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1. 1 Fora DVD timer recording if Optimized Rec see Optimized Rec on page 141 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 fit onto the disc even on MN1 recording quality MN4 for DVD R RW then the Recovery Recording feature will automatically make the recording to the HDD instead e f there is very little free space left on the HDD an Auto Replace Recording may not complete successfully e Ifthe HDD is being used for playback or high speed copying when an Auto Replace Recording is due to start the new timer recording will not replace the old one However the next time the timer recording starts both of the older two programmes will be erased 2 f you set the timer recording to use VPS PDC you must switch the recorder into standby before the timer recording is due to start for it to work correctly For non VPS PDC timer recordings there is no need to switch the recorder into standby Optimized Recording will not work if VPS PDC is on Up to eight timer recordings can be set with VPS PDC 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 programme guide cm Deleting a scheduled recording 1 Highlight the left tile of a scheduled recording Friends The one with the Male Nanny A jealous Ross
2. No Information and press ENTER Unknown is displayed e Unknown is displayed when there are no titles found Depending on the title a different title name may be displayed Information on new CDs on sale may not be registered in the Gracenote database installed in this unit Use the Update Disc with the latest data downloaded from the Pioneer website to update the built in Gracenote database see Gracenote Database on page 146 GUI displays may show the Gracenote database as Database Searching titles again If the titles are not properly displayed use the following procedure to search for titles again from the Gracenote database on the recorder 1 Load the CD HOME MENU 2 Display the Home Menu 3 Select Jukebox gt Play Music on a DVD CD 1 You can press HOME MENU to exit the Jukebox screen while the recorder is reloading files 2 The album name artist name track name and genre name may not be displayed properly Playing and copying music Jukebox cm 4 ey Select Acquire Track Name from the command menu panel Playing music from the Jukebox You can select artists albums or individual tracks from the Jukebox to play HOME MENU 1 Display the Home Menu 2 Select Jukebox 3 Select a Jukebox option Play Edit Music on the HDD Listen to CDs or WMA MP39 files that have been copied to the HDD Play Music on a DV
3. Super Long Play SLP T P Approx 14 h 21 m DVD R DL Be ee ede ee Bee ek ees Approx 14h 4m DVD R DL Super Extended Play SEP Approx 17h 57 m DVD R DL only Manual Mode MN DVD R DL 22 rro Approx 1 h 51 m to 24h DVDS DLE vae Approx 1h51 mto14h4m Timer PrOQramimes x uua ona 1 month 32 programmes Bios PEU Quartz lock 24 hour digital display Tuner analog Receivable channels SECAM B G PAL B G PALI Frequency Channel Frequency Channel VHF low 47 MHz to 89 MHz E2 to E4 44 MHz to 89 MHz AtoC XtoZ XtoZ VHF high 104MHzto300MHz E5toE12 104 MHz to 300 MHz Dto J S1 to S20 11 19 M1 to M10 1 to S20 U1 to U10 Hyper 302 MHz to 470 MHz S21 to S41 302 MHz to 470 MHz S21 to S41 UHF 470 MHz to 862 MHz E21 to E69 470 MHz to 862 MHz E21 to E69 SECAM D K SECAM L PAL D K Frequency Channel Frequency Channel VHF low 49 MHz to 65 MHz FB FC1 FC 49 MHz to 94 MHz R1 to R5 VHF high 104MHzto300MHz F1toF6 104MHzto300MHz R6toR12 STEREO BtoQ S1 to S20 B G A2 NICAM L NICAM 300 MHz to 470 MHz S21 to S41 302 MHz to 470 MHz S21 to S41 B G NICAM UHF 470 MHz to 862 MHz 211069 470MHzto862 MHz E21 to E69 D K NICAM Receiving systemM DVB T 2 K 8 K COFDM Tuner VHF UHF TIER VHF band III 174 MHz to 230 MHz UHF band IV V 470 MHz to 862 MHz Auto Channel Preset 999 ch Auto Preset Auto Label Auto Sort
4. Using the digital electronic programme guide 06 2 D A E you want to search 3 er Press then select Recommendation Search from the command menu panel The search results are displayed Choose the programme you would like to record and press either the RED button or ENTER to schedule a recording Other useful EPG functions EPG Jump 1 Press GREEN when the Digital EPG screen Programme List Detailed Information or Search Result is displayed 2 In the Date field select a date within one week to jump to Date 4 Mon 13 Sep a a QUEE ND QE ND 3 In the Time field select a time of the day 0 00 to 23 00 to jump to 4 Select Jump The Programme List for the specified day and time is displayed EPG Search 1 Press YELLOW when the EPG screen Programme List Detailed Information or Search Result is displayed Note 2 In the Date field select a date within one week to search in Date 4 Sun 12 Sep OOo 120 Select CE C 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 i Select OK ES 6 cy Select Search The results of your search are displayed Series Search UK only 1 Select a programme on the EPG screen Programme List or Search Result 2 CJ Press to disp
5. 1 Display the view options panel The view options panel Style i 12 Files PIORO007 PIORO008 UTO PIOROO09 HDD 011 PIOROO10 Sal l Perei 012 PIOR0011 A 100 0 G 1 84 7 2 Choose Display Mode or Style then press ENTER to see the available view options Display Mode Choose between folder and file display modes Style Choose between displays of 1 4 and 12 thumbnails 3 Choose a view option then press ENTER The display mode will change to that which you have chosen Playing a slideshow 7 1 Select a folder from the folder list To start the slideshow from the first Tile in the folder skip to step 3 after choosing the desired folder and pressing we 2 Select a thumbnail Use I PREV 1 NEXT to display the previous next page of thumbnails 1 You can press HOME MENU to exit the PhotoViewer screen while the recorder is reloading images If you enter the PhotoViewer again it will resume reloading Playing and copying photos PhotoViewer cm 3 Display the command menu panel The command menu panel BIB PhotoViewer HDD Folder2 001 PIOROO00 002 PIOROO01 003 PIOROO02 Print 004 PIORO003 A 005 PIOROO04 E Copy to DVD VANES 006 PIORO005 Detailed Information 007 PIOROO06 ze Multi Mode 008 PIORO007 iz 009 PIOROO08 E 010 PIORO009 E m IBID 011 PIOROO10 E Remum 012 PIOROO11 E 100 0 G Folder Size 999 MR
6. 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 There s a picture but no sound Try switching the DV Input setting see DV Input on page 139 between Stereo 1 and Stereo 2 About DV Using DV also known as i LINK or IEEE 1394 1995 you can connect a DV camcorder to this recorder using a DV cable for input of audio video data and control signals LLINK and the i LINK logo are trademarks e his 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 e DV camcorders can usually record audio as stereo 16 bit 48 kHz or twin stereo tracks of 12 bit 32 kHz This recorder can only record one stereo audio track Set the DV Input setting as required see DV Input on page 139 1 If the audio subcode on the DV tape cannot be read correctly the audio type will not switch automatically You can switch the audio manually from the External Audio setting page 138 Playing and recording from a DV HDD camcorder 09 Audio inpu
7. L R C a Note When recording to the HDD with HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode On to DVD R RW Video mode to DVD R RW or on the LPCM setting only one channel of a bilingual broadcast is recorded In this case decide which language you want to record before recording by setting the Bilingual Recording setting see Bilingual Recording on page 139 1 If you start recording while the MHEG application is running the MHEG application screen will also be recorded BEZD To avoid this quitthe application first then start recording It is not possible to start the MHEG application while En recording is in progress Recording om 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 to 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 the TV DVD mode setting Note that the recorder must be connected to your TV using a SCART cable to be able to use this feature TV DVD CJ Switch between TV mode and DVD mode 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 setti
8. 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 Lights when a recordable DVD R or DVD RW disc is loaded 8 PL page 91 Lights when a VR mode disc is loaded and the recorder is in Play List mode 2 3 page 145 Shows the remote control mode if nothing is displayed the remote control mode is 1 V Lights when an unfinalized Video mode disc is loaded Controls and displays cm Remote control 1 STANDBY ON OPEN CLOSE 1 5 16 17 O O O 18 4 CJ Co 4 19 6 7 8 20 9 T 21 T Pi 6 6 CO 12 4 44 PLAY 1 11 1 3 PREV PAUSE STOP NEXT TIMERREC MENU CMBACK CMSKIP 14 EJ CJ J amp ONETOUCH REC STOPREC RECMODE COPY 15 Pioneer STANDBY ON Press to switch the recorder on into standby 2 TV CONTROL buttons page 149 After setting up use these controls to control your TV 3 AUDIO pages 64 83 84 Press to change the audio language or channel When the recorder is stopped press to change the tuner audio 4 SUBTITLE page 83 Press to display change the subtitles included in multilingual DVD Video discs While watching D TV press to change the D TV subtitles ANGLE page 84 Press to switch camera angles on discs with multi angle scenes DISPLAY page 85 Displays changes the on screen i
9. M mocks Rachel s choice of an over sensitive male nanny for Emma while Phoebe must choose between two unexpected cording OC Welcome to GUIDE Plus One Button Recording 2 Press the RED Action button Delete The scheduled event is deleted Setting a VIDEO Plus recording 1 Select Schedule from the Menu bar 1 01 00 a Pin Manua TTIR Green button for Manual recording Press 4 tor My TV Zl Press gt for Info Welcome to GUIDE Plus One Button Recording 2 Press the RED Action button VIDEO Plus 3 Use the number buttons to enter a PlusCode programming number BBC2 25May 1010 p Please enter the PlusCode programming number and press ENTER to confirm Welcome to GUIDE Plus One Button Recording e f you 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 Setting a manual recording 1 Select Schedule from the Menu bar 00 a Risa Manual Home h Green bution for Manual recording Press 4e for My TV Press gt for Info Welcome to GUIDE Plus One Button Recording 2 Press the GREEN Action button Manual En Using the GUIDE Plus electronic programme guide En 3 Use the number and t J buttons to enter the recording date then press the GREEN Action button Next GUIDE Plus E One Button Recording
10. 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 If 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 amp FAQ and troubleshooting on page 50 5 Identify the Host Channel for your country The IV 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 orderto receive listings information EPG download Follow A B or C below depending on your setup Getting started Cm A If you are not using an external About EPG download receiver this recorder will automatically EPG data can only be received when the scan all channels for the Host Channel recorder is in standby When not using Leave the recorder in standby overnight the recorder therefore please switch it do not leave it switched on into standby If you re using an external receiver leave this on when EPG data is downloading B If you are using an external receiver you need to identity the Host Channel from the table below e f you cannot receive any of the Host Channels see the above table then you Country Host Comments won t be able to use the GUIDE P
11. Press repeatedly to change the playback speed While paused press to advance a single frame in either direction Press to display the menu of a DVD Video disc DVD R RW discs finalized on this recorder will display the Disc Navigator Press MENU to display the disc menu Use the cursor buttons to navigate DVD Video disc menus press ENTER to select items Press to return to the previous level of a DVD Video disc menu Playing from the HDD The table below shows the basic playback controls when playing video recorded on the hard disk HDD PLAY STOP PAUSE Press to start playback If RESUME is displayed on screen playback starts from the place last stopped Playback automatically stops after the end of a title is reached Press to stop playback You can resume playback from the same point by pressing gt PLAY Press BM STOP again to cancel the resume function Pauses playback or restarts playback when paused Press to start scanning Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed Playback 2 QN prev wx Press to skip to previous next chapter title During playback you can also use the front panel CH buttons During playback enter a title number then press ENTER to skip directly to that title Press CLEAR to clear a number entry and start again meax msie Commercial back skip Each press skips backward forward progressively up to a ma
12. 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 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 143 C Switch the camera angle e he angle number is displayed on screen e f 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 142 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 139 or listen via the analog outputs if you need to switch the audio channel Playback 0 QN Displaying disc information on screen You can display various on screen information about the disc loaded or the HDD DISPLAY e Display change the on screen information 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 rec
13. 4 Inthe same way enter the recording start time followed by the GREEN Action button Next to confirm 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 SA i B8C2 25May 1010 Back Next Home Please select the source and the programme number and press the Green button to confirm D TV 001 Welcome to GUIDE Plus Kan One Button Recording Alternatively you can press the YELLOW Action button Mosaic and use the f buttons to select a channel from the mosaic followed by ENTER The Info Area This area is reserved for additional information such as news weather reports 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 isthe 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 Ex
14. M M M M M M M Country Area Country Area code Code letter Argentina 0118 ar Australia 0121 au Austria 0120 at Belgium 0205 be Brazil 0218 br Canada 0301 ca Chile 0312 cl China 0314 cn Denmark 0411 dk Finland 0609 fi France 0618 fr Germany 0405 de Hong Kong 0811 hk India 0914 in Indonesia 0904 id Italy 0920 it Japan 1016 jp Republic of Korea 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 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 informati
15. Most regular DVD players can play finalized discs recorded in DVD R RW Video mode and DVD R discs A number of players including many Pioneer models can also play DVD RW discs recorded in VR mode finalized or not Most players will not play VR mode DVD R discs although some DVD ROM drives and DVD recorders may be able to finalization might be necessary DVD RAM discs can only be played on DVD RAM compatible players Check the manual that came with the player to check what kinds of discs it will play Note When you finalize a DVD R RW 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 f 41 followed by ENTER to select titles and start playback 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 Name on page 128 before starting the steps below DVD RW discs don
16. N A LOS RAYOS L SER VARO AVATTAESSA OLET ALTTIINA NAKYVALLE JA NAKYMATTOMALLE LUOKAN 3B LASERSATEILYLLE ALA KATSO SATEESEEN XE FIPS BACLASS 3BO RAAT Rises gt SDSS ER ERE m C CBI amp CLASS 3B OMRU FAROT D 9 RHEES L LED fant D UT KU e D3 4 2 1 8 B En E WARNING This product complies with the Low Voltage Directive To prevent a fire hazard do not place any naked 2006 95 EC and EMC Directive 2004 108 EC flame sources such as a lighted candle on the D3 4 2 1 9a A En 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 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 A En Operating Environment Operating environment temperature and humidity 5 C to 35 C 4 41 F to 95 F less than 85 RH cooling vents not
17. Select Play from the menu Fora description of operations during playback see Playing Audio CDs and WMA MP3 discs on page 77 Playing music files on the HDD in random order The files can easily be played in random order simply by pressing the MUSIC button CJ Start playback Audio slideshows combining the photos and music recorded on the HDD are played For details see P aying a slideshow on page 118 e The play list switches each time the MUSIC button is pressed For details on play lists see Playing your favourite music Play List below Fora description of operations during playback other than that of the MUSIC button see Playing Audio CDs and WMA MP3 discs on page 77 Repeat play 1 Display the command menu panel during playback 2 Select Repeat e Select Play Mode when audio files stored on a DVD CD or a USB device are being played back see 7he Play Mode menu on page 81 3 ges Select a repeat function from the command menu panel Repeat Artist Repeats all tracks of an artist being played back Repeat Album Repeats all tracks of an album being played back Repeat Track Repeats the track being played back Repeat Off Cancels repeat playback Note ID Playing and copying music Jukebox Playing your favourite music Play List You can collect and play back only your favourite songs stored on the HDD Creating a play list F 1 Select a track
18. Select the way in which the photos are displayed Happy moments 1 Photos are displayed on the entire screen and switch as they fade out and in between every photo Happy moments 2 Photos are displayed on parts of the screen upper right lower left etc and switch Nostalgic memories Photos are displayed in black and white on parts of the screen upper right lower left etc and switch Sweetest recollections Photos switch slowly with motion enlargement reduction movement etc Blissful life Photos switch with motion enlargement reduction movement Note etc Normal OFF Photos are displayed on the entire screen and switch Play List Select the music to be used for the photo movie For details see Playing your favourite music Play List on page 114 Play List 1 to Play List 4 Select from the play lists stored in the Jukebox Favourites Use up to 25 of the tracks you listen to most often A 4 i Select Next Cautions related to copyrights are displayed 5 tE Select Yes Photo movies are recorded on the HDD as they are played e No other recorder operation is possible while photo movies are being recorded e The timer recording operation does not function while photo movies are being recorded e To stop recording press _ STOP REC for more than three seconds Importing files to the HDD You can import files and save them to the HDD from a CD DVD o
19. We cannot guarantee this unit will work with HDMI Control compatible components other than those made by Pioneer When using HDMI Control compatible components manufactured by companies other than Pioneer set the HDMI Control to Off page 145 If the unit does not operate normally due to external effects such as static electricity disconnect the power plug from the outlet and insert again to return to normal operating conditions ED Additional information En If the picture freezes and the front panel and remote control buttons stop working e Press IM Stop then try restarting playback Press the front panel STANDBY ON button to switch the power off then switch back on and restart playback If emeern 3 the power fails to switch off press and hold STANDBY ON for five seconds until the power switches off D STANDBY ON DVIN USB e COMMON INTERFACE aaa On screen displays The table below shows a list of error messages that you may encounter when using the recorder and an explanation of their meaning Message Explanation Action e Initializing disc Please wait a When you load a blank DVD RW or DVD RW disc moment the recorder automatically initializes it e Incompatible region number The disc loaded has an incompatible region number for the recorder and so will not play e Cannot r
20. changes the channel source A TV D TV Ext Rec 1 etc To set a programme number use the number buttons to enter a programme number then press ENTER When set to A TV or D TV make sure that the programme number matches the preset number of this recorder for what you want to record Note 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 BBC 25Mey 10 0 Press ENTER to access the Basic Setup screen Schedule Info Editor Setup Welcome to GUIDE Plus Basic Setup Host Channel Setup GUIDE Plus System Information Cani One Button Recording Qari 2 Highlight the part you want to change Welcome to GUIDE Plus E One Button Recording You can change the Language Country Postal Code and the External Receiver settings 3 Press ENTER to confirm 1 Making changes to the Country or Postal Code settings may require a new download of TV listings information qu This can take up to 24 hours En En Using the GUIDE Plus electronic programme guide En Manual Host Channel setup The GUIDE Plus system will automatically identity your Host Channel as soon as the recorder is put into standby for the first time See the table on page 37 for a list of all the European Host Channels If you know your Host Channel det
21. closed Note e JPEG files can only be copied with the folder structure shown below It is not possible to place JPEG Tiles directly into the Picture folder Also it is not possible to create more folders under folders you have created photo2 jpg Folder 2 photo1 jpg e DivX files can only be copied with the folder structure shown below It is not possible to place DivX files directly into the Video folder Also it is not possible to create more folders under folders you have created video rolder movie1 divx movie2 divx rolder2 movie1 divx For details on files that can be copied see Disc content format playback compatibility on page 7 e Forthe maximum number of folders files that can be copied see the instructions on playing the different types of Tiles Copying Divx files to the HDD PC VIDEO on page 109 mporting files to the HDD PhotoViewer on page 120 Chapter 16 EET The Disc Setup menu 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 nam
22. 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 Auto Generates a generally less sharp but more stable still image Seamless On Playback is smooth but with a trade off against the accuracy Playback of the edit points Off You may notice momentary interruption at edited points during playback of a VR mode Play List This setting applies to HDD DVD R RW VR and DVD RAM playback 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 number to Change Password become your password If you want to change the password first enter your old password then enter a new one DVD Playback Change From the following screen first enter your password and Level then set a parental lock level Country From the following screen first enter your password and Area Code then set a country area code See Country Area code list on page 164 Only certain discs have parental lock and country area code features Check the disc packaging to see what features the disc has If you forget your password you can reset it by resetting t
23. from the command menu panel e n the timer programme list Cancel Once appears by the programme You can also just press M PAUSE when the timer programme is highlighted Checking for alternative broadcast times UK only You can check to see if a programme you have scheduled to record is airing at an alternative time slot Note TIMER REC CJ Press TIMER REC 2 Highlight the timer programme you want to search ES 3 em Press then select Alternate Search from the command menu panel e The search results are displayed Choose the programme you would like to record and press either the RED button or ENTER to schedule a recording Searching for series UK only You can search for broadcasts of programmes of the same series as a programme you have scheduled to record TIMER REC CJ Press TIMER REC 2 O oonde emean you want to search P 3 e Press then select Series Search from the command menu panel e The search results are displayed Choose the programme you would like to record and press either the RED button or ENTER to schedule a recording Searching for recommendations UK only You can search for recommended programmes generated from the content of the programmes you have scheduled to record TIMER REC CJ Press TIMER REC 1 Programme search results are based upon data provided by the broadcaster e This function may not be applicable to all programmes
24. 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 programme to the HDD for you This recorder is compatible with VPS Video Programming System and PDC Programme Delivery Control systems used by many analog IV stations to ensure that a timer recording catches the whole programme even when the programme is not running to schedule Up to eight timer programmes can be set with VPS PDC on A timer recording can t be set if there are already 32 timer programmes waiting to be recorded Timer recording will not start if he recorder is already recording A disc is being initialized finalized or unfinalized Timer recording will start when the operation preventing timer recording has finished When the front panel display is set to ON 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 Approximately two minutes before a timer recording is set to start the recorder will go into timer recording standby In timer recording standby you cannot use some functions The maximum length for timer recordings made to the HDD is 24 hours However because one title HDD
25. 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 When a scheduled recording finishes this unit s power is not turned off if the power for the Flat Screen TV is on If you want this unit s power to turn off after a timer recording finishes set the HDMI Control to Off page 145 If you set the timer recording to use VPS PDC set this unit s HDMI Control to Off page 145 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 programme information During these times VPS PDC may not work reliably leave VPS PDC off if you set a timer recording for these times Timer recordings with VPS PDC set to On are not performed for the period between 20 minutes before the start time oftimer recordings for which EPG Link is set to On until the such recordings are completed page 56 If VPS PDC is active for two timer programmes that are programmed to start at the same time then the programme that actually starts first takes priority Extending a timer recording in progress You can extend atimer recording beyond the programmed end time This can be useful if a broadcast
26. 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 Front panel 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 E01 The HDD may be damaged or broken Please ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repairs e E02 As the HDD info cannot be properly read no new recordings can be made Reinitializing the HDD page 130 may result in your being able to make recording again Note that reinitializing the HDD will erase all recorded contents including protected Tiles ED Additional information Language code list En Language Language code letter Language code Japanese ja 1001 English en 0514 French fr 0618 German de 0405 Italian it 0920 Spanish es 0519 Chinese zh 2608 Dutch nl 1412 Portuguese pt 1620 Swedish sv 1922 Russian ru 1821 Greek el 0512 Polish pl 1612 Czech cs 0319 Norwegian no 1415 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
27. select Off from the A B Repeat menu or press CLEAR if no menu OSD such as the Play Mode menu is displayed Repeat play ALL There are various repeat play options depending on the kind of disc loaded or if you re using the HDD for playback It s also possible to use repeat play together with Note programme play to repeat the tracks chapters in the programme list see Programme play below e Select Repeat from the Play Mode menu then choose a repeat play mode Play Mode Search Mode A B Repeat Repeat Programme Repeat Title Repeat Chapter Repeat 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 Programme play HDD DVD Video CD VideoCD SuperVCD WMA MP3 This feature lets you program the play order of titles chaptersS albums tracks on a disc or the HDD 1 Select Programme from the Play Mode menu then Input Edit Programme The Input Edit Programme screen varies according to the disc type Below is the DVD input screen Programme 01 001 Title 01 02 Title 02 Chapter 002 Te Title 03 Chapter 003 04 Chapter 004 05 Chapter 005 06 Chapter 006 07 Chapter 007 08 Chapter 008 Chapter 001 2 Mo Select a title chapter album or track for the current step in the programme list 1 If you switch camera angles on a DVD during A B repeat play A B repeat is cancelled
28. 07 10 11 17 02 28 18 GEC 07 34 48 GELOSO 22 44 GENERAL 29 GENEXXA 31 41 ED Additional information IET aa xele a1 6s En GOLDSTAR 10 23 21 02 07 50 GOODMANS 07 39 47 48 56 GORENJE 38 GPM 41 GRAETZ 31 42 GRANADA 07 35 42 43 48 GRADIENTE 30 57 GRANDIN 18 GRUNDIG 31 53 HANSEATIC 07 42 HCM 18 44 HINARI 07 41 44 HISAWA 18 HITACHI 31 33 34 36 42 43 54 06 10 24 25 18 HUANYU 56 HYPSON 0 7 18 46 ICE 46 47 IMPERIAL 38 42 INDIANA 07 INGELEN 31 INTERFUNK 31 32 07 42 INTERVISION 46 49 ISUKAI 41 ITC 42 ITT 31 32 42 JEC 05 JVC 13 23 KAISUI 18 41 44 KAPSCH 31 KENDO 42 KENNEDY 22 42 KORPEL 07 KOYODA 44 LEYCO 07 40 46 48 LIESENK amp TTER 07 LOEWE 07 LUXOR 32 42 43 M ELECTRONIC 31 44 45 54 56 07 36 51 MAGNADYNE 32 49 MAGNAFON 49 MAGNAVOX 07 10 03 12 29 MANESTH 29 46 MARANTZ 07 MARK 07 MATSUI 07 39 40 42 44 47 48 MCMICHAEL 34 MEDIATOR 07 MEMOREX 44 METZ 31 MINERVA 31 53 MITSUBISHI 09 10 02 21 31 MULTITECH 44 49 NEC 59 NECKERMANN 31 07 NEI 07 42 NIKKAI 05 07 41 46 48 NOBLIKO 49 NOKIA 32 42 52 NORDMENDE 32 36 51 52 OCEANIC 31 32 42 ORION 32 07 39 40 OSAKI 41 46 48 OSO 41 OSUME 48 OTTO VERSAND 31 32 07 42 PALLADIUM 38 PANAMA 46 PANASONIC 31 07 08 42 22 PATHO CINEMA 42 PAUSA 44 PHILCO 32 42 ET MO 1 PHILIPS 31 07 34 56 68 PHOENI
29. 2 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 the instruction manuals or help files that came with your PC and or software Before you start am Some DivX VOD content may only be playable a fixed number of times When you load a disc containing this type of DivX VOD content the remaining number of plays is shown on screen and you then have the option of playing the disc thereby using up one of the remaining plays or stopping If you load a disc that contains expired DivX VOD content for example content that has zero remaining plays the message Rental Expired is displayed If your DivX VOD content allows an unlimited number of plays then you may load the disc into your recorder and play the content as often as you like and no message will be displayed A Important DivX VOD content is protected by a DRM system This restricts playback of content to specific registered devices If you load a disc that contains DivX VOD content not authorized for this recorder the message Authorization Error is displayed and the content will not play Resetting the recorder as described in Resetting the recorder on page 167 will not cause you to lose your registration code JPEG file compatibility e C
30. 29 04 Getting started Switching on and setting up 32 For users receiving digital broadcast SCR Ru oda nisu Bee EE iE 35 Setting up the GUIDE Plus SV STON ec dcs Maes dk a aed a e a 35 05 Using the GUIDE Plus electronic programme guide The GUIDE Plus system 39 Using the GUIDE Plus system 39 ATOO5oe a qud sow um tas US a clay Queso idea 41 GUIDE Plus amp FAQ and TOUDE NOOO too d ca de cma aa Rin 50 06 Using the digital electronic programme guide The Digital EPG SySrent 6 bos sae sees 53 Weir the Digitale esu odo ola en x 54 Setting timer programmes 54 Other useful EPG functions 59 07 Recording Bbout D VDJecorcdi sace don ac ma dr des 60 ADOTADO TSEN sane dita d as 61 Sec OCC abel acia usn qe Sr wanes dits 61 Restrictions on video recording 62 Using the built in A TV acr DoD EOS uus qan Rn cele Manag qs 62 oetting the picture quality ECONOMO S uu dar Bote athe ee ies ag 65 Basic recor ing Tron the TV edad x xen 66 Pads ca LIS Seti chee rec pe 67 bouttimerrecofrdings xx aae eum yu 69 oimultaneous recording and playback Case sus stan a ecistbcickol qua dci Don atte d 71 Recording from an external COMPONE AULEM 71 Playing your recordings on other DVD DIO CN 6 ane devo EEEE EE eae te d 72 Initializing recordable DVD discs 73 DVD RW Auto Initialize 74 08 Playback Arodu qe cgi a SCORE d cC arene aye RC tC 75 DasiCpley
31. 2h th DVD disc type DVD R 1x DVD RW 1x 1x 6 mins 1 5 mins 10 mins 15 mins 30 mins 60 mins DVD RW 2x DVD R DL 2x 3 mins 4 mins 5 mins 7 5 mins 15 mins 30 mins DVD RAM 2x DAD ES PAL DDES ANE ME 2 4 1 f TUI 6 3 mins 12 5 mins 25 mins DVD R DL DVD RAM 3x DVD RAM 5x 3x 2 mins 2 5 Mins 3 5 mins 5 mins 10 mins 20 mins DVD R 4x DVD RW 4x DVD R 4x DVD RW 4x 4x 1 5 mitis 7 2 rins 7 2 5 mins 1 4 mins 7 5 Mins 15 mins DVD R 8x 16x DVD R 8x 16x DVD RW 6x DVD RW 8x 6x 1 25 mins 7 1 6 mins 7 22 mins 3 mins 5 5 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 7 Titles recorded on DVD R RW in SEP SLP or EP modes cannot be high speed copied Note 1 Depending on the disc the copy speed may be reduced for example although a 6x disc is used the copy may be made at 2x speed En Additional information Manual recording modes The table below shows the approximate recording times for different DVD types in each manual recording mode as well as the standard recording mode equivalents For recording time on the HDD see Specifications on page 168 Rec time Resolution singlelayer puatLayer video mode or woo Video mode On HOD DVD R RW mode DVD R RW DVD R RW DVD R RW DVD RDL DVD RAM Video mode DVD R DL Level DVD RAM DVD R
32. 99 titles 999 chapters per disc Video mode disc 99 titles per disc 99 chapters per title DVD R RW 49 titles per disc 99 chapters per title max 254 chapters per disc Check that the source you are trying to record is not copy protected For a VR formatted disc check that the disc isn t locked page 128 Check that you are recording with the same IV system PAL NTSC etc as the disc has already been recorded in All recordings on a disc must be in the same TV system When recording to the HDD it is also necessary to set the Input Line System setting to match what you want to record page 148 he power may have failed during recording ED Additional information Problem Remedy Timer programme e When setting the recording channel make sure you set the doesn t record recorder s built in TV tuner not the TV s built in tuner successfully e When recording to a DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW programmes that are copy once protected cannot be recorded Use a VR mode formatted disc for copy once material page 62 e Two timer programmes may have overlapped in which case only the earlier one will record completely e The power may have failed during recording After briefly A backup battery inside the recorder keeps the clock and other unplugging or aftera settings from being reset when there is no power to the recorder After power failure the front unplugging or a power failure the battery keeps all setti
33. Be Mills 5 VOD VARA e Aname generated automatically by the recorder will already be in the name input section of the screen Use the buttons to change the cursor position Select CAPS or small to change to upper or lower case or use the CASE SELECTION buttons a a PREV gt gt NEXT e 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 e For discs formatted on a different DVD recorder you will see only a limited character set 4 ey Select OK to enter the name and return to the main Disc Navigator screen To return to the main Disc Navigator screen without saving changes to the title name press RETURN 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 P to advance the cursor one space manually between inputting the two characters Key Characters Key Characters 1 21 amp 1 6 mnobdd00 gn 2 abc 2 a 7 pars7 eC y B 3 def3 8 tuv8 u 4 ghi4iiiti 9 wxyz9 5 KRISS 0 0 lt lt j cursorback
34. Breton br 0218 Catalan ca 0301 Corsican co 0315 Welsh cy 0325 Danish da 0401 Bhutani dz 0426 Esperanto eo 0515 Estonian et 0520 Basque eu 0521 Persian fa 0601 Finnish fi 0609 Fiji fj 0610 Faroese fo 0615 Frisian fy 0625 Irish ga 0701 Scots Gaelic gd 0704 Galician gl 0712 Guarani gn 0714 Gujarati gu 0721 Hausa ha 0801 Hindi hi 0809 Croatian hr 0818 Hungarian hu 0821 Armenian hy 0825 Interlingua ia 0901 Interlingue ie 0905 Inupiak ik 0911 Indonesian in 0914 Icelandic is 0919 Hebrew iw 0923 Yiddish ji 1009 Javanese jw 1023 Georgian ka 1101 Kazakh kk 1111 Greenlandic kl 1112 Cambodian km 1113 Kannada kn 1114 Korean ko 1115 Kashmiri ks 1119 Kurdish ku 1121 Country Area code list Kirghiz ky 1125 Latin la 1201 Lingala In 1214 Laotian lo 1215 Lithuanian It 1220 Latvian lv 1222 Malagasy mg 1307 aori mi 1309 acedonian mk 1311 alayalam ml 1312 ongolian mn 1314 oldavian mo 1315 arathi mr 1318 alay ms 1319 altese mt 1320 Burmese my 1325 Nauru na 1401 Nepali ne 1405 Occitan oc 1503 Oromo om 1513 Oriya or 1518 Panjabi pa 1601 Pashto Pushto ps 1619 Quechua qu 1721 Rhaeto Romance rm 1813 Kirundi rn 1814 Romanian ro 1815 Kinyarwanda rw 1823 Sanskrit sa 1901 Sindhi sd 1904 Sangho sg 1907 M
35. Control to Off page 145 Timer recording FAQ WV Frequently Asked Questions e Even though the timer s set the recorder doesn t start recording Check that the disc loaded or HDD is recordable not locked see Lock Disc on page 128 and that there are fewer than 99 999 titles already on the DVD HDD The recorder won t let me enter a timer programme Why not You can t enter a timer programme if the clock isn t set Recording om e What happens when two or more timer programmes overlap Basically the programme with the earlier recording start time has priority However the recorder will start recording the programme with the later start time after the earlier programme is finished If schedule to record two programmes have the same times but different channels for example then only one of the two programmes will be recorded In this event you should cancel the scheduled recording of the lesser important programme If one of the overlapping programmes is a regular timer programme you may choose Cancel Once in order to avoid having it overlap with a separately scheduled programme see Skipping a regular timer programme on page 58 Simultaneous recording and playback Chase Play HDD Chase Play allows you to watch a recording thatis still in progress from the start without having to wait until the recording has finished i e playback is chasing the recording In fact you re not just limite
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37. HDD recording only 1 You cannot change the CH Date Start Stop Extend and title name when you have EPG Link set to On see page 56 2 Fora DVD timer recording if Optimized Rec see Optimized Rec on page 141 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 fit onto the disc even on MN1 recording quality MN4 for DVD R RW then the Recovery Recording feature will automatically make the recording to the HDD instead e f there is very little free space left on the HDD an Auto Replace Recording may not complete successfully e Ifthe HDD is being used for playback or high speed copying when an Auto Replace Recording is due to start the new timer recording will not replace the old one However the next time the timer recording starts both of the older two programmes will be erased 3 This mode maximizes the recording quality to fit on to a single DVD disc Can also be used when recording to HDD 4 f you set the timer recording to use VPS PDC you must switch the recorder into standby before the timer recording is due to start for it to work correctly For non VPS PDC timer recordings there is no need to switch the recorder into standby Optimized Recording will not work if VPS PDC is on Up to eight timer recordings can be set with VPS PDC e VPS PDC cannot be set for recordings made from digital broadcasts or an e
38. Lights when analog IV is selected D TV indicator Lights when digital TV is selected HDMI indicator Lights when this recorder is connected to HDMI HDCP compatible component 10 Front panel display and IR remote sensor See Display on page 28 for details 11 STANDBY ON Pressto switch the recorder on into standby 12 Front panel inputs See Front panel connections on page 15 for more information on these 13 COMMON INTERFACE slot Slot for CA module and smart card used to decode scrambled D TV channels See Common Interface on page 2T 14 Press to start or restart playback E Press to stop playback C STOP REC Press to stop recording ONE TOUCH COPY Press to start One Touch Copy of the currently playing title to DVD or the HDD CH Use to change channels skip chapters tracks etc Controls and displays cm INPUT SELECT Press to change the input used for recording A TV D TV Switches between analog TV antenna input and digital IV antenna input The A TV and D TV indicators show which is selected 15 REC Press to start recording Press repeatedly to set the recording time in 30 minute blocks 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 y
39. List highlight a title and press ENTER to add Titles you ve added to the Copy List are highlighted in pink 1 If atimer recording is scheduled to start during copying the disc will not be finalized Copying and backup am 5 oy 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 92 Move Change the order of titles in the Copy List see Move on page 97 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 LS 7 3 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 below 8 Select Start Copy to start copying Recording Mode 1 Select Recording Mode from the command menu panel Note m 2 Select a recording mode for the copy High Speed Copy The Copy List is copied at the same recording quality as the original 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 If you select MN above you can
40. MP3 WMA JPEG or DivX Tiles SO 9660 Level 1 or 2 compliant CD physical format Mode1 Mode2 XA Formf1 Romeo and Joliet file systems are both compatible with this recorder Multi session playback Yes except CD audio and Video CD Super VCD e Unfinalized disc playback CD audio only Compressed audio compatibility e Compatible media DVD ROM DVD R RW DVD R RW DVD RAM CD ROM CD R CD RW USB e Compatible formats MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 MP3 Windows Media Audio WMA En e Sampling rates MP3 WMA 32 kHz 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz Bit rates Any 128 kbps or higher recommended Variable bit rate VBR WMA MP3 playback Yes e WMA encoder compatibility Windows Media Codec 8 files encoded using Windows Media Codec 9 may be playable but some parts of the specification are not supported specifically Pro Lossless Voice and VBR DRM Digital Rights Management file playback No File extensions mp3 wma these must be used for the recorder to recognize MP3 and WMA files do not use for other file types File structure The recorder can load up to 99 folders 999 files at one time if there are more files folders that this on the disc then more can be reloaded WMA Windows Media Audio content This recorder can playback Windows Media Audio content WMA is an acronym for Windows Media Audio and refers to an audio compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation Windows Media is a
41. No other recorder operation is possible during copying e The timer recording operation does not function during copying Note e Images taken on the same date are copied as a single title e Chapter markers are inserted at the positions where shooting started Note that chapters that have been created automatically cannot be combined with other chapters e The maximum number of chapters per title is 99 If 100 or more scenes are taken on a single day the chapter numbers over 99 are stored in an extra file e The maximum length of one title is 12 hours Videos for which the shooting start to end time is over 12 hours cannot be copied Copied titles are named USB date of shooting IND Chapter 10 Editing Editing options The table below shows which commands you can use with the HDD and different disc types video mode OVD R RW DVD RAM DVD R RW Original Play List Create page 92 o Play page 92 e e e e Erase page 92 o o e Edit Title Name page 93 o o o o Edit Set Thumbnail e o e eo page 94 Edit gt Erase Section o o o page 94 Edit Divide page 95 e o Edit Chapter Edit page 96 o o e Edit Set Genre page 97 o Edit Lock page 97 o o e Edit Move page 97 o Edit Combine page 97 e Genre Name page 98 o Multi Mode page 98 e Undo page 99 o e e 1 DVD R RW only En The Disc Navigator screen The Disc Navigator screen is where you can edit v
42. P cursor forward I 4 change case CLEAR clear pel character i space E finish name input ut H PUS gt os lower case y upper case B Using a USB keyboard to enter a name Using a USB keyboard connected to this recorder makes entering names very quick and convenient When in USB keyboard input mode a USB icon appears in the lower left of the screen Otherthan the standard alpha numeric keys use the following keys when entering names Key Function Change the cursor position Select CAPS Select small Delete character at the current elete i Cursor position Delete the character at the previous cursor position Enter the name Exit the input screen yo 29 DV AD DA 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 PS 2 Select Edit gt Set Thumbnail from the command menu panel Note The thumbnail setting screen appears and the playback starts from the beginning of the title 3 Usethe playback controls gt II lt lt P etc to find a suitable frame then press ENTER to set 2 Set Thumbnail HDD 23 00 Fri 3 12 Pr4 SP Rec time 2h00m Em Hn Play Pause Exit You can also use the chapter and
43. Start Slideshow Start Audio Slideshow File Options 1 84 F 4 Select Start Slideshow or Start Audio Slideshow When Start Audio Slideshow is selected you can enjoy the slideshow while playing back music in Jukebox Select the theme and play list then press ENTER For details see Creating photo movies on page 120 For more information on adding music to the HDD see Playing and copying music Jukebox on page 111 You can also select a file or folder then press gt PLAY to start playing the slideshow Use a lt PREV 1 NEXT to display the previous next picture or M PAUSE to pause the slideshow Depending on the aspect ratio some pictures may be displayed with black bars top and bottom or left and right Large picture files may take a few seconds to display This is normal STOP 5 Press to return to the thumbnail e You can also use the RETURN EXIT button HOME MENU 6 Press to exit the PhotoViewer Note Zooming an image During a slideshow you can zoom in to enlarge a portion of the picture by a factor of two or four You can also move the area of the picture displayed 1 Press during the slideshow to zoom the picture Repeated presses cycle between zoom off 2x zoom and 4x zoom The zoom factor is displayed on screen 2 Use to move the zoomed area Rotating an image You can rotate the displayed picture during a slideshow so you can always vie
44. TV mode e See also About the input colour system on page 148 for more information on this setting Component Interlace e Select if your monitor TV is not compatible with progressive Video Out 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 AV7 Out setting see page 138 must be set to something other than RGB e f 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 amp OPEN CLOSE while holding down the W Stop button on the front panel to switch to Interlace this a so switches Screen Resolution on page 144 to the default setting e When the HDMI signal is output no video is output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT En EET The Initial Setup menu Setting Options Explanation 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 e f you choose a setting that is incompatible with your TV you m
45. also change the level setting MN1 to MN32 LPCM or XP from the Recording Quality box that appears Optimized The recording quality is automatically adjusted so that the Copy List fits on to the space available on the disc Copying is carried out in real time When you change the recording mode setting you can see how much disc space it will require If this is more than is available it shows up in red and you won t be able to start copying In this case either change the recording quality or press RETURN EXIT to go back to the Copy List screen and erase one or more titles from the Copy List Bilingual 1 Select the title containing the audio you want to change 4 2 Select Bilingual from the command menu panel 1 When copying to a DVD R RW Video mode 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 DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW the chapter markers of the original are not copied Chapter markers are put into the copy at regular intervals according to the Auto Chapter setting see also Auto Chapter Video and Auto Chapter DVD R RW on page 142 3 When copying to a DVD R RW MN1 to MN3 and SEP modes are not available 4 XP mode available only when copying to HDD 5 Optimized mode only available when copying to DVD Due to remaining space on the disc or the
46. 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 it on again 5 Follow the on screen instructions 1 Not all TVs support this feature Check the instructions that came with your TV if you are unsure his 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 MD Ceris 0 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 Setup gt Initial Setup gt Options2 gt Pause Live TV gt Recorder s Tuner See Pause Live TV on page 146 to do this You can record the channel selected on the recorder Using Pause Live TV 1 CJ Start recording the current TV channel Recording continues with playback paused Note that it may take up to 10 seconds for recording to start PLAY 2 Press to start playback You can also use the scan buttons 4 P pause Il PAUSE and stop BI STOP all without affecting the recording Operation table TV DVD mode of DVR source DVR Pause Live Viewing source function button STOP REC Press to stop the recording The operation
47. area is not covered by Freeview yet or that you need an aerial upgrade Visit www digitaluk co uk to check How to re tune Follow the instructions for Replace Channels page 135 If you are missing any channels it may be that they are not available in your area or that your aerial needs upgrading If you have any questions please contact your equipment supplier or call Digital UK on 0845 6 50 50 50 or visit www digitaluk co uk Additional information cm This product includes FontAvenue fonts licenced by NEC Corporation FontAvenue s a registered trademark of NEC Corporation Microsoft product screen shots reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation 9 os am gracenote Music recognition technology and related data are provided by Gracenote Gracenote is the industry standard in music recognition technology and related content delivery For more information please visit www gracenote com CD and music related data from Gracenote Inc copyright 2000 2007 Gracenote Gracenote Software copyright 2000 2007 Gracenote This product and service may practice one or more of the following U S Patents 5 987 525 6 061 680 6 154 773 6 161 132 16 230 192 6 230 207 6 240 459 6 330 593 and other patents issued or pending Some services supplied under license from Open Globe Inc for U S Patent 6 304 523 Gracenote and CDDB are registered trademarks of Gracenote The Graceno
48. barat the bottom of the screen indicates the current play position in the title After pressing ENTER a marker shows the start of the section Ed Erase Section HDD 23 00 Fri 3 12 Pr4 SP Rec time 2h00m 10 1 00 00 09 15 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 6 i 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 P ay 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 x 2 z Select Edit gt Divide from the command menu panel 3 HDD only Select the type of edit HDD 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 on page 91 4 Use the playback controls gt II lt lt gt gt etc to fi
49. disc more thoroughly Never use benzine thinner or other cleaning agents including products designed for cleaning vinyl records Storing discs Although CDs and DVD discs are more durable than vinyl records you should still take care to handle and store discs correctly When you re not using a disc return it to its 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 O gt For more detailed care information see the instructions that come with discs Do not load more than one disc into the gt recorder En 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 HDD 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
50. eco eee ee Om d fan es Stereo MPEG layer I II Audio Decoder TIE sampling frequencies 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz This product s digital tuner has been confirmed for use in the following countries Belgium France Germany Italy Spain Denmark Finland Netherlands Sweden Switzerland UK Austria Czech Republic Additional information cm Input Output Antenna s 5 Q IEC 169 2 connector for VHF UHF in out analog TE 15 Q IEC 169 2 connector for VHF UHF in out digital Video INGUL iue kee iced AV2 Input 1 Input 2 front Input 3 rear put level i ee Beard ae ws eared ates niian 1 Vp p 75 Q DT AV connector Input 1 RCA jacks Input 2 Input 3 Video DEL aou use ato e de ERE C ton AV1 Output Qu tp tlevel a a ican de tol o Rc es 1 Vp p 75 Q JaCkS NNMERO TETTE RTT AV connector AV1 RCA jack Output S Video IDE acea AV Input 1 Input 2 front Input 3 rear Y luminance Inputlevel 1 Vp p 75 Q C colour Input level sss 300 mVp p 75 Q Jacks i acc aan aa AV connector Input 1 4 pin mini DIN Input 2 Input 3 S Video OUTBUL a aao dance nad eee had eased AV1 Output Y luminance Output level 1 Vp p 75 Q C colour Output level 300 mVp p 75 Q M ie METTI AV connector AV1 4 pin mini DIN Output Component video output Output level iui duc PCR Y 1 0 Vp p 75 Q Pp Pp 0 7 Vp p 75 Q JACKS P rr RCA jacks RGB ner MOT AV2 Input 1 IRI
51. files from a PC Connect PC cm Copying JPEG and DivX files From the PC 1 Open Windows Explorer 2 Select the folder containing the files to be copied Always copy entire folders 3 Right click the mouse and select Copy from the menu 4 Select the folder into which you want to copy In Windows Explorer the recorder s folder is displayed as shown below pee HDD DVD Recorder The folder into which the files should be copied depends on the type of file Select the folder according to the type of file e Pictures Select this to copy folders containing JPEG files Video Select this to copy folders containing DivX files For details on folder structure see Note below 5 Right click the mouse and select Paste from the menu For more information refer to the Help menu of Windows Explorer The screen shown below is displayed on the recorder Progress Bar 23 Connect PC Copying 3 00001 Folders 000 error 7 000003 Files 000 error A E e o cancel the synchronization process on the recorder while it is underway press ENTER on the recorder s remote control The Connect PC screen is closed 6 When you have finished copying files close Windows Explorer on the PC e Press ENTER on the recorder s remote control close the import screen on this device e f no actions are carried out for 20 minutes after copying the import screen on this device is automatically
52. for Pause Live TV You can use the Pause Live TV feature with an AV Link compatible TV connected using a SCART cable see 7V 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 on page 68 Note TV tuner setup for Pause Live TV To use this feature with an external TV tuner the recorder must be connected to your TV using a SCART cable and the AV Link setting page 145 should be set to his Recorder Only See also Pause Live TV on page 146 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 IV 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 136 1 Connectthis recorder to your TV with a SCART cable 2 Press HOME MENU 3 Select Setup gt Initial Setup gt Options2 gt Pause Live TV gt TV s Tuner 4 Select Setup gt Initial Setup gt Analog Tuner gt Auto Channel Setting gt Download from TV e f the Download from TV option appears grayed out check the connections to your TV
53. from HDD to DVD A Important e The recorder can only store one Copy List at a time e The Copy List is erased if the Input Line System setting is changed see Additional information about the TV system settings on page 148 Resetting the recorder to its factory settings see Resetting the recorder on page 167 will erase the Copy List 1 Loadarecordable DVD It is possible to complete the following steps without having a recordable DVD loaded or having an uninitialized DVD loaded however the steps are slightly different If you want to use a DVD RW VR mode disc for the copy make sure it is initialized before you start HOME MENU Display the Home Menu 3 e Select Copy gt HDD DVD e f this is the first time to create a Copy List skip to step 5 below 4 Ifthereisalready a Copy List stored in the recorder choose whether to Create New Copy List or Continue Using Previous Copy List f you select Continue Using Previous Copy List skip to step 10 below e Selecting Create New Copy List will erase any Copy List already stored in the recorder 4p 5 Add titles to the Copy List highlight a title and press ENTER to add Copy Select Title i i MON 27 03 21 00 Mon27 03 Pr4 SP Pr 4 LJ 6 SAT 25 03 23 00 Sat25 03 Pr9 SP Pr 9 5 THU 23 03 22 00 Thu23 03 Pr6 SP Pr6 R Ww 4 WED 22 03 20 00 Wed22 03 Pr2 SP Pr2 a 3 MON 20 03 13 00 Mon20 03 Pr9 SP Pr9 PR 2 FRI 17 03 21 00 Fri
54. go If no actions are carried out for more than 20 minutes after the optimization process is completed the unit turns itself off Initialize HDD HDD When your HDD DVD recorder is working without a problem this option is not visible in the Disc Setup menu However if the HDD file system becomes corrupted for some reason you can initialize the HDD to fix the problem Note that initializing the HDD will erase all the data on it HOME MENU 1 Display the Home Menu 2 gt Select Setup gt Disc Setup 3 Select Initialize HDD then Start D disc Setup Basic Initialize HDD y Start Initialize Finalize Initialize HDD The Video Adjust menu Chapter 17 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 HOME MENU 1 With the recorder stopped press to display the Home Menu A 2 Select Setup gt Video Adjust 3 Select a preset 4 Tuner gt Use the INPUT SELECT button to switch between the built in TV tuner and the external inputs e
55. is slightly different depending on the viewing source See the Operation table below for details amp tip e When the Pause Live TV setting see page 146 is set to TV s Tuner you can press PAUSE LIVE TV while the recorder is in standby to switch on and immediately start recording When set to Recorder s Tuner it is not possible to use the Pause Live TV feature from standby After pressing PAUSE LIVE TV it will take atleast 10 seconds forthe picture to change during this time all controls except the power button are inoperative Note that startup from standby is not possible if you have selected Recorder s Tuner in Pause Live TV on page 146 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 TE Condition Preset channel of DVR and TV are matched after downloading from TV Preset channel of DVR and TV are NOT matched after downloading from TV Record TV programme that you re watching Preset channel info in D TV cannot be shared by DVR even after Download from TV Record TV programme that you re watching Record TV programme that you re watching TV built in analog TV Pause Live TV tuner Direct TV recording 7 TV built in digital TV Direct TV tuner recording 7 External input of TV TV Direct TV recording 7 DVR built in analog DVD DVR built in Pause Live TV tuner anal
56. level mi cermat aneia Pr p Ee Yd 0 7 Vp p 75 Q JackS ota ACERO E n AV connector Input 1 RGB ouUtpUt M MOT AV1 Output level 4e maet eed 0 7 Vp p 75 Q NCIM CPPNNCRTITET TOT TIT AV connector AV1 Audio input 0005 AV2 Input 1 Input 2 front Input 3 rear L R During audio MN IDEID 2 cu 4 ete aac d t 2 V rms Input impedance more than 22 kQ JC S o dope ii roe b AV connector Input 1 RCA jacks Input 2 Input 3 Audio OUTPUT PR AV1 Output L R During audio OUIDUL noaua aaa aaa a 2 Vrms Output impedance less than 1 5 kQ OS x Lans od Re et dads Rer AV connector AV1 RCA jacks Output Control RIDE e acie 006 PC de pede eau es Mini jack Digital audio ODUDUL 54a cep aw e RR RR Coaxial CB Pv Mini jack Common Inleffage iuc ocn CA module DVAPUT seeno pere raa IT 4 pin front G LINK IEEE 1394 standard USB rears mirati i t Type A front Type B front HDM OUTPUT o a eae mere ane eer ee ae 19 pin AV Connectors 21 pin connector assignment AV connector input output 21 pin connector This connector provides the video and audio signals for connection to a compatible colour TV or monitor 13579 11131517 1921 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 PIN no AV1 RGB TV AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER rr Audio 2 R out Audio 2 R out P rrr Audio 2 R in Pl pensesdtesua g
57. mode DVD R RW RAM 99 9997 VR mode DVDXR ARW a gg 1 A maximum of 999 chapters are recordable per disc 2 A maximum of 254 chapters are recordable per disc e This recorder cannot play or record unfinalized DVD R RW Video mode and DVD R discs recorded on another recorder DVD RW discs recorded on another recorder are playable on this recorder but are not recordable e The maximum continuous recording time for one title is eight hours when using a DVD R RW disc If you delete a title from a DVD R RW disc 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 multiple TV line systems on one disc A disc can contain PAL and SECAM recordings or NTSC and PAL 60 See also Additional information about the TV system settings on page 148 Fingerprints dirt and small scratches on a disc can affect playback and or recording performance Please take proper care of your discs e f power to the recorder is cut due to a power outage the plug being pulled from the power outlet etc during recording editing initializing finalizing or other operation some recorded material on the 1 Some DVD players such as some Pioneer models are compatible with VR mode discs Check the operating instructions for your player for VR mode compatibility information Recording om disc or the disc itself may become unusable In this case t
58. page 7 e Take out the disc and clean it page 166 Check that the disc is loaded properly aligned in disc tray and label side up e Press DVD to select the DVD There may be condensation in the recorder Leave the recorder for an hour or so for the condensation to evaporate e During HDD recording you can t play discs that are recorded with a Line System different to the current recorder setting e DVD R RW discs recorded using another recorder with copy once protected recordings will not play in this recorder Can t record a disc Check that the disc is not an incompatible format disc page 7 e Some DVD RAM discs are not recordable until they have been initialized page 73 This can take up to an hour Remote control does e f you connected this recorder to another Pioneer product using the not work CONTROL IN jack point the remote control at the other component to use page 14 e Set the remote control to the same ID number as the recorder page 145 When the batteries run down the remote mode is automatically reset to Recorder Use the remote within its operating range page 6 e Replace the batteries page 6 All settings are reset e f the recorder is unplugged or there is a power failure while the recorder is on all the settings will be lost Make sure that you switch the recorder into standby before unplugging the power cord 153 En ED Additional information Problem Remedy No picture e Check
59. programme overruns for example Cancelling or extending the timer 1 Press and hold for three seconds during a timer recording Recording continues but the timer indicator disappears from the front panel display indicating that the timer has been cancelled REC 2 Press repeatedly to extend recording in 30 minute blocks Stopping a timer recording STOP REC 1 Press during a timer recording 2 tEn Select Yes to confirm My Recording 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 1 If the recorder is on switch it into standby 2 m Front panel Press and hold for three seconds to lock the controls The front panel display briefly shows LOCKED f any buttons are pressed on the remote or front panel LOCKED is briefly displayed again e To unlock the recorder press and hold B Stop on the front panel while the recorder is stopped for three seconds until the display shows UNLOCKED Even if you make child lock settings this unit can still be controlled by the remote of a connected Flat Screen TV If you do not want this unit to be able to be controlled by another component when you have set a child lock turn this unit s HDMI
60. read the following or shock hazard do not place any container filled section carefully with liquid near this equipment such as a vase or The voltage of the available power supply differs flower pot or expose it to dripping splashing rain according to country or region Be sure that the or moisture D3 4 2 1 3 B En 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 CLASS 1 T tinued safety d t E E a a LASER PRODUCT Refer all servicing to qualified personnel The following caution label appears on your unit Location inside of the unit CAUTION CLASS 3B VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID EXPOSURE TO THE BEAM VRW2262 A ATTENTION RADIATIONS LASER VISIBLES ET INVISIBLES DE CLASSE 3B QUAND OUVERT VITEZ TOUT EXPOSITION AU FAISCEAU ADVARSEL KLASSE 3B SYNLIG OG USYNLIG LASERSTR LING VED BNING UNDG UDS TTELSE FOR STR LING VARNING KLASS 3B SYNLIG OCH OSYNLIG LASERSTR LNING N R DENNA DEL R PPNAD UNDVIK ATT UTS TTA DIG F R STR LEN VORSICHT BEI GE FFNETER ABDECKUNG IST SICHTBARE UND UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG DER KLASSE 3B IM GER TEINNEREN VORHANDEN NICHT DEM LASERSTRAHL AUSSETZEN PRECAUCI N CUANDO SE ABRE HAY RADIACI N L SER DE CLASE 3B VISIBLE E INVISIBLE EVITE LA EXPOSICI
61. recording orthe GUIDE Plus system identified the but recorded the wrong channel wrong Host Channel for my region If the channel to be recorded is received You can identify your Host Channel via the external receiver first make sure manually See Manual Host Channel that the external receiver was left setup on page 50 for how to do this 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 programme 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 programme number is the same as the preset number set on this recorder If they are different go to the Editor Area and change the programme number to match the recorder s preset number The TV listings 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 cancelled The GUIDE Plus system is not supported in my area but when I switch the recorder into st
62. t appear in the table below you will not be able to use this remote to control your TA 2 Press to check that the remote works with your TV If the remote is set up correctly the TV should switch on off If it doesn t and there is another code given for your maker repeat step 1 with a new code Using the TV remote control buttons The table below shows how to use this remote control with your TV Button What it does Press to switch the TV on off standby INPUT SELECT Press to change the TV s video input VOL Use to adjust the TV volume CH Use to change TV channels ET Mee GIO ACURA 44 ADMIRAL 31 AIWA 60 AKAI 32 35 42 AKURA 41 ALBA 07 39 41 44 AMSTRAD 42 44 47 ANITECH 44 ASA 45 ASUKA 41 AUDIOGONIC 07 36 BASIC LINE 41 44 BAUR 31 07 42 BEKO 38 BEON 07 BLAUPUNKT 31 BLUE SKY 41 BLUE STAR 18 BPL 18 BRANDT 36 BTC 41 BUSH 07 41 42 44 47 56 CASCADE 44 CATHAY 07 CENTURION 07 CGB 42 CIMLINE 44 CLARIVOX 07 CLATRONIC 38 CONDOR 38 CONTEC 44 CROSLEY 32 CROWN 38 44 CRYSTAL 42 CYBERTRON 41 DAEWOO 07 44 56 DAINICHI 41 DANSAI 07 DAYTON 44 DECCA 07 48 DIXI 07 44 DUMONT 53 ELIN 07 ELITE 41 ELTA 44 EMERSON 42 ERRES 07 FERGUSON 07 36 51 FINLANDIA 35 43 54 FINLUX 32 07 45 48 53 54 FIRSTLINE 40 44 FISHER 32 35 38 45 FORMENTI 32 07 42 FRONTECH 31 42 46 FRONTECH PROTECH 32 FUJITSU 48 FUNAI 40 46 58 GBC 32 42 GE 00 01 08
63. t rename files that have been locked highlighted Press ENTER to confirm ES C 2 e Select File Options or Folder opying files Snel Options from the command menu panel 4 1 Select the file s or folder s you 3 Select Rename File or Rename want to copy Folder 1 Some time may be required to erase a folder if it includes many files En NE Playing and copying photos PhotoViewer E n BB PhotoViewer HDD Folder2 001 PIOROO00 002 PIOROO01 Erase 003 PIOR0002 Copy 004 PlOR0003 Eg z 005 PIOR0004 Folder Size 999 MB E 006 PIOR0005 007 PIOROO06 pA 008 PIORO007 009 PIOROO08 010 PIOROO09 011 PIORO010 012 PIOROO11 HDD Remain 100 0 G 4 Enter a new name for the file folder File names or Folder names can be up to 64 characters long oee Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name on page 93 and Using a USB keyboard to entera name on page 94 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 7 1 Select the file s you want to lock or unlock e To lock unlock multiple files or folders use the Multi Mode see Se ecting multiple files or folders on page 121 2 z Select File Options or Folder Options from th
64. 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 he recorder may be set to progressive scan with an incompatible TV Reset to interlace by pressing and holding the front panel Ill Stop button then pressing amp OPEN CLOSE When the HDMI signal is output no video is output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT e f 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 136 e f 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 No sound or soundis Make sure that the amp receiver or TV is set to the correct input and distorted the volume turned up here is no sound when the picture is paused or during scanning or slow motion play Press gt PLAY to resume regular playback e DIS discs can only be played if this recorder is connected to a DIS decoder or DIS compatible amp receiver If you have connected a suitable decoder also make sure that the Initial Setup Audio Out DTS Out setting is On e Some 96 kHz discs do not output audio through the digital jack In this case switch the input of your amp receiver to analog e Check the audio cable connections page 14 e f the sound is distorted try cleaning the cable plugs The pic
65. the same data or exit 2 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 7 above 9 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 2 Disc Back up The backed up data is still on the HDD Erasing it will increase the free space available OK to Erase Yes e f you decide to leave the backup data on the HDD you can make backup copies to recordable DVD discs anytime from the Disc Back up menu ED Playing and copying DivX files PC VIDEO E n Chapter 12 Playing and copying DivX files PC VIDEO The PC VIDEO function is used to play DivX files recorded on the HDD DVD or CD R RW ROM disc DivX files stored on a DVD or CD R RW ROM disc or USB device can be copied to the HDD A Important e Ademofile is recorded on the HDD upon purchase For more information about the demo file see Demo Mode on page 146 Playing DivX files HOME MENU 1 Display the Home Menu 2 gt Select PC VIDEO 4 3 Select the location of the files you want to play back e View Edit VIDEO FILE on the HDD Plays DivX files recorded on the HDD View VIDEO FILE on a DVD CD Plays DivX files re
66. the broadcast audio is bilingual and you are recording to DVD R RW Video mode DVD R RW or to the HDD with the HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode On or qum on the LPCM setting use the Bilingual Recording setting page 139 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 includes DVD Video discs and some satellite broadcasts If copy protected material is encountered during a recording recording will pause automatically and an error message will be displayed on screen Video that is copy once only can only be recorded to DVD RAM or HDD CPRM compatible VR mode DVD R RW see below When recording a IV broadcast or through an external input you can display copy control information on screen see Displaying disc information on screen on page 85 CPRM CPRM is a copy protection scrambling system developed for the recording of copy once broadcast programmes CPRM stands for Content Protection for Recordable Media This recorder is CPRM compatible which means that you can record copy once broadcast programmes 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
67. time search features press the MENU button and the CM SKIP and cx CM BACK buttons 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 a title ideal for cutting out the commercial breaks in a recording made from the TV 1 Highlight the title containing the section you want to erase 2 z Select Edit gt Erase Section from the command menu panel 1 It s possible that some USB keyboards will not work exactly as expected when connected to this recorder See also Connecting a USB device on page 24 for more connection information Certain keyboards may not be able to correctly input all characters 2 f you use the remote control to enter a name when in the USB keyboard input mode the recorder will automatically switch to remote control input mode Press any key on the USB keyboard to return to USB keyboard input mode 3 HDD only Select the type of edit a HDD 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 on page 91 4 Highlight From then use the playback controls gt II lt lt gt gt etc to find the start of the section to erase then press ENTER The
68. 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 DVD R RW Video mode 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 142 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 62 for more on this Only one instance of a copy once protected title can be added to the Copy List and after it s been copied the title is erased from the HDD it is therefore not possible to copy a locked title that is copy once protected You can identify copy once protected material during playback by displaying disc information on screen If the current title is copy once protected an exclamation mark is shown Copyright Recording equipment should be used
69. to erase unwanted titles When you erase titles from the HDD Original titles from a VR mode DVD RW or DVD RAM the available recording space increases accordingly Erasing a title from a DVD RW Video mode 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 e 2 Select Erase from the command menu panel 3 der Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel 1 There may be cases where erasing a title from a DVD R RW disc will result in incontiguous title numbers tip e You can erase a title quickly by pressing CLEAR when the title is highlighted Confirm the edit by pressing ENTER 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 m Select Edit Title Name from the command menu panel 3 Input a name for the selected title R Input Title Name 23 00 Fri 3 12 Pr4 SP BCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ small AARAAAECEEEETTTTA pNOO60600000 YbBS 0123456789 4 amp xr PO PS I oso C H 2 5
70. you want this unit to automatically switch off upon completion of timer recording When HDMI Control is set to On this unit does not automatically switch off if your Flat Screen TV is switched on upon completion of timer recording When using the Video Control function of an external component Child lock settings page 70 When you connect a SCART cable and an HDMI cable to the same Flat Screen TV simultaneously HDMI Control may not operate properly if you do not use a High Speed HDMI cable Controls may not function properly in certain situations such as immediately after you have connect an HDMI cable turn this unit s power off or remove the power cable for this unit or the connected component If you experience any problems set HDMI Control to On for all connected units and then display the pictures stored on this unit on your Flat Screen TV to improve the situations We cannot guarantee this unit will work with HDMI control compatible components other than those made by Pioneer Connecting other AV sources Connecting a VCR or analog camcorder 5 0 8 e AUDIO VIDEO INPUT TTY Front panel AUDIO VIDEO OUTPUT Rear panel pee E From audio Analog camcorder video output To audio video input l e n J 1
71. you want to add to a play list 2 oy Select Add to Play List from the command menu panel 3 Select a play list Play List 1 to Play List 4 where you want to add the selected track You can add up to 25 songs to a play list e You can rename a play list see Editing the HDD Jukebox on page 116 Playing a play list 1 Display the view options panel The view options panel CA Julbbox HDD Artist List Display Mode e Artist Artist Mis Original RES rtis Artist5 Artist6 Artist7 10 Artists Artisti HDD Total 10 2 Select Play List 3 Select a play list Play List 1 to Play List 4 you want to play back 4 Select Play from the command menu panel 1 This operation cannot be performed while the recorder s GUI is displayed Playing and copying music Jukebox cm Changing the display style of the Jukebox HDD 1 Select an artist album you want to change the display for 2 Display the view options panel 3 Select a view option Display Mode Artist Displays the artists copied onto this unit from the earliest date Album Displays the albums of the selected artist When you select All albums of all artists are displayed Track Displays the tracks of the selected artist aloum When you select All tracks of all artists albums are displayed Cancel Cancels the switching of the d
72. 011 PIOROO10 i ze 1 Remain 012 PIOROO11 100 0 G Pages in file list Folder Size 999 MB HDD e The larger the file size the longer it takes the recorder to load the file 1 Up to 999 files or 99 folders are viewable but if there are more files folders than this on the disc or connected USB camera it is still possible to view them all using the Reload function see Reloading files from a disc or USB device on page 118 En Press ke PREV or gt gt I NEXT to change the page e You can change folders via the buttons If 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 The thumbnails of files that cannot be played are displayed as the AX logo 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 reload 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 Changing the display style of the PhotoViewer You can choose to display photos by grouping them by folder file or number of thumbnails Note NE Playing and copying photos PhotoViewer
73. 17 03 Pr4 SP Pr4 1 WED 15 03 20 00 Wed15 03 Pr2 SP Pr2 5 20 00 Wed29 03 Pr2 SP 20 00 1h00m 2 0G Pr2 E Sports SP Copy List Total 0 0G Current DVD Remain 4 38 HDD DVD Video mode 8 Title Recent first All Genres 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 DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW e When adding titles that contain copy once protected material the copy once parts will not be added e When adding titles that contain material of more than one aspect ratio screen size each part with a different aspect ratio will be added as a separate title if high speed copying is possible Copying and backup am Depending on the title high speed copying Erase Section Erase part of a title see may not be possible to DVDs Erase Section on page 94 Move Change the order of titles in the 6 Display the command menu Copy List see Move on page 97 panel Preview Check the content of a title in The command menu panel ue ony List e Divide Divide a title in the Copy List B Co HD DVD Video mode E into two see Divide on page 95 XXE HOW Ae IR Wenep WI p WIS Combine Combine two titles in the ec EE x Copy List into one see Combine on Recent first e 5 THU 23 03 22 00 Thu23 03 Pr6 SP Pr6 4 3 MON 2065 1300 Mona Pri SP Pro peed All Genres DER E REA me C
74. 1xto 16x e DVD RAM ver 2 0 2x ver 2 1 2x 2X TID OX 2X to 5x Ver 2 2 Vx 9X to ox7 2x to DX e DVD R DL ver 3 0 2x to 4x 2x to 8x 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 It you want to share DVD RW discs between this recorder and an older recorder writer we recommend using ver 1 1 discs Note Thefollowing table shows older Pioneer DVD recorders limited compatibility with DVD RW ver 1 2 discs Model Playable Recordable DVR 3100 DVR 5100H Discs should be finalized in this recorder before playing Unfinalized VR mode and Video mode discs may not play 2 Cannot read the CPRM information wi show in the display when you load a disc However this will not affect playback 3 Copy once protected disc titles will not play Readable file system This recorder can play DVDs recorded under the following file systems ISO 9660 UDP 147 UDF 1 50 UDF 2 00 UDF 2 01 ISO 9660 Level 1 or2 compliant Romeo and Joliet file systems are both compatible with this recorder 1 Depending on the recording technique used even files recorded in compatible file systems may not play correctly e MP3 WMA Divx files can be played back when recorded onto a DVD that contains no video titles and uses the UDF 1 02 UDF 1 50 UDF 2 01 or ISO 9660 file systems En Before you start En H
75. 2 If you switch the camera angle during repeat play of a DVD Video disc repeat play is cancelled 3 When playing a programme list of DVD Video chapters chapters not included in the programme list may be sometimes be played depending on the disc Payback o After pressing ENTER to add the title chapter album track the step number automatically moves down one To insert a step into the programme list highlight the step number where you want to insert another step then select a chapter title album track as usual After pressing ENTER all the subsequent steps move down one To delete a step from the programme list highlight the step you want to delete then press CLEAR 3 Repeat step 2 to build up a programme list A programme list can contain up to 24 titles chapters albums tracks 4 Play the programme list Programme play remains active until you cancel programme play erase the programme list eject the disc or switch off the recorder amp tip osave your programme list and exit the programme edit screen without starting playback press HOME MENU During programme play press P NEXT to skip to the next programme step e To repeat play the programme list select Repeat Programme from the Repeat Play Mode menu see Repeat play on page 82 e Except CD WMA MP3 Press CLEAR during playback to switch off programme play if no menu OSD such as the Disc Navigator is displayed Press while stopp
76. 6 een Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel ID Playing and copying music Jukebox Editing the HDD Jukebox A number of commands are available for editing and changing the playback behavior of albums HOME MENU 1 Display the Home Menu 2 c Select Jukebox gt Play Edit Music on the HDD 3 Select what you want to edit m 4 oy Select an edit function from the command menu panel Erase Deletes the selected artist album track Edit gt Artist name Enter a name of up to 64 characters for the artist See t e Name on page 93 for how to enter names Edit Album name Enter a name of up to 64 characters for the album See Title Name on page 93 for how to enter names Edit gt Track name Enter a name of up to 64 characters for the track See Title Name on page 93 for how to enter names Play List name Enter a name of up to 12 characters for the Play List See t e Name on page 93 for how to enter names En 1 Some time may be required to erase an artist or album if it includes many tracks Playing and copying photos PhotoViewer cm Chapter 14 Playing and copying photos PhotoViewer From the PhotoViewer you can view JPEG photos and picture files stored on the HDD DVD or CD R RW ROM or on a 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 HOME MENU 1 Dis
77. 9 ls 20 00 Fri 3 12 Pr 9 SP t2 Playlist 2h00m 1 06 B T L Le cud gt 4 Noy Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel Genre Name HDD Use this command to rename one of the five user definable genres Free 1 to Free 5 1 oy Select Genre Name from the command menu panel 2 Select one of the user definable genre names 2 Disc Navigator HDD 10Titles E 23 00 FRI 3 12 Pr 4 5L 23 00 Fri 3 12 Pr4 B J 4 Titles e Freed n 49 Free3 E 20 00 FRI 3 12 Pr 6 Free4 20 00 Fri 3 12 Pr Recent first X Free5 em f e 8 22 00 THU 2 12 Pr Cancel em I 4 22 00 Thu 2 12 Pr All Genres E T 19 00 MON 29 11 Pr2 SP D 3 19 00 Mon 29 11 Pr2 SP 7 I oy Remain b 1h00m 1 0G 30h30m _ 3 e 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 93 amp Q Input Genre Name ree 1 Fi ABCDEFGHIJKLM arial NOPQRSTUVWXYZ AARAAAECEEEETTTTR bpNOO6600606000000Yb08 9 0123456789 4 amp x e v xz i 1V18 02 2 09 23 ug 1 7uXL 4 cem Select OK to enter the name and exit Multi Mode HDD Multi Mode allows you to select several titles then select a command that will b
78. A MP3 JPEG DivX Recording discs and formats DVD R RW VR mode and Video mode DVD R RW VR mode DVD RAM VR mode DVD R DL VR mode and Video mode DVD R DL VR mode Video recording format Sampling fregUenCy cs uro sach ed eee 13 5 MHz Compression format s 13 ceed o eed bes MPEG Audio recording format Sampling frequency isses 48 kHz Compression format Dolby Digital or Linear PCM uncompressed Recording time HDD 160 GB D Sa eeaue abe Ree i eee ATA Approx 23 h uiczel LL Approx 34 h Standard Play SP vat etu E dens Approx 68 h Long Play LP s cedet ded b vane aad ovis Approx 136 h Extended Play EP 0 eee uee Approx 204 h Super Long Play SLP ss essct aka Approx 272 h Super Extended Play SEP Approx 340 h Manual Mode MN Approx 23 h to 455 h DVD R RW DVD R RW DVD RAM Fine OP mw Approx 1 h Standard Play SP essai or ed haria Approx 2 h Long Play iP yn eausa e aC be rs Approx 4 h Extended Play EP isst hn Approx 6 h Super L ng Play SLP errr a6 aaa vocat s Approx 8 h Super Extended Play SEP Approx 10 h DVD R RW DVD RAM only Manual Mode MN DVD R RW RAM ssss Approx 1 h to 13h DVDS SES bee gasta ws mate 4 Approx 1 hto8h DVD R DL DVD R DL Fine XP ee Approx 1 h 51 m Standard Play SP si eaae ches Approx 3h 35 m Long Play EP eee ache RR ea Approx 7h 11m Extended Play EP 5 Approx 10 h 46m
79. A B Repeat Title Search A Repeat Chapter Search 0 01 00 Programme v Input Time 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 Track Search For example for track 6 press 6 3 Start playback 1 Depending on the disc normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached 2 When using time search playback may occasionally start slightly before or after the time you input ND eek 0 En A B Repeat DVD HDD CD VideoCD SuperVCD DivX The A B Repeat function allows you to specify two points A and B within a track or titlethatform aloop which is played over and over e ES 1 During playback select A B Repeat from the Play Mode menu 2 With A Loop Start highlighted press at the point you want the loop to start G pPlay Mode Search Mode A Loop Start A B Repeat B Loop End Repeat Off Programme 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 When playing a DVD Video DVD R RW Video mode DVD R RW or from the HDD the start and end points of the loop must be in the same title o resume normal playback
80. CONTROL IN of this recorder using a mini plug cord 11 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 12 AC IN Power inlet Connect to a power outlet using the supplied power cable after making all other connections Front panel connections On the front panel there is a flip down cover that hides more connections Left side 1 DVIN A DV input i LINK connector suitable for connecting a DV camcorder 2 USB port Type A USB port for connecting an HDD camcorder digital camera keyboard or other USB device 3 USB port Type B USB port for connecting a PictBridge compatible printer or PC Right side 4 INPUT2 Audio video input stereo analog audio composite and S Video especially suitable for camcorders game consoles portable audio etc Connecting a TV antenna This recorder has separate built in TV tuners forterrestrial digital and terrestrial analog TV broadcasts If you are ready to receive digital broadcasts now use one of the supplied RF antenna cables connect an antenna either an antenna wall outlet or indoor antenna to the ANTENNA DIGITAL IN connector Next connect the other supplied RF antenna cable to connect an antenna to the ANTENNA IN RF IN connector Lastly connect the recorder to your TV from the ANTENNA OUT connector Antenn
81. Choose from the languages displayed to set the default audio languages language for DVD Video playback Other Select to set the default audio language to something other than the ones listed See Selecting other languages for language options on page 147 Discs do not necessarily have audio in your selected language Also some discs override the Audio Language preference Subtitle English e Sets the default subtitle language for DVD Video playback to Language English avallable Choose from the languages displayed to set the default languages subtitle language for DVD Video playback Other Select to set the default subtitle language to something other than the ones listed See Selecting other languages for language options on page 147 Discs do not necessarily have subtitles in your selected menu language Also some discs override the Subtitle Language preference Auto One On this setting Language DVD Video discs whose main audio track is in your default language will play using that language without subtitles Discs whose main audio track is not in your default language but that have a subtitle track in your default language will play the original audio track with subtitles 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 The Initial Setup menu cm Se
82. 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 The front panel connections make convenient connections for a camcorder input When connecting an external AV source that only supports monaural sound only insert the left white audio jack to this device Doing so will allow the same sound track to be recorded to both channels You must connect to the INPUT 2 jack on the front panel En Connecting a DV camcorder You can connect a DV camcorder or DVD recorder with DV output to the front panel DV IN jack 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 ae ae que Bono a oot a O o 6 6 zo 0 000O miro Fr
83. D CD listen to music on a DVD or CD Proceed to step 6 for audio CDs step 5 for WMA MP3 files When an Audio CD that has never been played on the recorder is loaded the recorder automatically searches for the titles on that Audio CD see About the automatic display of titles on page 112 Play Music on a USB Device Listen to music from an external USB device Proceed to step 5 Note 1 ALL cannot be selected for DVDs or CDs 4 Select the artist you want to play back The screen below shows artists stored on the HDD Jukebox HDD Artist List 10 Artists ALL 1 Antel Artist2 Artist3 Artist4 Artist5 Artist6 Artist7 Artist1 Original Total 10 To play back all of the tracks of the selected artist proceed to step 7 Press ENTER to switch to the album display of the selected artist his step is for the display mode set to Artist The operation varies when the display mode is set to other settings To play back all artists select All and proceed to step 7 Press SUBTITLE or ANGLE to change the page ES 5 Select the album you want to play back To play back all of the tracks of the selected album proceed to step 7 Press ENTER to switch to the track display of the selected album To play back all albums select All and proceed to step 7 6 Select the track you want to play back e To play back all tracks select AIl 7 Display the command menu ES 8
84. DD DVD Recording and playback compatibility This recorder can play and record all widely used DVD disc types and additionally provides HDD functionality The table below shows some specific compatibility differences between the different disc types HDD DVD R MATS USRA TANIS HDD DVD VR DVD Video manual xf Logos Re recordable o a9 3 Erasable Editing of recorded o e 4 programmes Recording of Copy o IB once protected material Playback in other n a is 6 players recorders Chase play e 16 9 and 4 8 e o programme recording Bilingualbroadcast 70 77 11 recording of both audio channels Notes to table 1 Must be initialized for VR mode recording page 129 2 Must be initialized for Video mode recording page 129 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 72 7 Must be compatible with DVD RW VR playback 8 Must be compatible with DVD RW playback 9 Must be compatible with DVD RAM playback 10 Only when HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off page 142 DVD DVD 2 DVD R RW RAM DVD VR DVD Video DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM E ag 13 16 a DVD ReWritable Wr e e ds 14 e o 4 4 4 e 12 479 id 5 5 15 8 Q e e 11 411 11 Only when the recording mode is not set to LPCM 12 CPRM compatible discs o
85. DL VR mode DVD R DL DVD R DL MN 1 34 803 mins 1440 mins MN 2 34 120 mins 1292 mins MN3 94 SEP 600mins 1077 mins 352 x 240 352 x 240 MN4 4 SLP 480 mins 861 mins 352 x 288 352 x 288 MN5 4 420 mins 754 mins MN 6 4 EP 360 mins 646 mins MN 7 300 mins 538 mins 352 x 480 352 x 480 MN 8 21 0 mins 484 mins 352 x576 352 x 576 MN 9 LP 240 mins 431 mins MN 10 230 mins 413 mins Rae MN 11 220 mins 395 mins MN 12 210 mins 377 mins MN 13 200 mins 359 mins 544 x 480 MN 14 190 mins 341 mins 544 x 576 MN 15 180 mins 323 mins MN 16 170 mins 305 mins MN 17 160 mins 28 7 mins MN 18 150 mins 269 mins MN 19 140 mins 251 mins MN 20 130 mins 233 mins MN 21 SP 120 mins 215 mins 720 x 480 MN 22 110 mins 197 mins 120 x 5 6 MN 23 105 mins 188 mins MN 24 100 mins 1 79 mins MN 25 95 mins 170 mins T20 x 480 MN 26 90 mins 161 mins OUO MN 27 85 mins 153 mins MN 28 80 mins 144 mins MN 29 75 mins 135 mins MN 30 70 mins 126 mins MN 31 65mins 117 mins MN 32 XP 61mins 111 mins LPCM 61 mins 111 mins XP4 9 mins mins HE Recording time may be slightly shorter for certain disc types or recording modes 2 The first figure refers to when the Input Line System is set to 525 System the second when set to 625 System 5 Modes MN1 to MN3 not available when using DVD R RW 4 Titles recorded at MN6 or lower cannot be high speed copied to DVD R R
86. DaGksn3 si ea Rm ae arcas 75 Using the Disc Navigator to browse the COMEMIS Ora SC sdcadenurE Ape mu EIS 79 OOabIPIdadis Gus acces crac wrist iS D pe d 80 Playing HY SIOWTTVOLOULE S s a ium e aa 80 Frame advance frame reverse 81 The play lode MENU 5 0 sowed aes 81 Displaying and switching subtitles 83 Switching DVD and DivX soundtracks 83 Switching audio channels 84 owltching camera angles vuoi 84 Displaying disc information OS COT hedad 9 codice dox N A 85 09 Playing and recording from a DV HDD camcorder Playing from a DV camcorder 86 Recording from a DV camcorder 86 PADOU Cm 88 Copying from an HDD camcorder 89 10 Editing t COELI YO DILLOTAS abe ons arde ac coo E doce ua 90 The Disc Navigator screen 91 11 Copying and backup jniieesic eeu mE 100 Oca OUE OD osa d a amp na here areas ee 100 Heind CODY Loia a DRM E cse 102 USING disc Deep aae aes 106 12 Playing and copying DivX files PC VIDEO Playing DVA MICS S d ocean an is tides 108 Copying DIA les todhe HDD sis sex 109 Ectnedies on de etes 5 uc xs 110 13 Playing and copying music Jukebox Copying m sio to the ADD idus sacs 111 Playing music from the Jukebox 113 Copylmg albulms A ae KS oo accu cuc tn 115 Editing the HDD Jukebox 116 14 Playing and copying photos PhotoViewer LOCatING JPEG Diet Te TICS Xl asi 117 Plavno aside SMOW doe ck ui Ud tot 118 ChEETINGSONOT
87. ENU page 76 Press to display the disc menu if a DVD Video finalized DVD R RW Video mode or finalized DVD R RW disc is loaded When in the GUIDE Plus system use to jump directly to the Menu bar CM BACK commercial back Press repeatedly to skip progressively backward through the video playing CM SKIP commercial skip Press repeatedly to skip progressively forward through the video playing Recording controls page 66 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 Button Record C STOP REC Press to stop recording Controls and displays cm REC MODE page 65 Press repeatedly to change the recording mode picture quality ONE TOUCH COPY page 100 Press to start One Touch Copy of the currently playing title to DVD or the HDD 16 4 OPEN CLOSE Press to open close the disc tray 17 PAUSE LIVE TV page 67 Press to start recording the current TV channel but with playback paused effectively pausing the broadcast 18 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 19 CHANNEL page 62 Press to change the channel of the built in TV tuner 20 HELP Press for help on how to use the current GUI s
88. FILE from the Home Menu To cancel copying press ENTER Up to 50 000 files or 999 folders can be recorded on the HDD Up to 999 files can be stored in one folder Up to 99 folders 999 titles on the DVD CD or the USB device can be copied displayed Noother recorder operation is possible while DivX files are being copied e The timer recording operation does not function while DivX files are being copied ED Playing and copying DivX files PC VIDEO Editing files on the HDD Erasing a title or folder 1 Select the title or folder you want to erase e Erasing a folder will erase all the titles contained in it Please be carefull ES 2 Select Erase from the command menu panel 3 te Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel You can also erase a title or folder by pressing CLEAR when the title or folder is highlighted Press ENTER to confirm Naming titles and folders 1 O Select the title or folder you want to rename 2 So Select Edit from the command menu panel amp 3 Select Title Name or Folder Name 4 Enter anew name for the title folder Title names or Folder names can be up to 64 characters long See Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name on page 93 and Using a USB keyboard to entera name on page 94 for how to enter a name En 1 Some time may be required to erase a folder if it includes many titles Playing and copying music Jukebox c
89. GREEN Action button to exit and continue 6 Press ENTER to activate your profile You can add up to 16 keywords by repeating step 5 You can edit or delete your profile using the RED and GREEN Action buttons The Schedule Area The Schedule Area is where you can set see edit and delete scheduled timer recordings From the Schedule Area you can Edit or delete a One Button Recording e Set edit or delete a VIDEO Plus recording e Set edit or delete a manual recording Using the GUIDE Plus electronic programme guide 05 Editing a scheduled recording You can edit any parameter in a scheduled coring or delete it if you no longer require s 1 Highlight the left tile of a scheduled recording Friends The one with the Male Nanny A jealous Ross mocks Rachel s choice of an over sensitive male nanny for HH Emma while Phoebe must choose between two unexpected a GUIDE Plus E One Button Recording es d e f you only want to edit the recording quality frequency destination timing or genre settings skip to step 5 below 2 Press the GREEN Action button Edit 3 Use the cursor and number buttons to edit the recording date start time end time and channel Please enter the recording dale and press the Green button T to confirm T 2 T GUIDE Plus e One Button Recording Use the 4 4 buttons orthe number buttons to edit Press the GREEN Action button t
90. Host Channel Please make sure that the Host Channel is always switched ON Change the programme numbers as you like Changing the programme 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 Tl Ediice displays your channel settings You may switch ENS ON OTEA NUS FH SONG Number Press to use Press 4 for Te 001 Welcome to D TV e 002 D TV 003 GUIDE Plus D TV 004 Cam D TV 005 Ext Rec 1 007 D TV 006 D TV 014 D TV 017 mae OW One Button Recording 3 When you re done press the BLUE Action button Home to get back to the GUIDE Plus home screen You can find detailed information on using the GUIDE Plus system in the following chapter Using the GUIDE Plus electronic programme guide 05 Chapter 5 Using the GUIDE Plus electronic programme 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 programme 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 co
91. In Profile you can enter Keywords of your choice and combine them with your favorite Channels and Themes Press the i Yelow bution to add the Red bution to delete and the Green bution to edit My Preferences Channels d T Welcome to GUIDE Plus Cani Categories One Button Ca Press ENTER to activate your Profle Channels is now highlighted 3 To add a channel to your profile press the YELLOW Action button Please select a channel and press ENTER to confirm BBC1 P 01 Welcome to GUIDE Plus Ga One Button Recording Ca Selecta channel from the mosaic of channel icons and press ENTER Repeat this step to add up to 16 channels 4 To add a category to your profile highlight Categories and press the YELLOW Action button GUIDE Plus Say Horse Racing Motor Racing Rugby Special Events One Button Recording Ca f Athletics Select a category from the Search Area categories and press ENTER Repeat this step to add up to four categories RD Using the GUIDE Plus electronic programme guide 5 To add a keyword to your profile highlight Keywords and press the YELLOW Action button BBC2 25May 10 10 J Please press gt or 4 to highlight a character on ENTER Welcome to GUIDE Plus Qe One Button Recording Qari Use the buttons followed by ENTER to select characters from the on screen keyboard When you re finished oress the
92. Jukebox DVD CD Track List 1 TRACK1 TRACK2 10 Tracks Play Acquire Track Name TRACK3 Edit 3 4 TRACK4 Play Mode 5 TRACKS 6 il N TRACK6 TRACK7 8 TRACK8 ATRACK1 0 04 30 1 14 00 650MB classical 6 Select Edit gt Copy all to HDD On pressing ENTER all tracks or files on the DVD CD or the USB device are copied to the HDD 1 Up to 50 000 tracks can be created in the Jukebox You can create up to 50 000 artists albums in total e Sound quality is not worsened when you copy data from another source When playing back an album copied from a source whose original audio track plays continuously such as a live recording there will be a brief pause in sound between tracks Audio CDs are classified according to the information in the Gracenote database e WMA MPS files are classified according to the information included in the files Track names may differ from the names of the original files Depending on the name of the original folder and track the artist and album under which the folder or track is classified may differ En ID Playing and copying music Jukebox En e When a folder of WMA MP 9 files is selected you can copy only the files contained in the folder by using Copy to HDD e You can also copy tracks or files by selecting Copy gt DVD CD gt HDD gt CD or MUSIC FILE from the Home Menu For an Audio CD a track ch
93. MON 26 3 19 30 21 00 Pr 6 Flower Until 20 4 MON FRI 13 30 14 00 Pr 8 New Input HDD Remaint 59h59m SP DVD Remain 1h59m SP e Each row is for one timer recording programme with the date and time information channel recording mode DVD or HDD and recording status e The amount of free space available on the HDD and the currently loaded recordable DVD is shown towards the bottom of the screen e n the upper right corner the number of timer programmes already set is shown next to Tmr Pgms e f there are more than five timer programmes already set press P NEXT to switch page go back using the a lt PREV button You can also delete a timer programme before it s started before the recorder enters timer recording standby by highlighting it and pressing CLEAR See also Deleting a timer programme on page 58 2 Highlight the timer programme you want to change If you want to set a new timer programme select New Input and skip to step 4 1 You cannot set an EPG Link when recording mode is set to AUTO You cannot change the CH Date Start Stop Extend and title name when you have EPG Link set to On When you have EPG Link set to On and you set a timer recording for a programme that is divided into multiple parts all parts of that programme are recorded automatically In the programme list the earliest part of the programme to be recorded has a red icon with suc
94. O MOVIES ears dco nu ss 120 mpanga testo te HDD atu an cuc 120 Copying files to a DVD R RW 121 Copying selected files to eU ES Ene qase Pcia Os ek 122 Editing Tes omte EBD su nomen ai 122 midiancehil qr P 124 15 Copying files from a PC Connect PC CONNECTING Xe Pes e te ea dx oh 125 Copying WMA MPS3 files 125 Copying JPEG and DIVA TIES aures 127 16 The Disc Setup menu Be CSENG Satu uoles duobus dedit Sk 128 Initiallze SettlHgs 2x um a mex 129 Finalize setings s 4 2 scan anata ngo 129 OU Zee d rci irae a are cham aces vos 129 Hude HD usse uti a CRETA 130 17 The Video Adjust menu Setting the picture quality for TV and exterel ID E rice to eater uel 131 Setting the picture quality for disc Dayo EM 132 18 The Initial Setup menu Using the Initial Setup menu 134 19 Additional information oetting up the remote to control VOIE DU esca dessus wie A OR SEN On ate ah 149 MIMI COPYING THINS s aca3 n e 151 Manual recording modes 152 TOUDE OON uat ossi cuc edness 153 If the picture freezes and the front panel and remote control buttons stop WOK ol het Mcd 160 On Screen displays s s 02280004484 160 iron panel dISplayS s s sordina 163 Fargusde todel SE atm ta c ace adt 164 Cours Arescode Its opus dte doa cs 164 ocreen sizes and disc formats 165 Pll OI eo gol io CP 166 Cleaning the plekup lens six 166 COR dentes loas qe Ar cesi co a Apes 166 EESTI instalation ssa a
95. Pioneer DVR 560HX K DVR 560HX S HDD DVD Recorder HARD DISK DRIVE VIDEO DVD rmn Emm RECORDER DVD ReWritable COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO Operating Instructions Discover the benefits of registering your product online at COMPATIBLE http www pioneer co uk or http www pioneer eu Homi F ma g gracenote VIDEOS a GEMSTAR Thank you for buying this Pioneer product Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly After you have finished reading the instructions put them away in a safe place for future reference IMPORTANT CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol CAUTION The exclamation point within an equilateral within an equilateral triangle is intended to TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC triangle is intended to alert the user to the alert the user to the presence of uninsulated SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR presence of important operating and dangerous voltage within the product s BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS maintenance servicing instructions in the enclosure that may be of sufficient INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED literature accompanying the appliance magnitude to constitute a risk of electric SERVICE PERSONNEL shock to persons D3 4 2 1 1 En A WARNING WARNING This equipment is not waterproof To prevent a fire Before plugging in for the first time
96. RICOH e DVD R DL 2 4x to 8x Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Verbatim RICOH About DualDisc playback A DualDisc is a new two sided disc one side of which contains DVD content video audio etc while the other side contains non DVD content such as digital audio material The non DVD 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 logos on the disc and or disc packaging shown below 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 COMPACT COMPACT COMPACT aise MISE DIGITAL AUDIO DIGITAL AUDIO DIGITAL AUDIO Video CD Super Video CD Super VCD COMPACT COMPACT dist g diese CD 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
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98. SP 20 00 Fri 3 12 Pr9 SP 2h00m 1 0G gt 22 00 THU 2 12 Pr7 SP 22 00 Thu 2 12 Pr7 SP 1h00m 1 0G TPP 49 00 MON 29 11 Pr2 SP p 19 00 Mon 29 11 Pr2 SP WE rd 1h00m 1 0G 1 30h30m rU eS All Genres You can also access the Disc Navigator from the Home Menu 3 Browse the list of titles e Use the ka PREV 1 NEXT buttons to display the previous next page of titles To change the thumbnail picture displayed foratitle see Set Thumbnail on page 94 For HDD recordings you should be able to see a thumbnail title digest If it doesn t display set Set Preview to Normal See Set Preview on page 145 Titles on the HDD marked with a ERU icon are recently recorded titles that haven t yet been played 4 2 Play the highlighted title e Press then you can also select Play from the command menu panel 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 2 Disc lavigator HDD 10Titles ye 23 00 FRI 3 12 Pr 4 SP Style 23 00 Fri 3 12 Pr4 SP aike 2h00m 1 0G Sort order I5 20 00 FRI 3 12 Pr 9 SP Recent first 20 00 Fri 3 12 Pr 9 SP 2h00m 1 0G gt 22 00 THU 2 12 Pr7 SP 4 22 00 Thu 2 12 Pr7 SP 1
99. SP recording mode delete titles stored on the HDD HOME MENU 3 Display the Home Menu En EET The Initial Setup menu En 4 Select Setup gt Initial Setup gt Option2 gt Gracenote Database gt Database Update 5 Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel Additional information about the 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 f when the Input Line System setting is changed the screen goes blank due to incompatibility with your TV you can switch back by pressing and holding the front panel W Stop button then pressing INPUT SELECT also front panel while the recorder is stopped When you switch the Input Line System setting the Copy List is erased If you switch the setting using the W Stop button and INPUT SELECT buttons as described above there is no confirmation so please use with care You can t mix recordings of different TV line systems on the same disc e When you change this setting the Input Colour System setting also changes see below About NTSC on PAL TV Depending on the Input Line System setting and the NISC on PAL TV setting the signa
100. Setup Navigator Complete this setup before you start using your recorder Start Cancel Please use the Initial Setup if you want to make more detailed settings e f you don t want to use the Setup Navigator press amp to select Cancel then press ENTER to exit the Setup Navigator F 5 Select an Aerial Power setting for the built in digital tuner On power is always supplied to the connected aerial whether the recorder is on or in standby Auto power is only supplied when this recorder is on e Off power is never supplied to the aerial E 6 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 You can go back to the previous screen in the Setup Navigator by pressing RETURN EXIT 7 c 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 cm The country setting will apply to both the digital and analog IV tuners The clock will also be set automatically here if D TV channels are found If no new channels were found a message appea
101. TV system settings of this recorder The timer recording failed because the TV system of the channel set for recording was different from the setting of the recorder During recording or timer recording standby the TV System PAL NTSC etc of the playback video changed causing playback to stop automatically A CA module or smart card obtained from your service provider is required to watch the selected programme Insert the supplied module or card into the Common Interface card slot on the front panel of the recorder page 27 No signal was detected at the DV IN jack This may appear if a blank section of DV tape is playing in the connected camcorder The camcorder is not connected properly or the camcorder is switched off This recorder s DV jack supports connection to just one camcorder This recorder cannot operate the DV camcorder Try switching off the camcorder then turn it back on again This recorder was not able to operate the DV camcorder The camcorder is in camera mode Switch it to playback mode This message is displayed when communication could not be established with the printer See the Troubleshooting section if you do not know the cause Additional information Cm e Printing has been cancelled This message is displayed when there is a printer because error during printing After checking the printer for the cause of the error either reconnect the printer and start the printing job again
102. Use the CHANNEL 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 Note e DTV LDP suitable for digital broadcasts and Laserdiscs 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 Tuner VCR or DTV LDP Creating your own set There are three user presets in which you can save your own set of picture quality settings 1 Follow Choosing a preset above and select one of the user presets Memory 1 2 or 3 2 Select Detailed Settings Memory1 Detailed Settings 3 y Select the setting you want to adjust A 3 D Y C Motion Still YNR Off Max CNR Off Max Detail Off Max White AGC On wv You can adjust the following settings Prog Motion Adjusts the motion and still picture quality when video output is set to progressive 1 If Component Video Out see page 137 is set to Interlace when this device and the HDMI device are not connected the settings for the digital tuner cannot be changed PureCinema his 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 e YNR Adjusts the amount of
103. W XP mode is available for HDD recordings only If set for a DVD recording the DVD will be automatically recorded in MN32 mode En Additional information cm e 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 See also Recording on page 60 Troubleshooting Incorrect operation is often mistaken for trouble and malfunction If you think there is something wrong with this component please check the points below Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component Investigate the other components and electrical appliances being used If the trouble cannot be rectified even after checking the points below ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work General Problem Remedy The disc is e Check that the disc is not an incompatible format disc page 7 automatically ejected Check that the disc is loaded properly aligned in disc tray and label after closing the disc side up tray Take out the disc and clean it page 166 e Check that the disc has a region code compatible with the recorder Can t eject a disc e Turn off the power to this device and press and hold 4 OPEN CLOSE on the front of the unit for more than three seconds Can t play a disc e Check that the disc is a compatible format disc
104. X 32 PHONOLA 07 PROFEX 42 44 PROTECH 07 42 44 46 49 QUELLE 31 32 07 42 45 53 R LINE 07 RADIOLA 07 RADIOSHACK 10 23 21 02 RBM 53 RCA 01 10 15 16 17 18 61 62 09 REDIFFUSION 22 42 REX 31 46 ROADSTAR 41 44 46 SABA 31 36 42 51 SAISHO 39 44 46 SALORA 31 32 42 43 SAMBERS 49 SAMSUNG 07 38 44 46 69 70 SANYO 35 45 48 21 14 91 SBR 07 34 SCHAUB LORENZ 42 SCHNEIDER 0 7 41 47 SEG 42 46 SEI 32 40 49 SELECO 31 42 SHARP 02 19 27 67 90 SIAREM 32 49 SIEMENS 31 SINUDYNE 22 39 40 49 SKANTIC 43 SOLAVOX 31 SONOKO 07 44 SONOLOR 31 35 SONTEC 07 SONY 04 SOUNDWAVE 07 STANDARD 41 44 STERN 31 SUSUMU 41 SYSLINE 07 TANDY 31 41 48 TASHIKO 34 TATUNG 07 48 TEC 42 TELEAVIA 36 TELEFUNKEN 36 37 52 TELETECH 44 TENSAI 40 41 THOMSON 36 51 52 63 THORN 31 07 42 45 48 TOMASHI 18 TOSHIBA 05 02 26 21 53 TOWADA 42 ULTRAVOX 32 42 49 UNIDEN 92 UNIVERSUM 31 07 38 42 45 46 54 VESTEL 07 VICTOR 13 VOXSON 31 WALTHAM 43 WATSON 07 WATT RADIO 32 42 49 WHITE WESTINGHOUSE 07 YOKO 07 42 46 ZENITH 03 20 PIONEER 00 31 32 07 36 42 51 Additional information Minimum copying times The table below shows the minimum HDD to DVD copying time for one hour of video Please note that not all discs are compatible with high speed copying Check with the disc manufacturer for compatibility Rec mode C ee eee 10h 8h 6h 4h
105. a disc See DVD RW Auto Initialize on page 74 for detailed instructions The Disc Setup menu ael Initialize settings DVD R DVD RW DVD RW DVD RAM You can initialize a recordable DVD R RW disc for either VR mode or Video mode recording The first time you load a new DVD RW disc it will be automatically initialized for recording according to the DVD RW Auto Init setting in the Disc Setup menu see page 74 New DVD R discs are ready for Video mode recording when you load them but it is also possible to initialize them for VR mode recording DVD RW and DVD RAM discs can also be initialized as a way of erasing the entire disc When initializing a DVD RAM disc select VR mode See nitializing recordable DVD discs on page 73 for detailed instructions Finalize settings Finalize DVD R DVD RW DVD R DVD RW Finalizing fixes the recordings in place so that the disc can be played on a regular DVD player or computer equipped with a suitable DVD ROM drive Itis also possible to finalize DVD RW discs This is only necessary if you want the DVD player to display the title menu for the disc See Playing your recordings on other DVD players on page 72 for detailed instructions Note Undo Finalize DVD RW You can undo the finalization on DVD RW discs recorded on this recorder in Video mode You need to do this if you want to record more material or edit material already on the disc You can also undo the fin
106. a wall outlet Antenna wall outlet or indoor antenna ANTENNA IN RF IN ed q ANTENNA DIGITAL IN 6990 V ANTENNA OUT To antenna input TV A Important e f there is only one antenna outlet on your wall use a divider e Do not connect a component that can receive analog signals to the ANTENNA DIGITAL OUT If your area is not yet served with terrestrial digital services connect your antenna s output tothe 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 Antenna wall outlet IN RF IN 9 ANTENNA OUT To antenna input TV 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 amplitier rated at 5 V 30 mA and set Aerial Power to On in the Initial Setup menu see page 136 Easy connections The setup described below is a basic setup that allows you to watch and record TV programmes 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 connectio
107. ails source and programme number or if the automatic identification did not provide the expected result you can identify your Host Channel manually Select Host Channel Setup in the Setup area and follow the instructions on the TV Select the correct source e g internal tuner or external receiver and enter the respective programme number e g if you have to press 9 on the remote to watch your Host Channel enter 9 as the programme number When you next switch the recorder into standby the GUIDE Plus system will complete the Host Channel setup You can reset the Host Channel settings at any time back to the default setting of automatic Please be aware that resetting the Host Channel will erase all TV listings data 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 W Fag e When I tried setting up my external receiver could not get any of the attempts to work what should do There could be several reasons why your external receiver could not be controlled he 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 18 he code that is listed under your brand
108. alization 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 usethis command to be able to record on the disc using this recorder HOME MENU 1 Display the Home Menu 2 eus Select Setup Disc Setup 3 Select Finalize Undo Finalize then Start Optimize HDD HDD AS you record erase and edit recordings the HDD file system gradually becomes fragmented Periodically the HDD will need optimizing to clean up all the fragmented files When the HDD needs optimizing the recorder will automatically display a message recommending optimization A Important Optimizing the HDD can take up to eight hours to complete During optimization playback and recording are not possible e Cancelling optimization mid way does not undo the optimization already done so the HDD will be partly optimized 1 Once initialized for VR mode recording it is not possible to re initialize the disc for Video mode recording Also once recorded in Video mode the disc cannot be re initialized for VR mode recording EET The Disc Setup menu En HOME MENU 1 Display the Home Menu 2 te Select Setup Disc Setup E 3 Select Optimize HDD then Start DP disc Setup Basic Optimize HDD gt Start Initialize Finalize Optimize HDD A progress bar indicates how long there is left to
109. ally 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 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 Updating the recorder s Gracenote database 1 Updates the Gracenote database installed in this unit Load the Update Disc created with the latest data downloaded from the Pioneer website For details visit the Pioneer website http www pioneer eu DISPLAY C Check the remaining space on the HDD When the remaining space drops to under 1 hour in the
110. andby after a while the front panel display shows EPG Can stop this from happening If 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 4 amp system on page 35 When the GUIDE Plus service starts in your area please set the postal code again En Using the digital electronic programme guide 06 Chapter 6 Using the digital electronic programme 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 digital IV programmes and detailed information about individual programmes It also allows you easily to select and tune to a particular programme The Digital EPG screen consists of Programme Information and General Programme 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 General Programme List 2 00 12 45 1 Appears when the schedule table can be scrolled forward or backward 2 ime schedule 3 Channel list 4 Highlights the currently selected channel Note 5 Indicates the programme set for recording 6 Appears when other programmes often short ones have been scheduled for th
111. antenna Satellite dish From antenna input antenna cable TV wall outlet output From SCART AV Cable Satellite connector receiver 4 To recorder s antenna input get ar mm at UT w 1 mia rl e aros zu Kum rf AV1 RGB TV To SCART AV connector TV 1 ConnectRF antenna cables as shown See Connecting a TV antenna on page 15 for more on RF antenna connections including from this recorder to your TV 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 cable box satellite receiver This enables you to record scrambled TV channels 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 Plus4 9 System EEID 1 The diagram shows SCART video connections but you can alternatively use any of the other audio video connections En 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 G LINK cable See the manual that came with your cable satellite receiver if you re not sure wher
112. any direct or indirect loss arising from any inconvenience or loss of recorded material resulting from HDD failure e Do not move the recorder while it is on this includes during EPG download when the front panel display shows EPG e Install and use the recorder on a stable level surface e Do not block the rear vent cooling fan Do not use the recorder in excessively hot or humid places or in places that may be subject to sudden changes in temperature Sudden changes in temperature can cause condensation to form inside the recorder This can bea cause of HDD failure While the recorder is switched on including during EPG download when the front panel display shows EPG do not unplug from the wall socket or switch the electricity off from the breaker switch e Do not move the recorder immediately after switching it off If you need to move the recorder please follow the steps below 1 After the message POWER OFF is shown on the front panel display wait at least two minutes 2 Unplug from the wall socket 3 Move the recorder If there s a power failure while the recorder is on there is a chance that some data on the HDD will be lost The HDD is very delicate If used over time in an improper manner or in an unsuitable environment it is possible that the HDD will fail Signs of problems include playback unexpectedly freezing and noticeable block noise mosaic in the picture However sometimes there will be
113. at the Audio In settings for External Audio and Bilingual Recording are as you want them see Audio In on page 138 HOME MENU 3 Display the Home Menu 4 gt Select DV HDD Cam gt DV Video Playback 5 Start playback on the camcorder Images from the camcorder should appear on your IV To record the incoming video press HDD or DVD to select the HDD or a DVD for recording then press REC Press C STOP REC to finish recording If there is no signal from the device connected to the DV jack or the signal is copy protected recording will pause It will automatically restart once there is a recordable signal he 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 If your source is copy protected using Copy Guard you will not be able to record it See Restrictions on video recording on page 62 for more details Recording from a DV camcorder e The source signal must be DVC SD format e You can t record date and time information from DV cassette During DV recording if a part of the tape is blank or has copy protected material on it this recorder will pause recording Recording will restart automatically when there is a recordable signal However if there is more than two minutes of blank tape this recorder will stop recording and the camcorder should stop depending on the camcorder Co
114. 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 File names are not e Files names that do not conform to the ISO8859 1 standard may not displayed properly display correctly on this unit Title searching in the Title searching is not possible when the HDD Sleep Mode is set Gracenote database is page 146 not possible Additional information Cm The device connected Check that the device is compatible with this recorder page 24 to the USB portis not Use a USB cable less than 5 m in length recognized e Check that the USB cable is inserted fully e Check that the USB device is powered on Try switching this recorder into standby mode and then back on Try using the Restart USB Device option from the Initial Setup menu page 146 e f several USB devices camera USB memory card reader etc are connected at the same time it s possible that only the first device connected to this recorder will be recognized The power e Set the Demo Mode to Off after performing the Setup Navigator automatically turns on page 146 A video file recorded e Set the Demo Mode to Off after performing the Setup Navigator on the unit s HDD is page 146 played automatically ED Additional information HDMI Problem Remedy The connected HDMI or Try disconnecting then reconnecting the HDMI cable while t
115. ay 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 e he Component Video Out setting see page 137 has no effect when AV7 Out is set to RGB e When the HDMI signal is output the AV7 Out outputs the composite video signal even when it is set to RGB AV2 A1In Videoe 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 set to On See Manual CH Setting on page 137 NTSC on On NTSC discs will play correctly on PAL only TVs PAETY 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 148 for related information Audio In NICAM Select NICAM e Record the NICAM audio in a NICAM broadcast Regular Record the non NICAM audio in a NICAM broadcast You Audio can still switch the audio to record using the AUDIO button before recording Analog Tuner Normal e Standard setting Eve Compression Use if the audio level from the built in tune
116. blocked Do not install this unit in a poorly ventilated area or in locations exposed to high humidity or direct sunlight or strong artificial light D3 4 2 1 7c A En VENTILATION CAUTION When installing this unit make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat radiation at least 10 cm at top 10 cm at rear and 10 cm at each side WARNING Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating To prevent fire hazard the openings should never be blocked or covered with items such as newspapers table cloths curtains or by operating the equipment on thick carpet or a bed D3 4 2 1 7b A En If the AC plug of this unit does not match the AC 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 this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel If connected to an AC outlet the cut off plug can cause severe electrical shock Make sure it is properly disposed of after removal The equipment should be disconnected by removing the mains plug from the wall socket when left unused for a long period of time for example when on vacation D3 4 2 2 1a A En CAUTION The STANDBY ON switch on this unit will not completely shut off all power from the AC outlet Since the power cord serves as the main disc
117. box M is shown by the item you selected A blue check mark box WI appears on the folder select screen when files from that folder are selected BR PhotoViewer HDD Select Folder 001 Folder 1 Folder Folder3 Folder4 Folder5 Folder6 Folder7 Folder8 E 002 Folder2 Files 999 L p Folder 999 MB 4 Display the command menu panel Iw Multi Mode ES 5 Select the command you want to apply to all the selected items Copying files to a DVD R RW Using this feature you can copy all the files including audio and movie files stored on a connected USB camerato a recordable DVD disc A slideshow of the files is also recorded on the disc as a Video mode title making it possible to view the photos on other DVD players recorders that may not be compatible with JPEG file playback Once the files have been copied the disc is automatically finalized A Important Usea blank DVD R RW disc or one that has already been initialized for Video mode recording but has nothing yet recorded on it Discs that have already been recorded on as well as CD R RW discs cannot be used 1 There is a limit to the number of files amount of data that you can copy at one time Only DCF format files in DCIM folders can be copied to a recordable DVD R RW NE Playing and copying photos PhotoViewer En e After backing up the pictures in your digital camera to DVD we recommend verifying that they have been recorded prop
118. button repeatedly The recording time increases in 30 minute increments up to a maximum of six hours The time the recording will end is shown on screen and in the front panel display When the recording ends the recorder automatically switches into standby if no other operation is being performed e To cancel the set recording time press REC e f you want to pause recording at any time press IM PAUSE Press again to restart the recording If recording to the HDD DVD RAM or DVD R RW VR mode a new chapter is started after recording restarts Recording om 8 Press to stop recording e f you set the recording time in the previous step you can still stop the recording anytime by pressing C STOP REC Recording will stop automatically when there is no more space on the HDD DVD or after 12 hours of HDD recording whichever is sooner amp 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 through 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 from the AV1 RGB TV connector Pause Live TV HDD The Pause Live TV feature lets you effectively pause a IV programme you re watching When you re ready to resume watching just press the gt PLAY button Setting up
119. by D TV broadcasts The Initial Setup menu cm Setting Options Explanation Setup Start Select to start the Setup Navigator See also Switching on and Navigator setting up on page 32 Digital Tuner Replace Next Screen Scans for digital channels and replaces all the channel Channels 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 Next Screen Automatically scans for new digital channels Channels 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 new channels are set Channel Sort Next Screen Use this screen to sort channel presets into your prefered order Use the f 4 9 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 ma
120. camcorder to connect the USB port of your HDD camcorder to the front panel USB port of this recorder HDD camcorder with which operation is guaranteed According to our survey e SONY DCR SR300 DCR SR62 DCR SR300E DCR SR52E JPEG file storage devices Digital still camera e Memory card reader any type of memory card e USB memory e PC Use Connect PC function The Picture Transfer Protocol PTP can be used to transfer up to a maximum of 4000 files WMA MP3 file storage devices e Memory card reader any type of memory card e USB memory e PC Use Connect PC function 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 hub e Use a hub compatible with USB 1 1 and or 2 0 Use an independently powered hub bus powered hubs may not work reliably In the event of unreliable operation with the hub we recommend plugging the device directly into the recorder s USB port Operation may become unreliable if too many devices are connected to the hub In this case try unplugging some devices e f the power delivered through a hub is insufficient for the devices connected communication can become unreliable In this case disconnect one or more devices then perform a USB restart See Restart USB Device on page 146 Using a USB printer e Use a PictBrid
121. cessive parts indicated by a gray icon Data provided by the broadcaster determines which programmes are classified as divided programmes 2 Inthe programme list the earliest programme to be recorded has a red icon with successive programmes indicated by a gray icon here is alimitto the number of programmes you can schedule to record with the Series Recording function Data provided by the broadcaster determines which programmes are classified as part of a series Using the digital electronic programme guide 06 PN 3 im Press then select Modify from the command menu panel Alternatively press ENTER The Timer Programme Set screen appears from which you can edit the settings 4 gt Enter the timer recording settings Use the buttons to select a field use the f amp buttons to change the value For more information on the options available at the Timer Programme Set screen see Setting timer programmes on page 54 5 e After entering all the timer recording information highlight Store Programme and press ENTER The timer recording list screen is displayed again The timer programme you just input appears in the list The rightmost column shows various timer recording status messages OK Can be recorded Time Over Not enough space on the HDD the recording won t finish Over 12h Recording time of over 12 hours set when recording to th
122. corded on a DVD or CD R RW ROM disc rs 4 Select the folder containing the title you want to play back Note Press SUBTITLE or ANGLE to change the page 9 amp PC VIDEO HDD Folder List 001 Movi ay 002 Movi Folder 003 Movi 10 Folders t 005 Movi 006 Movi 007 Movi 008 Movi Movie5 Total 999 Currently selected folder in folder list Folder information 5 Select what you want to play Playback starts after you press ENTER e Press then You can also select Play from the command menu panel e Fora description of operations during playback see Playing DivX video files on page 8 Playing DivX files on the HDD that have not yet been viewed The files can be played easily simply by pressing the PC VIDEO button LJ Playing DivX files e f there are multiple DivX files that have not yet been viewed the file recorded on the HDD at the most recent date is played e f there are no DivX files that have not yet been viewed the file recorded on the HDD at the most recent date is played 1 This operation cannot be performed while the recorder s GUI is displayed 2 Files recorded with the Connect PC function are not included However if the only unviewed file is one recorded with the Connect PC function that file is played Playing and copying DivX files PC VIDEO e Fora description of operations during playback see Playing DivX video files on page 8 Chang
123. 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 he unit has not yet received new codes he nightly data downloads frequently include new codes for controlling external receivers Please tune your external receiver to your local Host Channel and leave it on overnight Using the GUIDE Plus electronic programme guide 05 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 wit
124. creen 21 RETURN EXIT Press to go back one level in the on screen menu or display Also press to exit the MHEG application En Getting started En Chapter 4 Getting started Switching on and setting up When you switch the recorder on for the first time you can make several basic settings using the Setup Navigator feature This takes you through setting the clock the internal TV tuner and the video output If you re using the recorder for the first time we strongly recommend you use the Setup Navigator before starting to use the recorder 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 135 e f 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 Choose a language then press ENTER D Initial Setup Basic Clocl Language Digital Tuner Inpui Analog Tuner Powt Video In Out HELF Audio In EPG a Audio Out Setup EMnvik Polski Language e tina Norsk Recording v This will also set the audio subtitle and DVD menu language preferences Note 4 Start the
125. cy Every Tuesday Destination HDD Timers set 1 32 VPS POC 0 8 Press to display Timing and Genre Grid Search 25 May Friends Welcome to GUIDE Plus One Button Recording Select from the various options for one time daily and weekly recordings 8 Press YELLOW Action button Destination to select the recording destination hg BBC2 25May 1010 a MCT MTS Destination Recording Quality LP Recording Frequency Every Tuesday Destination HDD Auto Replace Recording Timers set 1 32 VPS PDC 0 6 Press gt to display Timing and Genre Qua Freg pcording 25 May Friends Welcome to GUIDE Plus One Button Recording Select from DVD HDD or HDDr Auto Replace Recording Note e Auto Replace Recording is only available as an option with regular daily or weekly recordings 9 Press to access the extended recording options Qa BBC2 25May 1010 Timing 3 5WL Recording Timing 10 Recording Genre None Timers set 1 32 VPS POC 0 8 Press to display Quality Frequency and Destination e cu EH Genre 25 May Friends Welcome to GUIDE Plus Qa One Button X e f you want to record to a particular HDD genre use the YELLOW Action button Genre to select one Use the GREEN Action button Timing to 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
126. d properly to the HDD DVD recorder See Chapter 2 page 14 for connection options INPUT SELECT C 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 11 Input 1 e L2 Input 2 front panel e 3 Input 3 1 You can t start playback immediately after recording starts Simultaneous playback and recording doesn t work while copying or backing up 2 his cannot be selected if AV2 L1 In is set to Decoder see AV2 L7 n on page 138 En My Recording Check that the Audio In settings for External Audio and Bilingual Recording are as you want them see Audio In on page 138 e f the aspect ratio is distorted squashed or stretched adjust on the source component or your TV before recording o watch video coming in via the DV input front panel select DV HDD Cam gt DV Video Playback from the Home Menu see also Playing from a DV camcorder on page 86 REC MODE 3 Set the recording quality e See Setting the picture quality recording time on page 65 for detailed information HDD DVD 4 CJ CJ Select the HDD or DVD for recording 5 Press to start recording If your source is copy protected using Copy Guard you will not be able to record it See Restrictions on video recording on page 62 for more details Playing your recordings on other DVD players DVD VR DVD Video DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM
127. d BLACK The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to 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 D3 4 2 1 2 2 B En Contents 01 Before you start VV Met S ID EPIO OX d redo CREARE areis 6 Putting the batteries in the remote COMMMO s aicertoe a cated aha rau ava E EO E ae 6 USING the remote Cono liuni atn PSS os 6 Disc content format playback COMPO DL ste a c cid oir a 7 About the internal hard disk drive 12 oymbols used in this manual 13 02 Connections Rea ale COLS oai rt etes atn 14 Front panel Connections cw dod quee ac ce 15 COMMECTING dT V apte Na 3 v6 aa a oor 15 Ee SV COMMECTIONS ecd Sac as e vt acit 16 Using other types of audio video GODU wur doeet aet d egre atta a ster 17 Connecting to a cable box or satellite OCCIVE a crit tea ire o RARO REN RR IRSE 18 Connecting an external decoder DoD ama dici s Ss ieu So eed aod 19 Connecting an external decoder DOX 2 occas dika c ico s 20 Connecting to an AV ampltHerecelVer xaxa ac ax dr rcx 20 Connecting using HDMI 3 252 2 157 21 Connecting other AV sources 23 Connecting a USB device uada tu qus 24 ff NC TY e sec orti at ces dein aiat ene cac 25 03 Controls and displays PON DIIS des acr aenace x Aci ROO MISC 26 Common Menace ea Score ea eant 27 ISI ce quais abu ae RUE eg oA 28 Remo C elo qo PCR E
128. d to watching the recording in progress You can watch anything else already on the HDD or on a DVD if you re recording to the HDD by selecting it from the Disc Navigator screen see Using the Disc Navigator with recordable discs and the HDD on page 79 Chase Play is not possible when DV is the recording input PLAY Press during recording to start playback from the beginning of the current recording Note DISC NAVIGATOR L 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 BM 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 DivX title or Video CD Super VCD disc if the Input Line System setting doesn t match the TV line system of the disc DivX title HDD title see also Additional information about the TV system settings on page 148 Also during simultaneous recording and playback if the TV line system of the playback track title changes then playback will automatically stop Recording from an external component DVD VR DVD Video DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM HDD You can record from an external component such as a camcorder or VCR connected to one of the recorder s external inputs 1 Make sure that the component you want to record from is connecte
129. de will no longer function e f the Setup Navigator has never been performed the demo file will be played automatically even if the Demo Mode s set to Off The Initial Setup menu cm 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 oubtitle Language 2 c Select the language you want CSR Initial Setup a Basic OSD Digital Tuner Audi Analog Tuner Subt Video In Out Auto Audio In DVD Audio Out Subt Language Recording v DVD Menu Language English gt m ra ERE Language 4 Number e Select by language name Use the gt buttons to change the language e Select by code number Press then use the number buttons to enter the four digit language code See Language code ist on page 164 for a list of available languages and corresponding codes 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 automatic
130. ded at low resolution SEP through LP MN1 to MN15 Video Mode Off or MN1 to MN8 Video Mode On e LP MNO9 to MN15 recordings when HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off Bilingual recordings Combined titles that were originally recorded using different recording modes The following titles cannot be copied at high speed for any types of DVD END Copying and backup E n 10 Select Next to proceed l HDD DVD Video mode Title Edit B 1 20 00 Wed29 03 Pr2 SP 2 20 00 Wed22 03 Pr2 SP oo Back A AM Wed29 03 Pr2 SP h 1h00m 2 0G 4 38 Cd Copy List Total j 4 38 CI Current DVD Remain There are several options available from the next screen e Select Recording Mode if you want to change the recording quality see Recording Mode on page 105 Select Input Disc Name if you want to change the disc name Input a name of upto 64 characters for a VR mode disc or 40 characters for a Video mode disc or DVD R RW The input method is similar to that of naming titles see t e Name on page 93 Select Finalize if you want to automatically finalize a DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R after copying Select a title menu style from the following screen E 11 Select Start Copy to start copying Be Copy Start Copy Ai HDD DVD RW e gt Oio Mode Back HDD DVD Video Mod Recording Mode Copy Time Oh 16m Recording Mode Disc Name Input Disc Name Finali
131. ding time increase when l 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 END Copying and backup En Chapter 11 Copying and backup Introduction Use the copying features of this recorder to e Back up important recordings stored on the HDD to a DVD Make a DVD copy of a recording on the HDD to play in another player e Transfer video from a DVD to the HDD for editing e Transfer edited video from the HDD to DVD The simplest way to copy a title is to use the One Touch Copy feature This copies the currently playing HDD title to DVD or DVD title to the HDD See One Touch Copy below for detailed instructions For more sophisticated copying tasks you can build a Copy List of titles to copy and edit titles so that you only copy the bits you want See Using Copy Lists on page 102 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 151 for more on copying
132. do not recommend using them since some may damage the lens Condensation Condensation may form inside the recorder if itis brought into a warm room from outside or if the temperature of the room rises quickly Although the condensation won t damage the recorder it may temporarily impair its performance For this reason you should leave it to adjust to the warmer temperature for about an hour before switching on and using Additional information cm 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 Usein a well ventilated room Place on a solid flat level surface such as a table shelf or stereo rack Don t X Usein a place exposed to high temperatures or humidity including near radiators and other heat generating appliances X Place on a window sill or other place where the recorder will be exposed to direct sunlight X Useinadusty 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 Useina kitchen or other room where the recorder may be exposed to smoke or steam X Useonathick rug or carpet or cover with clot
133. doesn t have enough free space for the complete recording Recovery is shown In this case unless you load a suitable disc before the recording actually starts the recorder will use the HDD for recording The message Can t Rec will appear if there are already 999 titles on the HDD or if there is not enough free space on the HDD for recording When you have EPG Link or Series Recording set to On any changes in broadcast time or division of broadcasts are automatically accommodated for and your scheduled recordings are carried out without any additional settings As a result even when you have not scheduled programmes to record at the same time changes in broadcasting schedules can cause scheduled recordings to overlap E Using the digital electronic programme guide En Deleting a timer programme You can delete timer programmes you no longer need TIMER REC CJ Press TIMER REC 2 Highlight the timer programme you want to erase 3 Noy Press then select Erase from the command menu panel e Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel e You can also just press CLEAR when the timer programme is highlighted Skipping a regular timer programme If you ve set a regular daily or weekly timer programme you can set the recorder to skip the next scheduled recording TIMER REC CJ Press TIMER REC 2 Highlight the timer programme you want to skip ES 3 Press then select Cancel Once
134. e Optimize HDD gt Next Screen 7 5 gt For DVD R RW 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 QA Finalize Note 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 6 The recorder will now start finalizing the disc During finalization e f the finalization process of a DVD R RW disc is going to take more than around four minutes you can press ENTER to cancel Around four minutes before completion the option to cancel disappears e You can t cancel the finalization of a DVD R RW disc How long finalization takes depends on the type of disc how much is recorded on the disc and the number of titles on the disc A disc recorded in VR mode can take up to one hour to finalize DVD R RW Video mode and DVD R RW discs can take up to 20 minutes 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 DVD RW disc the recorder initializes it for recording automatically By default blank DVD RW discs are init
135. e applied to all of them In this way you can select multiple titles and then erase them all at once for example 1 Se Select Multi Mode from the command menu panel x 2 Select titles from the title list Selected titles are marked with a M F about your edits requires a certain 3 ey Select the command that you amount of disc space As you edit this want applied to all the marked titles information builds up eventually For example select Erase to erase all the preventing you from editing further marked titles 4 Disc Navigator HDD w Multi Mode 10Titles ES v 23 00 FRI 3 12 Pr4 S i 23 00 Fri 3 12 Pr4 s Lock 4 Titles Unlock LL 9 20 00 FRI 3 12 Pr9 1 Change Genre 20 00 Fri 3 12 Pr9 Recent first i CL 22 00 THU 2 12 Pr7 Single Mode 298 22 00 Thu 2 12 Pr 7 All Genres 19 00 MON 29 11 Pr2 SP 3 19 00 Mon 29 11 Pr2 SP 1 1h00m 1 0G z HDD L SP Remain 30h30m 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 z Select Undo from the command menu panel e You can t undo anything after exiting the Disc Navigator screen WV Frequently asked questions e Why doesn t the available recor
136. e same period 7 Programme title 8 Time dividers e The general programme list may show sections whose bottom right corners have been folded This indicates that other programmes have been scheduled for that period To view the title of such a programme and related information highlight a folded section and then press m w Programme Information 00 00 12 00 XC 1 Channel number 2 Station name 3 Programme title 4 Appear when other programmes have been scheduled for the same period 5 Programme schedule 6 Programme genre 1 EPG information is only viewable for D TV programmes that provide EPG information Using the Digital EPG Using the Digital EPG you can check the schedule of digital TV programmes view information about desired programmes and or select programmes 1 LJ Press to display the Digital EPG screen The EPG screen updates automatically if the EPG data is acquired successfully If not the Digital EPG screen shows a blank image 2 Select a TV programme 2 00 12 45 e Press a lt PREV 1 NEXT to skip to the previous next channel list page e Information about the selected programme appears in the information window o watch a programme currently on air select the programme then press ENTER You can check information about programmes scheduled up to one week ahead depending on conditions Depe
137. e 145 The power e hisunit s power may be turned off when you control this unit from a automatically turns off connected Flat Screen TV If you do not want this unit to be turned off in this way set this unit s HDMI Control to Off page 145 Your Flat Screen TV he connected Flat Screen TV AV system amplifier or AV receiver and AV system etc or HD AV Converter automatically may change inputs in automatically change response to this unit starting playback or having the GUI screen ex inputs Disc Navigator displayed If you do not want your Flat Screen TV and AV system to change inputs in this way set this unit s HDMI Control to Off page 145 Can t record video e When using HDMI Control to record you must make sure that the channel information for the Flat Screen TV matches that of this unit If the channel information does not match you cannot make recordings Use the Auto Channel Setting function to set this unit s channel information page 136 Additional information Cm No video from the e f you choose a setting that is incompatible with your TV you may not HDMI output be able to see any picture at all In this case press 4 amp OPEN CLOSE while holding down the W Stop button on the front panel to switch the setting this also switches Component Video Out on page 137 to the default setting There s no sound from There is no sound when using a DVI terminal the connected HDMI or Some HDMI compatible dev
138. e Erasing a folder will erase all the files Contents contained in it Please be careful BR PhotoViewer HDD e You can t erase files that have been Folder2 locked Folder Size 999 MB Folders containing locked files can t be erased Unlocked files in the folder however will be erased 007 PIOROO06 pA 008 PIOROO07 009 PIOROO08 HDD L n 010 PIOROO09 E 011 PIOROO10 pA r Remain 012 PIOR0011 E 100 0 G 2 ay Select File Options or Folder Options from the command menu panel s 3 Select Erase or Erase Folder 4 Select a folder to copy the folder s file s to BIB PhotoViewer HDD Folder2 001 PIOROO00 002 PIORO001 003 PIORO002 004 PIOROO03 E 005 PIOR0004 Aie 006 PIOR0005 s 007 PIOR0006 Eg 008 PIOROO07 LU Cancel 009 PIOROO08 H t ppp 010 PIOROO09 E 011 PIOROO10 Eu I REAN 012 PIOR0011 100 0 G Folder Size 999 MB Copy Rename File 5 cem 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 1 84 Naming files and folders 4 te Select Yes to confirm or No ES to cancel 1 Select the file or folder you You can also erase a file or folder by want to rename pressing CLEAR when the file or folder is You can
139. e HDD the recording will be split into two titles Overlap Two timer programmes partially or completely overlap The one starting earlier will take priority Until eg Until 13 8 For a regular recording the last programme that could be recorded is shown e Data Over Can t record because the disc management area of the disc is full Cancel Once A regular timer programme is set to skip e Can t Rec Not possible to record Title Over Can t record because there is already the maximum number of titles on the disc HDD 999 DVD 99 Recording he programme is currently recording Standby The recorder is in timer recording standby Valid Until eg Valid Until 13 8 UK only When you have set to make a series recording of a programme that has no new scheduled broadcasts the date displayed indicates the last day until which the scheduled programme settings remain valid If the programme is not broadcast for over 13 weeks its settings are automatically deleted No Broadcast UK only Displays when a programme for which you had the EPG Link set to On does not record because the date of the scheduled recording has already passed nothing displayed Another timer recording or copying is in progress HOME MENU 6 Press to exit the timer recording screen Note e f you set a DVD timer recording but there is no recordable DVD disc loaded or the disc loaded
140. e aconnected Flat Screen TV AV system or HD AV converter automatically change inputs when playback begins on this unit including when you have a GUI such as Disc Navigator set to display on this unit Certain connected Flat Screen TVs may have their power turned from off to on when using this function Simultaneous power function You can have this unit turn on automatically when the power for a connected Flat Screen TV is turned on To have this unit s power turned off when a connected Flat Screen TV is turned off you must change the simultaneous power function of your Flat Screen TV Unified language function By receiving language information from a connected Flat Screen IV you can have this unit s language settings automatically change to those of the Flat Screen TV language information can be received only when no media is being played back and no recordings are taking place or when you choose not to display this unit s GUI displays A Important The KURO LINK function name used on the web and in catalogues is referred to as HDMI Control in the operating instructions and on the product Depending on the type of Flat Screen TV some HDMI input terminals do not support the HDMI Control function For details see the operating instructions supplied with your Flat Screen TV To use the following functions set this unit s HDMI Control to Off page 145 The timer recording to use VPS PDC page 69 When
141. e command menu panel 3 Select Lock or Lock Folder Contents BI PhotoViewer HDD Folder 001 PIOROO00 002 PIOROO01 Erase 003 PIORO002 004 PIOROO03 E Rename File 005 PIORO004 F Lock WAS 006 PIOROO05 007 PIOROO06 Eu 008 PIOROO07 L 009 PIOROO08 E 010 PIOR0009 Eg noD 011 PIOR0010 EA Li 012 PIOROO11 ug G Remain 100 0 Folder Size 999 MB Cancel Note Locked files are shown with a padlock icon next to them To remove all locks within a given folder choose Folder Option gt Unlock Folder Contents To view detailed information This feature allows you to check the settings of the camera from which you imported the photos 1 Select the file for which you would like to see detailed information 2 gt Select Detailed Information When no detailed information is available nothing is displayed Printing files Connecting a PictBridge compatible printer to the USB port will enable you to print out picture files stored on the HDD a CD DVD 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 PS 1 Select the file s you want to print e o print multiple files use the Multi Mode see Selecting multiple files or folders on page 121 A 2 E Select Print from the command menu panel 3 Select Start to conf
142. e 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 amp tip e This recorder has a through function which allows you to record a TV programme 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 134 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 above for how to connect the G LINK cable A Important e Do not connect your decoder box directly to this recorder 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 this recorder the VCR satellite receiver cable box must also be switched on during recording e t is not possible to watch one TV programme and record another using this setup MOM TV oes l outlet SCART AV connection To antenna input oe esr Decoder VCR Satellite receiver Cable box AV connector EUNT a To SCART AV connector TV 1 Connect the cable from the antenna cab
143. e to something more descriptive This name appears when you load the disc and when you display disc information on screen HOME MENU 1 Display the Home Menu 2 Select Setup Disc Setup 3 Select Basic Input Disc Name gt Next Screen d Disc Setup Basic Input Disc Name Next Screen Initialize Lock Disc Finalize DVD RW Auto Init Optimize HDD 4 e Input a name for the disc The disc name can be up to 64 characters long for a VR mode disc or 40 for a Video mode discs and DVD R RW e See Title Name on page 98 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 A locked disc can still be initialized which will completely erase the disc HOME MENU 1 Display the Home Menu 2 e Select Setup Disc Setup P S 3 Select Basic Lock Disc then On or Off D Disc Setup Basic Input Disc Name On Initialize Lock Disc off Finalize DVD RW Auto Init 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 DVD RW Auto Initialize DVD RW e Default setting VR Mode Initialization mode is automatically carried out when you insert a blank DVD RW You must set the desired initialization mode before inserting
144. e when you press GUIDE You can see TV listings for the next seven days starting with the current day When you highlight a programme in the Grid you can see information about it in the Information Box including title synopsis channel source time and length If there is an i symbol in the Information Box it means that there is an extended synopsis available Press the INFO button to see it In some countries you can also see a rating for a particular programme mostly movies These ratings are provided by local partners such as TV magazines From the Grid Area you can View and scroll through programme listings e Read programme synopses En e Tune to a programme that s currently showing e Set a programme to record Lock or unlock the video window e Access Information panels Browsing the Grid Use the following remote buttons to browse the grid 1 4 9 cursor buttons Navigate the Grid lt lt PREV 1 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 programme The Search Area From the Search Area you can e Search by category e Search by subcategory e Search by keyword e Read programme synopses e Tune to a programme that s currently showing e Set a programme to record e Access Information panels Searching You can s
145. earch for programmes 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 programmes recommended by a local partner such as a TV magazine Note En Using the GUIDE Plus electronic programme guide 1 Select Search from the Menu bar 2 Select a category and a subcategory BBC2 25May 10 10 nav idi displays programme listings by categories of interest Press to use for Grid gt for My TV Welcome to GUIDE Plus ca One Button Recording Cani e f you choose All as the subcategory all programmes in the category you selected will show up in the search results 3 Start the search The search results are shown sorted by time and date e f no search results are displayed it means there are no programmes for the current day that match your search criteria 1 If you re using an external tuner satellite tuner for example there will be a short delay of a couple of seconds while it tunes to the channel This is normal Using the GUIDE Plus electronic programme guide 05 Using My Choice keywords for a search In addition to the standard categories you can also set your own keywords 1 Access My Choice Search CURE GUIDE Plus EI One Button Recording E 2 P
146. eck screen is displayed To cancel copying press ENTER e fthe CD loaded contains both CD audio tracks and WMA MPS3 files the part currently selected will copy Up to 99 folders 999 files on the USB device can be copied displayed Only the files that have been read can be copied To copy the files that have not been read reload the files see below Reloading files from a WMA MP3 disc or a USB device If you have a WMA MP3 disc or a USB device with more than 1000 files and or 100 folders you can still view all the tracks using the reload function 1 Q 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 the connected USB device It takes several minutes to reload files About the automatic display of titles This unit has built in information on titles extracted from the Gracenote database When an Audio CD that has never been played on the recorder is loaded and the track list screen is opened trom the Jukebox the recorder automatically searches for titles The screen shown below is displayed Note e Press ENTER to cancel searching e HDD DVD RECORDER _ Accessing to Gracenote Database Cancel Upon completion of search album name artist name track name and genre are automatically displayed e When multiple titles have been found use f 4 to select a title and press ENTER If you select
147. ecord any more titles The disc control data limit has been reached or e No more space for file management the maximum number of chapters and or titles has data been reached Erase titles chapters or combine chapters e This disc cannot be recorded Undo The disc was finalized on a non Pioneer DVD the finalization recorder Undo the finalization in order to recording editing 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 ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service the disc center or your dealer to carry out repairs e Cannot edit e Could not initialize disc e Could not complete finalization successfully e Could not undo finalization successfully e Could not successfully unlock the disc e Incompatible or unreadable disc The disc loaded is a playback only disc type This display may also appear if the disc is dirty or damaged Additional information Cm Message Explanation Action 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 v
148. ed to erase the programme list Note e From the programme menu you can also Start Programme Play Starts playback of a saved programme list Cancel Programme Play Turns off programme play but does not erase the programme list Erase Programme List Erases the programme list and turns off programme 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 CJ Select change the subtitle language The current subtitle language is shown on screen and in the front panel display e To switch off subtitles press SUBTITLE then CLEAR Switching DVD and DivX soundtracks DVD Video DivX When playing a DVD disc or DivX title recorded with two or more soundtracks often in different languages you can switch the soundtrack during playback 1 e Some discs only allow you to change subtitle language from the disc menu Press MENU or TOP MENU to access o set subtitle preferences see Subtitle Language on page 140 2 Some discs only allow you to change audio language from the disc menu Press MENU or TOP MENU to access To set audio language preferences see Audio Language on page 140 En Check the disc packaging for details of the soundtrack opt
149. eived through the AV input when the recorder is Recorder in standby are not passed through to the AV output Only e Pass Signals received when in standby are passed though to the Through output for connected devices Note that during EPG data download the EPG data is not passed through When set to Pass Through make sure to set Power Save page 134 to Off DivX VOD Registration Use to display the recorder s DivX registration code See DivX Code video compatibility on page 10 and DivX VOD content on page 10 Set Preview Quick When in the Disc Navigator the thumbnail video plays short HDD only Preview excerpts from throughout the selected title Note that edited titles that will play normally from the beginning Normal The thumbnail video plays from the beginning of the title Cl Information Next Screen This option displays a menu of Cl card functions Consult your service provider for more information on the functions En EET The Initial Setup menu Setting Options Explanation Options 2 USB Restart USB f the connected USB device does not respond to the Device recorder try using this option to restart it If the device still does not work properly try switching it off then back on and or disconnecting then reconnecting the USB cable Confirm Use this option to confirm the maker and model of the printer Printer connected to the recorder does not work with all printers Pause Live TV TV s Tuner Allows you to use the Pa
150. ent this type of chapter is sometimes combinable depending on the equipment used in creation or editing Set Genre HDD Use this command to assign a genre to a title 1 Highlight the title you want to assign a genre to LS 2 Select Edit gt Set Genre from the command menu panel 3 Select a genre for the title 27 Disc Navigator HDD 1 10Titles 10 23 00 FRI 3 12 Pr 4 23 00 Fri 3 12 Pr 3 Movie 20 00 FRI 3 12 P Drama 20 00 Fri 3 12 P jj Entertainmt News 8 22 00 THU 2 12 F J E 22 00 Thu 2 12 omsey All Genres 7 O 29 11 m j gt 319 00 Mon 29 11 Pr2 SP c LECHE Remain b i 1h00m 1 0G H 30h30m 4 Titles Recent first 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 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 title you want to lock or unlock AM 2 m Select Edit Lock from the command menu panel An unlocked title will become locked a locked title will be unlocked Locked titles are shown in the Disc Navigator with a padlock icon Move DVD VR DVD RAM P ay List only Use t
151. er as many times as you wish up to 999 chapters per DVD R RW RAM disc or 99 chapters per HDD title e Erase Move Erase or move chapters Select the chapter you want to erase move and press ENTER Select whether you want to erase or move the chapter Move command only Select the destination for the chapter and press ENTER GQ Chapter Edit DVD VR mode Play List 001 MN E 19 00 Mon 29 11 Rec time 1 Move Chapter 0 r4 Lal Cancel 002 003 004 005 Pw Billa w ls Exit Divide Erase Move Combine e Combine Combine two adjacent chapters into one Highlight the bar divider between two adjacent chapters and press ENTER GQ Chapter Edit DVD VR modg Play List 19 00 Mon 29 11 Pr2 SP Rec time 1h00m EC NIC Exit Divide Erase Move MEER gE qE IES n Combine ap 5 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 The following chapters cannot be combined e Two chapters that are left after a chapter is divided into three and the middle chapter is erased A chapter that is created automatically as a result of copying from an HDD camcorder e A chapter of a title recorded in a disc that has been created or edited with other equipm
152. er using the gt Il lt lt dil and I gt buttons 8 Select Start Rec Control with these buttons ERI Be m a e You can pause or stop the recording by selecting Pause Rec or Stop Rec from the on screen display You cannot control the camcorder from this remote control during recording Start Rec If you restart recording after stopping the camcorder the first few seconds of the camcorder tape will not be recorded Usethe pause button on your camcorder instead and recording will start immediately HDD DVD VR Mode and DVD RAM only A chapter marker is inserted every time there is a break in the timecode on the DV tape This happens when the recording is stopped or paused then restarted for example If you don t want to see the DV recording screen during recording press DISPLAY to hide it press again to display While recording you cannot exit the DV recording screen using the HOME MENU or RETURN EXIT button DV Auto Copy DV Auto Copy allows you to make an exact copy of the contents of a DV source to the HDD or a DVD 1 Make sure your DV camcorder is connected to the front panel DV IN jack Also set the camcorder to VIR mode 2 LI Set the recording quality e See Setting the picture quality recording time on page 65 for detailed information En Playing and recording from a DV HDD camcorder En 3 From the Initial Setup menu check that the DV audio input is setu
153. erly before deleting anything from the camera 1 Load a blank or unrecorded Video mode DVD R or DVD RW disc HOME MENU 2 Display the Home Menu AM 3 C Select PhotoViewer gt Copy Files from a Digital Camera 4 Noy Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel Note that during copying any timer programmes set to start will not begin and no other operations are possible 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 it 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 slideshow titles can be recorded One slideshow title can contain up to 99 files If there are more files than this in the slideshow multiple slideshows are created on the disc e f 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 HOME MENU 2 Display the Home Menu P S 3 en Select PhotoViewer gt View Edit Photos on the HDD ES 4 Select the file s or folder s you want
154. front panel display shows the channel number or channel name if it s available 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 e f the recorder is stopped you can also use the CH buttons on the front panel to select the channel number A TV Channel preset REC MODE 4 _ Set the picture quality recording time e See Setting the picture quality recording time on page 65 for detailed instructions Note 1 Except during Chase Play IT Recording AUDIO 5 jf you re recording from the A TV tuner select the audio channel to record See Changing A TV audio channels on page 64 for more on this e When recording in VR mode DVD or with HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode Off HDD 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 6 jIfyou 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 to select e Note that audio and subtitle languages cannot be changed during the recording of a digital broadcast 7 Start recording If you want to set a recording end time press the 6 REC
155. ge compatible printer Using a USB keyboard Do not use a PS 2 keyboard connected using a PS 2 USB adapter Using a PC Note that you can connect a PC to this device via USB to copy WMA MP3 JPEG and DivX files For more information see Copying files from a PC Connect PC on page 125 To use Connect PC with this device your PC must run either the Windows XP Home Edition SP2 Windows XP Professional SP2 or Windows Vista Home Premium operating system and be able to run Windows Media Player 11 Even if your PC can run Windows Media Player 11 we cannot guarantee that it will function properly with this device For more details see the Help section of Windows Media Player 11 Plugging in After checking all the connections plug in the recorder e Use the supplied power cable to connect this recorder to a power outlet En Controls and displays En Chapter 3 Controls and displays Front panel 1 HDD indicator Lights when the hard disk HDD is selected 2 HDD DVD Press to switch between HDD and DVD for recording and playback 3 DVD indicator Lights when the DVD drive is selected 4 Disctray 5 PCVIDEO page 108 Press to play DivX files you have not yet viewed 6 MUsSIC page 114 Press to play music files in random order 7 PHOTO page 119 Press to play JPEG files in random order 8 4 OPEN CLOSE Press to open close the disc tray 9 A TV indicator
156. gnal then move the cursor down to Start and press ENTER Auto Clock Setting Date s Time Clock Set CH Pr 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 WWE ou 7 wh 7 2X0 Time dil s 20 Clock Set CH Bina Start Next If the time could not be set automatically press RETURN EXIT to go back to the previous screen and select Manual e 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 ora time relative to GMT Manual Clock Setting 1 2 England Timez i ime Zone 4 Condo Summer Time Off 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 Manual Clock Setting 1 2 England TimeZ ime Zone London SummerTime 4 On gt Set the date day month year and time then press ENTER to make all the settings Manual Clock Setting p 2 2 Date TUE 01 01 2008 Time 00 00 England Time Z ime Zone que Summer Time On Use the f amp buttons to change the value in the highlighted field Use the buttons to move from one field to another Press ENTER to finish setting the time x 10 Select the EPG Electronic Programme Guide type to u
157. h this may prevent proper cooling of the unit X Placeonanunstable surface orone that is 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 E Stop and press STANDBY ON The recorder turns off with all settings reset ED Additional information En Specifications General Power requirements 220 V to 240 V 50 Hz 60 Hz Power CONSUMOUON uer ea eee Ep Y EE PEE ERR 51W Power consumption in standby mode 0 69 W Front panel display off UO ouo e eaten wa ean anaes header eek 4 5 kg Dimensions Mee dase ack 420 mm W x 75 mm H x 288 mm D Operating temperature issu 5 C to 35 C Operating humidity 5 to 85 no condensation TV system NTSC external input only PAL SECAM Readable discs DVD Video DVD RW DVD R DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM Video CD Super VCD CD CD R RW CD DA WM
158. h a three digit programme number in the external receiver s 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 two digits newer boxes require up to four It is 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 for your brand Note Every time you see the on screen question about whether the 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 external 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 performed the initial set up found that the line up for all the channels received via the external set to
159. h00m 1 0G cu 19 00 MON 29 11 Pr2 SP 3 19 00 Mon 29 11 Pr2 SP 1h00m 1 0G Genre All Genres z T HDD Li SP I Remain iniu ma Ai 0 t F 2 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 Sort order Sort by date most recent first unwatched first title name or recording date oldest first Genre Display all genres or just a selected genre F 3 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 Video CD Super VCD 1 7j Select DVD HOME MENU 2 Display the Home Menu F 3 c9 Select Disc Navigator Alternatively for a Video CD or Super VCD you can press DISC NAVIGATOR which takes you straight to the Disc Navigator screen F 4 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 Video CD Navigate to the track chapter title that you want to play 2dise Navigator Track01 C Video CD Track01 Track02 Track03 Track04 Track05 Track06 Track07 Track08 v Playback starts after you press ENTER i Tip e For instructions on playing DivX files see Playing and copying DivX files PC VIDEO
160. hapter Edit Edit chapters within a E Wed29 03 Pr2 SP Copy List title see Chapter Edit on 20 00 1h00m 2 0G Pr2 WSports X SP page 96 MDC Divide Divide a chapter into two Erase Move Erase a chapter Change the chapter order 7 Select Next to move on to the Combine Combine two chapters into Title Edit screen Ore Set Thumbnail Set the thumbnail 8 Select a title to edit frame for a title see 5et Thumbnail on E page 94 Be Copy HDD gt DVD Video mode Recording Mode Set the picture Title Edit 2 quality of the copy see Recording Mode 2 20 00 Wed22 03 Pr2 Title Name Back on page 1 05 Erase Section Move Bilingual Set how bilingual audio Cancel ie should be copied when copying from Sei ears PU E HDD to DVD R RW Video mode and E DVD R RW see Bilingual on uu WE Pages e Cancel Exit the menu A menu of editing commands appears Repeat this step for as many titles you have Erase Frase individual titles from the that need editing Copy List see Erase on page 92 e Title Name Name or rename a title in 9 BissisutEe command mend the Copy List see Title Name on Sand play page 93 Note 1 The following titles cannot be copied at high speed for DVD R RW Titles recorded in MN1 to MN6 SEP SLP or EP mode The following titles cannot be copied at high speed for DVD R RW Video Mode and DVD R RW e Widescreen titles recor
161. he 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 t 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 148 matches the TV line system of the source you re recording HDD Video mode compatibility When recording to the HDD you can choose to record in one of two formats Set the format from the HDD Recording Format item in the Initial Setup menu see page 142 When set to Video Mode On high speed copying from HDD to DVD R RW Video mode 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 139 When HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off high speed copying from HDD to DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW isn t possible However both channels of bilingual broadcasts are recorded and you can switch the audio on playback Recorded audio In all modes except the LPCM mode sound is recorded in two channels in the Dolby Digital format The sound can be recorded in the Dolby Digital 5 1 channel format only when video with Dolby Digital 5 1 channel audio is copied from an HDD camcorder When set to LPCM sound is recorded in high quality uncompressed Linear PCM format If
162. he DVI device does not power of both components is on display any picture e Try switching the power of the HDMI DVI device off then back on and the front panel e Try switching off the HDMI DVI device and this recorder Next switch HDMI indicator does on the HDMI DVI device and leave it for around 30 seconds then not light switch on this recorder e When you connect an HDMI compatible 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 p and PAL 720 x 576i p 1280 x 720p 1920 x 1080i p video input e f the recorder s internal HDD is damaged or broken there will be no HDMI output Not all HDCP compatible DVI devices will work with this recorder The power e This unit s power may be turned on each time you turn on the power automatically turns on for a connected Flat Screen TV If you do not want this unit to be turned on in this way set this unit s HDMI Control to Off pag
163. he 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 p and PAL 720 x 576i p 1280 x 720p 1920 x 1080i p If your display is not compatible with these resolutions the picture may not be correctly reproduced 3 The 1080p video may not be displayed correctly if the High Speed HDMI cable is not used En n change them or connect a new HDMI component A Important e An HDMI connection can only be made with DVl equipped components compatible 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 HDMI 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 DIS and MPEG audio bitstream If 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 Flat Screen TV please select the HDMI setup on the display refer to the supplied manual for more on this About HDMI HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface supports both video and audio o
164. he recorder to its factory settings See Resetting the recorder on page 167 D TV Age Limit Next Screen Use this screen to enter an age limit for D TV programmes Programmes that are broadcast with age suitability 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 m N En EET The Initial Setup menu Setting Options Explanation HDMI Output only available when an HDMI device is connected Screen 1920 x 1080p Rescrunen 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720p 720 x 576p 720 x 480p 720 x 576i 720 x 480i Constant 1920 x 1080p output Constant 1920 x 1080i output Constant 1280 x 720p output Constant 720 x 576p output when setting the Input Line System to 525 System video is output in 720 x 480p Constant 720 x 576i output when setting the Input Line System to 525 System video is output in 720 x 480i e Depending on the connected device some settings may not be available e 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 amp OPEN CLOSE while holding down the W Stop button on the front panel to switch the setting this also switches Component Video Out on page 137 to the default setting e f you ha
165. hen 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 On The selected subtitle language is recorded with the D TV Recording timer recording Off No subtitles are recorded with D TV timer recordings EET The Initial Setup menu Setting Options Explanation Set Thumbnail Osecondse 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 three minutes into the title Auto Chapter One When recording to the HDD or a VR mode DVD chapter HDD VR markers are inserted at the black screen between commercials and main programming When recording trom a DV camcorder chapter markers are inserted at the point where the date time switches on the recorded source Off Automatic chapter marking is switched off Auto Chapter No Automatic chapter marking is switched off Video Separation 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 Automa
166. his function to re arrange the playing order of Play List titles 1 Highlight the title you want to move A 2 Select Edit gt Move from the command menu panel 3 Select a new position for the title Title to move d Dis Navigator DVD 10Titles 4 Titles f e LE Play List 20 00 FRI 3 12 20 00 Fri 3 12 Pr9 SP 2h00m 1 0G 22 00 THU 2 12 22 00 Thu 2 12 Pr7 SP 1h00m 1 0G 4 19 00 MON 29 11 F T 19 00 Mon 29 11 Pr2 SP id 1h00m 1 08 ADD Cr Mode Remain i Poe 0h30m i 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 En 1 Highlight the title you want to combine This title will remain in the same place after combining with another title 7 2 Select Edit gt Combine from the command menu panel La 3 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 ed Disc Navigator DVD L1 MS 23 00 FRI 3 12 10Titles 3 22 00 THU 2 12 Fd 22 00 Thu 2 12 Pr7 SP 1h00m 1 0G Pr 19 00 MON 29 11 19 00 Mon 29 11 Pr2 SP 1hoom 1 06 m i l 23 00 Fri 3 12 Pr4 SP E F i e pe 20 00 FRI 3 12 739
167. ialized for VR mode recording See DVD RW Auto nitialize on page 74 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 1 If a disc was previously finalized on an older DVD recorder you may not be able to re initialize and or initialize it for Video mode recording DVD RW and DVD RAM discs can also be initialized in order to erase the contents of the disc A Important e Initializing a DVD RW DVD RW or DVD RAM disc will erase everything recorded on it Make sure there is nothing on the disc that you want to keep e You may not be able to re initialize a DVD RW disc in a different format if it was originally initialized on an older DVD recorder Once initialized for VR mode recording you can t re initialize a DVD R back to Video mode HOME MENU 1 Display the Home Menu 2 Select Setup gt Disc Setup 3 Select Initialize Video Mode VR Mode or Initialize DVD RW Disc Setup Basic VR Mode gt Start Initialize Video Mode y Start Finalize Initialize DVD RW gt Start Optimize HDD 4 Select Start It takes about 30 secondes to initialize the disc except DVD RAM discs which can take up to an hour Initializing Disc Pr1 T E min left My Recording DVD RW Auto Initia
168. ic ju ntm eka 167 MOVING Ihe recorde ssa caca 167 Resetting the recorder 167 opec Eao s qeu aes te aan cuba n rtis 168 Chapter 1 En Before you start Before you start What s in the box Please confirm that the following accessories are in the box when you open it e Remote control e AA R6P dry cell batteries x 2 e Audio video cable red white yellow e G LINK cable e RF antenna cable x 2 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 A Important Incorrect use of batteries can result in hazards such as leakage and bursting Please observe the following e Don t mix new and old batteries together Don t use different kinds of batteries together although they may look similar different batteries may have different voltages Make sure that the plus and minus ends of each battery match the indications in the battery compartment Remove batteries from equipment that isn t going to be used for a month or more When disposing of used batteries please comply with governmental regulations or environmental public instruction s rules that apply in your country or area WARNING Do not use or store batteries in direct sunlight or other excessively hot place such as inside a car or near a heater Th
169. ices do not output sound check with DVI device the manual that came with the connected device HDMI Control does not Verify that the HDMI cable is firmly connected page 21 respond e Check whether HDMI Control is set to On for this unit and the device connected to this unit For more information refer to the operating instructions of your Flat Screen IV AV system or HD AV converter Depending on the type of Flat Screen TV some HDMI input terminals do not support the HDMI Control function For details see the operating instructions supplied with your Flat Screen TV HDMI Control may not operate properly if you do not use a High Speed HDMI cable This function may not work properly if you have multiple recorders connected to a single Flat Screen TV AV system or HD AV converter For more information refer to the operating instructions of your Flat Screen TV AV system or HD AV converter e Controls may not function properly in certain situations such as immediately after you have connect an HDMI cable turn this unit s power off or remove the power cable for this unit or the connected component If you experience any problems set HDMI Control to On for all connected units and then display the pictures stored on this unit on your Flat Screen TV to improve the situations e Check whether the connected component supports HDMI Control or not Certain functions are not supported on with Flat Screen TVs AV system or HD AV converter
170. ideo content on unfinalized Video mode and DVD R RW VR mode discs DVD R RW and DVD RAM as well as video content on the hard disk drive A Important Titles that have been recorded with a Input Line System setting different to the current setting ofthe recorder are shown in the Disc Navigator with a blank thumbnail image See also Additional information about the TV system settings on page 148 During recording if you display the Disc Navigator 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 1 LJ DISC NAVIGATOR 2 LJ Display the Disc Navigator screen Playback will automatically stop when you do this e The Disc Navigator is also accessible from the Home Menu C Select the HDD or DVD View options panel Title list Z2 Disc Navigator HDD 10Titles 1 3 12 Pr4 SP i ane Pr SP Selected hoom 1 06 l title 7 ye Pe ud 19 00 Mon 29 11 Pr2 SP Available s F Sa recordin time a Title Command thumbnail information menu panel Press to display the command menu panel Use the and ENTER buttons to navigate the menus When in the title list press to display the previous next page if there are more titles than can be displayed DISPLAY E Press to change the title inf
171. ideo source is copy protected and cannot be recorded e Incorrect CPRM information The recorder could not read the CPRM information The recorder may be damaged please ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repairs e Repairing disc During recording the power was cut This display e Repairing the HDD appears when the power is restored e Could not repair the disc The recorder was unable to repair the disc after a power cut The contents of the recording will be lost e Overheating has stopped operation The internal temperature of the recorder has Press DISPLAY to clear message exceeded the operating limit If this message reappears please ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repairs e HDD optimization is recommended The HDD should be optimized basically HDD This can be done using Disc Setup housekeeping to maintain playback and recording performance e Please perform HDD optimization The HDD is in more urgent need of optimization in This can be done using Disc Setup order to maintain performance e The HDD has not been sufficiently If this message appears repeatedly after optimized Please optimize again optimizing the HDD it is likely that there is not enough free space on the HDD for optimization to complete properly Please erase some titles from the HDD and optimize again e An error occurred Please consult the This message
172. 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 134 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 To audio input 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 Using the S Video or component video output To component video input To 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 c
173. ing the display style of the PC VIDEO 1 Display the view options panel The view options panel 95 PC VIDEO HDD Folder List 2 10 Folders T Folder Total 999 2 Choose Display Mode then press ENTER to see the available view options Choose between folder and title display modes 3 Choose a view option then press ENTER The display mode will change to that which you have chosen Copying DivX files to the HDD HOME MENU 1 Display the Home Menu 2 Select PC VIDEO 3 Select the location of the files you want to copy View VIDEO FILE on a DVD CD Copies DivX files from a DVD or CD R RW ROM disc onto the HDD Copy VIDEO FILE from a USB Device Copies DivX files from a USB device onto the HDD 4 Display the command menu panel e To copy from a USB device proceed to step 6 The command menu panel PC VIDEO DVD CD Folder List 10 Folde 001 Movie 002 Movi 003 Movie3 7 Folder 005 Mov 006 Movie6 007 Movie7 008 Movies Movie5 Total 5 100MB T 5 Select Edit 6 Select Copy all to HDD from the menu On pressing ENTER all titles or folders on the DVD CD or the USB device are copied to the HDD When a folder is selected you can copy only the titles contained in the folder by using Copy to HDD You can also copy titles by selecting Copy gt DVD CD gt HDD gt VIDEO
174. ions CJ Change the audio soundtrack The current audio language is shown on screen and in the front panel display e The sound may drop out for a few seconds when switching soundtracks Some discs feature both Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks There is no analog audio output when DIS is selected To listen to the DIS soundtrack connect this recorder to a DIS decoder or AV amp receiver with built in DIS decoder via the digital output See Connecting to an AV amplifier receiver on page 20 for connection details Switching audio channels DVD VR DVD RAM HDD CD VideoCD SuperVCD 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 C Press repeatedly to display switch the audio channel The audio channel s currently playing are indicated on screen Note ND eek 0 HDD DVD VR DVD RAM L R Both channels default L Left channel only R Right channel only CD Video CD WMA MP3 Stereo Stereo default 1 L Left channel only 2 R Right channel only Super VCD 1 Stereo Soundtrack 1 Stereo default 1L Soundtrack 1 Left channel 1 R
175. irm or Cancel to cancel Once printing has started you can cancel by pressing ENTER E tip e Paper size and layout can be set the options available depend on your printer check the printer manual for details e This recorder may not work correctly with all printers 1 Picture files should be standard DCF format Non standard files may not print properly Copying files from a PC Connect PC cm Chapter 15 Copying files from a PC Connect PC When the recorder is connected to a PC using the USB port WMA MP3 JPEG and DivX files stored on the PC can be copied onto the recorder s HDD Use Windows Explorer or Windows Media Player 11 depending on the type of file copied A Important e Install Windows Media Player 11 on the PC before connected it to the recorder e For more information on Connect PC see Using a PC on page 25 Connecting the PC 1 Connect the PC via USB cable The screen below is displayed Press X to close the screen Depending on the Windows OS version and the Windows Media Player settings the screen shown below may not be displayed x eee e m HOME MENU 2 Display the Home Menu 3 Select Connect PC gt USB 4 Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel Operating the PC click X on the window in step 1 to close it 5 Verify that the import screen is displayed on the device If no actions are carried out for 20 mi
176. is can cause batteries to leak overheat explode or catch fire It can also reduce the life or performance of batteries D3 4 2 3 3 En Using the remote control Please keep in mind the following when using the remote control 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 fluorescent light is shining on the unit s remote sensor e Remote controllers for different devices can interfere with each other Avoid using remotes for other equipment located close to this unit Replace the batteries when you notice a fall 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 145 e Use within the operating range in front of the remote control sensor on the front panel as shown Before you start am e You can control this recorder using the remote sensor of another Pioneer component via the CONTROL IN jack on the rear panel See Rear panel connections on page 14 for more information Disc content format playback compatibility Compatible media e DVD RW ver 1 1 1x 1x to 2x ver 1 2 2X10 4x7 2X tO 0X e DVD R ver 2 0 1x 1x to 4x 1x to 8x 1x to 16x ver 2 1 1x to 8x 1x to 16x e DVD RW 1x to 2 4x 1x to 4x 3 3x to 8x e DVD R 1x to 2 4x 1x to 4x 1x to 8x
177. is displayed when information from service center Note that contents on the HDD cannot be read The HDD may be the HDD may be erased when servicing damaged or broken Please ask your nearest this unit Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repairs ED Additional information Message e The Hard Disk Drive info is incorrect Use the Disc Setup menu to reinitialize e This signal s TV system is different from the recorder s setting e Recording failed due to a TV system mismatch Press DISPLAY to clear message e Playback has stopped because the TV system is different than the recording e You are not allowed to watch this Conditional Access Programme e There is no DV input or the input signal is unrecordable e No DV camcorder connected e You cannot connect more than one DV camcorder at a time e Cannot operate the DV camcorder e Could not operate the DV camcorder e The DV camcorder is not set for playback Please select playback mode on the DV camcorder e The printer is not ready or is not connected Please check the printer Explanation Action As the HDD info cannot be properly read no new recordings can be made Reinitializing the HDD page 130 may result in your being able to make recording again Note that reinitializing the HDD will erase all recorded contents including protected files The TV system PAL NTSC etc of the current channel is different from the
178. isplay Play List Original Displays the settings of Display Mode Artist Play List 1 to Play List 4 Displays the tracks added to each play list Favourites Displays up to 25 tracks you listen to most frequently Cancel Cancels the switching of the display CD WMA MP3 1 Display the view options panel ES 2 Select a view option e Data Format CD Displays the Audio CD s tracks MUSIC FILE Displaysthe folders tracks of the WMA MP3 files Cancel Cancels the switching of the display Display Mode Album Displays the folders of the WMA MVP3 files Track Displays the tracks of the WMA MP3 files Cancel Cancels the switching of the display Copying albums tracks You can copy the albums stored on the HDD to other folders of a different artist on the HDD Also you can copy the tracks stored on the HDD to other albums on the HDD You cannot copy the albums tracks stored on the HDD to a DVD or a USB device HOME MENU 1 Display the Home Menu ES 2 Ney Select Jukebox gt Play Edit Music on the HDD A 3 Select an album track you want to copy 4 Sy Select Edit gt Copy Album or Copy Track from the command menu panel 5 Select an artist album you want to copy the selected album track to Select New Artist or New Album if you want to create a new artist aloum The name of an artist aloum becomes A_number A number F number
179. l format output when the recorder is stopped varies as shown in the table below Input Line NTSConPAL Output System when y 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 IV If this happens press and hold the Stop button on the front panel then press amp OPEN CLOSE his will set the recorder s video output back to Interlace Additional information cm Chapter 19 Additional information Setting up the remote to control your TV You can use the supplied remote to control your TV To be able to use this feature you first have to program the remote with a maker code from the table below 1 Press and hold down the CLEAR button then enter the maker code for your TV oee the table below for the list of maker codes If there is more than one code given for your make input the first one in the list e f the maker s name of your TV doesn
180. lay Detailed Information 3 Press YELLOW Programmes of the same series as the selected programme are displayed at Search Result 1 Programme search results are based upon data provided by the broadcaster e This function may not be applicable to all programmes Chapter 7 Recording About DVD recording This recorder can record to DVD R DVD RW DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM DVD R DL and DVD R DL media DVD R and DVD RW discs can be initialized for Video mode or VR mode recording Each has its advantages and it depends on what you want to do with the recording which mode you choose If you want to edit your recordings in any significant way VR mode offers greater possibilities for cutting copying and changing the way the video is presented Video mode is less flexible when it comes to editing but it has the advantage that it is compatible with standard DVD players many of which won t play VR mode discs Once a disc is initialized for a particular mode all recording on that disc will be in that mode DVD RW discs can be initialized for VR mode recording DVD RAM discs can be initialized for VR mode recording DVD R discs do not require initializing A Important e The table below shows the maximum number of titles recordable per disc and the maximum number of chapters per title Note MD Ceris 0 Disc type rec Max titles iioc format per disc chapters per title DVD R RW 99 99 Video
181. layback 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 not a malfunction HDD DVD 1 CJ CJ Select the HDD or DVD for playback e f playing video from the HDD skip to step 3 below 2 Load a disc Load a disc with the label side facing up using the disc tray guide to align the disc if you re loading a double sided DVD Video disc load it with the side you want to play face down e f you want to play a DIS Audio CD please first read the note on page 7T 3 Start playback If you re playing a DVD Video or Video CD a disc menu may appear when you start playback Use the f 4 buttons number buttons and ENTER to navigate DVD disc menus and the number buttons and ENTER for Video CD menus e When playing video from the HDD playback will automatically stop after the end of a title is reached There may be a slight pause when playback switches from the first to the second layer of a dual layer disc See the following sections for more details on playing specific kinds of discs 4 Press to stop playback 5 When you ve finished using the recorder eject the disc and switch the
182. le TV outlet to the antenna input on your VCR satellite receiver cable box 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 UseaSCART cable to connect the AV1 RGB TV AV connector to your TV Connecting an external decoder box 2 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 using the recorder s built in analog TV tuner A Important e Do not connect this recorder through your VCR satellite receiver or cable box Always connect each component directly to your TV or AV amplifier receiver From SCART AV connector To SCART AV connector TV 1 Connect your TV antenna to the recorder and TV See Connecting a TV antenna on page 15 for details Note 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
183. lize DVD RW Default setting VR Mode Initialization mode is automatically carried out when you insert a blank DVD RW You must set the desired initialization mode before inserting a disc HOME MENU 1 Display the Home Menu PS 2 Select Setup Disc Setup A 3 Select Basic DVD RW Auto Init then VR Mode or Video Mode Disc Setup Basic Input Disc Name Initialize Lock Disc Finalize DVD RW Auto Init Optimize HDD OVR Mode Video Mode Payback o Chapter 8 Playback Introduction Most of the features described in this chapter make use of on screen displays Navigate these using the cursor buttons and ENTER lo go back one level from any screen use the RETURN 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 80 For discs that contain JPEG picture files see Playing and copying photos PhotoViewer on page 117 Basic playback ALL This section shows you how to use your recorder for p
184. lus Region Channels system In this case do not set the postal Ausra Eurosport code or set Country to Other in the eE a GUIDE Plus setup screen When Belgium RTL TVI GUIDE Plus service starts in your area France Canal Analog only set the postal code again N E If digital broadcasts start in your area please set the EPG Type Select setting in Italy MTV Analog only the Initial Setup menu to Digital EPG Even if you can t use the EPG functions where you live you can still set VIDEO Netherlands Eurosport Spain Teles Analog only Plus recordings and manual Switzerland Eurosport recordings see Setting a manual recording on page 47 UK ITV Eurosport ITV is analog only Use Eurosport if you are a The front panel display shows EPG when SKY subscriber and receiving data If you power on the you no longer have an recorder during an EPG download the analog terrestrial download is cancelled antenna e EPG data may be received several times Tune your external receiver to the a day All updates are automatic appropriate Host Channel and leave the e When downloading EPG data the receiver on and the recorder in standby recorder may sound as though it is on overnight This is normal C If you 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 En Getting started E
185. m Chapter 13 Playing and copying music Jukebox The Jukebox feature allows you to use the recorder s HDD to store and playback music from your CDs WMA MP 39 files recorded on CD R RW ROM discs DVDs or USB devices can also be copied to the HDD Copying music to the HDD The first step is to copy some music to the HDD CD audio WMA and MP3 files are copied at high speed Usually each track on a CD or DVD is categorized and copied onto the HDD on the basis of information on artists and albums Note that once copied to the HDD audio tracks cannot be copied to a recordable DVD disc A Important While copying no other recorder operation is possible e When copying scheduled timer recordings will not start until copying is complete e Copy protected CDs may not copy successfully 1 Load the CD DVD you want to copy to the HDD or connect the USB device HOME MENU 2 Display the Home Menu 4p 3 Select Jukebox 2 Note PS 4 Select the location of the files you want to copy Play Music on a DVD CD Copies files from a CD or DVD onto the HDD When an Audio CD never before played on the recorder is loaded the recorder automatically searches for the titles on that Audio CD see About the automatic display of titles on page 112 Play Music on a USB Device Copies files from a USB device onto the HDD 5 Display the command menu panel The command menu panel amp
186. manual channel setting See Manual CH Setting on page 137 Getting started cm 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 HOME MENU 1 Display the Home Menu ES 2 Select Setup gt Initial Setup 3 Select Basic Clock Setting 4 Highlight the time setting 5 Press to display the manual clock setting screen 6 Setthe correct time Return to automatic clock setting To return to the automatic clock setting follow the instructions for Replace Channels page 135 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 programme 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 the GUIDE Plus system If any of these thi
187. ming 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 35 before proceeding GUIDE Plus SHOWVIEW VIDEO Plus G LINK are 7 registered trademarks or trademarks of 2 manufactured 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 Legal Notice GEMSTAR TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL INC AND ORITS RELATED AFFILIATES ARE NOT IN ANY WAY LIABLE FOR THE ACCURACY OF THE PROGRAMME SCHEDULE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE GUIDE PLUS SYSTEM IN NO EVENT SHALL Note 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 Using the GUIDE Plus system All the various features and areas are colour coded for ease of navigation All screens with the exception of some setup screens have the following comm
188. n Checking the downloaded data the following day 1 _ Display the GUIDE Plus screen arl Grid displays programme listings by channel M Press louse Press for Search Rel Fimbles ETI taol Thrisa Friends iewi This Alias The Welcorme to GUIDE Plus BET Raph Our b Go One Button Recording E The Secret Fan lie TT ES Homes Polic z You should see a grid filled with channel logos and TV listings information Use the t 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 T repeatedly until the Menu bar is 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 41 amp buttons to move down the list and turn channels ON or OFF as necessary For any channel that you turn ON the GUIDE Plus system will need to know how it is received the source and on which programme number The source may be the built in tuner of this recorder or an external receiver The programme 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 The above is especially important for the
189. n a single digital connection for use with DVD players and recorders DIV set top boxes and other AV devices HDMI was developed to provide the 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 standard enhanced or high definition video plus standard to multi channel surround sound audio HDMI features include uncompressed digital video a bandwidth of up to five 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 Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC HDMI Control By connecting this unit to an HDMI Control compatible Pioneer Flat Screen TV AV system amplifier or AV receiver etc or HD AV converter with an HDMI cable you can control this unit from the remote control of a connected Flat Screen IV as well as have the connected Flat Screen TV automatically change Inputs in response to this unit starting playback Refer to the operating instructions for your Flat Screen TV AV system or HD AV converter for more information about which operations can be carried out by connecting via HDMI cable Auto select function You can hav
190. n and you want to use the supplied audio video cable see Using the supplied audio video cable below 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 and AV2 L1 In on page 138 for how to setup these options Before making or changing any rear panel connections make sure that all components are switched off and unplugged from the wall outlet To antenna Antenna cable TV input wall outlet From SCART AV connector From antenna output v VCR To recorder s antenna input AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER To SCART AV connector TV 1 Connect your TV antenna to the recorder and TV See Connecting a TV antenna on page 15 for details 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 3 Use another SCART cable to connect the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER AV connector to a SCART AV connector on your VCR amp tip e This recorder has a through function which allows you to record a TV programme from the built
191. nc 1996 2007 DTS Inc All Rights Reserved DVB The Digital Video Broadcasting Project or DVB for short is a set of open standards for digital broadcasting covering terrestrial cable and satellite broadcasts En Before you start En Based around the MPEG 2 coding system these open standards ensure that compliant systems are able to work together independent of manufacturer DVB is extremely flexible being able to deliver virtually any kind of digital content to the home including High Definition and standard Definition TV broadband multimedia content and interactive services DVB is a registered trademark of the DVB Project About the internal hard disk drive The internal hard disk drive HDD is a fragile piece of equipment When used without the proper care or in the wrong conditions it is possible that recorded contents may be damaged or lost entirely in some cases making even normal playback or recording impossible Please understand that in the event of repair or replacement of the HDD or related components all your HDD recordings will be lost Please use the recorder following the guidelines below to protect against possible HDD failure The HDD should not be regarded as a place to store recordings permanently We recommend that you back up your important recordings onto DVD discs in order to protect against accidental loss Pioneer cannot under any circumstances accept responsibility for
192. nd the place you want to divide the title c2 Divide Title HDD J 23 00 Fri 3 12 Pr4 SP Rec time 2h00m 10 1 00 00 09 15 mem Play Pause Cancel 5 Press to divide the title at the current playback position 6 c Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel gD Divided titles cannot be combined OK En 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 ES 3 HDD only Select the type of edit ab HDD 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 on page 91 4 Select the command you want Divide Divide a chapter into two or more parts Use the playback controls gt Hl lt lt gt gt ctc to find the point at which you want to divide the chapter then press ENTER 2 Chapter Edit DVD VR mode Play List 19 00 Mon 29 11 Pr2 SP Rec time 1h00m Chapters 5 Exit Erase Move SSS Eg Eg Combine Note You can keep dividing the chapt
193. nding on conditions it may take some time to acquire EPG data INFO 3 CJ Press to view more information about the selected programme Detailed information appears in the schedule window If the screen contains further information More is displayed Note E Using the digital electronic programme guide e To quit the display of detailed information press INFO again or RETURN EXIT 13 40 14 05 GUIDE 4 Press to exit the Digital EPG screen Setting timer programmes Using the Digital EPG it s easy to set digital TV programmes for recording GUIDE 1 Press to display the Digital EPG screen 2 Select a programme 2 00 12 45 e Select a programme currently on air press ENTER to close the Digital EPG screen and watch the channel immediately or press RED to set the programme for recording immediately e Select a programme not yet started then press ENTER or RED to set the programme for recording 1 The general programme list does not show programmes that have already finished 2 For more information on timer programmes see About timer recordings on page 69 Using the digital electronic programme guide 06 3 Enter the timer recording settings Use the buttons to select a field use the t buttons to change the value Timer Programme Set Manhattan Open Ten
194. ndows Media Player 11 and try again 6 When you have finished copying files close Windows Media Player 11 on the PC e Press ENTER on the recorder s remote control close the import screen on this device elf no actions are carried out for 20 minutes after copying the import screen on this device is automatically closed Note When using the sync function of Windows Media Player 11 music artist and album folders are created as follows Root music2 mp3 ubum 2 musicl wma artist ubum 1 music1 mp3 With Windows Media Player 11 the above music folder is not displayed For the maximum number of tracks that can be copied see Copying music to the HDD on page 111 Note that when there are many tracks contained in one album it may take time to display and transfer these tracks Artists albums and tracks with no set name that are transferred from CD DVD USB are displayed as Unknown Artist Unknown Album and Unknown File in Windows Media Player 11 Artists albums and track names that do not conform to the ISQ8859 1 standard may display differently in Windows Media Player 11 and the Jukebox Files other than WMA MP3 files cannot be copied with Windows Media Player 11 Files imported to this recorder via Connect PC cannot be exported from this recorder Note that no recording functions including timer recordings will be carried out when you are using the Connect PC function Copying
195. nection and try making the setting again D TV Language Next Screen From this screen you can set your Primary and Secondary Audio preference for multilingual digital broadcasts your Primary and Secondary Subtitle preference for programmes that are broadcast with subtitles and your Teletext language preference 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 auto Setting tune into channels in your area After auto scan has finished the channel mapping screen appears showing which channels have been assigned to which programme numbers You can skip unwanted channels using the Manual CH Setting option see page 137 Press HOME MENU to exit the channel mapping screen Download If your TV supports this feature you can download all the from TV 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 The Initial Setup menu cm Setting Options Explanation Manual CH Next Screen Proceed to the next screen if you need to adjust any of the Setting settings made by auto tuning Select your country then proceed to the manual channel setting screen e Change channel presets using the CHANNEL bu
196. nformation displays Number buttons CLEAR Use the number buttons for track chapter title selection channel selection and so on The same buttons can also be used to enter names for titles discs and so on Use CLEAR to clear an entry and start again 5 7 INPUT SELECT page 71 Press to change the input to use for recording 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 HDD pages 66 75 Press to select the hard disk HDD for recording and playback DVD pages 66 75 Press to select DVD for recording and playback HOME MEDIA GALLERY Files stored on the HDD can easily be played using these buttons PC VIDEO page 108 Press to play DivX files you have not yet viewed MUSIC page 114 Press to play music files in random order PHOTO page 119 Press to play JPEG files in random order En Controls and displays En 8 DISC NAVIGATOR pages 79 91 TOP MENU page 76 Press to display the Disc Navigator screen or the top menu if a DVD Video or finalized DVD R RW Video disc is loaded 9 1 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 10 HOME MENU Pressto displaythe Home Menu from which you can navigate all the functions of the rec
197. ng a TV antenna on page 15 for details This enables you to watch and record TV channels 2 Connect the DIGITAL AUDIO 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 Note Connecting using HDMI If you have an HDMI or DVl equipped monitor or display you can connect it to this recorder using an HDMI cable not supplied The HDMI connector outputs uncompressed 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 compatible display e The arrow on the cable connector body should be face down for correct alignment with the connector on the recorder When connected to an HDMI component or HDCP compatible DVI component the HDMI indicator lights HDMI setup is generally automatic There are however settings you can change if you need to See HDMI Output only available when an HDMI device is connected on page 144 for more information Note that the HDMI settings remain in effect until you 1 Depending on t
198. ngs 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 141 a further option will be available MN1 to MN32 LPCM or XP a super high quality HDD recording mode that features a transfer rate of around 15 Mbps depending on what you set When recording to DVD MN32 is the highest recording quality available If you select XP the recording mode will automatically revert to MN32 Note When recording to DVD R RW SLP is the longest recording time available If you select SEP or MN1 to MN3 the recording mode will automatically revert to SLP RECMODE e Press repeatedly to select the recording quality e XP High quality setting gives about one hour of recording time on a DVD disc SP Standard Play Default quality used for most applications gives about two hours of recording time on a DVD LP Long Play Lower video quality than SP but doubles the recording time on a DVD to about four hours EP Extended Play Lower quality than LP but gives about six hours of recording time on a DVD disc SLP Super Long Play Lower quality than EP but gives about eight hours of recording time on a DVD disc SEP Super Extended Play Lowest video quality but gives about ten hours of recording time on a DVD disc e MN1 to MN32 LPCM XP Manual Linear PCM XP 4 available only when manual reco
199. ngs are not yet set please run the Setup Navigator first see Switching on and setting up on page 32 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 CJ Display the GUIDE Plus setup menu BBC2 25May 10 10 Press 4 or v to select Then press ENTER to confirm Setup Choose item to set up Language Welcome to GUIDE Plus Cim Extemal Receiver 2 Extemal Receiver 1 1 i iRNR External Receiver 3 One Button Recording Can The language and country settings are already set to whatever you selected in the Setup Navigator 2 Highlight Postal Code BBC2 25May 10 10 Q ais a Press 4 of to select Then press ENTER to confirm Welcome to GUIDE Plus Qa SE One Button Recording T e Enter your postal GUIDE Plus E One Button Recording Ca E 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 Ifyou are using an external receiver such as a satellite receiver with the supplied G LINK cable complete this step otherwise jump
200. ngs for a panel display shows period of several minutes Reset the clock and other recorder settings to use the recorder again Front panel display The child lock is on turn off in order to use the recorder page 70 shows LOCKED 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 DVD R RW Video mode or a DVD R the disc isn t finalized Make sure there is a recordable DVD R RW loaded with some free space for recording and fewer than 49 titles already on the disc e f you delete a title from a DVD R RW disc the number of remaining recordable titles may not decrease Further recording is not possible on a finalized DVD R Check that there isn t a disc menu on the disc you re trying to use e f the title currently playing contains material that is copy once protected One Touch Copy will not work e If the currently playing HDD content was recorded in XP mode the One Touch Copy feature can t be used One Touch Copy can t be used for titles over eight 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 One Touch Copy doesn t work if the recorder is already recording to DVD Can t use One Touch Make sure that there is space
201. nis D IV003 SUN 1 4 18 00 19 00 off Enter Details Store Programme Record To HDD Recording Mode XP VPS PDC Set Detailed Set Title Name Auto Replace Rec Genre No Category e CH Choose a channel Pr 1 to Pr 99 for analog channels and available digital channels excluding skip channels or one of the external inputs from which to record Date Choosea date upto one month in advance or select a daily or weekly programme e Start Set the recording start time e Stop Set the recording end time maximum length of a timer recording is 24 hours Extend Extend the end time of the timer recording select Off 10 20 or 30 mins Note 4 If you want to change the recording mode recording destination etc select Set Detailed In this area you can set Record to Select HDD for hard disk recording or DVD for DVD recording Recording Mode Select from AUTO XP SP LP EP SLP SEP see Setting the picture quality recording time on page 65 If Manual Recording is on then you can also select the LPCM setting XP or MN press ENTER then use the buttons to select the level VPS PDC Choose whether or not to use VPS PDC when making timer recordings of analog programmes see About timer recordings on page 69 Auto Replace Rec Automatically erases the previous daily or weekly recording when the next one is recorded Genre Select a record genre for
202. nly 13 Take the disc out of the cartridge before use Only Panasonic and Maxell discs have been tested to work reliably with this recorder Discs from other makers may become unusable when recorded or edited 14 Erasing a title does not increase the available recording time nor increase the number of recordable titles left 15 Must be compatible with DVD R playback 16 Depending on the disc it may have to be initialized before it can be recorded page 129 In this case initialization may take over one hour DVD js a trademark of DVD Format Logo Licensing Corporation Before you start am 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 f you intend to play DVD R DL Video mode or DVD R DL discs recorded on this uniton other DVD recorders players you must finalize them Note that some DVD recorders players may not play even finalized DL discs e This logo indicates that the disc is a DVD R DL or DVD R DL disc RDL Ern 4X 2X DVD R DL Correct operation has been confirmed for DL discs e DVD R DL ver 3 0 2x to 4x Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Verbatim e DVD R DL ver 3 0 2x to 8x Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Verbatim hat s dc e DVD R DL 2 4x Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Verbatim
203. nly by qualified service personnel IMPORTANT THE MOULDED PLUG This 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 e or the BSI mark Y on the body of the fuse If 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 If a new plug is to be fitted please observe the wiring code as shown below If in any doubt please consult a qualified electrician IMPORTANT The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code Blue Neutral Brown Live 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 The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloure
204. 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 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 129 Before you start am 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 finalized 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 Chapter 2 Connections Rear panel connections CS AV2 INPUT T DECODER Xr 1 ANTENNA IN RF IN OUT Connect your TV antenna to the ANTENNA IN RF IN jack The signal is passed through to the ANTENNA OUT jack for connection to your TV 2 INPUT3 otereo analog audio video and S Video inputs for connection to a VCR or othe
205. noise reduction NR applied to the Y brightness component CNR Adjusts the amount of noise reduction NR applied to the C colour component Detail Adjusts how sharp edges appear White AGC Turn on for automatic white level adjustment White Level Adjusts the intensity of white Black Level Adjusts the intensity of black Black Setup Corrects the standard reference black level 525 Input Line System only Hue Adjusts overall balance between red and green Chroma Level Adjusts how rich the colours appear 4 Adjust the currently selected setting HOME MENU 5 Press to exit You can now use the preset for any other input or the built in TV tuner amp tip e o see more of the picture as you adjust different settings press ENTER after selecting the setting you want to adjust ED The Video Adjust menu Setting the picture quality for disc playback This setting determines how the picture will look when playing discs Choosing a preset HOME MENU 1 With a disc playing or paused press to display the Home Menu 2 Select Setup gt Video Adjust 3 cS Select a preset There are six presets available e TV suitable for LCD and cathode ray tube TVs e PDP suitable for Flat Screen TV Professional suitable for professional monitors e Memory1 user preset 1 e Memory2 user preset 2 Memory3 user preset 2 You can pres
206. nt 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 Display the command menu panel The command menu panel 2 Disc Navigator DVD 4 Titles Vo title Ks Play List DVD VR Mode Remain 0h30m 2 Select Create from the command menu panel 3 Select an original title to add to the Play List Repeat these three 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 Note 1 Highlight the title you want to play A 2 Select Play from the command menu panel Playback of the title you selected starts ae i c2 Disc Navigator HDD 10Titles 23 00 FRI 3 12 Pr4 s 23 00 Fri 3 12 Pr4 iPlay Erase 20 00 FRI 3 12 Prg g Edit rw I 9 L A 20 00 Fri 3 12 Pr9 S Recent first n d nr Genre Name ra 22 00 THU 2 12 Pr7 8 E 22 00 Thu 2 12 Pr7 All Genres Multi Mode 1 19 00 MON 29 11 Pr2 sr SP 19 00 Mon 29 11 Pr2 SP zii 1h00m 1 0G Erase DVD Video DVD VR DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM HDD Use this function
207. nutes the import screen is automatically closed To reopen it you will have to repeat steps 2 through 4 e To copy WMA MPS files see Copying WMA MPS files below To copy JPEG DivX files see Copying JPEG and DivX files on page 127 Copying WMA MP3 files From the PC 1 Open Windows Media Player 11 The device settings screen appears Click Cancel Depending on the settings for Windows Media Player 11 the screen shown below may not be displayed Wee Media Player Deve Setup laf iud Cancel 2 Click Sync 3 Choose the artist album or song you would like to copy and press the right mouse button 4 Click Add to Sync list 5 Click Start Sync ED Copying files from a PC Connect PC En This begins the synchronization process When finished the message Synchronized to Device is displayed in Windows Media Player 11 i ec P Start Sync For more information refer to the Help menu of Windows Media Player 11 The screen shown below is displayed on the recorder Progress Bar r 23 Connect PC Copying 7 00001 Folders 000 error 73 000003 Files 000 error EH e o cancel the synchronization process on the recorder while it is underway press ENTER on the recorder s remote control The Connect PC screen is closed f synchronization fails make sure that the Pioneer HDD DVD Recorder device is selected at the synchronization screen of Wi
208. o switch to the displayed banner s channel press ENTER The channel banner displays the Subtitles Gj and Teletext MHEG amp g icon if they apply to the selected channel e To see more detailed channel information press INFO again 11 30 12 00 Use the f 4 buttons to display information about previous and following programmes Use the buttons to see information about other channels If there is still more information to be displayed More is displayed press the BLUE button to see the extra information To hide the channel banner press RETURN EXIT Changing D TV audio languages CJ Press to display the current audio language Press repeatedly to change it to other available languages Changing D TV subtitle languages O Press to display the current subtitle language Press repeatedly to change it to other available languages 1 Analog channel presets are numbered 1 to 99 digital channel presets are numbered D001 to D999 2 f you select a locked channel you will need to enter your password to access it While listening to D TV radio channels the screen saver automatically starts after no button has been pressed for three minutes 3 Due to inaccurate information provided by the broadcaster some icons may occasionally be present or absent in error 4 Not all channels supply more detailed information En My Recording Using the MHEG application UK only Some s
209. o go to continue or the RED Action button to go back Note 4 Enter a name for the scheduled recording amp BBC2 25May 1010 Back Save Home Please press gt v or to highlight a character on Select with ENTER Please enter your event s tile name Welcome to GUIDE Plus jour One Button Recording 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 5 Highlight the right recording tile 6 Pressthe RED Action button Quality to change the recording quality lt I Recording Quality LP Recording Frequency Once Timers set 1 32 VPS PDC 0 8 Press to display Timing and Genre EAR EN LEI N Freq Dest 25 May Friends Welcome to GUIDE Plus Kan One Button Recording Qn Pr Select from AUTO XP SP LP EP SLP SEP or a manual recording mode see Manual Recording on page 141 and Manual recording modes on page 152 1 See About timer recordings on page 69 for more information about scheduled recordings 2 his mode maximizes the recording quality to fit on to a single DVD disc Can also be used when recording to HDD En Using the GUIDE Plus electronic programme guide En 7 Press the GREEN Action button Frequency to change the recording frequency e BBC 25May 1010 MTOM LM Ma Recording Quality LP Recording Frequen
210. ocked channel you will need to enter your password to access it While listening to D TV radio channels the screen saver automatically starts after no button has been pressed for three minutes Recording om 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 IV channels only you can also use the Channel List see below LF tip e When changing terrestrial digital broadcast channels channels with a low signal strength may result in a black screen being displayed For other channels it may take a 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 4 4 buttons to select a channel then press ENTER to switch to that channel Displaying a channel banner A channel banner shows programme titles start and end times of the current programme and other channel information The information is updated every minute Note INFO e jJ Press to display the channel banner for the current channel amp J amp J Wed 30 Apr 12 46 11 30 12 00 12 00 12 30 e Use the buttons to display the channel banner for other channels T
211. og tuner DVR built in digital DVD DVR built in Pause Live TV tuner digital tuner ND 1 No Chase Play Warning if you change input this will stop the recording En Recording om A Important About timer recordings DVD VR DVD Video DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM HDD Using the timer recording features you can program up to 82 timer recordings up to a month in advance Timer recording programmes 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 available on the disc if recording to DVD ortofitontoa blank DVD disc if recording to the 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 programme 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 141 for more on this Finally
212. om DV output y DV camcorder e Use a DV cable not supplied to connect the DV jack of your DV camcorder 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 HDD camcorders digital cameras printers keyboards and PCs Please also see the instructions that came with the device you want to connect before using ol p D 0i PictBridge compatible Printer Keyboard A Important e The Mass Storage Class MSC device should be FAT compatible Note that if the device is partitioned this recorder may not recognize it Some USB devices may not work with this recorder When connecting aPC to this unit make sure the power is turned off on both the PC and this unit when you connect them via USB We recommend connecting USB devices when this recorder is switched off in standby e We recommend USB cables 2 meters in length or shorter Connecting an HDD camcorder On the recorder s HDD video files can only be copied with the signal format shown below e Video recording format MPEG 2 PS Image resolution 720 x 480 576 104 x 480 576 352 x 480 576 352 x 240 288 e Audio recording format Dolby Digital e Use a USB cable supplied with an HDD
213. ompatible formats Baseline JPEG and EXIF 2 2 still image files File format used by digital still cameras Sampling ratio 4 4 4 4 2 2 4 2 0 Horizontal resolution 160 to 5120 pixels Vertical resolution 120 to 3840 pixels Progressive JPEG compatible No File extensions jpg jpeg joe jif jfif must be used for the recorder to recognize JPEG files do not use for other file types File structure The recorder can load up to 99 folders 999 files at one time f there are more files folders that this on the disc then more can be reloaded PC created disc compatibility Discs recorded using a personal computer may not be playable in this unit due to the setting of the application software used to create the disc In these particular instances check with the software publisher for more detailed information Discs recorded in packet write mode UDF format are not compatible with this recorder Check the DVD R RW or CD R RW software disc boxes for additional compatibility information Dolby Digital b eJ TT DIGITAL STEREO CREATOR Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories DTS S dts Digital Out Manufactured under license under U S Patent 5 451 942 amp other U S and worldwide patents issued amp pending DIS and DTS Digital Out are registered trademarks and the DIS logos and Symbol are trademarks of DTS I
214. on Screen sizes and disc formats When viewing on a standard TV or monitor Screen format of disc Setting Appearance 16 9 4 3 Letter Box The programme is shown in widescreen with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen The sides of the programme are cropped so that the picture fills the whole screen 4 3 4 3 Letter Box The programme is presented correctly on 4 3 Pan amp Scan either setting When viewing on a widescreen TV or monitor Screen format of disc Setting Appearance 16 9 16 9 The programme 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 ED Additional information 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 lt INS CSa If necessary use a cloth soaked in alcohol or a commercially available CD DVD cleaning kitto clean a
215. on elements IT TZ Grid displays programme listings by channel and time Press to use Press gt for Search Tue25 1000 Starship GUIDE Plus The c Sally Jessy Raph Our b Go Armageddot One Button At i non Recording tona News at Ten The Secret NN itw Hi Football lt j Qur wet Homes Polc gt Video window Allows you to continue watching the current programme while using the GUIDE Plus system 2 Information panels Display programme promotions or instructions on the GUIDE Plus system 3 Action bar Colour coded Action buttons change function depending on the area 4 Information box Shows short programme descriptions or help menus 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 134 5 Menu bar Gives access to the various areas of the GUIDE Plus system 6 Grid Shows TV listings information for the next seven days by channel and time GUIDE Plus navigation The table below shows a summary of the remote buttons you ll use to navigate the GUIDE Plus system Key What it does REC Press to set or cancel One Button Recording GUIDE Press to display the GUIDE Plus screen also use to exit 1 1 Use to navigate screens highlight an item RED GREEN Action buttons that change YELLOW BLUE functionality depending on the Area MENU Press to jump di
216. on page 108 Note ND ad 7 e For instructions on playing Audio CD and WMA MP9 discs see Playing and copying music Jukebox on page 111 Scanning discs ALL You can scan discs at various speeds forwards or backwards 1 During playback start reverse or forward scanning 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 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 1 Pause playback 4 4 p P 2 Press and hold to start slow motion reverse or forward play 1 No subtitles are displayed when scanning DVDs and DivX titles No sound is output when scanning HDD videos DVDs or DivX titles except in forward SCAN 1 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 Chjak 20 QN 4 44 I ll 3 Press repeatedly to change the slow motion speed One of fo
217. 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 One Touch Copy See also Copyright above The One Touch Copy feature copies the currently playing or selected in the Disc Navigator HDD title to DVD or DVD title to HDD The whole title is copied regardless of where in the title you start the copy Copying and backup am 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 CI If you re copying from DVD to the HDD select a recording mode Note that selecting a recording mode higher than the title playing will not result in a better quality recording 2 CJ Press during playback to copy the current title The front panel 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 Real time copying is used when copying from DVD to the HDD Playback restarts from the beginning of the title Cancelling One Touch Copy You can cancel a One Touch Copy once it s started CJ Press and hold for more than a second Copying is cancelled and
218. onnect device for the unit you will need to unplug it from the AC outlet to shut down all power Therefore make sure the unit has been installed so that the power cord can be easily unplugged from the AC outlet in case of an accident To avoid fire hazard the power cord should also be unplugged from the AC outlet when left unused for a long period of time for example when on vacation D3 4 2 2 2a A En This product is for general household purposes Any failure due to use for other than household purposes such as long term use for business purposes in a restaurant or use in a car or ship and which requires repair will be charged for even during the warranty period K041 En POWER CORD CAUTION Handle the power cord by the plug Do not pull out the plug by 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 soo2 En Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed o
219. onnect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks to a component video input on your TV See also Component Video Out on page 137 for 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 to a cable box or satellite receiver If you have a cable box or satellite receiver with a built in decoder connect it to this recorder and your TV as shown on this 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 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 the GUIDE Plus system via the G LINK cable and after setting up A Important Do not connect this recorder to your TV through your VCR satellite receiver or other component Always connect each component directly to your TV or AV amplifier receiver When using the GUIDE Plus system to make a timer recording from an external receiver make sure that the external receiver is switched on Note To
220. or higher discs formatted in VR mode DVD RAM discs oron the HDD DVD CPRM recordings can only be played on players that are specifically compatible with CPRM Note IT Recording Recording equipment and copyright Recording equipment should be used only for lawful copying You are advised to check carefully what constitutes lawful copying in the country in which you are making a copy Copying of copyrighted material such as films or music is unlawful unless permitted by a legal exception or consented to by the rightowners This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited Using the built in A TV and D TV tuners Switching between A TV and D TV tuners O 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 IV channel during playback recording or during recording standby CHANNEL CHANNEL buttons 7 8 Number buttons 1 If you select a l
221. order 11 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 12 GUIDE Press to display the EPG screen press again to exit INFO While watching D TV press to display the information banner Press to see additional information for the highlighted item in the EPG TEXT page 64 Press to display Teletext information in Furopean countries except the UK or to start the MHEG application display UK only if available during digital broadcasts 13 Playback controls page 75 lt lt Press to start reverse or forward scanning Press again to change the speed lt lt I I While paused press and hold to start slow motion playback Press repeatedly to change the playback speed 14 15 While paused press to advance a single frame in either direction When GUIDE Plus is displayed use to display the previous next day PLAY Press to start playback lt lt PREV gt gt NEXT Press to skip to the previous or next title chapter track or to display the previous or next menu page When GUIDE Plus is displayed use to display the previous next page Il PAUSE Press to pause playback or recording BH STOP Press to stop playback TIMER REC pages 40 56 Press to set a timer recording M
222. ording device HDD or removable disc 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 and 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 M DVD RW Video Remain 10h35m HDD gt DVD Remain h m E Stop TELE E Stop 0h08m left Rec Mode SP 2h00m DVD Remain 10h35m Remain 0h52m gt Chase Play m Stop e Rec T Recording time Relative playback position Shows recording restrictions for the current channel programme 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 7 gt Play 3 2 0 00 15 DVD R Video ChapterTime 0 00 21 mx Chapter Total 0h01m52s nnn 4 32Mbps Title Name 21 11 Football match Indicates the data transfer rate amp tip e See Switching camera angles on page 84 for more on multi angle scene switching When using the simultaneous play and record feature the display shows information for playback only e During real time copy the copy source playback information is displayed e he Video mode DVD R RW displays become the same a
223. ormation displayed in the title list HDD DVD CJ CJ Press to switch between the HDD and DVD Disc Navigator screens If you are editing a DVD R RW VR mode 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 d Disc Navigator DVD 10Titles Style E 23 00 FRI 3 12 4T f v 23 00 Fri 3 12 Pr4 SP NE JL 2h00m 1 0G PlayList 20 00 FRI 3 12 Gc E 20 00 Fri 3 12 Pr9 SP 2h00m 1 08 Original IA ie DISC NAVIGATOR 3 LJ Press to exit the Disc Navigator Editing accuracy Some editing commands ask you whether you want to keep Video mode compatibility or trame accuracy Video Mode Compatible Editing or Frame Accurate Editing Frame Accurate Editing is very precise The edit point is accurate to the exact frame you choose However this accuracy is not preserved in any copy you make if you use the high speed copy function to make a DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW Video Mode Compatible Editing is less precise The edit point you choose will only be accurate to within one half to one second On the other hand these edit points will be preserved if you use high speed copy to make a DVD R RW Video mode 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 conte
224. our 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 front panel of the recorder e Insert the CA module into the card slot as far as it will go The Common Interface card slot accepts Type and Type II PC Cards PCMCIA cards En Controls and displays Display 1 Lights during playback blinks when playback is paused 2 Lights when copying 3 Lights during recording blinks when recording is paused 4 page 69 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 signal format is NISC s page 139 Indicates which channels of a bilingual broadcast are recorded z page 137 Lights when the component video output is set to progressive scan VPS PDC page 69 Lights when receiving a VPS PDC broadcast during a VPS PDC enabled timer recording En 5 6 7 Recording quality indicators page 65 XP Lights when the recording mode is set to XP high quality SP Lights when the recording mode is set to SP standard play LP SLP Lights when the recording mode is set to LP long play or SLP super long play EP SEP
225. p as you require See DV Input on page 139 for more on this Checkalsothat the Audio In settings for External Audio and Bilingual Recording are as you want them see Audio In on page 138 HOME MENU 4 Display the Home Menu F 5 e Select DV HDD Cam gt DV Auto Copy DV recording only works when the DV camcorder is in VIR mode with a tape loaded 7 6 Select Record to Hard Disk Drive or Record to DVD The DV tape is rewound to the beginning Once it is rewound the DV tape is played from the beginning and copied to either the HDD or a DVD e f there is a gap of two minutes or more between recorded contents the copying process is automatically stopped e Once copying is finished the DV tape is automatically rewound To cancel the copying process press STOP REC for more than three seconds About automatic finalization If you use a DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW disc for copying it will automatically be finalized after copying is complete You can t customize the background for DVD R RW or DVD R RW disc finalization e No title names are assigned f you want to give the disc a name please do so before you start the copy see nput Disc Name on page 129 Note e fatimer recording is scheduled to start and in some other instances the disc will not be finalized WV Frequently Asked Questions e can t get my DV camcorder to work with the recorder
226. p 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 Connections 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 amp system on page 35 Your cabling and setup is OK but the recorder has not been connected for 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 35 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 En Using the GUIDE Plus electronic programme guide e used the One Button Record feature e Theautomatic Host Channel search failed RED Action button to set a
227. play the Home Menu 2 Select PhotoViewer 3 Select the location of the files you want to view or edit View Edit Photos on the HDD View or edit photos already stored on the recorder s HDD View Photos on a DVD CD View photos on a DVD Fujicolor CD CD ROM or CD R RW e View Photos on a USB Device View photos on a digital camera or other USB device connected to the USB port e Copy Files from a Digital Camera Copy all DCF files directly from a connected digital camera to a recordable DVD R RW 4 Select the folder containing the files you want to view copy or edit The first image from the selected folder is displayed as thumbnail at the bottom of the screen Note e From the Folder Information column you can change thumbnails via the ee buttons e Press a lt PREV or gt gt I NEXT to change the page Currently selected folder in folder list BIR PhotoViewer HDD Select Folder 001 Foldert 1 y 7 002 Folder2 Folder Folder3 Folder4 Folder5 Folder6 Folder7 Folder8 002 Folder2 Files 99 999 MB Pages in Folder information folder list 5 Select the file you want to view copy or edit Currently selected thumbnail BR PhotoViewer HDD Folder2 001 PIOROO00 002 PIOROO001 003 PIORO002 004 PIOROO03 Eg E 005 PIOR0004 E FILE WIS 006 PIOROO05 Eg gt MENU 007 PIOROO06 pA 008 PIOR0007 Eg 009 PIOROO08 ug 010 PIOROO09
228. playback speed forward only While paused press to advance a single frame forward only Press to display the disc menu of a Video CD Super VCD playing in PBC mode PLAY I 11 gt AUDIO SUBTITLE Press to start playback Press to stop playback Pauses playback or restarts playback when paused Press to start scanning Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed Press to skip to previous next title During playback you can also use the front panel CH buttons While paused press to advance one frame Press and hold to start slow motion playback press repeatedly to change the slow motion play speed Press to display the playback audio type press repeatedly to change the playback audio type Press to display subtitle information press repeatedly to change subtitles Playback o 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 90 for more on editing recordable discs HDD O Select the HDD or DVD DISC NAVIGATOR 2 LJ Open the Disc Navigator e Disc Navigator HDD 10Titles 4 Titles s Recent first 20 00 FRI 3 12 Pr9
229. pying from a DV source Using the recorder s remote you can control both the camcorder and this recorder Playing and recording from a DV HDD camcorder 09 A Important e Some camcorders cannot be controlled using this recorder s remote 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 VIR mode REC MODE 2 Set the recording quality e See Setting the picture quality recording time on page 65 for detailed information 3 From the Initial Setup menu check that the DV audio input is setup as you would like See DV Input on page 139 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 138 HOME MENU 4 Display the Home Menu 5 Select DV HDD Cam gt Copy from a DV Source DV recording only works when the DV camcorder is in VIR mode with a tape loaded ES 6 Select Record to Hard Disk Drive or Record to DVD 7 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 Depending on your camcorder you can use this recorder s remote to control the camcord
230. r source component 3 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 138 for how to set this up 4 HDMI OUT HDMI output for high quality digital audio and video 5 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 6 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT A high quality video output for connecting to a IV or monitor with a component video input ANTENNA DIGITAL amp amp a e5 fe N IE of g 2 Y Ps P ud CONTROL Lome AVI RGB TV 7 OUTPUT Stereo analog audio video and S Video outputs for connection to a TV or AV amplifier receiver 8 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 AV7 Out on page 138 for how to set this up 9 G LINK Use to connect the supplied G LINK cable to enable GUIDE Plus to control an external satellite receiver etc 10 CONTROL IN Use to control this recorder from the remote sensor of another Pioneer component with a CONTROL OUT terminal and bearing the Pioneer gg mark Connect the CONTROL OUT of the other component to the
231. r 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 printer 1 Select the location of folders files you want to import To import a whole folder select the desired folder press and skip to step 3 below e To import multiple folders use the Multi Mode see Selecting multiple files or folders on page 121 1 For files you want to keep permanently we recommend backing up to DVD R RW Playing and copying photos PhotoViewer cm 2 Select a file to import e o import multiple files use the Multi Mode see Selecting multiple files or folders below 3 em Select Copy to HDD from the command menu panel 4 Noy 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 total 50 000 files Selecting multiple files or folders The Multi Mode allows you to select multiple folders files at once for importing or editing 1 Select the folder containing the files you want to import a 2 e Select Multi Mode from the command menu panel 4 3 Select files folders from the list Note An orange check mark
232. r is excessive causing distortion External Audio Stereo Select if the audio from the currently selected external 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 The Initial Setup menu cm Setting Options Explanation Bilingual A L Record the left A channel of a bilingual source when Recording recording to HDD with HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode On to DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW 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 DV Input Stereo 1 Select to use the live audio track recorded during the video shoot from a camcorder that supports two stereo audio tracks Stereo 2 Select to use the overdubbed audio track from a 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 Dolby Output a Dolby Digital signal when a Dolby Digital source is Out Digital o being played Dolby Digi
233. rding is on The setting is indicated in the front panel display and shown on screen together with the recording time for a blank recordable disc If a recordable disc is loaded the approximate remaining recording time for that disc is also shown Note that if the On ocreen Display setting see On Screen Display on page 145 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 broadcast select which audio channel to record see Bilingual Recording on page 139 2 Applicable only to HDD recording If this setting is used when recording to DVD MN32 is used When copied to DVD XP recordings are always copied in real time Basic recording from the TV DVD VR DVD Video DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM HDD Basic recording trom 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 Lj Select the HDD or DVD for recording e f you re recording to DVD load a recordable disc if you load a new blank DVD RW or DVD RW disc the recorder takes a short while to initialize the disc If 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 73 2 CI Press to switch between D TV digital and A TV analog 3 Select a TV channel to record The
234. recorder back into standby ND Payback 7 Playing DVD discs The table below shows the basic playback controls for DVD Video and recordable DVD En discs PAUSE PREV NEXT CMBACK CMSKIP Press to start playback If RESUME is displayed on screen playback starts from the place last stopped Press to stop playback You can resume playback from the same point by pressing gt PLAY Press W STOP again to cancel the resume function Pauses playback or restarts playback when paused Press to start scanning Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed Press to skip to previous next chapter title During playback you can also use the front panel CH buttons DVD A DVD RW only I PREV may not always skip to the previous title Except VR mode During playback enter a chapter number then press ENTER to skip directly to that chapter within 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 Commercial back skip Each press skips backward forward progressively up to a maximum of two hours in either direction lt a p P ml DISC NAVIGATOR MENU TOP MENU RETURN EXIT While paused press and hold to start slow motion playback
235. rectly to the Menu bar TIMER REC Press to go directly to the Schedule area INFO Press to display extended information for the current programme ENTER Press to confirm a selection or to leave the GUIDE Plus screen Number Use for numeric entry buttons lt lt PREV Press to select the previous gt gt NEXT next page of information in the grid for example 44 Press to select the previous next day K Note En Using the GUIDE Plus electronic programme guide One Button Record The RED Action button Record is visible anytime you can highlight a programme title including from the Grid after a search or in your recommendations in the My TV area The programme 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 45 1 Highlight a programme title ls Friends The one with the Male Nanny A jealous Ross lt mocks Rachel s choice of an over sensitive male nanny for Emma while Phoebe must choose between two unexpected ona NUNC Sete IE Fimbles Starship Thrisa itv This Alias Welcome to GUIDE Plus a Sally Jessy Raph Our b Go rm One Butt ne Button News at Ten The Secret Recording r EX A Football EN Emmerdale Homes Polic gt 2 Pre
236. ress the YELLOW Action button to add a keyword 3 Enter a keyword to appear in the menu BBC2 25M y 1010 a MES Please press gt or 4 to highlight a character on ENTER Welcome to GUIDE Plus Kai One Button Recording TU KAES HNH Can Jl b jan When you re finished press the GREEN Action button to exit and continue 4 Start the keyword search 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 programmes 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 Read programme synopses une to a programme that s currently showing e Set a programme to record 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 BBC 25May 1010
237. ress to skip to previous next track When a PBC menu is displayed press to display the previous next page During playback you can also use the front panel CH buttons 1 If you want to play a DTS Audio CD make sure the recorder is connected to a DIS compatible amp receiver with a digital connection Noise will be output through the analog outputs Also make sure that STEREO is selected using the Q9 AUDIO button see Switching audio channels on page 84 2 When playing in PBC mode some playback features such as search repeat and programme play are not available You can play a PBC Video CD Super VCD in non PBC mode by starting playback using the Disc Navigator see Using the Disc Navigator with playback only discs on page 80 En MD eed s sSsSC S Playing DivX video files The table below shows the basic playback controls for DivX video files En CMBACK CMSKIP 1 1 Ege RETURN EXIT During playback enter a track number then press ENTER to skip directly to that track Press CLEAR to clear a number entry and start again While a PBC menu screen is displayed use to select numbered menu items Video CD in non PBC mode only Commercial back skip Each press skips backward forward progressively up to a maximum of two hours in either direction While paused press and hold to start slow motion playback Press repeatedly to change the
238. rks and pressing ENTER Channel Next Screen From this screen you can skip or lock channels Locked Options channels will require the correct password to be entered before the channel can be watched Use the f 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 No 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 EET The Initial Setup menu Setting Options Explanation Signal Check Next Screen Use this screen to check the signal level and quality of digital channels Use the w buttons to change the 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 If 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 con
239. ro au tese pA USERS G out G in DROP ROS MEN I XE Audio 1 L out Audio 1 L out T Audio 1 L in PDC RorCout RorCin Mae a Ss HON GND Wh GND Pr PP B out B in IQ Video out or Y out Video out i P Video in or Y in EET Status u V PIT GND Supplied accessories Remote control aca wae Vac aa aa D er C 1 Dry cell batteries AA ROP ova e kie cR 2 Audio Video cable red white yellow sss 1 G LINK sleeve ma e Rx Fee SR Rd Es bees 1 RF antenna Cable do ura cre var a ie P Enter a 2 POWPESDIB 2 ix titoaiwe dt dedo beth poe et deo hen 1 Operating Instructions Warranty card MC 1 Note The specifications and design of this product are subject to change without notice due to improvement ED Additional information When does switchover happen Copeland switches on October 17 2007 X wy x Re Ve Shetland Islands l af 4 STV North e 2010 I gt 4 v STV Central 2010 11 2008 09 Yorkshire 2011 The exact date you switch depends on the transmitter you are Central served by To check Aum when you switch go to Digital UK s eee postcode checker on E www digitaluk co uk bye ub os Check your ITV news service or look at Teletext page 106 to see what TV region you re in Visit us at digitaluk co uk call us on 0845 6 50 50 50t gt TCalls charged at BT rate of 3p per minu
240. rs asking if you want to scan again Check the aerial connection before selecting Yes If you select No skip to step 8 below 8 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 Select 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 2 699 select your country Country Selection Country UK gt e Auto tuning channels The Auto Scan option automatically scans and sets the channel presets TO 32 99 Cancel e Downloading channels from your TV Use the Download from TV option to download all the channels that your TV is tuned to LLL 32 99 Cancel F 9 Select Auto for automatic time setting or Manual to set the clock manually If the clock was already set from a D TV channel in step 6 this step is skipped Clock Setting 1Auto Manual e Auto clock setting Some IV channels broadcast time signals together with the programme This recorder can use these signals to set the clock automatically Set Clock Set CH to the channel preset number that broadcasts a time si
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242. ry re initializing the disc DVD RW only or use a new disc Pioneer is not responsible for lost recordings damaged discs or other losses in these cases See also Disc content format playback compatibility on page 7 for detailed disc compatibility information Recording to DVD R DL DVD R DL discs Recording to DVD R DL DVD R DL discs is generally the same as recording to regular single layer discs however please note the following points When the recorder switches from the first layer to the second during recording a DVD R DL Video mode disc a new title is automatically started on the new layer Up to 99 titles can be recorded on a DVD R DL Video mode disc If the 99th title is being recorded when the layer is switched recording will stop Up to 49 titles can be recorded on a DVD R DL disc You cannot play record additional material to edit or finalize a DVD R DL or DVD R DL disc that has been recorded on but not yet finalized on another DVD recorder 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 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 t
243. s Polic Channel logos are displayed to the left of programme 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 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 icons 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 Grid Ihe GUIDE Plus4 system Home Area Displays IV listings information for the next seven days by time and channel Search Search for TV programmes 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 Info Area for additional information such as weather not available in all regions Editor Change channel settings Setup Setup the GUIDE Plus system The Grid Area The Grid is the main TV listings screen of the GUIDE Plus system and is the first screen that you se
244. s DISPLAY to see the individual settings for the current preset TV PDP or Professional Creating your own set There are three user presets in which you can save your own set of picture quality settings for disc playback 1 Follow Choosing a preset above and select one of the user presets Memory 1 2 or 3 2 Select Detailed Settings Memory1 Detailed Settings The Video Adjust menu qm F e Black Setup Corrects the standard 3 Select the picture quality reterence black level The Black Setup setting you want to adjust setting is only valid for NISC output g signals Black Setup is ineffective for Y HDMI output Gamma Correction Adjusts the brightness of darker images Gamma YNR Off HH Max Correction is ineffective for HDMI BNR Off H Max output Sn EL i e Hue Adjusts overall balance between SAARES soft mi red and green Hue is ineffective for Detail Soft rH Fine Y HDMI output Chroma Level Adjusts how rich the colours appear Chroma Level is Prog Motion Adjusts the motion and ineffective for HDMI output still picture quality when video output is set to progressive Prog Motion is ineffective when PureCinema is On You can adjust the following settings 4 e Adjust the currently selected setting PureCinema his setting optimizes the picture for film material when the video MENU output is set to progressive Usually set 5 Press to exit to Auto 1 but try switching to Au
245. s a DVD Video disc once the disc is finalized The total recording time figure shown in parenthesis is calculated based on a 12 cm 4 7 GB disc at the displayed record setting Recording and playback time of TV recording is approximately 0 1 shorter than the actual time This is because of the slightly different frame rates of TV broadcasts versus DVD The frame number is shown next to the elapsed time display when the disc is paused Copy Once or Can t Record messages may appear in the stop or recording displays These indicate that the broadcast TV programme contains copy control information Chapter 9 En Playing and recording from a DV HDD camcorder Playing and recording from a DV HDD camcorder You can also play back and record video from a DV camcorder connected to the DV IN jack on the front panel of this recorder It is also possible to connect an HDD camcorder to the recorder s USB port and copy the images of the HDD camcorder to the recorder A Important e f 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 connected to the front panel DV IN jack 2 From the Initial Setup menu check that the DV audio input is setup as you would like See DV Input on page 139 for more on this e Check also th
246. se GUIDE Plus Use the Gemstar GUIDE Plus EPG see also Setting up the GUIDE Plus system on page 35 and Using the GUIDE Plus amp electronic programme guide on page 39 Digital EPG Use the SI EPG programme information broadcast together with digital channels En Getting started e f 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 11 Select the TV screen type Wide 16 9 or Standard 4 3 TV Screen Size OWide 16 9 Standard 4 3 PS 12 Select whether or not your TV is compatible with progressive scan video Progressive Compatible ri Not Compatible Don t Know his screen is not displayed when an HDMI signal is being output 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 an 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 14 Select Finish Setup to exit the Setup Navigator or Go Back if you want to start again Setup is complete Finish Setup Go Back That completes basic setup using the Setup Navigator e f there are blank channels with no station you can set these to skip using the
247. ss the RED Action button Record The programme is now set for recording When the programme 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 Nave set to record in the Schedule Area see also The Schedule Area on page 44 1 Recording times set using the GUIDE Plus system do not automatically change to reflect any changes that may occur in the programme broadcast schedules Using the GUIDE Plus electronic programme guide cm 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 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 If 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 Fimbles Starship Thrisa Friends it vf This NES The 4 Sally Jessy Raph Our b Go Welcome to GUIDE Plus Q Armagecgon One Button The Secre Recording he Secret marone News at Ten itv A Football Qari Emmerdale Home
248. t Rec 1 Ext Rec 2 etc e Enter a channel programme 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 BBC2 25May 10 10 Press the Red button to switch channel On or Off grey Press gt to change Source and Programme Number MyTV Schedule info ILI D TV 001 D TV 002 D TV 003 D TV 004 D TV 005 Ext Rec 1 007 D TV 006 D TV 014 D TV 017 Welcome to GUIDE Plus Qa One Button Recording 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 Using the GUIDE Plus electronic programme guide 05 Changing the source and programme number 1 Select Editor from the Menu bar BBC 25May 10 10 Prog Press the Red button to change Source Press the Green bution to change Programme Number Press 4 to switch channel On or Off grey D TV 002 D TV 003 D TV 004 D TV 005 Ext Rec 1 007 D TV 006 D TV 014 D TV 017 Welcome to GUIDE Plus Cani One Button Recording Cam 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 programme number Each press of the RED Action button
249. 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 DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R disc you can t edit or record anything else on that disc However the finalization on a DVD RW disc maybe undone see Undo Finalize on page 129 for how to do this AVR mode DVD R RW excluding DVD R DL disc can still be recorded and 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 En setting the disc See Additional information about the TV system settings on page 148 for how to change the recorder s Recording om edited on this recorder even after finalizing DVD R DL Video mode discs and DVD R DL discs must be finalized in order to play in other recorders players Note however that some recorders players will not play even finalized dual layer discs 1 Load the disc you want to finalize Make sure that the recorder is stopped before proceeding HOME MENU 2 Display the Home Menu ES 3 e Select Setup Disc Setup 4 Select Finalize gt Finalize gt Next Screen D Disc Setup Basic l Finalize Initialize do Fin Finaliz
250. t to the DV IN jack should be 32 kHz or 48 kHz not 44 1 KHz e 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 Copying from an HDD camcorder A Important For a description of the images that can be copied to the recorder see Connecting an HDD camcorder on page 24 1 Make sure your HDD camcorder is connected to the front panel USB port Make the necessary settings for USB signal transfer on the HDD camcorder For details see the HDD camcorder s operating instructions HOME MENU 2 Display the Home Menu ES 3 sy Select DV HDD Cam gt HDD Cam Copy PN 4 Select Difference Copy or All Movie Copy e When Difference Copy is selected only images that have never been copied to the recorder are copied Images that have already been copied are not copied even if they have been deleted from the recorder s HDD When All Movie Copy is selected all the images on the HDD camcorder are copied 5 cem Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel Select Yes and press ENTER he screen shown below appears Progress Bar EE all Movie Copy Copying Number of copied movies Total movies 0 12 Remaining time estimate 1h 25m m E e To cancel copying press ENTER e
251. tal Convert Dolby Digital sources to Linear PCM output Use if PCM your connected equipment doesn t have a Dolby Digital decoder DTS Out One Output a DIS signal when a DIS source is being played Off Switch off the digital output when a DTS source is being played Use when your connected equipment doesn t have a DTS decoder In this case use the analog audio outputs 96 kHz PCM Out 96 kHz gt Convert 96 kHz digital audio sources to 48 kHz output Use if 48 kHz o your connected equipment doesn t support 96 kHz sampling rate 96 kHz Output 96 kHz digital audio when a 96 kHz source is being played MPEG Out MPEG Output an MPEG audio signal when a source using MPEG audio is being played MPEG gt Convert sources with MPEG audio to Linear PCM output Use PCM e 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 o Switches off Audio DRC Audio DRC is not effective when listening v a the digital output when the Dolby Digital Out setting is set to Dolby Digital EET The Initial Setup menu Setting Options Explanation Language OSD English e Sets the language of the on screen displays to English ranguage available Choose from the languages displayed for the on screen languages displays Audio English e Sets the default audio language for DVD Video playback to Language English avallable
252. tations bring you programmes with the MHEG Multimedia and Hypermedia Expert Group application encoded letting you experience D TV interactively The channel banner displays an icon t to indicate that the MHEG application can be run CJ Press to start the MHEG application You can also use any of the colour buttons Press TEXT to quit the MHEG application Viewing Teletext European countries except the UK You can view the Teletext that comes simultaneously with certain programmes CJ Press to display the Teletext You can also use any of the colour buttons Press the TEXT button again to hide the Teletext screen Changing A TV audio channels You can change the audio channel of the broadcast or external input signal C Press to change the audio type The current audio channel is displayed on screen Note e f the NICAM audio setting see N CAM Select on page 138 is set to NICAM and you are watching a NICAM broadcast you can switch between NICAM and Regular non NICAM audio regular a e f the NICAM broadcast is bilingual you can also select the language C NICAM A gt NICAM B Regular lt NICAM we You can also select the language for a non NICAM bilingual broadcast A B L R e When watching a recording made from an external input with Bilingual recording selected see External Audio on page 138 you can switch the audio channel between left L right R or both
253. te daytime and 1p per minute evenings and weekends zm Rates may vary for calls from non BT lines Additional information cm Keep this important information about how to re tune your Digital TV Recorder during the TV switchover Keep this leaflet and your instruction manual safe you ll need them get set for digital V cm ED Additional information En Television in the UK is going digital bringing us all more choice and new services Starting in late 2007 and ending in 2012 television services in the UK will go completely digital TV region by TV region Please see overleaf to find out when your area switches to digital Digital UK is the independent non profit organisation leading the process of digital TV switchover in the UK Digital UK provides impartial information on what people need to do to prepare for the move to digital and when they need to do it How the switchover affects Digital TV Recorders DTR including Freeview Playback models and DVD Recorders with Freeview built in When the TV switchover happens in your area there are at least two occasions when you will need to re tune your digital TV recorder in order to continue receiving your existing TV channels and also to pick up new ones Digital UK the body leading the digital TV switchover will advise you when you need to re tune during the switchover If you find you can t receive the extra digital channels it may be because your
254. te logo and logotype and the Powered by Gracenote logo are trademarks of Gracenote This application or device contains software from Gracenote Inc of Emeryville California Gracenote The software from Gracenote the Gracenote Software enables this application to perform disc and or file identification and obtain music related information including name artist track and title information Gracenote Data from online servers or embedded databases collectively Gracenote Servers and to perform other functions You may use Gracenote Data only by means of the intended End User functions of this application or device You agree that you will use Gracenote Data the Gracenote Software and Gracenote Servers for your own personal non commercial use only You agree not to assign copy transfer or transmit the Gracenote Software or any Gracenote Data to any third party YOU AGREE NOT TO USE OR EXPLOIT GRACENOTE DATA THE GRACENOTE SOFTWARE OR GRACENOTE SERVERS EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PERMITTED HEREIN You agree that your non exclusive license to use the Gracenote Data the Gracenote Software and Gracenote Servers will terminate if you violate these restrictions If your license terminates you agree to cease any and all use of the Gracenote Data the Gracenote Software and Gracenote Servers Gracenote reserves all rights in Gracenote Data the Gracenote Software and the Gracenote Servers including all owne
255. the video already copied is erased e fyoucancel an 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 itle name chapter markers as well as thumbnail picture markers for the Disc Navigator are also copied However if you copy to a DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW only the first Note 40 characters of a name are copied The chapter markers in the copy may not be in exactly the same positions as the original when recording on to a DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW You can t use the One Touch Copy function to copy a title if any part of the title is copy once protected A title that contains mixed aspect ratios can t be copied to a DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW Use a DVD R RW VR mode or DVD RAM disc forthis type of material Low resolution SEP through LP modes widescreen material can t be copied to a DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW Use a DVD R RW VR mode or DVD RAM disc for this type of material When HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off titles recorded in LP MN9 to MN15 modes cannot be high speed copied to a DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW Please use a DVD R RW VR mode or DVD RAM Recordings of bilingual broadcasts cannot be high speed copied to a DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW Please use a DVD R RW VR mode or DVD RAM XP titles cannot be copied
256. tic chapter marking is switched off DVD R RW Separation 10 minutes When recording in DVD R RW 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 DVD R RW discs HDD Recording Video Mode Recordings made to the HDD are made in VR mode Use this Format Off setting if you don t need to transfer the recording later to a DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW Video Mode Recordings made to the HDD are compatible with Video On mode recordings This setting is convenient if you want to transfer the recording to a DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW as high speed copy can be used e 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 139 e When the recording mode is set to XP you cannot change HDD Recording Format The Initial Setup menu cm Setting Options Explanation Playback TV Screen Size 4 3 Select if you have a standard 4 3 TV and prefer the letter box Letter Box format presentation for widescreen material 4 3 Selectif you have a standard 4 3 TV and prefer the pan and _ Pan amp Scan scan presentation for widescreen material 16 9 o Select if you have a widescreen 16 9 TV Your TV settings
257. title that you copy this mode does not always exactly fill a disc END Copying and backup E n 3 Select a bilingual audio option Using disc backup See also Copyright on page 100 This feature offers a simple way to make a backup copy of finalized DVD R RW Video mode discs or DVD R RW discs The data is copied first to the hard disk drive then on to another recordable DVD disc HOME MENU 1 Display the Home Menu 2 a Select Copy gt Disc backup 3 Select a backup option There are three backup options Start new disc back up Start making a backup of a disc Resume writing data Record the backup data already on the HDD to a recordable DVD Erase back up data Erase the backup data on the HDD 4 Load the disc you want to make a backup of You can only make backup copies of finalized Video mode DVD R RW discs finalized DVD R or DVD RW discs excluding DVD R DL DVD R DL discs 2 Disc Back up No disc Please load a disc to be backed up Note 5 Select Start 2 Disc Back up Read from disc and save to HDD Start reading Cancel e To seethe progress of the backup press DISPLAY e You can cancel the backup process by pressing ONE TOUCH COPY for more than one second 6 When the data has been copied take out the disc and load a blank recordable DVD f you re using a DVD RW or DVD RW the disc doesn t have to be blank altho
258. to 2 On or Off if the picture appears e unnatural Tip YNR Adjusts the amount of noise To see more of the picture as you adjust reduction NR applied to the different settings press ENTER after Y brightness component selecting the setting you want to adjust e BNR Adjusts the amount of noise reduction NR applied to the block noise artefacts visible in areas of flat colour caused by MPEG compression MNR Adjusts the amount of noise reduction NR applied to the mosquito noise artefacts visible around the edges of an image caused by MPEG compression Sharpness Adjusts the sharpness of the high frequency detailed elements in the picture Sharpness is ineffective for HDMI output Detail Adjusts how sharp edges appear White Level Adjusts the intensity of white White Level is ineffective for HDMI output Black Level Adjusts the intensity of black Black Level is ineffective for HDMI output EET The Initial Setup menu En Chapter 18 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 oome settings can only be changed when the recorder is stopped During playback and recording these settings are grayed out in the Initial Setup menu Except for the Setup Navigator menu screens are exited automatically after 20 minutes of inactivity e Press HOME MENU and select Se
259. to DVD via One Touch Copy Titles over eight hours cannot be copied to single layer DVD R RW discs using One Touch Copy Use DVD R DL discs for titles over eight hours Titles recorded in MN1 to MN6 SEP SLP or EP mode cannot be copied to DVD R RW using One Touch Copy Copying to the HDD The maximum title length for copying is 12 hours Title name and chapter markers are also copied except when copying from a finalized Video mode DVD R RW 1 In manual recording mode these equate to MN1 to MN15 Video Mode Off or MN1 to MN8 Video Mode On En END Copying and backup En 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 Using Copy Lists See also Copyright on page 100 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
260. to copy e Copying a folder will copy all the files contained in it locopy multiple folders use the Multi Mode see Selecting multiple files or folders on page 121 E 5 em Select Copy to DVD from the command menu panel 6 3 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 programmes 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 command menu panel A 2 Select New Folder The folder appears at the bottom of the folder list with the name F_number Playing and copying photos PhotoViewer cm e There can be up to 999 folders on the e Copying a folder will copy all the files HDD contained in it i e To copy multiple files or folders use the Erasing a file or folder Multi Mode see Selecting multiple files or folders on page 121 PS 1 Select the file s or folder s you a 2 em Select File Options or Folder want to erase Toerase multiple files or folders use the Multi Mode see Se ecting multiple files F Options from the command menu panel or folders on page 121 3 Select Copy or Copy Folder
261. to record scrambled TV channels 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 output as shown here orthe S Video output A Important 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 139 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 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 138 From the Manual CH Setting screen set the Decoder setting for the scrambled channels to On see Manual CH Setting on page 137 AUDIO VIDEO OUTPUT To audio video input From video receiver To video input TV 1 Connect your TV antenna to the recorder and TV See Connecti
262. to step 5 below BBC2 25May 10 10 idi Press or v to select Then press ENTER to confirm Welcome to GUIDE Plus None Gan None None One Button Recording Qari e See Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver on page 18 for more on using the supplied G LINK cable e 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 En Getting started 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 If the channel did not change select No The GUIDE Plus system will try other codes assigned to your external receiver If none of the codes changes the channel successfully tune your external receiver to the 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 Press GUIDE to display the GUIDE Plus screen
263. trademark of Microsoft Corporation This product includes technology owned by Microsoft Corporation and cannot be used or distributed without a license from Microsoft Licensing Inc Note 1 The elapsed playing time may not be displayed properly En Before you start DivX video compatibility Divx DivX is a compressed digital video format created by the DivX video codec from DivX Inc Keeping the same terminology as DVD Video individual DivX video files are called Titles When naming files titles on a disc prior to burning keep in mind that by default they will be played in alphabetical order Official DivX9 Certified product Plays all versions of DivX video including DivX9 6 with standard playback of DivX9 media files File extensions avi and divx these must be used for the recorder to recognize DivX video files Note that all files with the avi extension are recognized as MPEGA but not all of these are necessarily DivX video files and therefore may not be playable on this recorder File structure Up to 99 folders or 999 files DivX DivX Certified and associated logos are trademarks of DivX Inc and are used under license DivX VOD content DivX 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
264. tting Options Explanation DVD Menu w Subtitle Sets the language of DVD Video menus to the same as that Language Language e set for the subtitle language English Sets the language of DVD Video menus to English available Choose from the displayed languages to set the default languages language for DVD Video menus Other Select to set the DVD menu language to something other than the ones listed See Se ecting other languages for language options on page 147 Discs do not necessarily have menus in your selected menu language Subtitle One Select to have discs display subtitles according to your Display Subtitle Language and Auto Language preferences Off Select to switch off subtitle display Assist Select to display special additional assistive subtitles where Subtitle available Some discs may override these settings Recording Manual On All the standard recording modes plus MN1 to MN32 Recording go to setup LPCM and XP modes can be set Off o Just the standard recording modes XP SP LP EP SLP and SEP can be set See also Manual recording modes on page 152 for detailed information on manual recording levels Optimized Rec On The recording quality of timer recordings is automatically adjusted to fit on to the selected media if it will not fit at the selected quality setting If the recording will not fit even at MN1 MNA for DVD R RW then the recording will be made to the HDD in the original quality selected Off o W
265. ttons o 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 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 he Name field allows you to input a name of up to five characters for the current channel preset e f the currently selected channel is scrambled requiring a decoder connected to the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER set the Decoder setting to On Channel Next Screen Proceed to the next screen to swap channel assignments of Swapping 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 for System the external input and the built in TV tuner Use the CHANNEL 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 NISC 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
266. tup gt Initial Setup In the table below the default option is marked with a s Setting Options Explanation Basic Clock Setting Auto Set the channel that broadcasts a clock signal and the clock will be set automatically Manual e If there is no channel that broadcasts a clock signal in your area you can set the time and date manually e f any digital TV channels are set then the clock will automatically be set e he clock must be set in order to use timer recording Input Line 525 System Use for NISC or PAL 60 recording from an external input stem 625 System Use for standard PAL or SECAM recording e his setting is applicable only when recording from an external input e See also About the input line system on page 148 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 o When the recorder is in standby all signals arriving at the SCART and antenna inputs are passed along to the outputs HELP Setting On 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 GUIDE Plus Use the Gemstar GUIDE Plus EPG pcre Digital EPG Use the EPG based on information provided
267. ture is distorted Change the Input Line System setting page 148 You can also change it by pressing the W Stop button and INPUT SELECT on the front panel simultaneously with the recorder stopped During playback the When a copy protected disc is played via a VCR the picture will not picture is dark or display correctly Connect the recorder directly to your TV distorted 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 Screen is stretched Make sure that the TV Screen Size setting page 143 is correct for vertically or the kind of TV you have see also page 165 horizontally e f you have a widescreen TV check its aspect ratio settings his 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 Cannot switch a During real time copying it is not possible to switch audio channels bilingual programme The main and sub channels are both output Additional information Cm Audio subtitle Note that audio and subtitle languages cannot be changed during language cannot be the recording of a digital broadcast changed You can only use the audio track and subtitles for the language that
268. ugh the previous contents of the disc will be erased in the backup process 2 Disc Back up Disc content saved to Hard Disk Drive Please eject the disc and load a recordable disc Start You can use a DVD R ver 2 0 2 1 or 2 2 disc or DVD RW ver 1 1 or ver 1 2 disc for the backup e f you backup a DVD R disc to DVD RW you cannot undo the finalization later Actual recordable capacity of discs vary so there may be cases where the contents of the disc you re backing up will not fit on to a particular blank disc If this happens please try another brand of disc 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 1 It is not possible to play this material directly from the HDD Copying and backup am 7 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 Cancel e To seethe progress of the backup press DISPLAY e You can cancel the backup process by pressing ONE TOUCH COPY for more than one second However this will make the disc unusable although if you are using a DVD RW or DVD RW disc you can re initialize it in order to make it usable again see nitializing recordable DVD discs on page 73 8 After the recorder has finished recording the backup disc you can select whether to make another backup of
269. up menu cm Setting Options Explanation HDMI Control One Enables the HDMI Control function Select this option when connected to an HDMI Control compatible Pioneer Flat Screen TV AV system amplifier or AV receiver etc or HD AV converter Off Disables the HDMI Control function Select this option when not connected to an HDMI Control compatible component or when connected to a component manufactured by a company other than Pioneer e The KURO LINK function name used on the web and in catalogues is referred to as HDMI Control in the operating instructions and on the product e For more information about HDMI Control see HDMI Control on page 22 e his setting Is available even if you are not connected to an HDMI device e For more information see Troubleshooting on page 158 Options On Screen One The recorder displays operation displays Stop Play etc Display on screen Off Switches off the on screen operation displays Front Panel One The time is shown in the front panel display when the Display recorder is in standby Off The front panel display is switched off in standby Remote Control Recorder 1 3 f you are using more than one recorder in the same room Mode default set them to different IDs This setting sets the recorder ID to Recorder 1 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 AV Link This Signals rec
270. ur slow motion play speeds can be selected during playback 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 I Il 2 Back up or advance one frame with each press 3 Resume normal playback The Play Mode menu ALL The Play Mode menu gives you access to search functions repeat and programme play functions HOME MENU Select Play Mode from the Home Menu GePlay Mode Search Mode Time Search A B Repeat Title Search Repeat Chapter Search Programme Note e Select Play Mode from the command menu for Audio CDs or WMA MPS files by pressing in the Jukebox see Playing music from the Jukebox on page 113 e With DivX files Play Mode can only be selected during playback Search Mode DVD HDD VideoCD SuperVCD DivX The Search Mode feature lets you start playback from a specified point in a disc by time or by title chapter track number E 1 Select Search Mode from the Play Mode menu then choose a search option The available search options depend on the type of disc 2 5 A 2 number or a search time Enter a title chapter track G Play Mode Search Mode Time Search
271. use Live TV feature with an AV Link compatible TV connected by SCART cable Recorder s Allows you to use Pause Live TV with this recorder s internal Tuner TV tuner See also Pause Live TV on page 67 for more information on this setting HDD Sleep Mode Proceed Puts the HDD to sleep Using this feature when playing DVDs or CDs allows you to reduce noise produced by the unit resulting in improved sound quality When you wake the HDD back up it will take a few seconds to load The HDD can be taken out of Sleep Mode by any number of actions including e Turning the power off and on again Pressing the HDD button and choosing the HDD e When a timer recording begins When you try and make any changes to system settings Gracenote Database For details see Updating the recorder s Gracenote database Database Update below Version Shows the current version of the Gracenote database Information installed in this unit Software Update Next Screen The Software Update function can check for and download updated system software for the digital tuner See Using Software Update Digital tuner on page 147 Demo Mode On If no operation is performed for several minutes the unit s demo file a video file recorded on the unit s HDD upon purchase will be played automatically and repeatedly Off The unit s demo file is not played automatically e he demo file can be deleted with the PC VIDEO function When deleted the demo mo
272. ve the Colour set to YCbCr 4 2 2 you cannot select 720 x 576i 720 x 480i 4 3 Video Output Full Normal Colour RGB 0 255 RGB 16 235 YCbCr 4 2 2 YCbCr 4 4 4 Select if your HDMI TV allows you to change the aspect ratio 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 Use if colours are weak and black appears to float on the RGB 16 235 setting Use this setting if colours appear overly rich and the black too deep on the RGB 0 255 setting The video signal is output as a YCbCr 4 2 2 component signal This is the standard setting for HDMI compatible devices The video signal is output as a YCbCr 4 4 4 component signal e Depending on the connected device some settings may not be available e When a DVI device is connected the YCbCr 4 2 2 and YCbCr 4 4 4 options are not available You cannot choose YCbCr 4 2 2 when the Screen Resolution s set to 720 x 576i 720 x 480i Audio Output Auto PCM Bitstream Priority 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 HDMI connected device Linear PCM audio may be output All audio signals are converted to Linear PCM except DTS Select if the connected device is compatible with bitstream audio This setting is not available when a DVI device is connected The Initial Set
273. w pictures the right way up whichever way they were taken C Press during the slideshow to rotate the displayed picture clockwise by 90 Press repeatedly to continue rotating the picture in increments of 90 Playing JPEG files on the HDD in random order The files can easily be played in random order simply by pressing the PHOTO button CJ Playing audio slideshows Use this procedure to play audio slideshows combining the photos and music recorded on the HDD e The photos switch in units of folders each time the PHOTO button is pressed e To stop playback press B STOP 1 This function does not work when Start Audio Slideshow is selected 2 This operation cannot be performed while the recorder s GUI is displayed NE Playing and copying photos PhotoViewer E n Creating photo movies Use this procedure to create photo movies combining the photos and music recorded on the HDD Photo movies are stored on the HDD as video titles and can be copied to DVDs A Important e Created video titles should be used only personally without distributing them to others 1 Select a folder from the folder list A photo movie will be created using all of the photos in the folder 2 3 Select Create Photo Movie from the command menu panel 3 Select a theme and a play list Use the f buttons to move the cursor to Theme or Play List Use the buttons to select the item e Theme
274. were selected at the time of recording a digital broadcast The audio track and subtitles cannot be changed to other languages Recorded contents are Change the recording mode to XP SP not clear or artefacts appear in areas of flat colour due to MPEG compression also known as b ock noise Can t play a disc e f the disc was recorded in DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R recorded using this make sure that it s finalized page 72 recorder on another e Some players will not play recordable DVD discs even when player recorded in DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R and finalized e f the disc was recorded in VR mode the other player must be specifically RW compatible in order to play it page 7 Discs recorded with copy once material cannot be played on non CPRM compatible players page 62 DVD RW discs containing only a small amount of recorded material may not play on other players Finalize the disc and try again DVD RAM discs can only be played on DVD RAM compatible players A DVD R RW ime search may be unavailable with certain equipment recorded using this unit cannot be subjected to time search in other equipment Can t record or does e Check that there is some remaining blank space on the DVD HDD not record successfully For a DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R check that the disc isn t already finalized Check the limits on the number of titles and chapters on a disc HDD 996 titles VR mode
275. ximum of two hours in either direction p aa 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 direction Playing Audio CDs and WMA MP3 discs The table below shows the basic playback controls for Audio CDs and WMA MP3 files PLAY Press to start playback Press to stop playback 3 e 5 puss Pauses playback or restarts playback when paused E Press to start scanning Press again to increase the scanning speed There are two scan speeds the current scan speed is shown on screen Note PREV NEXT Press to skip to previous next track Playing Video CDs Super VCDs The table below shows the basic playback controls for Video CDs Super VCDs Some discs feature Playback Control PBC for short menus These discs show PBC in the display when you load them and display a menu on screen from where you can select what to watch PLAY STOP PAUSE PREV NEXT Press to start playback Video CD only If RESUME is displayed on screen playback starts from the place last stopped Press to stop playback Video CD only You can resume playback from the same point by pressing gt PLAY Press E STOP again to cancel the resume function Pauses playback or restarts playback when paused Press to start scanning Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed P
276. xternal input or when the recording mode is set to AUTO En EPG Link UK only Choose whether or not to have this device automatically record scheduled programmes trom the Digital EPG even if the times in which they are broadcast change Series Recording UK only Choose whether or not to record all programmes from a series when you make a recording from the Digital EPG for HDD recordings only 5 After entering all the timer recording information highlight Store Programme and press ENTER A red clock icon appears for the programme GUIDE 6 Press to exit the Digital EPG screen amp tip e To enter a title name for the timer recording in advance select Set Title Name and follow the on screen display Editing a timer programme You can change any of the settings in a timer programme before the recording is due to start Even if a programme is currently being recorded you can program a new end time or edit its extend time parameter TIMER REC Press to display the Timer Programme View screen You can also access the Timer Programme View screen from the Home Menu press HOME MENU select Timer Recording then Timer Recording Note E Using the digital electronic programme guide This screen shows all the timer programmes currently set d Timer Programme View SUN 25 3 15 00 VPS PDC 0 8 Tmr Pgms 3 32 Manhattan Open Tennis OK 4 SUN 25 3 18 00 19 00 Pr4 World Journey OK F
277. ze Start Copy High Speed Finalize Off Copy List Total Current DVD Remain 436 L 1 436 e f you 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 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 Note Copying from DVD to HDD A Important e The DVD to HDD Copy screen isn t accessible when a finalized Video mode DVD R RW or a DVD Video is loaded As long as the disc is not Copy Guard protected you can still use the One Touch Copy function however see One Touch Copy on page 100 The recorder can only store one Copy List at a time The Copy List will be erased if any of the titles on the DVD disc are erased or edited the disc tray is opened playback is switched between Play List and Original the DVD disc is re initialized Video mode disc is finalized the recorder is reset to its factory settings see Resetting the recorder on page 167 It may not be possible to copy from a DVD disc that was recorded on a different DVD recorder or a PC HOME MENU 1 Display the Home Menu F 2 o Select Copy gt DVD CD gt HDD F 3 Select a Copy List type e Selecting Create New Copy List will erase any Copy List already stored in the recorder P S 4 Add titles to the Copy

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