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Pioneer DVR-RT300 DVD Recorder/VCR

1. Recording Recording time Quality mode XP Approx 60 min Can record high quality images SP Approx 120 min Can record normal quality images LP Approx 240 min Quality deteriorates slightly but recording time is longer SLP Approx 360 min Recording time is prioritized over quality e Recording time above is based on a 4 7GB disc Since DVD recording is performed using VBR Variable Bit Rate recording time varies according to the recorded content To know the correct recording time stop recording and check the media information See page 35 Approximately 60 mins is theoretical when recording continues at the maximum bit rate For this recorder to use VBR recording the remaining recordable time should show around 80 mins after initialization Note that the actual recordable time depends on what is being recorded Note e Recording time can change for the following reasons When image quality is poor as during poor TV reception When recording on a disc that has been edited before When the video is followed with recordings of still images or just audio Recording Disc remaining time VR mode e Recording is possible as long as there is available space on the disc Finalized discs can be recorded by cancelling the finalization see UNDO FINAL IZE on page 28 e Erasing unnecessary title frees up available space on the disc Titles can be e
2. 1 oo ES 44 gt gt PisPLa a 7 E e a s 0 Space bar Caps Signs 2 Press A or Y to select the type of letters in the list below and press ENTER Auto caps Determines uppercase and lowercase automatically Upper Inputs all with uppercase letters Lower Inputs all with lowercase letters Determining a name To determine the entered disc name and title name press DISPLAY CALL Or press A V lt or gt to select OK then press ENTER The keyboard screen disappears and the display will return to the title menu The entered disc name and title name are displayed in the title menu Cancelling character input When you want to cancel the input and changed characters press RETURN Or press A V lt or gt to select Exit then press ENTER The input and changed characters are cancelled and the title menu will appear 08 C Dubbing Chapter 8 Dubbing Dubbing a tape onto a disc cm mn CID Gm You can record video or audio on a video tape onto a disc TRK TRK REC MODE 7speen EA Preparation e Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode e Load a source video tape and a disc for recording e Remove the erase protection tab of the source video tape to prevent the data from accidentally being erased e Confirm the disc space before operation 1 Press DVD VCR to set this unit to D
3. One touch repeat This feature can be used to repeat the last 10 seconds of viewed material then playback as normal Press ONE TOUCH REPEAT during playback The video returns to a point 10 seconds before and playback resumes A B repeat playback A B repeat playback allows you to repeat material between two selected points 1 Press REPEAT A B during playback The start point is selected 2 Press REPEAT A B again The end point is selected Playback starts at the point that you selected Playback stops at the end point returns to point A automatically then starts again To resume normal playback press REPEAT A B again OFF appears on the screen Title Chapter repeat playback 1 Press REPEAT The play mode screen will appear TITLE SEARCH REPEAT TIME CHAPTER SEARCH SEARCH 2 Press lt or gt to select REPEAT and press ENTER are TITLE REPEAT SEARCH TIME CHAPTER SEARCH SEARCH 3 Press A or Y to select OFF CHAPTER or TITLE from the list OFF Playback is not repeated CHAPTER The chapter in playback is repeatedly played back TITLE The title in playback is repeatedly played back 4 Press ENTER To cancel the repeat playback select OFF in step 3 Playback C Title selection DVD menu TITLE MENU TOP MENU TRK g D Dvi MENU Title selection Two or more titles are recorded on some discs If the t
4. e When shipped from the factory the AUTO CLOCK option is set to ON position e If you turn the DVD VCR on during auto clock setting the clock is not set e After a power failure or disconnection of the power plug the clock setting will be lost In this case wait 30 minutes before turning the DVD VCR on e With cable box connection if the auto clock setting is unsuccessful select the PBS channel carrying the XDS information then turn the DVD VCR off After 30 minutes turn the DVD VCR on e Ifthe clock is not set automatically set the clock manually See page 26 Setting the video channel To view playback of a recorded tape or DVD disc or to watch a program selected by the VCR s channel selector the TV must be set to channel 3 or 4 video channel When a TV is connected with the 75 Q coaxial cable only 1 Press and hold 3 or 4 on the remote control for 3 seconds in the standby mode to select CH 3 or 4 The selected channel number will flash on the display for about 4 seconds 2 Turn ON the TV and set to CH 3 or 4 to corre spond with the channel selected in step 1 3 Press STANDBY ON to turn on the DVD VCR 4 Press TV VCR to select the VCR position The VCR indicator will appear in the display Getting started CH 5 Select any channel to receive a TV station in your area The channel number will appear on the screen for about 4 seconds For a push button TV tuner
5. AUTO Tar l PE IN REPEAT To cancel the display Press DISPLAY CALL until all indicators disappear Playback ZERO RETURN function Video index search system ZERO RETURN function This function makes tape rewinding stop at the counter 00 00 00 position automatically ZANGLE Note e Ifyou rewind the tape beyond 00 00 00 a minus sign will be displayed in front of the time e When you load a tape the counter will reset to 00 00 00 e The counter does not function on nonrecorded blank sections of the tape When you rewind fast forward or play tapes through blank sections the counter stops 1 Press DISPLAY CALL The counter display shows the tape running time during playback or recording 8 47AM MON HI FI so 00 04 38 SP 2 Press COUNTER RESET at the desired tape position The counter display will be reset to the 00 00 00 position e g the beginning of recording 8 47AM MON HI FI leis 00 00 00 SP 3 Press STOP when playback or recording is finished Press ZERO RETURN The tape will be rewound or fast forwarded and auto matically stop at the 00 00 00 position Switching the display between clock and counter Press CLOCK COUNTER The clock and tape counter alternate with each other in the display Video index search system This function enables you to locate the beginning of any recording made on the VCR Note
6. If CH 3 or 4 corresponding to the video channel cannot be tuned on your TV proceed as follows set the VCR 3 4 channel selector and the TV to CH 3 or 4 playback a prerecorded tape and tune the TV to receive a sharp color picture from the video cassette recorder Refer to your TV owner s manual for details Note e When shipped from factory the video channel is set to CH 3 SETUP MENU The SETUP MENU consists of several menus where you can make various settings concerning language audio functions and images In addition this menu includes a clock channel and other things that require setting just after purchase For details of each menu see the corresponding section in this chapter Using the SETUP MENU The following example shows the basic setting proce dure of the SETUP MENU The remote control keys that operate the SETUP MENU are displayed at the bottom of the screen RETURN CH Sd cH Note e For items that require different operations from the basic setting procedure the setting procedure is described in each individual section e The item which is indicated by green color cannot be selected 1 Press SETUP while the DVD and video tape is stopped The SETUP MENU screen will appear SETUP MENU SYSTEM SETUP AV SETUP REC SETUP CH SETUP OTHER END 2 Press A or Y to select the desired menu and press ENTER The submenu screen of the selected menu will appear SETUP MENU TI
7. The added chapter mark 6 If you want to continue to add chapter marks repeat step 5 e To display the title menu press RETURN e To return to the normal screen press TITLE MENU Editing En Combining chapters By erasing the added chapter marks the chapters can be combined RETURN TITLE MENU 7 TOP MENU 1 Press TITLE MENU to display the title menu 2 Select the original titles where you want to combine the chapters e Press A or to select the original title e Press gt to display the editing menu of original title e Press A or to select COMBINE CHAPTERS TITLE MENU DISC NAME PLAY saa 11 23 2003 08 41AM 006 SLP ADD CHAPTERMARK 11 25 2003 10 03PM 011 SP COMBINE CHAPTERS _ EDIT TITLE DELETE TITLE 11 29 2003 11 30AM 009 SP 12 01 2003 06 52PM 006 XP RENAME TITLE Family NEW RLAVEISE 0 ay Oo 0 Go 3 Press ENTER The COMBINE CHAPTERS screen will appear At the beginning the top still image in the chapter 2 is displayed COMBINE CHAPTERS NAME 11 23 2003 10 03 PM CHAPTER 214 LENGTH 00 02 03 00 30 17 ENTER SELECT iia RETURN BACK 4 Press SKIP or SKIP to select the chapter marks to be erased 5 Press ENTER The chapter marks are erased and 2 chapters are combined into 1 chapter 6 To continue erasing chapter marks repeat steps 4 and 5 e To display the title menu press RETURN e To return to the normal
8. You can add a chapter mark to the original title You can add up to 999 chapter marks to one disc and up to 99 chapter marks to one title 1 Press TITLE MENU to display the title menu 2 Select the original title where a chapter mark is added e Press A or F to select the original title e Press gt to display the editing menu of the original title e Press A or W to select ADD CHAPTER MARK TITLE MENU DISC NAME M 11 23 2003 08 41AM 006 SLP ADD CHAPTER MARK_ 11 25 2003 10 03PM 011 Sp COMBINE CHAPTERS 11 29 2003 11 30AM 009 sp EDIT TITLE 12 01 2003 06 52PM 006 xp DELETE TITLE att RENAME TITLE u NEW PLAYLIST ay o Du ee OO w 3 Press ENTER The ADD CHAPTER MARK screen will appear ADD CHAPTER MARK NAME 11 23 2003 08 41 AM CHAPTER 13 LENGTH 00 00 00 00 30 17 gt 11 e o gt eon ENTER EE pack A ET 4 Press PLAY to search a scene where you want to add the chapter mark e Search the scene by using each operation button FFWD REW SKIP SKIP PAUSE STILL SLOW CM SKIP for the playback ADD CHAPTER MARK NAME 11 23 2003 08 41 AM CHAPTER 13 LENGTH 00 02 03 00 30 17 Editing 5 At the point in the scene you want to add the chapter mark press ENTER The playback is paused and the position of the added chapter mark appears green ADD CHAPTER MARK NAME 11 23 2003 08 41 AM CHAPTER 214 LENGTH 00 03 08 00 30 17
9. Adjust start E Finish 00 10 20 Pii 00 11 42 LENGTH 00 11 42 00 30 17 Editing 6 Press A or Y to select SET END at the end point of the scene you want to erase and press ENTER The still image at the end point appears at the right small screen EDIT TITLE NAME Family CHAPTER 23 LENGTH 00 15 58 00 30 17 Adjust start A Adjust end Finish 00 10 20 Preview 00 15 58 7 Check the erased scenes e Select Preview and press ENTER Then the video where the scenes between the start and end points are erased is played back e Each operation button F FWD REW SKIP SKIP PLAY PAUSE STILL for playback also can be used 8 Adjust the start and end points e To adjust the start point select Adjust start and press ENTER You can change the start point every one frame by pressing lt or gt e To adjust the end point select Adjust end and press ENTER You can change the end point in the same way as the start point 9 If you determine the scene to be erased press A or Y to select Finish and press ENTER e A chapter mark is automatically added at the location of the erased scene ix Note e Itis no problem to omit the procedures for confirm ing the scene or adjusting start and end points Editing En Combining the title You can create a playlist by combining the several original titl
10. C Cassette tape playback eax STOP PLAY SEARCH Lam twe Note e This VCR selects the playback tape speed SP LP or SLP automatically e A cassette tape and DVD disc can be played back simultaneously If you press DVD VCR the tape playback and DVD playback alternate with each other on the screen Preparation e Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode e Press DVD VCR to select the VCR mode The VCR indicator will light 1 Load a prerecorded tape When loading a cassette tape without the erase prevention tab playback will start automatically 2 To start playback Press PLAY Playback will start gt will appear on the screen for about 4 seconds To stop playback Press STOP once The tape will stop but remain fully loaded and ready to play W will appear on the screen for about 4 seconds To rewind the tape or forward it rapidly Press STOP To rewind the tape Press REW To forward the tape Press FFWD To stop the tape winding press STOP To switch to playback directly without STOP press PLAY Forward Reverse picture search mode When the tape is being wound you can switch to picture search mode see next page To do this press REW or FFWD and hold it down The unit will resume the tape winding as soon as the button is released BED Playback Special playback ax Note e The audio output is muted during SPEED SEARCH STILL FRAME ADVANCE
11. ON The screen display appears OFF Nothing but the SETUP MENU and error messages appear Setting the screen This section describes settings about the screen Preparation e Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode e Select AV SETUP 1 from AV SETUP For the procedure see steps 1 to 3 in Using the SETUP MENU on page 23 SETUP MENU STILL MODE AUTOMATIC RE LINE1 INPUT VIDEO CHLINEQINPUT SCS VIDEO OTHER TV SCREEN You can select the TV screen size to suit the screen image Select TV SCREEN and select screen size from the list below 4 3 Pan scan It displays a wide picture across the whole screen with left and right edges automatically cut off 4 3 Letter box Select this mode when connecting to a conventional TV When playing back a wide screen DVD disc it displays a wide picture with black bands at the top and bottom of screen 16 9 Select this mode when connecting to a wide screen TV A wide screen picture is displayed in full size Note e Ifthe DVD disc is not formatted in the pan scan format it displays a 4 3 aspect ratio STILL MODE You can set the type of image displayed on the TV screen when the playback of the DVD is stilled Select STILL MODE and select the image to be displayed from the list below AUTOMATIC The field still or frame still is automatically selected For normal use STILL BY FRAME The frame still is set
12. OTHER 2 Press A or Y to select TIMER REC SET and press ENTER The TIMER REC SET screen will appear SETUP MENU REC REC TYPE DATE _START END CH TO MODE NEW 3 Press A or Y to select NEW and press ENTER The program screen will appear SETUP MENU TIMER REC SET TYPE ONCE DATE MM DD 11 19 WE START 03 17PM REC MODE 4 Press A or Y to select TYPE and press ENTER Press A or Y to select ONCE from the list and press ENTER SETUP MENU TIMER REC SET TYPE DATE MM DD START Note e Ifyou select timer recording on a specified date only one time select ONCE in the TYPE for recording You can record same days of every week or from Monday to Friday using the item TYPE The items you can select are as follows ONCE Recording on the selected DATE RY SUN Recording every Sun RY MON Recording every Mon RY TUE Recording every Tue RY WED Recording every Wed RY THU Recording every Thu RY FRI Recording every Fri RY SAT Recording every Sat ON FRI Recording from Mon to Fri ON SAT Recording from Mon to Sat EVERYDAY Recording everyday 5 Press A or Y to select DATE and press ENTER Press A or to select the date to be recorded from the list and press ENTER 6 Press A or Y to select START and press ENTER Set the time when the recording is started e To switch over the selection item
13. SANS EN LAISSER AUCUNE PARTIE A DECOUVVERT D2 4 4 1_EF Va ATTENTION omuvuwnwm O C m NOTE TO CATV SYSTEM INSTALLER THIS REMINDER IS PROVIDED TO CALL THE CATV SYSTEM INSTALLER S ATTENTION TO ARTICLE 820 40 OF THE NEC THAT PROVIDES GUIDELINES FOR PROPER GROUNDING AND IN PARTICULAR SPECIFIES THAT THE CABLE GROUND SHALL BE CONNECTED TO THE GROUNDING SYSTEM OF THE BUILDING AS CLOSE TO THE POINT OF CABLE ENTRY AS PRACTICAL D1 4 2 8_En Recording equipment and copyright You may use this product only to reproduce or copy materials for which you own the copyright or have obtained permission to copy from the copyright owner or for which you otherwise have a legal right to reproduce or copy Unless you own the copyright or have obtained permission from the copyright owner or otherwise have a legal right to reproduce or copy you may be violating the law including copyright law and may be subject to payment of damages and other remedies K018US_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 t
14. Sill DIGKU A AT E E SIOWMMOTION tei setae Frame by frame picture n Adjusting tracking condition hee Repeat playback cccsscssssssscsesecscssssssssessssseees Commercial Skip sede h vais acs alsivictsts E y e anaes To display VCR operation status ccc ZERO RETURN function Video index search system 51 06 Recording Read this before recording on disc Recording a TV program vce One touch Timer Recording OTR VCR Plus programming system iat Timer recording es oee cies eeen ar ae EREE Stereo recording and playback seccccrcccccccccr 07 Editing Editing the disc Editing a playlist tess Creating a playlist Changing a title name Media mark Each applicable media are indicated using the symbol shown below DVD Video Erasing a scene Edit title Combining the title ae Erasing a playlist Editing an original title Adding a chapter mark ays pa Combining CHAPLELS sepina e AEE R Changing an original title NAME occ 72 Erasing a scene Edit title Erasing an Original title vo ChanginGsardisG Name x sc0 lt ce2tsicsskrcivsceseactneneanseack Using the keyboard SCreen ssscccccccccccccccres 76 08 Dubbing Dubbing a tape onto a disc Dubbing a disc onto a tape Sa Dubbing only the specified titles or the playlist 79 Dubbing using other equipment esccccccccccccc 80 When a video is recorded using this unit on 80 09 Additional information kangtidge code list neri
15. the CATV mode Preparation e Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode e Select CH SETUP For the procedure see steps 1 to 3 in Using the SETUP MENU on page 23 TIMER REC SET SYSTEM SETUP Tv CATV SELECT AV SETUP AUTO CH MEMORY REC SETUP ADD DELETE CH SETUP GUIDE CH SET OTHER PROCEED PROCEED PROCEED TV CATV SELECT Select TV CATV SELECT and select TV or CATV TV VHF UHF channels CATV CABLE TV channels AUTO CH MEMORY The VCR can receive a maximum of 181 channels by presetting the channels into memory When you select AUTO CH MEMORY and press ENTER The AUTO CH MEMORY function will be activated The channel display will count up and when finished the screen returns to normal ADD DELETE channels You can add the channels you want or delete the channels you do not want manually Select ADD DELETE and select ADD or DEL for each channel e Press A or to select the channel The numeric keys can also be used for selection e When you want to delete the selected channel press gt to select DEL and press ENTER e When you want to use the selected channel press lt to select ADD and press ENTER Setting other items You can set the switching interval between played back images in the slide show mode Preparation e Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode e Select OTHER For the procedur
16. through the converter box ey scrambled and un escrambler scrambled Using the programmable UHE VHF timer to record only the IN ANT channel selected at the converter box Incoming cable Prevents Note e Recording one channel while watching another To record from converter descrambler DVD VCR e Using the DVD VCR tuner tuner must be tuned to the converter output to select channels channel usually channel 3 or 4 Allows e Recording of nonscrambled channels UHF VHF Use of the programmable timer DS al eco Converter Recording an un descrambler UHF VHF scrambled channel while y watching any channel selected at the converter box Note Prevents Recording scrambled e Ifyou are playing a tape or using the tuner built into channels the DVD VCR the converter must be set to the video channel output of the DVD VCR either 3 or 4 Note EED e Whenever a converter descrambler box is placed before the DVD VCR you must tune the DVD VCR to the output of the converter descrambler box usually channel 3 or 4 DVD VCR Incoming En Connecting up C A Important e Make sure the TV CATV menu option is set to the CATV mode This DVD VCR cannot receive scrambled programs since it does not contain a descrambler In order to receive scrambled programs your existing descrambler must be used Descrambler boxes are available from cable companies Consult your local
17. uage desired language appears The on screen display will disappear after a few seconds SUBTITLE TATR Note e Ifthe desired language is not heard after pressing the button several times the language is not recorded on the disc e Changing soundtrack or subtitle language is cancelled when you open the disc tray The initial default language or available language will be heard and seen if the disc is played back again e Depending on the DVD you may be unable to turn on turn off or change the subtitles even if they are recorded on the disc While playing the DVD the subtitles may change while opening or closing the disc tray or while changing the title e In some cases the subtitles language is no changed to the selected one immediately BRED C Playback En The CD Track Info screen au This section describes the TRACK INFO screen where music CDs can be played back using the various operations Note In case the disc includes more than 10 tracks you can turn to the next or the previous page Press lt then press or A to display next previous page To return to normal use press gt You cannot switch to the VCR mode when the TRACK INFO screen is showing Press TITLE MENU TOP MENU to clear the TRACK INFO screen then press DVD VCR to switch to the VCR mode Preparation Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode Load the music CD Press DVD VCR to
18. 23 TIMER REC SYSTEM SET CLOCK MM DD YY AV SETUP REC SETUP CH SETUP AUTO CLOCK ON STANDARD TIME DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME AUTOMATIC AUTOMATIC CLOCK manually You can manually set the date year and present time with the remote control Ex Setting the clock to 10 20AM October 30th 2004 1 Select CLOCK and press ENTER al 2 Select the desired items using lt or gt month date year hour minute and AM PM then press ENTER 3 Press A or V to set the value of the selected item e For the minutes press A or Y once to set the time minute by minute or hold down either of buttons for several seconds to set the time in 10 minute intervals 10 30 04 10 20AM v 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to set the date year and present time and press ENTER The SETUP MENU will close This completes clock time setting AUTO CLOCK You can automatically set the clock by turning ON the AUTO CLOCK function When you want to set the auto clock function to OFF select AUTO CLOCK press ENTER and select OFF from the list For more information see page 22 STANDARD TIME Time zone In the rare event that you live within the broadcast range of two stations in two different time zones the DVD VCR may recognize the wrong st To correct the situation ation for the auto clock set Select STANDARD TIME and select the time zone from the list below Selectable time zones
19. CH SETUP OTHER AV SETUP 2 BRIGHTNESS STD ea os BRIGHTNESS You can control the brightness level of the image Select BRIGHTNESS and select the level from the list below MAX The image becomes brighter STD The image is of standard brightness MIN The image becomes darker Setting the audio This section describes audio settings Preparation e Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode e Select AUDIO from AV SETUP For the proce dure see steps 1 to 3 in Using the SETUP MENU on page 23 SETUPMENU J MENU TIMER H AUDIO SYSTEM prc AV SET EXTERNAL AUDIO INPUT DRC DRC Dynamic Range Control enables you to control the dynamic range so as to achieve a suitable sound for your equipment Select DRC and select the level from the list below MAX Full dynamic range is maintained STD Full dynamic range is reduced TV Dynamic range is reduced Note e This function works only during playback of Dolby Digital recorded discs e When you listen to the sound from TV s speaker we recommend that you select TV e The level of Dynamic Range Reduction may differ depending on the DVD Getting started CH EXTERNAL AUDIO INPUT INITIAL REC TO The audio mode for the audio input jack can be se You can select the recording media that is first dis lected choosing either stereo or monaural played in the item
20. Note for the field still and frame still with 480i interlaced scanning mode e Field still 240 lines Since only one field half of the video information is shown on the TV screen the picture appears rough but does not shake e Frame still 480 lines Two fields are alternatively shown on the TV screen The picture shakes but the resulting picture quality is superior to the field still pictures Field A field refers to the video information in one half of a frame 1 frame screen consists of 2 fields Frame A frame refers to the total area occupied by each picture on the TV screen ETD C Getting started En LINE1 INPUT LINE2 INPUT This unit comes with an S Video input jack and Video input jack When you use an S Video or Video input jack you must select the input mode Select LINE1 INPUT LINE2 INPUT and select the mode from the following list S VIDEO The video signal is input only from the S Video input jack VIDEO The video signal is input only from the video input jack Note e You can t record the S video input signal to video tape Setting the image quality This section describes image quality settings Preparation e Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode e Select AV SETUP 2 in AV SETUP For the procedure see steps 1 to 3 in Using the SETUP MENU on page 23 SETUP MENU TIMER REC SET SYSTEM SETUP AV SETUP REC SETUP
21. Playback Playback procedures scisuvcviauinauan i 33 Playback by selecting a title ccecce 34 Checking media information sssecececccccecrcree 35 Special playback hs Fast forward playback emasan enn ana RRE 36 Review playback eienn oana EERE AET 36 Still playback is FAMEPADVANCEriieciccsctaseeecssebvedgesuvaidsaesanseverecadiengene gest Slow Motion playbacken ia Locating a chapter or track Ha Commercial skip Locating a specific scene a 37 Repeat playbacken n Ea One touch repeat i A B repeat PlayDack cccccscsssssssssssssesseseseneees 38 Title Chapter repeat playback vcs 38 Title selection DVD menu ahs Changing angles ZOOMING saris aaaeaii 40 Changing soundtrack language wisest 41 Changing the subtitle language es The CD Track INfO screenen Playing back a Selected track wuss Random playback ccecce Repeat playback of selected track Repeat playback of all tracks ARTE Playing back PrOQraMS wo aying back track by specifying the time P3 WMA JPEG playbat kisii Using the BROWSER screen When the file to be displayed is selected aying back MP3 WMA files acccccccccccccrncces aying back JPEG files Progressive SCAN wee Different SCANNING MOES esccccccce Loading and unloading a cassette tape Loading uw U UU Unloading nie Cassette tape playback occccccccrrrccerrrii Forward Reverse picture Search mode sesser Special playback PICTUre SEarCh a E AEA dati AAE
22. REC TO on the timer recording Select EXTERNAL AUDIO INPUT and select from the screen list below Select INITIAL REC TO and select DVD or VCR STEREO The sound is treated as stereo sound INITIAL REC MODE You can select the recording mode that is first displayed L CH in the item REC MODE on the timer recording screen he sound is treated as the monaural sound of the Select INITIAL REC MODE and select XP SP LP or SLP left channel R CH Note The sound is treated as the monaural sound of the e For the DVD recording mode see page 52 And for right channel the VCR recording mode see page 48 SAP Second Audio Program AUTO CHAPTER his unit is fitted with a SAP broadcast system that You can automatically make chapter marks on the DVD enables you to switch to a second audio program while to be recorded viewing a selected channel Select AUTO CHAPTER and select the interval his function applies only when the program is broad between chapter marks from the list below cast in multiple languages through the SAP broadcast system OFF Automatic chapter marking is not used Select SAP and select ON to use SAP and to not use 5 MIN The interval is set to 5 minutes it select OFF 10 MIN The interval is set to 10 minutes Listening to SAP 15 MIN The interval is set to 15 minutes When the unit is turned on or a channel selection is 30 MIN The interval is set to 30 minutes made make cert
23. What is the VCR Plus programming system VCR Plus system is a timer programming system CH SETUP which simplifies timer recording programming Instead oo oeren of entering the date channel and recording time you ee on Sates ROCEED _ simply enter a PlusCode programming number that you can find in your TV listings 3 Enter a GUIDE CH NO guide channel number SETUP MENU 001 CATV ROCEED ROCEED o ROCEED_ There are two ways to do this e To select numbers you can either use the number buttons and then ENTER or you can press ENTER first then use the A F buttons to select a number followed by ENTER e When using the number buttons enter using three digits use leading zeros for numbers less than 100 4 Press Y to highlight TUNER CH NO then enter the corresponding tuner channel number Checking the channel setup to use the VCR Plus system Before you can use the VCR Plus system you need to set up the channel mapping This ensures that the VCR Plus system uses the correct channels for recording by matching up the preset channels in the recorder with guide channels You can find these guide channel numbers in your local TV guide or newspaper TV listings SETUP MENU 1 Press SETUP and press A or Y to select CH SETUP and press ENTER The Channel Setup menu will appear ny sc 0 z INPUT NO SETUP MENU e Select a
24. adjustment If automatic tracking cannot eliminate noises well during playback press TRK to eliminate the noises MANUAL TR will appear Press it briefly for a fine adjustment or press and hold for a coarse adjustment e Press ATR to reactivate automatic tracking again AUTO TR will appear Repeat playback The entire video tape will be played until its end The tape will then automatically rewind to the beginning and the playback will be repeated 1 Press REPEAT while the VCR is playing back 2 By pressing REPEAT each time REPEAT ON or REPEAT OFF is selected in turn 3 When REPEAT ON is selected the tape is played back to the end and then it is automatically rewound to the starting point and played back again The display REPEAT ON goes out in about 3 seconds To cancel repeat playback Press REPEAT to select REPEAT OFF Commercial skip Press CM SKIP during playback The video is rapidly forwarded for approx 30 seconds and playback resumes You may press the button up to six times in a row to move 180 seconds ahead To display VCR operation status Press DISPLAY CALL The clock day of the week and more information will be indicated While watching TV CLOCK aa DAY OF THE STEREO AND E Sar ches WEEK T CHANNEL AUDIO PROGRAM 00 00 00 SP TAPE SPEED SAP L REALTIME COUNTER While operating a tape Moe OPERATING MODE STEREO
25. always select OFF Getting started CH Setting the disc You can format protect or finalize a disc Preparation e Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode e Select DISC SETUP from SYSTEM SETUP For the procedure see steps 1 to 3 in Using the SETUP MENU on page 23 SETUP MENU TIMER REC SYSTEM SET AV SETUP REFORMAT AS DVD VIDEO REFORMAT AS DVD VR PROCEED REC SETUP NEW DISC FORMAT VR CH SETUP FINALIZE PROCEED OTHER PROTECT DISC OFF UNDO FINALIZE PROCEED aex o REFORMAT You can format a recorded DVD RW Check the content of the disc before format If you format the disc the recorded content of the disc will be erased To format a DVD in the Video mode select REFORMAT AS DVD VIDEO and to format it in the VR mode select REFORMAT AS DVD VR The screen below will appear REFORMAT START e When you select START and press ENTER format will start The screen below will appear REFORMAT J e When you select CANCEL and press ENTER the DISC SETUP screen will appear Note e You cannot reformat Ver 1 0 DVD RW and DVD R e You cannot reformat a disc if the disc protection is ON In such a case be sure to cancel the disc protec tion see page 28 before formatting NEW DISC FORMAT If you insert an unused disc the disc is automatically formatted If
26. and SLOW MOTION e During picture search mode there will be noise bars which are caused by the system e The Special Playback will automatically change to playback after approx 5 minutes to protect the video tape against excessive wear Picture search Reverse picture search function Press REW x 1 or x 2 during the playback Forward picture search function Press FFWD x 1 or x 2 during the playback To return to playback Press PLAY SPEED SEARCH TIMES PICTURE SEARCH SPEED PRESS ONCE PRESS TWICE TAPE SPEED SP Standard Play 3X 5X LP Long Play 7X 9X SLP Super Long Play 9X 15 X Still picture Press PAUSE during playback To resume normal playback Press PLAY or PAUSE Slow motion During playback press SLOW To return to playback Press PLAY or SLOW Slow tracking and vertical lock adjustment If noise bars appear in the picture during slow motion press the TRK or to reduce the noise bars If the still picture jitters excessively press TRK or to stabilize the still picture Frame by frame picture Press PAUSE during playback Press SLOW one by one The picture advances frame by frame To return to playback Press PLAY or PAUSE Adjusting tracking condition Automatic tracking adjustment Whenever you insert a tape and start playback auto matic tracking starts working and continuously analyzes the signal to enable optimum picture quality during playback Manual tracking
27. and correction times ATLANTIC GMT 4 hours GMT Greenwich Mean Time EASTERN GMT 5 hours CENTRAL GMT 6 hours MOUNTAIN GMT 7 hours PACIFIC GMT 8 hours ALASKA GMT 9 hours HAWAII GMT 10 hours AUTOMATIC AUTO SET Note e When shipped from the factory the TIME ZONE is set to AUTOMATIC e After making the auto clock setting in some cases the clock may display another time zone You can correct the clock by sel setting above ecting your time zone e When the clock is not set or you set the clock manually the time zone setting is not available DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME You can set the clock to day cally or manually ight saving time automati To select daylight saving time select DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME and select ON while to cancel the daylight saving time select ON OFF For manual setti AUTOMATIC For auto For manual setti OFF ng forward 1 hour ng back 1 hour matic setting read XDS in the signal Note e When you want to set daylight saving ime on the first Sunday in April you set it to ON and on the last Sunday in October you set it to OFF e When shipped from the factory the DAYLIGHT SAVI G TIME option is set to AUTO ATIC e When the clock is not set the daylight saving time setting is not available e When there is no daylight saving time in your area
28. channel without a broadcast or a channel on which the broadcast has ended has been selected BROWSER screen Screen that appears when TITLE MENU is pressed during MP3 WMA or JPEG CD is inserted CATV Cable television chapter A section within a title is called a chapter CM Skip When pressed during playback playback jumps 30 sec ahead and resumes copy guard Copyright protection signal Software and broadcasts that contain this signal cannot be recorded Dolby Digital Do esr DIGITAL With multichannel audio this high quality surround system is used in many movie theaters around the world Manufactured under licence from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories DTS dts DTS stands for Digital Theater System DTS is a surround system different from Dolby Digital that has become a popular surround sound format for movies DTS and DTS Digital Out are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc DVD menu Menu recorded on a DVD Video that enables the user to select subtitles language dubbing etc finalize Operation that enables discs recorded or edited with this unit to be played back on other DVD players interlaced scanning Technology that alternately displays odd numbered scanning lines and even numbered scanning lines Also called 480i i meaning interlace letter box Feature that displays black bands above and b
29. follow the connection diagram Combination UHF VHF antenna with Combination UHF VHF antenna with 75 Q coaxial cable 300 Q twin lead flat wire Matching transformer 300 Q input 75 Q output DVD VCR not supplied Towner oureur INPUT 1 onv IN IN edenes Pp we 300 Q twin lead flat DVD VCR 3 OUT 75 Q coaxial cable gt Ng j y A EJ Separate UHF and VHF antennas Note e If both UHF and VHF antennas have 300 Q twin lead flat wires use a combiner having two 300 Q inputs and one 75 Q output UHF Combiner DVD VCR 75 300 Q input 75 Q output 300 Q pa flat wire not supplied a l E pooled OUT 75 Q coaxial cable d Connecting up C DVD VCR TO TV CONNECTION After you have connected the antenna to the DVD VCR you must connect the DVD VCR to the TV Below are 3 common methods of connecting your DVD VCR to a TV Find the type of TV you are using and follow the connection diagram This DVD VCR has a single 75 Q output for connection to a TV If your TV has separate UHF and VHF antenna inputs numbers 2 and 3 below use a splitter to connect the DVD VCR to the TV for UHF and VHF reception Note e Ifa UHF or VHF antenna is used set the TV CATV menu option to the TV mode 1 TV with single 75 Q UHF VHF antenna input RF antenna cable supplied UHF VHF IN To DVR VCR lt 2 TV with 300 Q UHF and 75 Q VHF antenna inputs
30. is dependent on the model and features of each component Check the Owner s Manual provided with each component for the location of video and audio inputs and outputs Connect to a TV with Audio Video output You can enjoy playback by connecting the unit to a TV Connect the unit to a TV equipped with audio input L R and video input jacks using the supplied audio video cable Video output DVD VCR wef Opa A Mod ONET Audio L output pvovcr ovrur To Video input T Audio D input m Audio R output N Audio video cable supplied Vy To Audio R input Connect to a TV with S Video output for DVD CD playback If your TV has an S Video input you can get higher quality by connecting it with the S Video output of the unit using an S Video cable not supplied instead of connecting the video input of the TV to the video output jack of the unit DVD audio L output DVD VCR To Audio L input To Audio R input TV Audio cable not supplied y S Video cable not supplied S Video output To S Video input DVD audio R output Connect to a TV with Component video output for DVD CD playback You can enjoy the highest quality picture by connecting the unit s component video out jacks to the component video input jacks of your TV with component video cables not supplied DVD audio L output DVD VCR To Audio L input T Audio P input EA L
31. is the user s responsibility to have an battery manufacturer s directions electrician replace the obsolete outlet e When disposing of used batteries please comply with governmental regulations or environmental public instruction s rules that apply in your country If you cause a static discharge when touching the unit and the unit fails to function si mply unplug the unit from the AC outlet and plug it back in The or area unit should return to normal operation Wider Hole AC Outlet and Blade Remote control basics e Press STANDBY ON to turn the DVD VCR on or off p l e Press CH or CH to move through the channels one channel at a time EH cS Polarized AC Cord Plug One blade is wider than the other En BED C Connecting up Chapter 3 Connecting up A Important e Before making or changing any rear panel connections make sure that all components are switched off and unplugged from the wall outlet Antenna connection If you are using an antenna system follow these instructions If you are a cable CATV subscriber skip ahead to page 18 for the proper connections ANTENNA TO DVD VCR CONNECTION The DVD VCR must be connected between the antenna and the TV First disconnect the antenna from the TV and connect it to the DVD VCR Then connect the DVD VCR to the TV Below are 3 common methods of connecting an antenna system to a DVD VCR Find the type of antenna system you are using and
32. minutes o about 1 hour according to disc type or the amount of free space on the disc e You can record or edit a finalized DVD RW in VR mode by cancelling the finalizing but you cannot do these operations with a DVD RW Video mode or with a DVD R e For a DVD RW in VR mode which was finalized by another unit you can record or edit on this unit by cancelling the finalization e You cannot playback a disc recorded on VR mode on a unit that does not support DVD RW e Even if you finalize a disc in the Video mode the disc cannot be played back in some DVD players e A DVD R disc cannot be named after it is finalized PROTECT DISC You can protect a disc to prevent the content recorded on it from being erased edited or re recorded Only DVD RW in VR mode can be protected Select PROTECT DISC and select ON to protect the disc To cancel the disc protection select OFF UNDO FINALIZE You can cancel the finalization of a finalized DVD RW in VR mode You cannot cancel the finalization for discs other than above You can record or edit on a disc whose finaliza tion has been cancelled Select UNDO FINALIZE and the screen below will appear UNDO FINALIZE START CANCEL e When you select START and press ENTER the cancelling finalization will start The screen below will appear UNFINALIZING PLEASE WAIT Cs e When you select CANCEL and press ENTER the DISC S
33. near strong magnetic fields C Additional information Video head cleaning Video head clogging The video heads are the means by which the DVD VCR reads the picture from the tape during playback In the unlikely event that the heads become dirty enough to be clogged no picture will be played back This can easily be determined if during playback of a known good tape there is good sound but no picture picture is extremely snowy If this is the case have the DVD VCR checked by qualified service personnel When head is dirty DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CLEAN THE VIDEO HEADS OR SERVICE THE UNIT BY REMOVING THE TOP COVER e Video heads may eventually wear out and should be replaced when they fail to produce clear pictures e To help prevent video head clogging use only good quality VHS tapes Discard worn out tapes e We do not recommend using wet type head cleaning cassettes as they may damage the unit Moving the recorder If you need to move the recorder first remove the disc and the cassette if they are loaded and close the disc tray Next press STANDBY ON to switch the power to standby Lastly disconnect the power cord 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 VY Use ina well ventilated room vy Place on a solid flat level surface such as a table shelf or ster
34. recording Press STOP to stop recording E will appear on the screen for about 4 seconds Note e When recording onto a DVD even if STOP is pressed during recording recording does not stop instantly Recording may continue for as long as 5 seconds in the VR mode or 30 seconds in the Video mode To stop recording temporarily Press PAUSE STILL to avoid recording unwanted material a8 will appear on screen for about 4 seconds Press again to resume recording Note e In video recording the pause function will be released after 5 minutes to prevent damage the video tape The unit will change to the STOP mode e When recording onto a video tape you can select a recording channel in the recording pause mode You cannot change a recording channel in the DVD recording pause mode Recording one program while watching another While the unit is recording press TV VCR to select the TV position The VCR will go off and recording will continue Select the TV channel you want to watch by using the TV channel selector Note e Some CATV hookups do not permit viewing one channel while recording another See pages 18 19 BRD Recording En One touch Timer Recording OTR CI 4x The One touch Timer Recording feature provides a simple and convenient way to make a timed recording REC MODE REC Bazin e Note e Ifyou wish to watch the DVD playback during the VCR OTR press DVD VCR to chan
35. remaining files will be omitted e The unit is able to recognize up to a maximum of 50 directories per disc P3 WMA CDs cannot be used for playback for the purpose of recording e MP3 WMA JPEG CDs may be used for playback but not for recording e Ifthe CD has both audio tracks and MP3 WMAY JPEG files only audio tracks are played e t may take more than one minute for this unit to read MP3 WMAVJPEG files depending on its structure e Music recorded by Joliet Recording Specification can be played back Long file names will be cut e The music files recorded by Hierarchical File System HFS cannot be played Preparation e Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode e Load the disc storing MP3 WMA or JPEG e Press DVD VCR to select the DVD mode The DVD indicator will light Using the BROWSER screen 1 Press TITLE MENU The BROWSER screen will appear o Ba popArt E Grammy03_01 mp3 E Grammy03_02 mp3 E Grammy03_03 mp3 E Grammy03_04 mp3 E Grammy03_05 mp3 Grammy03_06 mp3 E Grammy03_07 mp3 O E Grammy03_08 mp3 a i v E ERTER ME 2 The MP3 WMA and JPEG files and folders stored in the disc are displayed on the BROWSER screen e Select a folder and press ENTER The files in the folder appear When the file to be displayed is selected You can select the file types to be displayed on the BROWSER screen 1 Press gt to select SELECT FILES and press ENTER Th
36. screen press TITLE MENU Note e Chapter marks that have been added automatically in the erasing of a scene procedure page 73 cannot be erased Changing an original title name CIID CID C You can only add title names to DVD R and Video mode discs before they have been finalized 1 Press TITLE MENU to display the title menu 2 Select the original title that you want to rename e Press A or to select the original title e Press gt to display the editing menu of original title e Press A or W to select RENAME TITLE TITLE MENU DISC NAME PLAY F 17 23 2003 08 41AM 006 SLP ADD CHAPTER MARK y 11 25 2003 10 03PM 011 SP COMBINE CHAPTERS 7 11 29 2003 11 30AM 009 SP EDITTITLE 12 01 2003 06 52PM 006 XP DELETETITLE Family RENAME TITLE NEW PLAYLIST I N ey o Du ee OO 3 Press ENTER The keyboard screen will appear The entering method of the title name is the same as for the playlist See the steps 4 and 5 of Changing a title name in Editing a playlist page 65 and enter the title name Note e The title name can be a maximum of 64 characters in VR mode and a maximum of 30 characters in Video mode Long names will be shortened in the title menu e RENAME TITLE can only be used with DVD R discs and video mode DVD RW discs before they have been finalized Editing cE Erasing a scene Edit title You can erase an unnecessary scene from
37. select the DVD mode The DVD indicator will light Press TITLE MENU TOP MENU The TRACK INFO screen will appear The elapsed time and total time of the music data during playback The track number during playback Scroll bar TRACK INFO i TRACK 02 ITRACK 031 I TRACK 041 I TRACK 05 TRACK 06 ITRACK 071 ITRACK 081 i TRACK 09 TRACK 10 CG sas The music data recorded on the CD o TRACK 01 00 00 19 00 03 54 00 00 19 00 45 28 MODE NORMAL REPEAT OFF Current playback mode The elapsed time and total time of the whole CD Press gt The menu list will appear PLAY eens HIDE SHOW TRACK 03 patty RANDOM PLAY TRACK 05 REPEAT TRACK TRACK 06 REPEAT ALL TRACK 07 PROGRAM PLAYBACK q _ TRACK 08 TIME SEARCH TRACK 09 TRACK 10 Menu list Playing back a selected track 1 Press A or Y to select the track number you want to playback and press 2 Press A or Y to select PLAY from the menu list and press ENTER The selected track will be played back Excluding specified track 1 During stop press A or VY to select the track number you do not want to playback and press gt 2 Press A or Y to select HIDE SHOW from the menu list and press ENTER The selected track will not be played back H appears at the side of the track number When you want to cancel the exclusion press A or Y to select the track number with H and pr
38. that a disc is cracked chipped warped or otherwise damaged don t risk using it you could end up damaging the recorder This recorder is designed for use with conventional fully circular discs only Use of shaped discs is not recommended for this product Pioneer disclaims all liability arising in connection with the use of shaped discs Cleaning the pickup lens The DVD recorder s lens should not become dirty in normal use but if for some reason it should malfunction due to dust or dirt consult your nearest Pioneer authorized service center Although lens cleaners for CD players are commercially available we do not recommend using them since some may damage the lens Handling video tapes Please do not use the following kinds of video tape Dusty or mouldy tape Tape on which liquid has been spilled Tape which has been broken and then repaired Tape which has become unwound from the spools in the cassette e Dirty heads and very long length thin video tape can cause problems such as uneven playback e When using a new video tape fast forward to the end then rewind it back to the start before using e Avoid dropping video tapes or exposing them to severe vibration Storing video tapes e After using a video tape rewind it back to the beginning and return to its case e Do not store tapes in excessively dusty places in excessively hot or humid places in direct sunlight near air conditioners or heaters
39. to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help D8 10 1 2_En CAUTION USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE CAUTION THE USE OF OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH THIS PRODUCT WILL INCREASE EYE HAZARD 6 8 2 1_ n WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE D1 4 2 1_En CAUTION This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded cables and connectors are used to connect the unit to other equipment To prevent electr
40. to the next or the previous page See page 42 BROWSER Grammy03_01 mp3 Grammy03_02 mp3 Grammy03_03 mp3 Grammy03_04 mp3 Grammy03_05 mp3 Grammy03_06 mp3 Grammy03_07 mp3 Grammy03_08 mp3 Grammy03_09 mp3 Grammy03_10 mp3 Du s Oo 2 Carry out either of the item a or b below a Press ENTER b Press to select PLAY and press ENTER The TRACK INFO screen appears to playback the selected file For the details of the TRACK INFO screen see The CD Track Info screen on page 42 TRACK INFO o Grammy03_02 mp3 gt Grammy03_03 mp3 Grammy03_01 mp3 Grammy03_04 mp3 00 00 19 Grammy03_05 mp3 Grammy03_06 mp3 Grammy03_07 mp3 Grammy03_08 mp3 Grammy03_09 mp3 O Grammy03_10 mp3 MODE NORMAL REPEAT OFF CE e a e oe o 3 To return to the BROWSER screen press RE TURN e To stop playback of the MP3 or WMA files press TITLE MENU BED Playback Playing back JPEG files JPEG CD JPEG files must have the extension letters jpe or jpg RETURN COUNTER RESET ZANGLE En 1 Press A or Y to select JPEG file e Incase the disc includes more than 11 files you can turn to the next or the previous page See page 42 BROWSER o Alone jpg Ambassadeurs Aristide_Bruant jp Aristide Bruant jpg At_the_Moulin_Rouge jpg Clown Cha U Kao jpg Dancer Seated jpg EI Dorado jpg Galerie 65 Cannes jpg Jane Avril 1893 jpg 2 Carry out either of the
41. tried onto the disc Load a recordable disc 9 which does not support record ing CANNOT RECORD C207 Disc erase protection is applied Set Protect disc to OFF 28 CANNOT RECORD C208 Recording was tried onto the fi Undo finalization or load another 28 nalized disc disc for recording CANNOT RECORD C209 Adding data was tried onto the Load another disc for recording disc recorded in the other unit CANNOT RECORD C210 Adding data was tried to the disc Load another disc for recording where PC data was recorded DISC ERROR C205 C211 A scratch or contamination was Check the disc and reload it or C212 C213 found on the disc use another disc for recording CANNOT RECORD EX 99 titles were recorded on the Erase unnecessary titles or load 74 CEEDS LIMITED NUMBER disc another disc OF TITLES CANNOT RECORD EX 999 chapters exist on the disc Erase unnecessary chapters or 72 CEEDS LIMITED NUMBER OF CHAPTERS load another disc C Additional information ERROR WARNING CAUSE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS PAGE MESSAGE CANNOT RECORD Recording was attempted ona You cannot record a copy pro 53 PROTECTED IMAGE copy protected video ected video RECORDING INTERUPTED The video was changed to a copy You cannot record a copy pro 53 PROTECTED IMAGE guard format in recording ected video CANNOT RECORD IN VIDEO Recording was attempted of a Load a DVD RW Ve
42. unit size of grounding conductors location of antenna discharge unit connection to grounding electrodes and requirements for the grounding electrode See Figure A LIGHTNING For added protection for this product during a lightning storm or when it is eft unattended and unused for long periods of ime unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system This will prevent damage to the product due to ightning and power line surges POWER LINES An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits or where it can fall into such power ines or circuits When installing an outside antenna system extreme care should be taken o keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal OVERLOADING Do not overload wall outlets extension cords or integral convenience receptacles as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS OBJECT AND LIQUID ENTRY Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage joints or short out parts that could result in a ire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any ind on the product SERVICING Do not attempt to service this roduct yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other azards Refer all servicing to quali
43. you use the DVD RW Ver 1 1 1 2 you can select the mode to be used for automatic format Select NEW DISC FORMAT and select the mode from the list below VR Format the disc in the VR mode VIDEO Format the disc in the Video mode When you insert an unused disc the following message screen will appear NEW DISC FORMAT START CANCEL e When you select START and press ENTER formatting will start The screen below will appear INITIALIZING DISC C E e When you select CANCEL and press ENTER the normal TV screen will appear Note e fa recorded disc has scratches or contamination on it the NEW DISC FORMAT screen may appear If this happens select CANCEL ETD C Getting started En FINALIZE To play a DVD disc recorded on this unit you must finalize the disc to insure compatibility with other DVD players In addition if you are using a DVD RW disc you must record in Video mode When FINALIZE is selected the screen below will appear FINALIZE START CANCEL e When you select START and press ENTER final ization will start The screen below will appear FINALIZING PLEASE WAIT Cs e When you select CANCEL and press ENTER the DISC SETUP screen will appear bA Note e During the finalization the cursor will move repeatedly When the finalization finished DISC FINALIZED will appear e The finalization process may require a few
44. 0 discs can only be formatted for recording in the VR mode e High quality images and sound can be repeatedly recorded about 1 000 times e Adisc formatted in the VR mode can have as many as 99 original titles and playlist titles each Discs formatted in the Video mode can have up to 99 original titles DVD R discs e Discs can only be recorded in the Video mode e Discs can be recorded only once e Up to 99 titles can be created For more information on recording format see Recording format page 10 Notes on recording in the Video mode e The Video mode cannot be selected for Ver 1 0 DVD RW discs e The remaining available area on the disc decreases as recording progresses Additional contents can be recorded in the remaining time area but it cannot be overwritten into the recorded area e To format anew DVD RW in the Video mode set the automatic format feature to the Video mode See page 27 Note e Should a power failure occur or should the AC cord plug be disconnected while recording editing initializing finalizing or any other function the program being recorded will be lost or the disc may not be playable We can not guarantee against loss of program or disc should this occur To start recording again re format the disc or use a new disc and follow the instruction on recording Recording modes There are 4 modes for recording on disc Recording time and quality vary according to mode
45. 0 nm Maximum output power 120 mW ACCESSORIES Remotecontrol nnmn inan a 1 Dry cell batteries AAAVRO08 ecce wid Audio Video cable red white yellow RF antenna Cable senenn Warranty cardia ai a ale T E Eaa ERA 1 Operating Instructions Note The specifications and design of this product are subject to change without notice due to improvement str Pn hy an a eee ats te AE eat aE nk ERE Ro aE ek ea ae al Should this product require service in the U S A and you wish to locate the nearest Pioneer Authorized Independent Service Company or if you wish to purchase replacement parts operating instructions service manuals or accessories please call the number shown below 800 421 1404 Please do not ship your product to Pioneer without first calling the Customer Support Division at the above listed number for assistance Pioneer Electronics USA Inc Customer Support Division P O BOX 1760 Long Beach CA 90801 1760 U S A For warranty information please see the Limited Warranty sheet included with your product Should this product require service in Canada please contact a Pioneer Canadian Authorized Dealer to locate the nearest Pioneer Authorized Service Company in Canada Alternatively please contact the Customer Satisfaction Department at the following address 300 Allstate Parkway Markham Ontario L3R OP2 905 479 4411 1 877 283 5901 For warranty information please see the Limited Warranty sheet inclu
46. 00 01 54 END 02 35 16 00 18 00 02 54 CH 80 08 12 07 REC TO DVD VCR DVD DVD REC MODE SLP sP XP XP 6 Press SETUP to exit Recording C 7 Press TIMER REC The timer indicator will appear on the display and the unit stands by for recording e Ifthe program is DVD recording only the unit will change to VCR mode automatically The DVD mode cannot be selected e Ifthe program is VCR recording only the unit will change to DVD mode automatically The VCR mode cannot be selected e Ifthe programs are DVD and VCR recording the unit will turn off If you want to use the unit press TIMER REC again to deactivate the timer Checking or changing the timer recording When you want to check the selected timer recording follow the steps 1 and 2 of Setting timer recording and display the TIMER REC SET screen To change the timer recording select the program to be changed and press ENTER The changing method is the same as that for the recording a program for the first time Cancelling the timer recording Display the TIMER REC SET screen Select the program you want to cancel and press CLEAR CANCEL then the selected program will be erased from the timer recording list In case timer programs overlap Do not overlap timer programs as portions of the conflicting programs will be lost The first recording time has priority over the next recording time
47. A Ai video output TV an aon Tp y COMPONENT DVD audio R output Note e When connecting to a TV using the video or S Video jack make sure that the progressive indicator on the display window is not lit If it is lit the video and S Video outputs do not feed the correct signals and you cannot see any picture To turn off the progressive indicator make the progressive scanning mode inactive see page 47 e Ifthe component video input jacks on a TV are the BNC type use an adapter to convert the RCA jacks from the component video cables to BNC not supplied N Audio cable not supplied Component video cable n not supplied To Component video input En Connecting up C Connect to a stereo amplifier with audio output You can enjoy high quality audio by connecting the audio output to your amplifier Connect the audio output jacks to any line level inputs such as AUX DVD CD etc of an audio amplifier DVD VCR ower our ERN 4 Audio L output c 6 io R input Audio cable not supplied Audio R output Connect to an AV Amplifier with built in digital surround for DVD CD playback If you are using an Amplifier with a built in digital surround as follows you can enjoy the various audio systems such as Dolby Digital and DTS by using the optical or coaxial digital output Use this connection to connect an E LEONE F Not
48. ADING screen will change If you select YES with the ENTER the message YOUR DISC EXCEEDS THE PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL 1 for example will then appear YOUR DISC EXCEEDS THE PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL 1 PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL CANCEL PICTURE 3 If you wish to cancel the set rating level tempo rarily select PARENTAL CONTROL LEVEL with A or v then press ENTER If the password has been selected the password input screen will appear Alternatively if the password has not been set playback will commence If you don t know or have forgotten the password select CANCEL PICTURE The setting screen will disappear Press OPEN CLOSE to remove the disc 4 Use the numeric keys to input the password e To interrupt the input process press RETURN 5 Press ENTER 6 Playback will commence if the entered pass word was correct Note e This temporary cancellation of the rating level will remain active until the disc is ejected When the disc is ejected the original rating level will be set again automatically ETD C Getting started En Setting the clock The clock is set to the correct time automatically but it can also be set manually The clock can be set for daylight saving time and time zone Preparation e Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode e Select CLOCK from SYSTEM SETUP For the procedure see steps 1 to 3 in Using the SETUP MENU on page
49. AIN FOR FUTURE REFERENCE SHOULD THE UNIT REQUIRE MAINTENANCE CONTACT A AUTHORIZED SERVICE LOCATION SEE SERVICE PROCEDURE USE OF CONTROLS ADJUSTMENTS OR THE PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE TO PREVENT DIRECT EXPOSURE TO LASER BEAM DO NOT TRY TO OPEN THE ENCLOSURE VISIBLE LASER RADIATION MAY BE PRESENT WHEN THE ENCLOSURE IS OPENED DO NOT ST INTO BEAM Location of the required Marking The rating sheet and the safety caution are on the rear of the unit CERTIFICATION COMPLIES WITH FDA RADIATION PERFORMANCE ml 2 STANDARD 21 CFR SUBCHAPTER J oe Contents 01 Before you start FOALULES siniiiadiniuriarkiat anne dwar atadind aan 8 Discs which can be played back ccc 9 Discs on which video can be recorded 10 Recording format ecccccccccccccrer 10 Disc playback in other players wc 11 02 Controls and Displays Front Dane E P E A E SE 12 Rear pahal pora rieaer raa A iaa 12 Display WINDOW rreran ae pae aA A ALISAR 13 Remote control s Putting the batteries in the remote control nsss 15 Remote control basics wanacwkuisedaanaiad ini Using the remote control 7 Power SOQUPCE menee a R a E TNA 15 03 Connecting up Antenna connection cece CATV CABLE TV connections 4 Connections with the TV or audio component n s 20 04 Getting sta
50. E MENU to clear the title menu then press DVD VCR to switch to the VCR mode Preparation e Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode e Load the recorded DVD RW VR e Press DVD VCR to select the DVD mode The DVD indicator will light En Creating a playlist 1 Press TITLE MENU The title menu will appear TITLE MENU DISC NAME CEEE 11 25 2003 10 03PM 011 SP 11 29 2003 11 30AM 009 SP 12 01 2003 06 52PM 006 XP REC DATE 11 23 2003 TIME 08 41AM LENGTH 00 30 17 CHANNEL 006 REC MODE SLP 2 Press A or Y to select the original title which will be used as the base of a playlist 3 Press gt The editing menu of original t itle will appear 4 Press A or Y to select NEW PLAYLIST TITLE MENU DISC NAME irzsr2005 vesaTAM 006 SLP 11 25 2003 10 03PM 011 SP 11 29 2003 11 30AM 009 SP 12 01 2003 06 52PM 006 XP PLAY 2003 ADD CHAPTER MARK ay COMBINE CHAPTERS 17 EDIT TITLE DELETE TITLE RENAME TITLE NEW PLAYLIST la S r Mays o Du ee 0D e 5 Press ENTER The editing menu closes and the created playlist appears at the bottom of the ist Created playlist TITLE MENU DISC NAME 252003 00 41AM 006 SLP 11 25 2003 10 03PM 011 SP 11 29 2003 11 30AM 009 SP 12 01 2003 06 52PM 006 XP 11 23 2003 08 41AM 200 30 17 1006 Editing Changing a title name DISPLAY Zeal 1 Press TITLE MENU to disp
51. ETUP screen will appear Note e During the cancelling move repeatedly e The cancelling finalization process may require a ew minutes to about 1 hour according to disc type or the amount of free space on the disc e When the disc s finalization cannot be cancelled you cannot select UNDO FINALIZE inalization the cursor will You can turn the display window and screen display ON or OFF Preparation e Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode e Select OTHER from SYSTEM SETUP For the procedure see steps 1 to 3 in Using the SETUP MENU on page 23 TIMER REC S DIMMER AV SETUP REC SETUP CH SETUP OTHER OTHER AUTOMATIC DISPLAY CALL ON DIST SETUP OTHER Getting started CH DIMMER Brightness of the display window You may adjust the brightness or turn off the display on the front panel of the unit Select DIMMER and select the display window status from the list below AUTOMATIC When the power is on the display window appears bright When the power is off it appears dark DIM The window display always appears dark OFF When the power is on the display window appears dark When the power is off it is turned off DISPLAY CALL Turning the screen display ON or OFF You can turn off the screen display that is output to the TV screen by this unit Select DISPLAY CALL and select ON or OFF
52. Ene NORE ANES NE In 8dBm 50k ohm Out 8dBm 1k ohm ANTENNA niaan UHF VHF IN OUT 75 ohm coaxial VCR section Video Head sransiracnnera niet 4 Rotary Heads Audio track Maians nara enai Hi Fi Sound 2 Tracks MONO Sound 1 Track i Fi frequency response eects 20Hz to 20 000Hz i Fi dynamic range More than 90dB TUNERE neartar 181 Channel Freq Synthesized VAE asa aa a A acnbeands 2 13 D ENEE A E EE E E 14 69 CATV 14 36 A W 37 59 AA WW 60 85 AAA ZZZ 86 94 86 94 95 99 A 5 A 1 100 125 100 125 01 5A RF channel output vce Channel 3 or 4 Switchable FFWD REW Time ue eee Approx 1minute and 48 seconds with T 120 Cassette Tape at 25 C DVD section Signal syste M pie a AAR NTSC Applicable disc DVD 12cm 8cm CD 12cm 8cm Recording format sss DVD Video Recording VR mode DVD VIDEO Video mode Recording diss ssc ieutused ea DVD RW DVD R Recording time based on a 4 7GB disc Approx 240 min Audio characteristics frequency FESPONSE oscccccccrecricrirr DVD 4Hz 22kHz CD 4Hz 20kHz AN Raen era E E eter ate 90dB Harmonic GIStORION sition sree cas osaa Less than 1 Wow and flutter Less than 0 01 Wrms DY MAMA CEA GC oa tet cans cet cess R More than 90dB OUTDUE aare Video RCA 1 Vp p 75 ohm Audio RCA 12 dB 1k ohm Digital Audio 0 5Vp p 75 ohm RICKO naesta CD Wavelength 780 nm Maximum output power 8 5 mW DVD Wavelength 66
53. HE UNIT IN THE FOLLOW ING CASES e When you move this DVD VCR from a cold to a warm place e After heating a cold room or under extremely humid condi tions WHEN YOU EXPERIENCE THE ABOVE CONDITIONS Plug the power cord into an AC outlet set the STANDBY ON switch to ON and leave the unit at room temperature until moisture condensation disappears Depending on the surrounding conditions this may take from two or three hours Dear Customer Selecting fine audio equipment such as the unit you ve just purchased is only the start of your musical enjoyment Now it s time to consider how you can maximize the fun and excitement your equipment offers This manufacturer and the Electronic Industries Association s Consumer Electronics Group want you to get the most out of your equipment by playing it at a safe level One that lets the sound come through loud and clear without annoying blaring or distortion and most importantly without affecting your sensitive hearing Sound can be deceiving Over time your hearing comfort level adapts to higher volumes of sound So what sounds normal can actually be loud and harmful to your hearing Guard against this by setting your equipment at a safe level BEFORE your hearing adapts To establish a safe level e Start your volume control at a low setting e Slowly increase the sound until you can hear it comfortably and clearly and without distortion Once y
54. LL Preparation e Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode e Load the disc e Press DVD VCR to select the DVD mode The DVD indicator will light 1 Press DISPLAY CALL Media information will appear The number of titles and present title number Playback elapsed time present time present channel Playback condition playback stop pause and record cLock 10 27 AM CH 03 01 35 TIME 00 25 41 Sarent CHAPTER 08 38 SUBTITLE OFF subtitles ANGLE 01 01 REC MODE SP language 01 03ENG Dolby Digital The number of Recording mode audio languages and present language The number of angles and present angle number The number of chapters and present chapter number 2 Press DISPLAY CALL while the media informa tion above is displayed The next media informa tion will appear Title Media type Disc name DISC NAME MEDIA TYPE DVD VIDEO TITLE ORIGINAL35 REMAINING TIME ISP DISC PROTECT NO FINALIZED YES Finalize Disc protect Remaining time The remaining time displayed during recording may be different from the actual remaining time When you want to check the remaining time stop recording and display the media information again 3 Press DISPLAY CALL again while the media information above is displayed The media informa tion will disappear Note e The displayed information varies with the type of media e Some information may not appear due to media type or
55. Latvian Lettish 2232 Lingala 2224 Lithuanian 2230 acedonian 2321 alagasy 2317 alay 2329 alayalam 2322 altese 2330 aori 2319 arathi 2328 oldavian 2325 ongolian 2324 auru 2411 epali 2415 Screen sizes and disc formats When viewing on a standard TV or monitor orwegian 2425 Oriya 2528 Panjabi 2611 Pashto Pushto 2629 Persian 1611 Polish 2622 Portuguese 2630 Quechua 2731 Rhaeto Romance 2823 Romanian 2825 Russian 2831 Samoan 2923 Sanskrit 2911 Scots Gaelic 1714 Serbian 2928 Serbo Croatian 2918 Shona 2924 Sindhi 2914 Singhalese 2919 Slovak 2921 Slovenian 2922 Somali 2925 Spanish 1529 Sundanese 2931 Swahili 2933 ial settings DVD MENU AUDIO and or SUBTITLE see page 24 Swedish 2932 a Taji Ton Tur ur Iwi Vie Vo We Wo Tami Tatar 3030 Telugu 3015 Thai 3018 Tibetan 1225 Tigrinya 3019 alog 3022 k 3017 3011 ga 3025 ish 3028 men 3021 3033 Ukrainian 3121 Urdu 3128 Uzbek 3136 namese 3219 ap k 3225 sh 1335 of 3325 Xhosa 3418 Yiddish 2019 Yor Zu uba 3525 u 3631 When viewing on a widescreen TV or monitor Screen format of disc Setting Appearance Screen format of disc Setting Appearance 16 9 4 3 Letter Box The program is shown 16 9 16 9 The program is n in widescreen with presented in E ff black bars at the top widescreen a
56. MER REC SET PARENTAL AV SETUP CLOCK REC SETUP DISC SETUP CH SETUP OTHER OTHER 3 Press A or Y to select the desired submenu and press ENTER The screen for the selected submenu will appear TIMER SYSTH osp LANGUAGE AV SE DVD MENU REC 5 AUDIO CH SE SUBTITLE OTHER ENGLISH ENGLISH AUTOMATIC 4 Press A or Y to select the desired item you want and press ENTER Selectable items will be listed SETUP MENU LANGUAGE OSD LANGUAGE ENGLISH DVD MENU ENGLISH AUDIO ENGLISH CH SE SUBTITLE OTHER 5 Press A or Y to select the desired item and press ENTER This completes the setting procedure e To return to the previous screen press RETURN To close the SETUP MENU press SETUP En ETD C Getting started En Setting the language You can choose the language of the menu screen DVD menu DVD audio and subtitles Preparation e Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode e Select LANGUAGE from SYSTEM SETUP For the procedure see steps 1 to 3 in Using the SETUP MENU on page 23 LANGUAGE ENGLISH ENGLISH AUTOMATIC DVD MENU AUDIO SUBTITLE OSD LANGUAGE You can set the language for on screen display Select OSD LANGUAGE and select the language from the list below Selectable languages ENGLISH FRANCAIS ESPANOL DVD MENU When several menu languages are recorded on a DVD you can select the language to be used for the DVD me
57. NCE ONCE al Here you can set whether you want to record the program ONCE DAILY or WEEKLY If you want to change it press ENTER then use the amp buttons to select then press ENTER again 4 Press Y to highlight OK then press ENTER POE VCR Plus PlusCode 123456789 TYPE ONCE If you ve entered a valid PlusCode number a summary of the timer recording appears You can edit any of this information as necessary Use the A buttons to select the item you want to edit press ENTER then use the lt gt or A F buttons as appropriate to select then press ENTER again e ee eee VCR Plus TYPE DATE MM DD 09 27 SA START 01 54AM e TYPE select the frequency of the recording more options available here than in the previous screen such as every weekday DATE MM DD the recording date START recording start time END recording end time CH the channel to be recorded or one of the external inputs L1 or L2 e REC TO record to the DVD or the VCR e REC MODE recording quality e Note that If you haven t set a guide channel for the selected TV channel the CH field will be blank n this case set the channel number manually 5 Highlight OK and press ENTER The TIMER REC SET screen appears and you should see the new timer recording in the list n TYPE MON SAT SUN DATE ONCE 09 27 SA ONCE 09 27 SA START 01 35 15 00 17
58. Pioneer sound vision Soul DVD Recorder amp VCR DVR RT500 DVR RT300 Mist DIGITAL AUDIO Register Your Product on www pioneerelectronics com Operating Instructions COMPATIBLE CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead within CAUTION The exclamation point within an equilateral an equilateral triangle is intended to alert TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC triangle is intended to alert the user to the 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 D1 4 2 3_En IMPORTANT NOTICE THE SERIAL NUMBER FOR THIS EQUIPMENT IS LOCATED IN THE REAR PLEASE WRITE THIS SERIAL NUMBER ON YOUR ENCLOSED WARRANTY CARD AND KEEP IN A SECURE AREA THIS IS FOR YOUR SECURITY D1 4 2 6 1_En Information to User Alteration or modifications carried out without appropriate authorization may invalidate the user s right to operate the equipment D8 10 2_En NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed
59. R The power was shut down with Wait until the message disap PLEASE WAIT out completing the termination pears process due to a power failure or disconnection of the AC cord plug Abnormal termination SYSTEM ERROR The power was abruptly turned off The data is now restoring PLEASE WAIT before writing to the disc was DISC CHECKING completed SYSTEM ERROR The data restoration was com Press ENTER SELECT then the 52 DISC MIGHT BE FAILED pleted screen returns to the normal dis PRESS ENTER SELECT play The data may not be restored even if the restoration process is performed Playback NO DISC When a disc was not loaded inthe Load a disc 33 unit PLAY was pressed REGION CODE ERROR A disc specified other than Re A disc specified other than Re 9 83 gion 1 or Region ALL was gion 1 or Region ALL cannot be loaded played back INCORRECT DISC C104 The disc cannot be identified Check the disc and load a proper 9 C105 C106 C107 disc Recording NO DISC When a disc was not loaded into Load a disc 54 he unit REC was pressed PROCESSING The recording termination is pro Wait until the process is com PLEASE WAIT cessing pleted RECORDING INTERRUPTED Disc became full during record Erase unnecessary titles or load 74 C204 ing another disc and restart record ing CANNOT RECORD C203 Recording was tried onto the disc Check the disc space 35 having no space CANNOT RECORD C206 Recording was
60. S recording is not possible with this model e This model is equipped with SQPB S VHS QUASI PLAYBACK that makes it possible to playback S VHS recordings with regular VHS resolution HQ VHS is compatible with existing VHS equip Automatic tape eject This VCR will automatically rewind the tape when the tape has ended And when the tape is rewound to its beginning the cassette tape will be ejected automati ment cally Loading To prevent accidental erasure Push the center of the tape until it is automatically Remove the erase prevention tab with a screwdriver inserted Screwdriver Insert the cassette tape with its labeled side facing up and the erase prevention tab positioned at your left An inverted cassette tape cannot be inserted Erase prevention tab To record again Cover the hole with a piece of adhesive tape Cr Erase prevention tab a Automatic power ON cy Adhesive When you insert a cassette tape the VCR power will turn Tape ON automatically Automatic playback When loading a cassette tape without an erase preven tion tab playback will start automatically Tape speed and maximum recording time We do not recommend using video tapes longer than 160 minutes Video cassette tape T 160 T 120 T 90 T 30 SP Standard Play 2 2 3 hours 2 hours 1 1 2 hours 30 minutes SLP Super Long Play 8 hours 6 hours 4 1 2 hours 1 1 2 hours Tape Speed Playback
61. Splitter 75 Q input 75 300 Q outputs not supplied RF antenna cable supplied TV with 300 Q UHF and 300 Q VHF antenna inputs Splitter 75 Q input 300 Q outputs not supplied RF antenna cable supplied Z To DVR VCR lt L m 0 gt Note e If both UHF and VHF antennas have 300 Q twin lead flat wires use a combiner having two 300 Q inputs and one 75 Q output Note A clear picture will not be obtained by the DVD VCR unless the antenna signal is good Connect the antenna to the DVD VCR properly e For better quality recording an indoor antenna or a telescopic antenna is not recommended The use of an outdoor type antenna is required e Ifyou are not sure about the connection please refer to qualified service personnel BED C Connecting up CATV CABLE TV connections Many cable companies offer services permitting reception of extra channels including pay or subscription chan nels This DVD VCR has an extended tuning range and can be tuned to most cable channels without using a cable company supplied converter box except for those channels which are intentionally scrambled If you subscribe to a special channel which is scrambled you must have a descrambler box for proper reception Allows DVD VCR Recording of nonscrambled channels Use of the programmable timer Recording of one channel UHF VHF while watching another Incoming cable IN ANT 2 Allows e Recording of channels DVD VCR
62. UBTITLE and select the menu language from the list below Selectable languages ENGLISH FRANCAIS ESPANOL The subtitle is displayed with the selected language if it is recorded on the disc OTHER If you want to select another language before pressing ENTER input the language code by using the numeric keys See the Language code list on page 81 Then press ENTER e Ifyou input a wrong number press CANCEL AUTOMATIC The unit will automatically select the same lan guage in the AUDIO setting e When the unit selects the same language as the AUDIO setting the subtitles will not appear during playback e When you do not use the same language as the AUDIO setting the subtitles will appear during playback OFF Subtitles do not appear Note e Ifthe selected language is not recorded on the disc the first priority language is selected Getting started CH Setting the parental control Some discs are specified as not suitable for children This unit can prevent playback of such discs Preparation e Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode e Select PARENTAL from SYSTEM SETUP For the procedure see steps 1 to 3 in Using the SETUP MENU on page 23 g SETUP MENU TIMER REC SET PARENTAL system SETUP passworD AV SETUP PARENTAL OFF REC SETUP Fose SETUF CH SETUP OTHER G ea O0 e ER EN RETURN ES za e Se
63. VD mode The DVD indicator will light En 2 Press REC MODE SPEED and select the recording mode e When REC MODE SPEED is pressed each time SP LP SLP or XP is selected in this order e The recording mode is indicated on both the TV screen and the display window e For the details of the recording mode see page 52 3 Press DVD VCR and set the unit to VCR mode Confirm that the VCR indicator lights case 4 Press DUBBING e The unit is changed to DVD mode automatically e The VCR is waiting for playback and the DVD is waiting for recording Then the following message will appear 5 Press lt or gt to select YES and press ENTER Dubbing starts e To cancel dubbing select NO and press ENTER CONFIRM DUBBING FROM VCR TO DVD During dubbing VCR playback DVD recording and dub dubbing indicator appear on the display window Video playback DVD recording 6 To stop dubbing press STOP Note e Dubbing cannot be accomplished when acopy protected tape is used disc protection is set adisc has no recording space e Dubbing stops when the video tape is played back to the end and stops recording space becomes full e The videos recorded from TV programs or movies can be used only for your personal enjoyment without permission of the copyright holder Dubbing C Dubbing a disc onto a tape cD n CID You can record both vid
64. ain the letters SAP appear on the screen This means that Second Audio Program broadcasting is available INDEX PICTURE You can set the time that the thumbnail image is registered in the title menu of DVD RW VR mode Select INDEX PICTURE and select from the list below Setting the recording 0 SEC This section describes recording settings The image of a recording start point is registered Preparation 1 MIN Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode The image 1 minute after a recording start is e Select REC SETUP For the procedure see steps 1 registered to 3 in Using the SETUP MENU on page 23 3 MIN The image 3 minutes after a recording start is registered Note e You cannot select the thumbnail image for Video mode SETUP MENU INITIAL REC TO INITIAL REC MODE AUTO CHAPTER INDEX PICTURE OTHER ETD C Getting started En Setting the channel This DVD VCR is equipped with a channel memory feature that allows you to skip channels up or down to the next channel set in memory hence skip over unwanted channels Before selecting channels they must be programmed into the DVD VCR s memory In addition to normal VHF and UHF channels this DVD VCR can receive up to 113 Cable TV channels To use this DVD VCR with an antenna set the TV CATV menu option to the TV mode When shipped from the factory this menu option is in
65. an aa Screen sizes and disc formats GIOSSA piee tities oration AE AN E Error Warning message list escccccccccccccerer Troubleshooting Handling discs String dises A ene a e E EAS Damaged discs aa Cleaning the pickup lenS sescccccccccccccirrrrer Handling video tape eeccccccccccccccccrrrrr S Vi oring video tapes deo head cleaning oving the recorder ints on installation DECITICATIONS sgen nn R E VI WMA Windows Media Audio compatibility Microsoft Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other coun tries GD DVD R DVD RW in VR mode Audio CD and CD R CD RW DVD RW in Video mode Video tape En Chapter 1 Before you start Features Not only can you playback and record video tapes but you can also playback DVD discs or make recordings using DVD RW DVD R discs with this unit In addition you can enjoy editing the programs you record Playback function e A realistic powerful Movie Theater sound When connected to Dolby Digital and DTS compliant devices you can enjoy realistic powerful surround sound Blayback the scene you want to see immediately CRED CID CID CD s DVD s do not aie rewinding like video tapes you can get to the scene you wish to watch immediately A variety of search functions allow you to find the scene you wish to watch e Title men
66. and bottom of the screen 4 3 Pan amp Scan The sides of the 2 program are cropped Your TV will determine ca if so that the picture fills how the picture is g he whole screen presented check the Bi W E Please note that many manual that came widescreen discs override the player s with the TV for details settings so that the disc is shown in letter box format regardless of the setting 4 3 16 9 The program appears squashed Set to either 4 3 Letter Box or 4 3 Pan amp Scan 4 3 Pan amp Scan The program is presented correctly on either setting Note Using the 16 9 Wide setting with a standard 4 3 TV or either of the 4 3 settings with a widescreen TV will result in a distorted picture En ED C Additional information En Glossary A B Repeat Playback Playback that repeats between two set points A and B angle Recorded onto some DVD discs are scenes which have been simultaneously shot from a number of different angles the same scene is shot from the front from the left side from the right side etc With such discs you can select the angle to view the scene from different angles auto chapter Feature that automatically makes chapter marks on a DVD disc during recording auto clock Feature that automatically sets the internal clock blue background Feature that automatically changes unpleasant noise images to a blue screen when a
67. ange the angle that you are viewing the scene from 1 Press ANGLE during playback The current angle will appear 2 Press ANGLE repeatedly until the desired angle is selected Zooming This unit will allow you to zoom in on the frame image You can then make selections by switching the position of the frame 1 Press ZOOM during playback The center part of the image will be zoomed in Each press of ZOOM will change the ZOOM x2 x3 and x4 2 Press A Y or lt gt to view a different part of the frame You may move the frame from the center position to UP DOWN LEFT or RIGHT direction 3 In the zoom mode press ZOOM repeatedly to return to a 1 1 view x1 Playback Changing soundtrack language You can select the language when you play a multilin Changing soundtrack language Sub titles gual disc 1 Press AUDIO during playback The current soundtrack language will appear 2 Press AUDIO repeatedly until the desired language is selected The on screen display will disappear after a few seconds Turning the subtitles On and Off When playing back a disc recorded with subtitles you can turn the subtitles on or off Press SUBTITLE during playback until Subtitle OFF appears Changing the subtitle language You can select the language when playing back a disc recorded with multilingual subtitles Press SUBTITLE repeatedly during playback until your
68. as for normal recordings Note e When using a CATV system stereo TV programs may be transmitted over a mono cable channel In this case the word STEREO will not appear and the sound will be in mono Output selection When viewing an MTS STEREO TV program or playing a prerecorded Hi Fi STEREO on video tape or disc press AUDIO SELECT to select how the audio will be heard hrough the speakers Normally set to the Hi Fi STEREO position this button can be set to the MONO position if he stereo audio is of poor quality The R and L positions allow the audio from the Right or Left Hi Fi channel to be heard over both TV speakers This button has no effect when viewing a monaural audio program Each time when you press the button output selection display appears on the screen for several seconds Refer o the chart below OUTPUT SOUND HEARD ON SELECTION BOTH SPEAKERS STEREO STEREO Lch LEFT CHANNEL AUDIO Rch RIGHT CHANNEL AUDIO MONO MONO Editing cE Chapter 7 Editin Editing the This section exp on DVD RWs H w g disc lains how to edit the recorded contents owever the items that you can edit vary h the recording formats In VR mode you can edit various title menus whereas in Video mode you can edit only a few i Title menu For the disc in V a title name tha number and oth For the disc in V first time on the he second reco Therefore th
69. as shown in the diagram below In this case the next recording time is delayed a maximum of about 1 minute 8 00 9 00 10 00 11 00 Programi gt O Program2 Deleted Parts Program 3 gt Non Recorded Portion Parts Recording Prog 2 Prog 3 Control Settings CJ Note e Recording starts a few seconds before the preset starting time You cannot use the timer recording for the both DVD and VCR at the same time e You can playback the DVD during the VCR timer recording and you can playback the VCR during he DVD timer recording e Ifarecordable tape is not inserted or no disc space is available the timer record indicator flashes Replace the tape or disc to allow recording Timer recording CID The timer recording system allows you to select the date time and channel and record the desired pro grams Up to 8 timer programs within a month can be stored in this unit Setting timer recording Preparation e Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode e Load a recordable DVD or video tape e Press DVD VCR to select the appropriate mode e Confirm that the clock is indicating the correct time Example Set the recording mode to LP the TV program is on channel 12 starting at 8 00 PM and stopping at 9 30 PM on a date of 20th BRD Recording En 1 Press SETUP The SETUP MENU screen will appear SETUP MENU SYSTEM SETUP AV SETUP REC SETUP CH SETUP
70. aylist the original title will not be erased TITLE MENU TOP MENU 1 Press TITLE MENU to display the title menu 2 Select the playlist that you want to erase e Press A or to select the playlist e Press to display the editing menu of the playlist e Press A or W to select DELETE TITLE TITLE MENU DISC NAME PLAY a 11 23 2003 08 41AM 006 SLP EDIT TITLE in 11 25 2003 10 03PM 011 SP DELETETITLE di 11 29 2003 11 30AM 009 SP RENAMETITLE 12 01 2003 06 52PM 006 XP TITLE COMBINE Family D Du se Q0 m rea 3 Press ENTER The selected playlist will be erased TITLE MENU DISC NAME 11 23 2003 08 41AM 006 SLP 11 25 2003 10 03PM 011 SP 11 29 2003 11 30AM 009 SP 12 01 2003 06 52PM 00 30 07 1006 Editing Editing an original title In VR mode you can edit various items whereas in Video mode you can edit the title names only RETURN TITLE MENU TOP MENU CH PLAY PAUSE STILL SKIP SEARCH SKIP iex Casrew Fewo ANDE CM SKIP SLOW Note e You can automatically add a chapter mark in recording For more information see page 31 e Incase the disc includes more than 10 titles you can turn to the next or the previous page See page 34 Preparation e Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode e Load the recorded disc e Press DVD VCR to select the DVD mode The DVD indicator will light En Adding a chapter mark
71. cable company for more information concerning connection to their descrambler equipment There are many ways to connect your DVD VCR to a cable system Below are six common methods of connection Allows e Recording of one channel while watching another Using the programmable imer to record only the A B switch channel selected at the converter box Incoming Recording of all channels hrough the converter box Seaervablee Prevents e Watching scrambled channels while recording another channel e Using the DVD VCR tuner to select channels DVD VCR Allows DVD VCR e Recording of nonscrambled channels Recording of one channel while watching another Watching premium channels through the incoming GB WONG converter while recording cable nonscrambled channels Using the programmable timer Converter descrambler Prevents e Recording scrambled channels Allows e Recording of all channels DVD VCR hrough the converter box Recording a scrambled or unscrambled channel while watching another A B S scrambled or unscrambled channel Incoming a eN AGUD Using the programmable table imer to record only the channel selected at the converter box Prevents e Using the DVD VCR tuner to select channels BED C Connecting up Connections with the TV or audio component The exact arrangement you use to interconnect various video and audio components to the DVD VCR
72. dded at the location of the erased scene Chapter mark added by erasing scene cannot be erased Editing En Erasing an original title You can erase an original title Erasing the title deletes both the title and the recording saved under that title name Since the erased title cannot be restored please make sure that it contains nothing you want to keep When you erase the title you can increase the disc space 1 Press TITLE MENU to display the title menu 2 Select the original title you want to erase e Press A or YW to select the original title e Press gt to display the editing menu of original title e Press A or to select DELETE TITLE TITLE MENU DISC NAME BIR 11 23 2003 08 41AM 006 SLP ADD CHAPTER MARK m 11 25 2003 10 03PM 011 SP COMBINE CHAPTERS 7 En ae 12 01 2003 06 52PM 006 XP RENAMETITLE NEW PLAYLIST wey Family 3 By pressing ENTER the following message screen will appear ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DELETE THIS TITLE IF PLAYLISTS EXIST THEY WILL BE DELETED 4 Press lt or gt to select YES and press ENTER then the original title will be erased e Erasing the title will be cancelled by selecting NO Note e Ifthe original title is erased the created playlist is also erased Editing cE Changing a disc name Ci umn ap You can change a disc name from the title menu TITLE MENU TOP MENU DISPLAY Zea
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74. disc and reload it o o a scratch or contamination on use another disc for recording he disc Title Menu CANNOT EDIT Editing cannot be performed due Check the disc and reload it o o a scratch or contamination on he disc use another disc for recording CANNOT EDIT C408 Combining chapters cannot be performed Chapter marks that have been added automatically in the eras ing of a scene procedure cannot be erased 72 PROCESSING PLEASE WAIT Note A process requiring a longer time such as editing is being per formed Wait until the process is com plete e Any error warning message other than those above might appear Take measures against such a message by seeing the possible solutions above C ED C Additional information 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 Note e Ifthe unit does not operate normally due to external effects such as static electricity disconnect the power plug from the outlet and insert again to retu
75. e AV amplifier with built in Dolby Digital decoder e You may connect to a TV with a component video e AV amplifier with built in DTS decoder cable not supplied or S Video cable not supplied instead of a video cable not supplied DVD VCR Coaxial digital To Video intput dio output EAER OUTPUT T NN Pa output f Cx __ Video cable not supplied VIDEO Coaxial digital ae cable not supplied AV Amplifier with built in decoder Connecting the optical digital cable for DVD CD playback You may connect to an AV Amplifier with an optical digital cable not supplied instead of a coaxial digital cable When you connect the optical digital cable not supplied remove the dust protection cap from the rear panel When not using the optical digital cable attach the dust protection cap to protect against dust Note e The DVD OUTPUT jacks OPTICAL COAXIAL AUDIO L R S VIDEO and COMPONENT are useful only for DVD section The VHS signal is output only from the composite jacks DVD VCR OUTPUT and UHF VHF OUT e When you make the connections above do not set DOLBY DIGITAL to DOLBY DIGITAL or DTS to ON on the AV amplifier If you do a loud noise will suddenly come out from the speakers affecting your ears or causing the speakers to be damaged e Caution for the optical digital audio output connector Do not connect to an amplifier with an optical digital input connector which does not contain a Dolb
76. e see steps 1 to 3 in Using the SETUP MENU on page 23 SETUP MENU TIMER REC SET OTHER SYSTEM SETUP AV SETUP REC SETUP CH SETUP OTHER JPEG INTERVAL ENTER eae JPEG INTERVAL You can select the interval time for JPEG slide show page 46 Select JPEG INTERVAL and select the switching interval between images from the list below OFF The slide show mode is not used 5 SEC The interval is set to 5 seconds 10SEC The interval is set to 10 seconds 15SEC The interval is set to 15 seconds Playback C Chapter 5 Playback playback procedure CD Gx STANDBY ON DVD OPEN DvD CLOSE VCR Preparation e Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode e Press DVD VCR to select the DVD mode The DVD indicator will light 1 Press OPEN CLOSE The disc tray will open 2 Place a disc onto the tray Hold the disc position it with the printed label side up align it with the guides and place it in its proper position 3 Press OPEN CLOSE to close the disc tray READING appears on the screen and some discs start playback automatically e A menu screen may appear on the TV screen if the disc has a menu feature In this case press A V lt gt or ENTER to operate a menu feature 4 Press PLAY to start playback Press STOP to end playback The DVD VCR memorizes the stopped point depending on the disc R appears on the screen for approx 4
77. e CD standard CDs that contain copy restriction signals to protect copyrights cannot be played back Older models of DVD recorders and DVD writers may reject DVD RW Ver 1 2 4x discs If you want to share DVD RW discs between this recorder and an older recorder writer we recommend using Ver 1 1 discs The following table shows older Pioneer DVD recorder compatibility with DVD RW Ver 1 2 4x discs Model Playable Recordable DVR 7000 Yes 23 No DVR 810H DVR 67H we DVR 210 DVR 310 DVR 510H es e 1 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 will show in the display when you load a disc However this will not affect playback 3 Copy once protected disc titles will not play Region management information This unit is designed and manufactured to support the region management information that is recorded on a DVD disc If the region number written on the DVD disc does not correspond to the region number of this unit this unit cannot play that disc e The region number of this unit is 1 e The unit will play DVD Video discs marked with labels containing 1 or ALL Example Operating DVD Video e Some operations of DVD Video may be prohibited by the manufacturer or some operation methods or functions of the DVD Video may be different from the d
78. e When you record an INDEX mark at the very beginning of the tape the mark may not be found e During INDEX search the tape may stop and begin o play at a slightly different location DEX may not function properly with old or worn t D out video tapes EX marks may not be found if it is extremely close to the point where the search began e In recording if you stop recording temporarily the DEX mark is not recorded on the tape Recording an INDEX MARK The Index search function automatically records an INDEX mark on the tape whenever a recording is initiated Index search Press INDEX PI or ke during stop or play mode For Succeeding programs Press INDEX PP For Preceding programs Press INDEX a lt Additional press increases the INDEX NO up to 9 When the INDEX INDEX bP or ka is pressed the unit starts searching the INDEX NO selected and finds the portion then playback starts automatically To stop the Index Search press STOP mo kaa or BPI is displayed INDEX NO up to 9 C BRD Recording En Chapter 6 Recording Read this before recording on disc This section explains things you must know to record onto a disc Read it before attempting to record Types of disc You can use DVD RW and DVD R discs to record video DVD RW discs e Ver 1 1 1 2 discs can be formatted for recording in either of the two modes the VR mode or the Video mode Ver 1
79. e 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 as shown in the diagram below If necessary use a cloth soaked in alcohol or a commercially available CD DVD cleaning kit to clean a disc more thoroughly Never use benzine thinner or other cleaning agents including products designed for cleaning vinyl records Storing discs Although CDs and DVD discs are more durable than vinyl records you should still take care to handle and store discs correctly When you re not using a disc return it to its 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 For more detailed care information see the instructions that come with discs Do not load more than one disc into the recorder Damaged discs Discs spin at high speed inside the recorder If you can see
80. e discs may not record the numbers e Recording on DVD R RW in the Video mode is a new standard approved at the 2000 DVD forum Conformity to this standard varies with each DVD player manufacturer Some models of DVD player or DVD ROM drive therefore will not playback recorded videos Disc playback in other players A disc recorded in this unit can be finalized The disc can be played back in other players that can playback DVD RW and DVD R For more information on finalization see FINALIZE in Setting the disc page 28 When recording in the VR mode Even if a disc recorded in the VR mode is finalized you can record or edit by cancelling the finalization See UNDO FINALIZE on page 28 When you playback the disc with another player make sure that the DVD player supports DVD RW and bears the following mark RW COMPATIBLE When recording in the Video mode When a disc recorded in the Video mode is finalized it cannot be recorded onto any more Therefore before finalization be sure to perform all desired recording After finalization a title list that can be used by the DVD player is automatically created Note e The finalization process may require from a few minutes up to 1 hour depending on the disc type and the amount of free space on the disc e A DVD RW Ver 1 1 1 2 recorded in the Video mode cannot be recorded or edited after finalization but if you format the disc by erasing all the conten
81. e following list will appear BROWSER BB Toulouse Lautrec Ba popart SELI E Grammy03_02 mp3 E Grammy03_03 mp3 Music ONLY PICTURES ONLY Grammy03_04 mp3 Grammy03_05 mp3 Grammy03_06 mp3 Grammy03_07 mp3 O Grammy03_08 mp3 Ooo e MUSIC ONLY Only the MP3 and WMA files appear PICTURES ONLY Only the JPEG files appear ALL All files and folders appear 2 Select one item in the above list and press ENTER The display will be changed to the selected display type Playback C Playing back MP3 WMA files MP3 CD e MP3 files must have the extension letters mp3 e Standard sampling frequency and the bit rate MPEG 1 Audio 32kHz 44 1kHz 48kHz 32kbps to 320kbps constant bit rate or variable bit rate e The recommended recording setting for high quality sound is 44 1kHz sampling frequency and 128kbps of constant bit rate WMA CD e When creating a WMA disc make sure that the copyright function is off DRM Digital Rights Management files cannot be played back e WMA files must have the extension letters wma e Standard sampling frequency and the bit rate WMA version 7 and 8 32kHz 48kbps 44 1kHz 48kbps to 192kbps 48kHz 128kbps to 192kbps e Music files recorded as mono 48kHz 48kbps cannot be played back in this unit RETURN TITLE MENU TOP MENU 1 Press A or Y to select MP3 or WMA file e Incase the disc includes more than 11 files you can turn
82. e the playback with other units e This unit cannot record on DVD R and DVD RW discs that are 8 cm in diameter e This unit cannot record on CD R or CD RW Recording format This unit has two modes for formatting discs for recording VR mode and Video mode When a blank new disc is loaded into this unit the automatic format function starts to format the disc For the disc format setting in this step see page 27 VR mode e This mode can be used for DVD RW e Inthis mode the discs can be recorded and edited repeatedly e The disc recorded in this mode can be played back with other DVD RW compatible players e When a Ver 1 1 CPRM or Ver 1 2 disc is used you can record a Copy Once program see page 53 Video mode e This mode can be used for DVD R and DVD RW Ver 1 1 1 2 e When you finalize the disc after recording the disc recorded with this unit can be played back with other DVD players e Recording editing or playback of an unfinalized disc can be done only with this unit However there is some limitation to editing operations e In this mode you cannot record a Copy Once program see page 53 e When you record a TV program of a bilingual broadcast only one of the audio modes can be recorded You have to select it Format modes that can be used each disc The usable format depends on the media type as shown in the below table Media type Format Available functio
83. e ti recording order The title menu c is 99 The title menu lists these titles ems R mode when the content is recorded includes the date time channel er information is created automatically ideo mode when you record a content disc where nothing is recorded the recorded content is automatically set to Title 1 Then rded content is set to Title 2 and so on le is numbered according to the The maximum number of titles per disc an be used when you playback after confirming the contents see page 34 or when you check the conte Original title The titles explained above are called original ti nts recorded on the disc es these will be added with every recording In VR mode you can do various editing operations renaming titles adding chapter marks etc In addition you can erase the unnecessary titles to increase the disc space Playlist You can create a playlist based on the original You can combin If you create a p used by the disc If you create a p itles e or erase undesired scenes aylist it will become the primary list aylist to customize your viewing preferences and choose to delete it the original titles will not be affec edit the playlist erased accident If you create a p ed It is recommended to create and o prevent important titles from being ally aylist both the original title and playlist will be displayed on the title me
84. eate and edit the playlist to prevent important titles from being erased accidentally e Chapter mark You can add or delete a chapter mark to from the original title This function is useful when searching for the scene you wish to watch that you have marked with the Chapter mark function e Erasing scenes You can erase an unnecessary scene from the created playlist or the original titles e Combining titles You can combine several original titles or playlists to a separate playlist Dubbing function e Dubbing a tape onto a disc or a disc onto a tape cum umn and Gk With just this one unit you can dub however you like from video tape to disc or from disc to video tape e Dubbing cannot be carried out when attempting to copy a copy guarded video tape or disc Discs which can be played back In this unit use only discs that meet the standard such as those bearing the below logo marks on the disc label surface If you use a non standard disc we cannot guarantee playback Even if such a disc can be played back we cannot guarantee the image or sound quality The DVD logo is a registered trademark Media type Logo mark DVD Video i VIDEO DVD RW Ver 1 0 Ver1 1 Ver 1 2 Ver 1 1CPRM support RW R DVD R Ver 2 0 Ver 2 0 4x 8x z COMPACT Audio CD DIGITAL AUDIO diseja CD R CD RW This unit is designed to playback music Compact Discs CD that conform to th
85. ed on the screen is also dubbed as an image When the screen display is set to OFF see DISPLAY CALL on page 29 e f no special permission is obtained from the copyright owner videos recorded from TV programs or movies can only be used for your own personal enjoyment e You may not dub a copy protected video or DVD disc C Additional information C Chapter 9 Additional information Language code list Enter the appropriate code number for the init Language Lamguage code letter Language Code Abkhazian 1112 Afar 1111 Afrikaans 1116 Albanian 2927 Amharic 1123 Arabic 1128 Armenian 1835 Assamese 1129 Aymara 1135 Azerbaijani 1136 Bashkir 1211 Basque 1531 Bengali Bangla 1224 Bhutani 1436 Bihari 1218 Breton 1228 Bulgarian 1217 Burmese 2335 Byelorussian 1215 Cambodian 2123 Catalan 1311 Chinese 3618 Corsican 1325 Croatian 1828 Czech 1329 Danish 1411 Dutch 2422 English 1524 Esperanto 1525 Estonian 1530 Faroese 1625 Fiji 1620 Finnish 1619 French 1628 Frisian 1635 Galician 1722 Georgian 2111 German 1415 Greek 1522 Greenlandic 2122 Guarani 1724 Gujarati 1731 Hausa 1811 Hebrew 1933 Hindi 1819 Hungarian 1831 Icelandic 1929 Indonesian 1924 Interlingua 1911 Irish 1711 talian 1930 Japanese 2011 Javanese 2033 annada 2124 ashmiri 2129 azakh 2121 irghiz 2135 orean 2125 urdish 2131 Laothian 2225 Latin 2211
86. elow the playback images during playback of a disc recorded in wide 16 9 format on a 4 3 TV connected to this unit MP3 One type of audio compression that uses MPEG1 This format compresses the sound to use up about 1 10 of the original file space with minimal loss of sound quality one touch repeat If ONE TOUCH REPEAT is pressed during playback playback returns to a point 10 sec earlier and resumes original title The file created by recording something is called an original title OTR One touch Timer Recording Start a timed recording by pushing just one button up to 6 hours pan scan Feature that cuts the left and right edges of playback images to a 4 3 size during playback of a disc recorded in wide 16 9 format on a 4 3 TV connected to this unit parental control Some discs control viewing according to the age of the viewer A control level can be set for those types of discs C Additional information GE PBS Acronym for Public Broadcast System The PBS channel transmits data for auto clock setting playlist User created titles based on each original title Progressive scan Technology that simultaneously displays odd numbered scanning lines and even numbered scanning lines from top to bottom Also called 480p p meaning progressive Regions DVD only example region code marks Regions associate discs and players with particular areas of the world This unit wi
87. els CATV CABLE TV channels 3 Press the numeric keys or CH to select the channel to be recorded 9 Press 0 twice and then 1 9 as required Example To select 2 Press 002 0 12 Press 0 first and then the remaining 2 digits in order from left to right Example Press 012 for 12 3 99 Press 2 digits in order Example Press 22 for 22 00 125 Press the 3 digits in order Example Press 110 for 110 VHF UHF CATV CHANNELS TV CATV VHF VHF 2 13 2 13 UHF STD HRC IRC 14 69 14 36 A W 37 59 AA WW 60 85 AAA ZZZ 86 94 86 94 95 99 A 5 A 1 100 125 100 125 01 5A Recording C 4 Press REC When recording starts appears on the screen for about 4 seconds Note e When recording onto a DVD it takes some time from when you press REC until recording actually starts Press REC a little before your preferred starting point With a video tape recording starts almost at the same time you press REC e Ifthe erase prevention tab of video tapes is removed the tape will eject when REC is pressed for recording Auto Rewind feature This VCR will automatically rewind the tape when the tape has ended except during OTR and TIMER REC It will also eject the tape Note e Ifthe disc space become full the recording is stopped and RECORDING INTERRUPTED will appear on the screen To stop
88. eo and audio from a disc to a video tape When a disc with a copy guard is used a distorted image is recorded onto the video tape TRK TRK PAUSE STILL EC MODE 7speed A Note e Dubbing cannot be accomplished when acopy protected disc is used the erase prevention tab of video tape is removed e Dubbing stops when the disc is played back to the end and stops no recording space on the Video tape remains e During dubbing the unit is changed to interlaced scan mode automatically if it has been previously set to progressive scan mode e If no special permission is obtained from the copyright owner videos recorded from TV programs or movies can only be used for your own personal enjoyment Preparation e Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode e Load a source disc and a video tape for recording e Confirm the remaining tape for recording before operation 1 Press DVD VCR to set this unit to VCR mode The VCR indicator will light 2 Press REC MODE SPEED and select the recording mode e When REC MODE SPEED is pressed each time SP or SLP is selected e The recording mode is indicated on both the TV screen and the display window e For the details of the recording mode see page 48 3 Press DVD VCR and set the unit to DVD mode Confirm that the DVD indicator lights 4 Press DUBBING The DVD is waiting for playback and the VCR is waiting for recording Then the following mes
89. eo rack Don t x Use ina place exposed to high temperatures or humidity including near radiators and other heat generating appliances x Place on a window sill or other place where the recorder will be exposed to direct sunlight x Use in a dusty or damp environment or in a room where will be exposed to excessive cigarette smoke ace directly on top of an amplifier or other component your stereo system that becomes hot in use se near a television or monitor as you may xperience interference especially if the television ses an indoor antenna x Use ina kitchen or other room where the recorder may be exposed to smoke or steam x Use ona thick rug or carpet or cover with cloth his may prevent proper cooling of the unit x Place on an unstable surface or one that is not arge enough to support all four of the unit s feet x 5S Us c x SC De ED C Additional information En Specifications GENERAL POWER s pPlys nins tanion nap AC 120V 60Hz Power CONSUMPTION voces Operation 27W Standby 2 5W if display window is off We O aaae r ie anas EREL emer reer cer rer sare 12 1 Ibs 5 5 kg DimensiohS srnoni anua Width 16 15 16 inches 430 mm Height 3 7 8 inches 99 mm Depth 12 13 16 inches 325 mm Operating temperature sece 41 F to 95 F 5 C to 35 C Operating humidity oo eee Less than 80 RH Inputs Outputs MAE Oaa a aaaea EST A AT In 1Vp p 75 ohm Out 1Vp p 75 ohm AUTO erir
90. er recording program page 59 61 11 TITLE MENU TOP MENU page 34 39 42 64 Selects titles of a DVD disc 12 CH page 54 Use to select TV channels A Y page 23 33 37 60 Up down cursor buttons 13 TRK page 50 Use to adjust the VCR manual playback tracking lt gt page 33 37 60 Left right cursor buttons 14 ENTER SELECT page 23 33 37 58 60 Use to select menu options 15 DVD MENU page 39 Displays the menu of the DVD disc 16 SETUP page 23 58 60 Displays the setup menu 17 STOP page 33 49 55 Stops playback or recording 18 PLAY page 33 49 Starts playback 19 PAUSE STILL page 36 50 Pauses recording or playback press again to restart 20 SKIP Ke BPI page 36 Skips forward or back chapters 21 INDEX Ked P I page 51 Searches for INDEX marks on a tape 22 REW SEARCH page 36 49 50 Rewind review playback 23 F FWD SEARCH page 36 49 50 Fast forward forward search playback 24 ONE TOUCH REPEAT page 38 Repeats playback of the last 10 seconds of video 25 CM SKIP page 37 50 Skips commercial breaks 26 SLOW page 36 50 Starts slow motion playback 27 REC page 54 56 80 Starts recording 28 REC MODE SPEED page 54 56 Selects the recording mode 29 DUBBING page 78 Copies VCR to DVD or DVD to VCR 30 AUDIO AUDIO SELECT Switches sound between mono and stereo page 62 changes the language of the DVD page 41 31 DISPLAY CALL pa
91. es or playlists To combine the titles it is necessary to create a playlist at first By combining the titles in the playlist a playlist where several titles are combined is created TITLE MENU TOP MENU 1 Press TITLE MENU to display the title menu 2 Select the playlist where you want to combine the titles e Press A or F to select the playlist e Press gt to display the editing menu of the playlist e Press A or W to select TITLE COMBINE TITLE MENU DISC NAME PLAY 11 23 2003 08 41AM 006 SLP EDIT TITLE 11 25 2003 10 03PM 011 SP DELETE TITLE 11 29 2003 11 30AM 009 SP RENAME TITLE 12 01 2003 06 52PM 006 XP TITLE COMBINE Family CEA e E e CE 3 Press ENTER Select the title that you want to combine from the title menu TITLE MENU DISC NAME ee REC DATE 11 25 2003 11 23 2003 08 41AM 006 SLP TIME 10 03PM LENGTH 00 20 00 11 29 2003 11 30AM 009 SP CHANNEL 011 12 01 2003 06 52PM 006 XP BEC MODE Family E e a e A 4 Press ENTER Following the playlist the selected title is combined The several titles were combined so that the total recording time is displayed TITLE MENU DISC NAME 11 23 2003 08 41AM 006 SLP 11 25 2003 10 03PM 011 SP 11 29 2003 11 30AM 009 SP 12 01 2003 06 52PM 006 XP Family gt ra o Du s Ag m Editing Erasing a playlist You can erase the created playlist Even if you erase the pl
92. escription in this manual e If you attempt an operation that is prohibited by either the disc or the unit a y mark will appear on the TV monitor For operations prohibited by the disc see the information that came with the disc e When the menu screen or the operation guide appears during disc playback follow the displayed information Discs which cannot be played back The discs listed below cannot be played back in general Even if one of these can be played back it may not be played back correctly If a disc is played back by mistake extensively loud sounds may blow the speakers or may damage the hearing of those in hearing range Do not playback the discs listed below CDG Photo CD CD ROM CD TEXT CD EXTRA VCD SVCD SACD PD CDV DVD ROM DVD RAM DVD R RW DVD audio etc The below DVD Video may not be played back e DVD Video that do not have the region number 1 or ALL e PAL or SECAM DVD Video e Prohibited or business use DVD Video CD R CD RWs cannot be played back for the following reasons e Compatibility of the disc and this unit e Compatibility of the disc and the recorder used e Unfinalized discs Do not playback the following discs Playback of these discs may cause a failure e Discs on which paper labels or stickers are affixed e Discs that have sticky areas left by adhesive tape e Special shaped discs PC created disc compatibility Discs recorded using a personal computer may no
93. ess gt Press A or W to select HIDE SHOW from the menu list and press ENTER HIDE will be cancelled Playback C Random repeat and program play CD Note e RANDOM PLAY and TIME SEARCH will not appear in the menu list for CD R CD RW discs containing MP3 or WMA files Random playback 1 Press A or Y to select RANDOM PLAY from the menu list and press ENTER 2 Press PLAY Music is played back in random order To cancel random playback select RANDOM PLAY from the menu list again and press ENTER Repeat playback of selected track 1 Press A or Y to select the track number you want to repeat playback and press gt 2 Press A or V to select REPEAT TRACK from the menu list and press ENTER 3 Press PLAY The selected track will be played back repeatedly To cancel repeat track playback select REPEAT TRACK from the menu list again and press ENTER Repeat playback of all tracks 1 Press A or Y to select REPEAT ALL from the menu list and press ENTER 2 Press PLAY All tracks on CD will be played back repeatedly To cancel the repeat all playback select REPEAT ALL from the menu list again and press ENTER See also A B Repeat on page 38 Playing back programs You can specify the playback order yourself 1 Press A or Y to select PROGRAM PLAYBACK from the menu list and press ENTER 2 Press A or Y to select to the track nu
94. ess of SLOW will change the speed of the slow 1 2 11 4 I gt 1 8 e To resume normal playback press PLAY e To resume the still playback press PAUSE STILL PLAY PAUSE STILL baaa Locating a chapter or track a Press SKIP 1 Forward or SKIP I lt Reverse during playback to locate a chapter that you want to watch Each time you press the button a chapter or track is skipped En Playback C Commercial skip Locating a specific scene uD aD en mD CM SKIP PLAY MODE J REPEAT Commercial skip Use this function to skip commercials while you playback Press CM SKIP during playback The time jumps to a point approximately 30 seconds later and playback resumes Note e With some DVD Video the Commercial skip operation may not work Locating a specific scene Specify the time recorded on the disc chapter or title to playback 1 Press PLAY MODE The play mode screen will appear foie Mee eS 2 Press lt or gt to select TIME SEARCH CHAP TER SEARCH or TITLE SEARCH and press ENTER TIME SEARCH Input the time until the playback is restarted CHAPTER SEARCH Select the chapter number to be played back TITLE SEARCH Select the title number to be played back lVCHAPTER CHAPTER2 CHAPTER3 TIME CHAPTER TITLE SEARCH SEARCH SEARCH PEREAT X The screen above is displayed when CHAPTER SEARCH is selected 3 When selec
95. fied service ersonnel DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE Unplug this roduct from the wall outlet and refer servicing o qualified service personnel under the ollowing conditions e When the power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the product e Ifthe product has been exposed to rain or water e If the product does not operate normally by ollowing the operating instructions Adjust only ose controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician o restore the product to its normal operation e If the product has been dropped or damaged in any way e When the product exhibits a distinct change in erformance this indicates a need for service REPLACEMENT PARTS When replacement parts are required be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or have the same characteristics as the original part Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire electric shock or other hazards SAFETY CHECK Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the product is in proper operating condition WALL OR CEILING MOUNTING The product should not be mounted to a wall or ceiling HEAT The product should be situated away from heat
96. ge 35 51 Displays VCR or DVD operation status 32 ZOOM page 40 33 REPEAT A B page 38 Repeats playback between A and B 34 ZERO RETURN page 51 Stops the tape when the counter reaches 00 00 00 35 COUNTER RESET page 51 Resets the counter to 00 00 00 36 ANGLE page 40 Changes the DVD playback angle 37 SUBTITLE page 41 Selects subtitles of the DVD disc 38 ATR page 50 Digital auto tracking for VCR playback 39 PLAY MODE page 37 Selects the playback mode 40 REPEAT page 38 50 Selects the repeat playback mode 41 CLOCK COUNTER page 51 Changes the front panel display mode 42 TV VCR page 22 55 Switches input between the TV and VCR 43 PROGRESSIVE page 47 Activates the progressive scanning mode Controls and displays GE e The A V lt 4 are also used to navigate on Putting the batteries in the remote screen menu system control e You can directly access specific channels using numeric keys 1 Open the battery compartment cover on the back of e Each press of DVD VCR switches the screen between the DVD screen DVD mode and the VCR screen VCR mode the remote control Using the remote control Keep in mind the following when using control e Make sure that there are no obstacles between the remote and the remote sensor on the unit Remote operation may become unreliable if strong sunlight or fluorescent light is shining on the unit s remote sensor e Rem
97. ge to DVD mode and perform the DVD playback You can also playback the VCR during DVD OTR Preparation e Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode e Load a recordable DVD or video tape into the unit e Press DVD VCR to select the appropriate mode Example One touch Timer Recording for 30 minutes 1 Press REC MODE SPEED to select the recording mode For the recording mode see the step 1 on page 54 2 Set the TV CATV option to the appropriate position See page 32 TV CATV VHF UHF channels CABLE TV channels 3 Press numeric keys or CH to select the channel to be recorded 4 Press REC Each additional press of REC will increase recording time as shown in the chart below up to a maximum of 6 hours The OTR and recording time will appear on the screen for about 4 seconds Press Recording time Press Recording time once NORMAL REC 7 times OTR 3 00 twice OTR 8 times OTR 4 00 3 times OTR 0 30 9times OTR 5 00 4times OTR 1 00 10 times OTR 6 00 5 times OTR 1 30 11 times NORMAL REC 6 times OTR 2 00 To cancel OTR Press STOP or turn off the power E will appear on screen for about 4 seconds Recording C 2 Press A or Y to select GUIDE CH SET and press VCR Plus programming system ENTER A window appears to set a guide channel number and cE Cait Giz Gm the corresponding tuner channel number
98. hour or minute press lt or gt then press ENTER e Press A or to adjust the time e After setting the time press ENTER SETUP MENU TYPE ONCE DATE MM DD 11 20 TH START Cem END 04 17PM CH 01 RECTO DVD REC MODE SP e The starting and stopping times for the recording are displayed on the 12 hour am pm clock Twelve o clock midnight is displayed as 12 00AM whereas twelve o clock noon is displayed as 12 00PM 7 Press A or Y to select END and press ENTER Set the stopping time in the same manner for setting the starting time of timer recording 8 Press A or Y to select CH and press ENTER e Press A or W to select the channel to be recorded e You can select the external input L1 or L2 by pressing lt orb 9 Press A or Y to select REC TO and press ENTER Select the media DVD or VCR to be recorded from the list and press ENTER e The initial setting of REC TO and REC MODE can be changed using Setting the recording See page 31 Recording C 10 Press A or Y to select REC MODE and press ENTER The recording modes for the media selected in REC TO item are listed Select the recording mode and press ENTER For the recording modes in VCR see page 48 and for the recording modes in DVD see page 52 SETUP MENU TYPE ONCE DATE MM DD 11 20 TH 08 00PM s O 11 Select OK and
99. item a or b below a Press ENTER b Press to select PLAY and press ENTER The thumbnail images of the JPEG files stored in the route directory or the folder appear Press A Y lt or gt to select the pages of the thumbnail images or select the JPEG file to be displayed at first for the slide show FO Saxophone jpg Waltz jpg Drive jpg LI party_240803 jpg practice_ski jpg Grandfather jpg Wo sar JO ee 3 Press ENTER to play the selected picture If you have set the interval time for JPEG slide show the pictures will be played back one after another automati cally See page 32 e Press ZOOM to enlarge the displayed image e Press ANGLE to rotate the image by 90 degrees each time 4 To return to the thumbnail screen press RE TURN e To stop the slide show press TITLE MENU Playback Progressive scan Dvo J The unit supports the progressive scanning system as well as the conventional interlaced scanning system If your TV is equipped with component video input jacks which support the progressive video input you can enjoy higher picture quality by making the progressive scanning mode active PROGRESSIVE Preparation e Connect to a TV equipped with component jacks which support progressive video input e Turn ON the TV and set it to the corresponding video input mode e Press DVD VCR to select the DVD mode The DVD indicato
100. itle menu is recorded on the disc you can select the desired title 1 Press TITLE MENU TOP MENU during playback The title menu appears on the screen e Press TITLE MENU TOP MENU again to resume playback at the scene when you pressed TITLE MENU TOP MENU 2 Press A V or lt gt to select the desired title 3 Press ENTER The playback of the selected title will start Note e Depending on the DVD you may be unable to select the title and a title menu may simply be called a menu or title in the instructions supplied with the disc DVD menu Some DVDs allow you to select the disc contents using the menu When you playback these DVDs you can select the subtitles language soundtrack language etc using the DVD menu 1 Press DVD MENU during playback The DVD menu appears on the screen e Press DVD MENU again to resume playback at the scene when you pressed DVD MENU 2 Press A Y or lt gt to select the desired item 3 Press ENTER The menu continues to another screen Repeat steps 2 and 3 to set the item completely BRED C Playback Changing angles Zooming CID COUNTER RESET JANGLE Note e Depending on the DVD you may not be able to change the angles even if multi angles are re corded on the disc e You can use the Pause Slow Search or Skip feature in the zoom mode En Changing angles When playing back a disc recorded with multi angle facility you can ch
101. ity of this unit with progressive scan TVs Consumers should note that not all high definition television sets are fully compatible with this product and may cause ar ifacts to be displayed in the picture In case of 525 progres sive scan picture problems it is recommended that the user switch the connection to the standard definition output In erlace If there are questions regarding our TV set compat ibility with this model please contact our customer service center This recorder is compatible with the following Pioneer displays and monitors Plasma display PDP 505HD PDP 5030HD PDP 4330HD PDP 5040HD PDP 4340HD Pro 1000HD Pro 800HD Pro 1000HDI Pro 800HDI Pro 1110HD Pro 910HD PDP 4300 PDP 5031 PDP 502MX Projection monitor receiver SD 641HD5 SD 582HD5 SD 532HD5 SD 533HD5 SD 643HD5 Pro 710HD Pro 610HD Pro 510HD Pro 720HD Pro 620HD Pro 520HD Pro 730HD Pro 630HD Pro 530HD Pro 730HDI Pro 530HDI Pro 700HD Gx BRED C Playback Unloading Loading and unloading a cassette tape You can eject the video tape while the unit is turned off eax 1 Press EJECT on the unit or the remote control 2 Remove the cassette tape 4 Use only video cassette tapes marked VHS and SVHS S QPB e Cassettes marked VHS or S VHS can be used with this video cassette recorder However S VH
102. l Preparation e Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode e Load the recorded DVD disc e Press DVD VCR to select the DVD mode The DVD indicator will light Changing a disc name 1 Press TITLE MENU to display the title menu 2 Press A or Y to select DISC NAME e Press gt to display the editing menu e Press A or Y to select RENAME DISC TITLE MENU DISC NAME D 11 23 2003 08 41AM 006 SLP RENAME DISC 11 25 2003 10 03PM 011 SP 11 29 2003 11 30AM 009 SP 12 01 2003 06 52PM 006 XP Family Du s oo 3 Press ENTER The keyboard screen will appear 4 Use the keyboard screen to enter the disc name Drama_Family Letters Numbers 2 pp 7 Signs lt gt 2 44 gt gt PisPta 4 7 Law is Space bar 5 Press DISPLAY CALL to return to the title menu TITLE MENU DISC NAME D Famil o rama_Family gt ERMEE 11 23 2003 08 41AM 006 SLP ann 11 25 2003 10 03PM 011 SP LENGTH 11 29 2003 11 30AM 009 SP CHANNEL 12 01 2003 06 52PM 006 XP BEC MODES Family bA Note e The disc name can be a maximum of 30 characters Long names will be shortened in the title menu e For using the keyboard screen see Using the keyboard screen page 76 e A DVD R disc cannot be named after it is finalized En En Editing Using the keyboard screen cD umn GD This section e
103. l be lost The first recording time has priority over the next recording time as shown in the diagram below In this case the next recording time is delayed a maximum of about 1 minute 10 00 11 00 Program 1 Program 2 Deleted Parts y Program 3 i Non Recorded Portion Parts Recording Prog 2 Prog 3 Control Settings CDD Note e Recording starts a few seconds before the preset starting time e You cannot use the timer recording for the both DVD and VCR at the same time e You can playback the DVD during the VCR timer recording and you can playback the VCR during the DVD timer recording e Ifa recordable tape is not inserted or no disc space is available the timer record indicator E flashes Replace the tape or disc to allow recording BRD Recording Stereo recording and playback The VHS Hi Fi audio system permits high fidelity recording of MTS STEREO TV broadcasts AUDIOZAUDIO SELECT Note e When playing back a video tape or disc that is not recorded in Hi Fi stereo mode the audio will automatically be monaural e When listening to a Hi Fi video tape disc or MTS broadcast through the RF OUT UHF VHF jack Audio Video cord not connected the sound will be monaural En When a MTS STEREO broadcast is received the word STEREO will appear on the screen and the program can be viewed or recorded in stereo The Hi Fi STEREO recording procedure is the same
104. lay the title menu 2 Select the playlist where you want to change the title name e Press A or F to select the playlist e Press gt to display the editing menu of the playlist e Press A or W to select RENAME TITLE E TITLE MENU DISC NAME PLAY 11 23 2003 08 41AM 006 SLP EDIT TITLE 11 25 2003 10 03PM 011 SP DELETE TITLE 11 29 2003 11 30AM 009 SP RENAME TITLE 12 01 2003 06 52PM 006 XP TITLE COMBINE 11 23 2003 08 41AM 006 SLP PLP o Du se OO m 3 Press ENTER The keyboard screen will appear 4 Use the keyboard screen to enter the title name Family Letters RETURN Exit ZED 1 CLEAR Py es Pes Ges Oe Back ISPLAN 4 ISPLAN oK g h i 7 pPqres v 0 Space bar 5 Press DISPLAY CALL to return to the title menu TITLE MENU DISC NAME 11 23 2003 08 41AM 006 SLP 11 25 2003 10 03PM 011 SP 11 29 2003 11 30AM 009 SP 12 01 2003 06 52PM 006 XP Family 11 23 2003 08 41AM 100 30 17 1006 SLP Du ee OO EEA Puy Note The title name can be a maximum of 64 characters Long names will be shortened in the title menu For using the keyboard screen see Using the keyboard screen page 76 cE Editing Erasing a scene Edit title You can erase an unnecessary scene from the created playlist When you erase the scene from the playlist the scene is not erased fr
105. lecting parental control Select PARENTAL and select the parental control level If the recorder is set to a lower level than the disc it will require you to enter a password before the disc will play To lock the selected parental control level 1 To lock the selected parental control level press A or Y to select PASSWORD 2 Use the numeric keys to input a 4 digit pass word e If you input a wrong number press CANCEL e Be sure to remember this number 3 Press ENTER Ca Jaf change to Cf To cancel the locked parental control level 1 Select PASSWORD shown in step 1 of the above section and use the numeric keys to input the password 2 Press ENTER The locked mark f will change to an unlocked mark ga Then you can change the parental control level or enter a new password Note e The selected level will apply to operations executed after this e The unit cannot restrict playback of some discs e Some discs may not be encoded with specific rating level information though its disc jacket says adult Parental control will not work with those discs Do not forget the password If you forget the password contact customer service Temporarily cancelling parental control Parental control can temporarily be cancelled with some DVDs 1 Playback a DVD See page 33 2 If the DVD disc has been designed to tempo rarily cancel the rating level the screen that follows the RE
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107. ll only play discs that have compatible region codes You can find the region code of your unit by looking on the rear panel Some discs are compatible with more than one region or all regions SETUP MENU Menu that contains settings for various features of this unit such as recording and playback Timer recording is also set from the SETUP MENU slide show Technique for flipping through and viewing many images JPEG files subtitle language Language used for subtitles of movies etc Viewers can watch in a language of their choosing title A program recorded on a disc is called a title title menu Menu that lists titles and tracks recorded on the disc It is used for playback and disc editing top menu Menu on a DVD Video for selecting chapters for playback subtitle language etc Some DVD Video call this top menu Title track A song on a music CD is called a track TRACK INFO screen The screen that appears when TITLE MENU is pressed if a music CD disc is in the unit Video mode This recording format is compatible with commercially available DVD players VR mode This recording format is the basic DVD RW recording format and lets you enjoy the various editing functions available with this unit ED C Additional information Error Warning message list ERROR WARNING CAUSE POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS PAGE MESSAGE Power ON SYSTEM ERRO
108. ly 60 TIMER REC has not been pressed EJ is not lit 61 Noise bars on screen e Tracking adjustment beyond range of automatic tracking circuit Try 50 Manual tracking adjustment e Video heads are dirty 89 e The tape is worn or damaged OTHER SYMPTOMS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS PAGE No picture or screen is blurred or The progressive scan mode is active through the unit is connected to a 47 divided into two parts TV via the VIDEO OUT jack No 4 3 16 9 picture e The setup does not match your TV 29 No on screen display e Select Display ON 29 Nothing appears in the display Check the DIMMER setting for SETUP 29 window No surround sound e The setup does not match your stereo system 21 The unit or remote operation key Turn off the unit and unplug the AC power cord for several minutes then is not functioning replug it Playback does not start when the Check the Parental setup 25 title is selected Audio soundtrack and or subtitle Multilingual language is not recorded on the DVD disc 24 language is not changed when you playback a DVD No subtitles Some discs have no subtitles 24 41 e Subtitles are cleared Press SUBTITLE Angle cannot be changed e Multi angles are not recorded on the DVD disc Wy appears on the screen e The function is prohibited with the unit or the disc GE ED C Additional information En Handling discs When holding discs of any type tak
109. mber that you want to change the order of and press ENTER The gt mark will appear at the right side of the track number 3 Press A or Y to select to the track number that you want to specify and press ENTER The track number that you select in step 2 moves to the position that you specified 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to change the playback order 5 Press PLAY The tracks will be played back in the changed order To cancel program playback select EXIT PROGRAM MODE from the menu list and press ENTER Playing back track by specifying the time 1 Press A or Y to select TIME SEARCH from the menu list during playback and press ENTER 2 Press A Y or lt gt to specify the elapsed time of the track this will be the starting point of playback and press ENTER Playback will start from the specified elapsed time En BRED C Playback MP3 WMA JPEG playback aa MP3 and WMA files can be played back Also you can display JPEG files on the TV screen and enjoy them as a slide show Some discs may not play due to the condition of the recording TITLE MENU TOP MENU e of Limitations on MP3 WMA JPEG CD playback e MP3 WMA JPEG CD is a disc that is standardized by ISO9660 e The directory and file names of the MP3 WMA JPEG CD must correspond to the ISO standardized ile names e This unit can read 200 files per disc If one directory has more than 200 files it reads up to 200 files the
110. n each S Video input jack at the front and rear sides can be used for recording on the disc The S Video input jack cannot be used for recording on the video tape Playback Camcorder To AV jack Recording DVD VCR E To Audio R IN To Video IN DN To Audio L IN AUDIO VIDEO cord not supplied When a video is recorded using this unit Preparation e Turn ON the TV and set the unit to the video input mode e Select the input mode in LINE1 LINE2 INPUT setting on page 30 e Load a video tape where the erase protection tab is not activated or a disc with enough recording space e To record onto a video tape set the unit to VCR mode whereas to record onto a disc set it to DVD mode 1 Press INPUT SELECT and set the channel to L2 or L1 L1 LINE 1 on the rear panel L2 LINE 2 on the front panel Confirm that L2 or L1 appears on the display window 1J 2 Press REC MODE SPEED and select the recording mode VCR SP or SLP See page 48 DVD SP LP SLP or XP See page 52 3 Press REC on this unit then press PAUSE STILL 4 Press the PLAY button on the playback device then press the PAUSE STILL button 5 Release the recording pause and the playback still simultaneously to begin the duplicating process 6 To stop dubbing press STOP Note e When this unit is used as a playback device a mark or a character display
111. n be recorded only in the VR mode using a DVD RW disc that supports CPRM Ver 1 1 and Ver 1 2 Note When using one touch timer recording to record on a DVD disc it takes some time from when you press REC until recording actually starts Press REC a little before your preferred starting point Even if STOP is pressed during recording record ing does not stop instantly Recording may con tinue for as long as 5 seconds maximum in the VR mode or 30 seconds maximum in the Video mode Because of characteristics peculiar to digital video compression technology scenes with fast motion may appear as a matrix of larger blocks C BRD Recording En Recording a TV program CD a You can record programs you watch on TV onto video tapes or DVDs PAUSE STILL reguone REC a O Preparation e Turn ON the TV and set it to the video input mode e Load a recordable DVD or video tape into the unit e Press DVD VCR to select the appropriate mode 1 Press REC MODE SPEED to select the recording mode The recording mode will appear on the TV monitor and change every time REC MODE SPEED is pressed Video recording modes SP SLP DVD recording modes XP SP LP SLP SP is the normal recording mode for video tapes SLP offers 3 times the recording time as SP For more information on DVD recording modes see page 52 2 Set the TV CATV option to the appropriate position page 32 TV VHF UHF chann
112. n to normal use press gt TITLE MENU DISC NAME ce ate 11 29 2003 11 23 2003 08 41AM 006 SLP ae 11 30AM 11 25 2003 10 03PM 011 SP LENGTH 00 59 45 11 29 2003 11 30AM 009 SP gt CHANNEL 009 12 01 2003 06 52PM 006 XP REC MODE SP 11 23 2003 08 41AM 006 SLP PL a f v fea lt lt PLAY 3 Press ENTER The selected title is played back Note e If you don t display the title menu and press PLAY the first title is played back e Foradisc recorded in the Video mode the REC DATE TIME CHANNEL and REC MODE will not appear in the title menu e When a disc that has been recorded in the Video mode is finalized a title list is automatically created that can be played back even with other DVD players Consequently the menu before finalizing is different from that of after finalizing e The title menu is used not only for playing back titles but also for editing various discs and titles For details of editing operation see page 63 e Ifyou create a playlist an original title and playlist appear in the title menu For creating a playlist see page 64 e You cannot switch to the VCR mode when the title menu is showing Press TITLE MENU to clear the title menu then press DVD VCR to switch to the VCR mode Playback C Checking media information CID Gu Various information on the loaded disc can be displayed on the TV screen DISPLAY CA
113. nput channel L1 or L2 display Err Error display gt Lights during playback of DVD and CD Flashes in auto resume DVD or CD is temporarily stopped Note ights during DVD recording e Some discs may not playback correctly or chapter number playback time etc may not be displayed ED C Controls and displays En Remote control DVD OPEN DVD CLOSE VCR PLAY PAUSE STILL IP SEARCH SKIP srw FES ONE TOUCH REPEAT CM SKIP O QD FEC MODE AUDIOZAUDO 7speed ME SELECT DISPLAY ALL ZOOM REPEATA B ZERORETURN COUNTER SUBTITLE PLAYMODE CLOCK RESET IAR REPEAT COUNTER k TV VCR PROGRESSIVE feat CS O DVD RECORDER ZANGLE 1 STANDBY ON page 22 Turns power on off 2 VCR EJECT page 48 Ejects the cassette tapes 3 DVD OPEN CLOSE page 33 Opens or closes the tray 4 DVD VCR page 78 79 Switches to operation between VCR and DVD 5 0 9 Use for direct TV channel selection of TV page 54 setting the input page 37 76 entering a password page 25 entering a Pluscode for VCR Plus timer programming page 58 6 TIMER REC page 59 61 Sets the unit to start recording at a preset time 7 INPUT SELECT page 80 Switches between the external inputs 8 VCR Plus page 58 Display the VCR Plus program screen 9 RETURN page 23 45 Closes the menu window 10 CLEAR CANCEL Cancels input data in the setting mode page 25 deletes the tim
114. ns DVD RW VR mode Playback recording and Ver 1 0 editing Original playlist DVD RW VR mode Playback recording and Ver 1 1 and editing Original playlist 1 2 Video mode Playback and recording Editing with limitation DVD R Video mode Playback and recording Ver 2 0 Editing with limitation Ver 2 0 4x 8x Before you start Title Chapter Track A DVD Video has large partitions called Titles and smaller partitions within them called Chapters A music CD has other partitions called Tracks A number is allotted to each partition and these numbers are called title numbers chapter numbers or track numbers DVD DISC 4 Lai TITLE1 TITLE2 gt Ga CHAPTER1 CHAPTER2 CHAPTER1 CHAPTER2 CHAPTER 3 AR S p IO A a ia XZ Audio CD t gt TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4 TRACK 5 JJIID DD JIIS UPJI DI When recording in the VR mode One time recording is set to 1 title 1 chapter However if you stop recording temporarily or erase scenes by editing the chapter will automatically be partitioned The interval between chapters can be specified See page 31 When recording in the Video mode One time recording is set to 1 title In recording chapters are set automatically The interval between chapters can be specified See page 31 Note e The title chapter and track are numbered but som
115. nserted 33 e The disc may be dirty Clean up the disc 88 e The unit cannot play DVD ROMs etc 9 Stopping playback search slow Some discs may not do some of the functions motion play repeat play or program play etc cannot be performed Recording does not work e Check the disc space using the disc information 35 e Check the disc for protection 28 e Check if the video to be recorded is not copy guarded 53 e Check that the number of recorded titles is 99 or less using the disc 35 52 information e Check the number of the total chapters for the recorded titles is 999 35 70 using the disc information e In a DVD RW of Ver 1 0 recording in Video mode does not work Check 10 the disc type En C Additional information SYMPTOMS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS PAGE A disc recorded using this recorder Check that the disc is finalized 28 cannot be played back in other Some DVD players will not play even if the disc has been finalized 10 28 players e If the disc was recorded in VR mode the other player must be RW com 10 28 patible in order to play the disc VCR SYMPTOMS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS PAGE TV recording does not work e The erase prevention tab of the video cassette is broken off 48 54 e The unit is in the external input mode 5 Timer recording does not work e The time is not set correctly 26 The recording start end time is not set correct
116. nu Editable items The items that can be edited are different between original title and playlist For the disc in Video mode only the title name can be edited The items can be edited in each are as follows Editing items VR mode Video mode Original Playlist Original Playback Y Y Y Adding chapter mark Combining chapters Erasing scenes Erasing titles Renaming titles Creating playlist Combining titles If you finalize the disc in Video mode the t created and you canno Note itle list will be use the title menu e This unit can not record or edit a disc which was recorded or edited using another DVD recorder e You cannot edit or record the disc on which disc protection is set In such a case be sure to cancel the disc protection see page 28 before starting the operation e When a scene has been erased the selected position for erasing may vary slightly from the actual erased position Editing Editing a playlist You can create and edit the playlist based on the original title Note e A playlist can only be created with a DVD RW in VR mode You cannot create a playlist with a DVD RW in Video mode nor with a DVD R e Incase the disc includes more than 10 titles you can turn to the next or the previous page See page 34 e You cannot switch to the VCR mode when the title menu is showing Press TITL
117. nu Select DVD MENU and select the language from the list below Selectable languages ENGLISH FRANCAIS ESPANOL The selected language is the first priority menu language OTHER If you want to select another language before pressing ENTER input the language code by using the numeric keys See the Language code list on page 81 Then press ENTER e Ifyou input a wrong number press CANCEL AUDIO When several audio languages are recorded on a DVD you can select the audio language to be played back The selected language remains in effect after the power is turned off or the disc is replaced Select AUDIO and select the audio language from the list below Selectable languages ENGLISH FRANCAIS ESPANOL The language you have selected will play if it is recorded on the disc ORIGINAL The unit will select disc OTHER If you want to select another language before pressing ENTER input the language code by using the numeric keys See the Language code list on page 81 Then press ENTER e Ifyou input a wrong number press CANCEL Note e Ifthe selected language is not recorded on the disc the first priority language is selected he first priority language of each SUBTITLE When several subtitles languages are recorded on DVD you can select the language to be used for the subtitles The selected language remains in effect after the power is turned off or the disc is replaced Select S
118. o be stepped on A damaged power cord can cause a fire or give you an electrical shock Check the power cord once in a while When you find it damaged ask your nearest PIONEER authorized service center or your dealer for a replacement so02_En 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 WARNING Handling the cord on this product or cords associated with accessories sold with the product will expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California and other governmental entities to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm Wash hands after handling D36 P4_En This product contains mercury Disposal of this material may be regulated due to environmental considerations For disposal or recycling information please contact your local authorities or the Electronics Industries Alliance www eiae org K057_En MOISTURE CONDENSATION DO NOT OPERATE THIS DVD VCR FOR AT LEAST TWO OR THREE HOURS WHEN MOISTURE IN THE AIR CONDENSES ON THE DVD VCR WHAT IS MOISTURE CONDENSATION When cold liquid is poured into a glass for example water vapour in the air will condense on the surface of the glass This is called moisture condensation MOISTURE WILL CONDENSE ON T
119. om the original title CH PLAY PAUSE STILL SKP po SEARCH SKIP ex Can Fewo INDEX CM SKIP SLOW 1 Press TITLE MENU to display the title menu 2 Select the playlist where a scene you want to erase is included e Press A or YW to select the playlist e Press gt to display the editing menu of the playlist e Press A or to select EDIT TITLE TITLE MENU DISC NAME PLAY booa 11 23 2003 08 41AM 006 SLP EDITTITLE______ Jm 11 25 2003 10 03PM 011 SP DELETE TITLE 17 11 29 2003 11 30AM 009 SP RENAME TITLE 12 01 2003 06 52PM 006 XP TITLE COMBINE Family gt Du s Oo En 3 Press ENTER The EDIT TITLE screen appears EDIT TITLE LENGTH 00 00 00 00 30 17 Press SELECT to start 00 00 00 Preview 00 00 00 4 Press ENTER to playback the playlist on the EDIT TITLE screen Use each operation button F FWD REW SKIP SKIP PLAY PAUSE STILL SLOW CM SKIP for the playback to search the starting point of the scene you want to erase EDIT TITLE 00 08 28 SET START SET END Finish 00 00 00 Preview 00 00 00 LENGTH 00 08 28 00 30 17 5 Press A or Y to select SET START at the start point of the scene that you want to erase and press ENTER To set the start point easily search the start point while SET START is selected The still image at the start point appears at the left small screen EDIT TITLE 00 11 42
120. omagnetic interference with electric appliances such as radios and televisions use shielded cables and connectors for connections D8 10 3a_En This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la Classe B est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada D8 10 1 3_EF READ INSTRUCTIONS All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference HEED WARNINGS All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS All operating and use instructions should be followed CLEANING The product should be cleaned only with a polishing cloth or a soft dry cloth Never clean with furniture wax benzine insecticides or other volatile liquids since they may corrode he cabinet ATTACHMENTS Do not use attachments not recommended by the product manufacturer as hey may cause hazards WATER AND MOISTURE Do not use this roduct near water for example near a athtub wash bowl kitchen sink or laundry ub in a wet basement or near a swimming ool and the like ACCESSORIES Do not place this product on an unstable cart stand tripod bracket or table The product may fall causing serious injury to a child or adult and serious damage to the roduct Use only with a cart stand tri
121. operating conditions BRED C Playback Fast forward playback Special playback Press FFWD during normal playback Each press of FFWD will increase the speed of the CID dnp Ci CID search PP x2 PPP x12 PAPPP x24 PAPPP x60 Note The speed of the serch is increased up to only 2 steps gt 5 in Audio CD e There may be a slight delay between pressing the button and the function activation e To resume normal playback press PLAY e The unit is capable of holding a still video image or On screen display image on your television screen Review playback indefinitely If you leave the still video image or On Press REW during normal playback screen display image displayed on your TV for an Each press of REW will increase the speed of the search extended period of time you risk permanent hd X2 AAA X12 AAAA x24 eed x60 damage to your television screen Projection The speed of the serch is increased up to only 2 steps televisions are very susceptible in Audio CD Ge ke e doce Teens e To resume normal playback press PLAY e Frame advance and slow motion does not work with a CD Still playback Press PAUSE STILL during normal playback To resume normal playback press PLAY Frame advance Press PAUSE STILL during still playback One frame is advanced each time you press PAUSE STILL To resume normal playback press PLAY Slow motion playback Press SLOW during normal playback or still playback Each pr
122. ote controllers for different devices can interfere with each other Avoid using remotes for other equipment located close to this unit e Replace the batteries when you notice a fall off in the operating range of the remote e Use within the operating range and angle as shown he remote 2 Insert two AAA RO3 batteries into the battery compartment following the indications inside the compartment Se P Power Source Note 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 e Don t use different kinds of battery together although they may look similar different batteries may have different voltages TO USE AC POWER SOURCE Use the AC polarized line cord provided for operation on AC Insert the AC cord plug into a standard 120V 60Hz polarized AC outlet Note e Make sure that the plus and minus ends of each e Never connect the AC line cord plug to other than battery match the indications in the battery compartment e Remove batteries from equipment that isn t going the specified voltage 120V 60Hz U power cord only se the attached o be used for a month or more e Ifthe polarized AC cord does not fit into a non e Do not try to recharge batteries not intended to be polarized AC outlet do not attempt to file or cut the recharged they can overheat ant rupture Follow blade It
123. ou have established a comfortable sound level e Set the dial and leave it there Taking a minute to do this now will help to prevent hearing damage or loss in the future After all we want you listening for a lifetime CAUTION THIS PRODUCT EMPLOYS A LASER SYSTEM We Want You Listening For A Lifetime Used wisely your new sound equipment will provide a lifetime of fun and enjoyment Since hearing damage from loud noise is often undetectable until it is too late this manufacturer and the Electronic Industries Association s Consumer Electronics Group recommend you avoid prolonged exposure to excessive noise This list of sound levels is included for your protection Decibel Level Example 30 Quiet library soft whispers 40 Living room refrigerator bedroom away from traffic 50 Light traffic normal conversation quiet office 60 Air conditioner at 20 feet sewing machine 70 Vacuum cleaner hair dryer noisy restaurant 80 Average city traffic garbage disposals alarm clock at two feet THE FOLLOWING NOISES CAN BE DANGEROUS UNDER CONSTANT EXPOSURE 90 Subway motorcycle truck traffic lawn mower 00 Garbage truck chain saw pneumatic drill 20 Rock band concert in front of speakers thunderclap 40 Gunshot blast jet plane 80 Rocket launching pad ormation courtesy of the Deafness Research Foundation 001_En TO ENSURE PROPER USE OF THIS PRODUCT PLEASE READ THIS USER S GUIDE CAREFULLY AND RET
124. pod racket or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the product Any mounting of the product should follow the manufacturer s instructions and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer CART A product and cart combination should be moved with care Quick stops excessive force and uneven surfaces may cause the product and cart combination to overturn VENTILATION Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating and these openings must not be blocked or covered The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed sofa rug or other similar surface This product should not be placed in a built in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer s instructions have been adhered to POWER SOURCES This product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home consult your product dealer or local power company LOCATION The appliance should be installed in a stable location NONUSE PERIODS The power cord of the appliance should be unplugged from the outlet when left un used for a long period of time GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION e If this product is equipped wit POWER CORD PROTECTION Powe
125. press ENTER The timer program is determined and the TIMER REC SET screen appears again 12 When you enter the other program for the timer recording repeat the steps 3 to 11 13 Press SETUP The TIMER REC SET screen disappears and the display will return to the normal screen 14 Press TIMER REC The timer indicator E will appear on the display and the unit stands by for recording e Ifthe program is DVD recording only the unit will change to VCR mode automatically The DVD mode cannot be selected e Ifthe program is VCR recording only the unit will change to DVD mode automatically The VCR mode cannot be selected e Ifthe programs are DVD and VCR recording the unit will turn off If you want to use the unit press TIMER REC again to deactivate the timer Checking or changing the timer recording When you want to check the selected timer recording follow the steps 1 and 2 of Setting timer recording and display the TIMER REC SET screen To change the timer recording select the program to be changed and press ENTER The changing method is the same as that for the recording a program for the first time Cancelling the timer recording Display the TIMER REC SET screen Select the program you want to cancel and press CLEAR CANCEL then the selected program will be erased from the timer recording list In case timer programs overlap Do not overlap timer programs as portions of the conflicting programs wil
126. r 1 1 1 2 VR_ 53 MODE Copy Once program onto a disc mode with CPR COPY IMAGE ONCE ONLY Video mode CANNOT RECORD ON DISC Recording was attempted of a Load a DVD RW Ver 1 1 1 2VR 53 THIS IS NOT CPRM DISC Copy Once program onto a disc mode with CPR without CPRM Dubbing SWITCHING TO INTERLACE Dubbing was initiated fromadisc The mode is automatically 79 OUTPUT FOR COPYING o a video tape in the progressive changed to interlaced mode if scan mode dubbing from a disc to a video ape CANNOT COPY DATA o video tape or disc is inserted Load a video tape or disc into the 78 79 C251 as a source for the recording source drive CANNOT COPY DATA Thesourcevideoordisctobecop You cannot dub a video contain 53 C254 C255 ied is copy guarded ing copy guarded material COPYING INTERRUPTED The video tape or disc became full Load another video tape or disc 78 79 during dubbing or recording and restart Disc setup DISC ERROR C302 C303 Cannot Format disc due to a Check the disc and reload it o scratch or contamination on the use another disc for recording disc DISC ERROR C304 C305 Cannot Finalize disc due to a Check the disc and reload it o scratch or contamination on the use another disc for recording disc DISC ERROR C306 Cannot Undo Finalize disc dueto Check the disc and reload it o a scratch or contamination onthe use another disc for recording disc DISC ERROR C307 C308 Cannot Protect disc ON OFF due Check the
127. r supply If this product is equipped with a polarized alternating current line plug a plug having one blade wider than the other it will fit into the outlet only one way This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet try reversing the plug If the plug should still fail to fit contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized plug a three wire grounding type plug a plug having a third grounding pin it will only fit into a grounding type power outlet This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding type plug cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items place upon or against them paying particular attention to cords at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the product OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the product be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built up static charges Article 810 of the National Electrical Code ANSI NFPA 70 provides information with regard to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge
128. r will light 1 Press PROGRESSIVE in the stop mode The PROGRESSIVE indicator JJ on the display win dow will light e The unit recognizes the picture source film or video of the current disc according to the disc information 2 Press PLAY to start playback SUT an Fr g ND a LILI LILA LIL e To make the progressive scanning mode inactive press PROGRESSIVE in the stop mode The PROGRESSIVE indicator IJ on the display window will go off Different scanning modes Interlaced scan Technology that alternately displays odd numbered scanning lines and even numbered scanning lines Also called 480i i meaning interlace Progressive scan Technology that simultaneously displays odd numbered scanning lines and even numbered scanning lines from top to bottom Also called 480p p meaning progres sive Note e Some discs may not be played back with the progressive scan mode correctly because of the disc characteristics or recording condition e There are some progressive TV and High Definition TV sets that are not fully compatible with the unit resulting in an unnatural picture when playing back a DVD disc in the progressive scan mode In such a case use the interlaced scanning mode e You cannot activate the progressive scan mode in the following cases the unit is in the VCR mode aDVD disc is currently playing You must stop playback first Compatibil
129. rased from finalized discs by first undoing the finalization See UNDO FINALIZE on page 28 Video mode e Up until the disc is finalized recording is possible as long as there is available space on the disc Once the disc has been finalized additional recording and erasing are not possible e The remaining time cannot be increased nor can recorded title be overwritten e Titles cannot be erased nor can recorded titles be overwritten Images that cannot be recorded Some DVD Video and broadcasts contain copy restric tion signals to protect copyrights There are 3 types of copy restriction signals Copy Free Copy Never and Copy Once Copy Free unrestricted recording Land based TV broadcasts and images you record yourself with a video camera allow unrestricted record ing There are no restrictions on recording Copy Never recording prohibited e Images that contain the recording prohibited signal cannot be recorded e Ifthe recording prohibited signal appears halfway through an image you are recording recording is paused at that instant When the recording prohibited signal ends recording resumes e This unit incorporates a built in copy guard It cannot record software or broadcasted programs that contain copy restriction signals designed to protect copyright etc Copy Once one time recordable Programs images that contain the one time recordable signal ca
130. ration when you select the character to be input The selected character will automatically be input C 3 Press the numeric keys where the following character is assigned 5 gt JEg 4 When the character to be input is selected stop the key operation The selected character is automatically input TT Editing cE Erasing a character You can erase the input character Erasing method 1 1 Press A V lt or gt to select Back 2 Press ENTER The last input character will be erased 3 To erase the characters continuously press ENTER The input characters will be erased from the last to the top one by one Erasing method 2 1 Press CLEAR The last input character is erased 2 To erase the characters continuously press CLEAR The input characters will be erased from the last to the top one by one Erasing method 3 Use the cursor to select the character and erase it 1 Press SKIP or SKIP to move the cursor after the character you want to erase 2 Press CLEAR Erase the character before the cursor position Selecting between uppercase and lowercase letters You can select either uppercase or lowercase letters when modifying your titles using the keyboard screen with the Letters tab 1 Press STOP Or press A Y lt or gt to select Caps then press ENTER Live Show Letters RETURN Exit led dvi lt gt
131. rn to normal operating conditions DVD VCR SYMPTOMS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS PAGE DVD VCR does not operate e Make sure the power cord is plugged in 15 e Try another AC outlet e Power is off check fuse or circuit breaker e Unplug unit then plug it back in 15 e Select the DVD or VCR mode before operating 33 49 No picture e Antenna connection is not correct or antenna cable is disconnected 16 19 e The video channel is not in the correct position or the TV is not set to the 22 video channel 3 or 4 e Check the unit is connected correctly 16 21 e The video input selector of the TV is not set to VIDEO Set to VIDEO or equivalent e Channel is set to the external mode No sound e Check the unit is connected correctly 16 21 e Check the input selector of the amplifier is set properly e The unit is in the Special playback mode 36 50 The remote control does not func Aim at the remote control at the remote sensor tion e Operate within Approx 5 meters or reduce the light in the room e Clear the path of the beam 15 e The batteries are weak Replace the batteries e Check the batteries are inserted correctly No CATV reception e Check all CATV connections 18 19 e Station or CATV system problems try another station DVD SYMPTOMS POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS PAGE Display is not shown in your lan Select proper language in the SETUP MENU 24 guage Playback doesn t start e No disc is i
132. rted Auto clock setting Setting the video channel 22 SETUP MENU Pe Using the SEIUP MENU erara 23 Setting the language weet eect 24 OSD LANGUAGE ue 24 DV 24 AU 24 SU 24 Setting the parental control see 25 Selecting parental Control vce 25 Temporarily cancelling parental control 25 Setting the ClOCK voces 26 CLOCK manually 26 AUTO CLOCKS iciscninctininnrs cen 26 STANDARD TIME Time zone 26 DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ne 26 Setting the disc wo 27 REFORMA Toia aa 27 NEW DISC FORMAT sosise 27 FINALIZE aa 28 PROTEC PDISO mena ena e E EE 28 UNDO FINALIZE ajne eamini eid cantina 28 DIMMER Brightness of the display window 06 29 DISPLAY CALL Turning the screen display ON Or ORE aae E EE 29 Setting the sereEfiesnarmensarnereannn ninaa 29 TV SCREEN STILL MODE gi LINE1 INPUT LINE2 INPUT patea 30 Setting the image quality oo cceeeesetsetesteseeeteees 30 BRIGHTNESS Setting the audio DRCer en e rie E ners A EXTERNAL AUDIO INPUT sa inst SAP Second Audio Program we 31 Setting the recording we 31 NITIAL REC TO eee wa 31 NITIAL REC MODE ssa a 31 AUTO CHAPTER ue wa 31 NDEX PICTURE snesecas wi 31 Setting the channel we B2 TV CATV SELECT ue we BZ AUTO CH MEMORY osae wa BZ ADD DELETE channels wa 32 Setting other items we we 32 JPEG INTERVAL sotene ern mans ateh nme mneot en 32 05
133. sage appears 5 Press lt or gt to select YES and press ENTER Dubbing starts e To cancel dubbing select NO and press ENTER CONFIRM DUBBING FROM DVD TO VCR In dubbing DVD playback VCR recording and dub dubbing indicator appear on the display window Video recording DVD playback 6 To stop dubbing press STOP Dubbing only the specified titles or the playlist When you want to dub only specific titles or playlists recorded on the disc start the playback of the desired title or playlist and then immediately press DUBBING STOP or PAUSE STILL If you press DUBBING proceed from step 5 above If you press STOP or PAUSE STILL proceed from step 4 above The first few seconds of the title or playlist may not be recorded When playback of the title or playlist is completed the dubbing stops En gt C Dubbing En Dubbing using other equipment CID un CD You can connect another VCR or camcorder for dubbing Preparation e Typical connection When using this unit as a recording device Playback VCR To Audio R OUT BN To Video OUT A To Audio L OUT AUDIO VIDEO cord supplied Recording DVD VCR 4 To Video IN EIR E To Audio R IN To Audio L IN You can also connect to the audio video input jack L1 at the rear side of this unit In additio
134. se will be heard from the analog stereo outputs To avoid possible damage to the audio system the consumer should take proper precautions when the analog stereo outputs of the DVD VCR are connected to an amplification system 2 O En TED C Playback En Playback by selecting a title au When playing back a recorded disc you can display the title menu and select the title to be played back Preparation e Turn ON the TV and set to the video input mode e Load a recorded DVD e Press DVD VCR to select the DVD mode The DVD indicator will light 1 Press TITLE MENU The title menu will appear Playlist Thumbnail image Recording information Original titles DISC NAME CEEE 11 25 2003 10 03PM 011 SP 11 29 2003 11 30AM 009 SP 12 01 2003 06 52PM 006 XP 11 23 2003 08 41AM 006 SLP PL REC DATE TIME LENGTH 00 30 CHANNEL 006 11 23 2003 a secect J ser If there are many original titles and playlists Before pressing TITLE MENU press DVD MENU until VR ORG or VR PL will appear on the upper right of the TV screen then press TITLE MENU The first original title or playlist will be highlighted 2 Press A or Y to select the title you want to playback In case the disc includes more than 10 titles you can turn to the next or the previous page Press lt then press or A to display next previous page To retur
135. seconds gt keeps blinking in the display until the playback is stopped completely Press PLAY to resume playback from the scene point e Ifyou press STOP again Ml appears on the screen the DVD VCR will clear the stopped point 6 Then press OPEN CLOSE The disc tray opens Remove the disc and press STANDBY ON The disc tray closes automatically and the DVD VCR turns off Note If anon compatible disc is loaded INCORRECT DISC REGION CODE ERROR or PARENTAL ERROR will appear on the TV screen according to the type of loaded disc In this case check your disc again See pages 9 and 25 Some discs may take a minute or so to start playback e A prohibition symbol y may appear at the upper right of the screen This symbol means either the feature you tried is not available on the disc or the DVD VCR can not access the feature at this time This does not indicate a problem with the DVD VCR e When you set a single faced disc label downwards ie the wrong way up and press PLAY or OPEN CLOSE READING will appear and then it will hange to NO DISC e Some playback operations of DVDs may be intentionally fixed by software producers Since this DVD VCR plays DVDs according to the disc contents the software producers designed some ayback features may not be available Also refer to the instructions supplied with the DVDs e When playing DTS encoded Audio CDs excessive noi
136. sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other products including amplifiers that produce heat ANTENNA LEAD IN Fig A GROUND CLAI WIRE P ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT NEC SECTION 810 20 ELECTRIC SERVICE GROUNDING CONDUCTORS EQUIPMENT NEC SECTION 810 21 GROUND CLAMPS POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM NEC ART 250 PART H NEC NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE D1 4 2 2_En DANGER VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM This product incorporates copyright protection echnology 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 echnology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other imited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited CAUTION PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO OT USE THIS POLARIZED PLUG ITH AN EXTENSION CORD ECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET LESS THE BLADES CAN BE ULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT LADE EXPOSURE R PREVENI vs LES CHOCS LECTRIQUES PAS UTILISER ETTE FICHE POLARISEE AVEC UN PROLONGATEUR UNE PRISE DE COURANT OU UNE AUTRE SORTIE DE COURANT SAUF SI LES LAMES PEUVENT ETRE INSEREES A FOND
137. t you can again record on this disc e A finalized disc may not play because of the condition of the DVD or the compatibility with the player used for playback e Some players may not playback the discs recorded with this unit We cannot guarantee the playback using other players CH ED C Controls and displays Chapter 2 Controls and displays Front panel VCR indicator Cassette Loading Slot IR Remote senser PLAY button FF Fast Forward button REC button DVD indicator Disc tray Pioneer IDEO LIONS AUDIO R DVD amp VCR EJECT VCR DVD 2 D a e a Display window STANDBY ON button VCR DVD button DVD VCR common VCR EJECT button AUDIO L R VIDEO IN LINE 2 jacks DVD S VIDEO IN LINE 2 jack Rear panel AC power cord ON DVD l PN WH un g CF E a Po lee DVD COAXIAL DIGITAL AUDIO OUT jack OUTPUT C GITAL AUDIO PECO RDER OPEN CLOSE CHANNEL REW Rewind button STOP button OPEN CLOSE button buttons RF OUT jack RF IN jack DVD S VIDEO IN LINE 1 jack DVD COMPONENT OUT jacks UT1 VIDEC gt AUDICI COMPONI 0 DVD S VIDEO DVD VCR common DVD OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT jack AUDIO L R VIDEO FAN AUDIO OUT jack IN LINE 1 jacks Make sure that when installed DVD AUDIO L R DVD VCR common the fan is no
138. t 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 BD Before you start En Discs on which video can be recorded To record video with this unit use the discs below Media type Logo mark DVD RW Ver 1 0 Ver 1 1 Ver 1 2 Ver 1 1CPRM support 22 ca DVD R Ver 2 0 Ver 2 0 4x 8x DVD RW e The disc can be erased and used again about 1 000 times e Only the VR mode can be used for Ver 1 0 discs e With Ver 1 1 1 2 discs you can record by selecting the VR mode or Video mode e When you record in the VR mode you can repeatedly record and erase By erasing unnecessary titles you effectively increase remaining time e When you record in the Video mode you can record until the disc becomes full e When you use the Video mode you can newly record on the disc by formatting the disc However if the disc is formatted all the recorded contents will be erased DVD R e You can record on the disc only in the Video mode e You can record until the disc becomes full e Finalizing the discs allows playback on other DVD players However the finalized discs can no longer be recorded e Discs can be recorded to repeatedly until they are finalized Note e There are some players that cannot playback discs that were recorded with this unit We cannot guarante
139. t obstructed OUT jacks En AUDIO L R VIDEO OUT jacks Controls and displays Display window Display Description gt ights during video tape playback ideo tape is temporarily stopped ights during video tape recording rogressive scanning mode Timer recording display XP SP LP SLP 4 DVD recording modes XP SP LP or SLP is selected in turn by pressing the REC MODE SPEED repeatedly SP SLP 2 VCR recording modes SP or SLP is selected in turn by pressing the REC MODE SPEED repeatedly Oo Appears when a CD is inserted O CD R Appears when a CD R is inserted CD RW Appears when a CD RW is inserted DVD Appears when a DVD Video is inserted DVD R Appears when a DVD R is inserted O DVD RW Appears when a DVD RW is inserted VR Appears when a DVD RW in VR mode is inserted When the disc is set to video mode VR does not appear VCR Appears when the tuner built into this unit is selected When you press TV VCR VCR disappears Video tape is in the unit 10 00 Clock display Colon flashes 01HOOMO0S Counter display in hour minute second for VCR DVD minute second for CD C 36CH CATV channel display 2CH TV channel display TRK 002 Track number display for CD PM Display for afternoon out in the morning L1 L2 The external i
140. the original title Erase the scene after checking the title You cannot restore the erased scene When you erase the scene you can increase the disc space TITLE MENU 7 TOP MENU 1 Press TITLE MENU to display the title menu 2 Select the original title where a scene you want to erase is included e Press A or to select the original title e Press gt to display the editing menu of original title e Press A or to select EDIT TITLE TITLE MENU DISC NAME 2003 PLAY 11 23 2003 08 41AM 006 SLP ADD CHAPTER MARK m 11 25 2003 10 03PM 011 SP COMBINE CHAPTERS 7 11 29 2003 11 30AM 009 SP EDIT TITLE 12 01 2003 06 52PM 006 XP DELETE TITLE RENAME TITLE NEW PLAYLIST PWA EF T vey Family Du s OO 3 By pressing ENTER the following message screen will appear ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO EDIT THIS TITLE IF PLAYLISTS EXIST THEY WILL BE DELETED 4 Press lt or gt to select YES and press ENTER then the EDIT TITLE screen will appear e By selecting NO the title menu appears 5 The method for erasing a scene is the same as for the playlist See the steps 4 to 9 of Erasing scenes Edit title in Editing a playlist page 66 Note e Ifthe scene is erased from the original title the created playlist is erased e Disc space will only be freed up if scenes lasting several minutes are deleted e A chapter mark is automatically a
141. ting TIME SEARCH input the time until the playback is restarted with the numeric keys When selecting CHAPTER SEARCH or TITLE SEARCH press A or Y to select the chapter number or title number 4 Press ENTER The playback starts at the point you selected Note e You cannot switch to the VCR mode when the play mode screen is showing Press PLAY MODE to clear the play mode screen then press DVD VCR to switch to the VCR mode e For REPEAT see Title Chapter repeat playback page 38 BRED C Playback En Repeat playback CD ax ONE TOUCH REPEAT REPEAT A B PLAY MODE 7REPEAT Note Some discs may not work with the repeat opera tion If the time from the title top is less than 10 seconds when ONE TOUCH REPEAT is pressed the title top is repeated and then the video is played back With some DVD Video the one touch repeat operation may not work In A B repeat mode subtitles near point A or B may not appear A B repeat does not work during the Title and the Chapter repeat playback You may not be able to set A B repeat depending on the scenes of the DVD A B repeat and Title Chapter repeat does not work with an MP3 WMA JPEG CD You cannot switch to the VCR mode when the play mode screen is showing Press REPEAT to clear the play mode screen then press DVD VCR to switch to the VCR mode One touch repeat and Title Chapter repeat playback does not work with a CD
142. tuner channel number in the same way as SYSTE TV CATV SELECT you selected the guide channel number ee A MEMORY e a e You can also select one of the LINE inputs LINE 1 REC SH ADD DELETE PROCEED cH SE Gube cH ser O PROCEED or LINE 2 instead of a channel number if some channels are received via an external receiver 5 Repeat steps 3 4 to input the rest of the channel list serur E 6 Press Y to highlight OK and press ENTER 7 When you re done press SETUP to exit En BRD Recording En Setting the timer program using the VCR Plus system The VCR Plus system simplifies timer recording so that you just enter a PlusCode number which you can find in your TV listings guide for the program you want to record tell the recorder whether you want to record it just once or regularly and then select the DVD or the VCR for recording Note that for the VCR Plus system to work correctly the clock must be set to the right time and the guide channels must be setup see Checking the channel setup to use the VCR Plus system above 1 Press VCR Plus If a PROGRAM FULL message appears then you ll need to delete one of the existing timer programs before continuing Select a timer program from the list and press CLEAR CANCEL 2 Use the number buttons to enter the PlusCode number VCR Plus paceca PlusCode TYPE ONCE OK 3 Press V to select TYPE VCR Plus PlusCode 123456789 TYPE O
143. u EID CHED CLD As thumbnail images are displayed in the title menu you can find the title you want to play back quickly e The title list appears on finalized DVD RW disc recorded in the Video mode and DVD R disc e MP3 WMA JPEG playback Qa MP3 and WMA files can be played back Also you can display JPEG files on the TV screen and enjoy them as a slide show e Progressive scan CID CID mmp i This unit supports the progressive scanning system If your TV is equipped with component video input jacks which support the progressive video input you can enjoy high quality picture Recording function Timer recording xD You can program the recorder to record up to 8 programs up to a month in advance using the VCR Plus system for easy programming if you want As well as single programs you can specify daily or weekly recordings too 7 VCR Plus and PlusCode are registered trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation The VCR Plus system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation e One touch Timer Recording OTR ovo d The One touch Timer Recording feature provides a simple and convenient way to make a timed recording Edit function e Editing recorded material without changing the original titles You can create a playlist based on the original titles The playlist won t affect the original titles If you erase the playlist the original titles remain It is recommended to cr
144. xplains the function of the keyboard screen and how to input characters The disc name and the title name can be changed using the keyboard screen Keyboard screen types The keyboard screen has three types of Letters Numbers and Signs The type can be switched over by pressing REW or FFWD Letters This is mainly used for inputting alphabetical letters For the keyboard screen of Letters see the previous page Numbers This is used for inputting numbers Live Show Letters p CLEAR Back Numbers BE Signs yra Signs This is used for inputting symbols E D Live Show Letters RETURN _ 3 De EY i oe a amp a 1 SPLAN DISPLAN OK a REPE I Space bar CLEAR Back v Inputting characters There are two methods for inputting characters Character input 1 1 Press A V lt or gt to select the character to be input 2 Press ENTER The selected character will be input Character input 2 Example Explained here is the procedure when you input F and J 1 Press the numeric keys continuously and select the character to be input To input F press 3 three times 0 3 gt Note e When the interval between the pressing numeric keys is 2 seconds or more in selecting the input character the selected character will automatically be input 2 Stop the key ope
145. y Digital or DTS decoder Otherwise any attempt to play DVDs may cause such a high level of noise that it may be harmful to your ears and damage your speakers e Ifyou use an optical or a coaxial connection when you play a DVD RW VR mode which was recorded from a bilingual broadcast you can only hear the audio mode that was selected when it was recorded See page 10 e DTS audio will be output only from the COAXIAL or OPTICAL output To hear DTS audio DTS Decoder is necessary e When playing DTS encoded CDs only noise will be heard from the speakers or analogue stereo outputs e Some DTS decoders which do not support DVD DTS interface may not work properly with the unit En ETD C Getting started En Chapter 4 Getting started STANDBY 7ON TV VCR Note e If the unit does not operate properly or there is no key operation from the unit and or the remote control Static electricity etc may affect the operation Disconnect the AC power cord once then connect it again Auto clock setting Preparation You must connect the antenna or cable before connect ing the AC cord to the power source Wait 30 minutes with the power turned off after the antenna or cable is connected for the auto clock feature to activate After the clock is set automatically you may have to set the time zone and daylight saving time See page 26 Press STANDBY ON to turn on the DVD VCR after the auto clock operation completed

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