFMat TOAMH SOOM Pog pisom PoS STEREO 1 NICAM L NICAM Hyper 300 MHz to 470 MHz S21 to S41 302 MHz to 470 MHz 521 to 541 B G NICAM UHF 410 MHz to 862 MHz 21to69 470 MHzto862 MHz E21 to E69 D K NICAM En Additional information Tuner digital Receiving system DVB T 2 K 8 K COFDM Tuner VHF UHF ET tad VHF band III 170 MHz to 230 MHz EA UHF band IV V 470 MHz to 862 MHz Auto Channel Preset 999 ch Auto Preset Auto Label Auto Sort PUGS vrracityraaniuiiinosa Stereo MPEG layer I II This product s digital tuner
175. k and other recorder settings to use the recorder again Front panel display e The Child Lock is on turn off in order to use the recorder page 56 shows LOCK when a button is pressed Can t use One Touch e 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 e 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 e If you delete a title from a DVD R RW disc the number of remaining recordable titles may not decrease e 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 If 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 used for MN1 to MN6 SEP SLP or EP titles when copying to DVD R RW e One Touch Copy doesn t work if the recorder is already recording to DVD Can t use One Touch e 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 e One Touch Copy doesn t work if the recorder is already recording to the HDD e DVR 940HX S
176. l esse ssoaictet ect rndet ce ninmi 0 7 Vp p 75 Q VACKS EREE E AEE AV connector AV1 Audio input s essers AV2 Input 1 Input 2 front Input 3 rear L R During audid INPUT sret imeninsaaiiiiiiai 2 V rms Input impedance more than 22 kQ SURS sarira kupi EERE mi AV connector Input 1 RCA jacks Input 2 AUGIOOULDUT ssor rare basta ia AV1 Output During audio output 00 0008 2 V rms Output impedance less than 1 5 KQ JACKS carener roris d darken ka AV connector AV1 RCA jacks Output Controlinput ssent redana e a Mini jack Digital audio outputs so erer eirinen iissa Coaxial GUNK Taria tarcrerpi acate irasai pra Mini jack Common Interface ssssrrrarsnnaniiska CA module DW TABU sat a riina 4 pin front i LINK IEEE 1394 standard US Birhen ALES Type A front Type B front ADMI saina naaa nadine tied aa ai 19 pin AV Connectors 21 pin connector assignment AV connector input output 21 pin connector This connector provides the video and audio signals or connection to a compatible colour TV or monitor 13579 11131517 1921 2 4 6 8 101214 16 18 20 PIN no AV1 RGB TV AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER E AEE E E Audio 2 R out Audio 2 R out Dikne20ee buena Ueagh a E TEATE Audio 2 R in AS te E E E adie G out Gin Oit ArT EN EN Audio 1 L out Audio 1 L out Oiibeseabasendateantasieaenine es Audio 1 Lin Bh ai Aa dit at aerated sins e Distal RorCout RorCin ass st a a Ns Sra pra arth rk
177. laying your recordings on other DVD PlayelSiaceecnera ede este lees roi 78 nitializing recordable DVD discs 80 08 Playback PINOG UCT ON 6 ccm rarase nane iene teas 81 Basic playback serenana e oe ee 81 Using the Disc Navigator to browse the CONTENTS OF A dISC ei is sere evecare due le 86 SCANNING GiSCS tees weer ee eee eee 87 Playing in slow motion eeeeeee 88 Frame advance frame reverse 88 The Play Mode menu eee eee eee 88 Displaying and switching subtitles 91 Switching DVD and DivX soundtracks 91 Switching audio channels 05 92 Switching camera angleS 92 Displaying disc information on screen 93 09 Playing and recording from a DV camcorder Playing from a DV camcorder s s s 94 Recording from a DV camcorder 94 DV video Setting 00 eee eee e eee 96 ADOT DV oie aac cca pane eee mad amare d 96 10 Editing Editing Options ssis tegane gece cuneate 97 The Disc Navigator SCreen s s s sa 98 11 Copying and backup MMOAMUCTON pires a E 109 One Touch COPY sc onde sie aie eceee Sec 110 Using Copy LISTS sieostetewse soe sioa 111 Copying between internal and external HDDs DVR 940HX S 2 eee eee ee 115 Using disc backup 2 eee ee eee 117 12 Using the Jukebox Copying music tothe HDD 119 Copying files from a USB device 120 Playing music from the Jukebox 120 Editing Jukebox albums s s s 121 13 The PhotoViewer Locating JP
178. le box or satellite receiver with a built in decoder connect it to this recorder and your TV as shown on the ollowing page If you are using a separate decoder box for your cable satellite TV set up following the instructions on the next page Using the setup on this page you can To recorder s antenna input e Record any channel by selecting it on the cable box satellite receiver or digital terrestrial receiver e Change channels and set timer recordings on the external receiver using Cable Satellite the GUIDE Plus system via the oe G LINK cable and after setting up ANTENNA IN Satellite dish antenna cable TV A Important wall outlet e Do not connect this recorder to your TV 1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown through your VCR satellite receiver or See Connecting a TV antenna on page 16 for other component Always connect each more on RF antenna connections including component directly to your TV or AV from this recorder to your TV amp itier receiver 2 Use a SCART cable not supplied to e When using the GUIDE Plus systemto connect the AV1 RGB TV AV connector make a timer recording from an external to a SCART AV connector on your TV receiver make sure that the external This enables you to watch discs receiver is switched on 3 Use another SCART cable to connect the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER AV connector to a SCART AV connector on your
179. listings GUIDE Plus FAQ and troubleshooting This FAQ covers only a few questions For a complete list please consult the GUIDE Plus website at www europe guideplus com v FAQ e When I tried setting up my external receiver could not get any of the attempts to work what should do A There could be several reasons why your external receiver could not be controlled The connections could be wrong Make sure that the G LINK cable is connected to the G LINK connector on the recorder and the IR blaster is in front of the external receiver pointing towards the IR receiver of your external receiver See Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver on page 19 The code that is listed under your brand could be wrong Please try other codes for your brand under satellite cable or terrestrial Go to the Setup Area and choose one of the three options cable satellite or terrestrial that you have not already tried Follow the on screen prompts to make sure that the GUIDE Plus system can change channels on your external receiver If it does not work repeat the process choosing different reception and external receiver combinations until you have tried all the codes for your brand of receiver that are already in the GUIDE Plus system If it still does not work see below on how to receive new codes overnight The unit has not yet received new codes The nightly data downloads frequently include n
180. ll 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 tugging 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 so02_en Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified IMPORTANT
181. lt subtitle language for DVD Video playback to English available languages Choose from the languages displayed to set the default subtitle language for 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 151 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 e DVD Video discs whose main audio track is in your default language will play using that language with out subtitles e 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 En The Initial Setup menu GH 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 th
182. lus screen also use to Press to use Press for Searc s a ee t 4 Use to navigate screens wn GEE BE i highlight an item GUIDE Plus 8o Thrisa Frends gt LIN itvE This Alias The gt RED GREEN Action buttons that change A RE YELLOW BLUE functionality depending on eae News ai Ten The Secret he Area evH Football Se Emmerdale Homes Polc MENU Press to jump directly to the enu bar 1 Video window Allows you to continue watching the current program while DVR 940HX S Press to go directly to the using the GUIDE Plus system TIMER REC Schedule area A DVR 545HX S 2 Information panels Display program SHIFT RED promotions or instructions on the GUIDE Plus system INFO Press to display extended 3 Action bar Colour coded Action information for the current buttons change function depending on program the arga ENTER Press to confirm a selection 4 Information box Shows short or to leave the GUIDE program descriptions or help menus Plus scfeen 5 Menu bar Gives access to the various areas of the GUIDE Plus system Number Use for numeric entry 6 Grid Shows TV listings information for buttons the next seven days by channel and time la PREV gt gt Press to select the previous NEXT next page of information in the grid for example lt lt gt gt Press to select the previous next day gt Using the GUIDE Plus electronic program guide O
183. m If your TV supports this feature you can download all TV the channels that your TV is tuned to via the SCART input Select your country and then wait for the download to complete After the download is complete the channel mapping screen appears as above See also the operating instructions that came with your TV for more information 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 setting screen e Change channel presets using the lt lt PREV gt gt NEXT buttons e To skip the displayed channel because there is no station assigned to that channel change the Skip setting to On e Set the CH SYSTEM setting to match the channel system of your country or region e Set the CHANNEL setting to the channel you want to assign to the current channel preset e To manually fine tune the channel change the AFT setting to Off then adjust the Level setting e Set the Sound System setting to match the sound system of your region e The Name field allows you to input a name of up to five characters for the current channel preset e If the currently selected channel is scrambled requiring a decoder connected to the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER set the Decoder setting to On The Initial Setup menu GH Setting Options Explanation Channel Swapping Next Screen Proceed to the next screen to s
184. me 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 before it can be recorded page 131 In this case initialization will take about 1 hour DV jis a trademark of DVD Format Logo Licensing Corporation C Before you start i 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 e If you intend to play DVD R DL Video mode or DVD R DL discs recorded on his unit on other DVD recorders players you must finalize them Note that some DVD recorders players may not play even finalized DL discs e Please read the information provided on he 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 e Confirm the recording speed DVD R should be compatible with 2x or 4x recording DVD R with 2 4x to 8x recording e This logo indicates that the disc is a DVD R DL or DVD R DL disc ay RDI 4X12X 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
185. me on page 130 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 inalization on a DVD RW disc maybe undone see Undo Finalize on page 131 or how to do this e AVR mode DVD R RW excluding DVD R DL disc can still be recorded and edited on this recorder even after inalizing e Video mode DVD R DL discs and DVD R DL discs must be finalized in order to play in other recorders players ote however that some recorders players will not play even finalized dual ayer discs Note 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 150 for how to change the recorder s setting 1 Load the disc you want to finalize Make sure that the recorder is stopped before proceeding 2 Select Disc Setup from the Home Menu 3 Select Finalize gt Finalize gt Next Screen B Disc Setup Basic Finalize gt Next Scre
186. mer recording catches the whole program even when the program is not running to schedule Up to eight timer programs can be set with VPS PDC on A Important e Atimer recording can t be set if there are already 32 timer programs waiting to be recorded e Timer recording will not start if The recorder is already recording Adisc is being initialized finalized or unfinalized e Timer recording will start when the operation preventing timer recording has finished e The timer indicator lights in the front panel display when the timer 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 DVR 940HKX S If the timer is set to record to the external HDD but the external HDD is not recordable the timer indicator does not blink to warn of this 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 e 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 1 DVR 940HX S Auto Replace Recording is always to the internal HDD HDD1
187. my UKGOL D TV 017 Welcome to GUIDE Plus One Button Recording 3 When you re done press the BLUE Action button Home to get back to the GUIDE Plus home screen e You can find detailed information on using the GUIDE Plus system in the following chapter KB Using the GUIDE Plus electronic program guide En Chapter 5 Using the GUIDE Plus electronic program guide This chapter is only applicable ifthe EPG Type Select setting made in the Setup Navigator or the Initial Setup menu is set to GUIDE Plus The GUIDE Plus system The GUIDE Plus system is a free interactive on screen television programming guide The system provides program listings for all major channels one touch recording searching by genre recommendations according to your profile and more The GUIDE Plus system is a convenient way to find out what s on right now or during the coming week by channel or by genre The GUIDE Plus system also allows you to automatically set your viewing and recording selections quickly and easily In order to receive the correct TV listings information for your country or region you need to set up the GUIDE Plus system and download the TV listings information If you haven t already done this please turn to Setting up the GUIDE Plus system on page 40 before proceeding GUIDE Plus SHowView VIDEO Plus G LINK are 1 registered trademarks or trademarks of 2 manufac
188. n After checking all the connections plug in the recorder e Use the supplied power cable to connect this recorder to a power outlet CE 03 Controls and displays Chapter 3 Controls and displays Front panel DVR 940HX S 1 STANDBY ON 5 HDD and DVD indicators Press to switch the recorder on into standby DVR 940HX S HDD1 HDD2 DVD 2 Disc tray Indicator lights blue when the internal ae hard disk HDD1 is selected yellow 3 ATV indicator when the external hard disk HDD2 is Lights when analog TV is selected selected orange when the DVD drive is D TV indicator selected Lights when digital TV is selected DVR 545HX S HDD DVD DivX indicator Indicator lights blue when the hard disk Lights during DivX playback Copy HDD is selected orange when the DVD indicator lights during copying drive is selected PLTV indicator 6 HDD DVD Lights during recording started using Press to switch between HDD and DVD for he Pause Live TV feature recording and playback HDMI indicator 7 Front panel display and IR remote Lights when this recorder is connected sensor o HDMI HDCP compatible See Display on page 30 for details component 8 gt COPY Press to start or restart playback Light during copying E 4 amp OPEN CLOSE Press to stop playback Press to open close the disc tray 10 CH Use to change channels skip chapters
189. n also use the front panel CH buttons i While paused press to advance one frame Press and hold to start slow motion playback press repeatedly to change the slow motion play speed DVR 940HX S Press to display the playback wo audio type press repeatedly to change the playback audio DVR 545HX S type SHIFT AUDIO O DVR 940HX S Press to display subtitle sume information press repeatedly to change subtitles DVR 545HX S SUBTITLE KB Playback 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 Navigator 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 97 for more on editing recordable discs HDD DVD 1 Select the HDD or DVD 2 Open the Disc Navigator gdisc Navigator HOD 10Titles 10 PS 23 00 FRI 3 12 Emo 23 00 Fri 3 12 Pr4 SP 4 Titles 2h00m 1 06 3 20 00 FRI 3 12 O 20 00 Fri 3 12 Pr9 SP gt Recent first 2h00m 1 06 gt e a oS a 22 00 THU 2 12 S B 22 00 Thu 212 Pr7 SP All Genres 1hoom 1 06 ar ep E 19 00 MON 29 11 AF 19 00 Mon 29 11 Pr2 SP Remain je 1h00m 1 06 30h30m e For HDD recordings you should be able to s
190. n channel selection and so on The same buttons can also be used to enter names for titles discs and so on Use CLEAR to clear an entry and start again REC MODE page 72 Hold SHIFT and press repeatedly to change the recording mode picture quality AUDIO page 70 71 91 92 Hold SHIFT and press to change the audio language or channel When the recorder is stopped press to change the uner audio SUBTITLE page 91 Hold SHIFT and press to display change he subtitles included in multilingual DVD Video discs While watching D TV press to change he D TV subtitles ANGLE page 92 old SHIFT and press to switch camera ngles on discs with multi angle scenes LAY MODE page 88 old SHIFT and press to change the play mode search repeat program play etc v Do 10 SHIFT Use to access functions on the remote printed in green Controls and displays CH 11 HDD DVD page 73 Press to select the hard disk HDD or DVD for recording and playback 12 INFO While watching D TV press to display the information banner Press to see additional information for the highlighted item in the EPG 13 HOME MENU Press to display the Home Menu from which you can navigate all the functions of the recorder 14 GUIDE Press to display to exit 15 RETURN EXIT Press to go back one level in the on screen menu or display Also press to exit the MHEG application 16 gt P
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192. n about previous and lowing programs Use the 4 gt uttons to see information about other hannels E O gt here is still more information to be splayed More is displayed press he BLUE button to see the extra information e To hide the channel banner press RETURN ax aoao A Note Changing D TV audio languages e DVR 940HX S AUDIO DVR 545HXS Press to display the current audio language Press repeatedly to change it to other available languages Changing D TV subtitle languages SUBTITLE e DVR 940HX S SUBTITLE e DVR 545HXS Press to display the current subtitle language Press repeatedly to change it to other available languages Using the MHEG application UK only Some stations bring you programs with the MHEG Multimedia and Hypermedia Expert Group application encoded letting you experience D TV interactively The channel banner displays an icon to indicate that the MHEG application can be run TEXT e DVR 940HX S SHIFT DISPLAY e DVR 545HX S O Press to start the MHEG application e You can also use any of the colour buttons e Press TEXT DVR 940HX S or SHIFT DISPLAY TEXT DVAR 545HX S to quit the MHEG application 1 Due to inaccurate information provided by the broadcaster some icons may occasionally be present or absent in error 2 Not all channels supply more detailed inform
193. ndensation may form inside the recorder if it is 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 Z Use in a well ventilated room y Place ona solid flat level surface such as a table shelf or stereo rack Don t x Use in 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 Use in 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 Use near a television or monitor as you may experience interference especially if the television uses an indoor antenna x Usein a kitchen or other room where the recorder may be exposed to smoke or steam x Use ona thick rug or carpet or cover with cloth this may prevent proper cooling of the unit x Placeon an unstable surface or one that is
194. ne Button Record The RED Action button Record is visible anytime you can highlight a program title including from the Grid after a search or in your recommendations in the My TV area The program name date channel recording start and end times are all set automatically when you set a timer recording using One Button Record If you need to you can edit the settings at any time before the recording is due to start see Editing a scheduled recording on page 50 1 Highlight a program title Record Friends The one with the Male Nanny A jealous Ross mocks Rachel s choice of an over sensitive male nanny for a ONE Fimbles Starship r GUIDE Plus I rol Thrisa t v fill This Alias The gt Sally Jessy Raph Our b Go five Armageddon gt slone News at Ten The Secret Camp HA Emmerdale Homes Polic gt Cam One Button Recording 2 Press the RED Action button Record The program is now set for recording When the program is due to start the recorder will switch to the correct channel and start recording e You can also use the REC button to set the recording e You can review the shows you have set to record in the Schedule Area see also The Schedule Area on page 50 ZZ Note Lock Unlock video window When you enter the GUIDE Plus system the channel you were watching remains visible in the video window The date stamp above the window lets you know the
195. ned 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 case and store upright Avoid leaving discs in excessively cold humid or hot environments including under direct sunlight Don t 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 T SA 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 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 are commercially available we do not recommend using them since some may damage the lens Additional information Condensation Co
196. ng 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 1 DVR 940HX S If the external HDD is connected HDD2 this can also be selected Playing and recording from a DV 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 DV camcorder is connected to the front panel DV IN jack Also set the camcorder to VTR mode REC MODE 2 DVR 940HX S SHIFT RECMODE DVR 545HX S O Set the recording quality e See Setting the picture quality recording time on page 72 for detailed information 3 From the Initial Settings menu check that the DV audio input is setup as you require See DV nput on page 143 for more on this e Check also that the Audio In settings for External Audio and Bilingual Recording are as you want them see Audio n on page 142 4 Select DV then Copy from a DV Source from the Home Menu e DV recording only works when the DV camcorder is in VTR mode with a tape loaded Select Record to Hard Disk Drive or
197. ng or changing any rear panel connections make sure that all components are switched off and unplugged from the wall outlet 1 Connect your TV antenna to the recorder and TV See Connecting a TV antenna on page 16 for details e f you want to incorporate a VCR in your setup connect it before the recorder i e between the antenna wall outlet and the antenna input on the recorder 2 Use a SCART cable not supplied to connect the AV1 RGB TV AV connector on this recorder to the SCART AV connector on your TV SCART AV CONNECTOR DVR 940HX S To recorder s antenna input 3 Use another SCART cable to connect the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER AV connector toa SCART AV connector on your VCR tip e This recorder has a through function ETIN which allows you to record a TV program wall outlet from the built in TV tuner in this recorder while watching a video playing on your VCR To use this feature when the recorder is in standby Power Save must be set to Off see Power Save on page 137 TTTS gt Connecting up Using other types of audio video output If you can t use the SCART AV connector to connect your TV to this recorder there are standard audio video output jacks as well as an S video and component video output Using the supplied audio video cable AUDIO INPUT Cp Ek aro 70 a CHS SSe 2 Lo g
198. o CDs that have been copied to the HDD Note e Listen to Music WMA MP3 Edit Listen to WMA or MP3 files that have been stored on the HDD e Listen to Music from USB device Listen to music from an external USB device 3 Select what you want to play The screen below shows CD albums stored on the HDD Album name Gj Jukebox E 10Albums I 3 Albumi ALL Play 4 Album2 By number 5 1 Erase S Album3 A Ten S S e Abm a Play Mode Ali Genres 7 Album5 4 8 Album6 5 Genre Name 9 Album7 10 Albums e Album1 The Planets Mars Venus Mercury Jup iter Saturn Uranus Nep classical 1 10 Total 12 1 14 58 Remain he 60h30m Info for selected album 1 Playback status 4 e f you select a whole album to play all tracks that are not set to Jump will play If you want to start playback from a selected track in an album or play a track that is set to Jump press gt to enter the track list then select a track to play DVR 940HX S Press G SUBTITLE or amp ANGLE to change the page DVR 545HX S Press SHIFT SUBTITLE or SHIFT ANGLE to change the page 1 The digital audio output contains a copy prohibit signal when albums are playing from the HDD Using the Jukebox GE Changing the album view 1 From the album list display the view options menu panel 2 Select a view option cou
199. o your TV from the ANTENNA OUT connector Antenna wall outlet lf your area is not yet served with terrestrial digital services connect your antenna s output to the ANTENNA IN RF IN connector using one of the supplied RF antenna cables Next connect the recorder to your TV from the ANTENNA OUT connector E Antenna wall outlet We strongly recommend using an outdoor antenna for better broadcast picture quality If however you want to use an indoor antenna use one with a signal amplifier rated at 5 V 30 mA and set Aerial Power to On in the Initial Setup menu see page 139 Connecting up 02 Easy connections The setup described below is a basic setup that allows you to watch and record TV programs and play discs Other types of connections are explained starting on the following page A Important e These connections use SCART cables not supplied If your TV or VCR does not have a SCART connection if you want to use the supplied audio video cable see Using the supplied audio video cable on page 18 e The AV1 RGB TV AV connector can output ordinary composite S video or RGB video plus stereo analog audio The AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER connector accepts ordinary S video and RGB video input as well as stereo analog audio See AV7 Out on page 141 and Av2 L7 In on page 142 for how to set them up Before maki
200. older track number or a search time Play Mode Search Mode Time Search A B Repeat Title Search Repeat Chapter Search Program 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 hour and 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 0 Title Chapter Folder Track Search For example for track 6 press 6 3 Start playback Note 1 When using time search playback may occasionally start slightly before or after the time you input A B Repeat DVD HDD CD VideoCD DivX The A B Repeat function allows you to specify two points A and B within a track or title that form a loop which is played over and over 2 1 During playback select A B Repeat from the Play Mode menu 2 one With A Loop Start highlighted press at the point you want the loop to start 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 itle e To resume normal playback select Off
201. on switch it into standby 2 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 To unlockthe recorder press and hold E STOP on the front panel while the recorder is stopped for three seconds until the display shows UNLOCK Using the GUIDE Plus electronic program guide Vv 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 130 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 a timer program if the clock isn t set e 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 inished If two programs have the same imes but different channels for example the program set most recently akes priority f VPS PDC is active for two timer programs that are programmed to start at the same time then the program that actually starts first takes priority The Info Area This area is reserved for additional information such as news weather report
202. on page 99 4 Select the command you want e Divide Divide a chapter into two or more parts Use the playback controls gt I lt lt gt gt etc to find the point at which you want to divide the chapter then press ENTER Gi Chapter Edit OVD VRIMOWEPIay List 1 00 Mon 29 11 Pr2 SP Rec time 1h00m Chapters 5 1 1 0 00 00 gt Play Exit De OO a Combine ZZ Note You can keep dividing the chapter as many times as you wish up to 999 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 OVO VRERTGWEPay List D a 4800 Mon 29 11 n Rec ne aS eee Pee ve Combine Combine two adjacent chapters into one Highlight the bar divider between two adjacent chapters and press ENTER EJ Chapter Edit OVD VRTOREP ay List D 18 00 Mon 29 11 Pr2 SP RS af ees ee Divide rase Move mmm m a 7 Select Exit to get back to the main Disc Navigator screen 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 thou
203. onnect 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 7 ANTENNA DIGITAL IN OUT Connect your DTV antenna to the ANTENNA DIGITAL IN jack The signal is passed through to the ANTENNA DIGITAL OUT jack for connection to your TV 8 COMMON INTERFACE slot Slot for CA module and smart card used to decode scrambled D TV channels See Common Interface on page 15 9 HDMI OUT HDMI output for high quality digital audio and video 10 AC IN Power inlet 11 OUTPUT Stereo analog audio video and S video outputs for connection to a TV or AV amplifier receiver 12 INPUT 3 Stereo analog audio video and S video inputs for connection to a VCR or other source component Connecting up GE 13 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL Coaxial digital audio jack for connecting to an AV amplifier receiver Dolby Digital DTS MPEG decoder or other equipment with a digital input Front panel connections On the front panel a flip down cover hides more connections Gea Soco 6 B 14 EXT HDD DVR 940HX S only Port for connecting the optional external HDD 15 USB port Type B USB port for connecting a PictBridge compatible printer 16 USB port Type A USB port for connecting a digital camera USB memory or other USB device 17 DVIN A DV input i LINK connector suitable for connecting a D
204. ons by pressing the YELLOW Action button Select the channel icon you want using the cursor buttons then press ENTER to return to the previous screen on that channel Areas The GUIDE Plus system consists of seven Areas All Areas can be accessed from the Menu bar e Grid The GUIDE Plus system Home Area Displays TV listings information for the next seven days by time and channel e Search Search for TV programs by category e g Sport subcategory e g Football or keyword e My TV Set up a profile and receive recommendations according to your preferences Schedule Show all scheduled recordings e Info Area for additional information such as weather not available in all regions e Editor Change channel settings e Setup Setup the GUIDE Plus system GE The Grid Area The Grid is the main TV listings screen of the GUIDE Plus system and is the first screen that you see when you press GUIDE You can see TV listings for the next seven days starting with the current day When you highlight a program in the Grid you can see information about it in the nformation Box including title synopsis channel source time and length If there is ani symbol in the Information Box it means hat there is an extended synopsis available Press the INFO button to see it n some countries you can also see a rating or a particular program mostly movies These ratings are provided by local
205. 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 H He Still Prog Motion PureCinma Subtitle Adjust YNR Off HEEEEEEH Max CNR Off HHH Max BNR Off HHHH Max Min mH Max v You can adjust the following settings e Prog Motion Adjusts the motion and still picture quality when video output is set to progressive Prog Motion is ineffective when PureCinema is On e PureCinema This setting optimizes the picture for film material when the video output is set to progressive Usually set to Auto 1 but try switching to Auto 2 On or Off if the picture appears unnatural e Subtitle Adjust When the video output is set to progressive scan it s possible that the subtitles in some movies will disappear unnaturally In this case select the On setting only possible when connected using HDMI e YNR Adjusts the amount of noise reduction NR applied to the Y brightness component En KD The Video Adjust menu e CNR Adjusts the amount of noise reduction NR applied to the C colour 4 Tip component only possible when e To see more of the picture as you adjust connected using HDMI different settings press ENTER after e BNR Adjusts the amount of noise selecting the setting you want to adjust reduction NR applied to the block noise e YNR and Detail are ineffective for analog
206. ord before recording by setting the Bilingual Recording setting see Bilingual Recording on page 142 Switching between TV and DVD When the recorder is stopped or recording you can choose whether to have the audio video from the built in TV tuner or external input play on your TV DVD mode or watch the channel that the TV is currently set o TV mode During playback or when a menu is being displayed on screen the sound and video is always routed to your TV and is unaffected by he TV DVD mode setting ote that the recorder must be connected to your TV using a SCART cable to be able to use this feature TV DVD OC Switch between TV mode and DVD mode KD Recording 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 145 a further option will be available MN1 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 REC MODE DVR 940HX S O SHIFT REC MODE DVR 545HXS Press repeatedly to select the r
207. order you may not be able to re initialize and or initialize Playback Chapter 8 Playback Introduction Basic playback Most of the features described in this a chapter make use of on screen displays Navigate these using the cursor buttons and ENTER To go back one level from any screen use the RETURN EXIT 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 87 e Fordiscs that contain JPEG picture files see The PhotoViewer on page 122 Note 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 in the disc This is nota malfunction HDD DVD 1 OC Select the HDD or DVD for playback
208. overy Recording feature will automatically make f there is very little free space left on the HDD an Auto Replace Recording may not complete successfully f the HDD is being used for playback or high speed copying when an Auto Replace Recording is due to start he new timer recording will not replace the old one However the next time the timer recording starts both of e VPS PDC cannot be set for recordings made from digital broadcasts or an external input or when the recording mode is set to AUTO Using the GUIDE Plus electronic program guide Deleting a scheduled recording 1 Highlight the left tile of a scheduled recording Suny BBC2 25 May 10 10 Delete Edit Home W Friends The one with the Male Nanny A jealous Ross mocks Rachel s choice of an over sensitive male nanny for Emma while Phoebe must choose between two unexpected BBC2 P02 10 30 60Min MyTV J Schedule Recording Schedule Qual Freq Dest 25 May Friends LP Tue HDDr Welcome to GUIDE Plus Cam One Button Recording Camy 2 Press the RED Action button Delete The scheduled event is deleted Setting a VIDEO Plus recording 1 Select Schedule from the Menu bar Gung BBC2 25 May 10 10 BYD lt ey ISS Home a Schedule displays programmes for Record Press W to use Press the Red bution for VIDEO Plus recording Press the Green button for Manual recording Press 4 for My TV Press gt for In
209. p e There is no sound when the picture is paused or during scanning or slow motion play Press PLAY to resume regular playback e DTS discs can only be played if this recorder is connected to a DTS decoder or DTS compatible amp receiver If you have connected a suitable decoder also make sure that the Initial Setup gt Audio Out gt 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 e Check the audio cable connections page 14 e If the sound Cannot switch a bilin During real ti is distorted try cleaning the cable plugs me copying it is not possible to switch audio channels gual 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 nput Line System setting page 150 You can also change it by pressing the W STOP button and INPUT SELECT on the front panel simultaneously with the recorder stopped 157 En KD Additional information e Make sure that the TV Screen Size setting page 147 is correct for the kind of TV you have see also page 165 e If you have a widescreen TV check its aspect ratio settings En Screen is stretched vertically or hori
210. perative Note that startup from standby is not possible if you have selected Recorder s Tuner in Pause Live TV on page 138 Please note that you can t record from another component VCR etc that is connected by a SCART cable to the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER connector using the Pause Live TV feature TIEN Pause Live TV Viewing source mode of DVR source R Condition function button DVR TV built in analog TV Pause Live TV Preset channel of DVR and TV are tuner matched after downloading from TV Direct TV Preset channel of DVR and TV are NOT recording 7 matched after downloading from TV Record TV program that you re watching TV built in digital TV Direct TV Preset channel info in D TV cannot be uner recording 7 shared by DVR even after Download from TV Record TV program that you re watching External input of TV TV Direct TV Record TV program that you re watching recording 7 DVR built in analog DVD DVR built in uner analog tuner Pause Live TV DVR built in digital DVD DVR built in uner digital tuner Pause Live TV 7 No Chase Play Warning if you change input this will stop the recording Recording 07 Simultaneous recording and Also during simultaneous recording and playback if the TV line system of the playback Chase Play playback track title changes then playback will automatically stop HDD Chase Play allows you to watch a recording hat is still in p
211. r editing 1 Select the folder containing the files you want to import 2 Select Multi Mode from the menu E Photoviewer HDD 12 13 WED ZS 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 File selection Start Slideshow New Folder Folder Options Copy to DVD 3 To add a file folder to the list select it then choose Select from the menu A checkbox mark 1 is shown by the item you selected e You can also select a file or folder and press W STOP to add it to the list e To remove a file folder from the list select Cancel Selection from the menu ED Photoviewer HDD Multi Mode File Chair No 2 Date Time 10 00 24 01 2006 A Size 1920 X 1440 006 12 17 SUN y p 007 12 18 MON 3 008 12 19 TUE 1 2 Press STOP or ENTER to display the menu and cancel selection 001 12 12 TUE 003 12 14 THU 004 12 15 FRI 005 12 16 SAT v 4 Display the command menu 5 Select the command you want to apply to all the selected items Importing files from a USB device Use this feature to copy all the files ona connected USB device to this recorder s HDD A Important e After backing up the pictures on your USB device to HDD we recommend verifying that they have been recorded properly before deleting anything from the camera
212. reen You can display various on screen information about the disc loaded or the HDD 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 of just the currently selected playback recording device HDD or removable disc e To hide the information display press DISPLAY repeatedly until it disappears HDD and removable disc activity display Press DISPLAY once to see the HDD and removable disc DVD etc activity Use the HDD DVD button to switch between the two kinds of display The example displays below show high speed copying from HDD to DVD and HDD chase playback Rec Mode SP 2h00m DVD Hi Speed Copy Eww Video HDD gt DVD Remain 10h35m Remain h m E Stop E Stop MMN Oh08m left Rec Mode SP 2h00m DVD Ce DVD RW Video Remain 10h35m Remain 0h52m gt Chase Play m Stop Rec lt Recording time Relative playback position Shows recording restrictions for the current channel program E Stop ABC Pr1 DVD RW VR Resume Stereo Original XP 1h00m DVD Rem 0h35m Copy Once Finalized Disc Name Comedy shows DVD Mode Indicates copy protected material Indicates a multi angle scene J gt Play 3 2 0 00 15 DVD R Video ChapterTime 0 00 21 Pu ChapterTotal 0h01m52s mmnm 4 32Mbps Title Name 21 11 Football match Indicates the data transfer rate tip e See Swit
213. rogress from the start without having to wait until the recording has inished i e playback is chasing the recording n fact you re not just limited to watching he recording in progress You can watch anything else already on the HDD or ona 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 86 Chase Play is not possible when DV is the recording input e Press during recording to start playback from the beginning of the current recording 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 skip e To stop playback press W 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 150 A Note 1 You can t start playback immediately after recording starts Simultaneous playback and recording doesn t work while copying or backing up En KD Recording En Recording from an external component DVD VR DVD Video DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM HDD You can record from an external component
214. rom a USB device Copy all photos on a connected USB device to the HDD Note Ss J Select the folder containing the files you want to view copy or edit Currently selected folder in folder list Currently selected File information thumbnail E Photoviewer File Chair No 2 Date Time 10 00 24 01 2006 A Size 1920 x 1440 N 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 v 1 2 Pages in folder list Incompatible unknown file Pages in file view e lf you encounter a disc that will not play check that the disc and file formats are compatible with this recorder see JPEG file compatibility and PC created disc compatibility on page 11 1 DVR 940HX S You cannot use the external HDD to store photos for the PhotoViewer 2 Up to 999 files or 99 folders are viewable but if there are more files folders than this on the disc or connected device on page 123 gt USB camera it is still possible to view them all using the Reload function see Reloading files from a disc or USB The PhotoViewer Playing a slideshow 1 list The first nine images from the selected folder are displayed as thumbnails in the main part of the screen Select a folder from the folder e The larger the file size the longer it takes the recorder to load the file e Tostartthe slideshow from th
215. rom the A B Repeat menu or press CLEAR if no menu OSD such as the Play ode menu is displayed 2 If you switch camera angles on a DVD during A B repeat play A B repeat is canceled En 08 Playback En 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 Select Repeat from the Play Mode menu then choose a repeat play mode Play Mode Search Mode A B Repeat Repeat Disc Repeat Title Repeat Repeat Chapter Program ORepeat Off 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 SuperVCD WMA MP3 This feature lets you program the play order of titles chapters folders tracks on a disc or the HDD 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 A Note Program Step amp Title 01 03 a Chapter 001 015 a 01 001 Title 01 Chapter 001 02 Title 02 Chapter 002 03 Title 03 Chapter 003 04 Chapter 004 05 Chapter 005 06 Chapter 006 07 Chapter 007 08 Chapter 008 A Select
216. rom 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 1 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 unless permitted by a legal exception or consented to by the rightowners C KD Copying and backup 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 internal 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 1 DVR 940HX S DVR 545HX S 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 ONETOUCH copy 2 O Press during playback to copy the current title The front panel
217. s 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 work try switching off the camcorder then switch back on e There s a picture but no sound Try switching the DV Input setting see DV Input on page 143 between Stereo 1 and Stereo 2 DV video setting Use this setting to adjust the picture quality of the incoming video from the DV device connected to the DV jack of this recorder Select DV then DV Video Setting from the Home Menu For detailed information on this setting see Setting the picture quality for TV and external inputs on page 133 Note 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 i LINK and the i LINK logo are trademarks This recorder is only compatible with DV 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 DV camcorders can usually record audio as stereo 16 bit 48 kHz or twin
218. s stock quotes and so on and varies by region Note that this feature is not available in all countries regions The Editor Area The Editor Area is the central location for you to manage your channels Any changes you make here will affect what is displayed in the Grid Area The Editor Area is mainly used when setting up the GUIDE Plus system to make any manual changes as necessary You can also use the Editor Area if new channels become available in your area or if you change from cable to satellite say or move house From the Editor Area you can e Display hide channels in the grid switch the channel on off e Select a channel source A TV D TV Ext Rec 1 Ext Rec 2 etc e Enter a channel program number Switching a channel on off You can choose whether or not to display a channel in the Grid Area by switching the channel on or off in the Editor Area 1 Select Editor from the Menu bar Cail Home Press the Red bution to switch channel On or Off grey Press to change Source and Programme Number D TV DTV 002 D TV 003 D TV 004 Cane D 005 BBC MELTA 007 Welcome to GUIDE Plus One Button Recording Din 006 Dm 014 On D 1V 017 a 2 Highlight the left channel tile of the channel you want to switch on or off 3 Press the RED Action button to switch the channel on or off C gt Using the GUIDE Plus electronic program guide Chan
219. s highlighted e Press until Editor is highlighted The main area of the screen now shows a list of channels Those that are turned ON are displayed in the grid those that are OFF are hidden Use the t buttons to move down the list and turn channels ON or OFF as necessary e For any channel that you turn ON the GUIDE Plus system will need to know how it is received the source and on which program number The source may be the built in tuner of this recorder or an external receiver The program number is the number on which the channel can be found on its receiving device source The entry in the Editor screen must match this number for correct recording of that channel e The above is especially important for the host channel Please make sure that the host channel is always switched ON eee e e 2 Change the program numbers as you like Changing the program numbers allows you to decide the order in which the channels change when stepping through them sequentially You can do this to group certain channels together for example BBC2 25 May 10 10 a Editor displays your channel settings You may switch channels On blue or Off grey select their Source and their Programme Number Press to use Press for Info Press gt for Setup D TV 001 D TV 002 D TV 003 f CH D TV 004 Samy D TV 005 BB Ext Rec 1 007 D TV 006 D TV 014 Ca
220. s information doesn t update The latest TV listings information is automatically downloaded by the recorder overnight This only happens if the recorder is in standby if the recorder is left on it will not download When not using the recorder please switch it into standby Data downloads can take several hours The front panel display shows EPG when downloading If you switch the recorder on while EPG is displayed the download will be canceled The GUIDE Plus system is not supported in my area but when I switch the recorder into standby aftera while the front panel display shows EPG Can stop this from happening lf the GUIDE Plus system is not supported in your area please do not set the postal code in the GUIDE Plus setup see Setting up the GUIDE Plus system on page 40 When the GUIDE Plus service starts in your area please set the postal code again e The automatic Host Channel search failed or the GUIDE Plus system identified the wrong Host Channel for my region You can identify your Host Channel manually See Manual Host Channel setup on page 59 for how to do this KO Using the digital electronic program guide Chapter 6 Using the digital electronic program guide This chapter is only applicable ifthe EPG Type Select setting made in the Setup Navigator or the Initial Setup menu is set to Digital EPG The Digital EPG system The Digital EPG shows a table of scheduled d
221. s when switching soundtracks Some discs feature both Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks There is no analog audio output when DTS is selected To listen to the DTS soundtrack connect this recorder to a DTS decoder or AV amp receiver with built in DTS decoder via the digital output See Connecting to an AV amplifier receiver on page 23 for connection details 1 Some discs only allow you to change subtitle language from the disc menu Press MENU or TOP MENU to access e To set subtitle preferences see Subtitle Language on page 144 2 e Some discs only allow you to change audio language from the disc menu Press MENU or TOP MENU to ac cess e To set audio language preferences see Audio Language on page 144 En 08 Playback Switching audio channels DVD VR DVD RAM HDD CD VideoCD Super VCD WMA MP3 For HDD and VR mode content recorded with bilingual audio you can switch between left L channel right R channel 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 e DVR 940HX S e DVR 545HXS 5 Press repeatedly to display switch the audio channel The audio channel s currently playing are indicated on screen HDD DVD VR DVD RAM L R Both channels default L Left ch
222. screen material can t be copied to a ideo mode disc Use a VR mode DVD R RW or DVD RAM disc for this 2 In manual recording mode these equate to MN1 to MN15 Video Mode Off or MN1 to MNB Video Mode On Copying and backup 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 e Recordings of bilingual broadcasts cannot be high speed copied to a Video mode DVD Please use a VR mode DVD R RW or DVD RAM e Titles over 8 hours cannot be copied to single layer DVD R RW discs using One Touch Copy Use DVD R DL discs or titles over 8 hours Titles recorded in MN1 to MN6 SEP SLP or EP mode cannot be copied to DVD R RW using One Touch Copy DVR 940HX S When high speed copying from the internal or external HDD to DVD it is not possible to play from or record to the other connected HDD Copying to the internal HDD e The maximum title length for 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 DVR 940HX S Cop
223. short while for the channel picture to appear and or for the channel number to appear In both of the above cases some improvement may be possible by adjusting the antenna Using the D TV Channel List When in D TV mode you can call up the on screen Channel List anytime by pressing ENTER Use the buttons to select a channel then press ENTER to switch to that channel 1 If you select a locked channel you will need to enter your password to access it e While listening to D TV radio channels the screen saver automatically starts after no button has been pressed for 3 minutes 2 Analog channel presets are numbered 1 to 99 digital channel presets are numbered D001 to D999 En KD Recording En Displaying a channel banner A channel banner shows program titles start and end times of the current program and other channel information The information is updated every minute INFO C Press to display the channel banner for the current channel O S Wed 30 Apr 12 46 e Use the buttons to display the channel banner for other channels To switch to the displayed banner s channel press ENTER e The channel banner displays the Subtitles qq and MHEG icon if that channel supports the MHEG application see Using the MHEG application below e To see more detailed channel information press INFO again 11 30 12 00 se the t buttons to display ormatio
224. ss to start reverse or forward scanning Press again to change the speed STANDBY ON lt lt 1 gt II gt page 88 While paused press and hold to start slow motion playback Press repeatedly to change the playback speed PREV PAUSE STOP NEXT aa PLAY w i HELP REC STOP REE INFO While paused press to advance a single frame in either direction When GUIDE Plus is displayed use to display the previous next day 3 HELP Press for help on how to use the current GUI screen 4 DISC NAVIGATOR page 86 98 TOP MENU page 83 Press to display the Disc Navigator screen or the top menu if a DVD Video or finalized DVD R RW Video disc is loaded 5 t and ENTER Smart Jog Used to navigate all on screen displays Press ENTER to select the currently highlighted option When using the Smart Jog turn it lighty to avoid pressing down on the cursor keys While watching D TV press ENTER to 1 STANDBY ON display the Channel List screen Press to switch the recorder on into standby CM BACK commercial back 2 PLAY page 81 Turn the Smart Jog counter clockwise Press to start playback during playback to skip progressively backward through the audio or video Press to pause playback or recording CM SKIP commercial skip E STOP page 81 Turn the Smart Jog clockwise during Press to stop playback playback to skip progressively
225. t itsubishi 59 e lf the maker s name of your TV doesn t okia 53 81 appear in the table below you will not be Panasonic 58 72 able to use this remote to control your Philips 57 85 TV Pioneer 50 80 2 Press to check that the remote RCA 68 works with your TV Salona 7 If the remote is set up correctly the TV Samsung 73 75 should switch on off If it doesn t and there is an E another code given for your maker repeat i 4 step 1 with a new code Ug harp 52 Using the TV remote control ey s Tand 69 buttons Tel ki 64 The table below shows how to use this ZA A Thomson 62 remote control with your TV TFE aa osniba O Press to switch the TV on off standby INPUT SELECT Press to change the TV s video input VOLUME Use to adjust the TV volume CHANNEL Use to change TV channels KD Additional information Minimum copying times The table below shows the minimum internal 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 DVD RW 2x DVD R 2 4x DVD RAM 3x DVD R 4x DVD R 8x 16x DVD R 1x DVD RW 4x DVD RW 6x DVD RW 1x RAR eA RN E DVD RAM 5x DVD R 4x DVD4R 8x 16x DVD RW 4x DVD RW 8x 1x 2x 2 4x 3x 4x 6x SEP 10h 6 mins 3 mins 7 2 mins 1 5 mins 7 1 25 mins 7 SLP 8h 7 5 mins 4 mins 7 2 5 mins 2 mins 7 1 6 mins
226. tch 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 1 Switch on your TV and set the video input to this recorder 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 Setup menu see page 137 e If this recorder is connected to a compatible TV using a fully wired 21 pin SCART cable the recorder will take a few seconds to download country TV screen size and language information Check the manual that came with your TV for compatibility information 3 A Choose a language then press ENTER D initia Setup A Basic Clocl Language Digital Tuner Input DEnglish fran ais Analogue Tuner Powi Deutsch Italiano Video In Out HELF Espa ol Audio In EPG Svenska Pycexuit Audio Out Paus Language Setup Recording v Nederlands Note 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 If you don t want to use the Setup Navigator press to select Cancel then
227. te with the printer During this time you can press ENTER to cancel the print Select Start to confirm or Cancel to cancel e Once printing has started you can cancel by pressing ENTER Note 1 Picture files should be standard DCF format Non standard files may not print properly printer check the printer manual for e If the message Searching for printer Please wait a moment continues to be displayed try disconnecting then reconnecting the USB cable This recorder may not work correctly ED The Disc Setup menu Chapter 14 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 Select Disc Setup from the Home Menu 2 Select Basic gt Input Disc Name gt Next Screen Basic Input Disc Name Next Screen Initialize Lock Disc Finalize mode discs and DVD R RW
228. ternal HDD cannot be initialized from the Setup Navigator please refer to nitialize HDD on page 132 For users receiving digital broadcast services This unit can set its internal clock automatically from digital broadcasts However depending on the broadcaster the clock information received may not be accurate Use the following procedure while the recorder is not recording to set the clock manually 1 Press HOME MENU Select Initial Setup gt Basic gt Clock Setting 3 Highlight the time setting 4 Press ENTER to display the manual clock setting screen 5 Set the correct time Return to automatic clock setting e To return to the automatic clock setting follow the instructions for Replace Channels page 138 ED Getting started En Setting up the GUIDE Plus system This section is only applicable if you chose to use the GUIDE Plus system as the EPG type in step 10 of the Setup Navigator above The GUIDE Plus system is a free interactive on screen television programming guide The system offers program listings for all major channels one touch recording search by genre recommendations according to your profile and more For the GUIDE Plus system to function correctly it is important that you set the language and country correctly in the Setup Navigator and that you have performed a scan for available channels as these are all used by
229. the information window i e To watch a program currently on air select the program then press ENTER Channel number e You can check information about programs scheduled up to 1 week ahead depending on conditions e Depending on conditions it may take Appear when other programs have been some time to acquire EPG data scheduled for the same period Station name 1 2 3 Program title 4 INFO 5 Program schedule 3 Press to view more information about the selected program Detailed information appears in the schedule window 6 Program genre Using the Digital EPG If the screen contains further information More is displayed Using the Digital EPG you can check the e To quit the display of detailed schedule of digital TV programs view information press INFO again or information about desired programs and or RETURN EXIT select programs 13 40 14 05 1 Press to display the Digital EPG E screen The EPG screen updates automatically if the EPG data is acquired successfully If not the Digital EPG screen shows a blank image More 2 Select a TV program 4 Press to exit the Digital EPG screen D007 00 00 12 00 Z Note 1 The general program list does not show programs that have already finished K Using the digital electronic program guide Setting timer programs Using the Digital EPG it s easy to set digital TV programs
230. the instruction manuals or help files that came with your PC and or software C Before you start Divx DivX Certified and associated logos are trademarks of DivX Inc and are used under license DivX VOD content DivX 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 lf 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 e 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
231. the language you want BD Initial Setup eae Basic OSD DVD Menu Language Digital Tuner Audi Analogue Tuner Subt Video In Out Auto Number Audio In DVD Language Subt Language Recording v Language 4 English gt 0514 Select by language name Use the 4 buttons to change the language Select by code number Press then use the number buttons to enter the four digit language code See Language code list on page 164 for a list of available languages and corresponding codes C KO The Initial Setup menu Using Software Update Digital tuner The Software Update function can keep the built in digital tuner up to date with the latest system software You can either check for updates manually or have the recorder do it automatically at regular intervals Access the Software Update screen from the Options menu There are three options available Manual Update Auto Update and Technical Information Manual Update Select Manual Update to check for updated software immediately If new software is found then it is automatically downloaded and installed The new software will take effect the next time the recorder is powered on If for some reason the new software could not be downloaded successfully a dialog box informs you of the error Press HOME MENU to exit or RETURN EXIT to return to the previous screen Note that channel information may be erased when software update is used
232. tles E s 20 00 FRI 3 12 Ealt Oo 20 00 Fri 3 12 Pr9 S Recent irst 2 GANA 22 00 THU 2 12 wy E 22 00 Thu 2 12 Pr7 All Genres Multi Mode eee are 2 19 00 MON 29 11 O 19 00 Mon 29 11 Pr2 SP thoom 1 06 Remain 30h30m KO Editing 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 VR 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 disc 1 Highlight the title you want to erase b 7 Select Erase from the command menu panel 3 Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel lt tip e You can erase a title quickly by pressing CLEAR when the title is highlighted Confirm the edit by pressing ENTER Z Note 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 1 Highlight the title you want to name or rename 2 Select Edit gt Title Name from the command menu p
233. to that track 2 Press CLEAR to clear a number entry and start again While a PBC menu screen is displayed use to select num bered menu items DVR 940HX S Video CD in non PBC mode only on gt ee x Oo DVR 545HX S ys Ble CO ojs Veen N DVR 940HX S Turn the Smart Jog counter clockwise for back ward skip turn clockwise for forward skip DVR 545HX S Press to skip backward forward progressively up to a maximum of ten min utes forward or three minutes back 1 1 While paused press and hold to start slow motion playback Press repeatedly to change the playback speed forward only While paused press to advance a single frame forward only RETURN EXIT Press to display the disc menu of a Video CD Super VCD play ing in PBC mode Playing DivX video files The table below shows the basic playback controls for DivX video files Press to start playback D f RESUME is displayed on screen playback starts from he place last stopped Play back of titles DivX files pro ceeds in alphabetical order sop Press to stop playback You can resume playback from he same point by pressing gt PLAY Press W STOP again to cancel the resume function ms Pauses playback or restarts playback when paused ae Press to start scanning Press repeatedly to increase the scan ning speed prev next Press to skip to previous next itle During playback you ca
234. tput as shown here or the S video output A Important e Noise may be output from your speakers if the recorder is not set up to work with your AV amplifier receiver properly see Audio Out on page 143 e When watching D TV only linear PCM audio is output from the coaxial digital out jack e Do not connect this recorder to your TV through your VCR using A V cables Always connect it directly to your TV 1 Connect your TV antenna to the recorder and TV See Connecting a TV antenna on page 16 for details This enables you to watch and record TV channels 2 Connect the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack on this recorder to a coaxial digital input on your AV amplifier receiver This enables you to listen to multichannel surround sound 3 Connect the analog AUDIO OUTPUT and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks on this recorder to an analog audio and video input on your AV amplifier receiver 4 Connect the AV amplifier receiver s video output to a video input on your TV gt Connecting up Connecting using HDMI If you have an HDMI or DVI equipped monitor or display you can connect it to this recorder using an HDMI cable not supplied The HDMI connector outputs uncom pressed digital video as well as almost every kind of digital audio 1 Use an HDMI cable to connect the HDMI OUT connector on this recorder to an HDMI connector on an HDMI compat ible monitor
235. tured under license from and 3 subject of various international patents and patent applications owned by or licensed to Gemstar TV Guide International Inc and or its related affiliates Note Legal Notice GEMSTAR TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL INC AND OR ITS RELATED AFFILIATES ARE NOT IN ANY WAY LIABLE FOR THE ACCURACY OF THE PROGRAM SCHEDULE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE GUIDE PLUS SYSTEM IN NO EVENT SHALL GEMSTAR TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL INC AND OR ITS RELATED AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY AMOUNTS REPRESENTING LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS OR INDIRECT SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROVISION OR USE OF ANY INFORMATION EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES RELATING TO THE GUIDE PLUS SYSTEM 1 The GUIDE Plus system can t be used when the Input Line System is set to 525 System see also nput Line System on page 137 Using the GUIDE Plus electronic program guide 05 Using the GUIDE Plus GUIDE Plus navigation The table below shows a summary of the system remote buttons you ll use to navigate the GUIDE Plus system All the various features and areas are colour coded for ease of navigation All screens Key What it does with the exception of some setup screens REC Press to set or cancel One have the following common elements Button Recording epr GUIDE Press to display the GUIDE sf E A Grid displays programme listings by channel and time P
236. 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 Select Detailed Settings Memory1 Detailed Settings C KD The Video Adjust menu 3 adjust Select the setting you want to Motion H HIH Still Motion Still Prog Motion PureCinma 3 D Y C YNR Off e Max CNR Off Max White AGC White Level Min H Max v 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 This setting optimizes the picture for film material when the video output is set to progressive Usually set to Auto but try switching to Off if the picture appears unnatural e 3 D Y C Adjusts the brightness colour separation NTSC video input only e YNR Adjusts the amount of noise reduction NR applied to the Y brightness component e CNR Adjusts the amount of noise reduction NR applied to the C colour component 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 Corr
237. vestigate 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 e Check that the disc is not an incompatible format disc page 8 automatically ejected Check that the disc is loaded properly aligned in disc tray and label after closing the disc side up tray e Take out the disc and clean it page 166 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 format disc page 8 e Take out the disc and clean it page 166 e Check that the disc is loaded properly aligned in disc tray and label side up e 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 e Check that the disc is not an incompatible format disc page 8 e Some DVD RAM discs are not recordable until they have been initialized page 80 This can take up to 1 hour En Additional information CE Problem Remedy No picture e Che
238. wap channel assignments of different presets so that you can group together presets that naturally go together Select two presets to swap then press ENTER 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 Smart Jog DVR 940HX S or ka a PREV 1 NEXT DVR 545HX S or INPUT SELECT buttons to change the preset or external input On the default Auto setting the recorder can generally correctly detect whether the input signal is PAL SECAM 3 58 NTSC or PAL 60 but in some cases you may have to set it manually if the picture is displayed incorrectly e Input Colour System cannot be set when the recorder is in D TV mode e See also About the input colour system on page 151 for more information on this setting Component Video Interlace Select if your monitor TV is not compatible with Out progressive scan video Progressive Select if your monitor TV is progressive scan compatible Check the operating instructions that came with your monitor TV if you re not sure For Component Video Out to be effective the AV1 Out setting see below must be set to something other than RGB If your TV is incompatible with progressive scan video and you select Progressive you will not be able to see any picture at all In this case press ONE TOUCH COPY while holding down the W STOP button on the front panel to switch to Interlace
239. wn keywords Searching You can search for programs by category subcategory or by keyword My Choice Categories for searching include Movies purple Sport green Children blue and Others teal In some countries there is a further subcategory available called Tip of the Day These are programs recommended by a local partner such as a TV magazine Home Press ENTER to search My Choice gt programmes 4 4y for other My Choice categories Press gt for Movies ee Search MyTV Schedule My Choice Welcome to GUIDE Plus 1 lt Select Search from the Menu ine bar One Button Recording Gamer 2 Select a category and a subcategory 2 Press the YELLOW Action button to add a keyword Home Search displays programme listings by categories of interest sag Press touse for Gra gt for My TV Enter a keyword to appear in Movies E eo E Welcome to GUIDE Plus BBC2 25 May 10 10 MEN a Please press or 4 to highlight a character on the keyboard Select with ENTER Cam M Press the Green button to exit Please enter your personal search keyword One Button Recording Conger Welcometo GUIDE Plus e f you choose All as the subcategory all Sin programs in the category you selected aortas will show up in the search results Recording En ju fv iw EA AEKA Using the GUIDE Plus electronic program gui
240. xternal receiver correctly If you have no success try to receive new codes overnight used to receive data through my terrestrial antenna or analog cable without a set top box Now have upgraded to a satellite system or to digital cable with external receiver What should do to receive data for the GUIDE Plus system You can try to receive your host channel through your new reception method If you have problems to receive data we recommend that you keep your analog terrestrial or cable connection only to receive data this way It is important that you identify your host channel correctly in the Editor Area After I performed the initial set up I found that the line up for all the channels received via the external set top box is incorrect How do I correct this You can change the line up in the editor according to your preferences Access the Editor Area Select the channels that you would like to change Change the source and preset number according to your preferences performed the set up but after many hours still have a blank EPG what is going wrong There are several possibilities Connections are wrong See Connecting up on page 14 to double check everything The initial setup of GUIDE Plus was completed incorrectly Try setting it up again see Setting up the GUIDE Plus system on page 40 Your cabling and setup is OK but the recorder has not been connected for
241. y 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 MIN1 to MN15 Video Mode Off or MN1 to MN8 amp Video Mode On e LP MN9 to MN15 recordings when HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off e Bilingual recordings Combined titles that were originally recorded using different recording modes Copying and backup gt C 6 Press to display the command menu panel The Command Menu panel Be Copy HDD gt DVD Vide om Select Title it 8 WED 29 03 20 00 Wed29 03 Pr 2 SP Pr2 o 7 MON 27 03 21 00 Mon27 03 Pr4 SP Pr4 Back 6 SAT 25 03 23 00 Sat25 03 Pr9 SP_ Pr Recent first A 5 THU 23 03 22 00 Thu23 03 Pr6 SP Pr6 aS 4 WED 22 03 20 00 Wed22 03 Pr2 SP Pr2 MON 20 03 13 00 Mon20 03 Pr 9 SP PrQ 1 FRI 17 03 21 00 Fri 17 03 Pr4 SP Pr4 WED 15 03 20 00 Wed15 03 Pr2 SP Pr2 20 00 Wed29 03 Pr2 SP 20 00 1h00m 2 06 Pr 2 fE S Sports sP Copy List Total 436 4 Current DVD Remain 436 Ca All Genres 7 Select Next to move on to the Title Edit screen Be Copy HDD gt DVD Video m Title Edit 2
242. y List see Move on page 106 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 7 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 116 8 Select Start Copy to start copying ZZ Note Recording Mode 1 Select Recording Mode from the command menu panel A Select a recording mode for the copy e High Speed Copy The Copy List is copied at the same recording quality as the original e XP SP LP EP SLP SEP MN The Copy 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 f you select MN above you can also change the level setting MN1 to MN32 or LPCM from the Recording Quality box hat appears Optimized 4 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 R
243. ying gt CM SKIP commercial skip Press repeatedly to skip progressively forward through the audio or video playing Il PAUSE Press to pause playback or recording 6 Recording controls page 73 REC Press to start recording Press repeatedly to set the recording time in blocks of 30 mins When the red action button is visible in a GUIDE Plus screen use for One utton Record STOP REC Press to stop recording W Colour buttons RED GREEN YELLOW BLUE Use when an EPG screen is displayed or when tuned to a data channel of a digital broadcast The function of each button will be described on screen and changes depending on the screen being displayed TIMER REC page 45 Hold SHIFT and press to set a timer recording from the GUIDE Plus system A TV D TV Hold SHIFT and press to switch between analog TV antenna input and digital TV antenna input The A TV and D TV indicators on the front panel show which is selected qa gt gt page 87 Press to start reverse or forward scanning Press again to change the speed lt lt I gt I gt page 88 While paused press and hold to start slow motion playback Press repeatedly o change the playback speed While paused press to advance a single rame in either direction When GUIDE Plus is displayed use o display the previous next day Number buttons CLEAR Use the number buttons for track chapter title selectio
244. ying to the external HDD HDD2 is not possible Using Copy Lists See also Copyright on page 109 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 4 Important 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 150 Resetting the recorder to its factory settings see Resetting the recorder on page 167 will erase the Copy List 1 Load a recordable DVD e Itis possible to complete the following steps without having a recordable DVD oaded or having an uninitialized DVD oaded however the steps are slightly different e If you want to use a DVD RW VR mode disc for the copy make sure it is initialized before you start 2 Select Copy from the Home Menu C KD Copying and backup En Select HDD gt DVD e DVR 940HX S If an external HDD is connected select HDD
245. you can copy them in e To cancel copying an audio CD press some other order using the program play and hold ONE TOUCH COPY for more mode See Program play on page 90 for how than one second to do this e To cancel copying a WMA MP3 disc Note that once copied to the HDD audio press ENTER tracks cannot be copied to a recordable DVD e ifthe CD loaded contains both CD audio disc racks and WMA MP3 files the part currently selected will play Note 1 DVR 940HX S You cannot use the external HDD to store music for the Jukebox 2 The recorder can copy up to 999 CDs a CD can contain up to 99 tracks The recorded audio format is 256 kbps Chl Dolby Digital En Ti Using the Jukebox En Copying files from a USB device You can copy WMA or MP3 files from a connected USB device such as a USB drive to the HDD 1 Connect the USB device 2 Select Jukebox from the Home Menu Select Listen to Music from USB Device 4 Select Copy Album from the command menu panel 5 Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel The selected folder on the USB device will be copied to the HDD e Up to 99 folders 999 files on the USB device can be copied displayed Playing music from the Jukebox You can select albums or individual tracks from the Jukebox to play 1 Select Jukebox from the Home Menu 2 Select a Jukebox option e Listen to Music Edit Listen t
246. you load them and display a menu on screen from where you can select what to watch Press to start playback Video CD only If RESUME is dis played on screen playback starts from the place last stopped so Press to stop playback Video CD only You can resume playback from the same point by pressing gt PLAY Press W STOP again to cancel the resume function ms Pauses playback or restarts playback when paused ae Press to start scanning Press repeatedly to increase the scan ning speed perv nat Press to Skip to previous next rack 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 Ifyou want to play a DTS audio CD make sure the recorder is connected to a DTS compatible amp receiver with a digital connection Noise will be output through the analog outputs Also make sure that STEREO is selected using the QD AUDIO DVR 940HX S or SHIFT 4 DVR 545HX S button see Switching audio channels on page 92 2 When playing in PBC mode some playback features such as search repeat and program play are not avail able 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 87 C Playback During playback enter a track 000 number then press ENTER to skip directly
247. zontally 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 If the disc was recorded in Video mode or DVD R make sure that recorded using this it s finalized page 79 recorder on another e Some players will not play recordable DVD discs even when player recorded in Video mode and finalized f the disc was recorded in VR mode the other player must be specifically RW compatible in order to play it page 7 e Discs recorded with copy once material cannot be played on non CPRM compatible players page 68 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 picture is dark or dis torted e When a copy protected disc is played via a VCR the picture will not display correctly Connect the recorder directly to your TV Can t record or does not record successfully e Check that there is some remaining blank space on the DVD HDD e For a Video mode disc or DVD R check that the disc isn t already finalized e Check the limits on the number of titles and chapters on a disc Internal HDD 999 titles External HDD 999 titles VR mode 99 titles 999 chapters per disc Video mode disc 99 titles per d

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