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Alpine X008U / INE-W957HD GPS Receiver User Manual

1. Decoder Antenna cable TV wall outlet 1 Connect the cable from the antenna cable TV outlet to the antenna input on your VCR satellite receiver cable box 2 Usea SCART cable not supplied to connect your decoder to your VCR satellite receiver cable box See the manual for your decoder box for more detailed instructions SCART AV CONNECTOR VCR Satellite receiver Cable box ANTENNA IN 3 Use a SCART cable to connect your VCR satellite receiver cable box to the AV2 AUTO START REC INPUT 1 DECODER AV connector on this recorder 4 Usea SCART cable to connect the AV1 RGB TV AV connector to your TV gt 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 this 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 amplitier 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 AV 1 RGB TV AV connector to a SCART AV connector on your TV This enables you to watch discs 3 Use another SCART cable to connect the AV2 AUTO START REC INPUT 1 DECODER AV connec
2. Code l us gt Number CCrEe Language Recording e Select by code number Press cursor down then use the number buttons to enter the four digit country code you can find the Country code list on page 119 DB Initial Setup Basic TV S Parental Lock Country Code Tuner j Video In Out Password CECE Audio In Audio Out Code us Number Cre 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 Angle Indicator e Default setting On 2D Initial Setup Basic TV Screen Size Tuner Still Picture Video In Out Seamless Playback Audio In Parental Lock Audio Out A Language Recording Playback 14 Additional information Chapter 14 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 E 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 mak
3. Recording time Relative playback position Stop display 1 E Stop L Pri DVD RW VR Resume Stereo Original FINE 1h00m DVD Rem 0h35m Copy Once Finalized Disc Name Comedy shows li DVD Mode h 1 DVD RW Original Play List Ifa VR mode disc is loaded this shows whether playback is currently set to Original or Play List During preview playback of the Copy List this shows Copy List 2 Disc type and mode Shows the disc type HDD 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 8 Copy control information Shows recording restrictions of the current channel program 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
4. 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 e Not all discs that you may consider inappropriate for your children 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 112 then set a new password Parental Lock Set Password The password you set will enable you to change the Parental Lock level and Country code setting Itis 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 13 The Initial Setup menu En 1 Select Set Password D Initial Setup Basic TV Screen Size Set Password Tuner Still Picture Video In Out Seamless Playback Audio In Parental Lock Audio Out Angle Indicator Language Recordin
5. Press to skip to previous next track or folder for WMA MP3 disc You can also use the front panel buttons to do this during playback During playback enter a track number then press ENTER to skip directly to that track Press CLEAR to clear a number entry and start again e Scanning doesn t work with WMA tracks 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 gt STOP PAUSE REVSCAN FWD SCAN PREV NEXT BACK CM SKIP STEP SLOW RETURN Press to start playback Video CD only f RESUME is displayed on screen playback starts from the place last stopped Press to stop playback Video CD only You can resume playback trom the same point by pressing gt PLAY Press ll STOP again to cancel the resume function Pauses playback or restarts playback when paused Press to start scanning Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed Press to skip to previous next track You can also use the front panel buttons to do this during playback When 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 Press CLEAR to clear a number ent
6. 1 Select Ttl Name from the Disc Navigator menu options 2 Use the 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 Input Title Name 12 30 Wed 4 11 Pr5 LP ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ sma AA KA AAAG ERET TIT PNOSOS6SOGDG0UYDBS 0123456789 lt gt _ amp gt x 1 5j qcf H 1 2 3 0 aee mos ee de Clear e Use the f 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 lt gt buttons to change the cursor position Select CAPS or small to change to upper or lower case or use the CASE SELECTION buttons l lt gt l You can also use the CLEAR button to delete characters directly press and hold for two seconds to delete the whole name For other remote control key shortcuts see Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name below For discs formatted on a different DVD recorder you will see only a limited character set 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
7. 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 AUTO START REC 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 F tip e This recorder has a through function which allows you to record a IV program from the built in TV tuner in this recorder while watching a video playing on your VCR To use this feature when the recorder is in standby Power Save must be set to Off see Power Save on page 98 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 Using the supplied audio video cable 1 Connect the VIDEO OUTPUT jack to a video input on your TV Use the yellow jack of the supplied audio video cable for the video connection 2 Connect the AUDIO OUTPUT jacks to the corresponding audio inputs on your TV Use the red and white jacks of the supplied audio video cable for the audio connection Make sure you match up the left and right out
8. No to cancel 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to erase more titles from the Copy List or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options Move Use this command to change the order of titles currently in the Copy List 1 Select Move from the Copy List menu options 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to select a title from the Copy List to move then press ENTER DVD to HDD Copy 15 00 Wed 7 10 Pr5 LP A Recording Time 0h32m55s Preview Erase All a4 3 Use the cursor left right buttons to select the insertion point for the title then press ENTER iG DVD to HDD Copy 5 00 Wed 7 10 Pr5 LP ecording Time 0h32m55s Copy Li cori I v Title to move Copy List insertion point The thumbnails in the Copy List are updated to reflect the new order 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to move other titles in the Copy List or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options Preview Use this command to check the content of a title in the Copy List 1 Select Preview from the Copy List menu options 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to select a title from the Copy List to preview then press ENTER The selected title starts playing You can return to the Copy List screen by pressing ll STOP otherwise playback will continue until the end of the Copy List 3 Repeat step 2 to preview other titles or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu op
9. Recording has stopped because DV camcorder playback stopped Recording stopped because DV camcorder playback was stopped or the camcorder was disconnected The DV camcorder is not set for playback Please select playback mode on the DV camcorder The camcorder is in camera mode gt 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 The divisions for HDD recording are the same as those for Video mode Audio recording in all manual recording modes is in Dolby Digital 2ch format except for MN82 which is in Linear PCM format Video mode VR mode HDD evel Rec tne evel Rec time MN 1 360 mins EP MN 1 360 mins 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 6 285 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
10. About the internal hard disk drive Unlike editing video tape you only need one DVD The internal hard disk drive HDD is a fragile piece of recorder to edit discs With DVD you edit by making equipment Please use the recorder following the a Play List of what to play and when to play it On guidelines below to protect against possible HDD failure playback the recorder plays the disc according to the We recommend that you back up your important Play List recordings onto DVD R RW discs in order to protect against Original accidental loss Title 1 Title2 Title3 e Do not move the recorder while it is on ai Gas ceed camel Gane danas e Install and use the recorder on a stable level surface Do not use the recorder in excessively hot or humid places or in places that may be subject to sudden changes in temperature Sudden changes in temperature can cause condensation to form inside the recorder This can be a cause of HDD failure k F Eq Pa IAS l Do not block the rear vent cooling fan Title Title e While the recorder is switched on do not unplug from the wall socket or switch the electricity off from Chapter1 Chapter2 Chapter1 Chapter 2 the breaker switch Play List Do not move the recorder immediately after switching it off If you need to move the recorder Throughout this manual you will often see the words please follow the steps below Original and Play List to refer to the actual content and the edited vers
11. Extended Play EP lt ctavstacaeea aan Approx 204 hours Manual Mode MN 000 Approx 34 204 hours HDD DVR 420H 520H ASINE ee ce ee re reer Approx 17 hours standard Play SP ciwdanacae de amen en Approx 34 hours Long Play LF iad eos a we Sos be oom Approx 68 hours Extended Play EP riririrsrirsrersa Approx 102 hours Manual Mode MN 005 Approx 17 102 hours DVD R DVD RW PIPERINE au wee a eee wake me teen ee Approx 1 hour standard Play CSP ens 4 daca satr fara aoe Approx 2 hours Long Flay P cepa men urs nue eee eens Approx 4 hours Extended Play EP ooann Approx 6 hours Manual Mode MN 0 0 eee Approx 1 6 hours Tuner Receivable channels PAL B G PAL 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 18 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 4 VHF high 104 300 MHz 5 10 104 300 MHz R6 R12 B Q S1 S20 Hyper 300 470 MHz 21 S41 302 470MHz S21 S41 UHF 4710 862 MHz 21 69 4710 862 MHz E21 E69 STEREO B G A2 I NICAM L NICAM B G NICAM D K NICAM Timer POC Sag as ek ke Gs ee ae 1 month 32 programs ClO meat aneae nea Quartz lock 24 hour digital display
12. Next press STANDBY ON to switch the power to standby checking that the POWER OFF indication in the display goes off Wait at least two minutes Lastly disconnect the power cord Never lift or move the unit during playback or recording discs rotate at a high speed and may be damaged 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 the HDD a DVD disc is usually divided into chapters See also itle 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 poesy DIGITAL With multichannel audio this high quality Surround system is used in many movie theaters around the world Manufactured under licence from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double
13. Pr3 FINE HDD Off EVERY TUE 9 00 10 00 Pr 5 FINE HDD On HDD Remain Gn 10h 20m FINE DVD Remain mmm 0h43m FiNE e Each row is tor onetimer recording program with the date and time information channel recording mode DVD or HDD and the VPS PDC setting e The amount of free space available on the HDD and the currently loaded recordable DVD is shown towards the bottom of the screen e n the lower right corner the number of timer programs already set and the number that use VPS PDC is shown next to Tmr Pgms e f there are more than eight timer programs already set press NEXT BPI to switch page go back using the PREV I lt button e You can also clear a timer program before it s started before the recorder enters timer recording standby by highlighting it and pressing CLEAR 2 Select New Input to set a new timer program then press ENTER 9 Timer Recording Rec Mode maw w Ce o o Date Start Stop CH Rec to Group VPS PDC HDD Y GROUP1 ORD Ttl Name Input 3 Enter the timer recording settings Use the cursor left right buttons to select a field use the f cursor up down buttons to change the value e Date Choose a date up to one month in advance or select a dally or weekly program e Start Set the recording start time Stop Set the recording end time maximum length of atimer recording is 24 hours for HDD recording or six hours tor DVD e CH
14. next page of thumbnails 5 Press ENTER or gt PLAY 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 If PAUSE button to pause the slideshow 6 Press STOP or RETURN to return to the thumbnail view area 7 To return to the folder view area press RETURN e To exit the PhotoViewer press HOME MENU el 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 e f you encounter a disc that will not play check that the disc and file formats are compatible with this recorder see JPEG file compatibility on page 10 Reloading files from a disc If you have a disc with a large number of files and or folders you can still view all the images using the reload function 1 Use the 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 imag
15. or Wide 16 9 DB Initial Setup Basic Cloc TV Screen Size Tuner p Video In Out Audio In Wide 16 9 Audio Out aStandard 4 3 Language Recording Playback Use the f cursor up down buttons to select then press ENTER 8 Is this recorder connected to an AV amplifier receiver for digital audio 2 Initial Setup Basic Cloc AV Amp Digital Connect tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback l Connected Not Connected Use the cursor up down buttons to select Connected or Not Connected then press ENTER e 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 receiver Is compatible with DB Initial Setup Basic Clocl 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 amplitier receiver if you re not sure what it s compatible with 9 Is your AV amplifier receiver compatible with 96 kHz PCM digital audio DB Initial Setup Basic Cloc 96kHz PCM Compatible Tuner _ Video In Out Audio In Compatible Audio Ou
16. 0123456789 lt gt _ 8 amp K xez 1 7j c HV1 2 3n oF pos 2 hk Ee Use the f 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 lt lt b buttons to change the cursor position Select CAPS or small to change to upper or lower case or use the CASE SELECTION buttons lt gt l You can also use the CLEAR button to delete characters directly opress and hold for two seconds to delete the whole name For other remote control key shortcuts see Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name on page 80 Press RETURN to go back to the Copy List screen without changing the name 4 To confirm the name and return to the main Copy List screen highlight OK and press ENTER 5 Repeat steps 2 to 4 to name other titles in the Copy List or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options Divide Use this command to make two titles from a title already in the Copy List 1 Select Divide from the Copy List menu options 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to select a title from the Copy List to divide then press ENTER i HDD to DVD Copy x Group3 nes gt Group4 gt Group4 Copying and back up 3 Use the playback controls to find the place you want to divide the title amp Divide Title eae 11 08 Pr5 LP ea
17. 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 Sinhalese si 1909 Slovak sk 1911 Slovenian sl 1912 Samoan sm 1913 Shona sn 1914 Somali so 1915 Albanian sq 1917 Serbian sr 1918 Siswati ss 1919 Sesotho st 1920 Sundanese su 1921 Swahili sw 1923 Tamil ta 2001 Telugu te 2005 Tajik tg 2007 Thai th 2008 Tigrinya ti 2009 Turkmen tk 2011 Tagalog tl 2012 Setswana tn 2014 Tonga to 2015 Turkish t 2018 Tsonga ts 2019 Tatar tt 2020 Twi tw 2023 Ukrainian uk 2111 Urdu ur 2118 Uzbek uz 2126 Vietnamese vi 2209 Volapuk 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 14 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 e Initializing disc Please wait a moment When you load a blank DVD RW disc the recorder automatically initializes it e Incompatible region number The disc l
18. 99 chapters e Similar chapter editing commands are available for HDD content from the HDD to DVD copy screen See also Copying from HDD to DVD on page 63 Erase Section Erase Sec cD D Using this command you can delete a part of an Original title ideal for cutting out the commercial breaks in a recording made from the TV 1 Select Erase Sec from the Disc Navigator menu options 2 Use the t cursor buttons to select a title After selecting a title the Erase Sec screen appears from which you can mark the start and end points of the section to erase a Erase Sec Original Titl 1 15 00 Wed 13 12 Pr5 LP We Recording Time 0h01m24s 1 1 0 00 52 17 II Play Pause 3 Use the playback controls gt Il lt lt gt gt etc to find the start of the section to erase then with From highlighted press ENTER The bar at the bottom of the screen shows the current play position in the title After pressing ENTER a marker appears under the bar to show the start of the section II Play Pause A a 0 02 09 17 4 inthe same way find the end of the section to erase then with To highlighted press ENTER After pressing ENTER another marker appears under the bar to show the end of the section with the section itself marked in red 5 Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel then press ENTER In the thumbnail viewer you can see a few seconds of video either side
19. All Use this command to erase the Copy List 1 Select Erase All from the Copy List menu options 2 Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel then press ENTER amp HDD to DVD Copy Preview Move Chpt Edit Erase Sec Conf List Erase all titles Cno Chapter Edit Chpt Edit The Chapter Edit option gives you access to several commands that you can use to edit chapters within a Copy List title Editing chapters in a Copy List title does not change any actual content on the HDD It affects only how the chapters appear after copying gt Copying and back up 1 Select Chpt Edit from the Copy List menu options 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to select a title from the Copy List to edit then press ENTER i HDD to DVD Copy 15 00 Wed 7 10 Pr5 LP Recording Time 0h32m55s The chapter editing screen appears with thumbnails of each chapter 3 Select a command from the chapter edit menu options D Chapter Edit Title 15 00 Wed 7 10 Pr5 LP 2 Recording Time 0h32m55s zh Chapter edit menu The following commands are available e Erase Erase individual chapters Use the f cursor buttons and ENTER to select a chapter to erase The chapter is erased after confirming e Divide Divide a chapter into two or more new chapters See Chapter Edit Divide below e Combine Combine two chapters into one See Chapter Edit Combine below e
20. Choose a channel 1 99 excluding skip channels or one of the external inputs trom which to record e Mode Select FINE SP LP EP or AUTO See Recording time and picture quality on page 46 If Manual Recording is on then you can also select the MIN setting e Rec to Select HDD for hard disk recording or DVD for DVD recording Select HDD for Auto Replace Recording daily or weekly timer recording only e Group Select a record group for HDD recording only e 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 Up to eight timer recordings can be set with KD Coas OSS OS En VPS PDC on Note that VPS PDC may not work with every station and that Optimized Recording will not work if VPS PDC is on e Tti Name Input Optionally you can enter a name for the recording up to 32 characters Highlight Program Set then press cursor down to access this option 4 After entering all the timer recording information highlight Program set and press ENTER The timer recording list screen is displayed again The timer program you just input appears in the list The rightmost column shows various timer recording status messages e Standby is displayed when the recorder is in timer recordin
21. 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 mode are playable in some players RW This label indicates playback compatibility with DVD RW discs recorded in VR mode Video Recording format However for discs recorded with a record only once encrypted program playback can only be achieved using the CPRM compatible device Note that Pioneer cannot guarantee that discs recorded using this recorder will play on other players 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 eguipment that does not play DVD R or DVD RW discs recorded in the DVD Video format Note Finalization is required 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 Before you start e Do I need two DVD recorders for editing What kind of editing can do
22. HP SY 2 1 HISTORY MARK MARK TIMER DISPLAY 23 C3 22 ee CHANNEL VOLUME TV DIRECT 24 al Pioneer DVD RECORDER 1 ONE TOUCH COPY page 62 Press to start One Touch Copy of the currently playing title to DVD or the HDD 2 Remote control indicator Lights when setting up the remote control for use with a TV page 112 and when setting the remote control mode page 99 3 STANDBY ON Press to switch the recorder on into standby 4 amp OPEN CLOSE Press to open close the disc tray 5 HDD page 28 Press to select the hard disk HDD for recording or playback 6 DVD page 28 Press to select the DVD for recording or playback 7 DVD playback functions AUDIO Q page 29 43 44 Changes the audio language or channel When the recorder is stopped press to change the tuner audio SUBTITLE page 43 Displays changes the subtitles included in multilingual DVD Video discs ANGLE 8 page 44 Switches camera angles on discs with multi angle scenes 8 PLAY MODE page 40 Press to display the Play Mode menu for features such as search repeat and program play 9 TV DVD page 29 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 10 Alphanumeric buttons and CLEAR Use the number buttons for track chapter title selection channel selection and so
23. Introduction Most of the features described in this chapter make use of on screen displays Navigate these using the B 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 the HDD 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 Any kind of DVD DVD R or DVD RW MDAT Commercially produced DVD or finalized Video mode DVD R RW tomer Video mode DVD R RW unfinalized roe VR mode DVD RW HDD Audio CD EI Video CD Super VCD ize WMA or MP3 files MP8 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 e 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 90 MD Cya O Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc Use the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc and start playback DISC NAVIGATOR A Q Using the Disc Navigator wit
24. Manual Clock Setting 1 2 Tuner Inpu aa Video In Out On S Time Zone nglan Audioln Fron London Audio Out _ Pow l Language Rem SUMMer Time lt 4 On gt Recording Setu Playback 13 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 L 07 T In Out ane PELs dine or or 2004 Audio In Fron Time 00 00 Audio Out Pow language Rem Time Zone England Recording Setu sein Playback Summer Time On Use the 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 DB Initial Setup Basic Clock Setting 525System Tuner Input Line System o 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 NISC or PAL 60 signal through an external input change to 525System Note 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 AUTO START REC INPUT 1 DECODER input However if the AV2 L1 In setting is set to Decoder see AV2 L7 n on page 102 then the
25. 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 e DRM Digital Rights Management file playback No see also DRM in the Glossary on page 122 File extensions mp3 wma these must be used for the recorder to recognize MP3 and WMA Tiles do not use for other file types File structure Up to 99 folders 999 Tiles if these limits are exceeded only files and folders up to these limits are playable ED Before you start En WMA Windows Media Audio compatibility Plays R Windows A m Media The Windows Media logo printed on the box indicates that this recorder can playback Windows Media Audio content WMA is an acronym for Windows Media Audio and refers to an audio compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation WMA content can be encoded by using Windows Media Player version 7 7 1 Windows Media Player for Windows XP or Windows Media Player 9 Series Microsoft Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries JPEG file compatibility e Compatible formats Baseline JPEG and EXIF 2 2 still image files File format used by digital still cameras Sampling ratio 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 2 0 Horizontal resolution 160 5120 pixels Vertical resolution 120 3840 pixels
26. Move Change the order of the chapters See Chapter Edit Move below e Preview Check the content of a chapter Use the t lt cursor buttons to select a chapter then press ENTER Once the preview has started press W STOP to return to the chapter edit screen 4 Press RETURN to get back to the chapter editing options on the left or select another chapter 5 Select Back or press RETURN to go back to the main Copy List screen Copying and back up 07 Chapter Edit Divide You can divide a chapter into as many new chapters as necessary 1 Usethe f cursor buttons to select the chapter to divide then press ENTER 2 Use the playback controls to find the place you want to divide the chapter amp Divide Chapter ae 12 18 Wed 7 10 Recording Time xi apter A oa 0 00 52 17 ll ae Pause You can use all the usual playback controls including gt PLAY Il PAUSE scan lt lt gt gt and slow motion lt 11 11 3 With Divide highlighted press ENTER to divide the chapter at the current playback position You can divide the chapter as many times as you want up to 99 per title 4 Select Back or press RETURN to get back to the main Chapter Edit screen Note e When Frame Accurate is set to Off see Frame Accurate on page 108 the divide point may move by up to half a second after selecting Divide Chapter Edit Combine This command lets you combine two chapters
27. NEXT b amp b buttons to display the previous next page if there are more than six titles nine chapters As you highlight different thumbnails information about the title is shown in the central area of the screen Press DISPLAY to change the information displayed If you are editing a VR mode disc press PLAYLIST to switch between Original and Play List Disc Navigator screens Playlist Original indicator om Play List DVD Remain 0h37m FINE Vv e Press RETURN to get back to the menu options on the left from the thumbnail area of the Disc Navigator e You can switch between the HDD and the DVD Disc Navigator screens using the HDD and DVD buttons front panel or remote You can copy a selected HDD title to DVD or DVD title to HDD by pressing ONE TOUCH COPY see also page 62 for more on One Touch Copy When editing HDD content a row of group names appears above the title thumbnails see Editing HDD groups on page 84 for more details You can access these by pressing f cursor up repeatedly until the All group is highlighted then using the cursor left right buttons to select a group Press ENTER to open the highlighted group Titles on the HDD marked with a icon are timer recordings set to Auto Replace Recording see Standard timer recording on page 51 Titles on the HDD marked with a I icon are recently recorded titles that haven t yet been played 3 To exit the
28. Playback 2 Use the number buttons to input a four digit password Initial Setup Basic Set Password Tuner j Video In Out Audio In T E Audio Out Language 3 Press ENTER to set the password Parental Lock Change Password To change your password confirm your existing password then enter a new one 1 Select Change Password D Initial Setup Basic TV Screen Size Change Password Tuner Still Picture Change Level Video In Out Seamless Playback Country Code Audio In Parental Lock Audio Out Angle Indicator Language Recording Playback 2 Use the number buttons to enter your existing password D Initial Setup Basic Change Password Tuner j Video In Out Current Password TEE E Audioln Audio Out RAMA ngae New Password CFFE Recording 3 Press ENTER 4 Enter a new password O Initial Setup Basic TV Sq Change Password Tuner j Video In Out Current Password CECE Audio In Audio Out _ New Password CErE Language 5 Press ENTER Parental Lock Change Level 1 Select Change Level D Initial Setup Basic TV Screen Size Change Password Tuner Still Picture Change Level Video In Out Seamless Playback Country Code Audio In Parental Lock Audio Out Angle Indicator Language Recordin Playback 2 Use number buttons to enter your password then press ENTER D Initial Setup Basic Parental Lock Change Level Tuner Vide
29. Power off memory Approx 5 years after manufacture Input Output VHF UHF antenna input output terminal VHF UHF set 75 Q IEC connector Video TNO one 64 0 one Race eee 2 Input 1 rear 2 front Input level oc Gn ate dae a ane Oe eee nra 1 Vp p 75 Q JackS carne sree bar Sah tne oe AV connector 2 Input 1 RCA jack Input 2 WICC OUMU cm 6 68 Hone atid REN Sk Fee eo AV1 Output OUUTE ose ate cane eee ee Heme w Perea 1 Vp p 75 Q Jacks 5 atin 6 ove 4a e Ss Hao bee AV connector 1 AV1 RCA jack Output S Video INpUt eee Input 1 rear 2 front Y luminance Input level 000 1 Vp p 75 Q C colour Input level 000 286 mVp p 75 Q COCK Sc bak bed Kacey a AV connector 2 Input 1 4 pin mini DIN Input 2 S Video OUTPUT sc ue ceva sewed ewes end awd AV1 Output Y luminance Output level 000 1 Vp p 75 Q C colour Output level 0 0 286 mVp p 75 Q COCK Ses ache bree 6a Foe w See bee AV connector 1 AV1 4 pin mini DIN Output RGB input INpUtIeVel oo ee eee 0 7 Vp p 7582 JackS esau Gove ba a AV connector 2 Input 1 RGB output OUTS UTS Vel cx sant aunty Kea doen ein aoe 0 7 Vp p 75 Jacks ouaaa Eee Bee ee Bs AV connector 1 AV1 gt Additional information Audio INPUt ose x onncaew Gowen wakes Input 1 rear 2 front L R Input level DURING a dio MOUT see vee ee a eae ee aa wee weet 2V rms Input impedance more than 22 kQ KS wae ities wae eens A
30. Recording is shown in the VPS PDC column then press ENTER A screen showing details of the timer recording appears From this screen only the recording stop time can be changed 9 Timer Recording Date Start Stop CH Rec Mode 13 12 SAT D 8 00 Pr3 FINE gt v Rec to Group VPS PDC 4 HDD Y GROUP1 OFF Ttl Name Input 3 Set anew Stop time for the timer recording Use the cursor left right buttons to select the hour or minute field then use the cursor up down buttons to change the time 4 Press ENTER to set the new time and exit the screen Recording will continue until the new stop time Is reached Canceling and stopping a timer recording in progress After a timer recording has started you can cancel the program but continue recording or stop recording completely if you need to 1 During timer recording press and hold REC for three seconds Only the program is canceled the timer indicator disappears recording continues so that you can manually stop recording whenever you like 2 When you want to stop recording completely press STOP REC Recording Preventing use of the recorder before a timer recording child lock You can make all the front panel and remote control buttons inoperative using the child lock feature This is useful when you set a timer recording and want to make sure that the timer settings are not changed before recording has finished 1 If the record
31. See Rear panel connections on page 12 for more information Before you start 701 Disc content format playback compatibility General disc compatibility This recorder is compatible with a wide range of disc types media and formats Playable discs will generally feature one of the following logos on the disc and or disc packaging Note however that some disc types such as recordable CD and DVD may be in an unplayable format see below for further compatibility information VIDEO R RW DVD Video DVD R DVD RW dee det dst COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO DIGITAL AUDIO BESJLEIJE ReWritable Audio CD Video CD CD R CD RW E gt FUJICOLOR CD COMPATIBLE r a FUJICOLOR CD lt em gt COMPATIBLE Fujicolor CD e Also compatible with KODAK Picture CD e DVP js a trademark of DVD Format Logo Licensing Corporation js a trademark of Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd This recorder also 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 Size E COMPACT qWIDEO MSE CD Super Video CD Super VCD DVD R RW compatibility This recorder will play and record DVD R RW discs Compatible media e DVD RW Ver 1 1 Ver 1 1 2x and Ver 1 2 4x e DVD R Ver 2 0 and Ver 2 0 4x 8x Recording formats e DVD R DVD Video format Video mode e DVD RW Video Recording VR format
32. UDras s awww ee ae we Sa 25 Selecting the hard disk or DVD for playback and VOC OL NG ea a ha ea Oe aw SO ate ee ee dh Ga 28 Making YOUrTINSETECOMOINGs lt c4 02 54 226e00 4 0022 28 Using the built in IV TUNE a a6 20 o a2 aw eed ae aes 29 Be sIC Ole Oak aa eo pects eee acer Serpe ae 30 SING Ne TIONG ViCHUaad65 e es hen Wee eae eae 33 Displaying disc information ON SCreen eee eee ee 33 05 Playback COW CTO anh ep E ms amp even ee E eee 36 Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents OleOle aes dade se 2ue teed eee ed ETET T 36 Navigating discs andthe AUD dadadscueedee dus 38 Me PIG O errn Tirai E eraser dh nek 38 Pein IM SOW MO O state te ect aces a eater eek ew 2 39 Frame advance fTrame reverse wee eee eee ee eee 39 The Play Mode MENU tsi06 teeeederadewasudsae 40 Displaying and switching subtitleS 06 43 SWitenind DVD SOUNDIACKS 2 lt acnyse tae eae s SWITCHING AUGIO CNENNES se wee cae wis ew a we ee SOWIE NING Camera anGleS 24st2cnideceedseeesc 06 Recording ADOJ INO TECON aah nee Ee oe ee es AGOUTADO POCORN ts aa San deh ws ae hed eee Recording time and picture quality 0 0005 Restrictions on video recording 2 eee eee anes Setting the picture quality recording time Basic recording TOM The TV wa sae cepts aw eae Ha wee S tting a timer recording s eas dd ee ess adeeeare we Timer recording FAC sasaran arnee Iaa RADNE Simultaneous recording and playback Recording from a
33. able to start copying In this case either change the recording quality or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List screen and erase one or more titles from the Copy List 3 Select Start to begin copying Note e When the copy mode is set to something other than High Speed Copy for copying to a Video mode DVD the chapter markers of the original are not copied Chapter markers are put into the copy at regular intervals according to the Auto Chapter setting see also Auto Chapter Video on page 108 HDD to DVD Copy List commands Add Use this command to add titles to the Copy List 1 Select Add from the Copy List menu options 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to select a title from the HDD to add to the Copy List then press ENTER i HDD to DVD Copy Vv The thumbnail appears in the Copy List section in the lower half of the screen If there are already titles in the Copy List the title is added at the end 3 Repeat step 2 to add more titles to the Copy List or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options Note e When Frame Accurate is set to Off see Frame Accurate on page 108 the following limitations on adding titles to the Copy List apply When adding titles that contain copy once protected material the copy once parts will not be added to the Copy List When adding titles that contain material of more than one aspect ratio Screen si
34. and DVD Video format Video mode Note that older models of DVD recorders and DVD writers may reject DVD RW Ver 1 2 4x discs If you want to share DVD RW discs between this recorder and an older recorder writer we recommend using Ver 1 1 discs The following table shows older Pioneer DVD recorder compatibility with DVD RW Ver 1 2 4x discs Model Recordable ME WEle l Discs should be finalized in this recorder before playing Unfinalized VR mode and Video mode discs may not play Cannot read the CPRM information wi show in the display when you load a disc However this will not affect playback j Copy once protected disc titles will not play CD R RW compatibility This recorder cannot record CD R or CD RW discs e Compatible formats CD Audio Video CD Super VCD ISO 9660 CD ROM containing MP3 WMA or JPEG files ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 compliant CD physical format Mode1 Mode XA Form1 Romeo and Joliet file systems are both compatible with this recorder e Multi session playback Yes except CD Audio and Video CD Super VCD e Unfinalized disc playback CD Audio only Compressed audio compatibility e Compatible media CD ROM CD R CD RW e Compatible formats MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 MP3 Windows Media Audio WMA Sampling rates 44 1 or 48kHz Bit rates Any 128Kbps or higher recommended Variable bit rate VBR MP3 playback Yes e VBR WMA playback No e WMA encoder compatibility Windows
35. before you start putting together a Copy List e The Frame Accurate setting has no effect on the actual video content stored on the HDD DVD RW Auto Init e 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 D Initial Setup Basic Manual Recording Tuner Optimized Rec Video In Out Navi Mark Audio In Auto Chapter Video Audio Out Frame Accurate Language DVD RW Auto Init Recording Playback The Initial Setup menu cm Playback settings TV Screen Size e Default setting 4 3 Letter Box DB Initial Setup Basic TV Screen Size 4 3 Letter Box Tuner Still Picture 4 3 Pan amp Scan Video In Out Seamless Playback 16 9 Audio In Parental Lock Audio Out Language Recording Playback Angle Indicator If you have a widescreen IV 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 determine how the material is presented see the manual that came with your TV for details on what options are available 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
36. cannot control the second unit from this one e 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 06 Recording En e During DV recording if a part of the tape is blank or has copy protected material on it this recorder will pause recording Recording will restart automatically when there is a recordable signal However if there is more than 10 seconds of blank tape the recorder will stop recording and the camcorder should stop depending on the camcorder e 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 e Use REC MODE to set the recording quality See Setting the picture guality recording time on page 47 for detailed information e Make sure a recordable disc is loaded if you want to record to DVD 3 From the Initial Settings menu check that the DV audio input is setup as you require See DV nput DVR 520H 720H only on page 104 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 103 4 Press HOME MENU and select DV Reco
37. channels or at least the guide channel for the PlusCode programming number that you entered the recorder will prompt you to enter the channel number that the TV program is showing on F tip e You can check the timer program settings by pressing TIMER REC to display the timer recording screen VIDEO Plus programming with the power off You can enter a PlusCode programming number when the recorder is in standby Note that the recording is always made to the HDD If you want to record to a DVD disc you ll need to switch on the power and use the full VIDEO Plus program screen PREV NEXT A Important e You can t use this feature until you have set up the guide channels See Set VIDEO Plus CH on page 101 e You can t change the recording mode e You can t program daily or weekly timer recordings 1 Press VIDEO Plus The front panel display shows the current recording mode and prompts you to enter the PlusCode programming number PLUS CODE 2 Use the number buttons to enter the PlusCode programming number e To clear the last digit entered press CLEAR e Use the PREV a lt NEXT PI 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 gt Start time gt End time gt HDD and Recording channel e f CODE ERROR appears in the
38. disc is also shown Note that if the On Screen Display setting see On Screen Display on page 98 is Off then this information is not displayed Basic recording from the TV HDD Follow the instructions below to record a IV program Recording starts immediately and continues until the disc is full or you stop the recording O O O O O 00 0 CHANNEL ED REC STOPREC RECMODE Fol z Pioneer DVD RECORDER 1 Press HDD or DVD to record to the hard disk drive or a recordable DVD respectively e f you re recording to DVD load a recordable disc if you load a new blank DVD RW disc the recorder takes a short while to initialize the disc 2 Use the CHANNEL buttons 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 En e f the recorder is stopped you can also use the buttons on the front panel to select the channel number 3 Use the REC MODE button to set the picture quality recording time e See Setting the picture quality recording time above for detailed instructions 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 b
39. e Default setting MPEG gt PCM DB Initial Setup Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback Digital Out Dolby Digital Out DTS Out 96kHz PCM Out MPEG Out If your AV amp 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 DB Initial Setup OSD Language Audio Language Subtitle Language Auto Language DVD Menu Language Subtitle Display Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording __ Playback This sets the language of the on screen menus and displays Audio Language e Default setting English DB Initial Setup 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 This setting is your preferred audio language tor 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 page 106 13 The Initial Setup menu En Choose Other if you want to specify a language other than those
40. 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 DB Initial Setup Basic Auto Channel Setting Auto Scan Tuner Manual CH Setting Download from TV Video In Out Channel Swapping Audio In Set VIDEO Plus CH Audio Out Language Recording Playback 2 Select your country then press ENTER to start tuning DB Initial Setup Basic Auto Auto Channel Setting Tuner Manu Video In Out Chan ny lt UK gt Audio In Set VI Audio Out Language Recording Playback e 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 DB Initial Setup Pr System CH Name Pr System CH Name 1 l 26 9 l 9 2 l 33 10 l 25 3 l 23 11 l 11 4 l 30 12 l 12 5 l 37 13 l 13 6 l 35 14 l 14 7 l 39 15 l 15 8 l 26 16 l 16 Use the PREV NEXT buttons to display the previous next page 3 Press HOME MENU to exit this screen 13 The Initial Setup menu En Note e You can fine tune individual stations using the Manual CH Setting feature See Manual CH Setting below for how to use this Auto Channel S
41. from the list of program options B Play Mode Search Mode A B Repeat Repeat Program Input Edit Program Start Program Play Cancel Program Play Erase Program List The Program edit screen that appears depends on the kind of disc loaded HD Cya O En 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 e To add a chapter first highlight the title then press cursor right and select a chapter from the list B Program Step 4 J Title 1 38 4 Chapter 1 004 A 01 01 003 Title 01 Chapter 001 02 Title 02 Chapter 002 03 Title 03 Chapter 003 04 Title 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 B 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 atrack first highlight
42. goes off e To cancel Auto Start Recording once recording has already started press REC for three seconds then C STOP REC e When a timer recording is in progress ahead of Auto Start Recording some functions such as extending the timer recording and chase play are not available Press the front panel button for three seconds to cancel Auto Start Recording without affecting the timer recording The AUTO indicator goes off Note e Auto Start Recordings are always on the HDD Auto Start Recording to DVD is not possible e You can t set Auto Start Recording when e the recorder is recording or in timer recording standby e the HDD is not recordable e the HDD already contains the maximum number of titles 250 e AV2 L1 In is set to Decoder see AV2 L7 n on page 102 Recording from a DV camcorder DVR 520H 720H only CID CIID amp 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 DVR 520H 720H only on page 104 Ee RETURN REV SCAN PLAY FWD SCAN PAUSE STOP STEP SLOW REC MODE A Important e The 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
43. 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 CD 4x 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 wanta new chapter to begin A chapter marker icon appears on screen briefly to confirm a new chapter mark has been inserted En e For greater control over the exact position of chapter markers it can be useful to use the If PAUSE button and or the slow motion and frame advance reverse controls 41 11 Note e 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 e When recording in Video mode the recorder automatically puts chapter markers in at regular intervals It is not possible to add extra chapter markers manually after recording see also Auto Chapter Video on page 108 e The Play List and Original content on a disc can each contain up to 999 chapters e Each HDD title can contain a maximum of
44. has finished recording the back up disc you can select whether to make another back up of the same data or exit 2 Disc Back up Disc back up finished To make another back up copy please load a recordable disc Start Cancel e Select Start to make another back up copy or Cancel to finish If you want to make another back up copy return to step 6 above 10 If you don t need to keep the back up data on the HDD you can delete it now Select Yes to delete the data from the HDD select No to keep it you can delete it later if you want to Disc Back up The backed up data is still on the HDD Erasing it will increase the free space available OK to Erase Yes No e f you decide to leave the back up data on the HDD you can make back up copies to recordable DVD discs anytime from the Disc Back up menu Note e tis not possible to play material on the HDD that has been backed up from DVD En Chapter 8 Editing Using the Disc Navigator you can edit video content on unfinalized Video mode and VR mode DVD discs as well as video content on the internal hard disk drive HDD The editing features available in the Disc Navigator depend on whether you are editing video on a Video mode or VR mode DVD or the HDD 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 titl
45. ia 121 Danag CISCs 12424 raini aA aaa 121 Cleaning tne PICKUP IENS rensa rrirasrareii rra 122 CODO N UON 26 s acu bree eaae 122 Fine on morlaer arera na auras eee 122 Moving thie reordenar heed ae eas 122 Ceo a ETE E T T 122 eC ICONS etre eid rnn ie eee 125 ED Before you start En Chapter 1 Before you start Features e HDD recording rT HDD You can record up to 102 hours of video in EP mode on the internal 80GB gigabyte hard disk HDD on the DVR 420H 520H or up to 204 hours on the 160GB DVR 720H With both recordable DVD and a high capacity HDD in the same recorder you have the flexibility to keep recordings on the HDD for quick access anytime or record to DVD for archiving or playing on other DVD players e Copy between HDD and DVD You can copy recordings from the HDD to recordable DVD or from DVD to the HDD Usually you can use the high speed copy feature which can copy an hour of video in under two minutes when recorded in EP mode using a DVD R Ver 2 0 8x disc You can also choose to copy material at a different recording quality trom the original For example you might want to copy a FINE mode highest quality recording on the HDD to SP standard play quality on a DVD so that you can fit other recordings on the same disc e One Touch Copy One Touch Copy makes copying the currently playing title from HDD to DVD or DVD to HDD as simple as pressing a button e Chase play O HDD Usi
46. into one 1 Usethe t cursor buttons to select the space between the chapters to combine amp Chapter Edit 2 Title 15 00 Wed 7 10 Pr5 LP 2 Recording Time 0h32m55s Vv 2 Press ENTER to combine Chapter Edit Move This command lets you rearrange the chapters within a Copy List title 1 Usethe t cursor buttons to select the chapter you want to move then press ENTER ry Chapter Edit HDD Title 15 00 Wed 7 10 Pr5 LP 2 Recording Time 0h32m55s 0h05m v 2 Usethe f cursor buttons to select a new position for the chapter then press ENTER Title to move ry Chapter Edit E Mf Title 15 00 Wed 7 10 Pr5 LP 2 Re pall Time 0h32m55s VER IEZ f v Insertion point The thumbnails in the chapter list reflect the new order gt Copying and back up En Erase Section Erase Sec Using this command you can delete a part of a Copy List title ideal for cutting out the commercial breaks in a recording made from the TV 1 Select Erase Sec from the Copy List menu options 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to select the title you want to erase a section from then press ENTER After selecting a title a screen appears from which you can mark the start and end points of the section to erase Erase Sec 16 00 Sun 11 08 Pr5 LP We Recording Time 0h32m55s 0 06 52 17 ll ae Pause 3 Use the playback controls to find the st
47. is secondary connected and therefore does not separate the unit from mains power in 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 D3 4 2 2 2a_En maintenance servicing instructions in the INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED literature accompanying the appliance SERVICE PERSONNEL D3 4 2 1 1_En 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 D3 4 2 1 4_En CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT D3 4 2 1 8_En BLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION CAUTION HEN OPEN AVOID EXPOSURE TO THE BEAM ATTENTION RADIATIONS LASER VISIBLES ET INVISIBLES DE CLASSE 3B UAND CUVERT EVITEZ TOUT EXPOSITION AU FAISCEAU ASSE SYNLIG OG USYNLIG LASERSTRALING VED BNING LSE FOR STRALING i LASERSTRALNING N R DENNA UTS TTA DIG F R STR LEN CHTBARE UND UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG DER KLASSE 3B IM GERATEINNEREN A VORHANDEN AUGEN NICHT D LASERSTRAHL AUSSETZEN PRECAUTION sie SE ABRE HAY RADIACION LASER DE CLASE 3B VISIE E INVISIBLE EVITE LA EXPCSICI N A LOS RAYOS L SER A VARO AVAT
48. languages on page 107 The Initial Setup menu cH Subtitle Display e Default setting On DB Initial Setup 00n off Assist Subtitle 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 tor DVD Menu Language Audio Language and Subtitle Language 2 Select the language you want DB Initial Setup OSD L DVD Menu Language Language English gt Auto Number CE ITE Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out DVD M Language Subti Recording Playback 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 four digit language code See Language code list on page 119 for a list of available languages and corresponding codes 3 Press ENTER to confirm and exit the screen
49. 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 amp cursor buttons followed by ENTER 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 92 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 93 for how to do this e AVR
50. mnalo SEUNG Sa ek ei ae Dees oe ae ee 93 WZ a ob eh awd See ee ok doh a ew 93 PINAUIZS SOUNO Se as awk weal atest dee wo wo eisai am 93 12 The Video Audio Adjust menu Setting the picture quality for TV and external OUI eracieme Sasa ob T gts EE ET aa a Sea es 94 Setting the picture quality for disc playback 95 PUGIO DR Genae crak bee ee beads eee eeu ae 96 13 The Initial Setup menu Using the Initial Setup MENU s seas ee ae eee aac 97 eoe e EELEE E ne era owed ie eee 97 TANG SEUNG sanea Bea aterm aria Nia eo ee 9 cae Bw Wis 99 Video Ini7 OUl SENINGS 4 se060 4640 24e0ce0 102 PUCIG IMSEN rass ink deere dee amp ord ee ig a 103 AUGO OUTS ess ra rreri oa ewe Be eee 104 Language SeN S 4 a4 sae ire wd cee ate aw dee ace a 105 Recording SOunGSreda samt he owen soe aw a 107 Playback SONG Si x ame wtm i arke a eww eo ae oe ww 109 14 Additional information Resetting the recorder ee eee eee eee es 112 Setting up the remote to control your TV 112 Screen sizes and dise TONNAS 02 00s cee awe ees 113 TOUJE SHOO saa k aE ece eae w herd ete 114 Frequently asked QUESTIONS eee eee eee ees 116 About DV DVR 620F 7 20H ON oaaae wate weet 117 Manual recording MOOSES sais s0 ask ew as amare sa 118 Language code lil ace nntese ee twaee eves aees 119 COUN COCe IIS aucos dnemse adee sees henna 119 On screen displays and recorder displays 120 Flan Onin U C asss krian mae dese G88 0 5 2 121 SOMMO O asirai reida
51. of DVD disc you re using The table at the bottom of the page shows the minimum copying time for one hour of material Note e Notall discs are compatible with high speed copying Check with the disc manufacturer for compatibility e There may be cases where even 2x 4x 8x compatible discs do not copy at full speed e High speed copying is not possible when using discs initialized on another recorder e The table below shows disc brands that have been tested for 8x speed writing compatibility with this recorder Sony That s JVC Fujifilm TDK Maxell Verbatim Ritek As of April 2004 DAVE D Me Se Rec mode DVD R Ver 2 0 DVD RW Ver 1 1 2x 2 DVD RW Ver 1 17 EP 10 mins o mins LP 15 mins 7 0 mins SP 30 mins 15 mins FINE 60 mins 30 mins Note that all times in the above table are approximate a Compatible with single speed recording only Compatible with 2x speed recording 3 Compatible with 4x speed recording DVD R Ver 2 0 4x DVD R Ver 2 0 8x 4 DVD RW Ver 1 2 4x 3 2 0 IMIS T29 Mins 4 Mins 2 mins 7 0 Mins 4 mins 15 mins 8 mins i Compatible with 8x speed recording Note that actual copy speed varies with the part of the disc being recorded Copying and back up En Real time copying Real time copying is also possible with the advantage that you can manually set a different recording mode from the original For example you can record a title originally recorded
52. of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries En Additional information CH Specifications General SVSTE Mes saa anaa E aE HDD DVD Video DVD R RW Video CD Super VCD CD CD R RW WMA MP3 JPEG CD DA Power requirements aoaaa aiaa 220 240 V 50 60 Hz Power consumption OYRA easgann wn ts wen eaea ala e e 51 W OVR OU Aranga Cee een eee ead a tales ERAN EA 54 W ALCP wis ceed Heelan ok meted ahd wedi dre oe alli 56 W Power consumption in standby mode 0 68 W Front panel display off Power Save Mode2 NEN s epret any amp ean ond en Ua Ae eb Gee 4 1 kg DIMENSIONS sasaaa aaa 420 W x 59 H x 339 D mm Operating temperature wo eee eee 7D lOO L Operating MUMUICIIY 445 644 003504 5808 mea 2 5 to 85 no condensation TN SYSTEM at ae ein ene wen ae wee ay wR PAL SECAM NTSC external input only Recording Recording 1ONMALs ciaesu0e cae saa DVD Video Recording DVD VIDEO Recordable discs DVD RW DVD Re recordable disc DVD R DVD Recordable disc Video recording format Sampling frequency cece ee ees 13 5MHz Compression TO Mal aasaran ead Aen daa MPEG Audio recording format Sampling teGuenCy isai reruririsarikiraianddai 48kHz Compression format Dolby Digital or Linear PCM uncompressed Recording time HDD DVR 720H FINS URINE rrrisrretersriiriesiteti Approx 34 hours Stale Pay oF reriier Boeke decades Approx 68 hours Long Play LP e ie etick eon eawk eo ead Approx 136 hours
53. on DVD to the hard disk See also Copyright on page 62 A Important e The DVD to HDD Copy screen is not accessible when a finalized Video mode disc is loaded However you can still use the One Touch Copy function see One Touch Copy DVD to HDD on page 62 e The recorder can only store one Copy List at a time The copy list will be erased if any of the titles on the DVD disc are erased or edited the disc tray is opened playback is switched between Original and Play List the DVD disc is re initialized or finalized the recorder is reset to its factory settings see Resetting the recorder on page 112 It may not be possible to copy from a DVD disc that was recorded on a different DVD recorder or PC Pr5 LP Information for the selected title 0h32m55s Copy List titles po ant cot es e Vv Copy List D 89 os PREV NEXT DISPLAY 1 Load the recordable DVD disc that contains the material you want to copy to the HDD 2 Press HOME MENU and select Copy fg HOME MENU Timer Recording Disc Setup P di Seon ER PhotoViewer DVR 520H 720H screen e Note that the Copy option will not be available if the TV system of the recorder and the disc do not match See nput Line System on page 98 for how to change the TV system of the recorder gt Copying and back up En 3 Select DVD gt HDD The DVD to HDD Copy screen app
54. or rename a title page 80 e Lock Unlock Lock or unlock a title to prevent accidental changes being made page 82 Play e Erase All Erase all titles page 83 di e Chapter Edit Chpt Edit Make detailed changes Use this function to start playback of a title e Erase Erase a title page 79 to chapters in a title page 81 1 Select Play from the Disc Navigator menu e Divide Divide a title into two page 83 options e Change Group Chg Group Assign a title to a 2 Usethe f 4 cursor buttons to select the group on the HDD page 84 title you want to play then press ENTER or gt PLAY e Group Name Grp Name Name or rename an HDD group page 84 Disc Navigator e Erase Section Erase Sec Erase part of a title vicev old page 82 Play List ok37m FINE e Create Make a new Play List title page 87 e Chapter Edit Chpt Edit Make detailed changes to chapters in a Play List title page 86 e Move Move the position of a title in the Play List page 87 Playback of the title you selected starts e Erase All Erase all titles in the Play List page 88 e Undo Undo the last change page 88 Erase e Play Play a title page 85 HDD Bese E AE Me Me le et Dane The Erase title command does slightly different things e Title Name Ttl Name Name or rename a title in depending on what you are currently editing If you are the Play List page 85 editing Origin
55. 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 DVR 520H 720H only e Default setting Stereo You need to set this if you have a camcorder using 32kHz 12 bit sound connected to the front pane DV IN OUT jack 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 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 Stereol 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 e Default setting 0dB 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 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 e Default setting On DB Initial Setup Basic Tun
56. that some players will not play some recordable media For VR mode DVD RW discs look for the RW Compatible mark to see if it will play the disc About DV DVR 520H 720H only 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 HDD 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 Setthe DV Input setting as required see DV Input DVR 520H 720H only on page 104 Audio output from the DV IN OUT jack is 16 bit only Audio input to the DV IN OUT jack should be 32 o
57. the folder then press gt cursor right and select a track from the list amp Program Step 4 J Folder 1 06 Track 1 010 a 01 01 003 01 Pop 001 Track 01 02 02 Electronic 002 Track 02 03 03 Jazz 003 Track 03 04 04 Indie 004 Track 04 05 05 Rock 005 Track 05 06 06 Classic 006 Track 06 07 007 Track 07 08 008 Track 08 v v v After pressing ENTER to add the title chapter folder track the step number automatically moves down one e To insert a step into the program list highlight the step number where you want to insert another step then select a chapter title folder track as usual After pressing ENTER all the subsequent steps move down one e To delete a step from the program list highlight the step you want to delete then press CLEAR 4 Repeat step 3 to build up a program list A program list can contain up to 24 titles chapters tolders tracks 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 Tip e To save your program list and exit the program edit screen without starting playback press HOME MENU or PLAY MODE e You can change the program list by selecting Input Edit Program from the Play Mode Program menu e During program play press gt gt I to skip to the next program step e Press CLEAR during playback to switch off pro
58. the plug or the word that is embossed on the base of the plug and the appliance must not be used without a fuse cover If lost replacement fuse covers can be obtained from your dealer Only 5A fuses approved by B S I or A S T A to B S 1362 should be used D3 4 2 1 2 2_En En CD Contents 01 Before you start FOOUUTCS 255406020080 844 4 she hae S RM eS woes 6 WTA WT UO Oe ar Guts a Ste aoe ae wd Sod dean we wee 8 Putting the batteries in the remote control 8 WISIN Ne remote CONTI ON arare ssania ea ates 8 Disc content format playback compatibility 9 About the internal hard disk drive 2 0 eee eens 11 02 Connecting up Rear Dane CONMECIONS bcccecnca Sbeaeaee sew 08 12 Front panel CONNECIONS 440 e006 26 daa eee eee ia 12 Extra features for use with compatible TVS 13 ee CONNEC Oho ove aiea e aunt eae eae eee ee we 14 Using other types of audio video output 50 15 Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver 16 Connecting an external decoder box 1 s a s 17 Connecting an external decoder box 2 0205 18 Connecting to an AV amplifier receiver 44 19 Connecting other AV SOUICES eee eee eee ees 20 PMC CMC Wels a ae ka rece ate hee ek ee ea 20 03 Controls and displays OnE 1 lace mace waa eas a oe are E E 21 LS Ole ie as eb a Sey aa er a oa es cy a oo 22 Re MOle COMMU Oharretan aed See wi Barta ere avers ave ne 23 04 Getting started SWIECHING on and SEUNG
59. the sides oft 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 113 for more information Still Picture e Default setting Auto BD Initial Setup Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback TV Screen Size Still Picture Frame Seamless Playback Auto Parental Lock Angle Indicator The recorder uses one of two processes when displaying a still frame trom a DVD disc The default Auto setting automatically chooses the best setting each time e Field produces a stable generally shake free image e Frame produces a sharper image but more prone to shake than field stills Seamless Playback EID e 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 DB Initial Setup Basic Tuner _ Video In Out Audio In TV Screen Size On Still Picture o Off Seamless Playback Parental Lock Audio Out Angle Indicator Language Recording Playback Parental Lock e Default level Off e Default password none e Default Country code us 2119
60. title length for copying is six hours e Title name and chapter markers are also copied except when copying from a finalized Video mode disc Copying from HDD to DVD e Thumbnail picture markers Navimark and chapter markers for the Disc Navigator are copied but their position in the copy may be slightly changed from the original e f some part of the title being copied is copy protected copying will start but the copy protected portions will not be copied Canceling One Touch Copy You can cancel a One Touch Copy once it s started e Press and hold ONE TOUCH COPY for more than a second Copying is canceled and the video already copied is erased Note e f you cancel a HDD to DVD R copy the space available for recording does not return to the pre copy figure Currently selected HDD title HDD to DVD Copy Title that cannot be added to Copy List Arar Grolip3 Group HDD Groups Titles in the selected HDD Group 16 00 Sun 8 11 Recording Time Copy List menu options Erase Ttl Name Divide Combine _ C ER C From the HDD to DVD Copy screen you can build up a Copy List of titles to copy to DVD From this screen you can also edit chapters so that the titles appear as you want them on your finished DVD See also Copyright on page 62 Pr5 LP 0h32m55s Information for the selected title Copy List titles Running time of the Copy List A Important e The recorder can o
61. up Chapter 7 Copying and back up Introduction Use the copying features of this recorder to e Back up important recordings stored on the HDD to a DVD e Make a DVD copy of a recording on the HDD to play in another player e Transfer video from a DVD to the HDD for editing e Transfer edited video from the HDD to DVD The simplest method of copying is to use the One Touch Copy feature Using this you can simply copy the title that s currently playing from HDD to DVD or the other way around For more complicated copying tasks you can make a Copy List which specifies precisely what needs to be copied A Copy List is similar to a VR mode Play List in many ways and you ll find that the Copy List commands are similar to those available for editing a Play List A message showing that copying has finished is displayed after copying If the recorder is inactive and no button is pressed remote or front panel then the recorder will automatically go into standby after 20 minutes High speed copying Copying between DVD and HDD is a completely digital process and therefore involves no loss of quality in the audio or video This means that you can transfer back and forth without having to worry about the quality getting worse with each copy generation It also means that copying can be carried out at the maximum speed possible When copying from HDD to DVD the speed of copying depends on the recording mode and the kind
62. you input e You can also access the Play Mode menu from the e Time search doesn t work with Super VCDs Home Menu press HOME MENU 2 Use the t cursor buttons and ENTER A B Repeat to navigate e To exit the Play Mode menu press HOME MENU or a a HDD PLAY MODE The A B Repeat function allows you to specity 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 MP8 or Super VCD discs En Playback 1 During playback select A B Repeat from the Play Mode menu 2 With A Loop Start highlighted press ENTER at the point you want the loop to start R Play Mode Search Mode A Loop Start A B Repeat B Loop End Repeat Off Program After setting the loop start point the highlight will automatically move down to B Loop End 3 With B Loop End highlighted press ENTER at the point you want the loop to end Playback immediately jumps back to the start point and plays the loop round and round e When playing a DVD Video Video mode DVD or from the HDD the start and end points of the loop must be in the same title 4 To resume normal playback select Off from the A B Repeat menu e You can also press CLEAR to cancel A B Repeat play if no menu OSD such as the Play Mode menu is displayed Note e f you switch camera angles while using A B Repeat with a DVD Video disc A B repeat is c
63. 5m N l Travel C 1h22m Recording time Other discs Movie C 030m available Music La 1h38m v i Number of Title information TSA Today s Football Titles 8 titles on disc for the selected UE Enjoy Golf DVD RW VR disc UTEP 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 t cursor up down buttons to see title information for other discs in the list e To remove a disc from the list press CLEAR you can t remove the currently loaded disc e 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 To exit the Disc History screen press HOME MENU or DISC HISTORY Note e 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 is a number from 1 to 99 You can rename the disc if you want to see nput Disc Name on page 92 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 follow
64. D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Additional information DRM Digital Rights Management DRM Digital Rights Management copy protection is a technology designed to prevent unauthorized copying by restricting playback etc of material on devices other the PC or other WMA recording equipment used to record it For detailed information please see the instruction manuals or help files that came with your PC or other WMA recording equipment and or software DTS dts DIGITAL OUT 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 DTS 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 wide dynamic range delivering dramatic cinema like effects EXIF Exchangeable Image File A tile 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 Tile ISO 9660 format International standard for the v
65. DV Record DVR 520H 720H only page 57 Note e Some options in the Home Menu may be grayed out sometimes indicating that they are not available at the present time For example the Photoviewer option is grayed out unless there is a disc loaded that contains JPEG image Tiles Displaying disc information on screen You can display various on screen information about the disc loaded or the HDD DISPLAY 1 Press DISPLAY repeatedly to display change the on screen information e Press once to show the HDD and removable disc DVD etc activity together Press again to show the status of just the currently selected playback recording device HDD or removable disc e 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 actual displays vary according to the disc loaded etc 04 Getting started En HDD and removable disc activity display Press DISPLAY once to see the HDD and removable disc DVD etc activity Use the HDD and DVD buttons to switch between the two kinds of display The example displays below show high speed copying from HDD to DVD and HDD chase playback BEAT ot PA a0 AD DYAD Remain 10h35m Hi Speed Copy Remain h m E Stop E Stop TTT Oh08m left Rec Mode SP 2h00m DVD KC HDD Remain 10h35m Remain 0h52m gt Chase Play m Stop Rec
66. Disc Navigator press HOME MENU Remember e You can change the thumbnail pictures used for titles using the NAVI MARK button see Changing the thumbnail picture for a title on page 37 Disc Navigator menu options The commands available from the Disc Navigator for the VR mode and Video mode discs and the HDD are shown below e Play Play a title page 79 e Title Name Ttl Name Name or rename a title page 80 e Lock Unlock Lock or unlock a title to prevent accidental changes being made page 82 e Erase Erase a title page 79 e Erase All Erase all titles page 83 e Undo Undo the last change page 83 Original e Play Play a title page 79 e Title Name Ttl Name Name or rename a title page 80 e Lock Unlock Lock or unlock a title to prevent accidental changes being made page 82 e Erase Erase a title page 79 e Erase All Erase all titles page 83 e Undo Undo the last change page 83 e Chapter Edit Chpt Edit Make detailed changes to Editing VR mode Original Video chapters in a title page 81 mode and HDD content e Erase Section Erase Sec Erase a part of a title These commands affect the actual content stored on the page 82 DVD R RW or HDD O HDD j Q Remember e f you are editing a VR mode disc use the PLAYLIST button to switch to the Disc Navigator Original screen e Play Play a title page 79 e Title Name Ttl Name Name
67. L2 input is affected instead If when this setting is changed the screen goes blank due to incompatibility with your TV you can switch back by pressing and holding the front panel button then pressing DVD also front panel while the recorder is stopped When you switch the Line Input System setting the Copy List is erased If you switch the setting using the button and DVD buttons as described above there is no confirmation so please use with care e You can t mix recordings of different TV line systems on the same disc e When you change this setting the Input Colour System setting also changes see nout Colour System on page 102 On Screen Display e Default setting On DB 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 Front Panel Display e Default setting On DB Initial Setup Basic Clock Setting o 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 t
68. 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 mins MN 29 75 mins MN 30 70 mins MN 30 70 mins MN 31 65 mins MN 31 65 mins MN 32 61 mins FINE MN 32 61 mins En Additional information CH 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 oh 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 Guara
69. O START REC INPUT 1 DECODER 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 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 the correct place you can jump right to the part of a DVD disc or the HDD 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 precise control over the recording e Record to and from a DV camcorder DVR 520H 720H only 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 or HDD for editing You can
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71. Pioneer sound vision soul DVD Recorder DVR 420H DVR 520H DVR 720H HARD DISK DRIVE Operating Instructions COMPATIBLE IMPORTANT CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol CAUTION within an equilateral triangle is intended to TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC alert the user to the presence of uninsulated SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and dangerous voltage within the product s BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons WARNING The apparatus is not waterproofs to prevent fire or shocks hazard do not expose this apparatus 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 D3 4 2 1 3_En 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 your unit This product complies with the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC amended by 93 68 EEC EMC Directives 89 336 EEC amended by 92 31 EEC and 93 68 EEC D3 4 2 1 9a_En The STANDBY ON switch
72. Press to start recording whatever channel your TV is set to Getting started CH 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 a Pioneer DVD RECORDER 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 99 e f this recorder is connected to a compatible TV using a fully wired 21 pin SCART cable the recorder will take a few seconds to download country TV screen size and language information Check the manual that came with your TV for compatibility information 3 Usethe t cursor up down buttons to choose a language then press ENTER DB Initial Setup Basic Clock Language Tuner c English Video In Out Ta francais Audio In Audio Out Deutsch Tee Italiano Language S Recording Espa ol Playback 4 Press ENTER to s
73. Progressive JPEG compatible No File extensions jpg jpeg jif jfif must be used for the recorder to recognize JPEG files do not use for other Tile types e File structure The recorder can load up to 99 folders 999 files at one time if there are more files folders that this on the disc then more can be reloaded PC created disc compatibility Discs recorded using a personal computer may not be playable in this unit due to the setting of the application software used to create the disc In these particular instances check with the software publisher for more detailed information Discs recorded in packet write mode UDF format are not compatible with this recorder Check the DVD R RW or CD R RW software disc boxes for additional compatibility information g 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 flexible editing of recorded material compared to Video mode On the other hand Video mode discs are more compatible with other DVD players Can play my recordable discs in a regular DVD player Generally
74. Recording settings Manual Recording e Default setting Off 2 Initial Setup Basic Manual Recording On go to setup Tuner Optimized Rec ooff Video In Out Navi Mark Audio In Auto Chapter Video Audio Out Frame Accurate Language DVD RW Auto Init 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 HDD Remain 30h33m DVD Remain 2h00m EP LP SP FINE v y y vy 771000008 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 ka and gt gt I buttons to cycle between levels MN1 MN9 MN21 and MN32 e To preview the recording quality press 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 e The preset picture quality settings correspond to the following manual settings FINE MN32 SP MN21 LP MN9 EP MN1 e See Manual recording modes on page 118 for detailed information on the manual recording levels EE The Initial Setup menu En Optimized R
75. Select Detailed Settings Pr5 Memory1 Detailed Settings 3 Use the t cursor up down buttons to select the picture quality setting you want to adjust V Memory1 A 3 D Y C Motion i Still VNR L__off__ Detail off HHH Max White AGC Whiteleve ss Min Max Black Level Min Max Black Setup 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 e White Level Adjusts the intensity of white e Black Level Adjusts the intensity of black e Black Setup Corrects the standard reference black level NTSC video only e Hue Adjusts overall balance between red and green e Chroma Level Adjusts how rich the colours appear The Video Audio Adjust menu 12 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 DVR 520H 720H only When the DV input is selected o
76. TAESSA CLET ALTTIINA NAKYVALLE JA NAKYMATTOMALLE LUOKAN 3B LASERSATEILYLLE ALA KATSO SATEESEEN BE amp ADVARSEL VARNING VORS CRT Fa J KLASS 3B SYNLIG OCH OSYN DEL R OPPNAD UNDVIK AT BE GEOFFNETER ABD EES 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 cause fire D3 4 2 1 7a_En Operating Environment Operating environment temperature and humidity 5 C 35 C 41 F 95 F less than 85 RH cooling vents not blocked Do not install in the following locations e Location exposed to direct sunlight or strong artificial light e Location exposed to high humidity or poorly ventilated location D3 4 2 1 7 _En VENTILATION When installing this unit make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat radiation at least 10 cm at top 10 cm at rear and 10 cm at each side WARNING Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating to prevent fire hazard the openings should never be blocked and covered with items such as newspapers table cloths curtains etc Also
77. Touch Copy 6 21 23 61 62 63 116 One Touch Recording 7 48 On screen display OSD 33 105 Optimized recording 7 52 65 107 116 Original content 7 11 23 34 76 78 79 83 87 OSD see On screen display OSD P PAL 45 46 98 99 102 103 PBC PlayBack Control for Video CD 32 36 123 PhotoViewer 90 91 Picture quality see Adjusting the picture quality and Recording quality Play List 7 11 22 23 34 76 79 84 88 Play Mode menu 23 40 42 Program play 41 41 42 R Recording 6 7 28 35 45 60 Recording quality 46 47 94 Recovery recording 7 49 Remote control 8 23 99 Repeat play 41 42 Rotating a JPEG picture 91 S Scanning 24 38 SCART see AV connector SECAM 45 46 98 99 102 Setting up 25 27 112 Simultaneous recording and playback 6 35 55 Slow motion playback 39 Subtitle langauge 23 43 106 T Timer recording 6 13 17 22 24 35 49 55 56 TV aspect ratio 108 113 TV audio channel 29 48 103 104 TV system see Input line system and Input colour system V Video mode 7 9 10 22 35 45 59 60 62 93 108 116 118 VIDEO Plus 6 23 52 53 101 Video settings 94 96 102 103 VPS PDC 6 22 49 51 52 55 VR mode 10 22 45 48 59 60 62 79 84 93 108 109 117 118 W WMA audio 7 9 32 124 Z Zooming a JPEG picture 91 m 5 i gt Published by Pioneer Corporation Copyright 2004 Pioneer Corporation All rights reserved PIONEER CORP
78. V connector 2 Input 1 RCA jacks Input 2 PUTO ONDU 6 oS nee Gow ak ead Rk Ok wees AV1 Output PUTING GUCIO OULDUL ea sirenama Raa Macy eee Hees 2V rms Output impedance less than 1 5 kQ JaCkS peuse eet ees eee Ae ES AV connector 1 AV1 RCA jacks Output OFM MOMs ese EEE en estan ee owe a Mini jack DV input output DVR 520H 720H only oo Apin 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 SEES EEEEEE 16S SSRRE 2V19 17 15131197531 PIN no AV1 RGB TV AV2 INPUT 1 I ates a eae es en ae a Audio 2 R out Audio 2 R out Oa aes wee SHR ee ee Audio 2 R in a Gcta s ek ae ae es Oe ea ow ee G out G in ee ee E E Audio 1 L out Audio 1 L out On ENE es Eee en Ree es See eA a Audio 1 L in TO Gare eee te ee Oe yee ie a RorCout RorCin A aes ee eee E ee E a GND e a ee a oe a GND E E E E EEE E ee ee ed B out B in VO gies a E a ee Video out or Y out Video out DE aoe ag aoe ee ee eae es ee ae ee Video in or Y in Onde E a ee ae ee a Status Cl tyne as tea Ree ee eo Lee eee eee ee GND Supplied accessories Remote Control 045044 cadet bhea dene eee de eka da 1 Dry cell batteries AA ROP ooann 2 Audio Video cable re
79. a SCART cable to be able to use this feature TV DVD e Press TV DVD to switch between TV mode and DVD mode 04 Getting started En Basic playback This section shows you how to use your recorder for playback of discs DVD CD etc and for playback of video trom the HDD 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 EY Gop lt gt TOP Pioneer DVD RECORDER 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 HDD to playback from the HDD or DVD to play a DVD If playing video from the HDD skip to step 5 below 3 Press amp OPEN CLOSE to open the disc tray 4 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 32 5 Press gt PLAY to start playback If you re playing a DVD Video or Video CD a disc menu may appe
80. a disc recorded using this If the disc was recorded in Video mode make sure that it s finalized page 59 recorder on another player eSome 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 e Discs recorded with copy once material cannot be played on non CPRM compatible players page 46 During playback the picture is dark When acopy 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 112 e It is possible that none of the codes listed will work with your particular model of TV even if the maker appears in the remote control code list Can t record or does not record suc Check that there is some remaining blank space on the DVD HDD cessfully e For a Video mode disc check that the disc isn t already finalized e The HDD may contain up to 250 titles one DVD disc 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 e For a VR formatted disc check that the disc isn t locked page 92 e Check that you are recording with the same TV system PAL NTSC etc a
81. al CH Setting Video In Out Channel Swapping Audio In Set VIDEO Plus CH Audio Out Language Recording Playback Next Screen Press ENTER to go to the country setting screen 2 Select your country D Initial Setup Tuner Manu Video Infout Chang Country lt C UK gt Audio In Set VI Audio Out Language Recording Playback 3 Press ENTER to go to the manual channel setting screen e Use the CHANNEL buttons or the number buttons 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 Level Set the AFT level see above 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 to five characters then press ENTER Decoder If the current channel is scrambled requiring a decoder connected to the AV2 AUTO START REC INPUT 1 DECODER connector set this to On See also AV2 L7 n on page 102 The Initial Setup menu Channel Swapping The preset swap feature lets you swap the channel assi
82. al content on a VR mode disc or content on e Combine Combine two Play List titles into one the HDD the title will be erased from the disc and the page 88 available recording time will increase accordingly e Divide Divide a Play List title into two page 88 If you erase titles from a Video mode DVD R disc the title e Erase Section Erase Sec Erase a part of a title will disappear from the list of titles but the available page 86 recording time will not increase Erasing a title from a Video mode DVD RW disc increases the available recording time only if it is the last title on the disc En 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 VR DVD Remain 0h37m FINE Ttl Name Chpt Edit Erase Sec Erase Title No 3 Highlight Yes to confirm or No to cancel then press ENTER 4 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options or select another title to erase F tip e You can erase a title quickly by pressing CLEAR when the title is highlighted Confirm the edit by pressing ENTER You can also use this method to erase titles when using the Play function above Title Name Ttl Name EID You can give titles new names of up to 64 characters long for VR mode and HDD recordings and 32 characters for Video mode recordings
83. also transter DVD or HDD content back to the camcorder if you need to 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 C HDD 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 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 s 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 e Disc Back up The disc back up feature gives you a convenient way to back up important material on DVD to another recordable DVD disc The material is first copied to the HDD then on to a second DVD disc e Recovery Recording QED When a timer recording is set to use DVD b
84. an also set the recorder so that it will adjust the recording quality to try and fit the recording on to the disc if it would not otherwise fit at the recording quality you set see Optimized Rec on page 108 for more on this Finally if you set a timer recording to record to DVD but there isn t a recordable DVD loaded at the time of the recording the Recovery Recording feature will automatically record the program to the HDD for you 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 A timer recording can t be set if Auto Start Recording is in progress There are already 32 timer programs waiting to be recorded Timer recording will not start if The recorder is already recording A disc is being initialized finalized or unfinalized Timer recording will start when the operation preventing timer recording has finished If a recordable DVD that doesn t support simultaneous playback and recording see Simultaneous recording and playback on page 55 is playing when a DVD timer recording is due to start playback will automatically stop to allow the recording to start The timer indicator lights in the front panel display when the timer is active If th
85. anceled Repeat play au There are various repeat play options depending on the kind of disc loaded or if you re using the HDD for playback It s also possible to use repeat play together with program play to repeat the tracks chapters in the program list see Program play below 1 Select Repeat from the Play Mode menu 2 Select a repeat play mode B Play Mode Search Mode A B Repeat Repeat Program Repeat Disc Repeat Title Repeat Chapter oRepeat Off e For VR mode DVD discs select Repeat Disc Repeat Title or Repeat Chapter or Repeat Off CID CIID D e For HDD DVD Video and Video mode DVD discs select Repeat Title or Repeat Chapter or Repeat Off e For CDs and Video CD Super VCDs select Repeat Disc or Repeat Track or Repeat Off e 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 e You can also press CLEAR to cancel repeat play if no menu OSD such as the Play Mode menu is displayed Note e f you switch the camera angle during repeat play of a DVD Video disc repeat play is canceled e If there is a program list you can also select Repeat Program to repeat the program list Program play 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
86. 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 AUDIO 1 To display switch the audio channel press AUDIO repeatedly The audio channel s currently playing are indicated on screen e L R Both channels default e L Left channel only e R Right channel only ED CD CUD e Stereo Stereo default e 1 L Left channel only e 2 R Right channel only e 1 Stereo Soundtrack 1 Stereo default e 1 L Soundtrack 1 Left channel e 1 R Soundtrack 1 Right channel e 2 Stereo Soundtrack 2 Stereo e 2 L Soundtrack 2 Left channel e 2 R 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 Out to Dolby Digital gt PCM see Do by Digital Out on page 104 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 switch
87. ange Group Chg Group HDD Use this command to assign titles to a particular group 1 Select Chg Group from the Disc Navigator menu then press ENTER 2 Select the title that you want to put into a different group then press ENTER 3 Use the f cursor up down buttons to select a group for the title then press ENTER e You can select one of the four groups or choose No Group in which case it will only appear when All is selected Disc Navigator HDD Va Title 1 21 00 Fri 6 09 Pr5 LP P All 7 Y GROUP1 K GROUP2 Erase All TITT x GROUP3 Chg Group gt GROUP4 Vv 4 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options or select another title to change the group of Group Name Grp Name O HDD Use this command to rename a group 1 Select Grp Name from the Disc Navigator menu 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to select the group that you want to name or rename then press ENTER 2 Input Group Name ABCDE enk small j j aa Yat ocamsu SE 1X AOMX lt XKA It Wom lt re 1 ms O Lony SNI A 3 Inputa name for the group The name can be up to six characters long 4 To finish entering the name highlight Exit and press ENTER 5 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options or select another group to name Creating and editing a VR mode Play List A Play List is a kind of virtual content based on the actual Orig
88. anual Manual clock setting If no stations in your area are broadcasting time signals you can set the clock manually 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 BD Initial Setup Basic Clock Manual Clock Setting 1 2 Tuner i TimeZone 4 T gt Video In Out Audio In Summer Time Off Audio Out Language Recording Playback Press J 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 time DB Initial Setup Basic Clocl Manual Clock Setting 1 2 Tuner SER Video In Out Teza ngian Audio In o Audio Out Language Summer Time 4 On gt Recording Playback Getting started 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 Z007 Video In Out On peite Une 0T 7 OT 2004 Audio In Fron Time 00 00 Language Rem ime Zone tae Recording oncon Playback Setur f l Summer Time On Use the 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
89. ar when you start playback Use the t cursor buttons and ENTER to navigate DVD disc menus and the number buttons and ENTER for Video CD menus e When playing video from the HDD playback will automatically stop after the end of a title is reached See the following sections for more details on playing specific kinds of discs 6 To stop playback press W STOP 7 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 e Press STANDBY ON to switch the recorder into standby Getting started Playing DVD discs The table below shows the basic playback controls for DVD Video and recordable DVD discs PLAY STOP PAUSE REVSCAN FWD SCAN PREV NEXT BACK CM SKIP STEP SLOW TOP MENU MENU op RETURN Press to start playback If RESUME is displayed on screen play back starts from the place last stopped Press to stop playback You can resume playback from the same point by pressing gt PLAY Press li STOP again to cancel the resume function Pauses playback or restarts playback when paused Press to start scanning Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed Press to skip to previous next chapter title You can also use the front panel but tons to do this during playback Except VR mode During playback ente
90. ard through the audio or video playing CM SKIP commercial skip Press repeatedly to skip progressively forward through the audio or video playing lt lt PREV NEXT gt gt Press to skip to the previous or next title chapter track folder or to display the previous or next menu page lt 11 STEP SLOW I gt page 39 During playback press to start slow motion playback while paused press to show the previous or next video frame Recording controls page 28 REC Press to start recording Press repeatedly to set the recording time in blocks of 30 mins C STOP REC Press to stop recording REC MODE page 47 Press repeatedly to change the recording mode picture quality TIMER REC page 51 Press to set a timer recording from the standard Timer Recording screen EASY TIMER page 50 Press to set a timer recording from the Easy Timer Recording screen 21 DISC HISTORY page 89 Press to display summary information disc name recording time left etc from the last 30 recordable discs loaded NAVI MARK page 37 Press to select a thumbnail picture for the current title for use in the Disc Navigator screen CHP MARK page 81 Press to insert a chapter marker when playing recording a VR mode DVD RW disc or the HDD 22 DISPLAY page 33 Displays changes the on screen information displays 23 TV CONTROL page 112 After setting up use these controls to control your TV 24 TV DIRECT REC page 48
91. art of the section to erase then with From highlighted press ENTER You can use all the usual playback controls including gt PLAY Il PAUSE scan lt lt gt gt and slow motion lt li 1 The bar at the bottom of the screen shows the current play position in the title After pressing ENTER a marker appears under the bar to show the start of the section Il Play Pause p a 0 02 09 17 4 inthe same way find the end of the section to erase then with To highlighted press ENTER After pressing ENTER another marker appears under the bar to show the end of the section with the section itself marked in red 5 Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel then press ENTER In the thumbnail viewer you can see a few seconds of video either side of the marked section to see how the edit will look 6 Repeat steps 3 to 5 if you want to erase more sections from the same title 7 Select Back or press RETURN to get back to the main Copy List screen Note e When Frame Accurate is set to Off see Frame Accurate on page 108 the From time and length of the erased section may differ by up to 0 5 seconds from that set Copying and back up 07 Copying from DVD to HDD Currently selected DVD title DVD to HDD Copy Original 16 00 Sun 8 11 Recording Time Copy List menu options Erase Move Preview l Erase All Copy List Use the DVD to HDD Copy screen to transfer video
92. at initializing the HDD will erase all the data on it e Select Initialize HDD from the disc Setup menu G Disc Setup Basic Initialize gt Start Initialize Finalize Initialize HDD e Select Start to initialize 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 59 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 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 e 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 98 for how to change the recorder s setting 12 The Video Audio Adjust menu En Chapter 12 The Video Audio Adjust menu Using the Video Aud
93. audio The current audio channel is displayed on screen e If the NICAM audio setting see W CAM Select on page 103 is set to NICAM and you are watching a NICAM broadcast you can switch between NICAM and Regular non NICAM audio regar _ e f the NICAM broadcast is bilingual you can also select the language ce gt NICAM B Regular lt NICAM we e You can also select the language for a non NICAM bilingual broadcast Cun A B L R e When watching a recording made from an external input with Bilingual recording selected see Externa Audio on page 103 you can switch the audio channel between left L right R or both L R C n Note e When recording to the HDD or in Video mode or in VR mode using the FINE MN32 setting only one channel of a bilingual broadcast is recorded In this case decide which language you want to record before recording by setting the Bilingual Recording setting see Bilingual Recording on page 104 Switching between TV and DVD When the recorder is stopped or recording you can choose whether to have the audio video from the built in TV tuner or external input play on your TV DVD mode or watch the channel that the TV is currently set to TV mode During playback or when a menu is being displayed on screen the sound and video is always routed to your TV and is unaffected by the TV DVD mode setting Note that the recorder must be connected to your TV using
94. ayed picture the thumbnail for that title e For greater control over the exact frame you want to use you can use the Il PAUSE and or slow motion frame advance reverse controls all 1 Navigating discs and the HDD a During playback you can easily jump to another title chapter or track on a disc using the number buttons on the remote 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 press 2 then 4 e Toclear and start again press CLEAR 2 Optionally Press ENTER e Alternatively just wait a few seconds and playback will jump to the new chapter CD 4x 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 Toclear and start again press CLEAR 2 Optionally Press ENTER e Alternatively just wait a few seconds and playback will jump to the new title D TD eD D 1 During playback use the number buttons to input a track number For example for track 6 press 6 for track 24 press 2 then 4 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 Scanning discs You can fast scan discs at various speeds forwards or backward REV SCAN PLAY FWD SCAN 1 During playback press lt lt or gt gt to start reverse or forward scan
95. check the content of a title in the Copy List 1 Select Preview from the Copy List menu options 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to select a title from the Copy List to preview then press ENTER The selected title starts playing You can return to the Copy List screen by pressing ll STOP otherwise playback will continue until the end of the Copy List e During preview you can select a new thumbnail for the Disc Navigator by pressing NAVI MARK 3 Repeat step 2 to preview other titles or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options Move Use this command to change the order of titles in the Copy List 1 Select Move from the Copy List menu options 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to select a title from the Copy List to move then press ENTER amp HDD to DVD aci 9 Group1 amp Group2 Group3 a 15 00 Wed 7 10 Pr5 LP Recording Time 0h32m55s The thumbnail appears in the Copy List section in the lower half of the screen 3 Use the cursor left right buttons to select a new position for the title then press ENTER The thumbnails in the Copy List reflect the new order HDD to DVD Copy 15 00 Wed 7 10 Pr5 LP Recording Time 0h32m55s Erase Sec v Title to move Copy List insertion point 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to move other titles in the Copy List or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options Erase
96. conds of video either side of the marked section to see how the edit will look 6 Erase another section from the same title or press RETURN to get back to the main Disc Navigator screen 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 86 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 t cursor buttons to select the insertion point for the new title then press ENTER 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 Disc Navigator DVD Remain 0h37m FINE a Move Divide Combine Erase All 4 Press ENTER to add the title The new title appears in the updated Play List DVD Remain 0h37m FINE Move Divide Combine Erase All 5 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options or select another location for a new title Move Use this function to re arrange the playing order o
97. d or DIS compatible AV amp 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 Set the channel to record and the recording quality then graphically set the start and end times of the recording 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 VIDEO Plus 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 VIDEOJ is a registered trademark of Gemstar Development Corporation The VIDEO Plus system is manufactured under license 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 REC button the recording time is extended by another 30 minutes Before you start 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 AV2 AUT
98. d white yellow 0000 0 1 RF antenna cable ous kc din a a a 1 Power cable uaaa a a a eee 1 W araara aa eee eee ee ee ee 1 Operating Instructions Note The specifications and design of this product are subject to change without notice due to improvement En Index A Adjusting the picture quality 94 96 Audio DRC 96 Audio language 23 43 105 Audio settings 103 105 Auto language 105 106 Auto Scan see Automatic channel setup Automatic channel setup 25 99 AV amplifier connecting to 19 27 AV connector 12 14 18 98 100 102 126 B Bilingual audio 22 29 44 46 48 103 104 116 C Camcorder see DV camcorder Changing TV channels 29 112 Chase play see Simultaneous recording and playback Copy List 63 74 108 116 CPRM 46 120 D Disc and file formats 9 113 Disc compatibility see Disc and file formats Disc Navigator 36 37 76 88 108 Dolby Digital 6 27 43 44 46 96 104 122 Downloading channel presets from the TV 13 25 100 DV camcorder 7 20 57 58 117 Easy limer Recording 6 50 Editing recordings 76 88 F Finalizing discs 34 59 93 Initializing discs 45 60 93 108 Input colour system 98 102 Input line system 98 102 103 J JPEG picture files 7 10 35 90 91 123 M Manual channel setup 100 Manual recording mode MN 22 47 107 118 MP3 audio 7 9 32 123 MPEG audio 12 105 123 NICAM audio 29 103 NTSC 22 45 46 95 96 98 102 103 O One
99. deo 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 AVZ2 L1 In e Default setting Video You only need to make this setting if you connected this recorder to another component using the AV2 AUTO START REC INPUT 1 DECODER AV connector BD Initial Setup Basic Input Colour System Video Tuner AV1 Out S Video Video In Out AV2 L1 In RGB Audio In NTSC on PAL TV Decoder Audio Out Language Recording Playback The AV2 AUTO START REC INPUT 1 DECODER connector input can be set to one of the following settings e Video Sets the input signal type to composite video e S Video Sets the input signal type to S video e RGB Sets the input signal type to RGB video The Initial Setup menu cm e Decoder Use this setting if you are using a decoder connected to the AV2 AUTO START REC INPUT 1 DECODER input For scrambled channels make sure that the manual channel Decoder setting is set to On see also Manual CH Setting on page 100 Note that on this setting itis not possible to use Auto Start Recording Note e When the Input Line System setting is set to 525 System RGB can t be selected e When the Input Line System setting is set to 625 System RGB can be selected but if the Input Line System is then changed to 525 System the AV2 L1 In setting automatical
100. ding e You cannot record copy protected video using this recorder Copy protected video includes DVD Video discs and some satellite broadcasts If copy protected material is encountered during a recording recording will pause automatically and an error message will be displayed on screen Video that is copy once only can only be recorded on the HDD or a DVD RW disc in VR mode see below 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 acopy 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 or on the HDD DVD CPRM recordings can only be played on players that are specifically compatible with CPRM Recording equipment and copyright Recording equipment should be used only for lawful copying and you are advised to check carefully what is lawful copying in the country in which you are making a copy Copying of copyright material such as films or music is unlawful unless permitted by a legal exception or consented to by the rightowner
101. ding after detecting a signal Please bear this in mind when setting the timer 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 Qais S o COo aa 1 Set the timer for the satellite receiver or other component then switch it into standby if necessary Check the manual that came with the receiver if you re not sure how to do this 2 Check that the Audio In settings for External Audio and Bilingual Recording are as you want them See Audio n settings on page 103 for more on these settings 3 Set up the recorder e Use REC MODE to set the recording quality See Setting the picture quality recording time on page 47 for detailed information 4 Press HOME MENU and select Timer Recording then Auto Start Recording 5 Select Yes to switch Auto Start Recording on or No to switch off 6 Switch the recorder into standby 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 while the recorder is in standby The AUTO indicator
102. display check that the PlusCode programming number is correct and that the guide channel is set see Set VIDEO Plus CH on page 101 then set the timer recording again e f CAN T SET appears in the display it means that although you entered avalid PlusCode programming number the program has already finished KD Coas OSS OS En Extending a timer recording in progress You can extend a timer recording beyond the programmed end time in two different ways This can be useful if a broadcast program overruns for example ooge st REC STOP REC TIMER REC m Moving the end time by 30 minute blocks 1 During timer recording press and hold REC for three seconds The timer indicator disappears from the front panel display 2 Press REC repeatedly to extend recording in 30 minute increments Programming a new end time Note that it is only possible to program a new end time for a timer recording when VPS PDC is off 1 During timer recording press TIMER REC to display the Timer Recording screen You can also access the Timer Recording screen from the Home Menu press HOME MENU select Timer Recording then Timer Recording View Timer Recording Date Start Stop CH Mode Rec to VPS PDC 12 13 MON 7 00 8 00 Pr3 FINE HDD Recording EVERY TUE 9 00 10 00 Pr5 FINE HDD lt On HDD Remain h m FINE DVD Remain Go 043 FINE 2 Use the f cursor up button to highlight the current timer recording
103. display the clock setting screen Initial Setup Basic Clock Setting 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 TV channels broadcast time signals together with the program This recorder can use these signals to set the clock automatically Set Clock Set CH to the channel preset number that broadcasts a clock signal then move the cursor down to Start and press ENTER D Initial Setup Basic Clock Auto Clock Setting Tuner npu D Video In Out On eie aS Audio In Fron Time RE Audio Out Pow Clock Set CH Pi Language Rem Start Recording Setu aida Playback 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 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 Egmd Audioln Fron London Audio Out Pow Language Rem U mer Time off Recording Setu Playback Move the cursor down and select On for summer time if you are currently on summer time then press ENTER D Initial Setup Basic Clock
104. dividual 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 a title thumbnails of each chapter appear and you ll see that the Disc Navigator menu items change to the chapter editing commands Vv e Erase Erase chapters Select the chapter you want to erase and press ENTER e Divide Divide a chapter into two or more parts Select the chapter you want to divide From the following screen use the playback controls gt H lt lt gt P cic to find the point at which you want to divide the chapter With Divide highlighted press ENTER Divide Chapter Play List Title 15 00 Wed 13 12 Pr5 LP Chapter 1 Recording Time 0h01m24s 0h00m VR 1 3 0 00 52 17 Il Play Pause DIA Back You can keep dividing the chapter as many times as you want up to 999 chapters per disc Highlight Back and press ENTER to return to the Chapter Edit screen 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 e Preview Preview chapters Select the chapter you want to play press li STOP to return to the chapter edit screen e Undo Undo the la
105. do not put the apparatus on the thick carpet bed sofa or fabric having a thick pile D3 4 2 1 7b_En This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited 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 ina car or ship and which requires repair will be charged for even during the warranty period K041_En This product includes FontAvenue fonts licenced by NEC corporation FontAvenue is a registered trademark of NEC Corporation POWER CORD CAUTION Handle the power cord by the plug Do not pull out the plug by tugging the cord and never touch the power cord when your hands are wet as this could cause a short circuit or electric shock Do not place the unit a piece of furniture etc on the power cord or pinch the cord Never make a knot in the cord or tie it with other cords The power cords should be routed such that they are not likely to be stepped on A damaged power cord can cause a fire or
106. e 70 Confirm List Conf List Confirm the Copy List and go to the recording settings screen see Recording the Copy List below Copying and back up Recording the Copy List After putting together your Copy List you re ready to record It 1 Select Conf List to display the Copy List settings screen 2 Usethe cursor left right buttons to select the Recording Mode HDD to DVD Copy eye N HDD DVD RW VIDEO Required 0h08m 5 Recording Mode sii HighSpeed k a Ada C san Erase Ttl Name Divide Combine Vv Copy List Total 1175MB ee Current DVD Remain 72 31 a 4700MB High Speed Copy The Copy List is copied at the same recording quality as the original See page 61 for more information on high speed copying e FINE SP LP EP MN The Copy List is copied at the specified recording quality in real time Note that if you copy at a higher quality setting than the original the copy will not be better quality than the original If you select MN above you can also change the level setting MN1 MN32 from the Recording Quality box that appears Optimized The recording quality automatically adjusted so that the Copy List fits on to the space available on the disc Copying is carried out in real time When you change the recording mode setting you can see how much disc space it will require If this is more than is available it shows up in red and you won t be
107. e Time E 0h32m55s 0 08 13 26 li rie Pause You can use all the usual playback controls including gt PLAY Il PAUSE scan lt lt gt gt and slow motion lt 11 11 e Press RETURN or highlight Back and press ENTER to go back to the main Copy List screen leaving the title intact 4 With Divide highlighted press ENTER to divide the title at the current playback position 5 Repeat steps 2 to 4 to divide other titles in the Copy List or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options Note e When Frame Accurate is set to Off see Frame Accurate on page 108 the divide points may move by up to half a second after selecting Divide Combine Use this command to make a single title from two adjacent titles in the Copy List 1 Select Combine from the Copy List menu options 2 Usethe cursor left right buttons to select two adjacent titles from the Copy List to combine then press ENTER HDD to DVD Copy A Al Copy List Total _1h30m v 3 Repeat step 2 to combine more titles or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options Note e When Frame Accurate is set to Off see Frame Accurate on page 108 the following limitations apply when combining titles Mixed aspect ratios 16 9 4 3 4 3 letter box can t be combined Mixed recording modes EP MN1 6 LP MN7 18 SP MN19 31 FINE MN32 can t be combined Preview Use this command to
108. e chapter you want to erase and press ENTER see also the note below e Divide Divide a chapter into two or more parts Select the chapter you want to divide From the following screen use the playback controls gt H lt lt gt P ctc to find the point at which you want to divide the chapter With Divide highlighted press ENTER Divide Chapter Original Title 15 00 Wed 13 12 Pr5 LP Chapter 1 Recording Time 0h01m24s 0h00m 0 00 52 17 You can keep dividing the chapter as many times as you wish up to 999 chapters per DVD disc or 99 chapters per HDD title Highlight Back and press ENTER to return to the Chapter Edit screen Combine Combine two adjacent chapters into one Highlight the bar divider between two adjacent chapters and press ENTER see also the note below 1 lI Play Pause v e Preview Preview chapters Select the chapter you want to play press li STOP to return to the chapter edit screen e Undo Undo the last command only works with VR mode disc edits 3 Press RETURN to get back to the menu options on the left side of the screen 4 To return to the Disc Navigator screen press RETURN again or select Back from the menu options on the left Note e When editing VR mode Original content it may not be possible to erase chapters less than five seconds long e t may not always be possible to combine two chapters even though they are adjacent If a chapter
109. e current setting of the recorder See nput Line System on page 98 for how to change the recorder s setting Lock Disc e Default setting Off G Disc Setup Basic Input Disc Name On Initialize Lock Disc Finalize Set to On to prevent accidental recording editing or erasing of the disc loaded If you need to unlock the disc to make edits select Off The Disc Setup menu Chie A Important e A locked disc can still be initialized which will completely erase the disc Note e You cannot change the lock setting for a disc ifthe TV line system of the disc is different to the current setting of the recorder See nout Line System on page 98 for how to change the recorder s setting Initialize settings DVD RW 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 108 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 60 for detailed instructions HDD Initialize O HDD O When your DVD recorder is working without a problem this option is not visible in the Disc Setup menu However if the HDD file system becomes corrupted for some reason you initialize the HDD to fix the problem Note th
110. e indicator is blinking it means that for a DVD timer recording there is no disc loaded or the disc loaded is not recordable for an HDD timer recording it means that the HDD is not recordable Timer recordings have higher priority than the Auto Start Recording function see Automatic recording from a Satellite tuner on page 56 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 is set to start the recorder will go into timer recording standby In timer recording standby you cannot use some functions The maximum length for timer recordings made to the HDD is 24 hours However because one title is limited to six hours recordings over six hours will be spread over two or more titles Note that there will be a break in the recording of a few seconds between titles 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 Pioneer DVD RECORDER 1 Press EASY TIMER Alternatively you can also access from the Home Menu opress HOME MENU and select Timer Recording then Easy Timer Recording Easy Timer Recording a CER 9 00_ Enon 11 00 12 00 13 00 14 00 13 12 RERERRRER EER ERER 14 12 M
111. e is copy protected and cannot be recorded e Incorrect CPRM information The recorder could not read the CPRM information The recorder may be damaged please consult a Pioneer Service Center e The audio will conform to the Bilingual When recording from an external input in Video mode or in VR Recording setting mode set to MN 32 audio is recorded in Linear PCM format You can only record the left or right channel not both e Repairing disc During recording the power was cut This display appears when the power is restored e Could not repair the disc The recorder was unable to repair the disc after a power cut The contents of the recording will be lost e Overheating has stopped operation The internal temperature of the recorder has exceeded the Press DISPLAY to clear this message operating limit If this message reappears please contact a Pioneer authorized service center Additional information CH WWKett t Te l Explanation Action e There is no DV input or the input signal is unre cordable e Cannot preview because there is no DV input or the input signal is unrecordable e This channel s TV system is different from the recorder s setting e Recording failed due to a TV system mismatch Press DISPLAY to clear message e Playback has stopped because the TV system is 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 camcorde
112. e or forward playback 2 Press the same button repeatedly to change the slow motion speed C SLOW 1 16 gt SLOW 1 8 SLOW 1 2 lt SLOW 1 4 J 3 To resume normal playback press PLAY Note 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 not be as smooth as forward and may be better with some discs than others e Depending on the disc normal playback may automatically resume when anew chapter is reached ona DVD disc e No sound is output during slow motion playback Frame advance frame reverse CID ax super VOD You can advance or back up video on a DVD disc or the HDD frame by frame With Video CD Super VCDs you can only use frame advance PLAY PAUSE STEP SLOW 1 During playback press II PAUSE 2 Press l or I gt to back up or advance one frame e Hold down all or IIB for continuous frame reverse frame advance 3 To resume normal playback press gt PLAY Note e The picture quality when using frame reverse is not as good as frame advance e Depending on the disc normal playback may automatically resume when anew chapter is reached ona DVD disc MD Cya O Search Mode The Play Mode menu area OO OAL O The Search Mode feature lets you start playback from a The Play Mode menu gives you access to search specified point in a disc by time or by title chapter folde
113. e recommend that you use the high speed copy Can record a bilingual broadcast to the HDD keeping mode Although the copy is faster than real time both audio channels and switch them on playback there is no loss of picture or sound quality compared No Only the audio channel set in the Bilingual to the original Recording setting in the Initial Settings menu will be If there is not enough space on the disc to make a recorded If you need to record both channels of copy at the same picture quality as the original we audio please record using a VR mode DVD RW disc recommend that you change the recording mode to See also Bilingual Recording on page 104 Optimized This will fit the recording on to the available space on the disc Can record continuously on the HDD for more than See also Copying and back up on page 61 six hours Yes timer recordings made to the HDD can by set for e Can make a DVD copy of say a movie that has had up to 24 hours However because the maximum the commercials edited out length of a title is six hours the recording will be Yes There are two ways to do this You can either edit spread over two or more titles Note that there will be the video on the HDD then copy the edited version to a short break in the recording between titles DVD or you can assemble a Copy List that cuts out See also Setting a timer recording on page 49 the commercials then record that to DVD See also Copying and back u
114. ears i DVD to HDD Copy Ea taAa HDD 4 gt Copy List Total 0h00m Use the f cursor up down buttons to highlight the command you want from the menu options on the left then press ENTER Most commands require you then to select a title or location from the thumbnail views area of the screen Use the gt cursor left right followed by ENTER to do this When in the thumbnails area of the screen use the PREV lt lt and NEXT b amp b buttons to display the previous next page if there are more titles than will fit on the screen As you highlight different thumbnails information about the title is shown in the central area of the screen Press DISPLAY to change the information displayed Press RETURN to get back to the menu options on the left from the thumbnail area of the Copy List screen DVD to HDD Copy List menu options Use the following commands when making a DVD to HDD Copy List e Add Select and add titles to the Copy List see page 73 e Move Change the order of titles in the Copy List see page 73 Erase All Erase the Copy List see page 74 Preview Check the content of a title in the Copy List see page 74 Erase Erase individual titles from the Copy List see page 73 Confirm List Conf List Confirm the Copy List and go to the recording settings screen see Recording the Copy List below Recording the Copy List After putting together your Copy Lis
115. ec e Default setting Off D Initial Setup Basic Manual Recording Tuner Optimized Rec Video In Out Navi Mark Audio In Auto Chapter Video Audio Out Frame Accurate Language DVD RW Auto Init Recording Playback On the default setting if a timer program standard easy or VIDEO Plus 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 on the HDD at the quality setting you originally specified Optimized Recording only compensates for the first earliest starting timer program if more than one has been set e Optimized recording works only with DVD recordings Optimized recording can t be used together with VPS PDC Navi Mark e Default setting 0 seconds DB Initial Setup Basic Manual Recording Tuner Optimized Rec Video In Out Navi Mark Audio In Auto Chapter Video Audio Out Frame Accurate Language DVD RW Auto Init Recording Playback In the Disc Navigat
116. ecording and playback CD 4x A feature called Chase Play makes it possible to watch a recording in progress DVD or HDD 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 recording in progress you can watch anything else already on the DVD or HDD by selecting it from the Disc Navigator screen see Using the Disc Navigator with recordable discs and the HDD on page 37 A Important e Note that you must use a DVD RW Ver 1 1 2x or Ver 1 2 4x disc to be able to use this feature e You may not be able to use this feature with a DVD RW disc that was first initialized on another recorder e During recording press gt 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 ll STOP recording will continue e To stop recording press STOP REC playback will continue Note e You can t start playback immediately after recording starts e When scanning a DVD no sound is output if the recorder is also recording the DVD see Sca
117. ed off if you prefer see Angle Indicator on page 111 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 e Repeat play is canceled if you change the angle while repeat playback Is active Note e You can also change the angle trom 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 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 untinalized DVD R RW discs recorded in Video mode on other DVD recorders Likewise unfinalized Video m
118. eee CEE Ce JAEN 15 12 BERR RRR v mon 13 12 9 30 CHANNEL r7 REC MODE FNE 2 Set the TV channel and recording quality e Use the CHANNEL buttons to set the channel you want to record e Use the REC MODE button to set the recording quality Press repeatedly to switch between FINE SP LP EP and AUTO and MN if manual recording mode iS On En e DVD recording Ine AUTO option automatically sets the best recording quality for the space available on the disc loaded at the time of recording e HDD recording Ihe AUTO option automatically sets the best recording quality that would fit on to a blank DVD disc e Press DVD to record to DVD disc or HDD if you want to record to the hard disk drive 3 Use t cursor buttons to move the cursor to the recording start date and time on the grid e You can move the cursor forward or back an hour at a time using the lt lt and gt gt buttons Current time Recording start time Easy Timer Reco ding EE 15 12 AA mon 13 12 11 45 O RI REC MODE GLU Each row of the grid is one day you can set the timer recording for up to a month in advance Each column is a 15 minute interval The darker area represents time that has already passed and can t therefore be selected The lighter area is time that s available 4 Press ENTER to set the start time The start date and time is displayed in the middle of the screen e Yo
119. en CD and WMA MP3 Ihis can only be done while the disc is stopped Using the Disc Navigator with recordable discs and the HDD cD ID amp When used with a recordable disc or the HDD 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 76 for more on editing recordable discs 1 Press HDD or DVD to select the hard disk drive or the DVD drive 2 Press HOME MENU and select Disc Navigator from the on screen display Alternatively you can press DISC NAVIGATOR to go straight to the Disc Navigator screen 3 Select Play from the menu options Press ENTER to move to the thumbnails area of the screen Disc Navigator DVD Remain 0h37m FINE Vv 4 Use the t cursor buttons to select a title to play 5 Press ENTER to start playback Note e t s not possible to use the Disc Navigator when playing a Video CD in PBC mode e 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 EID 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 MD Cya O En 1 Start playback of the title you want to change the thumbnail for 2 Press NAVI MARK anywhere in the title to make the displ
120. er Digital Out 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 otherwise leave it On Note e 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 amp receiver or other component using the digital output e Default setting Dolby Digital D Initial Setup Basic Tuner Digital Out Dolby Digital Out Video In Out DTS Out Audio In 96kHz PCM Out Audio Out MPEG Out Language Recording Playback If your AV amp receiver or other connected component is Dolby Digital compatible set to Dolby Digital otherwise set to Dolby Digital gt PCM Check the manual that came with the connected component if you re unsure whether it is Dolby Digital compatible The Initial Setup menu 13 DTS Out You only need to make this setting if you connected this recorder to an AV amp receiver or other component using the digital output e Default setting On BD Initial Setup Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback Digital Out Dolby Digital Out DTS Out 96kHz PCM Out MPEG Out If your AV amp receiver or other connected component has a built in DTS dec
121. er SCART cable to connect the AV2 AUTO START REC INPUT 1 DECODER AV connector to a SCART AV connector on your satellite cable box This enables you to record scrambled TV channels SCART AV CONNECTOR Note e The diagram shows SCART video connections but you can alternatively use any of the other audio video connections CONNECTOR L tip e This recorder has a through function which allows you to record a IV program from the built in TV tuner Cable Satellite box in this recorder while watching a video playing on your VCR To use this feature when the recorder is in ANTENNA OUT standby Power Save must be set to Off see Power Save on page 98 Antenna cable TV wall outlet En Connecting up CH 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 e 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 It is not possible to watch one TV program and record another using this setup SCART AV CONNECTOR gl OO
122. er codes If there is more than one code given for your make input the first one in the list e If 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 OTV Press to switch 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 76 Finlux 84 Fisher Ro Fujitsu T Funal 67 Goldstar 19 Grandiente 87 Grundig 51 62 Hitachi 56 60 83 86 ITT 70 Mitsubishi 59 Nokia 53 81 Panasonic 98 12 Philips D160 Pioneer 00 30 RCA 68 Salora 71 Samsung 73 15 Sanyo 714 Sel 718 Sharp 52 Sony 54 Tandy 69 Telefunken 64 Thomson 62 Toshiba 59 Victor 63 Additional information Screen sizes and disc formats When viewing on a standard TV or monitor Screen format of disc Setting 4 3 Letter Box 16 9 4 3 16 9 4 3 Letter Box 4 3 Pan amp Scan When viewing on a widescreen TV or monitor Screen format of disc Setting 16 9 16 9 4 3 16 9 Appearance The program is shown in w
123. er is on switch it into standby 2 Press and hold STOP on the front panel for three seconds to lock the controls The front panel display briefly shows LOCK If any buttons are pressed on the remote or front panel LOCK is briefly displayed again e To unlock the recorder press and hold m STOP on the front panel for three seconds until the display shows UNLOCK e To cancel a timer recording when the recorder is locked first unlock the recorder see above then press and hold REC for three seconds Timer recording FAQ W Frequently Asked Questions e Even though the timers set the recorder doesn t start recording Check that the disc loaded or HDD is recordable not locked see Lock Disc on page 92 and that there are fewer than 99 250 titles already on the DVD HDD The recorder won t let me enter a timer program Why not You can t enter a timer program if the clock isn t set e What happens when two or more timer programs overlap Basically the program with the earlier recording start time has priority However the recorder will start recording the program with the later start time after the earlier program is 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 Simultaneous r
124. es The PhotoViewer 10 Note e You can press HOME MENU to exit the PhotoViewer screen while the recorder is reloading images If you enter the PhotoViewer again it will resume reloading Zooming the screen During a slideshow you can zoom in to enlarge a portion of the picture by a factor of two or four You can also move the area of the picture displayed 1 During a slideshow use the CHANNEL button to zoom the picture es 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 90 BRID The Disc Setup menu En Chapter 11 The Disc Setup menu From the Disc Setup menu you can name discs lock the contents to prevent accidental recording and erasure initialize and finalize discs The Disc Setup menu is accessed from the Home menu e Press HOME MENU and select Disc Setup OME MENU B DVD RECORDER Timer Recording Disc Setup Initial Setup 2 DVR 520H 720H Screen Basic settings Input Disc Name Whe
125. es Once a Video mode disc has been finalized further editing is not possible 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 is played back rather like the program play feature found on CD players Editing material recorded on the HDD is similar to editing the Original content of a VR mode DVD RW with similar commands for erasing naming and locking titles as well as fine control over the content of chapters within titles The Disc Navigator screen DVD Disc Navigator Edit mode Currently selected title Disc Ilavigator Video Mode N DVD Disc recording ViDE VIDEO mode Locked title 12 30 Wed 4 11 Pr5 LP DVD Remain indicator Recording Time 0h30m40s Bein a3 XL Recording time available in the displayed recording mode Disc Navigator menu options Number of title pages Information for selected title HDD Disc Navigator Currently selected title HDD group tabs Disc Navigator ILY Group x Group3 gt Group4 New indicator Selected Group 12 30 Wed 4 11 Pr5 LP HDD Remain retordmg ume Disc Naviaator PI Recording Time Oh30m40s Aha im available in the displayed g recording mode menu options Erase Ttl Name Locked title npt Eit pea ooo a alim indica
126. ether e Don t use different kinds of batteries together although they may look similar different batteries may have different voltages e Make sure that the plus and minus ends of each battery match the indications in the battery compartment Remove batteries trom equipment that isn t going to be used for a month or more e When disposing of used batteries please comply with governmental regulations or environmental public instruction s rules that apply in your country or area Using the remote control Please keep in mind the following when using the remote control Make sure that there are no obstacles between the remote and the remote sensor on the unit 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 99 and Setting up the remote to control your TV on page 112 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
127. etting 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 DB Initial Setup Basic l Auto Channel Setting Auto Scan Tuner Manual CH Setting o Download from TV Video In Out Channel Swapping Audio In Set VIDEO Plus CH Audio Out Language Recording Playback 2 Select your country D Initial Setup Basic AutoC Auto Channel Setting Tuner Manu Video In Out Chan Colney lt UK gt Audio In Set VI 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 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 or the number buttons you only change to channels that have a station The manual tuning function allows you to manually tune to stations should you need to 1 Select Manual CH Setting then Next Screen DB Initial Setup Basic Auto Channel Settin Tuner Manu
128. f 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 Disc Navigator Play List DVD Remain 0h37m FINE Vv 3 Select anew position in the Play List for the title then press ENTER Disc Navigator DVD Remain 0h37m FINE After pressing ENTER the new updated Play List is displayed 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 playback controls to find the place you want to divide the title fe 00 Wed 13 12 Pr5 aa eee Time 01m24s 0 00 08 26 Il Hie Pause E You can use all the usual playback controls including gt PLAY H PAUSE scan lt lt gt gt and slow motion lt 1 II 4 With Divide highlighted press ENTER to divide the title at the current playback position 5 To return to the Disc Navigator menu options select Back and press ENTER 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 Rema
129. g functions are available e Direct TV recording e Channel preset download e 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 Setting Download from TV on page 100 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 compatibilit
130. g standby e Recording is displayed when a timer recording is in progress 5 To exit the timer recording screen press HOME MENU Note e Fora DVD timer recording if Optimized Rec see Optimized Rec on page 108 is set to On and VPS PDC is off the recorder will adjust the recording quality to try and fit the recording on the disc If the recording will not fit onto the disc even on MN1 recording quality then the Recovery Recording feature will automatically make the recording to the HDD instead If there is very little tree space left on the HDD an Auto Replace Recording may not complete successfully If the HDD is being used for playback or high speed copying when an Auto Replace Recording is due to start the new timer recording will not replace the old one However the next time the timer recording starts both of the older two programs will be erased If 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 tip e Stations that use VPS PDC typically include VPS PDC information in the teletext TV guide pages Please refer to these when setting your timer recording Timer recording using the VIDEO Plus programming system This system makes programming timer recordings very simple Most TV guides publish PlusCode programm
131. 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 s002_En Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel Do not connect either wire to the earth terminal of a IMPORTANT FOR USE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code Blue Neutral Brown Live If the plug provided is unsuitable for your socket outlets the plug must be cut off and a suitable plug fitted The cut off plug should be disposed of and must not be inserted into any 13 amp socket as this can result in electric shock The plug or adaptor or the distribution panel should be provided with 5 A fuse As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured red three pin plug NOTE After replacing or changing a fuse the fuse cover in the plug must be replaced with a fuse cover which corresponds to the colour of the insert in the base of
132. gnments of different programs This is so that you can group together station presets which naturally go together 1 Select Channel Swapping DB Initial Setup Basic Auto Channel Setting Tuner Manual CH Setting Video In Out Channel Swapping Audio In Set VIDEO Plus CH Audio Out Next Screen 2 Select Next Screen to go to the swap presets screen D Initial Setup Pr System CH Name Pr System CH Name i A 2 l 2 2 l 2 3 l 3 3 l 3 4 l 4 4 l 4 5 l 5 5 l 5 6 l 6 6 l 6 A Swap Preset k gt 1 3 Use the f 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 1 1 17 2 1 17 Pr System CH Name Pr__ System CH Name 1 l cc40 2 l 2 2 l 2 3 l 3 3 l 3 4 l 4 4 l 4 C 5 i 5 I 5 6 l 6 6 l 6 A Swap Preset 5 o 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 l cc40 1 l cc40 2 l 2 2 l 2 3 l 3 4 l 4 4 l 4 EN 5 e 5 5 6 l 6 6 l 6 Swap Preset 5 o 3 5 Press ENTER to swap 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 Set VIDEO Plus CH e Default setting n a Guide channels are used by the VIDEO Plus system so that the channel number specified in the PlusCode programming numbers can be guaranteed to correspond to the co
133. gram 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 e Input Edit Program See above e Start Program Play Starts playback of a saved program list e Cancel Program Play Turns off program play but does not erase the program list e Erase Program List Erases the program list and turns off program play Note e When playing a program list of DVD Video chapters chapters not included in the program list may be sometimes be played depending on the disc e You can use repeat play with program play Start playback of the program list then select Program Repeat from the Repeat Play Mode menu see Repeat play on page 41 Playback o O a Displaying and switching subtitles Some DVD discs have subtitles in one or more languages the disc box will usually tell you which subtitle languages are available You can switch subtitle language during playback Check the disc packaging for details of the subtitle options SUBTITLE CLEAR 1 Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select a subtitle option The current subtitle language is shown on screen and in the front
134. h playback only discs ID P C2 AD P 1 Press HOME MENU and select Disc Navigator from the on screen display Alternatively for a CD Video CD Super VCD or WMA MP3 disc you can press DISC NAVIGATOR which takes you straight to the Disc Navigator screen Cn ET DVR 520H 720H screen 2 Select what you want to play Use the f cursor buttons to highlight items and ENTER to select Playback o O a Depending on the type of disc you have loaded the Disc Navigator looks slightly different 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 Disc Navigator Title 1 10 4 Chapter 1 003 a 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 Disc Navigator Track 1 10 a 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 Disc Navigator Folder 1 03 4 Track 1 004 a WMA MP3 01 Rock 001 Intro 02 Pop 002 Escape 03 Dance 003 Everything You Say 004 What Do v v 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 betwe
135. h some free space for DVD recording and fewer than 99 titles already on the disc Also make sure that for a Video mode disc the disc isn t finalized e f the title currently playing contains material that is copy once protected One Touch Copy will not work e One Touch Copy doesn t work if the recorder is already recording to DVD Can t use One Touch Copy DVD to e Make sure that there is space available on the HDD and that there are fewer than HDD 250 titles on the HDD e One Touch Copy doesn t work if the recorder is already recording to the HDD The picture freezes and the front e Press the front panel STANDBY ON button to switch the power off then panel and remote control buttons switch back on and restart playback If the power fails to switch off press and hold stop working STANDBY ON for 10 seconds until the power switches off Note e f the unit does not operate normally due to external effects such as static electricity disconnect the power plug trom the outlet and insert again to return to normal operating conditions high speed copy Alternatively you could copy the Frequently asked questions material in SP or Optimized so as tofit it allon to one In this section you can find answers to frequently asked ISG NOTERET INOT al PSO CCS PICs questions on how to use your DVD recorder and what it quality if you ae this can do See also Copying and back up on page 61 e How do I make a high quality copy W
136. he cursor left right buttons to select a title from the DVD to add to the Copy List then press ENTER DVD to HDD Copy The thumbnail appears in the Copy List section in the lower half of the screen If there are already titles in the Copy List the title is added at the end 3 Repeat step 2 to add more titles to the Copy List or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options Note e Titles which were recorded directly to a VR mode disc or have already been copied real time and which contain bilingual audio or are recorded in recording modes MN12 MN20 can be added to the Copy List however if High Speed Copy is selected they will not actually be copied Similarly a copy once protected title recorded from the TV for example can be added to the Copy List but it will not be copied if High Speed Copy is selected e You may not be able to copy titles when copying a disc that was created using a PC or another recorder Erase Use this command to erase individual titles from the Copy List 1 Select Erase from the Copy List menu options 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to select a title from the Copy List to erase then press ENTER ig DVD to HDD Copy 1 3 4 4 A gt DVD 15 00 Wed 7 10 Pr5 LP WE A Recording Time 0h32m55s 3 4 A mifa A Preview E Erase All Copy List Total 1h30m 1 2 a4 3 Select Yes to confirm that you want to erase the title or
137. idescreen 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 The program appears squashed Set to either 4 3 Letter Box or 4 3 Pan amp Scan The program is presented correctly on either setting Appearance The program is presented in widescreen Your TV will determine how the picture is presented check the manual that came with the TV for details gt Additional information Troubleshooting Incorrect operation is often mistaken for trouble and malfunction If you think there is something wrong with this component please check the points below Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component Investigate the other components and electrical appliances being used If the trouble cannot be rectified even after checking the points below ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work General Problem Remedy The disc is automatically ejected e Check that the disc is nota DVD RAM DVD R RW or other incompatible format after closing the disc tray disc page 9 e Check that the disc is loaded properly aligned in disc tray and label side up e Take out the disc and clean it page 121 e Check that the disc has a region code compatible with the recorder page 123 No picture e Check that everything is connected properly page 12 e Check that the connected TV and or the AV amp
138. ilingual 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 end time press the REC button repeatedly The recording time increases in 30 minute increments up to a maximum of six hours The time the recording will end is shown on screen and in the front panel display When the recording ends the recorder automatically switches into standby if no other operation is being performed e To cancel the set recording time press REC e f you want to pause recording at any time press II PAUSE Press again to restart the recording It recording to the HDD or 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 J STOP REC Recording will stop automatically when there is no more space on the HDD DVD or after six hours of HDD recording whichever is sooner tip e During recording you can turn on off the SCART loop through function During recording press the front panel button to switch to SCART THRU loop through on or to switch to SCART NORM loop though off Note that you can t switch loop through on if reco
139. in 0h37m FINE Vv After pressing ENTER the new updated Play List is displayed Disc Navigator DVD Remain 0h37m FINE Vv 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 e 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 Disc History CH Chapter 9 Disc History 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 Available Disc name recording space Q Disc History a 1 2 Disc Name DVD Remain Recording mode Disc loaded g News Se 1h54m Selected disc Sport ti 2h3
140. in FINE mode in SP mode When real time copying from the HDD to a Video mode DVD the chapter markers in the original material are not copied Chapter markers are put into the copy at intervals according to the Auto Chapter Video setting see also Auto Chapter Video on page 108 Frame accuracy and copying The Frame Accurate setting see Frame Accurate on page 108 does not affect the actual video content on the HDD but it does affect what can be copied and whether high speed copying can be used When Frame Accurate is set to Off high speed copying can generally be used to copy titles in the Copy List using a DVD R or DVD RW disc in VR or Video mode However copy once protected material see Restrictions on copying below can t be added to the Copy List and the divide points in edited titles may be out by as much as 0 5 seconds when compared to the original When Frame Accurate is On you can add copy once protected titles to the Copy List and divide points in edited titles are maintained accurately However depending on the content of the Copy List and the disc it may not be possible to use high speed copying Restrictions on copying Some video material is copy once protected This means that it can be recorded to HDD but it can t then be freely copied again If you want to transfer copy once protected material from HDD to DVD you ll need to use a VR mode DVD RW disc compatible with CPRM Ver 1 1 or higher see CPRM o
141. inal content of the disc The main advantages of this type of editing is that it is non destructive of the video content on the disc and it allows greater control over editing so that you end up with the content exactly as you want it Remember e Use the PLAYLIST button to switch to the Play List edit screen e The 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 Disc Navigator DVD Remain 0h37m FINE Chpt Edit Erase Sec 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 Disc Navigator DVD Remain 0h37m FINE 3 Highlight Yes to confirm or No to cancel then press ENTER 4 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options or select another title to erase 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 t
142. ing 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 1 Press VIDEO Plus to display the VIDEO Plus program screen You can also access this screen from the Home Menu oress HOME MENU select Timer Recording then VIDEO Plus VIDEO Plus PlusCode 39924 O 9O to input itd to change MN21 Bee Made v to change level Rec Times Once to change Rec to HDD HDD to change VPS PDC Off RE ES to change e Use the number buttons to enter the PlusCode programming number To clear the last digit entered press CLEAR Reoring S COoa Press REC MODE to select FINE SP LP EP or AUTO See Recording time and picture quality on page 46 If Manual Recording is on then you can also select the MN setting e Use the cursor left right buttons to select the Once Daily or Weekly recording option Press HDD to record to the hard disk drive or DVD to record to a DVD e Use the kd and BPI buttons to switch VPS PDC On or Off 2 After making the settings press ENTER The program details are shown at the bottom of the screen for a few seconds then the screen is automatically exited e f you haven t set up the guide
143. ing discs appear in the 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 e When a Video mode disc is finalized the information for that disc disappears from the Disc History EO The PhotoViewer En Chapter 10 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 Paremime 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 Pages in v folder list 1 2 Currently selected folder in folder list Playing a slideshow 1 Press HOME MENU and select PhotoViewer to display the PhotoViewer screen e The PhotoViewer is only accessible when a disc containing JPEG files is loaded 2 Use the t cursor up down buttons to select a folder from the folder list The first nine images from the selected folder are displayed as thumbnails in the main part of the screen 3 Press ENTER to move to the thumbnail view area The first thumbnail image is highlighted e To get back to the folder list press RETURN 4 Use the t cursor buttons to select a thumbnail e Use the ka and gt P buttons to display the previous
144. io Adjust menu you can set up the picture quality for the built in tuner and external inputs for disc playback and for recording Setting the picture quality for TV and external inputs Picture Creation lets you choose a set of picture quality settings for the built in TV tuner and for each external input There are several preset settings that suit various sources or you can create up to three of your own sets Choosing a preset 1 With the recorder stopped press HOME MENU and select Video Audio Adjust Video Audio Adjust DVR 520H 720H screen 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 built in TV tuner and the external inputs e Use the CHANNEL buttons to change the channel of the built in TV tuner There are six presets available e Tuner suitable for general TV broadcasts e VCR suitable for video cassettes e LDP suitable for Laserdiscs e Memory user preset 1 e Memory2 user preset 2 e Memory3 user preset 3 You can press DISPLAY to see the individual settings for the current preset 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
145. ion 1 After the message POWER OFF is shown in the e Original content refers to what s actually recorded tice wala ea Ave nants on the disc 2 Unplug from the wall socket e Play List content refers to the edited version of the 3 Move the recorder disc how the Original content is to be played If there s a power failure while the recorder is on there is a chance that some data on the HDD will be lost e The HDD is very delicate If used improperly or in an unsuitable environment it is possible that the HDD will fail after a few years of use Signs of problems include playback unexpectedly freezing and noticeable block noise mosaic in the picture However sometimes there will be no warning signs of HDD failure Ifthe HDD fails no playback of recorded material will be possible In this case it will be necessary to replace the HDD unit gt Connecting up En Chapter 2 Connecting up Rear panel connections ANTENNA OUT N aa AV 2 AUTO START REC INPUT 1 DECODER R L AUDIO 4 VIDEO S VIDEO ca AV 1 RGB TV 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 OUTPUT jacks Stereo analog audio video and S video outputs for connection to a TV or AV amplitier receiver 3 AV1 RGB TV AV connector Audio video output SCART type AV connector for connecting to a TV or other equipment with a SCART co
146. 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 menu options e 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 Divide O HDD Use this command to divide a title on the HDD into two Note that once divided the two new titles cannot be recombined into one again 1 Select Divide from the Disc Navigator menu options 2 Select the title that you want to divide then press ENTER 15 00 Wed 13 12 Pr5 LP Recording Time 0h01m24s 0 00 08 26 Il ie Pause Title 2 x 3 Use the standard playback controls to find the place you want to divide the title 4 With Divide highlighted press ENTER to divide the title at the current playback position 5 Select Yes to confirm you want to divide the title Select No if you want to cancel and leave the title intact 6 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options or select another title to divide En Editing HDD groups L HDD The large capacity of the HDD means that there may be many hours of video in the recorder To help you organize your HDD video content there are four groups You can move content from group to group and rename the groups as you want Ch
147. itle you want to name then press ENTER 3 Input a name for the selected title CF Input Title Name i2 30 Wed 4 11 Pr5 LP ABCDEFGHIJKLM 7 aml NOPQRSTUVWXYZ AAAAAAAGEEEETITI DPNOOSGSCOGUOOUYPBS 0123456789 lt gt _ amp xez 1 7j GERNV EG O 8KasQ 23 ud 12 gt hhhe Clear Press ENTER after selecting each character e A name generated automatically by the recorder will already be in the name input section of the screen Use the lt lt b buttons to change the cursor position Select CAPS or small to change to upper or lower case or use the CASE SELECTION buttons lt d gt l e You can also use the CLEAR button to delete characters directly press and hold for two seconds to delete the whole name For other remote control key shortcuts see Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name on page 80 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 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 En 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 in
148. ize A disc discs for VR mode recording See DVD RW Auto Init recorded in Video mode can take up to 20 minutes on page 108 if you want to change the default to Video mode Note e f a disc was previously finalized on an older DVD o recorder you may not be able to re initialize and or e If the TV line system of the disc is different to the initialize it for Video mode recording current setting of the recorder you will not be able to finalize the disc See nput Line System on page 98 for how to change the recorder s setting Initializing a DVD RW disc DVD RW 4 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 e You may not be able to 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 B Disc Setup Basic VR Mode gt Start Initialize Video Mode gt Start Finalize 3 Select Video Mode or VR Mode from the initialize options 4 Select Start It takes about 30 seconds to Initialize the disc Initializing Disc Pr 1 HEEREEEEEEEEEED 4 min left En Copying and back
149. key shortcuts to input a name The table below shows the remote contro 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 Key Characters Key Characters 1 21 amp 1 6 mno6bdd00en 2 abc2a4aaaa 7 pars7 AG yB 3 def3ee 8 tuv8uudu 4 ghi4ifiiti 9 wxyz9 5 ee 0 0 lt lt cursor back gt gt cursor forward lt lt change case CLEAR clear character P lI lt space gt E finish name input VIDEO i A T e Plus lt gt on 1 lower case y upper case B Chapter Edit Chpt Edit cD 4x When editing VR mode DVDs or video on the HDD 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 Use the f cursor buttons to select the title that contains the chapters you want to edit then press ENTER ie ese Wed 7 10 Pr5 LP 1 2 a A 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 e Erase Erase chapters Select th
150. layed properly 1 Select Input Colour System then Next Screen 2 Use the CHANNEL buttons 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 Pr5 lt Auto gt e The available settings depend on the Input Line System setting see nput Line System on page 98 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 e Default setting Video You only need to make this setting if you connected this recorder to your TV using the AV1 RGB TV SCART AV connector A Important e 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 recorder on page 112 for how to do this DB Initial Setup Basic Input Colour System c Video Tuner AV1 Out S Video Video In Out AV2 L1 In RGB Audioln NTSC on PALTV Audio Out Language Recording Playback e Video Compatible with all TVs but lowest quality of the three AV settings e S Vi
151. listed see Selecting Other languages on page 107 tip e You can switch between the languages recorded on a DVD disc any time during playback using the AUDIO button This does not affect this setting Subtitle Language e Default setting English DB Initial Setup Basic OSD Language o 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 below Choose Other if you want to specify a language other than those listed see Selecting Other languages on page 107 tip e 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 e Default setting On O Initial Setup Basic OSD Language 0 On 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 p
152. lity recording modes To help you organize the contents the HDD is divided into four groups You can name and use these groups as you like for example you might have a group for movies another for TV shows and one for camcorder recordings A Important e t is possible to record both PAL and NTSC titles on the HDD Before recording you need to make sure that the Input Line System setting page 98 matches the TV line system of the source you re recording Note e The maximum number of titles that can be recorded on the HDD is 250 e You can record up to 102 hours of video in EP mode on the internal 80GB gigabyte hard disk HDD on the DVR 420H 520H or up to 204 hours on the 160GB DVR 720H e The maximum number of chapters per title recordable on the HDD is 99 e No more recording is possible on the HDD after the maximum number of titles has been reached e The maximum continuous recording time is six hours KD Cois SSS OS En Recording time and picture quality There are four preset recording quality modes e FINE Highest quality setting gives about one hour of recording time on a DVD disc SP Standard Play Default quality sufficient for most applications gives about two hours of recording time on a DVD LP Long Play Slightly lower video quality but doubles the recording time on a DVD to around four hours EP Extended Play Use when maximum recording time is most importa
153. ly changes to Video e See also nput Line System on page 98 NTSC on PAL TV e Default setting On 2 Initial Setup Basic Input Colour System 0 On Tuner AV1 Out off Video In Out AV2 L1 In Audio In NTSC on PAL TV Audio Out Language Recording Playback When set to On NTSC discs from the U S for example will play correctly on a PAL only TV Change to Off if your TV is already NISC compatible Depending on this setting and the Input Line System setting see nput Line System on page 98 the signal format output when the recorder is stopped varies as shown in the table below Input Line System TSE o ea ren lea 625 System Off PAL On PAL 525 System Off NTSC On PAL 60 Note e Many recent PAL TVs are capable of correctly displaying NTSC pictures without the need for this setting Check the manual that came with your TV if you re not sure whether yours has this feature Audio In settings NICAM Select e Default setting NICAM D Initial Setup Basic NICAM Select NICAM Tuner Tuner Level Regular Audio Video In Out External Audio Audio In Bilingual Recording Audio Out DV Input Language Input Level L1 Recording Input Level L2 Playback 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 Regular Audio using the AUDIO button See Changing audio channels on page 29 Tuner Level e Default setti
154. m DVD Rem 0h35m Copy Once DVD Mode 1 Current title number 2 Elapsed recording time 3 Timer recording start and stop 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 During real time copy the copy source playback information is displayed Data transfer rate shows the amount of video and audio information recorded on the disc It is not an indication of picture audio quality e The Video mode disc displays become the same as a DVD Video disc once the disc is finalized e The total recording time figure shown in parenthesis is calculated based on a 12cm 4 7GB disc at the displayed record setting Recording and playback times for TV recordings are approximately 0 1 shorter than the actual time This is because of the slightly different frame rates of TV broadcasts versus DVD e The frame number is shown next to the elapsed time display when the disc is paused e Copy Once or Can t Record messages may appear in the stop or recording displays These indicate that the broadcast TV program contains copy control information Chapter 5 Playback
155. mage the recorder it may temporarily impair its performance For this reason you should leave it to adjust to the warmer temperature for about an hour before switching on and using Hints on installation We want you to enjoy using this unit for years to come so please bear in mind the following points when choosing a Suitable location for it Do Y Usein a well ventilated room Y Place on a 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 Place on a window sill or other place where the recorder will be exposed to direct sunlight x Usein a dusty or damp environment or in a room where it will be exposed to excessive cigarette smoke x Place directly on top of an amplifier or other component in your stereo system that becomes hot in use x Use near a television or monitor as you may experience interference especially if the television uses an indoor antenna x Usein a kitchen or other room where the recorder may be exposed to smoke or steam x Useon athick rug or carpet or cover with cloth this may prevent proper cooling of the unit x Place onan unstable surface 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
156. matically scans and sets the channel presets Tuning il 11 107 l 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 DB Initial Setup Basic Clocl Clock Setting Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback Auto Manual e Auto clock setting Some TV channels broadcast time signals together with the program This recorder can use these signals to set the clock automatically Set Clock Set CH to the channel preset number that broadcasts a time signal then move the cursor down to Start and press ENTER DB Initial Setup Basic Clocl Auto Clock Setting Tuner Inpu E sacs Video In Out _ On ce Audioln Fron Time a Audio Out ___ Pow Clock Set CH a Language j Recording __ n Playback 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 Tuner Inpu Video In Out ong P THU 01 017 2004 AudioIn Fron Time 11 20 Audio Out Pow Clock Set CH Pmi language Recording start Playback l Next If the time could not be set automatically press RETURN to go back to the previous screen and select M
157. 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 E Disc Setup Basic Initialize Finalize Finalize gt Next Screen Undo Finalize gt 4 Select Finalize from the finalize options then Next Screen 5 For Video mode discs only select a title menu style then select Yes to start finalization or No to cancel The menu you select will be the one that appears when the top menu is selected on any DVD player G Finalize TITLE MENU e Discs recorded partially or fully on the Pioneer DVR 7000 DVD recorder do not support this feature These discs will have only a text title menu when finalized on this recorder 6 The recorder will now start finalizing the disc During finalization e f the finalization process is going to take more than around four minutes you can press ENTER to cancel Around four minutes before completion the option to cancel disappears KO Recording e How long finalization takes depends on the type of disc how much is recorded on the disc and the Note number of titles on the disc A disc recorded in VR e By default the recorder initializes blank DVD RW mode can take up to one hour to final
158. n 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 e QNR Adjusts the amount of noise reduction NR applied to the block noise Detail Adjusts how sharp edges appear e White Level Adjusts the intensity of white e Black Level Adjusts the intensity of black Black Setup Corrects the standard reference black level NTSC video only e Hue Adjusts overall balance between red and green e Chroma Level Adjusts how rich the colours appear 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 F tip e To see more of the picture as you adjust different settings press ENTER after selecting the setting you want to adjust 12 The Video Audio Adjust menu Note e he Black Setup setting applies only when playing NTSC discs Audio DRC e Default setting Off When watching Dolby Digital material 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
159. n external component Automatic recording from a satellite tuner Recording from a DV camcorder DVR S20R 20A OMIY om pareren isian nini werd ee Recording from the DV output DYRS OR ORON ss parser rannd EEn Playing your recordings on other DVD players Pa ZIO a LI VID OIG sssr ensina a ew 07 Copying and back up CO UCO graca aa ete ary ta we Gre ae BR eee Ave eae One Touch Copy ADDO WO DYD s 2 0 4 aaron ase eaime One Touch Copy DVD to ADE icajeed din we ada t CODY NG Tonm AUDO DVD a sus exe a ceace aa eee HDD te DVD Copy List menu OPTIONS ws acca danas Recording ine Copy LiT 45 aidan saesade boa ee es ri to OYO CODY LIST COMMANOS 2 aeada4 5 naas Gooyind Ton DV DIO HDDs a ca 0xceriasinae d DVP to HDD Copy Lstmenu ORCS 000 2s dade Recording the Copy LISl a2 aa came eure dbo irriki DVD to RDO GCO List COmmManuG s 25 lt ra eee e225 WENO CISC DECMOUD ssa a ec s decree isein wae edes 08 Editing The Disc Navigator SGre arwrarsrisrorissresi Dis Navigat r menu COTIONS 2446 ess eden dad ao es Editing VR mode Original Video mode and HDD CONG sdas eapeedtoreeehcueeaae bes ceanes EONO MOL OOU in 0 etade andrew e hack aw ae ae Creating and editing a VR mode Play List CD 09 Disc History 15 Index USING WIE DISO RISTO waa wee eke aane nad Bed dare 89 10 The PhotoViewer Haying achd NOW a es eeet ed teat haere eee ee 90 11 The Disc Setup menu Brees sae ee ee ke eee ee ee 92
160. n page 46 for more on this Only one instance of a copy once protected title can be added to the Copy List and after it s been copied the title is erased from the HDD it is therefore not possible to copy a locked title that is copy once protected You can identify copy once protected material during playback by displaying disc information on screen If the Current title is copy once protected an exclamation mark is shown see Play display 2 on page 35 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 One Touch Copy HDD to DVD The One Touch Copy feature copies the currently playing title or currently selected title in the Disc Navigator trom the HDD to DVD The whole title is copied regardless of where in the title you start copying The recorder copies at the maximum speed possible For One Touch Copy to work make sure that a recordable DVD R RW disc is loaded See also Copyright above ONE TOUCH COPY e During HDD playback press ONE TOUCH COPY to copy the current title to DVD The front panel display indicates that the title is being copied Playback continues while copying Note Title name chapter markers as well as thumbnail pict
161. n you initialize a disc for recording the recorder automatically assigns a name for the disc ranging from DISC 1 to DISC 99 You can use the Input Disc Name function to change the default disc name to something more descriptive This name appears when you load the disc and when you display disc information on screen 1 Select Input Disc Name from the Basic options then Next Screen Gh Disc Setup Basic Input Disc Name Next Screen Initialize Lock Disc Finalize 2 Inputaname for the disc up to 64 characters long for a VR mode disc or 32 for a Video mode disc G Input Disc Name ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ small AAAAAAAGRERETITIZ DN D DBS 0123456789 lt gt _ amp x x I i CEN Sn 2 3 0 uT Sy gt hnbhhe e Use the f cursor buttons and ENTER to select characters e Use the lt lt b buttons to change the cursor position e Select CAPS or small to change to upper or lower case or use the CASE SELECTION buttons lt gt l e You can also use the CLEAR button to delete characters directly opress and hold for two seconds to delete the whole name For other remote control key shortcuts see Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name on page 80 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 th
162. ng Normal D Initial Setup Basic NICAM Select Tuner Tuner Level Video In Out External Audio Audio In Bilingual Recording DV Input Input Level L1 Input Level L2 Normal Compression Audio Out Language Recording Playback Set to Compression if the audio level from the built in tuner is excessively high causing distortion External Audio e Default setting Stereo DB Initial Setup NICAM Select Tuner Level External Audio Bilingual Recording Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In o Stereo Bilingual Audio Out DV Input Language Input Level L1 Recording Input Level L2 Playback If the external source is standard stereo leave set to Stereo f each channel carries a separate soundtrack change to Bilingual DVR 520H 720H only 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 EE The Initial Setup menu En Bilingual Recording e Default setting A L 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 When recording a bilingual source from an external input in Video mode or VR mode set to FINE MN32 or to the HDD you can choose to record either the A L left or the B R
163. ng 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 en Playback and recording for both DVDs and the built in hard disk drive HDD are completely independent For example you can record a broadcast program to either a recordable DVD or the HDD while watching another recording you already made on the same DVD or on the HDD e Disc Navigator The on screen Disc Navigator makes finding your way around the contents of a disc or the HDD easy For recordable DVD and HDD content moving thumbnail images are displayed for ease of use The Disc Navigator is also where you can edit HDD and recordable DVD content 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 an
164. ng or slow motion play Press PLAY to resume regular playback e DIS discs can only be played if this recorder is connected to a DIS decoder or DTS compatible amp receiver If you have connected a suitable decoder also make sure that the Initial Setup gt Audio Out gt DTS Output setting is On e Some 96kHz discs do not output audio through the digital jack In this case switch the input of your amp receiver to analog e Check the audio cable connections page 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 Additional information CH Problem Remedy The picture is distorted e Change the Input Line System setting page 98 You can also change it by pressing the button and DVD on the front panel simultaneously with the recorder stopped Screen is stretched vertically or hori Make sure that the TV Screen Size setting page 109 is correct for the kind of TV zontally you have see also page 113 e If you have a widescreen TV check its aspect ratio settings e This recorder s input switches into wide mode automatically according to the input signal When the unit connected is not compatible with VIDEO ID 1 widescreen signalling set the connected component to output 4 3 aspect ratio Standard video Can t play
165. ni gn 0714 Gujarati gu 0721 Hausa ha 0801 Hindi hi 0809 Croatian hr 0818 Hungarian hu 0821 Armenian hy 0825 Interlingua ia 0901 Interlingue ie 0905 Inupiak ik 0911 Indonesian in 0914 Icelandic is 0919 Hebrew iw 0923 Yiddish ji 1009 Javanese jw 1023 Georgian ka 1101 Kazakh kk 1111 Greenlandic kl 1112 Cambodian km 1113 Kannada kn 1114 Kashmiri ks 1119 Kurdish ku 1121 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
166. ning e The scanning speed is shown on screen 2 Press the same button repeatedly to increase the scanning speed e Forward SCAN 1 SCAN 2 SCAN 3 gt SCAN 4 e Reverse Reverse play gt SCAN 1 gt SCAN 2 gt SCAN 3 SCAN 4 D D CD D e Forward Reverse SCAN 1 SCAN 2 3 To resume normal playback press gt 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 Tiles Playback No subtitles are displayed while scanning DVD Video discs Analog and digital sound is output when scanning DVDs with Dolby Digital or Linear PCM sound on forward SCAN 1 Linear PCM is output from the optical digital output No sound is output when using other scan speeds Except during chase playback and simultaneous recording playback No sound is output when scanning from the HDD except on forward SCAN 1 Linear PCM is output trom the optical digital output during forward SCAN 1 Depending on the disc normal playback may automatically resume when anew chapter is reached ona DVD disc Playing in slow motion Ga D cmo You can play video at various slow motion speeds DVDs and video on the HDD can be played in slow motion in either direction while Video CD Super VCDs can only be played forwards in slow motion PLAY STEP SLOW 1 Press li or I gt to start slow motion revers
167. nly VNR and Detail settings can be adjusted e When White AGC is On the White Level setting can t be adjusted e 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 TV CRT gt Detailed Settings There are six presets available e TV CRT suitable for standard cathode ray tube TVs e PDP suitable for plasma display screens Professional suitable for professional monitors e Memory user preset 1 e Memory2 user preset 2 e Memory3 user preset 3 You can press DISPLAY to see the individual settings for the current preset TV 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 Memory1 Detailed Settings 3 Select the picture quality setting you want to adjust V Memory1 Off HHAH Max Off HHH Max Off HH Max Detail off HH Max White Level Mi
168. nly store one Copy List at a time e The Copy List is erased if the Frame Accurate setting is changed in the Initial Settings menu see Frame Accurate on page 108 or if the Input Line System setting is changed see nput Line System on page 98 gt Copying and back up En e Resetting the recorder to its factory settings see Resetting the recorder on page 112 will also erase the Copy List E gt 89 lt gt PREV NEXT DISPLAY Make sure that there s a recordable DVD disc loaded 2 Press HOME MENU and select Copy Boy TS amp Disc History Play Mode ER PhotoViewer DV Record DVR 520H 720H screen 3 Select HDD gt DVD The HDD to DVD Copy List screen appears i HDD to DVD Copy Copy List Total 0h00m Divide OID NIC v es e Use the cursor up down buttons to highlight the command you want from the menu options on the left then press ENTER Most commands require you then to select a title or chapter or location from the thumbnail views area of the screen Use the gt cursor left right followed by ENTER to do this When in the thumbnails area of the screen use the PREV lt lt and NEXT b amp b buttons to display the previous next page if there are more titles chapters than will fit on the screen As you highlight different thumbnails information about the title chapter is shown in the central area of the sc
169. nnector The video output is switchable between video S video and RGB See page AV7 Out on page 102 tor how to set this up 4 AV2 AUTO START REC INPUT 1 DECODER AV connector Audio video input output SCART type AV connector for connecting to a VCR or other equipment with a SCART connector The input accepts video S video and RGB See AV2 L7 In on page 102 for how to set this up 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 m mark Connect the CONTROL OUT of the other component to the CONTROL IN of this recorder using a mini plug cord IN OPTICAL CONTROLS DIGITAL OUT 6 DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL For connecting to an AV amplitier receiver Dolby Digital DIS MPEG decoder or other equipment with optical digital input 7 ACIN Power inlet Front panel connections On the left side of the front panel a flio down cover hides a second audio video input consisting of an S video and standard composite video jack and stereo analog audio jacks DV 520H 720H only On the right side is the DV input output i LINK connector This is for connection to a DV camcorder Connecting up CH 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 NexTView Link using a fully wired 21 pin SCART cable not supplied the followin
170. nning discs on page 38 e You can t use this feature during Auto Start Recording or in Auto Start Recording standby the AUTO indicator is lit in the front panel display e You can t use simultaneous playback and recording while copying or backing up e During recording or in timer recording standby you can t play an HDD title DVD or Video CD Super VCD disc if the Input Line System setting doesn t match the TV line system of the disc HDD title see also KD Cois SSS OS En Input Line System on page 98 Also during simultaneous recording and playback if the TV line system of the playback track title changes then playback will automatically stop Recording from an external component CIID CIID amp You can record from an external component such as a camcorder or VCR connected to one of the recorder s external inputs REC MODE 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 record from There are two analog inputs and a DV digital input DVR 520H 720H only The current input is shown on screen and in the front panel display e AV2 L1 Input 1 Auto Start Rec e L2 Input 2 front panel e DV DV input output front panel DVR 520H 720H only Check that the Audio In settings for External Audio Bilingual Reco
171. not using a disc return it to its case and store upright Avoid leaving discs In excessively cold humid or hot environments including under direct sunlight Don t glue paper or put stickers onto the disc or use a pencil ball point pen or other sharp tipped writing instrument These could all damage the disc O gt For more detailed care information see the instructions that come with discs Do not load more than one disc into the recorder Damaged discs Discs spin at high speed inside the recorder If you can see that a disc is cracked chipped warped or otherwise damaged don t risk using it you could end up damaging the recorder This recorder is designed for use with conventional fully circular discs only Use of shaped discs is not recommended for this product Pioneer disclaims all liability arising in connection with the use of shaped discs gt Additional information En Cleaning the pickup lens The DVD recorder s lens should not become dirty in normal use but if for some reason it should malfunction due to dust or dirt consult your nearest Pioneer authorized service center Although lens cleaners for CD players are commercially available we do not re commend using them since some may damage the lens Condensation Condensation may form inside the recorder if it is brought into a warm room from outside or if the temperature of the room rises quickly Although the condensation won t da
172. nt EP gives you around six hours of recording time on a DVD disc 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 107 giving you precise control over the recording When setting a timer recording there is a further option AUTO which maximizes the recording quality for the space available on the disc loaded at the time of recording If recording to the HDD the recording quality is maximized to fit on to a DVD disc In all except the FINE MN32 modes sound is recorded in two channel Dolby Digital format When set to FINE MIN32 sound is recorded in high quality uncompressed Linear PCM format If the broadcast audio is bilingual and you are recording in Video mode or to the HDD or in VR mode on the FINE MN32 setting use the Bilingual Recording setting page 104 to select the A L or B R audio channel to record before recording starts 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 NISC and PAL 60 See also Input Line System on page 98 Note e Note that all recording times both here and those shown by the recorder are only approximate This is because of the way that the video is recorded you may get slightly more or slightly less depending on what you re recording Restrictions on video recor
173. o In Out Password CEEE Audio In Audio Out Language Off Recording 3 Use the cursor left right buttons to select a new parental lock level DB Initial Setup Basic Parental Lock Change Level Tuner Video In Out Password 1 2CE Audio In Audio Out Language 4 Press ENTER to set the new Parental Lock level Parental Lock Country Code You may also want to refer to the Country code list on page 119 1 Select Country Code B Initial Setup Basic TV Screen Size Change Password Tuner Still Picture Change Level Video In Out Seamless Playback Country Code Audio In Parental Lock Audio Out Angle Indicator Language The Initial Setup menu 2 Use number buttons to enter your password On the default setting when playing a DVD Video disc then press ENTER that features multi angle scenes an icon appears on screen during the parts of the disc where angle switching Ds initial setup is available Change to Off to hide the on screen Basic TV S Parental Lock Country Code indicator Video mOut sear Password EEE Audio In S oo Number erre Recording 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 DB Initial Setup Basic TV Sq Parental Lock Country Code Tuner Video In Out Password CECE Audio In Audio Out
174. o 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 e Default setting Off D Initial Setup Basic Clock Setting 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 AUTO START REC 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 cH e Mode Through function only for the antenna terminal e Mode2 No through function e Off Through function for both antenna terminal and AV connector Note e When atimer recording is set with VPS PDC on SCART through is always active Remote Control Set e Default setting Recorder1 You only need to set this if you are using more than one Pioneer DVD recorder in the same room DB Initial Setup Basic Clock Setting o Recorder1 Tuner Input Line System Recorder2 Video In Out On Screen Display Recorder3 Audio In Front Panel Display A
175. o quickly start recording whatever channel your TV is tuned to See Direct recording from TV on page 48 for detailed instructions 6 Press REC to start recording By default the recording will be in SP standard play mode which will give you around two hours of recording trom a blank DVD disc e You can pause recording by pressing H PAUSE Press REC or If PAUSE again to restart recording 7 When you want to stop recording press C STOP REC Playing back your recording The TV program you just recorded should be on the HDD or DVD disc as a single title with one or more chapters e Press gt PLAY to start playback If you want to stop playback before the end of the recording press W STOP Getting started Using the built in TV tuner Changing TV channels There are three different ways to select TV channels Note that you can t change the TV channel during playback recording or during recording standby 0 O O O O O O CHANNEL cD e CHANNEL buttons on the remote e Number buttons on the remote For example to select channel 4 press 4then ENTER for channel 34 press 3 4 ENTER e buttons on the front panel Note e Channel presets are numbered 1 99 e You can t change IV channels during playback or recording or while in recording standby Changing audio channels You can change the audio channel of the broadcast or external input signal AUDIO e Press AUDIO to change the
176. oaded has an incompatible region number for the recorder and so will not play e Cannot record any more titles The disc control data limit has been reached or the maximum e No more space for file management data number of chapters and or titles has been reached Erase titles e Cannot add any more chapter marks chapters or combine chapters e This disc cannot be recorded Undo the final The disc was finalized on a non Pioneer DVD recorder Undo the ization finalization in order to recording editing e Cannot play this disc The disc may be dirty or damaged Take out the disc clean it and e This disc cannot be recorded retry If the error persists use a new disc If the error appears even e Cannot read the CPRM information with a new disc please consult a Pioneer Service Center e Could not record the information to the disc e Cannot edit e Could not initialize disc e Could not complete finalization successfully e Could not undo finalization successfully e Could not successfully unlock the disc e Incompatible or unreadable disc The disc loaded is a DVD RAM DVD R RW or some other incompatible disc type This display may also appear if the disc is dirty or damaged e Cannot record to a disc that is not CPRM com The video source is copy once protected Use a VR mode DVD RW patible disc with CPRM for recording e Cannot record this content using Video mode recording e This content is copy protected The video sourc
177. ode discs recorded on this recorder are not playable on other players recorders e This recorder cannot record onto CD R or CD RW discs e Pioneer takes no responsibility for recording failure due to power cuts defective discs or damage to the recorder e 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 NISC and PAL 60 See also Input Line System on page 98 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 e The maximum number of chapters recordable on a DVD R RW disc is 999 e No more recording is possible on a disc that already contains the maximum number of chapters titles About HDD recording Recording to the internal hard disk drive HDD is basically similar to recording toa VR mode DVD RW disc You have the full choice of recording quality options including the manual mode and of course you can record erase and re record as many times as you like The capacity of the hard disk drive means that you can store many hours of video on it even in the higher qua
178. oder set to On otherwise set to Off Check the manual that came with the connected component if you re unsure whether it is DTS compatible A Important e f you set to On with a non DTS compatible amp receiver noise will be output when you play a DIS dise e When set to On there is no analog audio output when playing a DTS DVD Video disc e When playing a DTS 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 DTS audio CD make sure that Stereo is selected using the AUDIO button See Switching audio channels on page 44 96kHz PCM Out You only need to make this setting if you connected this recorder to an AV amp receiver or other component using the digital output e Default setting 96kHz gt 48kHz DB Initial Setup Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback Digital Out Dolby Digital Out DTS Out 96kHz PCM Out MPEG Out If your AV amp receiver or other connected component is compatible with high sampling rate audio 88 2 96 kHz set to 96kKHz 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 amp receiver or other component using the digital output
179. of the marked section to see how the edit will look e When editing VR mode Original content you may not be able to erase very short sections less than five seconds 6 Erase another section from the same title or press RETURN to get back to the main Disc Navigator screen Lock Unlock exp You can lock a title so that it can t be edited or erased accidently If you do need to edit it you can always unlock it later A Important e You can t undo any edits made before changing the lock status You also can t undo a lock unlock command using the Undo option trom the Disc Navigator menu 1 Select Lock from the Disc Navigator menu options 2 Usethe t cursor buttons to select the title you want to lock or unlock then press ENTER DAAD VR SO moo DVD Remain rN Lock 0h37m FINE Erase All 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 exp This erases all unlocked titles from the disc see also Lock Unlock on page 82 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
180. olume and file structure of CD ROM discs JPEG A file format used for still images such as photographs and illustrations JPEG Tiles are identified by the file extension jog or JPG Most digital cameras use this format MP3 MP3 MPEG1 audio layer 3 is a compressed audio file format Files are recognized by their file extension mp3 or MP8 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 amp receivers See also PCM MPEG video The video tormat 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 trom 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 amp receivers 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 th
181. on e Alternatively you can use the AV2 AUTO START REC INPUT 1 DECODER SCART connector for audio video input and output with just one SCART cable Connecting a DV camcorder DVR 520H 720H only 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 Usea 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 ACIN 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 03 Chapter 3 Controls and displays Front panel Illustration shows DVR 520H 1 STANDBY ON Press to switch the recorder on into standby 2 HDD Press to switch to the hard disk drive HDD for recording and playback The button lights when HDD is selected 3 DVD Press to switch to DVD for recording and playback The button lights when DVD is selected 4 IR remote sensor page 8 5 Disc tray 6 Front panel display See Display on page 22 for details 7 DV IN OUT jack DVR 520H 720H only
182. on The same buttons can also be used to enter names for titles discs and so on Use CLEAR to clear an entry and start again 11 INPUT SELECT page 56 Press to change the input to use for recording 12 CHANNEL page 29 Press to change the channel of the built in TV tuner 13 VIDEO Plus page 52 Press then use the number buttons to enter a PlusCode programming number for timer recording 14 DISC NAVIGATOR page 36 76 TOP MENU page 31 Press to display the Disc Navigator screen or the top menu if a DVD Video disc is loaded 15 PLAY LIST page 78 84 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 16 cursor buttons and ENTER Used to navigate all on screen displays Press ENTER to select the currently highlighted option 17 HOME MENU page 33 Press to display the Home Menu from which you can navigate all the functions of the recorder 18 RETURN Press to go back one level in the on screen menu or display K Controls and displays En 19 20 Playback controls page 30 lt REV SCAN FWD SCAN PP page 38 Press to start reverse or forward scanning Press again to change the speed gt PLAY Press to start playback lt PAUSE Press to pause playback or recording m STOP Press to stop playback CM BACK commercial back Press repeatedly to skip progressively backw
183. on page 29 Stop display 2 E Stop ABC Pr 1 DVD RW VR Stereo Original 14 52 MON 15 11 2004 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 im DVD R Video Chapters 15 Cu TitleTotal 0 11 52 DVD Mode Getting started 1 Number of chapters in title 2 Current title and chapter number For CD Video CD Super VCD shows current track for WMA MP8 shows current folder and track for JPEG disc shows current folder and file 3 Elapsed title time For CD WMA MP8 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 Play display 2 gt Play 3 2 0 00 15 o0 DVD R Video ChapterTime 0 00 21 Chapter Total 0 01 52 PEREEE EERE 4 32Mbps Hi Speed Copy Title Name 21 11 Football match 1 Chase playback simultaneous record playback copy disc back up Indicates that recording copying or back up 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 l if the playback material is copy once protected Recording display Rec T e ABC Pr1 DVD R Video 21 00 22 00 Stereo FINE 1h00
184. or DVD RW 9 page 49 Lights when a timer recording has been set Indicator blinks if the timer has been set to DVD but there isn t a recordable disc loaded or the timer has been set to HDD but the HDD is not recordable AUTO page 56 Lights when Auto Start Recording has been set and during Auto Start Recording HoD IY ovo ea PLAY gt eREC tei iit p T OA Sa PECOOHAY a a Gaiwui in 11 eet Wees OVER HEET PDC NTSC 12913 114 E 10 Recording quality indicators page 46 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 11 Character display 12 I page 104 Indicates which channels of a bilingual broadcast are recorded 13 VPS PDC page 49 Lights when receiving a VPS PDC broadcast during a VPS PDC enabled timer recording 14 NTSC Lights when playing NISC format video 15 OVER page 104 Lights when the analog audio input level is too high Controls and displays Remote control 1 2 OPEN CLOSE 3 4 5 6 7 AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE PLAY MODE 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 REV SCAN PLAY FWD SCAN 1 9 PAUSE STOP ok CM SKIP ion NEXT STEP SLOW 70 REC STOPREC RECMODE TIMER REC DISC NAVI
185. or 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 the title is shorter than the setting then the first frame is used Auto Chapter Video e Default setting 10 minutes D Initial Setup Basic Manual Recording Tuner Optimized Rec Video In Out Navi Mark Audio In Auto Chapter Video Audio Out Frame Accurate Language DVD RW Auto Init 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 Frame Accurate e Default setting Off 2 Initial Setup Basic Tuner Manual Recording Optimized Rec Video In Out Navi Mark Audio In Auto Chapter Video Audio Out Frame Accurate Language DVD RW Auto Init Recording Playback When Frame Accurate setting is Off exact frame accuracy is traded for high speed copying when recording a Copy List Switch Frame Accurate On to preserve the accuracy of the Copy List However copying some edited Video mode titles will be done in real time A Important e When you change this setting the Copy List is erased Make sure it is set how you want it
186. or when paused press HOME MENU and select Video Audio Adjust 2 Select Audio Adjust 3 Use the cursor left right buttons to adjust DRC from Off to Max W Audio Adjust Audio DRC Off Max Exactly how much difference you can hear between the settings will depend on the material Remember e Audio DRC is not effective when listening to a disc via the digital output when Dolby Digital Out is set to Dolby Digital In this case adjust the dynamic range from your AV amplifier receiver En The Initial Setup menu 13 Chapter 13 The Initial Setup menu Using the Initial Setup menu The Initial Setup menu is where you can set various recorder options for sound picture language and so on e Press HOME MENU and select Initial Setup 2 HOME MENU A DVD RECORDER witiatsetup DV Record DVR 520H 720H screen e Some settings can only be changed when the recorder is stopped During playback these settings are grayed out in the Initial Setup menu e 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
187. ord TV channels 2 Connect one of the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL jack on this recorder to an optical digital input on your AV amplifier receiver This enables you to listen to multichannel surround sound 3 Connect the analog AUDIO OUTPUT and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks on this recorder to an analog audio and video input on your AV amplifier receiver 4 Connect the AV amplifier receiver s video output to a video input on your TV Note e The diagram shows ordinary video connections but you can alternatively use an AV connector or S 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 gt Connecting up En Connecting other AV sources Connecting a VCR or analog camcorder d D AUDIO VIDEO oT AUDIO VIDEO INPUT C OUTPUT VCR 1 Connect a set of audio and video outputs on your VCR or camcorder to a set of inputs on this recorder This enables you to record tapes from your VCR or camcorder e You can use 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 connecti
188. p on page 61 Can I copy a finalized Video mode disc DVD R or DVD RW to the HDD e havea two hour recording on the HDD made in FINE Yes Start playing the Video mode disc and use the mode Can copy this to DVD in high speed mode One Touch Copy button to copy the currently playing A standard DVD disc can hold only an hour of FINE title to the HDD Repeat for as many titles on the disc mode material so you wouldn t be able to make a as you want to Copy high speed copy of this on to one disc You could See also One Touch Copy DVD to HDD on page 62 divide up the recording on the HDD into two titles of an hour each and copy these to two DVDs using Additional information Can use high speed copy to copy from DVD to HDD You can only use high speed copy from DVD to HDD when copying Original titles trom a VR mode DVD RW See also Copying from DVD to HDD on page 71 Can copy a copy once protected program from a subscription satellite or cable channel to a DVD from the HDD Yes you can use high speed copy to copy to a VR mode DVD RW disc You can also divide the recording on the HDD into a number of smaller titles if the whole recording won t fit on to one disc See also Copying from HDD to DVD on page 63 Can I play a DVD I recorded on this recorder on another DVD player Yes you can generally play DVD R discs and Video mode DVD RW discs recorded on this recorder on any standard DVD player You may find however
189. page 12 20 56 57 59 104 117 Digital input output jack for use with a DV camcorder 8 page 29 31 48 Use to change IV channels skip chapters tracks etc 9 ONE TOUCH COPY page 62 Press to start One Touch Copy of the currently playing title to DVD or the HDD 10 REC Press to start recording 10 Press to stop recording 12 gt Press to start or restart playback 13 E Press to stop playback 14 4 OPEN CLOSE Press to open close the disc tray 15 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 K Controls and displays En 1 e gt Arrows indicate the copy direction between the HDD A and DVD EA 2 gt PLAY REC indicators Lights during playback recording blinks when playback recording is paused 3 E lt gt E page 28 The lt and gt indicators light to indicate that the HDD or DVD is selected for recording playback 4 PL page 78 84 Lights when a VR mode disc is loaded and the recorder is in Play List mode 5 23 page 99 Shows the remote control mode if nothing is displayed the remote control mode is 1 6 REM Lights when the character display is showing the remaining available recording time 7 V Lights when an untinalized Video mode disc is loaded 8 R RW Indicates the type of recordable DVD loaded DVD R
190. panel display Subtitle 1 2 English The toucan lives in tropical forests 2 To switch off subtitles press SUBTITLE then CLEAR Note e Some discs only allow you to change subtitle language from the disc menu Press TOP MENU to access e To set subtitle preferences see Subtitle Language on page 106 Switching DVD soundtracks 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 options AUDIO e Press AUDIO repeatedly to select an audio soundtrack aeons 1 2 Dolby Digital 2 0CH Note e The sound may drop out for a few seconds when switching soundtracks e Some discs only allow you to change audio language from the disc menu Press TOP MENU to access e To set audio language preferences see Audio Language on page 105 e Some discs feature both Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks There is no analog audio output when DTS is selected To listen to the DIS soundtrack connect this recorder to a DIS decoder or AV amp receiver with built in DIS decoder via the digital output See Connecting to an AV amplifier receiver on page 19 for connection details ED Cra En Switching audio channels au cmo 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
191. puts with their corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound Using the S video output AUDIO S VIDEO INPUT INPUT 1 Use an S video cable not supplied to connect the S VIDEO OUTPUT to an S video input on your TV monitor or other equipment 2 Connect the AUDIO OUTPUT jacks to the corresponding audio inputs on your TV You can use the supplied audio video cable leaving the yellow video plug disconnected Make sure you match up the left and right outputs with their corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound gt Connecting up Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver If you have a cable or satellite receiver with a built in decoder connect it to this recorder and your TV as shown on this page If you are using a separate decoder box for your cable satellite TV set up following the instructions on the next page Using the setup on this page you can e Record any channel by selecting it on the cable box satellite 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 amplitier 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 3 Use anoth
192. r Applicable to DVR 520H 720H only The TV system PAL NTSC etc of the current channel is different trom the TV system settings of this recorder The timer recording failed because the TV system of the channel set for recording was different from the setting of the recorder During recording or timer recording standby the TV System PAL different than the recording NTSC etc of the playback video changed causing playback to stop automatically 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 ora commercially available CD DVD cleaning kit to clean a disc more thoroughly Never use benzine thinner or other cleaning agents including products designed for cleaning vinyl records Storing discs Although CDs and DVD discs are more durable than vinyl records you should still take care to handle and store discs correctly When you re
193. r functions repeat and program play functions track number 1 Select Search Mode from the Play Mode menu A Important 2 Select one of the search options e You can t use the Play Mode features with Video CD Super VCDs playing in PBC mode or while a DVD disc menu is being displayed For other restrictions see the following sections 3 Use the number buttons to enter a title chapter folder track number or the search time in hours minutes amp seconds amp Play Mode Search Mode Time Search Input Time A B Repeat Title Search A Repeat Chapter Search 0 01 00 Program y PLAY MODE Time Search HDD DVD For example for 25 minutes into the current title press 2 5 0 0 For 1 hour and 15 minutes and 20 seconds into the title press 1 1 5 2 0 Time Search Video CD For example for 45 minutes into the disc press 4 5 0 0 Title Chapter Folder Track Search For example for track 6 press 6 Alternatively you can use the cursor up down buttons 4 Press ENTER D bd PLAY 1 Press PLAY MODE to display the Play Mode menu screen Tip e You can often select what you want to watch on a G Play Mode DVD disc from the disc menu Press MENU or TOP Search Mode Time Search MENU to display the disc menu A B Repeat Title Search Repeat Chapter Search Program Note e When using time search playback may occasionally start slightly before or after the time
194. r 48kHz not 44 1kHz2 Picture disturbance in the recording may occur if the source component pauses playback or plays an unrecorded section of tape or if the power fails in the source component or the DV cable becomes disconnected DV related messages You may see the following messages appear on your TV screen when using the DV IN OUT jack No DV camcorder connected The camcorder is not connected properly orthe camcorder is switched OIL The DV camcorder is recording he 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 in record pause mode he camcorder is in record pause 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
195. r a chapter number then press ENTER to skip directly to that chapter within the currently playing title On some discs you can also use the num ber buttons to select numbered items in the disc menu VR mode only During playback enter a title number then press ENTER All Press CLEAR to clear a number entry and start again Commercial back skip Each press skips backward ftorward progressively up to a maximum of 10 minutes forward or three minutes back During 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 a DVD Video disc these are often the same Use the cursor buttons to navigate DVD Video disc menus press ENTER to select items Press to return to the previous level of a 2 DVD Video disc menu Playing from the HDD The table below shows the basic playback controls when playing video recorded on the hard disk HDD PLAY STOP PAUSE REVSCAN FWD SCAN PREV NEXT BACK CM SKIP STEP SLOW Press to start playback If RESUME is displayed on screen play back starts from the place last stopped Playback automatically stops after the end of a title is reached Press to stop playback You can resume playback from the same point by pressing gt PLAY Press W STOP again to cancel the resume function Pauses playback or restart
196. rd from the menu e DV recording only works when the digital camcorder is in VIR mode with a tape loaded 5 Select Record to HDD or Record to DVD to record to the hard disk drive or a recordable DVD respectively 6 Find the place on the camcorder tape that you want to start recording from For best results pause playback at the point from which you want to record e Depending on your camcorder you can use this recorder s remote to control the camcorder using the E gt Il lt lt gt gt all and I gt buttons 7 Use the f cursor up down buttons to select Start Rec and press ENTER E Stop E Stop 1 02 22 l Start Rec Control with these an aAa Pause Rec coo Stop Rec HDD SP 2h00m DVD Remain 1h40m e 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 e You can pause or stop the recording by selecting Pause Rec or Stop Rec from the on screen display You cannot control the camcorder from this remote control during recording e f 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 e HDD and DVD RW 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
197. rding and DV Input are as you want them see Audio In settings on page 103 e f the aspect ratio is distorted squashed or stretched adjust on the source component or your TV before recording 3 Set up the recorder e Use REC MODE to set the recording quality See Setting the picture quality recording time on page 47 for detailed information e Press HDD to record to the hard disk drive or DVD to record to a DVD 4 Press REC when you re ready to start recording e DVR 520H 720H only The recorder will only start recording trom 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 46 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 AV2 L1 input you can have the recorder start and stop recording automatically with the timer settings of the connected component If the other component doesn t have a built in timer you ll need to use it with an external timer unit 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 It takes a little while for this recorder to switch on and start recor
198. rding from the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER or AV1 RGB TV connectors Also loop through is automatically reset to off after recording has finished KD Cois SSS OS 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 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 STOPREC RECMODE 200G TV DIRECT REC SR 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 six 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 REC e f you want to pause recording at any time press II PAUSE Press again to restart the recording It recording to the HDD or 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 pres
199. receiver is set to the correct input Can t play a disc e Check that the disc is not a DVD RAM DVD R RW or other incompatible format disc page 9 e Take out the disc and clean it page 121 e Check that the disc is loaded properly aligned in disc tray and label side up e There may be condensation in the recorder Leave the recorder for an hour or so for the condensation to evaporate e During HDD recording you can t play discs that are recorded with a Line System different to the current recorder setting All settings are reset e If the recorder is unplugged or there is a power failure while the recorder is on all the settings will be lost e Make sure that you switch the recorder into standby before unplugging the power cord Screen goes blank and controls are Press W STOP then restart playback inoperative Remote control does not work e f you connected this recorder to another Pioneer 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 99 When the batteries run down the remote mode is automatically reset to Recorder e Use the remote within its operating range page 8 e Replace the batteries page 8 No sound or sound is distorted e Make sure that the amp receiver or TV is set to the correct input and the volume turned up e There is no sound when the picture is paused or during scanni
200. recording is stopped or paused then restarted for example e While recording you cannot exit the DV recording screen using the HOME MENU or RETURN button Note e Depending on the connected camcorder you may not be able to control it using the remote control supplied with this recorder e f the audio subcode on the DV tape cannot be read correctly the audio type will not switch automatically You can switch the audio manually from the External Audio setting page 103 e See also DV related messages on page 117 if you encounter an error while using the DV IN OUT jack g Frequently Asked Questions e can t get my DV camcorder to work with the recorder Check that the DV cable is properly connected Also make sure that what you re trying to record is not copy protected If it still doesn t 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 DVR 520H 720H only on page 104 between Stereo 1 and Stereo 2 Recording 06 Recording from the DV output DVR 520H 720H only CID ID D You can record non copy protected material from the hard disk drive or 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 Select the HDD or DVD for playback 3 Find the place you want to start recording from 4 Start recording on the camcorder 5 Play the source
201. reen Press DISPLAY to change the information displayed Press RETURN to get back to the menu options on the left from the thumbnail area of the Copy List screen When selecting HDD titles you can display titles from a particular HDD group by pressing cursor up then using the cursor left right buttons and ENTER to select a group Press cursor down to get back to the HDD title thumbnail area IVD Copy HDD to DVD Copy List menu options Use the following commands when making an HDD to DVD Copy List Add Add titles from the HDD to the Copy List see page 65 Erase Erase individual titles from the Copy List see page 66 Title Name Ttl Name Name or rename a title in the Copy List see page 66 Divide Divide a title in the Copy List into two see page 66 Combine Combine two adjacent titles in the Copy List into one see page 67 Preview Check the content of atitle in the Copy List see page 67 Move Change the order of titles in the Copy List see page 67 Erase All Erase the Copy List see page 68 Chapter Edit Chpt Edit Edit chapters within a Copy List title See page 68 e Erase Erase a chapter e Divide Divide a chapter into two e Combine Combine two chapters into one e Move Change the chapter order e Preview Check the chapter content Erase Section Erase Sec Erase a section of a title in the Copy List see pag
202. referred 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 language 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 on page 105 and Subtitle Language above Note e 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 F tip e You can still switch audio and subtitle languages on playback using the AUDIO and SUBTITLE buttons DVD Menu Language e Default setting w Subtitle Language DB Initial Setup Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback OSD Language Audio Language Subtitle Language Auto Language DVD Menu Language Italian Subtitle Display Spanish o w Subtitle Language English French German 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 above Choose Other if you want to specify a language other than those listed see Se ecting Other
203. ress DISPLAY e You can cancel the back up process by pressing ONE TOUCH COPY for more than one second 7 When the data has been copied press 4 OPEN CLOSE to open the disc tray Take out the disc and load a blank recordable DVD If you re using a DVD RW the disc doesn t have to be blank although the previous contents of the disc will be erased in the back up process 2 Disc Back up Disc content saved to Hard Disk Drive Please eject the disc and load a recordable disc Start l Cancel You can use a DVD R Ver 2 0 disc or DVD RW Ver 1 1 or Ver 1 2 4x for the back up e f you back up a DVD R disc to DVD RW you cannot undo the finalization later e Actual recordable capacity of discs vary so there may be cases where the contents of the disc you re backing up will not fit on to a particular blank disc If this happens please try another brand of disc 8 Select Start to start writing the backed up data to the blank disc 2 Disc Back up Write back up data from Hard Disk Drive The disc contents will be overwritten OK to start Start Cancel e To see the progress of the back up press DISPLAY e You can cancel the back up process by pressing ONE TOUCH COPY for more than one second However this will make the disc unusable although if you are using a DVD RW disc you can re initialize it in order to make it usable again see nitializing a DVD RW disc on page 60 9 After the recorder
204. rough 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 particular 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 Digita audio gt Additional information Title A collection of chapters on athe HDD 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 Tile extension wma or WMA Microsoft Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks
205. rrect station 1 Select Set VIDEO Plus CH then Next Screen DB Initial Setup Basic Auto Channel Setting Tuner Manual CH Setting Video In Out Channel Swapping Audio In Set VIDEO Plus CH Audio Out Language Recording Playback Next Screen 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 BD Initial Setup Basic Auto Set VIDEO Plus CH 1 26 Guide Preset Tuner Manu Guide Preset Video In Out Chan Audio In Set VID Audio Out Language Recording Playback e Use the B 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 13 The Initial Setup menu En Video In Out settings Input Colour System e Default setting Auto DB Initial Setup Basic Input Colour System Next Screen Tuner AV1 Out Video In Out AV2 Li In Audio In NTSC on PAL TV Audio Out Language Recording Playback On the default setting the recorder automatically detects whether the video signal from the built in tuner or trom 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 disp
206. rted En Selecting the hard disk or DVD for playback and recording The HDD and DVD buttons remote control and front panel are used to select the hard disk HDD or DVD for playback and recording The indicator in the front panel display shows which is currently selected Making your first recording This quick guide shows you how to make a basic recording of a TV program on either the HDD or to a recordable DVD Recording is covered in much more detail in chapter 6 Recording STANDBY ON OPEN CLOSE REC STOPREC e al 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 HDD to record to the HDD or DVD to record to a recordable DVD If you choose to record to the HDD skip to step 5 now 3 Press amp OPEN CLOSE to open the disc tray 4 Load a blank DVD R or DVD RW disc with the label side face up using the disc guide to align the disc e When you load a new blank DVD RW disc the recorder will take a moment to initialize it for recording 5 Use the CHANNEL buttons to select the TV channel you want to record from e You can also use the buttons on the front panel if the recorder is stopped Channel presets are numbered 1 99 If the recorder is connected to your TV using a SCART cable and your TV supports Direct Recording it s possible t
207. ry and start again While a PBC menu screen is displayed use to select numbered menu items Video CD only Each press skips backward forward progressively up to a maximum of 10 minutes forward or three minutes back Note that this function doesn t work when playing in PBC mode During playback press to start slow motion playback Press repeatedly to change the playback speed While paused press to advance a single frame forward direction only Press to display the disc menu of a Video Q CD Super VCD playing in PBC mode Getting started CH 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 BPI 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 HOME MENU DVD RECORDER Timer Recording BR PhotoViewer DVR 520H 720H screen Use the t cursor buttons followed by ENTER to select the option you want To exit the Home Menu press HOME MENU E gt 8 lt gt Home menu options Timer Recording page 49 Disc Setup page 92 Disc Navigator page 36 page 6 Initial Setup page 97 Video Audio Adjust page 94 Copy page 61 Disc History page 89 Play Mode page 40 PhotoViewer page 90
208. s e This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited Recording Setting the picture quality recording time HDD 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 select this however you will need to set the Manual Recording option in the Initial Settings menu see Manual Recording on page 107 REC MODE e Press REC MODE repeatedly to select a recording setting 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
209. s playback when paused Press to start Scanning Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed Press to skip to previous next chapter title You can also use the front panel but tons to do this during playback During playback enter a title number then press ENTER to skip directly to that title Press CLEAR to clear a number entry and start again Commercial back skip Each press skips backward forward progressively up to a maximum of 10 minutes forward or three minutes back During 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 04 Getting started En Playing CDs and WMA MP3 discs The table below shows the basic playback controls for audio CDs and WMA MP Tiles PLAY 4 So PAUSE REVSCAN FWD SCAN PREV NEXT Note e f you want to play a DIS audio CD make sure the recorder is connected to a DIS compatible amp receiver with a digital connection Noise will be output through the analog outputs Also make sure that STEREO is selected using the AUDIO button see Switching audio channels on page 44 Press to start playback Press to stop playback Pauses playback or restarts playback when paused CD and MP3 only Press to start scanning Press again to increase the scanning speed There are two scan speeds the current scan speed is shown on screen
210. s the disc has already been recorded in All recordings on a disc must be in the same TV system When recording to the HDD it is also necessary to set the Input Line System setting to match what you want to record page 98 e The power may have failed during recording 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 e When recording to a Video mode disc programs that are copy once protected cannot be recorded Use a VR mode formatted disc for copy once material page 46 e Two timer programs may have overlapped in which case only the earlier one will record completely e The power may have failed during recording 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 five years from factory shipping Reset the clock and other recorder settings to use the recorder again To have the battery replaced contact your dealer 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 55 when a button is pressed 14 Additional information Problem Remedy Can t use One Touch Copy HDD to Make sure that there is a recordable DVD loaded wit
211. sing C STOP REC e Recording will stop automatically when there is no more space on the HDD DVD or after six hours of HDD recording whichever is sooner Vip e You can press TV DIRECT REC while the recorder is in standby to switch on and immediately start recording e Please note that you can t record from another component VCR etc that is connected by a SCART cable to the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER connector using the TV Direct Recording feature Recording 06 Setting a timer recording HDD Using the timer recording features you can program up to 32 timer recordings up to a month in advance Timer recording programs can be set to record just once every day or every week You can set the recording quality for your timer recording in the same way as for a regular recording but with the added option of an AUTO mode which maximizes the recording quality for the space available on the disc if recording to DVD or to fit on to a blank DVD disc if recording to HDD You can set timer recordings to record to a recordable DVD or to the hard disk drive For regular daily or weekly HDD timer recordings that you don t need to keep you can use the Auto Replace Recording feature to automatically replace the previous timer recording with the new one Note that when you use this feature the previous recording made on that timer program will be replaced by the next one regardless of whether you have watched It yet or not You c
212. st 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 Erase Section Erase Sec Using this command you can delete a part of a Play List title ideal for cutting out the commercial breaks in a recording made from the TV 1 Select Erase Sec from the Disc Navigator menu options 2 Use the t cursor buttons to select a title After selecting a title the Erase Sec screen appears from which you can mark the start and end points of the section to erase Titl 1 15 00 Wed 13 12 Pr5 LP S Recording Time 0h01m24s 1 2 0 00 52 17 I Play Pause Erase Sec 3 Use the playback controls gt Il lt lt gt gt etc to find the start of the section to erase then with From highlighted press ENTER The bar at the bottom of the screen shows the current play position in the title After pressing ENTER a marker appears under the bar to show the start of the section Il Play Pause A a 0 02 09 17 4 Inthe same way find the end of the section to erase then with To highlighted press ENTER After pressing ENTER another marker appears under the bar to show the end of the section with the section itself marked in red 5 Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel then press ENTER In the thumbnail viewer you can see a few se
213. t c Not Compatible Language Don t Know Recording Playback Use the f 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 amplitier receiver if you re not sure 10 Press ENTER to exit the Setup Navigator or select Go Back if you want to start again DB Initial Setup Basic Tuner Inpu Video In Out Ons Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback Setup is complete Enjoy using your DVD recorder Finish Setup Go Back That completes basic setup using the Setup Navigator 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 is set up for terrestrial TV broadcasts 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 100 e VIDEO Plus channel setting This setting lets you assign guide channels to ensure that the VIDEO Plus programming system works correctly See Set VIDEO Plus CH on page 101 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 V on page 112 04 Getting sta
214. t you re ready to record it 1 Select Conf List to display the Copy List settings screen 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to select the Recording Mode amp DVD to HDD Copy DVD HDD Required 1h30m ys Recording Mode Copy List Total Current HDD Remain 30h00m rs 34h00m Conf List VW e High Speed Copy Only available when copying Original content from a VR mode disc The Copy List is copied at the same recording quality as the original See page 61 for more information on high speed copying e FINE SP LP EP MN The Copy List is copied at the specified recording quality in real time Note that if you copy at a higher quality setting than the original the copy will not be better quality than the original If you select MN above you can also change the level setting MN1 MN32 from the Recording Quality box that appears When you change the recording mode setting you can see how much hard disk space it will require If this is more than is available it shows up in red and you won t be able to start copying In this case either change the recording quality or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List screen and erase one or more titles from the Copy List 3 Select Start to begin copying Copying and back up DVD to HDD Copy List commands Add Use this command to add titles to the Copy List 1 Select Add from the Copy List menu options 2 Use t
215. tart setting up using the Setup Navigator DB Initial Setup Basic Cloc Tuner Complete this setup before you start using your recorder Video In Out Audio In Stet tart Audio Out Language Cancel Recording Please use the Initial Setup if you Playback want to make more detailed settings e lf you don t want to use the Setup Navigator press cursor down to select Cancel then press ENTER to exit the Setup Navigator 5 Select the Auto Channel Setting Auto Scan or Download from TV or Do not set then press ENTER DB 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 04 Getting started En e Select Do not set if you want to skip setting up the channels because they have already been set up for example e 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 DB Initial Setup Basic Clocl Country Selection Tuner Country 4 UK gt Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback e Auto tuning channels The Auto Scan option auto
216. tions gt Copying and back up Erase All Use this command to erase the Copy List 1 Select Erase All from the Copy List menu options 2 Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel then press ENTER DVD to HDD Copy Play List Copy List Conf List Erase all titles z C No Using disc back up This feature offers a simple way to make a back up copy ofa finalized Video mode disc The data is copied first to the hard disk drive then on to another recordable DVD disc See also Copyright on page 62 1 Press HOME MENU 2 Select Copy 3 Select Disc Back up 4 Select a back up option 2 Disc Back up Start new disc back up Resume writing data Erase back up data There are three back up options e Start new disc back up Start making a back up of a disc e Resume writing data Record the back up data already on the HDD to a recordable DVD e Erase back up data Erase the back up data on the HDD Copying and back up 5 Press amp OPEN CLOSE to open the disc tray and load the disc you want to make a back up of then close the disc tray You can only make back up copies of finalized Video mode discs 2 Disc Back up No Disc Please load a disc to be backed up Start Cancel 6 Select Start 2 Disc Back up Read from disc and save to HDD Start reading l Start Cancel e To see the progress of the back up p
217. tor Erase Sec Number of title z pages Information for Auto Replace selected title Recording indicator A Important e Titles that have been recorded with a Line Input RETOU setting different to the current setting of the recorder are shown in the Disc Navigator with a blank thumbnail image See also nput Line System on D Cap page 98 During recording if you display the Disc Navigator for the HDD some of the titles may appear with a A mark These titles were recorded with a Line Input setting different to the current setting of the recorder During recording these titles cannot be played 4S J PLAY al Pioneer DVD RECORDER 1 Press HDD or DVD to select the hard disk drive or the DVD 2 Press DISC NAVIGATOR to display the Disc Navigator screen Playback will automatically stop when you do this Disc Navigator DVD Remain 0h37m FINE Ttl Name Chpt Edit Erase Sec Vv You can also access the Disc Navigator from the Home Menu press HOME MENU select Disc Navigator then press ENTER Use the cursor up down buttons to highlight the command you want from the menu options on the left then press ENTER Most commands require you then to select a title or chapter or location from the thumbnail views area of the screen Use the cursor buttons followed by ENTER to do this When in the thumbnails area of the screen use the PREV lt lt and
218. tor to a SCART AV connector on your decoder box This enables you to record scrambled TV channels SCART AV TV CONNECTOR 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 Initial Setup menu see AV2 L1 n on page 102 From the Manual CH Setting screen set the Decoder setting for the scrambled channels to On see Manual CH Setting on page 100 Antenna cable TV Decoder wall outlet En Connecting up Connecting to an AV amplifier receiver To enjoy multichannel surround sound you need to connect this recorder to an AV amplitier receiver using the digital optical output In addition to a digital connection we recommend also connecting using the stereo analog connection for compatibility with all discs and sources You ll probably also want to connect a video output to your AV amplifier receiver Use the ordinary video output as shown here or the S video output A Important e Noise may be output trom your speakers if the recorder is not set up to work with your AV amplitier receiver properly see Audio Out settings on page 104 ANTENNA IN VIDEO OUT DIGITAL IN OPTICAL Antenna cable TV wall outlet 1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown This enables you to watch and rec
219. u 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 Sa TT mon 13 12 11 45 13 45 EE r7 FINE A HDD As you move the cursor around the grid an arrow stretches from the start time to the current cursor position representing the length of the recording A recording of up to six hours can be set Recording 6 Press ENTER to set the end time 7 Select Yes to set the timer recording and exit or No to go back to the timer recording screen e You can check the timer recording details you just set from the main timer recording screen see Standard timer recording below Note e You can t use VPS PDC with Easy Timer Recording Use the standard or VIDEO Plus timer recording methods if you want to use VPS PDC Standard timer recording The timer recording screen you can see all the timer programs already set clear programs and set up new ones CLEAR 433 lt gt 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 select Timer Recording then Timer Recording View This screen shows all the timer programs currently set Q Timer Recording Date Start Stop OS Rec to VPS PDC MON 13 12 7 00 8 00
220. udio 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 After selecting a new recorder ID you have to confirm the change by selecting Yes or No use the cursor left right buttons then pressing ENTER 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 e Default setting n a DB 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 trom the Initial Settings menu should you need it at any other time See also Switching on and setting up on page 25 Tuner settings Auto 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
221. ure markers Navimark for the Disc Navigator are also copied However if you copy to a Video mode DVD R RW only the first 82 characters of aname are copied The chapter markers in the copy may not be in exactly the same positions as the original when recording on to a Video mode disc You can t use the One Touch Copy function to copy a title if any part of the title is copy once protected A title that contains mixed aspect ratios can t be copied to a Video mode disc Use a VR mode DVD RW disc for this type of material Low resolution EP or LP or MN1 18 widescreen material can t be copied to a Video mode disc Use a VR mode DVD RW disc for this type of material One Touch Copy DVD to HDD One Touch Copy from DVD to HDD copies a single title to the HDD in real time You can copy the currently playing title or the currently selected title in the Disc Navigator When you start copying playback jumps back to the start of the title then continues through to the end of the title when recording automatically stops The copy will be made in the recording mode FINE SP etc that is currently set See also Copyright above Copying and back up CH ONE TOUCH COPY e During DVD playback press ONE TOUCH COPY to copy the current title to HDD Playback starts again from the beginning of the current title The front panel display and an on screen display indicate that the title is being copied Note e The maximum
222. ut the disc loaded at the time of the recording is unrecordable the program will automatically be recorded to the HDD e Auto Replace Recording QUID This feature is useful for regular timer recordings of a TV program which you don t want to keep after watching Each time the program is recorded it replaces the one currently on the HDD There s no need to manually delete it later Note on copying 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 rghtowners ED Before you start En What s in the box Please confirm that the following accessories are in the box when you open it e Remote control e AA RGP dry cell batteries x2 e Audio video cable red white yellow e RF antenna cable e Power cable e hese 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 N 2 Insert two AA R6P batteries into the battery compartment following the indications inside the compartment es 3 Close the cover Note Incorrect use of batteries can result in hazards such as leakage and bursting Please observe the following e Don t mix new and old batteries tog
223. y information see also the manual that came with your TV gt Connecting up Easy connections The setup described below is a basic setup that allows you to watch and record TV programs and play discs Other types of connections are explained starting on the following page A Important e These connections use SCART cables not supplied If your TV or VCR does not have a SCART connection see the following page for connecting up using the supplied audio video cable e The AV1 RGB TV AV connector can output ordinary composite S video or RGB video plus stereo analog audio The AV2 AUTO START REC INPUT 1 DECODER connector accepts ordinary S video and RGB video input as well as stereo analog audio See AV7 Out on page 102 and AV2 L7 n on page 102 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 VCR ANTENNA IN e Antenna cable TV wall outlet ANTENNA OUT En 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
224. ze each part with a different aspect ratio will be added as a separate title Widescreen material recorded in LP EP or MN1 18 will not be added to the Copy List Chapter markers on the copy may be up to 0 5 seconds off compared to the original Only titles which were recorded in the same TV system as the recorder is currently set to can be added to the Copy List gt Copying and back up En Erase Use this command to erase individual titles from the Copy List 1 Select Erase from the Copy List menu options 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to select a title from the Copy List to erase then press ENTER HDD to DVD Copy Vv 3 Select Yes to confirm that you want to erase the title or No to cancel 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to erase more titles from the Copy List or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options Title Name Ttl Name Use this command to name or rename titles in the Copy List the names of the original titles remain unchanged 1 Select Ttl Name from the Copy List menu options 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to select a title from the Copy List to name or rename then press ENTER i HDD to DVD Copy Copy List Total 1h30m cof v 3 Inputa name for the selected title Input Title Name 15 00 Wed 7 10 Pr5 ors TET FGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ small AAAKAAAGEEEETITT DNOOOSGGUGOUTDBS

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