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Pioneer DVR-3100 DVD DVD Recorder

1. 2 Play Mode DV Record e Some settings can only be changed when the recorder is stopped During playback these settings are grayed out in the Initial Setup menu Except for the Setup Navigator menu screens are exited automatically after 20 minutes of inactivity Basic settings Clock Setting The date day month year and time must be set before you can use any of the timer recording features The clock can be set automatically if there is a broadcast station transmitting clock signals or manually Select Auto to set the clock automatically or Manual to display the clock setting screen d Initial Setup Basic Clock Setting D Auto Tuner Input Line System Manual Video In Out On Screen Display Audio In Front Panel Display Audio Out Power Save Language Remote Control Set Recording Setup Navigator Playback e Auto clock setting Some IV channels broadcast time signals together with the program This recorder can use these signals to set the clock automatically usijbu3 Set Clock Set CH to the channel preset number that broadcasts a clock signal then move the cursor down to Start and press ENTER D Initial Setup Basic Clock Auto Clock Setting Tuner Inpu D Video In Out On ae s ux one Audio In Fron Time cb den Audio Out Pow Clock Set CH Pr 1 Language Rem Stat Recording Setu _ Playback If the time could not be set automatically press RETURN to go back to the previous sc
2. gt gt I buttons to display the previous next page if there are more than six titles If you are editing a VR mode disc press PLAYLIST to switch between Original and Play List Disc Navigator screens e Play Play a title page 60 e Title Name Ttl Name Name or rename a title page 60 Lock Unlock Lock or unlock a title to prevent accidental changes being made page 62 e Erase Erase a title page 60 e Erase All Erase all titles page 63 e Undo Undo the last change page 63 Chapter Edit Chpt Edit Make detailed changes to chapters in a title page 61 DVD Remain 0h37m FINE Play List Create Make a new Play List title page 63 Chapter Edit Chpt Edit Make detailed changes to chapters in a Play List title page 64 Vv On the left side of the screen are the Disc Navigator Move Move the position of a title in the Play List menu options The main part of the screen shows page 65 thumbnails of the titles on the disc You can change e Erase All Erase all titles in the Play List page 66 these thumbnails using the NAVI MARK button see Changing the thumbnail picture for a title on page 36 In the center is displayed information on the currently e Undo Undo the last change page 66 e Play Play a title page 63 selected title Press DISPLAY to change the information Erase Erase a title from the Play List page 63 displayed Title Name Ttl Name N
3. 2 0 and Ver 2 0 4x CD R RW compatibility This recorder will play CD R and CD RW discs recorded in CD Audio or Video CD format or as a CD ROM containing MP3 WMA or JPEG files However any other content may cause the disc not to play or create noise distortion in the output This recorder cannot record CD R or CD RW discs PC created disc compatibility If you record a disc using a personal computer even if it is recorded in a compatible format as listed above there will be cases in which the disc may not be playable in this recorder 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 Check the DVD R RW or CD R RW software disc boxes for additional compatibility information WMA Windows Media Audio compatibility ly Plays Am Windows m Media The Windows Media logo printed on the box indicates that this recorder can playback WMA data WMA is short for Windows Media Audio and refers to an audio compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation WMA data can be encoded by using Windows Media Player version 9 or less or Windows Media Player for Windows XP Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Compressed audio compatibility This recorder will play CD ROM CD R and CD RW d
4. compatibility with all discs and sources You ll probably also want to connect a video output to your AV amplifier receiver Use the ordinary video output as shown here or the S video output A Important Noise may be output from your speakers if the recorder is not set up to work with your AV amplifier receiver properly see Audio Out settings on page 82 ANTENNA IN Antenna cable TV wall outlet 1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown This enables you to watch and record IV channels 2 Connect one of the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL jack on this recorder to an optical digital input on your AV receiver This enables you to listen to multichannel surround sound 3 Connect the analog AUDIO OUTPUT and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks on this recorder to an analog audio and video input on your AV receiver 4 Connect the AV receiver s video output to a video input on your TV Note e The diagram shows ordinary video connections but you can alternatively use an AV connector or o video connections if they re available A Important e Do not connect this recorder to your TV through your VCR using A V cables Always connect it directly to your TV m 5 TS 3 En EN Connecting up En Connecting other AV sources Connecting a VCR or analog camcorder vi jp AUDIO VIDEO oo AUDIO VIDEO INPUT C OUTPUT VCR 1 Connecta set of audio and video outputs on your VCR or
5. 0h37m FINE Ttl Name Chpt Edit usijbu3 En En 3 Highlight Yes to confirm or No to cancel then press ENTER Note e The remaining recording time doesn t change when you erase something from the Play List Title Name Ttl Name You can give titles new names of up to 64 characters long 1 Select Ttl Name from the Disc Navigator Play List menu options 2 Select the title you want to name then press ENTER 3 Input a name for the selected title a Input Title Name 2 30 Wed 4 11 Pr5 LP ABCDEFGHIJKLM Small NOPQRSTUVWXYZ AAKAAAAGEEEETITT bpBNO 606600000U0YbPB 01234567894 amp K xe 1 7j GREY ES 2 5 gt 50 2 Ng OE Be Clear Press ENTER after selecting each character e Aname generated automatically by the recorder will already be in the name input section of the screen Use the 4t 4 buttons to change the cursor position Select CAPS or small to change to upper or lower case or use the CASE SELECTION buttons H P You can also use the CLEAR button to delete characters directly press and hold for 2 seconds to delete the whole name For other remote control key shortcuts see Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name on page 61 For discs formatted on a different DVD recorder you will see only a limited character set 4 Highlight OK then press ENTER to fix the name and return to the main Disc Navigator scr
6. 5 To play the program list press gt PLAY Program play remains active until you turn off program play see below erase the program list see below eject the disc or switch off the recorder 4 Tip e To save your program list and exit the program edit screen without starting playback press HOME MENU or PLAY MODE You can change the program list by selecting Input Edit Program from the Play Mode Program menu e During program play press M to skip to the next program step Press CLEAR during playback to switch off program play if no menu OSD such as the Disc Navigator is displayed Press while stopped to erase the program list Other Program play functions As well as creating and editing a program list you can start program play cancel program play and erase the program list from the Play Mode menu 1 Press PLAY MODE and select Program from the list of functions on the left 2 Select a program play function Input Edit Program See above e Start Program Play Starts playback of a saved program list Playback 5 Cancel Program Play Turns off program play but m does not erase the program list Note Erase Program List Erases the program list and Some discs only allow you to change subtitle turns off program play language from the disc menu Press TOP MENU to access e To set subtitle preferences see Subtitle Language on 7 Note page 84 e When playing a program list o
7. Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback OSD Language Audio Language Subtitle Language Auto Language DVD Menu Language Subtitle Display When set to On the recorder displays subtitles according to the Subtitle Language and Auto Language settings Set to Off to switch subtitles off altogether although you may find that some discs override this setting Set to Assist Subtitle to have the recorder display the extra assistive subtitles recorded on to some DVD discs Selecting Other languages 1 Select Other from the language list This option appears in the settings for DVD Menu Language Audio Language and Subtitle Language 2 Select the language you want DB Initial Setup OSD L DVD Menu Language Video In Out Language English Audio In Auto Number CEE Audio Out DVD NV Language Subti Recording Playback Basic Tuner e Select by language name Use the cursor left right buttons to change the language e Select by code number Press cursor down then use the number buttons to enter the 4 digit language code See Language code list on page 97 for a list of available languages and corresponding codes 3 Press ENTER to confirm and exit the screen Recording settings Manual Recording Default setting Off 2D Initial Setup Basic Manual Recording On go to setup Tuner Optimized Rec n Off Video In Out Navi Mark
8. Front Panel Display e Default setting On DB Initial Setup Basic Clock Setting 0 On Tuner Input Line System off Video In Out On Screen Display Audio In Front Panel Display Audio Out Power Save Language Remote Control Set Recording Setup Navigator Playback On the default setting the time is shown in the front panel display when the recorder is in standby Switch to Off to have the front panel display switch off completely when in standby Note e When set to Off the display still lights dimly in standby when setting a timer recording or during Auto Start Recording Power Save Default setting Off DB Initial Setup f Basic Clock Setting Mode1 Tuner Input Line System Mode2 Video In Out On Screen Display Off Audio In Front Panel Display Audio Out Power Save Language Remote Control Set Recording Setup Navigator Playback When set to Off signals arriving at the ANTENNA IN terminal and at the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER AV connector are passed through to the ANTENNA OUT terminal and to the AV1 RGB TV AV connector respectively when the recorder is in standby You can cut the standby power consumption of the recorder by turning off the through function for one or both terminals The Initial Setup menu cm e Model Through function only for the antenna terminal Mode2 No through function e Off Through function for both antenna terminal and AV connector Remote Control Set Def
9. 0 For 1 hour and 15 minutes and 20 seconds into the disc press 1 1 5 2 O f Frame Search is On see Frame Search on page 87 then you need to add a frame number to the end of the time search For example 22 minutes 10 seconds and 5 frames press 2 2 1 0 0 5 PAL video contains 25 frames per second numbered 0 through 24 When using frame search with film material recorded at 24 frames second accurate frame search may not be possible This is because of the difference between the recorded frame rate and the playback frame rate 4 Press ENTER e f you searched by frame the recorder will pause on the selected frame F tip e You can often select what you want to watch on a DVD disc from the disc menu Press MENU or TOP MENU to display the disc menu Note When using time search playback may occasionally start slightly before or after the time you input e ime search doesn t work with Super VCDs Playback A B Repeat ED The A B Repeat function allows you to specify two points A and B within a track or title that form a loop which is played over and over A Important e You can t use A B Repeat with WMA MP3 or Super VOD discs 1 During playback select A B Repeat from the Play Mode menu 2 Highlight A Loop Start R Play Mode Search Mode A Loop Start A B Repeat B Loop End Off Repeat Program 3 Atthe point you want the loop to start press ENTER 4 Highli
10. Audio In Auto Chapter Video Audio Out DVD RW Auto Init Language Recording Playback On the default setting there are four different recording time picture quality settings FINE SP LP and EP If you want to create a custom setting switch on Manual Recording and select one of the 32 manual settings When recording you can select your Manual Recording setting using the REC MODE button 1 Select On go to setup to display the manual recording setting screen DVD Remain 2h00m EP LP SP FINE v v v v 077000008 MN 9 4h00m DVD 2 60Mbps Preview 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to change the manual recording level e You can also use the ke and gt gt I buttons to cycle between levels MN1 MN9 MN21 and MN32 o preview the recording quality press amp cursor down and select Preview To return to the level adjust screen press ENTER 3 Press ENTER to set the manual recording level and return to the menu screen Note he preset picture quality settings correspond to the following manual settings FINE MN32 SP MN21 LP MN9 EP MN1 e See page Manual recording modes on page 96 for detailed information on the manual recording levels usijbu3 En NT The Initial Setup menu En Optimized Rec Default setting Off d Initial Setup Basic Manual Recording Tuner Optimized Rec Video In Out Navi Mark Audio In Auto Chapter Video Audio Out DV
11. Audio Out Recordin Language Playback Recording Playback 2 Use number buttons to enter your password 3 Press ENTER to set the password then press ENTER Parental Lock Change Password P Initial Setup To change your password confirm your existing Bask potente Lock Change Level password then enter a new one Video InfOut inu Password CEEE u e n 1 Select Change Password Recording DB Initial Setup Basic TV Screen Size Change Password 3 Usethe cursor left right buttons to select Tuner Still Picture Change Level Video In Out Frame Search Country Code a new parental lock level Audio In Seamless Playback Audio Out Parental Lock E Angle Indicator QD Initial Setup Eley back Basic Parental Lock Change Level Tuner M Video In Out Password CECE 2 Use the number buttons to enter your existing Audion Audio Out password inge Recordin D Initial Setup Ex Change Password 4 Press ENTER to set the new Parental Lock level uner Video In Out Current Password T 2 8 Audio In Audio Out DAAE Tanguage New Password FEFE Recordin Playback En The Initial Setup menu cm Parental Lock Country Code Angle Indicator m You may also want to refer to the Country code list on Default setting On te page 97 z 1 Select Country Code Initial Setup gt Basic TV Screen Size o On Tuner Still Picture Off we Video In
12. Language Recording Playback On the default setting the recorder automatically detects whether the video signal from the built in tuner or from one of the external inputs is PAL SECAM 3 58 NTSC or PAL 60 You may however occasionally need to set it manually if the picture is not displayed properly 1 Select Input Colour System then Next Screen 2 Use the CHANNEL buttons number buttons the front panel SMART JOG or the INPUT SELECT button to switch between the built in tuner and the external inputs 3 Use the cursor left right buttons to change the input colour system for the current input or built in tuner e he available settings depend on the Input Line System setting see nput Line System on page 76 The table below shows the different options available Input Line System Built in tuner External input 625 System Auto Auto PAL PAL SECAM SECAM 525 System n a Auto 3 58 NTSC PAL 60 AV1 Out Default setting Video You only need to make this setting if you connected this recorder to your TV using the AVI RGB TV SCART AV connector A Important f you make a setting here that is incompatible with your TV the TV may not display any picture at all It this happens either switch everything off and reconnect to the TV using either the supplied video cable or an S video cable see Using the S video output on page 15 for more on this or reset the recorder see Resetting the reco
13. Optimized recording 6 50 86 Original content 7 11 23 33 58 59 60 63 65 OSD see On screen display OSD P PAL 40 45 76 77 80 81 PBC PlayBack Control for Video CD 32 35 101 PhotoViewer 68 69 Picture quality see Adjusting the picture quality and Re cording quality Play List 7 11 22 23 33 58 59 63 66 Play Mode menu 23 40 43 Program play 41 42 43 R Recording 6 7 28 34 45 57 Recording quality 45 46 72 Remote control 8 23 77 Repeat play 41 43 Rotating a JPEG picture 69 S ocanning 23 37 SCART see AV connector SECAM 45 76 77 80 Setting up 25 28 90 ShowView 6 23 51 52 79 oimultaneous recording and playback 6 34 53 94 Slow motion playback 38 oubtitle langauge 23 43 84 85 T Timer recording 6 13 17 22 24 34 48 52 54 TV aspect ratio 86 91 TV audio channel 29 47 81 82 TV system see Input line system and Input colour system V Video mode 7 9 10 22 34 45 56 57 60 71 86 94 96 Video settings 72 74 80 81 Virtual Surround 74 VPS PDC 6 22 48 49 50 52 VR mode 10 22 45 47 56 57 60 63 71 86 87 94 96 W WMA audio 7 9 31 101 Z Zooming a JPEG picture 69 Published by Pioneer Corporation Copyright 2003 Pioneer Corporation All rights reserved PIONEER CORPORATION 4 1 Meguro 1 Chome Meguro ku Tokyo 153 8654 Japan PIONEER ELECTRONICS USA INC P O BOX 1540 Long Beach Calitornia 90810 1540 U S A
14. VIDEO DVD Video DVD R DVD RW COMPACT COMPACT COMPACT 0 COMPACT dse aise wise wise DIGITAL AUDIO Audio CD Video CD CD R CD RW rusicoror co amem E COMPATIBLE FUJICOLOR CD COMPATIBLE Fujicolor CD Also compatible with KODAK Picture CD isa trademark or Fuji Photo Film Go Ltd This recorder supports the IEC s Super VCD standard Compared to the Video CD standard Super VCD offers superior picture quality and allows two soundtracks to be recorded Super VCD also supports the widescreen OS Sch Super Video CD Super VCD Other formats including but not limited to the following are not playable in this recorder DVD Audio SACD DVD RAM DVD ROM CD ROM Except those that contain WMA MP3 or JPEG See also Compressed audio compatibility and JPEG file compatibility below DVD R RW and CD R RW discs recorded using a DVD recorder CD recorder or personal computer may not be playable in this recorder This may be caused by a number of possibilities including but not limited to the type of disc used the type of recording damage dirt or condensation on either the disc or the pick up lens See below for notes about particular software and formats DVD R RW compatibility This recorder will play and record DVD R RW discs that use DVD Video format Video mode and DVD RW discs that use the Video Recording VR format It is compatible with DVD RW Ver 1 1 and Ver 1 1 2x and DVD R Ver
15. discs When used with a recordable disc the Disc Navigator gives you access to all the editing features of this recorder as well as the ability to browse and play titles See also Editing on page 58 for more on editing recordable discs 1 Press HOME MENU and select Disc Navigator from the on screen display Alternatively you can press DISC NAVIGATOR remote or front panel to go straight to the Disc Navigator screen 2 Select Play from the menu options 3 Usethe f cursor buttons to select a title to play 4 Press ENTER to start playback Note e he Disc Navigator is only accessible when there is a disc loaded t s not possible to use the Disc Navigator when playing a Video CD in PBC mode Another way to find a particular place on a disc is to use the time search mode See Search Mode on page 40 Changing the thumbnail picture for a title You can change the thumbnail picture that appears for each title in the Disc Navigator screen using the NAVI MARK button PLAY PAUSE STEP SLOW NAVI MARK 1 Start playback of the title you want to change the thumbnail for 2 Press NAVI MARK anywhere in the title to make the displayed picture the thumbnail for that title For greater control over the exact frame you want to use you can use the IM PAUSE and or slow motion frame advance reverse controls II IIP aybak o O Hi aD xiD m Navigating discs T 1 During playback use the numbe
16. has copy protected material on it this recorder will pause recording Recording will restart automatically when there is a recordable signal For best results when recording from a DV camcorder to this recorder we recommend cueing the camcorder to the place you want to start recording from and setting the camcorder to play pause 1 Make sure your digital camcorder is connected to the front panel DV IN OUT jack Also set the camcorder to VIR mode 2 Setup the recorder Use REC MODE to set the recording quality See Setting the picture quality recording time on page 46 for detailed information e Make sure a recordable disc is loaded 3 Fromthe Initial Settings menu check that the DV audio input is setup as you require See DV Input on page 82 for more on this e Check also that the Audio In settings for External Audio and Bilingual Recording are as you want them see Audio In settings on page 81 4 Press HOME MENU and select DV Record from the menu DV recording only works when the digital camcorder is in VIR mode with a tape loaded 5 Find the place on the camcorder tape that you want to start recording from For best results pause playback at the point from which you want to record Depending on your camcorder you can use this recorder s remote to control the camcorder using the E Po lt lt gt gt lt i and I buttons 6 Use the t cursor up down buttons to select Start Rec and press
17. DVD RW disc gives you the most flexibility when editing By default when you load a new DVD RW disc into the recorder it is initialized for recording in VR mode See also Editing on page 58 Can play a VR mode DVD RW disc in another DVD player Look for the RW Compatible mark on the other DVD player to see if it will play VR mode DVD RW discs If the player does not recognize the disc when you load it try finalizing it in the recorder then try again See also Playing your recordings on other DVD players on page 56 Can I record a copy once protected program from a subscription satellite or cable channel Yes but you ll need to use a CPRM compatible DVD RW disc initialized for VR mode recording Look on the disc package to see if it is CPRM compatible See also CPRM on page 46 Can I play a disc while recording Yes For simultaneous recording and playback use a 2x speed compatible DVD RW initialized for VR mode recording the disc should be a DVD RW Ver 1 1 2x CPRM compatible See also Simultaneous recording and playback on page 53 changed the batteries in the remote control and now it doesn t work Most likely the remote control ID does not match the recorder After changing the batteries the remote ID is reset to 1 if the recorder is set to something else the remote will not work with it See Remote Control Set on page 77 for how to set the ID of the recorder and the remote Additional in
18. Disc History list in gray Discs with no available recording space left Locked discs Discs that contain the maximum 99 titles and or 999 chapters Discs recorded with a Line Input setting different to the recorder s current setting When a Video mode disc is finalized the information for that disc disappears from the Disc History En 09 The PhotoViewer En Chapter 9 The PhotoViewer From the PhotoViewer you can view JPEG photos and picture files stored on a CD ROM R RW on your TV Currently selected thumbnail PhotoViewer File Chair No 2 Dateiiure 10 00 12 05 2003 01 12 12 TUE 03 14 12 THU 04 15 12 FRI 05 16 12 SAT 06 17 12 SUN 07 18 12 MON 08 19 12 TUE wv 1 2 Currently selected folder in folder list Pages in folder list Playing a slideshow 1 Press HOME MENU and select PhotoViewer to display the PhotoViewer screen e he PhotoViewer is only accessible when a disc containing JPEG files is loaded 2 Use the f cursor up down buttons to select a folder from the folder list 3 Press ENTER to see the images from the highlighted folder in the thumbnail view area The first image file in the folder will be highlighted To get back to the folder list press RETURN 4 Usethe f 4 9 cursor buttons to select a thumbnail e Use the I and gt P buttons to display the previous next page of thumbnails 5 Press ENTER or PLA
19. ENTER f you select Not Connected that completes the setup Press ENTER to exit the Setup Navigator or select Go Back if you want to go back and start again e Select the digital audio formats your AV amplifier is compatible with D Initial Setup Basic Cloc AV Amp Compatibility Tuner Video In Out Audio In Dolby Digital Audio Out Dolby Digital DTS language PCM only Recording Playback Use the cursor up down buttons to select Dolby Digital Dolby Digital DTS or PCM only then press ENTER e Check the operating instructions that came with your AV amplifier if you re not sure what it s compatible with 9 Is your AV amplifier compatible with 96 kHz PCM digital audio DB Initial Setup Tuner Video In Out Audio In Compatible Audio Out n Not Compatible Language Don t Know Recording Playback Use the t cursor up down buttons to select Compatible Not Compatible or Don t Know then press ENTER e Check the operating instructions that came with your AV amplifier if you re not sure m 5 TS 3 En EN 7 Getting started En 10 Press ENTER to exit the Setup Navigator or select Go Back if you want to start again DB Initial Setup Basic inpe Setup is complete JESOOML Ons Enjoy using your DVD recorder Audio In Audio Out Finish Setup Language Go Back Recording Playback That completes basic setup using the Setup Navigator
20. ENTER B Stop 1 02 22 Qe B Stop Start Rec Control with these buttons Go CN CA COCs Pause Rec Stop Rec SP 2h00m DVD Remain 1h40m Recording is automatically paused if the recorder detects no signal or a copy protected signal Recording restarts when there is a non copy protected signal You can pause or stop the recording by selecting Pause Rec or Stop Rec from the on screen display You cannot control the camcorder from this remote control during recording If you restart recording after stopping the camcorder the first few seconds of the camcorder tape will not be recorded Use the pause button on your camcorder instead and recording will start immediately VR Mode only A chapter marker is inserted every time there is a break in the timecode on the DV tape This happens when the recording is stopped or paused then restarted for example While recording you cannot exit the DV recording screen using the HOME MENU or RETURN button Note Depending on the connected camcorder you may not be able to control it using the remote control supplied with this recorder If the audio subcode on the DV tape cannot be read correctly the audio type will not switch automatically You can switch the audio manually from the External Audio setting page 81 See also DV related messages on page 95 if you encounter an error while using the DV IN OUT jack WV Frequently Asked Questions e can t get my DV
21. Input impedance more than 22 kQ lom P AV connector 2 Input 1 RCA jacks Inputs 2 3 Additional information cm PUOC OUMU S ac dora ani RARER ARAR Output 1 2 L R m WiEisineseltote Uie vr 2V rms Output impedance less than 1 5 kQ JACKS cco iba adhe ot beac xs AV connector 1 output 1 RCA jacks output 2 COMO DESDE 029 2 aac oh adds eee de P od dc oy d Mini jack VOU OULU lt 2 ancor Macro ak RoR d a3 e OX eo d 4 pin LINK IEEE 1394 standard AV Connectors 21 pin connector assignment AV connector input output 21 pin connector This connector provides the video and audio signals for connection to a compatible colour TV or monitor 2018 16141210 8 6 42 PIN no tut a a ete PCI tee a E dee UE ES Audio 2 R out lm PF G out Do rr ETT Audio 1 L out P R or C out d E E 4 a Pe eas Pee E Pe ee ee GND l PTT I v mM GND l EE B out B Video out or Y out Op acai CURE Gog cas TUS Bide FU VA OPER ER Status REPORT GND AV CONNECTOR 1 RGB IV is output Supplied accessories Remo CONTO 24 24 theese ek Sheek oe Oh RC COO P e EROR 1 Dry cell batteries AWR6P oo ees 2 Audio Video cable red white yellow sss 1 RP BIDUO CSDIB uu da adobe is SEER Oe ta eee ws Had es 1 POWEl DODIE cio d acto Cars dC CO OR a KERE ees E Lees 1 Operating IMSWUCTIO
22. Kazakh kk 1111 Greenlandic kl 1112 Cambodian km 1113 Kannada kn 1114 Kashmiri ks 1119 Kurdish ku 1121 Country Country code Country code letter Argentina 0118 ar Australia 0121 au Austria 0120 at Belgium 0205 be Brazil 0218 br Canada 0301 ca Chile 0312 cl China 0314 cn Denmark 0411 dk Finland 0609 fi France 0618 fr Germany 0405 de Hong Kong 0811 hk India 0914 in Indonesia 0904 id Italy 0920 it Japan 1016 jp Korea Republic of 1118 kr Kirghiz ky 1125 Latin la 1201 Lingala In 1214 Laothian lo 1215 Lithuanian It 1220 Latvian lv 1222 Malagasy mg 1307 Maori mi 1309 Macedonian mk 1311 Malayalam ml 1312 Mongolian mn 1314 Moldavian mo 1315 Marathi mr 1318 Malay ms 1319 Maltese mt 1320 Burmese my 1325 Nauru na 1401 Nepali ne 1405 Norwegian no 1415 Occitan oc 1503 Oromo om 1513 Oriya or 1518 Panjabi pa 1601 Polish pl 1612 Pashto Pushto ps 1619 Quechua qu 1721 Rhaeto Romance rm 1813 Kirundi rn 1814 Romanian ro 1815 Kinyarwanda rw 1823 sanskrit sa 1901 Sindhi sd 1904 Sangho sg 1907 Serbo Croatian sh 1908 Malaysia 1325 my Mexico 1324 mx Netherlands 1412 nl New Zealand 1426 nz Norway 1415 no Pakistan 1611 pk Philippines 1608 ph Portugal 1620 pt Russian Federation 1821 ru usijou3 Sinhalese si 1909 Slovak sk 1911 Slove
23. Out Frame Search 2 Iaa tR Audio In Seamless Playback Basic TV Screen Size Change Password Audio Out Parental Lock Tuner Still Picture Change Level language Angle Indicator Video In Out Frame Search Country Code Recordin Audio In Seamless Playback Playback Audio Out Parental Lock Language Angle Indicator Recordin On the default setting when playing a DVD Video disc aybac that features multi angle scenes an icon appears on screen during the parts of the disc where angle switching is available Change to Off to hide the on screen indicator 2 Use number buttons to enter your password then press ENTER DB Initial Setup Basic Parental Lock Country Code Tuner Video In Out Password CECE Audio In Audio Out Code Cu Language Recordin Number Xd 3 Select a Country code There are two ways you can do this e Select by code letter Use cursor left right to change the country code d Initial Setup Basic TV Sd Parental Lock Country Code Tuner Video In Out Password CECE Audio In Audio Out Code Cus gt Language Recordin Number ac Playback e Select by code number Press amp cursor down then use the number buttons to enter the 4 digit country code you can find the Country code list on page 97 DB Initial Setup Basic Parental Lock Country Code Tuner Video In Out Password MECE Audio In Audio Out us Language Code Recordin Play
24. Power Save must be set to Off see Power Save on page 76 Connecting up Using other types of audio video output If you can t use the SCART AV connector to connect your TV to this recorder there are standard audio video output jacks as well as an S video output m 5 TY 3 En Using the supplied audio video cable Using the S video output AUDIO S VIDEO INPUT INPUT AN RGB TV QUT UTPUT E Q AUDIO VIDEO S VIDEO 1 Connect the VIDEO OUTPUT jack to a video input 1 Use an S video cable not supplied to connect on your TV the S VIDEO OUTPUT to an S video input on your TV Use the yellow jack of the supplied audio video cable for monitor or other equipment the video connection 2 Connect the AUDIO OUTPUT jacks to the 2 Connect the AUDIO OUTPUT jacks to the corresponding audio inputs on your TV corresponding audio inputs on your TV mE You can use the supplied audio video cable leaving the Use the red and white jacks of the supplied audio video yellow video plug disconnected Make sure you match up cable for the audio connection Make sure you matchup the left and right outputs with their corresponding inputs the left and right outputs with their corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound for correct stereo sound En Connecting up Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver If you have a cable or satell
25. Setting Download from TV on page 78 for more on this feature EPG download EPG download allows you to program a timer recording directly from the electronic program guide displayed on your TV See the manual that came with your TV for more information on how to use this feature Note that the SP and LP options displayed on your TV correspond to the SP and LP recording modes on this recorder TV auto power on When you play a disc in this recorder the TV automatically turns on and switches to the correct video input See the manual that came with your TV for how to use this feature System configuration Basic settings including language country and TV screen size aspect ratio can be downloaded from your TV to help set up this recorder for use Note e For further details and compatibility information see also the manual that came with your TV En EN Connecting up En Easy connections The setup described below is a basic setup that allows you to watch and record TV programs and play discs Other types of connections are explained starting on the following page A Important These connections use SCART cables not supplied If your TV or VCR does not have a SCART connection see the following page for connecting up using the supplied audio video cable The AV1 RGB TV AV connector can output ordinary composite S video or RGB video plus stereo analog audio The AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER connector acc
26. ShowView programming number is correct and start again from step 1 f CAN T SET appears in the display it means that although you entered a valid ShowView programming number the program has already finished Stopping or extending a timer recording in progress After a timer recording has started you can cancel or extend recording REC STOPREC LM Hn 1 Press and hold REC for 3 seconds Only the program is canceled the timer indicator disappears recording continues 2 If you want to stop recording completely press C STOP REC To extend recording press 6 REC repeatedly to extend recording in 30 minute increments Preventing use of the recorder before a timer recording child lock You can make all the front panel and remote control buttons inoperative using the child lock feature This is useful when you set a timer recording and want to make sure that the timer settings are not changed before recording has finished 1 If the recorder is on switch it into standby 2 Press and hold BB STOP on the front panel for 3 seconds to lock the controls The front panel display briefly shows LOCK If any buttons are pressed on the remote or front panel LOCK is briefly displayed again e To unlock the recorder press and hold IBI STOP on the front panel for 3 seconds To cancel a timer recording when the recorder is locked first unlock the recorder see above then press and hold REC for 3 seconds Timer recor
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28. another location for a new title Move Use this function to re arrange the playing order of Play List titles 1 Select Move from the Disc Navigator Play List menu options 2 Select the title you want to move then press ENTER DVD Remain 0h37m FINE 3 Select anew position in the Play List for the title then press ENTER DVD Remain 0h37m FINE After pressing ENTER the new updated Play List is displayed En 4 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options or select another title to move Divide Use this command to split a title up into two new titles 1 Select Divide from the Disc Navigator Play List menu options 2 Select the title that you want to divide then press ENTER 3 Use the standard playback controls to find the place you want to divide the title Play Li Title 2 15 00 Wed11 12 Pr5 LP 2 1 1 07 45 00 Il Play Pause bd 4 With Divide highlighted press ENTER to divide the title at the current playback position 5 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options or select another title to divide Combine Use this function to combine two adjacent Play List titles into one 1 Select Combine from the Disc Navigator Play List menu options 2 Highlight the bar divider between the two titles you want to combine then press ENTER Disc Navigator DVD Remain 0h37m FINE After pressing ENTER the new updated Play List i
29. camcorder to work with the recorder Check that the DV cable is properly connected Also make sure that what you re trying to record is not copy protected If it still doesn t work try switching off the camcorder then switch back on e here s a picture but no sound Try switching the DV Input setting see DV nput on page 82 between Stereo 1 and Stereo 2 m 5 T3 3 En En Recording Recording from the DV output You can record non copy protected material from a DVD to a camcorder connected to the DV IN OUT jack 1 Connect the camcorder to the DV IN OUT jack of this recorder 2 Find the place you want to start recording from 3 Start recording on the camcorder 4 Play the source material Playing your recordings on other DVD players Most regular DVD players can play finalized discs recorded in Video mode A number of players including many Pioneer models can also play DVD RW discs recorded in VR mode finalized or not Check the manual that came with the player to check what kinds of discs it will play When you finalize a Video mode disc a title menu is created from which you can select titles when you play the disc There are a number of different styles of title menu to choose from to suit the content of the disc All the title menus are navigated in the usual way pressing MENU or TOP MENU to display the menu then using the f amp amp 9 cursor buttons followed by ENT
30. individual stations using the Manual CH Setting feature See Manual CH Setting below for how to use this usijbu3 En NT The Initial Setup menu En Auto Channel Setting Download from TV If you connected this recorder to your TV using the AV1 RGB TV AV connector and if your TV supports this function you can download all the channels that your TV is tuned to Check your TV s instruction manual for more details 1 Choose Download from TV d Initial Setup Basic Auto Channel Setting Auto Scan Tuner Manual CH Setting n Download from TV Video In Out Channel Swapping Audio In ShowView CH Setting Audio Out Language Recording Playback 2 Select your country DB Initial Setup Basic Auto Auto Channel Setting Tuner Manu n ESSN Chand COUNtY lt Austria E Audio In Show Audio Out Language Recording Playback 3 Press ENTER to start downloading Downloading Cancel After downloading has finished the channel mapping screen appears showing which channels have been assigned to which program numbers amp tip e f the channel tuning information is updated in the TV the recorder will automatically download the new information Manual CH Setting The channel skip function lets you skip channels where there is no station so that as you change channels using the CHANNEL buttons number buttons or the front panel SMART JOG you only change to channels that have a station The m
31. is optional for manufacturers of DVD playback equipment and there is DVD playback equipment that does not play DVD R or DVD RW discs recorded in the DVD Video format Note Finalization is required e WMA MP3 and JPEG file playback This recorder can play WMA and MP3 audio files and JPEG picture files on CD R CD RW or CD ROM discs see Disc content format playback compatibility on page 9 En Nn Before you start En What s in the box Note Incorrect use of batteries can result in hazards such as Thank you for buying this Pioneer product Please confirm that the following accessories are in the box when you open it e Remote control e AA R6P dry cell batteries x2 e Audio video cable red white yellow e RF antenna cable Power cable e These operating instructions e Warranty card Putting the batteries in the remote control 1 Open the battery compartment cover on the back of the remote control leakage and bursting Please observe the following Don t mix new and old batteries together Don t use different kinds of battery together although they may look similar different batteries may have different voltages Make sure that the plus and minus ends of each battery match the indications in the battery compartment Remove batteries from equipment that isn t going to be used for a month or more When disposing of used batteries please comply with governmental regulations or environ
32. mode DVD RW discs see also the notes below While DVD R discs can only be recorded using the Video mode you can initialize a DVD RW disc for Video or VR mode recordings Once initialized any previous content is erased in this operation all recordings on that disc will be in the chosen recording mode A Important e You cannot play edit or record on unfinalized DVD R RW discs recorded in Video mode on other DVD recorders Likewise unfinalized Video mode discs recorded on this recorder are not playable on other players recorders e This recorder cannot record onto CD R or CD RW discs Pioneer takes no responsibility for recording failure due to power cuts defective discs or damage to the recorder Fingerprints and small scratches on a disc can affect playback and or recording performance Please take proper care of your discs e Although this recorder can record PAL SECAM NTSC and PAL 60 you can t mix multiple TV line systems on one disc A disc can contain PAL and SECAM recordings or NTSC and PAL 60 See also Input Line System on page 76 Note e Some DVD players such as some Pioneer models are compatible with VR mode DVD RW discs Check the operating instructions for your player for VR mode compatibility information e The maximum number of titles that can be recorded on a DVD R RW disc is 99 Recording time and picture quality There are four preset recording quality modes FINE Highest quality
33. preset the recorder is on Check the instructions that came with your TV if you re not sure whether your TV supports this feature PAUSE REC STOP REC RECMODE 3200 TV DIRECT REC e R 1 If necessary load a recordable disc 2 Set the picture quality recording time using the REC MODE button 3 Press TV DIRECT REC to start recording If you want to set a recording time press the REC button repeatedly The recording time increases in 30 minute increments up to a maximum of 6 hours You can see the recording time on screen and in the front panel display When the recording ends the recorder automatically switches into standby if no other operation is being performed e o cancel the set recording time press 6 REC e f you want to pause recording at any time press Il PAUSE Press again to restart the recording If recording in VR mode a new chapter is started after recording restarts 4 To stop the recording press STOP REC e f you set the recording time in step 3 you can still stop the recording anytime by pressing C STOP REC Recording will stop automatically when there is no more space on the DVD Setting a timer recording Using the timer recording features you can program up to 32 timer recordings up to a month in advance Timer recording programs can be set to record just once every day or every week You can also set the recorder so that it will adjust the recording quality to try a
34. quality setting 5 When you have all the settings as you want them press HOME MENU to exit amp tip e o see more of the picture as you adjust different settings press ENTER after selecting the setting you want to adjust usijou3 En RD The Video Audio Adjust menu En Note e The Black Setup setting applies only when playing NTSC discs Audio DRC e Default setting Off When watching Dolby Digital DVDs at low volume it s easy to lose low level sounds completely including some of the dialog Switching on Audio DRC Dynamic Range Control can help by bringing up the low level sounds while controlling high level peaks 1 During playback or when paused press HOME MENU and select Video Audio Adjust 2 Select Audio Adjust 3 Select Audio DRC 4 Use the cursor left right buttons to adjust DRC from Off to Max W Audio Adjust Pr5 Audio DRC Off m Max Virtual Surround Off Exactly how much difference you can hear between the settings will depend on the material Q Remember Audio DRC is not effective when listening to a disc via the digital output when Dolby Digital Out is set to Dolby Digital n this case adjust the dynamic range from your AV amplifier receiver Virtual Surround Default setting Off Switch on Virtual Surround to enjoy surround sound effects from just two speakers When playing any Dolby Digital encoded material SRS TruS
35. record from There are three analog inputs and a DV digital input The current input is shown on screen and in the front panel display AV2 L1 Input 1 e 2 Input 2 front panel e 3 Input 3 Auto Start Rec e DV DV input output front panel Check that the Audio In settings for External Audio Bilingual Recording and DV Input are as you want them see Audio In settings on page 81 e f the aspect ratio is distorted squashed or stretched adjust on the source component or your TV before recording 3 Setup the recorder Use REC MODE to set the recording quality See Setting the picture quality recording time on page 46 for detailed information m 5 T3 3 En NE eed OSS O En 4 Press 6 REC when you re ready to start recording e The recorder will only start recording from the DV IN OUT jack if there is a valid signal Recording will also pause if the signal is interrupted during recording Note e f your source is copy protected using CopyGuard you will not be able to record it See Restrictions on video recording on page 45 for more details Automatic recording from a satellite tuner If you have a satellite tuner or some other kind of set top box connected to the L3 input you can have the recorder start and stop recording automatically with the timer settings of the connected component If the other component doesn t have a built in timer you ll need to use it with an external timer un
36. recorder only displays files that are named with the file extension jpg joeg Jit or jfif upper or lower case The recorder can load up to 99 folders and 999 files at one time If there are more files folders than this on the disc then more can be reloaded WV Frequently asked questions e What s the difference between DVD R and DVD RW The most important difference between DVD R and DVD RW is that DVD R is a record once medium while DVD RW is a re recordable erasable medium You can re record erase a DVD RW disc approximately 1 000 times For more information see About DVD recording on page 45 What s VR mode VR Video Recording mode is a special mode designed for home DVD recording It allows very flexible editing of recorded material compared to Video mode On the other hand Video mode discs are more compatible with other DVD players Can I play my recordable discs in a regular DVD player Generally DVD R discs and DVD RW discs recorded in Video mode are playable in a regular DVD player but they must be finalized first This process fixes the contents of the disc to make them readable to other DVD players as DVD Video discs DVD RW discs recorded in VR Video Recording mode are playable in some players RW This indicates a product feature that is capable of playing DVD RW discs recorded with Video Recording format Note that Pioneer cannot guarantee that discs recorded using this recorder wil
37. setting gives about 1 hour of recording time e SP Standard Play Default quality sufficient for most applications gives about 2 hours of recording time e LP Long Play Slightly lower video quality but doubles the recording time to around 4 hours e EP Extended Play Use when maximum recording time is most important EP gives you around 6 hours of recording time In addition to these settings you can access 32 different recording quality time settings when manual recording mode is on see Manual Recording on page 85 giving you very fine control over the recording Note that all recording times both here and those shown by the recorder are only approximate his is because of the way that the video is recorded you may get slightly more or slightly less depending on what you re recording In all except the FINE MN32 modes sound is recorded in two channel Dolby Digital format When set to FINE MN32 sound is recorded in high quality uncompressed Linear PCM format If the broadcast audio is bilingual and you are recording in Video mode or in VR mode on the FINE MN32 setting use the Bilingual Recording setting page 82 to select the A L or B R audio channel to record before recording starts Restrictions on video recording You cannot record copy protected video using this recorder Copy protected video includes DVD Video discs and some satellite broadcasts If copy protected material is encountered
38. the correct place you can jump right to the part of a DVD disc that you want to watch Search for a point on a disc by title chapter or time e Manual recording In addition to the four preset recording quality modes FINE SP LP and EP the manual recording mode allows you to access 32 different recording quality time settings giving you very fine control over the recording Before you start Gm e Record to and from a DV camcorder This recorder has a built in DV Digital Video input output jack for connection to a DV camcorder This makes it ideal for transferring camcorder footage to DVD for editing You can also transfer DVD content backto the camcorder if you need to usijou3 e Safe non destructive editing When you edit a DVD RW the actual content of the disc the Original content is not touched The edited version the Play List content just points to various parts of the Original content e Chapter marking You can easily add chapter markers anywhere in your recordings for easy editing e Play Video mode recordings on a regular DVD player Discs recorded using the Video mode can be played back on regular DVD players including computer DVD drives compatible with DVD Video playback 2 DVD Video format recording The use of the DVD Video format for recording on DVD R and DVD RW discs Is referred to as recording in Video mode on Pioneer s DVD recorders Supporting playback of DVD R DVD RW discs
39. the screen 4 Toreturn to the Disc Navigator screen press RETURN again or select Back from the menu options on the left Note e t may not be possible to erase chapters less than 5 seconds long e t may not always be possible to combine two chapters even though they are adjacent If a chapter has been divided into three then the middle chapter erased it is not possible to combine the two remaining chapters into one Inserting chapter markers into a title You can create new chapters within a title using the CHP MARK button while playing the title or during recording This is useful not just for navigation of the disc content but also for editing purposes PAUSE CHP MARK 1 Start playback of the title you want to create new chapter markers in You can use the Play command from the Disc Navigator menu to do this 2 Press CHP MARK at any point where you want a new chapter to begin A chapter marker icon appears on screen briefly to confirm a new chapter mark has been inserted e For greater control over the exact position of chapter markers it can be useful to use the Il PAUSE button and or the slow motion and frame advance reverse controls 411 11 Note You cannot insert chapter markers during Auto Start Recording e f you pause a recording in VR mode the recorder automatically starts a new chapter when you restart the recording When recording in Video mode the recorder automatically puts ch
40. time DB Initial Setup Basic Clocl_ Manual Clock Setting 1 2 Tuner Juner s p Video In Out Time Zone Austria Audoln Borg Audio Out Language SummerTime 4 On p Recording Playback Set the date day month year and time then press ENTER to make all the settings DB Initial Setup Basic Cloc Manual Clock Setting 2 2 Tuner Inpu 2003 Video In Out On ERE WED or OT 2003 Audio In Fron Time o0 00 Audi x Audio Out Pow Time Zone Austria anguage Rem VIENE Recording Recording Setuj Playbak l Summer Time On Use the f amp cursor up down buttons to change the value in the highlighted field Use the cursor left right buttons to move from one field to another e You can go back to the previous screen at anytime in the Setup Navigator by pressing RETURN 7 Select the TV screen type Standard 4 3 or Wide 16 9 DB Initial Setup Basic Cloc TV Screen Size Tuner Video In Out Audio In Wide 16 9 Audio Out o Standard 4 3 Language Recording Playback Use the f cursor up down buttons to select then press ENTER 8 Isthis recorder connected to an AV amplifier for digital audio DB Initial Setup Basic Cloch AV Amp Digital Connect Tuner Video In Out Audio In Connected Audio Out Not Connected Language Recording Playback l Use the t cursor up down buttons to select Connected or Not Connected then press
41. you think there is something wrong with this component please check the points below Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component Investigate the other components and electrical appliances being used If the trouble cannot be rectified even after checking the points below ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work General Problem Remedy The disc is automatically ejected e Check that the disc is loaded properly aligned in disc tray and label side up after closing the disc tray Take out the disc and clean it page 99 e Check that the disc has a region code compatible with the recorder page 101 No picture e Check that everything is connected properly page 12 e Check that the connected TV and or the AV receiver is set to the correct input Can t play a disc Take out the disc and clean it page 99 Check that the disc is loaded properly aligned in disc tray and label side up here may be condensation in the recorder Leave the recorder for an hour or so for the condensation to evaporate All settings are reset e f the recorder is unplugged or there is a power failure while the recorder is on all the settings will be lost Make sure that you switch the recorder into standby before unplugging the power cord Screen goes blank and controls are Press B STOP then restart playback inoperative Remote control does not work e f you connected this recorder to another Pi
42. your unit Location rear of the unit CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT H018A_En Location inside the unit CAUTION CLASS 3B VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID EXPOSURE TO THE BEAM VORSICHT BEI GE FFNETER ABDECKUNG IST SICHTBARE UND UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG DER KLASSE 3B IM GERATEINNEREN VORHANDEN AUGEN NICHT DEM LASERSTRAHLAUSSETZEN ADVARSEL KLASSE 3B SYNLIG OG USYNLIG LASERSTRALING VED BNING UNDG UDSATTELSE FOR STR LING VARNING KLASS 3B SYNLIG OCH OSYNLIG LASERSTRALNING NAR DENNA DEL AR PPNAD UNDVIK ATT UTSATTA DIG FOR STR LEN VARO AVATTAESSA OLET ALTTIINA NAKYVALLE JA NAKYMATTOMALLE LUOKAN 3B LASERSATEILYLLE ALA KATSO SATEESEEN ATTENTION RADIATIONS LASER VISIBLES ET INVISIBLES DE CLASSE 3B QUAND OUVERT EVITEZ TOUT EXPOSITION AU FAISCEAU PRECAUCI N CUANDO SE ABRE HAY RADIACI N LASER DE CLASE 3B VISIBLE E INVISIBLE EVITE LA EXPOSICI N A LOS RAYOS L SER DRW2179 A WARNING BEFORE PLUGGING IN THE UNIT FOR THE FIRST TIME READ THE FOLLOWING SECTION CAREFULLY THE VOLTAGE OF THE AVAILABLE POWER SUPPLY DIFFERS ACCORDING TO COUNTRY OR REGION BE SURE THAT THE POWER SUPPLY VOLTAGE OF THE AREA WHERE THIS UNIT WILL BE USED MEETS THE REQUIRED VOLTAGE E G 230V OR 120V WRITTEN ON THE REAR PANEL H041 En WARNING NO NAKED FLAME SOURCES SUCH AS LIGHTED CANDLE SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS IF NAKED FLAME SOURCES ACCIDENTALLY FALL DOWN FIRE SPREAD OVER THE APPARATUS THEN MAY CAU
43. 0 mins MN 30 10 mins MN 31 65 mins MN 31 65 mins MN 32 61mins FINE MN 32 61 mins En Additional information cm Language code list Language Language code letter Language code Japanese ja 1001 English en 0514 French fr 0618 German de 0405 Italian it 0920 Spanish es 0519 Chinese zh 2608 Dutch nl 1412 Portuguese pt 1620 Swedish sv 1922 Russian ru 1821 Korean ko 1115 Greek el 0512 Afar aa 0101 Abkhazian ab 0102 Afrikaans af 0106 Amharic am 0113 Arabic ar 0118 Assamese as 0119 Aymara ay 0125 Azerbaijani az 0126 Bashkir ba 0201 Byelorussian be 0205 Bulgarian bg 0207 Bihari bh 0208 Bislama bi 0209 Bengali bn 0214 Tibetan bo 0215 Breton br 0218 Catalan ca 0301 Corsican co 0315 Czech cs 0319 Welsh cy 0325 Danish da 0401 Country code list Bhutani dz 0426 Esperanto eo 0515 Estonian et 0520 Basque eu 0521 Persian fa 0601 Finnish fi 0609 Fiji fj 0610 Faroese fo 0615 Frisian fy 0625 Irish ga 0701 Scots Gaelic gd 0704 Galician gl 0712 Guarani gn 0714 Gujarati gu 0721 Hausa ha 0801 Hindi hi 0809 Croatian hr 0818 Hungarian hu 0821 Armenian hy 0825 Interlingua ia 0901 Interlingue ie 0905 Inupiak ik 0911 Indonesian in 0914 Icelandic is 0919 Hebrew iw 0923 Yiddish ji 1009 Javanese jw 1023 Georgian ka 1101
44. 1 Switch on your TV and set the video input to this recorder 2 Press the STANDBY ON button on the remote control or the front panel to switch on When you switch on for the first time your TV should display the Setup Navigator screen If the Setup Navigator doesn t appear you can also access it from the Initial Setup menu see page 77 e fthis recorder is connected to a compatible TV using afull wired 21 pin SCART cable the recorder will take a few seconds to download country TV screen size and language information Check the manual that came with your TV for compatibility information 3 Usethe t cursor up down buttons to choose a language then press ENTER D Initial Setup Basic Cloc Language Tuner Video In Out _ s English Audio In francais Audio Out Deutsch Language Italiano Recording etu Espanol Playback 4 Press ENTER to start setting up using the Setup Navigator DB Initial Setup Basic Cloc Tuner Video In Out Complete this setup before you start using your recorder Audio In Sat Audio Out Stant Language Cancel Recording Seti Please use the Initial Setup if you Playback l want to make more detailed settings e f you don t want to use the Setup Navigator press amp cursor down to select Cancel then press ENTER to exit the Setup Navigator m 5 TS 3 En EN 7 Getting started En 5 Select the Auto Channel Setting Auto Scan or Downl
45. 1En This product includes FontAvenue R fonts licenced by NEC Corporation FontAvenue is a registered trademark of NEC Corporation En CD Contents 01 Before you start Peds aha ae nee eee ewe eat aed e oe e ae ee 6 UN hills 10 eee ay ek ec mp eso cw oe ee ata eee 8 Putting the batteries in the remote control 8 SING ne reno contol ees qx RC eee eee wees 8 Disc content format playback compatibility 9 02 Connecting up hear panel CONMECIIONS 604d cca6 m kam cR EROR ead i 12 Front panel ConngecdoliSs a tase Rx RR RO KT RR OR RR 12 Extra features for use with compatible IVs 13 oo COPITIGCTIOTIS curent hat D CC RC COR HC 14 Using other types of audio video output 15 Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver 16 Connecting an external decoder box 1 17 Connecting an external decoder box 2 18 Connecting to an AV amplifier e 19 Connecting other AV sources wee eee ee eee tees 20 MONON Ta cuc a were Pah en ore E CF RC PR aes x 20 03 Controls and displays gesuocg MP m 21 BI r 22 Remote CONIO MEC sea E a eho ee a 23 04 Getting started SWITCHING On and setting Up iso xc RC ace 25 Making your irst recordi ie asm Sexe SCR RECESSU n 28 Using the pullt TV IUNE 6 60 ae oe eee baa es 29 21839 51102191 99 4 saa 2 S 1 TIE Varna i LT 30 SING The Nome DVIeTT aucun a 32 Display
46. 3 Copy Once Titles Original 99 Play List 15 Lock Disc On TV Mode 1 Date and time 2 Number of titles tracks on disc Fora VR mode DVD RW the number of Original and Play List titles are shown separately Play display 1 gt Play Ini DVD R Video Chapters 15 Cn Title Total 0 11 52 DVD Mode 1 Number of chapters in title 2 Current title and chapter number For CD Video CD Super VCD shows current track for WMAV MP3 shows current folder and track for JPEG disc shows current folder and file 3 Elapsed title time For CD WMA MP3 Super VCD shows elapsed track time for Video CD shows elapsed disc time 4 Total running time of title 5 Angle indicator Lights during multi angle scenes En EN 7 Getting started En Play display 2 gt Play 3 2 0 00 15 J DVD R Video ChapterTime 0 00 21 Cu Chapter Total 0 01 52 nuila 4 32Mbps Rec Title Name 11 21 soccer DVD Mode 1 Chase playback simultaneous record playback Indicates that recording is in progress 2 Elapsed chapter time 3 Total running time of chapter 4 Data transfer rate Shows the current data rate being read from the disc 5 Copy protected material Shows if the playback material is copy once protected Recording display Rec 1 L ABC Pr 1 DVD R Video 21 00 22 00 Stereo FINE 1h01m DVD Rem 0h35m Copy Once DVD Mode 1 Current title number 2 Elapsed recording time 3 Timer recording start and sto
47. 4 VHF high 104 300 MHz 5 10 104 300 MHz R6 R12 B Q S1 S20 Hyper 300 470 MHz S21 S41 302 470 MHz S21 S41 UHF 410 862 MHz 21 69 410 862 MHz E21 E69 STEREO B G A2 NICAM L NICAM B G NICAM D K NICAM Timer mii 9 rd TRTERTICTOTERS RT TET 1 month 32 programs dh PPP Quartz lock 24 hour digital display Power off memory Approx 5 years after manufacture Input Output VHF UHF antenna input output terminal VHF UHF set 15 Q IEC connector Video NOUN caw nck 3048 ato Input 1 3 rear 2 front HOUT 1676 arrio andar a acci cac dcs das dX 1 Vp p 75 Q lom PME AV connector 2 Input 1 RCA jack Input 2 Vi O OUTPUT arenario aeg d akand aor adora aod es Output 1 2 erucbpd M 1 Vp p 75 Q JackS ane P AV connector Output 1 RCA jack Output 2 S Video ITpblL saucia nae eae es Input 1 3 rear 2 front Y luminance Input level 0 1 Vp p 75 Q C colour Input level ia 22s rici o8 286 mVp p 75 Q JaCkS oxy me abe ace Boa ee AV connector 2 Input 1 4 pin mini DIN Input 2 3 o VIDBO ODD s aca ada ne oue aad Xo 9 eae Output 1 2 Y luminance Output level 0 0 0000 1 Vp p 75 Q C colour QUIDUT level si ud e as 286 mVp p 75 Q 25 P PPC AV connector 1 Output 1 4 pin mini DIN Output 2 Audio INpUt secs sxc we a acides aca s Input 1 3 rear 2 front L R Input level DUO eulos 3 dcdde dea 3 9 aback Pd 2V rms
48. Consum LO 6 4 56 eco oh one wh b o eat 35 W Power consumption in standby mode 0 7 W FL off cu TT 4 4 kg Dimensions 0 420 W x 69 H x 341 D mm Operating temperature eee ee O CW too C Operating humidity sese sasani sanni aa Aa 5 to 85 no condensation Tey O ELORRETA EET EEE EESTE PAL SECAM NTSC external input only Recording Recording format isses DVD Video Recording DVD VIDEO Recordable discs DVD RW DVD Re recordable disc DVD R DVD Recordable disc Video recording format Sampling frequency iiie 13 5MHz Compression format 0 cece eee tees MPEG Audio recording format Sampling frequency cee ee ees 48kHz Compression format Dolby Digital or Linear PCM uncompressed Recording time PIE EVE ake Dads owen Bad TE TIT TT Approx 1 hour Standard Play EP wads acide etek does Approx 2 hours HONG eer lye awaa nua a T TR TT Approx 4 hours Extended Play EP Approx 6 hours Manual Mode MN 00ers Approx 1 6 hours Tuner Receivable channels PAL B G PAL I Frequency Channel Frequency Channel VHF low 41 89 MHz E2 E4 44 89 MHz A C X Z X Z VHF high 104 300 MHz E5 E12 104 300 MHz D J S1 S20 11 13 M1 M10 S1 S20 U1 U10 Hyper 302 470 MHz S21 S41 302 470 MHz S21 S41 UHF 410 862 MHz E21 E69 410 862 MHz E21 E69 SECAM L SECAM D K Frequency Channel Frequency Channel VHF low 49 65 MHz 49 94 MHz R1 R5 2
49. D RW Auto Init Language Recording Playback On the default setting if a timer program standard easy or ShowView programming system is set but there isn t enough space on the disc at the recording quality set the recording will start but it will be cut off when the disc is full Set Optimized Rec to On to have the recorder automatically adjust the recording quality to fit the available disc space Note e You may notice a reduction in picture quality if the recorder has to fit a lot of extra material into the remaining time available on the disc e f even on recording level MN 1 there is insufficient space available on the disc the recording is made at level MN 1 but recording will stop once the disc is full Optimized Recording only compensates for the first earliest starting timer program if more than one has been set Optimized recording can t be used together with VES PDCO Navi Mark Default setting 0 seconds o Initial Setup Basic Manual Recording Tuner Optimized Rec Video In Out Navi Mark Audio In Auto Chapter Video Audio Out DVD RW Auto Init Language Recording Playback In the Disc Navigator each title is shown with a still frame picture to remind you what it is This setting lets you decide the default still frame The default setting of 0 seconds takes the first frame of the title but you can also set it to 30 seconds or 3 minutes into the title if th
50. ER to select titles and start playback Finalizing a disc Finalizing fixes the recordings in place so that the disc can be played on a regular DVD player or computer equipped with a suitable DVD ROM drive Note that the disc name will appear in the title menu after you finalize a disc Make sure the disc name is as you want it before you finalize the disc as it can t be changed afterwards If you want to rename the disc see nput Disc Name on page 70 before starting the steps below A Important e Once you ve finalized a disc recorded in Video mode you can t edit or record anything else on that disc However the finalization on a DVD RW disc maybe undone see Undo Finalize on page 71 for how to do this e AVR mode disc can still be recorded and edited on this recorder even after finalizing 1 Load the disc you want to finalize Make sure that the recorder is stopped before proceeding 2 Press HOME MENU and select Disc Setup 3 Select Finalize G2 Disc Setup Basic Finalize gt Start Initialize Undo Finalize gt Finalize 4 Select Finalize from the finalize options then Start The recorder starts finalizing the disc e f the finalization process is going to take more than around 4 minutes you can press ENTER to cancel Around 4 minutes before completion the option to cancel disappears How long finalization takes depends on the type of disc how much is recorded on the disc an
51. IGATOR page 35 TOP MENU page 31 Press to display the Disc Navigator screen or the top menu if a DVD Video disc is loaded 12 PLAY LIST page 59 MENU page 31 Press to switch between Original and Play List content on VR mode discs or display the disc menu if a DVD Video disc is loaded 13 f1 4 9 cursor buttons and ENTER Used to navigate all on screen displays Press ENTER to select the currently highlighted option 14 HOME MENU page 32 Press to display the Home Menu from which you can navigate all the functions of the recorder 15 RETURN Press to go back one level in the on screen menu or display 16 Playback controls page 30 lt REV SCAN FWD SCAN page 37 Press to start reverse or forward scanning Press again to change the speed PLAY Press to start playback Il PAUSE Press to pause playback or recording E Controls and displays E STOP Press to stop playback CM SKIP Press to skip 30 seconds forward on the disc about the length of a typical TV commercial press repeatedly to skip up to 4 minutes lt lt PREV NEXT PI Press to skip to the previous or next title chapter track folder or to display the previous or next menu page I STEP SLOW II page 38 During playback press to start slow motion playback while paused press to show the previous or next video frame 17 Recording controls page 28 REC Press to start recording Press repeatedly to set th
52. Line System n 625System Video In Out On Screen Display Audio In Front Panel Display Audio Out Power Save Language Remote Control Set Recording Setup Navigator Playback For standard PAL or SECAM recording leave the input line system to 625System When recording an NTSC or PAL 60 signal through an external input change to 525System Note e When the current input is a built in tuner channel preset changing the input line system will usually also affect the input line system of the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER input However if the AV2 L1 In setting is set to Decoder see AV2 L 1 n on page 80 then the L2 input is affected instead e f when this setting is changed the screen goes blank due to incompatibility with your TV you can switch back by pressing and holding C STOP REC then pressing DISC NAVIGATOR while the recorder Is stopped e You can t mix recordings of different TV line systems on the same disc When you change this setting the Input Colour System setting also changes see nput Colour System on page 80 On Screen Display Default setting On m Initial Setup f Basic Clock Setting On Tuner Input Line System Off Video In Out On Screen Display Audio In Front Panel Display Audio Out Power Save Language Remote Control Set Recording Setup Navigator Playback On the default setting the recorder shows on screen operation displays Play Stop and so on Change to Off to hide these displays
53. NS x esce dk rakk AA ode 1 UER CONG EEEIEE TEETE ETEEN EEEE TEETE 1 Note The specifications and design of this product are subject to change without notice due to improvement En END Additional information Additional information cm usijbu3 En En Index A Adjusting the picture quality 72 74 Audio DRC 74 Audio language 23 43 84 Audio settings 81 83 Auto language 84 85 Auto Scan see Automatic channel setup Automatic channel setup 26 77 AV amplifier connecting to 19 27 AV connector 12 14 18 76 78 80 103 B Bilingual audio 22 29 44 45 47 81 82 C Camcorder see DV camcorder Changing TV channels 29 90 Chase play see Simultaneous recording and playback CPRM 46 94 98 D Disc and file formats 9 91 Disc compatibility see Disc and file formats Disc Navigator 35 36 58 66 86 Dolby Digital 6 27 43 44 45 74 82 100 Downloading channel presets from the TV 13 26 78 DV camcorder 7 12 20 54 55 95 Fasy timer recording 6 49 Editing recordings 58 66 F Finalizing discs 33 56 71 Initializing discs 45 57 71 86 Input colour system 76 80 Input line system 76 80 81 J JPEG picture files 7 9 10 33 68 69 100 Manual channel setup 78 Manual recording mode MN 22 46 85 96 MP3 audio 7 9 31 100 MPEG audio 12 83 101 NICAM audio 29 81 NTSC 22 45 73 74 76 80 81 O One touch recording 6 47 On screen display OSD 33 83
54. Optionally Press ENTER backward e Alternatively just wait a few seconds and playback will jump to the new title REV SCAN PLAY FWD SCAN En ED Cra En 1 During playback press lt lt or to start reverse or forward scanning e The scanning speed is shown on screen 2 Press the same button repeatedly to increase the scanning speed eA e Forward SCAN 1 SCAN 2 gt SCAN 3 gt SCAN 4 e Reverse Reverse play gt SCAN 1 gt SCAN 2 gt SCAN 3 gt SCAN 4 D CID D D SCAN 1 SCAN 2 3 To resume normal playback press PLAY Using the front panel controls 1 During playback press FUNCTION until the display shows PLAY 2 Turn the SMART JOG dial to start scanning Turn clockwise for forward scanning counter clockwise for reverse scanning e The scanning speed is shown on screen Reverse play Forward play SCAN 1 SCAN 1 SCAN 2 SCAN 2 SCAN 3 SCAN 3 SCAN 4 SCAN 4 Reverse Forward ED C71 CD D Play SCAN 1 SCAN 1 SCAN 2 SCAN 2 Reverse Forward 3 Use the SMART JOG dial to change the scanning speed and direction 4 To resume normal playback press PLAY Note e Depending on the disc reverse playback may not be smooth e Sound can be heard while scanning audio CDs analog output only e Scanning is not possible with WMA files No subtitles are displayed while scanning DVD Video discs e No sound is output when scanning DVDs except for VR mod
55. Other settings you can make After setting up using the Setup Navigator you should be ready to start enjoying your DVD recorder It s possible however that you may want to make a couple of additional settings depending on how the recorder tuned into the terrestrial TV channels e Manual channel setting This setting lets you skip channels where there is no station as well as manually tune to stations See Manual CH Setting on page 8 e ShowView channel setting This setting lets you assign guide channels to ensure that the ShowView programming system works correctly See ShowView CH Setting on page 79 e Setting up the remote to control your TV You can set up the supplied remote control to control many brands of TV See Setting up the remote to control your TV on page 90 Making your first recording This quick guide shows you how to make a basic recording of a TV program to a recordable DVD Recording is covered in much more detail in chapter 6 Recording STANDBY ON OPEN CLOSE REC STOPREC LE Nu n Pioneer DVD RECORDER 1 If they aren t already on switch on your TV and this recorder Press STANDBY ON to switch on e Make sure that the video input on your TV is set to this recorder 2 Press 4 OPEN CLOSE to eject the disc tray 3 Load a blank DVD R or DVD RW disc with the label face up using the disc guide to align the disc e When you load a new blank DVD RW disc the recorder wil
56. Pioneer sound vision soul DVD Hecorder DVH 3100 UIS COMPACT DIGITAL VIDEO VIDEO Operating Instructions SHOWVIEW COMPATIBLE IMPORTANT CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an CAUTION equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons Thank you for buying this Pioneer product Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly After you have finished reading the instructions put them away ina safe place for future reference In some countries or regions the shape of the power plug and power outlet may differ from that shown in the explanatory drawings However the method of connecting and operating is the same This product complies with the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 FEC amended by 93 68 EEC EMC Directives 89 336 EEC amended by 92 31 EEC and 93 68 EEC HO15AEn CAUTION THE STANDBY ON BUTTON IS SECONDARY CONNECTED AND THEREFORE DOES NOT SEPARATE THE UNIT FROM MAINS POWERIN STANDBY POSITION THEREFORE INSTALL THE UNIT SUITABLE PLACES EASY TO DISCONNECT THE MAINS PLUG IN CASE OF THE ACCIDENT THE MAINS PLUG OF UNIT SHOULD BE UNPLUGGED FROM THE WALL SOCKET WHEN LEFT UNUSED FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME sr VENTILATION Whe
57. Recording time Other discs Movie LEE 0006 available Music La 1538m ww T Number of Title information UES Today s Football Titles 8 titles on disc for the selected RIS Enjoy Golf DVD RW Video disc Title 3 Social dance Lesson 625System Disc type and Using the Disc History 1 Press DISC HISTORY to display the Disc History screen The most recently loaded disc appears at the top of the list with previously loaded discs below it If there is a disc loaded it is shown in the list with a disc in icon e The Disc History screen is also accessible from the Home Menu 2 Use the 4 cursor up down buttons to see title information for other discs in the list e o remove a disc from the list press CLEAR you can t remove the currently loaded disc You can see the available recording time for different recording modes by pressing the REC MODE button recording mode Recorded Line Disc lock indicator System of disc 3 Toexit the Disc History screen press HOME MENU or DISC HISTORY Note When you initialize a DVD RW disc or record a DVD R disc for the first time the recorder automatically names the disc DISC where isa number from 1 to 99 You can rename the disc if you want to see nput Disc Name on page 70 e When you change the display for the available recording time using the REC MODE button only the display is changed the actual recording mode is not affected e The following discs appear in the
58. SE FIRE H044 En Operating Environment nosen Operating environment temperature and humidity 45 C 435 C 441 F 495 F less than 85 RH cooli vents not blocked Do not install in the following locations Location exposed to direct sunlight or strong artificial light Location exposed to high humidity or poorly ventilated location 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 re quires repair will be charged for even during the warranty period K041 En POWER CORD CAUTION S002 En 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 inthe cord ortie it with other cords The power cords should be routed such that they are not likely to be stepped on A damaged power cord can cause a fire or give you an electrical shock Check the power cord once in a while When you find it damaged ask your nearest PIONEER authorized service center or your dealer for a replacement Information to User Alteration or modifications carried out without appropriate authorization may invalidate the user s right to operate the equipment H01
59. WMA MP3 disc you can press DISC NAVIGATOR front panel or remote which takes you straight to the Disc Navigator screen J HOME MENU B DVD RECORDER E Timer Recording e Disc Setup Initial Setup Disc History EB PhotoViewer W Video Audio Adjust E Disc Navigator 2 Play Mode f amp DV Record 2 Select what you want to play Use the f 4 9 cursor buttons to highlight items and ENTER to select Depending on the type of disc you have loaded the Disc Navigator looks slightly different usijou3 En ND eek Ef The screen for DVD discs shows the titles on the left and the chapters on the right Select a title or a chapter within a title a Disc Navigator Title 1 10 Chapter 1 003 DVD Title 01 Chapter 001 Title 02 Chapter 002 Title 03 Chapter 003 Title 04 Title 05 Title 06 Title 07 Title 08 v v The screen for CDs and Video CDs shows a list of tracks 2 Disc Navigator Track 1 10 CD Track 01 Track 02 Track 03 Track 04 Track 05 Track 06 Track 07 Track 08 Total Time 0 58 25 v The screen for WMA MP3 discs shows a list of folders and tracks Select a folder or a track within a folder Playback starts after you press ENTER e For discs that contain both CD Audio tracks and WMA MP3 tracks you can switch the playback area between CD and WMA MP3 This can only be done while the disc is stopped Using the Disc Navigator with recordable
60. Y to start playing a slideshow from the selected thumbnail e Use the ka PREV NEXT PI buttons to display the previous next picture or the H PAUSE button to pause the slideshow 6 Press Bi STOP to return to the thumbnail view area 7 Toreturn to the folder view area press RETURN e o exit the PhotoViewer press HOME MENU ETE Size 1920 x 1440 File information Pages in file view Note e Up to 999 files or 99 folders are viewable but if there are more files folders than this on the disc it is still possible to view them all using the Reload function see below e The time it takes for the recorder to load a file increases with large file sizes Pictures with an aspect ratio different to your TV screen will appear with black bars top and bottom or either side depending on the picture f you encounter a disc that will not play check that the disc and file formats are compatible with this recorder see JPEG file compatibility on page 10 Reloading files from a disc If you have a disc with a very large number of files and or folders you can still view all the images using the reload function 1 Usethe cursor down button to navigate to the last entry in the folder list Read next 2 Press ENTER to load the next batch of up to 999 files 99 folders from the disc It will take a moment at most a minute to load in the images The PhotoViewer Cm Note e You can press HOME MENU t
61. a DIS disc e When set to On there is no analog audio output when playing a DIS DVD Video disc e When playing a DIS audio CD even when DTS Out is Off noise is output from the analog outputs Do not play this through your amplifier and speakers e When playing a DIS audio CD make sure that Stereo is selected using the AUDIO button See Switching DVD soundtracks on page 43 96kHz PCM Out You only need to make this setting If you connected this recorder to an AV amplifier or other component using the digital output e Default setting 96kHz 48kHz d Initial Setup Basic Digital Out 96kHz 48kHz Tuner Dolby Digital Out 96kHz Video In Out DTS Out Audio In 96kHz PCM Out Audio Out MPEG Out Language Recording Playback If your AV receiver or other connected component is compatible with high sampling rate audio 88 2 96 kHz set to 96kHz otherwise set to 96kHz 48kHz Check the manual that came with the connected component if you re unsure whether it is compatible with high sampling rate audio MPEG Out You only need to make this setting if you connected this recorder to an AV amplifier or other component using the digital output Default setting MPEG PCM DB Initial Setup MPEG o MPEG gt PCM Digital Out Dolby Digital Out DTS Out 96kHz PCM Out MPEG Out Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback If y
62. ack Black Setup Corrects the standard reference black level NTSC video only Hue Adjusts overall balance between red and green Chroma Level Adjusts how rich the colours appear The Video Audio Adjust menu am 4 Usethe cursor left right buttons to adjust the currently selected picture quality setting 5 When you have all the settings as you want them press HOME MENU to exit You can now use the preset for any other input or the built in TV tuner F tip e To see more of the picture as you adjust different settings press ENTER after selecting the setting you want to adjust Note e When the DV input is selected only VNR and Detail settings can be adjusted e When White AGC is On the White Level setting can t be adjusted The 3 D Y C and Black Setup settings apply only to NTSC video input Setting the picture quality for disc playback This setting determines how the picture will look when playing discs Choosing a preset 1 With a disc playing or paused press HOME MENU and select Video Audio Adjust 2 Select Video Adjust 3 Use the cursor left right buttons to change the setting Pr5 4 TV CRT gt Detailed Settings There are 6 presets available e TV CRT suitable for standard cathode ray tube TVs e PDP suitable for plasma display screens Professional suitable for professional monitors Memory1 user preset 1 e Memory2 user pres
63. actual displays vary according to the disc loaded etc Stop display 1 Bi Stop L Pr1 DVD RW VR Resume Stereo Original FINE 1h01m DVD Rem 0h35m Copy Once Finalized Disc Name Comedy shows l d 1 DVD RW Original Play List It a VR mode disc is loaded this shows whether playback is currently set to Original or Play List 2 Disc type and mode Shows the disc type DVD R DVD RW CD etc and the disc mode for recordable DVD if applicable VR or Video 3 Recording mode and time Shows the current recording mode FINE SP LP etc and the total recording time of the disc 4 Resume Shows Resume if playback can be resumed from the last place stopped 5 Recording time remaining Shows the approximate recording time left on the disc in the current recording mode 6 Preset name and number Shows the preset name and preset number for the currently selected channel 7 Audio mode Shows the broadcast audio mode for the current channel preset Mono Stereo etc usijou3 8 Copy control information Shows recording restrictions 9 Disc name Shows the disc name For CDs this area shows playable files other than CD audio tracks for example Multi format WMA MP3 10 Finalized Shows Finalized if a recordable DVD is finalized 11 TV DVD mode Shows the current mode of the recorder see Switching between TV and DVD on page 30 Stop display 2 E Stop ABC Pr 1 DVD RW VR Stereo Original 14 52 SAT 15 11 200
64. age movies will be shown with subtitles Set to Off to have the recorder play discs strictly according to your Audio Language and Subtitle Language settings For Auto Language to work the Audio Language and Subtitle Language settings must be the same see Audio Language and Subtitle Language on this page Note Even when set to On Auto Language may not work with some discs In this case set the audio and subtitle languages using the AUDIO and SUBTITLE buttons amp tip e You can still switch audio and subtitle languages on playback using the AUDIO and SUBTITLE buttons DVD Menu Language Default setting w Subtitle Language DB Initial Setup Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback OSD Language Audio Language English Subtitle Language French Auto Language German DVD Menu Language Italian Subtitle Display Spanish o w Subtitle Language Other Some multilingual discs have disc menus in several languages This setting specifies in which language the disc menus should appear Leave on the default setting for menus to appear in the same language as your Subtitle Language see Subtitle Language on this page Choose Other if you want to specify a language other than those listed see Se ecting Other languages on page 85 The Initial Setup menu cm Subtitle Display Default setting On m Initial Setup non Off Assist Subtitle
65. al The darker area represents time that has already passed and can t therefore be selected The lighter area is time that s available 4 Press ENTER to set the start time The start date and time is displayed in the middle of the screen e You can go back and reset the start time if you need to by pressing RETURN 5 Use the cursor left right to move the cursor to the recording end time on the grid Recording start time Recording end time Easy Time Recording E E 15 12 BRR RRS Eee v wo 13 12 11 45 13 45 Giz o NES WD As you move the cursor around the grid an arrow stretches from the start time to the current cursor position representing the length of the recording A recording of up to 6 hours can be set 6 Press ENTER to set the end time and exit the timer recording screen You can check the timer program you just set from the main timer recording screen see Standard timer recording on page 50 Note You can t use VPS PDC with easy timer recordings Use the standard or ShowView timer recording methods if you want to use VPS PDC En ENT Recording En Standard timer recording The timer recording screen you can see all the timer programs already set clear programs and set up new ones CLEAR S PREV NEXT TIMER REC 1 Press TIMER REC to display the Timer Recording screen You can also access the Timer Recording screen from the Home Menu press HOME MENU selec
66. ame or rename a title in Use the t 4 cursor up down buttons to highlight a the Play List page 64 menu option then press ENTER Depending on the menu Combine Combine two Play List titles into one option you might have to select a title Use the B page 66 wb cursor buttons followed by ENTER to select a title e Divide Divide a Play List title into two page 66 2 To exit the Disc Navigator press HOME MENU En En Editing VR mode Original and Video mode content These commands affect the actual content stored on the DVD R RW Q Remember e f you are editing a VR mode disc use the PLAYLIST button to switch to the Disc Navigator Original Screen Play Use this function to start playback of a title 1 Select Play from the Disc Navigator menu options 2 Usethe t cursor buttons to select the title you want to play then press ENTER or PLAY Disc Navigator Original DVD Remain 0h37m FINE Playback of the title you selected starts Erase The Erase title command does slightly different things depending on what you are currently editing If you are editing Original content on a VR mode disc the title will be erased from the disc and the available recording time will increase accordingly If you erase titles from a Video mode DVD R disc the title will disappear from the list of titles but the available recording time will not increase Erasing a title fr
67. ancel repeat play if no menu OSD such as the Disc Navigator is displayed Note e f you switch the camera angle during repeat play of a DVD Video disc repeat play is canceled e f there is a program list you can also select Repeat Program to repeat the program list m 5 TS 3 En ED eek En Program play am QD This feature lets you program the play order of titles chapters folders tracks on a disc 1 Select Program from the Play Mode menu 2 Select Input Edit Program from the list of program options 2 Play Mode Search Mode Input Edit Program A B Repeat Start Program Play Repeat Cancel Program Play Program Erase Program List The Program edit screen that appears depends on the kind of disc loaded On the left side is the program list then to the right is a list of titles DVD folders WMA MP3 or tracks CD Video CD Super VCDs On the far right is a list of chapters DVD or tracks WMA MP3 3 Select a title chapter folder or track for the current step in the program list For a DVD disc you can add a whole title or a chapter within a title to the program list e To add a title select the title To add a chapter first highlight the title then press cursor right and select a chapter from the list amp Program Step A J Title 1 38 Chapter 1 004 A 01 01 003 Title 01 Chapter 001 02 Title 02 Chapter 002 03 Title 03 Chapter 003 04 Tit
68. anual tuning function allows you to manually tune to stations should you need to 1 Select Manual CH Setting then Next Screen d Initial Setup Basic Auto Channel Settin Tuner Manual CH Setting Video In Out Channel Swapping Audio In ShowView CH Setting Audio Out Language Recording Playback Next Screen Press ENTER to go to the country setting screen 2 Select your country 2 Initial Setup Basic Auto Manual Channel Setting Vi In Out cant cours s Austria Audio In Show Audio Out Language Recording Playback 3 Press ENTER to go to the manual channel setting screen Skip 4 CH System Western Euro 2 On e Use the CHANNEL buttons number buttons or the SMART JOG on the front panel to change channels From this screen there are eight parameters you can set Skip If you want to skip the displayed channel because there is no station assigned to that channel change the Skip setting to On CH System Set the channel system used in your area or region Channel Change the channel number assigned to the current preset AFT Auto Fine Tune When set to On the station is automatically tuned set to Off to manually fine tune see below e Level Set the AFT level see above The Initial Setup menu cm Sound System Set the sound system used for the current channel Name Move the cursor right then input a name for the current station up
69. apter is e Disc History The Disc History screen shows disc information including how much free space remains for recording for the last 30 recordable discs loaded in the recorder Every time you load a recordable disc the Disc History is automatically updated with the latest information e Home Menu The Home Menu gives you on screen access to all the recorder s features in one convenient place from setting up the recorder to programming a timer recording and editing a recording e Cinema surround sound in your home Connect this recorder to a Dolby Digital and or DIS compatible amplifier receiver to enjoy full surround sound effects from Dolby Digital and DIS DVD discs e Easy Timer Recording Setting the recorder to record a program is simple trom the Easy Timer Recording screen Graphically set the start and end times of the recording enter the channel number and change the recording quality if you want to That s it e Program up to 32 timer recordings You can program the recorder to record up to 32 programs up to a month in advance using the ShowView system for easy programming if you want As well as single programs you can specify daily or weekly recordings too This recorder is also compatible with VPS PDC systems which ensure you don t miss a timer recording even if the broadcast is not running to schedule SHoWVIEW is a registered trademark of Gemstar Development Corporation The ShowView syst
70. apter markers in at regular intervals It is not possible to add extra chapter markers manually after recording see also Auto Chapter Video on page 86 The Play List and Original content on a disc can each contain up to 999 chapters Lock Unlock You can lock a title so that it can t be edited or erased accidently If you do need to edit it you can always unlock it later A Important e You cant undo any edits made before changing the lock status You also can t undo a lock unlock command using the Undo option from the Disc Navigator menu 1 Select Lock from the Disc Navigator menu options 2 Usethe 1 cursor buttons to select the title you want to lock or unlock then press ENTER Disc Navigator _ Original Lock Erase All DVD Remain 0h37m FINE Vv An unlocked title will become locked a locked title will be unlocked Locked titles are shown in the Disc Navigator with a padlock icon 3 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options or select another title to lock unlock Erase All This erases all unlocked titles from the disc see also Lock Unlock on page 62 1 Select Erase All from the Disc Navigator menu options 2 Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel then press ENTER DVD Remain 0h37m FINE Undo If you make a mistake while editing you can generally undo it There are three levels of undo in other words you can
71. ault setting Recorder1 You only need to set this if you are using more than one Pioneer DVD recorder in the same room D Initial Setup Basic Clock Setting Recorder1 Tuner Input Line System Recorder2 Video In Out On Screen Display Recorder3 Audio In Front Panel Display Audio Out Power Save Language Remote Control Set Recording Setup Navigator Playback So that each remote control operates only its own recorder make this setting different for each recorder and remote in the room There are three different recorder IDs When set to Recorder2 or Recorder3 the remote control mode is shown in the front panel display Note that as soon as you change the recorder ID the remote becomes inoperative until you change the remote to the same ID To set the remote press and hold RETURN and a number button 1 2 or 3 until the indicator on the remote lights Setup Navigator Default setting n a m Initial Setup Basic Clock Setting Tuner Input Line System Video In Out On Screen Display Audio In Front Panel Display Audio Out Power Save Language Remote Control Set Recording Setup Navigator Playback The Setup Navigator appears automatically when you switch on the recorder for the first time or after resetting the recorder It is also available from the Initial Settings menu should you need it at any other time See also Switching on and setting up on page 25 Tuner settings A
72. ayback speed While paused press to advance a single frame forward direction only www Press to display the disc menu of a Video CD Super VCD playing in PBC mode Note e When playing in PBC mode some playback features such as search repeat and program play are not available You can play a PBC Video CD Super VCD in non PBC mode by pressing BI to start playback instead of gt PLAY Using the Home Menu From the Home Menu screen you can access all the features of the recorder Press HOME MENU to display the Home Menu screen 2 HOME MENU DVD RECORDER Timer Recording ER PhotoViewer Disc Navigator Sm DV Record Use the t cursor buttons followed by ENTER to select the option you want To exit the Home Menu press HOME MENU Home menu options Timer Recording page 48 Disc Setup page 70 Disc History page 67 Initial Setup page 75 PhotoViewer page 68 Video Audio Adjust page 72 Disc Navigator page 35 page 58 Play Mode page 40 DV Record page 54 Getting started CH Displaying disc information on screen You can display various on screen information about the disc loaded DISPLAY 1 Press DISPLAY repeatedly to display change the on screen information e The on screen display automatically disappears after 150 minutes 2 To hide the information display press DISPLAY repeatedly until it disappears The example displays below are a guide only
73. back Number mac 4 Press ENTER to set the new Country code Note e Changing the country code does not take effect until the next disc is loaded or the current disc is reloaded En END Additional information Chapter 13 Additional information Resetting the recorder If you need to you can reset the recorder to all its factory settings 1 Make sure that the recorder is on 2 Press and hold BB STOP and press STANDBY ON The recorder turns off with all settings reset Setting up the remote to control your TV You can use the supplied remote to control your TV To be able to use this feature you first have to program the remote with a maker code from the table below 1 Press and hold down the CLEAR button then enter the maker code for your TV The LED indicator on the remote controls lights See the table below for the list of maker codes If there is more than one code given for your make input the first one in the list e f the maker s name of your TV doesn t appear in the table below you will not be able to use this remote to control your TV 2 Press TV to check that the remote works with your TV If the remote is set up correctly the TV should switch on off If it doesn t and there is another code given for your maker repeat step 1 with a new code Using the TV remote control buttons The table below shows how to use this remote control with your TV TV Press to switch
74. back Use the 1 4 w 9 cursor buttons and ENTER to navigate DVD disc menus and the number buttons and ENTER for Video CD menus oee the following sections for more details on playing specific kinds of discs 5 To stop playback press B STOP 6 When you ve finished using the recorder eject the disc and switch the recorder back into standby e To open close the disc tray press amp OPEN CLOSE Remove the disc before putting the recorder into standby Press STANDBY ON to switch the recorder into standby Getting started CH Playing DVD discs Playing CDs and WMA MP3 discs m The table below shows the basic playback controls for The table below shows the basic playback controls for e DVD Video and recordable DVD discs audio CDs and WMA MPS9 files TU gt PLAY Press to start playback PLAY Press to start playback If RESUME is displayed on screen play a back starts from the place last stopped STOP Press to stop playback STOP Press to stop playback Eug You can resume playback from the same point by pressing PLAY Press STOP pws Pauses playback or restarts playback again to cancel the resume function aO when paused CR Rae a d revscan wosan CL and MP3 only Press to start scanning P c2 g Press again to increase the scanning speed There are two scan speeds the REvscAN Fwoscan Press to start scanning Press repeatedly current scan speed is shown on screen lt lt to incr
75. ble recording time 6 V page 60 Lights when an unfinalized Video mode disc is loaded 7 R RW Indicates the type of recordable DVD loaded DVD R or DVD RW 8 page 48 Lights when a timer recording has been set Indicator blinks if the timer has been set but there isn t a recordable disc loaded AUTO page 54 Lights when Auto Start Recording has been set and during Auto Start Recording 9 Recording quality indicators page 45 FINE Lights when the recording mode is set to FINE best quality SP Lights when the recording mode is set to SP standard play LP Lights when the recording mode is set to LP long play EP Lights when the recording mode is set to EP extended play MN Lights when the recording mode is set to MN manual recording level mode 10 Character display 11 a Indicates which channels of a bilingual broadcast are recorded 12 VPS PDC page 48 Lights when receiving a VPS PDC broadcast during a VPS PDC enabled timer recording 13 NTSC page 76 Lights when the video output is NTSC format 14 OVER page 82 Lights when the analog audio input level is too high Controls and displays Remote control L 2 3 4 AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE PLAY MODE 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 REV SCAN PLAY FWD SCAN 1 6 PAUSE STOP o CMSKIP 17 1 8 HISTORY MARK MARK 20 INPUT TV DIRECT 1 2 SELECT REC 2 1 Pioneer DVD RECORDER 1 Remote control indicator Lights when
76. button This does not affect this setting Subtitle Language e Default setting English d Initial Setup Basic OSD Language 0 English Tuner Audio Language French Video In Out Subtitle Language German Audio In Auto Language Italian Audio Out DVD Menu Language Spanish Language Subtitle Display Other Recording Playback This setting is your preferred subtitle language for DVD discs If the language you specify here is recorded on a disc the recorder automatically plays the disc with those subtitles although this depends on the Auto Language setting see Auto Language on this page Choose Other if you want to specify a language other than those listed see Se ecting Other languages on page 85 tip You can change or switch off the subtitles on a DVD disc any time during playback using the SUBTITLE button This does not affect this setting Auto Language Default setting On d Initial Setup Basic OSD Language nOn Tuner Audio Language Off Video In Out Subtitle Language Audio In Auto Language Audio Out DVD Menu Language Language Subtitle Display Recording Playback When set to On the recorder selects the default audio language on a DVD disc French dialog for a French movie for example and displays subtitles in your preferred subtitle language only if that is set to something different In other words movies in your native language won t have any subtitles while foreign langu
77. c and when you display disc information on screen 1 Select Input Disc Name from the Basic options then Next Screen G Disc Setup Basic Input Disc Name Next Screen Initialize Lock Disc Finalize 2 inputa name for the disc up to 64 characters long for a VR mode disc or 32 for a Video mode disc A Input Disc Name ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ small AAARAAAG ERETITIZ pRo600600000vbB 0123456789 4 amp x e v xestl ij qf H 1 2 3 8 23u949 9 4225667 Clear e Use the E cursor buttons and ENTER to select characters e Use the 4 t 4 buttons to change the cursor position e Select CAPS or small to change to upper or lower case or use the CASE SELECTION buttons I gt l e You can also use the CLEAR button to delete characters directly press and hold for 2 seconds to delete the whole name For other remote control key shortcuts see Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name on page 61 e For discs formatted on a different DVD recorder you will see only a limited character set Note e You cannot input a name for a disc if the TV line system of the disc is different to the current setting of the recorder See nput Line System on page 76 for how to change the recorder s setting Lock Disc Default setting Off G2 Disc Setup Basic Input Disc Name On Initialize Lock Disc m Finalize Set to On to prevent accidental recordin
78. camcorder to a set of inputs on this recorder This enables you to record tapes from your VCR or camcorder e You can use ordinary video or S video cables for the video connection e The front panel connections make convenient connections for a camcorder 2 Connect a set of audio and video inputs on your VCR or camcorder to a set of outputs on this recorder This enables you to record from this recorder to your VCR or camcorder e You can use ordinary video or S video cables for the video connection e Alternatively you can use the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER SCART connector for audio video input and output with just one SCART cable Connecting a DV camcorder Using the front panel DV IN OUT jack it is possible to connect a DV camcorder or video deck or DVD R RW recorder and digitally transfer DV tapes or DVD R RW discs to DVD R RW A Important e This jack is for connection to DV equipment only It is not compatible with digital satellite tuners or D VHS video decks DV camcorder 1 Use a DV cable not supplied to connect the DV in out jack on your DV camcorder deck to the front panel DV IN OUT jack of this recorder Plugging in Before plugging in for the first time make sure that everything is connected properly 1 Plug the supplied AC power cable into the AC IN inlet and the other end into a standard household power outlet Controls and displays Cm Chapter 3 Controls a
79. cluding 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 Dont glue paper or put stickers onto the disc or use a pencil ball point pen or other sharp tipped writing instrument These could all damage the disc e For more detailed care information see the instructions that come with discs Do not load more than one disc into the player Damaged discs Discs spin at high speed inside the player If you can see that a disc is cracked chipped warped or otherwise damaged don t risk using it in your player you could end up damaging the unit This unit 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 player 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 Condensation Condensatio
80. d the number of titles on the disc A disc recorded in VR mode can take up to 1 hour to finalize A disc recorded in Video mode can take up to 20 minutes 5 For Video mode discs only select a title menu style he menu you select will be the one that appears when the top menu is selected on any DVD player QA Finalize Discs recorded partially or fully on the Pioneer DVR 7000 DVD recorder do not support this feature These discs will have only a text title menu when finalized on this recorder Note e f the TV line system of the disc is different to the current setting of the recorder you will not be able to finalize the disc See nput Line System on page 76 for how to change the recorder s setting Recording Initializing a DVD RW disc L DVD RW J When you first load a blank disc the recorder will initialize it automatically for recording You can also manually initialize DVD RW discs You can initialize a disc for either Video mode recording or VR mode recording A Important e Initializing a disc will erase everything recorded on it Make sure there is nothing on the disc that you want to keep You may not be ableto re initialize a disc in a different format if it was originally initialized on an older DVD recorder 1 Press HOME MENU and select Disc Setup 2 Select Initialize cA Disc Setup Basic VR Mode Initiali
81. d version of the disc how the Original content is to be played En EN Connecting up En Chapter 2 Connecting up Rear panel connections AV 2 INPUT 1 DECODER 1 ANTENNA IN OUT Connect your TV antenna to the ANTENNA IN jack The signal is passed through to the ANTENNA OUT jack for connection to your TV 2 AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER AV connector Audio video input SCART type connector for connecting to a VCR or other equipment with a SCART connector The input accepts video and S video See AV2 L1 In on page 80 for how to set this up 3 AV1 RGB TV AV connector Audio video output SCART type connector for connecting to a TV or other equipment with a SCART connector The video output is switchable between video S video and RGB See page AV7 Out on page 80 for how to set this up 4 DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL For connecting to an AV receiver Dolby Digital DTS MPEG decoder or other equipment with optical digital input 5 CONTROL IN Use to control this recorder from the remote sensor of another Pioneer component with a CONTROL OUT terminal and bearing the Pioneer ggl mark Connect the CONTROL OUT ofthe other componentto the CONTROL IN of this recorder using a mini plug cord 6 ACIN Power inlet 7 INPUT 3 AUTO START REC jacks Audio video inputs stereo analog audio video and S video that you can use to connect to a satellite receiver TV VCR or other source component for recording 8 OUTPUT jacks Aud
82. de pages Please refer to these when setting your timer recording Timer recording using the ShowView programming system This system makes programming timer recordings very simple Most TV guides publish ShowView programming numbers with their program details If you want to make a timer recording of a program you just input the corresponding code The date start stop and channel settings are made automatically All you have to do is tell the recorder the recording mode and whether it s a once only recording or a regular recording RECMODE 1 Press SHOWVIEW to display the ShowView program screen You can also access this screen from the Home Menu press HOME MENU select Timer Recording then ShowView ShowView ShowView 39924 Rec Mode MN 1 w Q O9 to input itd to change to change level Rec Times Once to change vPsPDC off Za Z3 to change Use the number buttons to enter the ShowView programming number To clear the last digit entered press CLEAR Press REC MODE to change the recording quality see also Setting the picture guality recording time on page 46 If Manual Recording is on then you can also select the MIN setting e Use the w cursor left right buttons to select the Once Daily or Weekly recording option e Use the k lt and gt gt buttons to switch VPS PDC On or Off m 5 TS 3 En 2 After making the settings press ENTER The
83. determine how the material is presented see the manual that came with your TV for details on what options are available The Initial Setup menu If you have a conventional TV choose either 4 3 Letter Box or 4 3 Pan amp Scan In Letter Box mode widescreen software is shown with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen Pan amp Scan chops the sides off widescreen material to make it fit the 4 3 screen so even though the picture looks larger on the screen you re actually seeing less of the movie See Screen sizes and disc formats on page 91 for more information Still Picture Default setting Auto DB Initial Setup Basic TV Screen Size Field Tuner Still Picture Frame Video In Out Frame Search D Auto Audio In Seamless Playback Audio Out Parental Lock Angle Indicator The recorder uses one of two processes when displaying a still frame from a DVD disc The default Auto setting automatically chooses the best setting each time Field produces a stable generally shake free image Frame produces a sharper image but more prone to shake than field stills Frame Search Default setting Off o Initial Setup Basic TV Screen Size On Tuner Still Picture o Off Video In Out Frame Search Audio In Seamless Playback Audio Out Parental Lock Language Angle Indicator Recordin On the default setting the frame number is not displayed when a DVD disc is paused and the search by frame number f
84. ding FAQ WV Frequently Asked Questions e Even though the timer is set the recorder doesn t start recording Check that the disc loaded is recordable not locked see Lock Disc on page 70 and that there are fewer than 99 titles already on the DVD The recorder won t let me enter a timer program Why not You can t enter a timer program while a timer recording is in progress during timer recording standby or when the clock isn t set e What happens when two or more timer programs overlap Basically the program with the earlier recording start time has priority However the recorder will start recording the program with the later start time after the earlier program is finished If two programs have the same times but different channels for example the program set most recently takes priority If VPS PDC is active for two timer programs that are programmed to start at the same time then the program that actually starts first takes priority Recording Simultaneous recording and playback A feature called Chase Play makes it possible to watch a recording in progress from the start of the recording as in playback is chasing the recording For example perhaps you have to miss the first 30 minutes of a movie on TV you can start recording then start watching the movie from the beginning while the recorder is still recording 30 minutes ahead of you In fact you re not just limited to watching the reco
85. during a recording recording will pause automatically and an error message will be displayed on screen e Video that is copy once only can only be recorded on a DVD RW disc in VR mode see below m 5 T3 3 En ENT Recording EN e When recording a IV broadcast or through an external input you can display copy control information on screen see Displaying disc information on screen on page 33 CPRM CPRM is a copy protection system with scramble system regarding the recording of copy once broadcast programs CPRM stands for Content Protection for Recordable Media This recorder is CPRM compatible which means that you can record copy once broadcast programs but you cannot then make a copy of those recordings CPRM recordings can only be made on CPRM compatible DVD RW ver 1 1 or higher discs formatted in VR mode DVD CPRM recordings can only be played on players that are specifically compatible with CPRM Recording equipment and copyright Recording equipment should be used only for lawful copying and you are advised to check carefully what is lawful copying in the country in which you are making a copy Copying of copyright material such as films or music is unlawful unless permitted by a legal exception or consented to by the rightowners e his product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property righ
86. e recording time in blocks of 30 mins C STOP REC Press to stop recording REC MODE page 46 Press repeatedly to change the recording mode picture quality TIMER REC page 50 Press to set a timer recording from the standard Timer Recording screen EASY TIMER page 49 Press to set a timer recording from the Easy Timer screen 18 DISC HISTORY page 67 Press to display summary information disc name recording time left etc from the last 30 recordable discs loaded NAVI MARK page 36 Press to select a thumbnail picture for the current title for use in the Disc Navigator screen CHP MARK page 62 Press to insert a chapter marker when playing recording a VR mode DVD RW disc 19 DISPLAY page 33 Displays changes the on screen information displays 20 TV CONTROL page 90 After setting up use these controls to control your TV 21 TV DIRECT REC page 48 Press to start recording whatever channel your TV is set to Eh Getting started Chapter 4 Getting started Switching on and setting up When you switch the recorder on for the first time you can make several basic settings using the Setup Navigator feature This takes you through setting the clock the internal TV tuner and the video and audio output settings If you re using the recorder for the first time we strongly recommend you use the Setup Navigator before starting to use the recorder STANDBY ON m Pioneer DVD RECORDER
87. e discs on forward SCAN 1 for which audio is output through the analog outputs and digital output if the sound is Linear PCM below 96kHz i Except during chase playback and simultaneous recording play back Depending on the disc normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached on a DVD disc Playing in slow motion al um You can play DVDs and Video CD Super VCDs at various slow motion speeds DVDs can be played in slow motion in either direction while Video CD Super VCDs can only be played forwards in slow motion PLAY STEP SLOW 1 Press li or II to start slow motion reverse or forward playback e he playback speed is shown on screen here is no sound during slow motion playback 2 Press the same button repeatedly to change the slow motion speed CL 1 16 SLOW SLOW 1 2 SLOW 1 4 3 To resume normal playback press PLAY Playback Using the front panel controls 1 During playback press II PAUSE Frame advance frame reverse 2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until the display a Super VCD shows PAUSE You can advance or back up a DVD disc frame by frame 3 Turn the SMART JOG dial to start slow motion With Video CD super VCDs you can only use frame reverse or forward playback evans Turn clockwise for forward slow motion playback counter clockwise for reverse slow motion playback m 5 TS 3 En e he playback speed is shown on screen e
88. e the CASE SELECTION buttons H gt l e You can also use the CLEAR button to delete characters directly press and hold for 2 seconds to delete the whole name For other remote control key shortcuts see Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name below For discs formatted on a different DVD recorder you will see only a limited character set 4 Highlight OK then press ENTER to enter the name and return to the main Disc Navigator screen e To return to the main Disc Navigator screen without saving changes to the title name press RETURN 5 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options or select another title to name Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name The table below shows the remote control key shortcuts that you can use to input characters in the name input screen Pressing a button repeatedly cycles through the characters shown If you want to enter two characters in succession that are both on the same button for example a P and an R press gt gt to advance the cursor one space manually between inputting the two characters Characters Key Characters Key 1 21 amp 1 6 mnobddd00gn 2 abc24aaaaa 7 bars eG ya 3 def3 amp 8 tuv8uudu 4 ghi4fii i 9 wxyz9 5 Kkib 0 0 lt lt cursor back gt gt cursor forward lt lt change case CLEAR clear character P i space B finish name input Show 70 5u Qg s9ox o Miew OU m l
89. e title is shorter than the setting then the first frame is used Auto Chapter Video Default setting 10 minutes d Initial Setup Basic Tuner Manual Recording Optimized Rec Video In Out Navi Mark Audio In Auto Chapter Video Audio Out DVD RW Auto Init Language Recording Playback When recording in Video mode a new chapter is started every 10 minutes on the default setting You can change this interval to 15 minutes or switch off automatic chapter marking altogether with the No Separation setting DVD RW Auto Init Default setting VR Mode When you load a new blank DVD RW disc the recorder automatically initializes it for recording You can set it to initialize the disc for VR mode or Video mode recording DB Initial Setup Basic Manual Recording Tuner Optimized Rec Video In Out Navi Mark Audio In Auto Chapter Video Audio Out DVD RW Auto Init Language Recording Playback l Playback settings TV Screen Size Default setting 4 3 Letter Box D Initial Setup Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language TV Screen Size Still Picture Frame Search Seamless Playback Parental Lock Angle Indicator If you have a widescreen TV select the 16 9 setting widescreen DVD software is then shown using the full screen area When playing software recorded in conventional 4 3 format the settings on your TV will
90. ease the scanning speed There are four scan speeds the current scan speed PREV nxt Press to skip to previous next track or is shown on screen cm folder for WMA MP3 disc PREV NEXT Press to skip to previous next chapter title During playback enter a track number then press ENTER to skip directly to that Except VR mode During playback enter a track ooo chapter number then press ENTER to skip O O O directly to that chapter within the currently 0 O O playing title On some discs you can also use the num ber buttons to select numbered items in Note the disc menu e f you want to play a DTS audio CD make sure the VR mode only During playback enter a recorder is connected to a DIS compatible amplifier title number then press ENTER with a digital connection Noise will be output through the analog outputs Also make sure that STEREO is selected using the AUDIO button see Changing audio channels on page 29 e Scanning doesn t work with WMA tracks msr Commercial skip Each press skips for ward 30 seconds Use to a maximum of 4 mins sepsiow Luring playback press to start slow motion playback Press repeatedly to change the playback speed While paused press to advance a single frame in either direction Press to display the top menu or menu of www ww a DVD Video disc these are often the same Use the cursor buttons to navigate DVD Video disc menus press ENTER to select gop
91. eases in 30 minute increments up to a maximum of 6 hours You can see the recording time on screen and in the front panel display When the recording ends the recorder automatically switches into standby if no other operation is being performed ocancel the set recording time press 6 REC e f you want to pause recording at any time press Il PAUSE Press again to restart the recording If recording in VR mode a new chapter is started after recording restarts 6 To stop the recording press STOP REC e f you set the recording time in the previous step you can still stop the recording anytime by pressing O STOP REC Recording will stop automatically when there is no more space on the DVD amp tip e During recording you can turn on off the SCART loop through function During recording press FUNCTION front panel only until the display shows SCART then use the SMART JOG dial to select SCART THRU loop through on or SCART NORM loop through off Note that you can t switch loop through on if recording from the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER or AV1 RGB TV connectors Also loop through is automatically reset to off after recording has finished m 5 TS 3 En ENT Recording En Direct recording from TV If you connected this recorder to your TV using a SCART cable and your TV supports direct recording you can record whatever is currently being shown on the TV without having to worry about what channel
92. eature is not available You can switch these features on by changing this setting to On Seamless Playback Default setting Off During playback of a VR mode Play List you may notice momentary interruption in the picture at edited points The Seamless Playback feature lets you trade off accuracy of the edit points for more seamless playback When switched On you may notice that the edit points are a few frames earlier or later than you set m Initial Setup Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback TV Screen Size Still Picture o Off Frame Search Seamless Playback Parental Lock Angle Indicator Parental Lock e Default level Off Default password none e Default Country code us 2119 Some DVD Video discs feature a Parental Lock 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 This gives you some control about what your children watch on your DVD recorder Some discs also support the Country code feature The recorder does not play certain scenes on these discs depending on the Country code you set Before you can set the Parental Lock level or the Country code you must set a password As the password owner you can change the Parental Lock level or Country code whenever you like You can also change the password Note Not all discs that you may consider inappropriate for your ch
93. edit screen Undo Undo the last command 3 Press RETURN to get back to the menu options on the left side of the screen 4 Toreturn to the Disc Navigator screen press RETURN again or select Back from the menu options on the left Create Use this function to add an Original title to the Play List When you do this the whole title is put into the Play List you can erase bits you don t need later see Chapter Edit Chpt Edit on page 64 The title appears in the Play List complete with the chapter markers that appear in the Original However if you add more chapter markers to the Original later these are not automatically copied over into the Play List title You can add up to 99 titles to the Play List 1 Select Create from the Disc Navigator Play List menu options 2 Usethe 1 4 amp cursor buttons to select the insertion point for the new title then press ENTER Disc Navigator DVD Remain 0h37m FINE If there are no titles in the Play List yet this step does not apply 3 Usethe f cursor buttons to select an Original title to put into the Play List 2 Disc Navigator DVD Remain 0h37m FINE Move Divide Combine Erase All 4 Press ENTER to add the title The new title appears in the updated Play List 2 Disc Navigator DVD Remain 0h37m FINE Move Divide Combine Erase All 5 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options or select
94. een e To return to the main Disc Navigator screen without saving changes to the title name press RETURN 5 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options or select another title to name Chapter Edit Chpt Edit When editing VR mode DVDs you can edit individual chapters within a title with commands for erasing moving combining and dividing You can also play individual chapters to check their content 1 Select Chpt Edit from the Disc Navigator Play List menu options 2 Select the title that contains the chapters you want to edit then press ENTER After selecting atitle thumbnails of each chapter appear and you ll see that the Disc Navigator menu items change to the chapter editing commands aA Chapter Edit 1 0h03m 4 El ES Play List bd Erase Erase chapters Select the chapter you want to erase and press ENTER Divide Split a chapter into two Select the chapter you want to divide and press ENTER Divide Chapter Title 15 00 Wed11 12 Pr5 LP Chapter 1 0h03m Chapter 1 1 1 0 02 12 00 I Play Pause Combine Combine two adjacent chapters into one Select the dividing line between two adjacent chapters and press ENTER Move Rearrange chapters Select the chapter you want to move press ENTER then highlight the new location for it then press ENTER again Preview Preview chapters Select the chapter you want to play press B STOP to return to the chapter
95. em is manufactured under licence from Gemstar Development Corporation e One touch recording Use one touch recording to start recording immediately in 30 minute blocks Each time you press the record button the recording time is extended by another 30 minutes e Optimized recording Optimized recording adjusts the recording quality automatically if a timer recording will not fit onto a disc with the settings that you made e Auto Start Recording from satellite receiver or other set top box With a satellite receiver or other set top box connected to the INPUT 3 AUTO START REC inputs of this recorder you can start and stop recording automatically according to the timer settings of the set top box e High quality 16 bit Linear PCM audio When recording using one of the high quality record settings FINE or MN32 the audio is recorded in uncompressed 16 bit Linear PCM format This delivers great sounding audio to accompany the high picture quality See Setting the picture quality recording time on page 46 for more on recording modes e Picture quality adjustment features During playback you can adjust various picture quality settings to improve the picture You can also adjust the recording picture quality For example if you want to make a DVD copy of an old video tape you can optimize the picture quality before transferring it to disc e Find what you want to watch quickly and easily Unlike video tape that needs to be wound to
96. epts ordinary and S video video input as well as stereo analog audio See AV7 Out on page 80 and AV2 L1 n on page 80 for how to set them up e Before making or changing any rear panel connections make sure that all components are switched off and unplugged from the wall outlet ANTENNA IN SCART AV CONNECTOR SCART AV CONNECTOR ANTENNA IN Antenna cable TV wall outlet 1 Connect the cable from the antenna cable TV outlet to the antenna input on your VCR e f you are not connecting a VCR in the chain connect it to the ANTENNA IN jack on this recorder and skip the next step 2 Use an RF antenna cable one is supplied to connect the antenna output of your VCR to the ANTENNA IN of this recorder 3 Use another RF antenna cable to connect the ANTENNA OUT of this recorder to the antenna input on your TV 4 Use a SCART cable not supplied to connect the AV1 RGB TV AV connector on this recorder to the SCART AV connector on your TV 5 Use another SCART cable to connect the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER AV connector to a SCART AV connector on your VCR Note e See the following page if you want to use one of the other kinds of audio video connection E tip e his recorder has a through function which allows you to record a TV program from the built in TV tuner in this recorder while watching a video playing on your VCR To use this feature when the recorder is in standby
97. erwise leave it On Note When set to Off all the other Audio Out settings are grayed out and can t be set Dolby Digital Out You only need to make this setting If you connected this recorder to an AV amplifier or other component using the digital output Default setting Dolby Digital D Initial Setup Basic Digital Out Tuner Dolby Digital Out Video In Out DTS Out Audio In 96kHz PCM Out Audio Out MPEG Out Language Recording Playback The Initial Setup menu If your AV receiver or other connected component is Dolby Digital compatible set to Dolby Digital otherwise set to Dolby Digital PCM Check the manual that came with the connected component if you re unsure whether it is Dolby Digital compatible DTS Out You only need to make this setting if you connected this recorder to an AV amplifier or other component using the digital output Default setting On DB Initial Setup Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Digital Out On Dolby Digital Out Off DTS Out 96kHz PCM Out Audio Out MPEG Out Language Recording Playback If your AV receiver or other connected component has a built in DTS decoder set to On otherwise set to Off Check the manual that came with the connected component if you re unsure whether it is DIS compatible A Important e f you set to On with anon DIS compatible amplifier noise will be output when you play
98. et 2 e Memory3 user preset 3 You can press DISPLAY to see the individual settings for the current preset TV CRT PDP or Professional 4 Press ENTER to select the preset Creating your own set There are three user presets in which you can save your own set of picture quality settings for disc playback 1 Follow Choosing a preset above and select one of the user presets Memory 1 2 or 3 2 Move the cursor down and select Detailed Settings Pr5 Memory1 Detailed Settings 3 Select the picture quality setting you want to adjust 1 Memory1 Off HH Max Off HH Max Off HHH Max Detail off H Max White Level Min E Max Black Level Min E Max Black Setup v You can adjust the following settings e YNR Adjusts the amount of noise reduction NR applied to the Y brightness component e CNR Adjusts the amount of noise reduction NR applied to the C colour component QNR Adjusts the amount of noise reduction NR applied to the block noise Detail Adjusts how sharp edges appear White Level Adjusts the intensity of white Black Level Adjusts the intensity of black Black Setup Corrects the standard reference black level NTSC video only Hue Adjusts overall balance between red and green Chroma Level Adjusts how rich the colours appear 4 Usethe cursor left right buttons to adjust the currently selected picture
99. et to TV mode During playback or when a menu is being displayed on screen the sound and video is always routed to your TV and is unaffected by the TV DVD mode setting Note that the recorder must be connected to your TV using a SCART cable to be able to use this feature TV DVD e Press TV DVD to switch between TV mode and DVD mode Basic playback This section shows you how to use your recorder for playback of discs DVD CD etc More playback features such as repeat and program play are covered in the next chapter A Important e Throughout this manual the term DVD means playback only DVD Video discs and DVD R RW If a function is specific to a particular kind of DVD disc it is specified e Some DVD Video discs don t allow certain playback controls to operate at certain points in the disc This is not a malfunction STANDBY ON OPEN CLOSE 1 Press STANDBY ON to switch on Also turn on your TV and make sure that it is set to the correct video input 2 Press 4 OPEN CLOSE to open the disc tray 3 Load a disc Load a disc with the label side facing up using the disc tray guide to align the disc if you re loading a double sided DVD Video disc load it with the side you want to play face down e f you want to play a DIS audio CD please first read the note on page 31 4 Press PLAY to start playback If you re playing a DVD Video or Video CD a disc menu may appear when you start play
100. f DVD Video chapters chapters not included in the program list may be sometimes be played depending on the disc You can use repeat play with program play Start Switching DVD soundtracks playback of the program list then select Program Repeat from the Repeat Play Mode menu see Repeat play on page 41 When playing a DVD disc recorded with two or more soundtracks often in different languages you can switch the soundtrack during playback Check the disc packaging for details of the soundtrack Displaying and switching subtitles options Some DVD discs have subtitles in one or more d languages the disc box will usually tell you which subtitle languages are available You can switch subtitle language during playback Check the disc packaging for details of the subtitle e Press AUDIO repeatedly to select an audio options soundtrack SUBTITLE aa 1 2 Dolby Digital 2 0CH CLEAR 1 Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select a subtitle Note option e he sound may drop out for a few seconds when The current subtitle language is shown on screen and in switching soundtracks the front panel display e Some discs only allow you to change audio language from the disc menu Press TOP MENU to access A e To set audio language preferences see Audio Subtitle 1 2 English Language on page 84 e Some discs feature both Dolby Digital and DIS soundtracks There is no analog audio output when DTS is selected To listen to the DIS sou
101. finalization successfully e Could not undo finalization successfully e Could not successfully unlock the disc e Cannot record to a disc that is not CPRM com patible e Cannot record this content using Video mode recording e This content is copy protected e Incorrect CPRM information e No DV input e Cannot preview because there is no DV input e The audio will conform to the Bilingual Recording setting e Repairing disc e Could not repair the disc e Playback has stopped because the TV system is different than the recording When you load a blank DVD RW disc the recorder automatically initializes it The disc loaded has an incompatible region number for the recorder and so will not play The disc control data limit has been reached or the maximum number of chapters and or titles has been reached Erase titles chapters or combine chapters The disc was finalized on a non Pioneer DVD recorder Undo the finalization in order to recording editing The disc may be dirty or damaged lake out the disc clean it and retry If the error persists use a new disc If the error appears even with a new disc please consult a Pioneer Service Center The video source is copy once protected Use a VR mode DVD RW disc with CPRM for recording The video source is copy protected and cannot be recorded The recorder could not read the CPRM information The recorder may be damaged please consult a Pioneer Service Cen
102. formation DV related messages You may see the following messages appear on your TV screen when using the DV IN OUT jack About DV Using DV also known as i LINK you can connect a DV equipped camcorder to this recorder using a single DV cable for input and output of audio video data and control signals The i LINK interface is also known as IEEE 1394 1995 LLINK and the i LINK logo are trademarks This recorder is only compatible with DV format DVC SD camcorders Digital satellite tuners and Digital VHS video recorders are not compatible You cannot connect more than one DV camcorder at a time to this recorder You cannot control this recorder from external equipment connected via the DV IN OUT jack It may not always be possible to control the connected camcorder via the DV IN OUT jack This recorder only outputs DVD playback video from the DV IN OUT jack signals from the built in TV tuner CD Video CD and other inputs are not output Copy protected or copy once video is not output from the DV IN OUT jack Digital camcorders can usually record audio as stereo 16 bit 48kHz or twin stereo tracks of 12 bit 32kHz This recorder can only record one stereo audio track Set the DV Input setting as required see DV Input on page 82 Audio output from the DV IN OUT jack is 16 bit only Audio input to the DV IN OUT jack should be 32 or 48kHz not 44 1kHz Picture disturbance in the recording may occu
103. g editing or erasing of the disc loaded If you need to unlock the disc to make edits select Off A Important e A locked disc can still be initialized which will completely erase the disc Note e You cannot input a name for a disc if the TV line system of the disc is different to the current setting of the recorder See nput Line System on page 76 for how to change the recorder s setting The Disc Setup menu m Initialize settings Gap You can initialize a DVD RW disc for either VR mode recording or Video mode recording The first time you load a new DVD RW disc it will be automatically initialized for recording according to the DVD RW Auto Init setting in the Initial Setup menu see page 86 The initialize menu here lets you reinitialize a disc for example if you want to change the recording format of the disc See nitializing a DVD RW disc on page 57 for detailed instructions usijbu3 Finalize settings Finalize Finalizing fixes the recordings in place so that the disc can be played on a regular DVD player or computer equipped with a suitable DVD ROM drive See Playing your recordings on other DVD players on page 56 for detailed instructions Undo Finalize You can undo the finalization on DVD RW discs recorded on this recorder in Video mode You need to do this if you want to record more material or edit material already on the disc You can also undo the finalization of VR mode discs which
104. ght B Loop End 5 Atthe point you want the loop to end press ENTER Playback immediately jumps back to the start point and plays the loop round and round e When playing a DVD the start and end points of the loop must be in the same title 6 Toresume normal playback select Off from the A B Repeat menu You can also press CLEAR to cancel A B Repeat play if no menu OSD such as the Disc Navigator is displayed Note e f you switch camera angles while using A B Repeat with a DVD Video disc A B repeat is canceled Repeat play ar There are various repeat play options depending on the kind of disc loaded It s also possible to use repeat play together with program play to repeat the tracks chapters in the program list see Program play below 1 Select Repeat from the Play Mode menu 2 Select a repeat play mode B Play Mode Search Mode Repeat Disc A B Repeat Repeat Title Repeat Repeat Chapter Program a Repeat Off For VR mode DVD discs select Repeat Disc Repeat Title or Repeat Chapter or Repeat Off For DVD Video and Video mode DVD discs select Repeat Title or Repeat Chapter or Repeat Off D C719 ED For CDs and Video CD Super VCDs select Repeat Disc or Repeat Track or Repeat Off For WMA MP3 discs select Repeat Disc Repeat Folder or Repeat Track or Repeat Off 3 To resume normal playback select Repeat Off from the Repeat Play menu You can also press CLEAR to c
105. have been finalized on other DVD recorders If when you load a disc the message This disc cannot be recorded Undo the finalization is displayed use this command to be able to record on the disc using this recorder 1 From the Disc Setup menu select Finalize then Undo Finalize from the finalize options 2 Select Start Note You cannot finalize a disc or use the Undo Finalize command if the TV line system of the disc is different to the current setting of the recorder See nput Line System on page 6 for how to change the recorder s setting En RD The Video Audio Adjust menu En Chapter 11 The Video Audio Adjust menu Using the Video Audio Adjust menu you can set up the picture quality for the built in tuner and external inputs for disc playback and for recording Setting the picture quality for TV and external inputs Picture Creation lets you choose a set of picture quality settings for the built in TV tuner and for each external input There are several preset settings that suit various sources or you can create up to three of your own sets Choosing a preset 1 Press HOME MENU and select Video Audio Adjust s HOME MENU Tp video Audio Adis Disc Navigator amp Play Mode DV Record 2 Select Video Adjust 3 Use the cursor left right buttons to change the preset Detailed Settings e Use the INPUT SELECT button to switch between the b
106. here is no sound during slow motion playback Paused 1 16 1 16 PAUSE 1 8 1 8 STEP SLOW 1 4 1 4 1 2 1 2 Reverse Forward 4 Use the SMART JOG dial to change the scanning 1 During playback press II PAUSE speed and direction 2 Press li or I gt to back up or advance one frame 5 To resume normal playback press PLAY You can only use frame advance when playing a Video CD e Hold down all or IIB for continuous frame reverse 7 mote frame advance e The picture quality during slow motion playback is not as good as during normal playback and depends on the disc being played Reverse slow motion playback may notbeas smooth Using the front panel controls as forward and may be better with some discs than 1 Press FUNCTION until the display shows STEP 3 To resume normal playback press PLAY others Depending on the disc normal playback may 2 Turn the SMART JOG dial to advance or back up automatically resume when a new chapter is reached a frame at a time ona DVD dise e Turn clockwise for frame advance counter clockwise No sound is output during slow motion playback for frame reverse e You can only use frame advance when playing a Video CD 3 Toresume normal playback press PLAY Note e The picture quality when using frame reverse is not as good as frame advance Depending on the disc normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached on a DVD disc The P
107. his page Using the setup on this page you can e Record scrambled channels received using the recorder s built in TV tuner A Important e Do not connect this recorder through your VCR satellite receiver or cable box Always connect each component directly to your TV or AV receiver 1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown This enables you to watch and record TV channels 2 Use a SCART cable not supplied to connect the AV1 RGB TV AV connector to a SCART AV connector on your TV This enables you to watch discs SCART AV W 3 Use another SCART cable to connect the AV2 CONNECTOR INPUT 1 DECODER AV connector to a SCART AV connector on your decoder box This enables you to record scrambled TV channels Note e n order to use this setup you will need to make the following settings from the Initial Setup menu Set the AV2 L1 In setting to Decoder from the CARTAN Initial Setup menu see AV2 L1 In on page 80 From the Manual CH Setting screen set the Decoder setting for the scrambled channels to On E see Manual CH Setting on page 78 Antenna cable TV Decoder wall outlet Connecting up Connecting to an AV amplifier To enjoy multichannel surround sound you need to connect this recorder to an AV amplifier receiver using the digital optical output In addition to a digital connection we recommend also connecting using the stereo analog connection for
108. ial Setup Basic NICAM Select NICAM Tuner Tuner Level Regular Audio D Initial Setup Video In Out External Audio Audio In Bilingual Recording Basic Input Colour System 2 On Audio Out DV Input ia Tuner AV1 Out Off Language Input Level L1 Video In Out AV2 L1 In Recording Input Level L2 Audio In NTSC on PAL TV Playback Input Level L3 Audio Out Language a If you want to record the non NICAM audio in a TV broadcast select Regular Audio otherwise set to NICAM When set to NICAM you can still select When set to On NISC discs from the U S for example Regular Audio using the AUDIO button See Changing will play correctly on a PAL only TV Change to Off if your TV is already NISC compatible audio channels on page 29 Depending on this setting and the Input Line System setting see nput Line System on page 76 the signal Tuner Level format output when the recorder is stopped varies as Default setting Normal shown in the table below o Initial Setup Basic NICAM Select Normal l NTSC on PAL Output when coo ee poa Input Line System Audio In Bilingual Recordin stopped Audio Out DV jm 625 System Off PAL IUE et Playback Input Level L3 On PAL 525 System Off NTSC Set to Compression if the audio level from the built in tuner is excessively high causing distortion On PAL 60 External Audio Note Default setting Stereo e Many recent PAL TVs are capable of correctly displaying NTSC pictures with
109. ildren use the Parental Lock feature These discs will always play without requiring the password first e f you forget the password you can reset the recorder to its factory settings see Resetting the recorder on page 90 then set a new password m 5 TS 3 En NT The Initial Setup menu Parental Lock Set Password 3 Press ENTER The password you set will enable you to change the Parental Lock level and Country code setting It is also the password that you will need to enter if you want to play a disc with a parental lock level higher than the recorder 4 Enter a new password Initial Setup Basic 1 Select Set Password Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out DB Initial Setup Language Recording TV Sd Change Password Current Password T 2 8 4 New Password 5 amp 7 8 Basic TV Screen Size Set Password Tuner Still Picture Video In Out Frame Search Audio In Seamless Playback Audio Out Parental Lock gt Press ENTER Language Angle Indicator Recording Playback n Parental Lock Change Level 2 Use the number buttons to input a four digit 1 Select Change Level password D Initial Setup DB Initial Setup Basic TV Screen Size Change Password f Tuner Still Picture Change Level Basic TV Sc Set Password Video In Out Frame Search Country Code VIE Su Audio In Seamless Playback IMIGEOGDASIINSA Audio Out Parental Lock Audioln re Gc Language Angle Indicator
110. imultaneously with the recorder stopped Additional information cm Problem Remedy Screen is stretched vertically or hori Make sure that the TV Screen Size setting page 86 is correct for the kind of TV zontally you have see also page 91 e f you have a widescreen TV check its aspect ratio settings his recorder s input switches into wide mode automatically according to the input signal When the unit connected is not compatible with ID 1 set the connected component to output 4 3 aspect ratio standard video usijbu3 Can t play a disc recorded using this If the disc was recorded in Video mode make sure that it s finalized page 56 recorder on another player Some players will not play recordable DVD discs even when recorded in Video mode and finalized e f the disc was recorded in VR mode the other player must be specifically RW compatible in order to play it page 9 Discs recorded with copy once material cannot be played on non CPRM compatible players page 45 During playback the picture is dark When a copy protected disc is played via a VCR the picture will not display or distorted correctly Connect the recorder directly to your TV Can t control your TV using this e f there is more than one code listed for your make of TV try each one in turn remote control page 90 e t is possible that none of the codes listed will work with your particular model of TV even if the maker appears in the remote co
111. ing disc information on screen 33 05 Playback LOEO QUT EROR aon ccr o SOR oem m itc ee Oe AUR d ees 35 Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a P oC oh c eee ese ne eee 35 Aavo Nd Ss Pc 37 Se APOC oe rk doe saree ak Swe ee a eh 37 Playing Im SIOW MOIO sca art anes C oe m ca we ae 38 Frame advance frame reverse 39 Ihe Tte Moda MENU auci Rande SCR dn e 40 Displaying and switching subtitles 43 SWITCHING DVD soundtracks s au na ct ccn c dc 43 Switching the audio channel 1 22 x mam 44 owltecning camera angles sss esae er REERRERE 44 06 Recording About DVD recording 1 20 cece eee eee eee 45 Recording time and picture quality 45 nestrictiions ON video recording xs uam rmm ws 45 Setting the picture quality recording time 46 pasic recording TOR the TY s teeeow sae kde es 47 Oe LUNG dimer recording 22x20 e25tdeeca aineta 48 Titer record nO FAG 25 2 6 aus sadana E Rd ees eee 52 Simultaneous recording and playback 53 Recording from an external component 53 Automatic recording from a satellite tuner 54 Recording from a DV camcorder LL 54 Recording from the DV output leere 56 Playing your recordings on other DVD players 56 Initializing a DVD RW OISC sacs suas hskE rn hr 08 nisa 57 07 Editing The Disc Navigator screen leeren 58 Dise Navigator MENU ODUOFPIS vas rasi
112. ingual you can also recording press BM STOP select the language coo A NICAMB Regular NICAM You can also select the language for a non NICAM bilingual Using the built in TV tuner broadcast Changing TV channels When no disc is playing you can change TV channels in Co three different ways A B L R GD 8 CD e When watching a recording made from an external 8 input with Bilingual recording selected see External Audio on page 81 you can switch the audio channel between left L right R or both L R CHANNEL Gm e CHANNEL buttons on the remote Note e f a Video mode disc is loaded or if the recording mode is FINE MN32 only one channel of a bilingual e Number buttons on the remote For example to broadcast is recorded In this case decide which select channel 4 press 4 then ENTER for channel 34 language you want to record before recording by press 3 4 ENTER setting the Bilingual Recording setting see Bilingual SMART JOG on the front panel Recording on page 82 Note e Channel presets are numbered 1 99 e You can t change IV channels during playback or recording or while in recording standby En EN 7 Getting started En Switching between TV and DVD When the recorder is stopped or recording you can choose whether to have the audio video from the built in TV tuner or external input play on your TV DVD mode or watch the channel that the TV is currently s
113. io video outputs stereo analog audio video and S video that you can use to connect to a TV monitor AV receiver or other equipment Front panel connections On the left side of the front panel a flip down cover hides a second audio video input consisting of a video and o video jack and stereo analog audio jacks You can also connect a mono source using just the L MONO jack On the right side is the DV input output i LINK connector This is for connection to a DV camcorder Connecting up Cm Extra features for use with compatible TVs When this recorder is connected to a TV that features T V Link EasyLink MegaLogic SMARTLINK Q Link DATA LOGIC or NexI View Link using a fully wired 21 pin SCART cable not supplied the following functions are available Direct TV recording usijou3 e Channel preset download Electronic Program Guide EPG download e TV auto power on e System configuration Direct TV recording Direct TV recording allows you to record the TV program that you re watching without having to worry about whether this recorder is set to the same channel See Direct recording from TV on page 48 for more on this feature Channel preset download This feature allows you to set up the channel presets of this recorder very simply using the channel presets and preset names already in your TV See Switching on and setting up on page 25 and Auto Channel
114. is 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 dits DIGITAL OUT amp 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 DIS and DIS Digital Out are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc Dynamic range The difference between the quietest and loudest sounds possible in an audio signal without distorting or getting lost in noise Dolby Digital and DIS soundtracks are capable of a very wide dynamic range delivering dramatic cinema like effects EXIF Exchangeable Image File A file format developed by Fuji Photo Film for digital still cameras Digital cameras from various manufacturers use this compressed file format which carries date time and thumbnail information as well as the picture data File extension A tag added to the end of a filename to indicate the type of file For example mp3 indicates an MP3 file ISO 9660 format International standard forthe volume and file structure of CD ROM discs JPEG A file format used for still images such as photographs and illustrations JPEG files are identified by the file extension jog or JPG Most digital cameras use this format MP3 MP3 MPEG audio layer 3 is a co
115. is played back rather like the program play feature found on CD players The Disc Navigator screen Edit mode Currently selected title 2 Disc Iflavigator Video Mode N DVD Disc recording VIDEO ume Locked title 12 30 Wed 4 11 Pr5 LP DVD Remain indicator Recording Time Disc Navigator menu options 0h30m40s WENN N Recording time available in the displayed recording mode Number of title pages Information for selected title A Important om e Titles that have been recorded with a Line Input setting different to the current setting of the recorder are shown in the Disc Navigator with a blank thumbnail image e See also nput Line System on page 76 En 1 Press DISC NAVIGATOR to display the Disc idit eu m m Disc Navigator menu options s d The commands available from the Disc Navigator for different disc types is shown below usijou3 Disc Navigator Play Playatitle page 60 Fay P Oh37m FINE Title Name Ttl Name Name or rename a title DENS page 60 shpt Eai e Lock Unlock Lock or unlock a title to prevent accidental changes being made page 62 e Erase Erase a title page 60 You can also access it from the Home Menu press e Erase All Erase all titles page 63 HOME MENU select Disc Navigator then press e Undo Undo the last change page 63 ENTER e When selecting titles use the BACK I and FWD Original
116. iscs containing files saved inthe MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 MP3 or Windows Media Audio WMA format with a sampling rate of 44 1 or 48kHz Incompatible files will not play and the message Cannot play this file format will be displayed CAN T PLAY in the front panel display m 5 TS 3 En Nn Before you start En Fixed bit rate MP3 files are recommended Variable bit rate VBR MP3 files are playable but playing time may not be shown correctly This recorder is compatible with 44 1 and 48 kHz WMA files encoded with Windows Media Codec 8 Files encoded using Windows Media Codec 9 may be playable but some parts of the specification are not supported specifically Pro Lossless Voice and VBR WMA files WMA files encoded with DRM Digital Rights Management copy protection will not play and the message Cannot play this file format will be displayed CAN T PLAY in the front panel display The CD ROM used to compile your WMA MP3 files must be ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 compliant CD physical format Mode Mode2 XA Form1 Romeo and Joliet file systems are both compatible with this recorder Use CD R or CD RW media for recording your files The disc must be finalized i e the session must be closed in order to play in this recorder This recorder only plays tracks that are named with the file extension MP3 or WMA upper or lower case When naming MP3 and WMA files add the corresponding file name extension mp3 or
117. it After setting up for Auto Start Recording this recorder starts recording when it detects a signal from the other component When the signal ceases the recorder stops recording A Important e ttakesa little while for this recorder to switch on and start recording after detecting a signal Please bear this in mind when setting the timer 1 Setthe timer for the satellite receiver or other component then switch it into standby if necessary Check the manual that came with the receiver if you re not sure how to do this 2 Load a recordable disc into this recorder 3 Check that the Audio In settings for External Audio and Bilingual Recording are as you want them See Audio n settings on page 81 for more on these settings 4 Setup the recorder Use REC MODE to set the recording quality See Setting the picture quality recording time on page 46 for detailed information 5 Press and hold the FUNCTION button on the front panel for 3 seconds The recorder goes into standby and the AUTO indicator in the front panel display lights The recorder will automatically switch on and start recording when the other component comes on Recording stops when the external component switches off e To cancel Auto Start Recording press STANDBY ON he indicator goes off To cancel Auto Start Recording once recording has already started press REC for 3 seconds then J STOP REC Note You can t set Auto S
118. ite receiver with a built in decoder connect it to this recorder and your TV as shown on this page If you are using a separate decoder box for your cable satellite TV set up following the instructions on the next page Using the setup on this page you can Record any channel by selecting it on the cable box satellite tuner A Important Do not connect this recorder through your VCR satellite receiver or cable box Always connect each component directly to your TV or AV receiver 1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown This enables you to watch and record TV channels 2 Use a SCART cable not supplied to connect the AV1 RGB TV AV connector to a SCART AV connector on your TV This enables you to watch discs SCART AV TV 3 Use another SCART cable to connect the AV2 cola INPUT 1 DECODER AV connector to a SCART AV connector on your satellite cable box This enables you to record scrambled TV channels Note The diagram shows SCART video connections but you can alternatively use any of the other audio video connections SCART AV CONNECTOR b x Qu his recorder has a through function which allows Cable Satellite box you to record a TV program from the built in TV tuner ANTENNA in this recorder while watching a video playing on your VCR To use this feature when the recorder is in o standby Power Save must be set to Off see Power Save on page 76 A
119. items ww Press to return to the previous level of a DVD video disc menu En EN 7 Getting started En Playing Video CD Super VCDs The table below shows the basic playback controls for Video CD Super VCDs Some discs feature Playback Control PBC for short menus These discs show PBC in the display when you load them and display a menu on screen from where you can select what to watch PLAY Press to start playback If RESUME is displayed on screen play back starts from the place last stopped Press to stop playback Video CD only You can resume playback from the same point by pressing gt PLAY Press B STOP again to cancel the resume function pause Pauses playback or restarts playback when paused revscan Fwoscan Press to start scanning Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed There are two scan speeds the current scan speed is shown on screen PREV wat Press to skip to previous next track When ee a PBC menu is displayed press to display the previous next page During playback enter a track number then press ENTER to skip directly to that track While a PBC menu screen is displayed use to select numbered menu items ase Video CD only Each press skips forward 30 ES seconds Use to a maximum of 4 mins Note that this function doesn t work when playing in PBC mode sepsiow During playback press to start slow motion playback Press repeatedly to change the pl
120. ked questions lee 94 PROUD ev C eerie oe eee oe ee sae 95 Manual recording MOQES s coins sex wee eee ees 96 Language CoU liSl e acacxcs oiu CR ac dw Soke ee ew eee 97 Count COdG NISC arrana aiat dr dao eee ees 97 On screen displays and recorder displays 98 EGIPTO CSCS aca acd de adio R oe ee 99 SEOPITIO EIS CE aos a doge SCC CRGA RC RR weer GEN EUR RR UE d 99 Damaged GISCS 3 aka a5 RR CAn RR 5040 040 005 0548 53 99 Cleaning the pickup lens i2 RR 99 Sene ac UM TETTE a cartes BERR T 99 mne aUe RETREAT TO TL 99 Moving TIS recordan ss s aaa saw Roo der ew ew ok ca 100 Cleo p r 100 SDSGI TOS HIS a a Eo icu soreness eae ee ecu 102 INGEN CREREREQCE ETE TE OTT 106 En Nn Before you start En Chapter 1 Before you start Features e Chase play Using chase play you can start watching a recording before the recording has finished For example you could set a timer recording for a program that you re going to miss the first 15 minutes of then start watching while the recorder is still recording the program 15 minutes ahead of you e Simultaneous recording and playback This feature allows you to record a broadcast program while watching something else already recorded on the same disc e Disc Navigator The Disc Navigator makes editing and finding your way around a disc easy by displaying a frame from each title or chapter within a title as a visual reminder of what the title or ch
121. l play on other players 2 DVD Video format recording The use of the DVD Video format for recording on DVD R and DVD RW discs is referred to as recording in Video mode on Pioneer s DVD recorders Supporting playback of DVD R DVD RW discs is optional for manufacturers of DVD playback equipment and there is DVD playback equipment that does not play DVD R or DVD RW discs recorded in the DVD Video format Note Finalization is required Before you start Gm This recorder supports the recording of copy once broadcast programs using the CPRM copy protection system see CPRM on page 46 on CPRM compliant DVD RW discs in VR mode CPRM recordings can only be played on players that are specifically compatible with CPRM e Dol need two DVD recorders for editing What kind of editing can do Unlike editing video tape you only need one DVD recorder to edit discs With DVD you edit by making a Play List of what to play and when to play it On playback the recorder plays the disc according to the Play List usijou3 Original Title 1 Title 2 Title3 Chapter1 Chapter2 Chapter3 Chapter Chapter Chapter2 Chapter1 Chapter2 Chapter1 Chapter 2 Play List Throughout this manual you will often see the words Original and Play List to refer to the actual content and the edited version Original content refers to what s actually recorded on the disc Play List content refers to the edite
122. l take a moment to initialize it for recording 4 Use the CHANNEL buttons on the remote control or the SMART JOG on the front panel to select the TV channel you want to record from e Channel presets are numbered 1 99 Getting started CH channel you re currently watching See Direct recording from TV on page 48 for detailed instructions e Ifthe recorder is connected to your TV usinga SCART Changing audio channels m cable and your TV supports Direct Recording you You can change the audio channel of the broadcast or e can use this to very simply start recording the TV external input signal u gt AUDIO 5 Press REC to start recording By default the recording will be in SP standard play mode which will give you around 2 hours of recording trom a blank DVD disc e You can pause recording by pressing M PAUSE e P ress AUDIO to change the audio IBS REC OI PAUSE dO tat eco The current audio Sean displayed on screen 6 When you want to stop recording press e f the NICAM audio setting see N CAM Select on CI STOP REC page 81 is set to NICAM and you are watching a NICAM broadcast you can switch between NICAM and Regular non NICAM audio Playing back your recording The TV program you just recorded should be on the DVD NICAM disc as a single title with one or more chapters Regular e Press gt PLAY to start playback If you want to stop playback before the end of the e f the NICAM broadcast is bil
123. lay Mode menu ar The Play Mode menu gives you access to search functions repeat and program play functions A Important e You can t use the Play Mode features with Video CD ouper VCDs playing in PBC mode or while a DVD disc menu is being displayed For other restrictions see the following sections PLAY MODE ond e PLAY 1 Press PLAY MODE to display the Play Mode menu screen 2 Play Mode Search Mode Time Search A B Repeat Title Search Repeat Chapter Search Program You can also access the Play Mode menu from the Home Menu press HOME MENU 2 Use the 1 4 9 cursor buttons and ENTER to navigate e To exit the Play Mode menu press HOME MENU or PLAY MODE ND eek Search Mode Gir The Search Mode feature lets you start playback from a specified point in a disc by time or by title chapter folder track number 1 Select Search Mode from the Play Mode menu 2 Play Mode Search Mode Time Search Input Time A B Repeat Title Search Repeat Chapter Search 0 01 00 v Program 2 Select one of the search options 3 Usethe number buttons to enter a title chapter folder track number or the search time in hours minutes amp seconds Title Chapter Folder Track Search For example for track 6 press 6 Alternatively you can use the f 4 amp cursor up down buttons Time Search DVD and Video CD only For example for 45 minutes into the disc press 4 5 0
124. le 04 Chapter 004 05 Title 05 06 Title 06 07 Title 07 08 Title 08 v v v For a CD or Video CD Super VCD select a track to add to the program list 2 Program Step A Track 1 12 A Total Time 0 00 00 01 04 Track 01 02 Track 02 03 Track 03 04 Track 04 05 Track 05 06 Track 06 07 Track 07 08 Track 08 v v For a WMA MP3 disc you can add a whole folder or a track within a folder to the program list e To add a folder select the folder e oadd a track first highlight the folder then press gt cursor right and select a track from the list R Program Step A Folder 1 06 A Track 1 010 A 01 01 003 01 ACP 001 Gravity deluxe 02 02 Nth Degree 002 Tesla s patent 03 03 Pfeuti 003 Border dispute 04 04 Live 004 Delayed by rain 05 05 Glitch music 005 Accident incident 06 06 CodHead 006 Pigeon post 07 007 Outernational 08 008 Vacuum tube v v v After pressing ENTER to add the title chapter folder track the step number automatically moves down one e o insert a step into the program list highlight the step number where you want to insert another step then select a chapter title folder track as usual After pressing ENTER all the subsequent steps move down one To delete a step from the Play List highlight the step you want to delete then press CLEAR 4 Repeat step 3 to build up a program list A program list can contain up to 24 titles chapters folders tracks
125. mental public instruction s rules that apply in your country or area Using the remote control Keep in mind the following when using the remote N 2 Insert two AA R6P batteries into the battery compartment following the indications inside the compartment E 3 Close the cover control 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 Remote controllers for different devices can interfere with each other Avoid using remotes for other equipment located close to this unit Replace the batteries when you notice a fall off in the operating range of the remote When the batteries run down or you change the batteries the remote control mode and TV preset codes are automatically reset See Remote Control Set on page 77 and Setting up the remote to control your TV on page 90 to reset them Use within the operating range and angle as shown You can control this recorder using the remote sensor of another Pioneer component using the CONTROL IN jack on the rear panel See Rear panel connections on page 12 for more information Before you start Disc content format playback compatibility General disc compatibility This recorder was designed and engineered to be compatible with software bearing one or more of the following logos
126. mpressed audio file format Files are recognized by their file extension mp3 or MPO Additional information cm MPEG audio MPEG DIC Multichannel An audio format used on Video CDs and some DVD discs This unit can convert MPEG audio to PCM format for wider compatibility with digital recorders and AV amplifiers See also PCM MPEG video The video format used for Video CDs and DVDs Video CD uses the older MPEG 1 standard while DVD uses the newer and much better quality MPEG 2 standard Optical digital output A jack that outputs digital audio in the form of light pulses Connect components with optical digital jacks using a special optical cord available from specialist audio dealers PCM Pulse Code Modulation The most common system of encoding digital audio found on CDs and DAT Excellent quality but requires a lot of data compared to formats such as Dolby Digital and MPEG audio For compatibility with digital audio recorders CD MD and DAT and AV amplifiers with digital inputs this unit can convert Dolby Digital and MPEG audio to PCM See also Digital audio PBC PlayBack Control Video CD Super VCD only A system of navigating a Video CD Super VCD through on screen menus recorded onto the disc Especially good for discs that you would normally not watch from beginning to end all at once karaoke discs for example Regions DVD only example region code marks Regions associate discs and players with par
127. n installing this unit make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat radiation at least 10cm at top 10cm at rear and 10cm at each side WARN ING sict and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable opera tion of the productand to protectitfrom overheating to prevent fire hazard the openings should never be blocked and covered with items such as newspapers table cloths curtains etc Also do not putthe apparatus on the thick carpet bed sofa or fabric having a thick pile TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL OPEN The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance H002 En WARNING THE APPARATUS IS NOT WATERPROOFS TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE AND DO NOT PUT ANY WATER SOURCE NEAR THIS APPARATUS SUCH AS VASE FLOWER POT COSMETICS CONTAINER AND MEDICINE BOTTLE ETC H001AEn CAUTION This product contains a laser diode of higher class than 1 To ensure continued safety do not remove any covers or attempt to gain access to the inside of the product Refer all servicing to qualified personnel The following caution label appears on
128. n may form inside the player if it is brought into a warm room from outside or if the temperature of the room rises quickly Although the condensation won t damage the player it may temporarily impair its performance Forthis reason you should leave it to adjust to the warmer temperature for about an hour before switching on and using Hints on installation We want you to enjoy using this unit for years to come so please bear in mind the following points when choosing a suitable location for it Do Y Usein a well ventilated room Place ona solid flat level surface such as a table shelf or stereo rack Don t X Use ina place exposed to high temperatures or humidity including near radiators and other heat generating appliances X Placeona window sill or other place where the player will be exposed to direct sunlight usijbu3 En END Additional information En X Use ina dusty or damp environment or in a room where it will be exposed to excessive cigarette smoke X Place directly on top of an amplifier or other component in your stereo system that becomes hot in use X Use neara television or monitor as you may experience interference especially if the television uses an indoor antenna X Usein a kitchen or other room where the player may be exposed to smoke or steam X Useonathick rug or carpet or cover with cloth this may prevent proper cooling of the unit X Placeonan unstable surface
129. nd displays usijou3 Front panel FUNCTION lt PULL OPEN 1 O STANDBY ON 14 IR remote sensor page 8 Press to switch the recorder on into standby 15 DV IN OUT jack page 12 2 DISC NAVIGATOR page 35 Digital input output jack for use with a DV camcorder Press to directly access the Disc Navigator screen 3 DVD disc tray 4 4 OPEN CLOSE Press to open close the disc tray 5 WESTOP Press to stop playback 6 II PAUSE Press to pause restart playback or recording 7 PLAY Press to start or restart playback 8 FUNCTION Press repeatedly to set the function of the SMART JOG dial The function is shown in the display 9 SMART JOG dial 10 C STOP REC Press to stop recording 11 REC Press to start recording 12 Front panel inputs page 12 Pull the cover down where indicated to access the front panel input jacks Especially convenient for connecting camcorders and other portable equipment 13 Front panel display See Display on page 22 for details En E Controls and displays En Display 1 PLAY Lights during playback blinks when paused 2 REC Lights during recording blinks when recording is paused 3 PL page 60 Lights when a VR mode disc is loaded and the recorder is in Play List mode 4 23 page 6 Shows the remote control mode if nothing is displayed the remote control mode is 1 5 REM Lights when the character display is showing the remaining availa
130. nd fit the recording on the disc see Optimized Rec on page 86 for more on this This recorder is compatible with VPS Video Programming System and PDC Program Delivery Control systems used by many TV stations to ensure that a timer recording catches the whole program even when the program is not running to schedule Up to eight timer programs can be set with VPS PDC on A Important e imer recording can t be used if here is another timer recording in progress or the recorder is in timer record standby Auto Start Recording is in progress here are already 32 timer programs waiting to be recorded Timer recording will not start if he recorder is already recording he timer programming screen is displayed on screen A disc is being initialized finalized or unfinalized Except for finalized Video mode discs timer recording will start when the operation preventing timer recording has finished The timer indicator lights in the front panel display when the timer is active If the indicator is blinking it means thatthere is no disc loaded orthe disc loaded is not recordable Timer recordings have higher priority than the Auto Start Recording function see Automatic recording from a Satellite tuner on page 54 A timer recording will interrupt an Auto Start Recording Auto Start Recording will resume after the timer recording has finished Approximately two minutes before a timer recording I
131. ndtrack connect this recorder to a DTS decoder or AV amplifier with built in DIS decoder via the digital output See Connecting to an AV amplifier on page 19 for connection details 2 To switch off subtitles press SUBTITLE then CLEAR En ND eek O En Switching the audio channel Cu For VR mode content recorded with bilingual audio you can switch between left L channel right R channel or both L R When playing Video CDs and audio CDs you can switch between stereo just the left channel or just the right channel Some Super VCD discs have two soundtracks With these discs you can switch between the two soundtracks as well as individual channels in each 1 To display switch the audio channel press AUDIO repeatedly The audio channel s currently playing are indicated on screen e L R Stereo default both channels e L Left channel only e R Right channel only AUDIO e CD CUD Stereo Stereo default e 1 L Left channel only e 2 R Right channel only e 1 Stereo Soundtrack 1 Stereo default e 1L Soundtrack 1 Left channel e 1R Soundtrack 1 Right channel e 2 Stereo Soundtrack 2 Stereo e 2 L Soundtrack 2 Left channel e 2R Soundtrack 2 Right channel Note e When playing a Bilingual recording on a VR mode disc if you are listening to the Dolby Digital soundtrack via the digital output you cannot switch the audio channel Set Dolby Digital Ou
132. nian sl 1912 Samoan sm 1913 Shona sn 1914 Somali so 1915 Albanian sq 1917 Serbian sr 1918 Siswati ss 1919 Sesotho st 1920 Sundanese su 1921 Swahili sw 1923 Tamil ta 2001 Telugu te 2005 Tajik tg 2007 Thai th 2008 Tigrinya ti 2009 Turkmen tk 2011 Tagalog tl 2012 Setswana tn 2014 Tonga to 2015 Turkish t 2018 Tsonga ts 2019 Tatar tt 2020 Twi tw 2023 Ukrainian uk 2111 Urdu ur 2118 Uzbek uz 2126 Vietnamese vi 2209 Volap k vo 2215 Wolof wo 2315 Xhosa xh 2408 Yoruba yo 2515 Zulu zu 2621 Singapore 1907 sg Spain 0519 es Sweden 1905 se Switzerland 0308 ch Taiwan 2023 tw Thailand 2008 th United Kingdom 0702 gb USA 2119 us En ND Additional information On screen displays and recorder displays The table below shows a list of error messages that you may encounter when using the recorder and an explanation of their meaning Message Explanation Action Initializing disc Please wait a moment e Incompatible region number e Cannot record any more titles e No more space for file management data e Cannot add any more chapter marks e This disc cannot be recorded Undo the final ization e Cannot play this disc e This disc cannot be recorded e Cannot read the CPRM information e Could not record the information to the disc e Cannot edit e Could not initialize disc e Could not complete
133. ntenna cable TV wall outlet Connecting up Cm Connecting an external decoder box 1 If you have an external dedicated decoder box for your satellite or cable TV system use the setup described on this page A Important Do not connect your decoder box directly to this recorder e Information from the decoder for example relating to pay TV services is only viewable when this recorder is off in standby e For timer recording to work properly on this recorder the VCR satellite receiver cable box must also be switched on during recording e t is not possible to watch one TV program and record another using this setup SCART AV CONNECTOR gl usijbu3 LE t Decoder VCR Satellite receiver ANTENNA Cable box IN Antenna cable TV wall outlet 1 Connect the cable from the antenna cable TV 3 Use a SCART cable to connect your VCR satellite outlet to the antenna input on your VCR satellite receiver cable box to the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER receiver cable box AV connector on this recorder 2 Usea SCART cable not supplied to connect your 4 Use a SCART cable to connect the AV1 RGB TV decoder to your VCR satellite receiver cable box AV connector to your TV See the manual for your decoder box for more detailed instructions En En Connecting up Connecting an external decoder box 2 If you only have a decoder connect it to this recorder and your TV as shown on t
134. ntrol code list Can t record or does not record suc Check that there is some remaining blank space on the DVD page 67 cessfully Check that the disc isn t already finalized A DVD can contain up to 99 Original titles and 999 chapters Check that these limits have not been reached e Check that the source you are trying to record is not copy protected For a VR formatted disc check that the disc isn t protected page 70 Check that you are recording with the same line input system as the disc has already been recorded in All recordings on a disc must be in the same line input system ie PAL SECAM or NTSC Timer program doesn t record suc When setting the recording channel make sure you set the recorder s built in TV cessfully tuner not the TV s built in tuner When recording to a Video mode disc programs that are copy once protected cannot be recorded Use a VR mode formatted disc for copy once material page 45 e Iwo timer programs may have overlapped in which case only the earlier one will record completely After briefly unplugging or aftera A backup battery inside the recorder keeps the clock and other settings from power failure the front panel dis being reset when there is no power to the recorder This battery should last play shows approximately 5 years from factory shipping Reset the clock and other recorder settings to use the recorder again To have the battery replaced contact your deale
135. o exit the PhotoViewer screen while the recorder is reloading images If you enter the PhotoViewer again it will resume reloading usijbu3 Zooming the screen During a slideshow you can zoom in to enlarge a portion ofthe picture by a factor of two or four You can also move the area of the picture displayed 1 During a slideshow use the CHANNEL button to zoom the picture Repeated presses cycle between zoom off 2x zoom and 4x zoom The zoom factor is displayed on screen 2 Usethe t cursor buttons to move the zoomed area within the picture Rotating the screen You can rotate the displayed picture during a slideshow SO you can always view pictures the right way up whichever way they were taken e During a slideshow press ANGLE to rotate the displayed picture clockwise by 90 Press ANGLE repeatedly to continue rotating the picture in increments of 909 En NET The Disc Setup menu EN Chapter 10 The Disc Setup menu From the Disc Setup menu you can name discs lock the contents to prevent accidental recording and erasure initialize and finalize discs The Disc Setup menu is accessed from the Home menu e Press HOME MENU and select Disc Setup 2 HOME MENU B DVD RECORDER CETINE Bl PhotoViewer 2 Disc Navigator DV Record Basic settings Input Disc Name Use this to enter a name for the disc This name appears when you load the dis
136. oad from TV or Do not set then press ENTER d Initial Setup Basic Cloc Auto Channel Setting Tuner Video In Out Audio In Auto Scan Audio Out Download from TV Language Do not set Recording Playback e Select Do not set if you want to skip setting up the channels because they have already been set up for example You can only use the Download from TV feature if you connected this recorder to your TV using a fully wired 21 pin SCART cable connected to the AV1 RGB TV connector and if your TV supports this function check your TV s instruction manual for more details e Use the cursor left right buttons to choose your country then press ENTER d Initial Setup Basic Clocl Country Selection Tuner Country Austria gt Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback e Auto tuning channels The Auto Scan option automatically scans and sets the channel presets Tuning il 32 213 Cancel e Downloading channels from your TV Use the Download from TV option to download all the channels that your TV is tuned to Downloading Pr5 6 Select Auto for automatic time setting or Manual to set the clock manually then press ENTER D Initial Setup Basic Cloc Clock Setting Tuner Video In Out Audio In o Auto Audio Out Manual Language Recording Playback Auto clock setting Some IV channels broadcast time signals t
137. ogether with the program This recorder can use these signals to set the clock automatically Set Clock Set CH to the channel preset number that broadcasts a clock signal then move the cursor down to Start and press ENTER m Initial Setup Basic Clocl Auto Clock Setting Tuner Video In Out pur du Audio In Time ee t AudioOut _ Clock Set CH Pri Language C Recording Stant Playback l The recorder takes a short while to set the time After you see that the time has been set select Next to proceed d Initial Setup Basic Clocl Auto Clock Setting n uner WED 01 01 2003 Video In Out Audio In ft S amt AudioOut Clock Set CH Pri Language Recording Stant Playback Next If the time could not be set automatically press RETURN to go back to the previous screen and select Manual Manual clock setting If no stations in your area are broadcasting time signals you can set the clock manually Getting started Use the cursor left right buttons to set your time zone You can set this by selecting a city or a time relative to GMT d Initial Setup Basic Cloc Manual Clock Setting 1 2 Tuner Video In Out 4 Austria n Audio In Vienna Audio Out Language off Recording Playback Press cursor down then use the cursor left right buttons to select On or Off for summer time then press ENTER Select On if you are currently using summer
138. om a Video mode DVD RW disc increases the available recording time only if it is the last title on the disc 1 Select Erase from the Disc Navigator menu options 2 Usethe t cursor buttons to select the title you want to erase then press ENTER Disc Navigator Original DVD Remain 0h37m FINE ww 3 Highlight Yes to confirm or No to cancel then press ENTER amp tip Youcanerase atitle quickly by pressing CLEAR when the title is highlighted Confirm the edit by pressing ENTER Title Name Ttl Name You can give titles new names of upto 64 characters long for VR mode recordings and 32 characters for Video mode recordings 1 Select Ttl Name from the Disc Navigator menu options 2 Usethe f cursor buttons to select the title you want to name then press ENTER to go to the name input screen 3 Input a name for the selected title a Input Title Name 12 30 Wed 4 11 Pr5 LP ABCDEFGHIJKLM sm NOPQRSTUVWXYZ AARARAE amp CEEEETTTTGS bpNOo 66066009000U 0Y0x500 9 0123456789 4 amp xz 1 7j GRAEN 2 31 8 27 Mile s 55717740 Clear e Use the E cursor buttons and ENTER to select characters e Aname generated automatically by the recorder will already be in the name input section of the screen Use the 4 t buttons to change the cursor position e Select CAPS or small to change to upper or lower case or us
139. oneer product using the CONTROL IN jack point the remote control at the other component to use page 12 e Set the remote control to the same ID number as the recorder page 76 When the batteries run down the remote mode is automatically reset to 1 Use the remote within its operating range page 8 Replace the batteries page 8 No sound or sound is distorted Make sure that the amplifier receiver or TV is set to the correct input and the volume turned up here is no sound when the picture is paused or during scanning even forwards at regular play speed or slow motion play Press gt PLAY to resume regular playback DIS discs can only be played if this recorder is connected to a DIS decoder or DIS compatible amplifier receiver If you have connected a suitable decoder also make sure that the Initial Setup Audio Out DTS Output setting is On e Some 96kHz discs do not output audio through the digital jack In this case switch the input of your amplifier receiver to analog e Check the audio cable connections page 12 e f the sound is distorted try cleaning the cable plugs The picture from the external input If the video signal from the external component is copy protected you cannot is distorted connect via this recorder Connect the component directly to your TV The picture is distorted e Change the Input Line System setting page 76 You can also change it by pressing STOP REC and DISC NAVIGATOR s
140. or one that is not large enough to support all four of the unit s feet Moving the recorder If you need to move the recorder first remove the disc if there s one loaded and close the disc tray Next press STANDBY ON to switch the power to standby checking that the POWER OFF indication in the display goes off Lastly disconnect the power cord Never lift or move the unit during playback or recording discs rotate at a high speed and may be damaged Glossary Analog audio An electrical signal that directly represents sound Compare this to digital audio which can be an electrical signal but is an indirect representation of sound See also Digital audio Aspect ratio The width of a TV screen relative to its height Conventional TVs are 4 3 in other words the screen is almost square widescreen models are 16 9 the screen is almost twice as wide as it is high Chapter Just as a book is split up into several chapters a title on a DVD disc is usually divided into chapters See also 7 t e Digital audio An indirect representation of sound by numbers During recording the sound is measured at discrete intervals 44 100 times a second for CD audio by an analog to digital converter generating a stream of numbers On playback a digital to analog converter generates an analog signal based on these numbers See also Sampling frequency and Analog audio Dolby Digital OO orev DIGITAL With multichannel audio th
141. order was disconnected m 5 TS 3 En END Additional information Manual recording modes The table below shows the approximate recording times for all of the 32 manual recording modes as well as the standard recording mode equivalents Levels separated by a bold line show where there is a noticeable change in picture quality Audio recording in all manual recording modes is in Dolby Digital 2ch format except for MN32 which is in Linear PCM format WRmode NN tevel Recte fevel Rec time EP 360 mins c time 360 mins MN 1 MN 1 MN 2 345 mins MN 2 345 mins MN 3 330 mins MN 3 330 mins MN 4 315 mins MN 4 315 mins MN 5 300 mins MN 5 300 mins MN 6 200 Mins MN 6 285 mins MN 7 2 0 mins MN 7 2 0 mins MN 8 255 mins MN 8 255 mins MN 9 240 mins LP MN 9 240 mins MN 10 230 mins MN 10 230 mins MN 11 220 mins MN 11 220 mins MN 12 210 mins MN 12 210 mins MN 13 200 mins MN 13 200 mins MN 14 190 mins MN 14 190 mins MN 15 180 mins MN 15 180 mins MN 16 170 mins MN 16 170 mins MN 17 160 mins MN 17 160 mins MN 18 150 mins MN 18 150 mins MN 19 140 mins MN 19 140 mins MN 20 130 mins MN 20 130 mins MN 21 120 mins SP MN 21 120 mins MN 22 110 mins MN 22 110 mins MN 23 105 mins MN 23 105 mins MN 24 100 mins MN 24 100 mins MN 25 95 mins MN 25 95 mins MN 26 90 mins MN 26 90 mins MN 27 85 mins MN 27 85 mins MN 28 80 mins MN 28 80 mins MN 29 75 miris MN 29 75 mins MN 30 1
142. our AV receiver or other connected component is MPEG audio compatible set to MPEG otherwise set to MPEG PCM Check the manual that came with the connected component if you re unsure whether it is MPEG compatible Language settings OSD Language e Default setting English D Initial Setup Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback OSD Language o English Audio Language Fran ais Subtitle Language Deutsch Auto Language Italiano DVD Menu Language Espa ol Subtitle Display This sets the language of the on screen menus and displays m 5 T3 3 En NT The Initial Setup menu En Audio Language e Default setting English DB Initial Setup Basic OSD Language n English Tuner Audio Language French Video In Out Subtitle Language German Audio In Auto Language Italian Audio Out DVD Menu Language Spanish Language Subtitle Display Other Recording Playback This setting is your preferred audio language for DVD discs If the language you specify here is recorded on a disc the recorder automatically plays the disc in that language although this depends on the Auto Language setting see Auto Language on this page Choose Other if you want to specify a language other than those listed see Se ecting Other languages on page 85 amp tip You can switch between the languages recorded on a DVD disc any time during playback using the AUDIO
143. out the need for this DB Initial Setup f Basic NICAM Select D Stereo setting Check the manual that came with your TV if RENEE Tuner Level Bilingual j f Video In Out External Audio you re not sure whether yours has this feature ari REIRES Audio Out DV Input Language Input Level L1 Recording Input Level L2 Playback Input Level L3 If the external source is standard stereo leave set to Stereo f each channel carries a separate soundtrack change to Bilingual When the external audio is from the DV input an audio subcode channel within the DV audio tells the recorder whether the audio is stereo or bilingual This has priority over the setting you make here En NT The Initial Setup menu En Bilingual Recording e Default setting A L B Initial Setup Basic NICAM Select Tuner Tuner Level Video In Out External Audio Audio In Bilingual Recording Audio Out DV Input Language Input Level L1 Recording Input Level L2 Playback Input Level L3 When recording a bilingual source from an external input in Video mode or VR mode set to FINE MN32 you can choose to record either the A L left or the B R right audio channel Note e f you re recording in VR mode except when set to FINE MN32 both channels will be recorded and you can switch them as you like on playback DV Input Default setting Stereo1 You need to set this if you have a camcorder using S2kHz 12 bit sound connected
144. ower case y upper case B Chapter Edit Chpt Edit When editing VR mode DVDs you can edit individual chapters within a title with commands for erasing combining and dividing You can also play individual chapters to check their content 1 Select Chpt Edit from the Disc Navigator menu options 2 Usethe f cursor buttons to select the title that contains the chapters you want to edit then press ENTER Chapter Edit Original After selecting a title thumbnails of each chapter appear and you ll see that the Disc Navigator menu items change to the chapter editing commands Erase Erase chapters Select the chapter you want to erase and press ENTER see also notes below Divide Split a chapter into two Select the chapter you want to divide and press ENTER up to a limit of 999 chapters per disc Divide Chapter Original Tex f Title 15 00 Wed13 12 Pr5 LP 1 0h03m Chapter 1 1 1 0 02 12 00 II Play Pause Divide w e Combine Combine two adjacent chapters into one Highlight the bar divider between two adjacent chapters and press ENTER see also note below Preview Preview chapters Select the chapter you want to play press B STOP to return to the chapter edit screen e Undo Undo the last command only works with VR mode disc edits m 5 T3 S En En 3 Press RETURN to get back to the menu options on the left side of
145. p times Shows the start and stop times if the current recording is a timer recording 4 Remaining recording time available Shows the amount of space left on the disc in the current recording mode 5 Recording mode Shows the current recording mode FINE SP LP etc and the total recording time of the disc Note e When using the simultaneous play and record feature the display shows information for playback only f Frame Search is On see Frame Search on page 87 the frame number is shown next to the elapsed time display when the disc is paused Transfer rate shows the amount of video and audio information recorded on the disc It is not an indication of picture audio quality The Video mode disc displays become the same as a DVD Video disc once the disc is finalized The total recording time figure shown in parenthesis is calculated based on a 12cm 4 7GB disc at the displayed record setting Recording and playback times for TV recordings are approximately 0 196 shorterthan the actual time This is because of the slightly different frame rates of TV broadcasts versus DVD Copy Once or Can t Rec messages may appear in the stop or recording displays These indicate that the broadcast IV program contains copy control information Playback O Chapter 5 Playback Introduction Most of the features described in this chapter make use of on screen displays Navigate these using the 1 4
146. program details are shown at the bottom of the screen for a few seconds then the screen is automatically exited f you haven t set up the guide channels or at least the guide channel for the ShowView programming number that you entered the recorder will prompt you to enter the channel number that the TV program is showing on E tip You can check the timer program settings by pressing TIMER REC to display the timer recording screen ShowView programming with the power off You can enter a ShowView programming number when the recorder is in standby PREV NEXT A Important You can t use this feature until you have set up the guide channels See ShowView CH Setting on page 79 You can t change the recording mode You can t program daily or weekly timer recordings NE Coas OOS OS En 1 Press SHOWVIEW The front panel display shows the current recording mode and prompts you to enter the ShowView programming number SHOWVIEW 2 Use the number buttons to enter the ShowView programming number e o clear the last digit entered press CLEAR e Use the PREV i NEXT 1 button to switch VPS PDC on off With VPS PDC on the front panel VPS PDC indicator lights Note that a maximum of 8 timer recordings can be set with VPS PDC on 3 Press ENTER The display shows the timer settings Date Start time End time Recording channel e f CODE ERROR appears in the display check that the
147. r buttons to a input a track number During playback you can easily jump to another title i oom for track 6 press 6 for track 24 press 2 en 4 chapter or track on a disc using the number buttons on the remote or the SMART JOG dial on the front panel e o clear and start again press CLEAR 2 Optionally Press ENTER e Alternatively just wait a few seconds and playback will jump to the new track Using the front panel controls 1 Use the FUNCTION button to select one of the following eA e TITILE Enter a title number e CHP Entera chapter number within the current title 1 During playback use the number buttons to enter a chapter number within the current title For example for chapter 6 press 6 for chapter 24 D CD ED e TRACK Enter a track number press 2 then 4 Toclear and start again press CLEAR e FOLDER Enter a folder number 2 Optionally Press ENTER e TRACK Enteratrack number within the current e Alternatively just wait a few seconds and playback folder NICO ea E 2 Turn the SMART JOG dial to select a title chapter folder track number After you stop turning the SMART JOG dial playback jumps to the point specified after a few seconds 1 During playback use the number buttons to input a title number For example for title 6 press 6 for title 24 press 2 then 4 e o clear and start again press CLEAR Scanning discs You can fast scan discs at various speeds forwards or 2
148. r if the source component pauses playback or plays an unrecorded section of tape or if the power fails in the source component or the DV cable becomes disconnected No DV camcorder connected The camcorder is not connected properly orthe camcorder is switched o The DV camcorder is recording The camcorder is recording so you cannot start recording from the camcorder to this recorder You cannot connect more than one DV camcorder at the same time The DV jack on this recorder supports connection to just one camcorder No tape in the DV camcorder There is no cassette loaded into the connected equipment The DV camcorder is recording or is record paused The camcorder is either in camcorder mode or record pause mode Put it into VIR mode DV camcorder playback canceled Recording has been paused Recording was paused because the camcorder is not in playback mode Cannot operate the DV camcorder his recorder cannot control the camcorder Try switching off the camcorder then switching it back on Could not operate the DV camcorder This recorder was not able to control the camcorder Recording has stopped because the recorded material on the tape finished When the recorded part of the DV tape comes to an end this recorder automatically stops recording Recording has stopped because DV camcorder playback stopped Recording stopped because DV camcorder playback was stopped or the camc
149. r or a Pioneer Service Center Front panel display shows LOCK e The Child Lock is on turn off in order to use the recorder page 52 when a button is pressed Note e f the unit does not operate normally due to external effects such as static electricity disconnect the power plug from the outlet and insert again to return to normal operating conditions END Additional information En Frequently asked questions In this section you can find answers to frequently asked questions on how to use your DVD recorder and what it can do What kind of discs can I use for recording You can use DVD R and DVD RW discs for recording DVD RAM CD R and CD RW discs are not recordable using this recorder See Disc content format playback compatibility on page 9 for more details Can I watch recordings made using this recorder on other DVD players Yes Use a DVD R disc for you recordings these are always recorded in Video mode After recording finalize the disc to make it playable on other DVD players note that you cannot make further recordings on the disc after finalizing it If you want to use a DVD RW disc make sure that it s initialized for recording in Video mode As with a DVD R finalize the disc after recording to make it playable in other players See also Playing your recordings on other DVD players on page 56 Can edit recordings or erase parts of recordings from a disc Yes Recording to a VR mode
150. rder on page 90 for how to do this DB Initial Setup Basic Input Colour System Gi Video Tuner AV1 Out S Video Video In Out AV2 L1 In RGB Audio In NTSC on PALTV Audio Out Language Recording Playback Video Compatible with all TVs but lowest quality of the three AV settings S Video Almost the same quality as RGB but can give better results if you are using a long SCART cable e RGB If your TV is compatible this setting gives the best picture quality AV2IL1 In Default setting Video You only need to make this setting If you connected this recorder to another component using the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER AV connector m Initial Setup Basic Input Colour System Video Tuner AV1 Out S Video Video In Out AV2 L1 In Decorder Audio In NTSC on PALTV Audio Out Language Recording Playback The AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER connector input can be set to one of the following settings Video Sets the input signal type to composite video S Video Sets the input signal type to S video The Initial Setup menu cm e Decoder Use this setting if you are using a decoder connected to the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER input Audio In settings For scrambled channels make sure that the manual channel Decoder setting is set to On see also Manual CH Setting on page 78 NICAM Select Default setting NICAM usijou3 NTSC on PAL TV Default setting On D init
151. rding Basic recording from the TV Follow the instructions below to record a IV program Recording starts immediately and continues until the disc is full or you stop the recording REC STOPREC RECMODE 300 ER Pioneer DVD RECORDER 1 Load a recordable disc e f you load a new blank DVD RW disc the recorder takes a short while to initialize the disc 2 Use the REC MODE button to set the picture quality recording time e See Setting the picture quality recording time above for detailed instructions 3 Use the CHANNEL buttons on the remote or the SMART JOG on the front panel to select the TV channel to record The front panel display shows the channel number 2330 PR 7 Channel preset e While the recorder is stopped you can also use the number buttons on the remote to select the channel For channel 6 press 6 then ENTER for channel 24 press 2 4 then ENTER 4 Use the AUDIO button to select the audio channel to record See Changing audio channels on page 29 for more on this e When recording in VR mode if a broadcast is bilingual both audio channels are recorded allowing you to switch the audio channel on playback The only exception to this is when the picture quality is set to FINE MN32 in which case you do need to select the audio channel before recording 5 Press REC to start recording If you want to set a recording time press the 6 REC button repeatedly The recording time incr
152. rding in progress you can watch anything else already on the DVD by selecting it from the Disc Navigator screen see Using the Disc Navigator with recordable discs on page 36 A Important Note that you must use a DVD RW Ver 1 1 2x disc to be able to use this feature Unrecorded DVD RW discs initialized on another recorder may not be able to use this feature e During recording press PLAY to start playback from the beginning of the current recording or press DISC NAVIGATOR and select another title to play from there You can use all the usual playback controls such as pause slow motion play scan and skip e To stop playback press IBI STOP recording will continue e To stop recording press STOP REC playback will continue Note You can t start playback immediately after recording starts e When scanning no sound is output if the recorder is also recording see Scanning discs on page 37 You can t use this feature during Auto Start Recording or in Auto Start Recording standby Recording from an external component You can record from an external component such as a camcorder or VCR connected to one of the recorder s external inputs INPUT SELECT REC RECMODE 1 Make sure that the component you want to record from is connected properly to the DVD recorder See Chapter 2 Connecting up for connection options 2 Press INPUT SELECT repeatedly to select one of the external inputs to
153. reen and select Manual Manual clock setting If no stations in your area are broadcasting time signals you can set the clock manually Set your time zone You can set this by selecting a city or a time relative to GMT BD Initial Setup Basic Clock Manual Clock Setting 1 2 Tuner Inpu Video In Out On S Time Zone wm Audioln Fron Vienna Audio Out Pow Language Rem Summer Time off Recording Setu iE o Move the cursor down and select On for summer time if you are currently on summer time then press ENTER e Initial Setup Basic Clock Manual Clock Setting 1 2 Tuner inpu Video In Out On S Time Zone E cdi AudioIn Fron Vienna AudioOut Pow Language Rem Summer Time 4 On gt Recording Setu IE t En NT The Initial Setup menu En Set the date day month year and time then press ENTER to make all the settings Initial Setup Basic Clock Manual Clock Setting 2 2 Tuner Inpu 2003 Video In Out On Pale WED or fov 2008 Audio In Fron Time 00 00 Audio Out 3 UU EE Pow Time Zone Austria anguage Rem Vienna Recording Setu Playback Summer Time On Use the f 4 cursor up down buttons to change the value in the highlighted field Use the cursor left right buttons to move from one field to another Input Line System e Default setting 625System D Initial Setup f Basic Clock Setting 525System Tuner Input
154. s displayed DVD Remain 0h37m FINE 3 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options or continue combining more titles Erase All This command erases all the titles from the Play List 1 Select Erase All from the Disc Navigator Play List menu options 2 Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel then press ENTER DVD Remain 0h37m FINE Undo If you make a mistake while editing you can generally undo it There are three levels of undo in other words you can undo the last three edits you made e Select Undo from the Disc Navigator Play List menu options You can t undo anything after ejecting the disc from the recorder or switching the recorder into standby You cant undo the following operations initializing recording or finalizing a disc locking and unlocking titles You can still undo edits after exiting the Disc Navigator screen Disc History Cm Chapter 8 Disc History usijbu3 The Disc History screen lets you see how much recording space remains on the last 30 recordable DVD discs loaded It also displays information such as disc name the first three title names number of titles recorded recording mode and the lock status of the disc Disc name Q Disc History Available recording space a 1 2 Disc Name DVD Remain Recording mode Disc loaded qj News oR 1554m Selected disc L o Spot ee 5hn35m E Travel LI NEN 1522
155. s a Rc dec ar s 59 Editing VR mode Original and Video mode GO ETET EEE E E OTT TT 60 Creating and editing a VR mode Play List 63 08 Disc History WSING me DAS HISO aac dia i dick Roos qoaa de e d a 67 09 The PhotoViewer PA VINO eS OCShIOW as rici uie oie CU c m eee eels 68 10 The Disc Setup menu socer cups 234d acne Ca we bee ked oman se wes 70 Initiallze SETINGS sae unes od Rm no den m Rn RE Ran Re ee 71 uigcilyZsa caper vic ae wa we ee 0 aw dra wae cn eee a eee 71 11 The Video Audio Adjust menu Setting the picture quality for TV and external lnc 72 Setting the picture quality for disc playback 73 UBllorc PR 74 rts NAOMI Ol aua ac ion ar BOR 2 ww o s CE RON RC es 74 CD 12 The Initial Setup menu m Using the Initial Setup MeNU ee eee eee ee 75 Basle NING Sasceueereuececuseeceweneeeas 75 INSTT SUING ewes Gia Se eee ted ew hs ee 77 Video M OU seu WUS lt tsee eek dose S EEPESUEE 80 AUCIO MN eN 6 iioi c ceu eee ae oe ee 81 AUGI OU SCN casa ades dos eee ERES REESE dc 82 Language GETING Ss ai ab adiac iR C cx cine de 83 Recording SENOS ss rss uu ache ve aede c Ee ina 85 PIG DECK SCN SLE to tape near Cun Rar caca 86 13 Additional information Resetting the TECOlOBI a xoa dca seam bene dares 90 Setting up the remote to control your IV 90 o6creen SIZES arid disc TOLTTIGIS se xac RR ewan 91 Troubles ri UIT ach ibd qe de Qoa m d caca Rie 92 Frequently as
156. s set to start the recorder will go into timer recording standby assuming that a recordable disc is loaded In timer recording standby you cannot use some functions VPS PDC may not work with all broadcast stations in your country area Check with the stations for compatibility Recording Easy timer recording As the name suggests easy timer recording makes setting up a timer recording as simple as possible S S RECMODE Pioneer DVD RECORDER 1 Press EASY TIMER Alternatively you can also access from the Home Menu press HOME MENU and select Timer Recording then Easy Timer Recording Easy Timer Recording PRI 8 00 9 00 10 00 11 00 12 00 13 00 1400 13 12 eil UE llliiliiili iliii 15 12 BREE ww we 13 12 9 30 mS gt B ene 2 Set the TV channel and recording quality e Use the CHANNEL buttons to set the channel you want to record Use the REC MODE button to set the recording quality Press repeatedly to switch between FINE SP LP and EP and MN if manual recording mode is on 3 Usef 4 cursor buttons to move the cursor to the recording start date and time on the grid m 5 T3 3 Current time Recording start time Easy Timer Reco ding 15 12 BERR v wp 13 12 11 45 UNS GN ne Each row of the grid is one day you can set the timer recording for up to a month in advance Each column is a 15 minute interv
157. setting up the remote control for use with a TV page 90 and when setting the remote control mode page 77 2 STANDBY ON Press to switch the recorder on into standby 3 4 OPEN CLOSE Press to open close the disc tray 4 DVD playback functions AUDIO QD page 43 Changes the audio language or channel When the recorder is stopped press to change the tuner audio SUBTITLE 3 page 43 Displays changes the subtitles included in multilingual DVD Video discs ANGLE 3 page 44 owitches camera angles on discs with multi angle scenes 5 PLAY MODE page 40 Press to display the Play Mode menu for features such as search repeat and program play 6 TV DVD page 30 Press to switch between TV mode in which you get the picture and sound from the TV s tuner and DVD mode in which you get picture and sound from the recorder s tuner or an external input m 5 T3 3 En 7 Alphanumeric buttons and CLEAR Use the number buttons for track chapter title selection channel selection and so on The same buttons can also be used to enter names for titles discs and so on Use CLEAR to clear an entry and start again 8 INPUT SELECT page 53 Press to change the input to use for recording 9 CHANNEL page 29 Press to change the channel of the built in TV tuner 10 SHOWVIEW page 51 Press then use the number buttons to enter a ShowView programming number for timer recording 11 DISC NAV
158. t Timer Recording then Timer Recording View This screen shows all the timer programs currently set amp Timer Recording Date Start NI ESI LI VPS PDC WED 13 12 7 00 amp 00 Pr3 SP Off DVD Remain Ez 1hOOm FINE EA The amount of free space available on the currently loaded recordable DVD is shown towards the bottom of the screen In the lower right corner the number of timer programs already set and the number that use VPS PDC is shown Each row is for one timer recording program with the date and time information frequency channel recording mode and the VPS PDC setting If there are more than eight timer programs already set press NEXT BPI to switch page go back using the PREV I button You can also clear a timer program by highlighting it and pressing CLEAR 2 Select New Input to set a new timer program then press ENTER 9 Timer Recording Date Start Stop CH Rec Mode a ruE12 2 10 00 17 00 Pr7 SP gt ww VPS PDC Recorded Title Name OFF Input 3 Enter the timer recording settings Use the cursor left right buttons to select a field use the f amp cursor up down buttons to change the value Date Choose a date up to one month in advance or select a daily or weekly program Start Set the recording start time Stop Set the recording end time maximum length of a timer recording is 6 hours CH Choose a channel 1 99 e
159. t to Dolby Digital gt PCM see Do by Digital Out on page 82 or listen via the analog outputs if you need to switch the audio channel Switching camera angles Some DVD Video discs feature scenes shot from two or more angles check the disc box for details it should be marked with a QQ icon if it contains multi angle scenes When a multi angle scene is playing the same icon appears on screen to let you know that other angles are available this can be switched off if you prefer see Angle Indicator on page 89 ANGLE e To switch the camera angle press ANGLE e The angle number is displayed on screen e Ifthe disc was paused playback starts again with the new angle Repeat play is canceled if you change the angle while repeat playback Is active Note e You can also change the angle from some DVD Video disc menus Press TOP MENU to access Recording Chapter 6 Recording About DVD recording This recorder can record on both DVD R and DVD RW media The main difference between the two is that DVD R discs can only be recorded once while DVD RW can be recorded erased and re recorded many times A further difference between the two disc types is that only DVD RW can be initialized for VR mode recording which offers much more comprehensive editing functions compared to Video mode recording The big advantage however of Video mode is its compatibility with standard DVD players most of which will not play VR
160. tart Recording when e the recorder is recording or in timer recording standby e there is no recordable disc loaded e the disc loaded is locked e the disc loaded already contains the maximum number of titles 99 e f Auto Start Recording is set it will not start if another timer recording is in progress e Timer recordings take precedence over Auto Start Recording Auto Start Recording will stop if a timer recording is due to start After the timer recording has finished Auto Start Recording will resume Recording from a DV camcorder You can record from a DV camcorder connected to the DV IN OUT jack on the front panel of this recorder Using the recorder s remote you can control both the camcorder and this recorder Before recording make sure that the audio input for the DV IN OUT jack is setup see DV nput on page 82 gga 394 REV o PLAY FWD RETURN PAUSE STOP STEP SLOW RECMODE Recording A Important he source signal must be DVC SD format e Some camcorders cannot be controlled using this recorder s remote e f you connect a second recorder using a DV cable you cannot control the second unit from this one You can t control this unit remotely from a component connected to the DV IN OUT jack e You can t record date and time information from DV cassette e You can t record copy protected or copy once material During DV recording if a part of the tape is blank or
161. ter No signal was detected at the DV input output jack This may appear if a blank section of DV tape is playing in the connected camcorder When recording from an external input in Video mode or in VR mode set to MN 32 audio is recorded in Linear PCM format You can only record the left or right channel not both During recording the power was cut his display appears when the power is restored The recorder was unable to repair the disc after a power cut The contents of the recording will be lost During recording or timer recording standby the Line System of the playback video changed causing playback to stop automatically Additional information cm Handling discs When holding discs of any type take care not to leave fingerprints dirt or scratches on the disc surface Hold the disc by its edge or by the center hole and edge Damaged or dirty discs can affect playback and recording performance Take care also not to scratch the label side of the disc Although not as fragile as the recorded side scratches can still result in a disc becoming unusable Should a disc become marked with fingerprints dust etc clean using a soft dry cloth wiping the disc lightly from the center to the outside edge 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 in
162. the TV on off standby INPUT SELECT Press to change the IV s video input TV VOLUME Use to adjust the TV volume TV CHANNEL Use to change IV channels Maker Code Alba 66 Bush 16 Finlux 84 Fisher 61 65 Fujitsu T1 Funai 67 Goldstar 19 Grandiente 87 Grundig 51 92 Hitachi 56 60 83 86 ITT 10 Mitsubishi 59 Nokia D9 01 Panasonic 08 12 Philips 57 05 Pioneer 50 80 RCA 68 Salora 71 Samsung 19119 oanyo 14 Sei 18 Sharp 52 Sony 54 Tandy 69 Telefunken 64 Thomson 62 Toshiba 55 Victor 63 Additional information cm ITI z Screen sizes and disc formats e TS When viewing on a standard TV or monitor gt Screen format of disc Setting Appearance 16 9 4 3 Letter Box The program is shown in widescreen with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen The sides of the program are cropped so that the picture fills the whole screen 4 3 16 9 The program appears squashed Set to either 4 3 Letter Box or 4 3 Pan amp Scan 4 3 Letter Box The program is presented 4 3 Pan amp Scan correctly on either setting When viewing on a widescreen TV or monitor Screen format of disc Setting Appearance 16 9 16 9 The program is presented in widescreen 4 3 16 9 Your TV will determine how the picture is presented check the manual that came with the TV for details En END Additional information Troubleshooting Incorrect operation is often mistaken for trouble and malfunction If
163. ticular areas of the world This unit will 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 Sampling frequency The rate at which sound is measured to be turned into digital audio data The higher the rate the better the sound quality but the more digital information is generated Standard CD audio has a sampling frequency of 44 1kHz which means 44 100 samples measurements per second See also Digital audio Title A collection of chapters on a DVD disc See also Chapter Track Audio CDs and Video CDs use tracks to divide up the content of a disc The DVD equivalent is called a chapter See also Chapter WMA WMA is short for Windows Media Audio and refers to an audio compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation WMA data can be encoded by using Windows Media Player version 9 or Windows Media Player for Windows XP Files are recognized by their file extension wma or WMA Microsoft Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries usijou3 En END Additional information En Specifications General SU CIS DD oa ne wes ERER un eens DVD Video DVD R RW Video CD CD CD R RW WMA MP8 JPEG CD DA Power requirements isses 220 240 V 50 60 Hz POWEF
164. to five characters then press ENTER Decoder If the current channel is scrambled requiring a decoder connected to the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER connector set this to On See also AV2 L7 In on page 80 Channel Swapping The preset swap feature lets you swap the channel assignments of different programs This is so that you can group together station presets which naturally go together 1 Select Channel Swapping m Initial Setup Basic Auto Channel Setting Next Screen Tuner Manual CH Setting Channel Swapping ShowView CH Setting Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback 2 Select Next Screen to go to the swap presets screen d Initial Setup 1 1 17 2 1 17 Pr System CH Name Pr System CH Name 2 B G 2 2 B G 2 3 B G 3 3 B G 3 4 B G 4 4 B G 4 5 B G 5 5 B G 5 6 B G 6 6 B G 6 Swap Preset 1 lt gt 1 3 Use the 4 cursor up down buttons to select a preset station to swap e Use the PREV NEXT buttons to display the previous next page D Initial Setup Pr System CH Name Pr System CH Name 1 BIG X CC40 2 B G 2 2 B G 2 3 B G B 3 B G 3 4 B G 4 4 B G 4 5 B G 5 6 B G 6 6 B G 6 A Swap Preset E 4 1 4 Press cursor right then select a preset station to swap with the first preset D Initial Setup Pr System CH Name Pr System CH Name 1 B G CC40 1 B G CC40 2 B G 2 2 B G 2 3 BG 3 4 B G 4 4 B G 4 5 B G 5 6 B G 6 6 B G 6 Swap Preset e E 5 Press ENTER to s
165. to the front panel DV IN OUT jack d Initial Setup Basic NICAM Select Tuner Tuner Level Video In Out External Audio Audio In Bilingual Recording Audio Out DV Input Language Input Level L1 Recording Input Level L2 Playback Input Level L3 Some digital camcorders have two stereo tracks for audio One is recorded at the time of shooting the other is for overdubbing after shooting On the Stereo setting the sound that was recorded while shooting is used On the Stereo2 setting the overdubbed sound is used You can also choose a Mix setting of 25 50 or 75 for the Stereo 1 with a corresponding Stereo 2 setting of 75 50 or 25 Input Level L1 L2 L3 Default setting OdB DB Initial Setup Basic NICAM Select Tuner Tuner Level Video In Out External Audio Audio In Bilingual Recording Audio Out DV Input Language Input Level L1 Recording Input Level L2 Playback Input Level L3 You can adjust the gain of the audio from each external input individually from 6dB to 6dB in steps of 3 dB to optimize the recorded audio level Audio Out settings Digital Out Default setting On DB Initial Setup Basic Digital Out Tuner Dolby Digital Out Video In Out DTS Out Audio In 96kHz PCM Out Audio Out MPEG Out Language Recording Playback If at any time you need to switch off the digital audio output set this to Off oth
166. ts owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited Setting the picture quality recording time Before starting a recording you will usually want to set the picture quality recording time There are four standard settings available which allow you to choose a balance between picture quality and recording time It s also possible to create a fifth manual setting for picture quality recording time Before you can selectthis however you will need to set the Manual Recording option in the Initial Settings menu see Manual Recording on page 85 RECMODE e Press REC MODE repeatedly to select a recording setting You can also use the front panel controls Press FUNCTION repeatedly until the display shows REC MODE then use the SMART JOG dial to select the recording mode e FINE Fine picture quality e SP Standard play e LP Long play e EP Extended play e MN Manual available only when manual recording Is on The setting is indicated in the front panel display and shown on screen together with the recording time for a blank recordable disc If a recordable disc is loaded the approximate remaining recording time for that disc is also shown Reco
167. uilt in TV tuner and the external inputs e Use the CHANNEL buttons or the front panel SMART JOG to change the channel of the built in TV tuner There are 6 presets available e Tuner suitable for general TV broadcasts VCR suitable for video cassettes e LDP suitable for Laserdiscs e Memory1 user preset 1 e Memory2 user preset 2 e Memory3 user preset 3 You can press DISPLAY to see the individual settings for the current preset Tuner VCR or LDP 4 Press ENTER to select the preset Creating your own set There are three user presets in which you can save your own set of picture quality settings 1 Follow Choosing a preset above and select one of the user presets Memory 1 2 or 3 2 Select Detailed Settings Pr5 Memory1 Detailed Settings 3 Select the picture quality setting you want to adjust U Memory1 A 3 D Y C Motion 4 Still VNR 4 Off gt Detail Off HHH Max White Level Min E Max Black Level Min E Max Black Setup White AGC v You can adjust the following settings e 3 D Y C Adjusts the brightness colour separation NTSC video only e VNR Adjusts the amount of noise reduction applied to the video signal Detail Adjusts how sharp edges appear e White AGC Turn on for automatic white level adjustment White Level Adjusts the intensity of white Black Level Adjusts the intensity of bl
168. undo the last three edits you made e Select Undo from the Disc Navigator menu options You can t undo anything after ejecting the disc from the recorder or switching the recorder into standby e You can t undo the following operations initializing recording or finalizing a disc locking and unlocking titles You can still undo edits after exiting the Disc Navigator screen Creating and editing a VR mode Play List A Play List is a kind of virtual content based on the actual Original content of the disc The main advantages of this type of editing is that itis non destructive of the video content on the disc and it allows greater control over editing sothat you end up with the content exactly as you want it Q Remember Use the PLAYLIST button to switch to the Play List edit screen he Play List can contain a maximum of 99 titles Play Use this function to start playback of a title 1 Select Play from the Disc Navigator Play List menu options 2 Select the title you want to play then press ENTER DVD Remain 0h37m FINE Erase Ttl Name Chpt Edit Playback of the title you selected starts Erase This command erases a title only from the Play List The title remains in the Original content and the available recording time does not increase 1 Select Erase from the Disc Navigator Play List menu options 2 Select the title you want to erase then press ENTER DVD Remain
169. urround produces a deep cinema like sound space from any pair of speakers SRS TruSurround is licenced from SRS Labs and certified by Dolby Laboratories for Virtual Dolby technology SRSCO TruSurround 1 During playback or when paused press HOME MENU and select Video Audio Adjust 2 Select Audio Adjust 3 Select Virtual Surround 4 Use the cursor left right buttons to change the setting W Audio Adjust Pr 5 Audio DRC Off m Max Virtual Surround Off gt Note e Virtual Surround has no effect on 96 kHz Linear PCM audio DTS audio and audio CDs e You can hear the Virtual Surround effect through the analog outputs and the DV output The Virtual Surround setting has no effect on the rear panel optical digital output e here is no optical digital audio output when playing multi channel Dolby Digital discs if the Dolby Digital Out setting page 82 is set to Dolby Digital gt PCM and Virtual Surround is set to TruSurround TruSurround SRS and the C symbol are trademarks of SRS Labs Inc TruSurround technology in incorporated under license from SRS Labs Inc The Initial Setup menu cm Chapter 12 The Initial Setup menu Using the Initial Setup menu The Initial Setup menu is where you can set various recorder options for sound picture language and so on e Press HOME MENU and select Initial Setup Cnn teh EIT CA mony iC Video Audio Adjust
170. uto Channel Setting Auto Scan This recorder has a built in TV tuner for recording PAL B G PAL I SECAM L and SECAM D K TV programs off the air or from analog cable TV We recommend that you first use the Auto Channel Setting described here to tune into the channels in your area then if there are any unwanted channels you can disable them using Channel Skip described below 1 Choose Tuner from the Initial Setup menu then Auto Channel Setting then Auto Scan D Initial Setup Basic Auto Channel Setting Auto Scan Tuner Manual CH Setting Download from TV Video In Out Channel Swapping Audio In ShowView CH Setting Audio Out Language Recording Playback 2 Select your country then press ENTER to start tuning DB Initial Setup Basic AutoC Auto Channel Setting Tuner Manu Tae Chan COU lt Austria Audio In Show Audio Out Language Recording Playback You can cancel before auto tuning has finished by pressing ENTER again After auto scanning has finished the channel mapping screen appears showing which channels have been assigned to which program numbers E Initial Setup Pr System CH Name Pr System CH Name 1 B G 26 9 B G 9 2 B G 33 10 B G 25 3 B G 23 11 B G 11 4 B G 30 12 B G 12 5 B G 37 13 B G 13 6 B G 35 14 B G 14 7 B G 39 15 B G 15 8 B G 26 16 B G 16 Use the PREV NEXT buttons to display the previous next page 3 Press HOME MENU to exit this screen Note e You can fine tune
171. wap the presets 6 Ifyou want to swap more presets press cursor left then repeats steps 3 to 5 7 Press HOME MENU to finish and exit ShowView CH Setting Default setting n a Guide channels are used by the ShowView system so that the channel number specified in the ShowView programming numbers can be guaranteed to correspond to the correct station 1 Select ShowView CH Setting then Next Screen d Initial Setup Basic Auto Channel Setting Next Screen Tuner Manual CH Setting Video In Out Channel Swapping Audio In ShowView CH Setting Audio Out Language Recording Playback 2 Assign channel numbers to the guide channels as necessary Look in your TV guide to see which channel numbers should be assigned to which guide channels 2 Initial Setup Basic Auto ShowView CH Setting Tuner Manu Video In Out Chan Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback e Use the f cursor up down buttons to change the guide channel for setting e Use the cursor left right buttons to change the channel number e Use the PREV NEXT button to display the previous next 10 guide channels 3 To return to the Initial Setup menu press ENTER usijou3 En NT The Initial Setup menu En Video In Out settings Input Colour System e Default setting Auto d Initial Setup Basic Input Colour System Next Screen Tuner AV1 Out Video In Out X AV2 L1 In Audio In NTSC on PAL TV Audio Out
172. wb cursor buttons and ENTER To go back one level from any screen use the RETURN button Remember also that the button guide at the bottom of every screen shows which buttons do what Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to DVD discs Video CDs Super VCDs WMA MP3 discs and CDs although the exact operation of some varies slightly with the kind of disc loaded The following icons are provided to help you quickly identify which instructions you need for which kind of disc GYD Any kind of DVD DVD R or DVD RW Commercially produced DVD or finalized Video mode DVD R RW Video mode DVD R RW unfinalized VR mode DVD RW GED AudioCD Video CD CT Super VCD WMA or MP3 files GEM P3 files e Some DVD Video discs don t allow certain playback controls to operate at certain points in the disc This is not a malfunction When playing Video CDs some functions such as making a program list are not available in PBC mode Stop the disc first then start playback by pressing Pl For discs that contain JPEG picture files see 7he PhotoViewer on page 68 Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc a Use the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc and start playback You can use the Disc Navigator when a disc is playing or stopped A DISC NAVIGATOR Q 1 Press HOME MENU and select Disc Navigator from the on screen display Alternatively for a CD Video CD Super VCD or
173. wma Files are played according to the file extension To prevent noise and malfunctions do not use these extensions for other kinds of files This recorder can recognize up to 99 folders and 999 files WMA MP3 If a disc exceeds these limits only files and folders up to these limits will be playable Files and folders are read displayed in alphabetical order Note that if the file structure is very complex you may not be able to read play all files on the disc Folder track and file names excluding the file extension are displayed There are many different recording bit rates available to encode MP3 files This recorder has been designed to be compatible with all of them Audio encoded at 128Kbps should sound close to regular CD Audio quality This recorder will play lower bit rate files but please note that the sound quality becomes noticeably worse at lower bit rates JPEG file compatibility This recorder is compatible with Fujicolor CD and Kodak Picture CD formats as well as CD R RW ROM discs containing JPEG files Baseline JPEG and EXIF 2 2 still image Tiles are supported horizontal resolution from 160 5120 pixels vertical resolution between 120 3840 pixels File format used by digital still cameras The CD ROM used to compile your JPEG files must be ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 compliant CD physical format Mode1 Mode2 XA Form1 Romeo and Joliet file systems are both compatible with this recorder This
174. xcluding skip channels or one of the external inputs from which to record Mode Select FINE SP LP or EP See Setting the picture quality recording time on page 46 If Manual Recording is on then you can also select the MN setting VPS PDC The VPS PDC system automatically adjusts the recording time so that even if a program is not running to schedule you won t miss it For VPS PDC to work properly you must input the correct announced time and date of the program you want to record Note that VPS PDC may not work with every station and that Optimized Recording will not work if VPS PDC is on Recorded Title Name Optionally you can enter a name for the recording up to 32 characters 4 After entering all the timer recording information press ENTER The main timer recording screen is displayed again The timer program you just input appears in the list f Optimized Rec see Optimized Rec on page 86 is set to On and VPS PDC is off the recorder will adjust the recording quality to try and fit the recording on the disc 5 To exit the timer recording screen press HOME MENU e f you set the timer recording to use VPS PDC you must switch the recorder into standby before the timer recording is due to start for it to work correctly For non VPS PDC timer recordings there is no need to switch the recorder into standby e tip e Stations that use VPS PDC typically include VPS PDC information in the teletext TV gui
175. ze Video Mode Finalize 3 Select Video Mode or VR Mode from the initialize options 4 Select Start It takes about 40 seconds to initialize the disc Initializing Disc 1 HE 1 min left Note e By default the recorder initializes blank DVD RW discs for VR mode recording See DVD RW Auto Init on page 86 if you want to change the default to Video mode e f a disc was previously finalized on an older DVD recorder you may not be able to re initialize and or initialize it for Video mode recording usijbu3 i Chapter 7 Editing Using the Disc Navigator you can edit video content on unfinalized Video mode and VR mode DVD discs The editing features available in the Disc Navigator depend on whether you are editing video on a Video mode or VR mode DVD and whether you re editing Original content or a Play List With unfinalized Video mode DVDs there are a limited number of editing commands including naming locking and erasing titles Once a Video mode disc has been finalized further editing is not possible You can still use the Disc Navigator to select titles for playback however see Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc on page 35 There are two ways to edit VR mode DVD RW discs You can directly edit the Original content of the disc or you can create and edit a Play List The Play List doesn t actually change any of the content on the disc but just controls how the content

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