Pioneer DVD Recorder, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...DVD Recorder DVR 330 S Operating Instructions TM Downloaded From Disc Player com Pioneer Manuals ...

Page 2: ... power cord serves as the main disconnect device for the unit you will need to unplug it from the AC outlet to shut down all power Therefore make sure the unit has been installed so that the power cord can be easily unplugged from the AC outlet in case of an accident To avoid fire hazard the power cord should also be unplugged from the AC outlet when left unused for a long period of time for examp...

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Page 4: ...g time 33 Basic recording from the TV 34 Setting a timer recording 34 Timer recording FAQ 40 Simultaneous recording and playback 40 Recording from an external component 41 Automatic recording from a satellite tuner 42 Recording from a DV camcorder 42 Playing your recordings on other DVD players 44 Initializing a recordable DVD disc 45 06 Playback Introduction 46 Navigating discs 46 Using the Disc ...

Page 5: ...shooting 77 Frequently asked questions 79 About DV 80 Manual recording modes 81 Language code list 82 Country Area code list 82 On screen displays and recorder displays 83 Handling discs 84 Cleaning the pickup lens 84 Condensation 84 Hints on installation 85 Glossary 85 Specifications 88 Index Downloaded From Disc Player com Pioneer Manuals ...

Page 6: ...ecorder to record up to 32 programs up to a month in advance using the G Code system for easy programming if you want As well as single programs you can specify daily or weekly recordings too G Code is registered in at least the following countries Australia China Hong Kong Japan New Zealand South Korea Taiwan and Singapore The G Code system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development C...

Page 7: ...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 is optional for manufacturers of DVD playback equipment and there is DVD playback equipment that does not...

Page 8: ...ase 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 uni...

Page 9: ...scs should be finalized in this recorder before playing Unfinalized VR mode and Video mode discs may not play 2 Cannot read the CPRM information will show in the display when you load a disc However this will not affect playback 3 Copy once protected disc titles will not play CD R RW compatibility This recorder cannot record CD R or CD RW discs Readable formats CD Audio Video CD Super VCD ISO 9660...

Page 10: ...nce 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 32 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 o...

Page 11: ... players that are specifically compatible with CPRM Do I need two DVD recorders for editing What kind of editing can I do Unlike editing video tape you only need one DVD recorder to edit discs With VR mode discs you can edit by making a Play List of what to play and when to play it On playback the recorder plays the disc according to the Play List Throughout this manual you will often see the word...

Page 12: ...DIGITAL OUT A digital audio output for connecting to an AV amp receiver Dolby Digital DTS decoder or other equipment with optical digital input 7 CONTROL IN Use to control this recorder from the remote sensor of another Pioneer component with a CONTROL OUT terminal and bearing the Pioneer mark Connect the CONTROL OUT of the other component to the CONTROL IN of this recorder using a mini plug cord ...

Page 13: ...ting a VCR in the chain connect this recorder directly to your TV and skip the next step 3 Use an RF antenna cable to connect the antenna output on your VCR to the antenna input on your TV 4 Connect the AUDIO and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks 1 or 2 to a set of audio video inputs on your TV Use the supplied three pin audio video cable It is color coded to help you match them up red white for the right left a...

Page 14: ...r other equipment Use an S video cable not supplied to connect an S VIDEO OUTPUT 1 or 2 to an S video input on your TV monitor or other equipment 2 Connecting using the component video output Component video carries the picture as two separate color signals plus a luminance brightness signal See also Component Video Out on page 69 for how to set up the component video output for use with a progres...

Page 15: ... RF antenna cables as shown This enables you to watch and record TV channels 2 Connect the AUDIO and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks 1 or 2 on this recorder to a set of audio video inputs on your TV using a set of A V cables as supplied This enables you to watch the output from this recorder 3 Connect the audio video output of your cable box satellite receiver to the INPUT jacks on this recorder using a set of...

Page 16: ... a set of audio video inputs on your TV using a set of A V cables as supplied This enables you to watch discs 3 Connect the audio video output of your cable box satellite receiver to the INPUT jacks on this recorder using a set of A V cables This enables you to record scrambled TV channels Note 1 The setup on this page does not allow you to watch one channel and record another The diagram shows st...

Page 17: ... shown This enables you to watch and record TV channels 2 Connect the AUDIO and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks 1 or 2 on this recorder to a set of audio video inputs on your AV amp receiver 3 Use an optical digital audio cable not supplied to connect the OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT jack on this recorder to an optical digital input on your AV amp receiver This enables you to listen to multichannel surround sound 1 4 C...

Page 18: ... Using the front panel DV IN jack it is possible to connect a DV camcorder or video deck or DVD R RW recorder and digitally transfer DV tapes or DVD R RW discs to DVD R RW Important This jack is for connection to DV equipment only It is not compatible with digital satellite receivers or D VHS video decks 1 Use a DV cable not supplied to connect the DV jack of your DV camcorder video deck to the fr...

Page 19: ...where indicated to access the front panel input jacks audio video and DV Especially convenient for connecting camcorders and other portable equipment 7 Use to change channels skip chapters tracks etc 8 REC Press to start recording Press repeatedly to set the recording time in 30 minute blocks 9 Press to stop recording 10 REC MODE page 33 Press repeatedly to change the recording mode picture qualit...

Page 20: ...52 Displays changes the subtitles included in multilingual DVD Video discs ANGLE page 53 Switches camera angles on discs with multi angle scenes PLAY MODE page 49 Press to display the Play Mode menu for features such as search repeat and program play 9 DISC NAVIGATOR page 47 54 TOP MENU page 28 Press to display the Disc Navigator screen or the top menu if a DVD Video disc is loaded 10 MENU page 28...

Page 21: ...dly to skip progressively forward through the audio or video playing PREV NEXT Press to skip to the previous or next title chapter track folder or to display the previous or next menu page STEP SLOW page 49 During playback press to start slow motion playback while paused press to show the previous or next video frame 17 Recording controls page 25 REC Press to start recording Press repeatedly to se...

Page 22: ...Lights when the recording mode is set to XP best quality SP Lights when the recording mode is set to SP standard play LP SLP Lights when the recording mode is set to LP long play or SLP super long play EP SEP Lights when the recording mode is set to EP extended play or SEP super extended play MN Lights when the recording mode is set to MN manual recording level mode 6 Character display 7 R RW Indi...

Page 23: ... select Cancel then press ENTER to exit the Setup Navigator 5 Select Auto Scan then press ENTER Select Do not set if you want to skip setting up the channels because they have already been set up for example Use the buttons to choose your country then press ENTER STANDBY ON RETURN ENTER Initial Setup Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback Clock Input Line System Po...

Page 24: ...y pressing RETURN Tuning 32 213 Cancel Initial Setup Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback Clock Input Line System Power Save Help Setup Navigator Basic Setup Navigator Clock Setting Auto Manual Auto Initial Setup Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback Clock Setting Input Line System Power Save Help Setup Navigator Setup Navigator ...

Page 25: ...annels to ensure that the G Code programming system works correctly See G Code CH Setting on page 69 Setting up the remote to control your TV You can set up the supplied remote control to control many brands of TV See Setting up the remote to control your TV on page 75 Making your first recording This quick guide shows you how to make a basic recording of a TV program to a recordable DVD Recording...

Page 26: ...rding 6 When you want to stop recording press STOP REC Playing back your recording The TV program you just recorded should be on the DVD disc as a single title with one or more chapters Press PLAY to start playback If you want to stop playback before the end of the recording press STOP Using the built in TV tuner Changing TV channels There are three different ways to select TV channels Note that y...

Page 27: ...ls to operate at certain points in the disc This is not a malfunction 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 OPEN CLOSE to open the disc tray 3 Load a disc Load a disc with the label side facing up using the disc tray guide to align the disc if you re loading a double sided DVD Video disc load it with the side you want t...

Page 28: ...ree 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 menu of a DVD Video disc Use the cursor buttons to navigate DVD Video disc menus press ENTER to select items Press to return to the previous level of a DVD Video disc menu PLAY STOP PAUSE REV SCAN FW...

Page 29: ...nu is displayed press to display the previous next page During playback you can also use the front panel buttons During playback enter a track number then press ENTER to skip directly to that track Press CLEAR to clear a number entry and start again 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 o...

Page 30: ...annels 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 Stop display 2 1 Date ...

Page 31: ...display shows information for playback only The Video mode disc displays become the same as a DVD Video disc once the disc is finalized The total recording time figure shown in parenthesis is calculated based on a 12cm 4 7GB disc at the displayed record setting Recording and playback times for TV recordings are approximately 0 1 shorter than the actual time This is because of the slightly differen...

Page 32: ...ck compatibility on page 9 for detailed disc compatibility information Although this recorder can record PAL SECAM NTSC and PAL 60 you can t mix multiple TV line systems on one disc A disc can contain PAL and SECAM recordings or NTSC and PAL 60 See also Additional information about the TV system settings on page 74 Recording time and picture quality There are six preset recording quality modes2 XP...

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Page 34: ...s 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 To cancel the set recording time press REC If you want to pause recording at any time press PAUSE Press again to restart the recording If recording i...

Page 35: ...at there is no disc loaded or the disc loaded is not recordable Approximately two minutes before a timer recording is set to start the recorder will go into timer recording standby In timer recording standby you cannot use some functions Timer recordings have higher priority than the Auto Start Recording function see Automatic recording from a satellite tuner on page 42 A timer recording will inte...

Page 36: ...37 Timer recording using the G Code programming system This system makes programming timer recordings very simple Most TV guides publish G Code programming numbers with their program details If you want to make a timer recording of a program you just input the corresponding code The date start stop and channel settings are made automatically All you have to do is tell the recorder the recording mo...

Page 37: ...the number buttons to enter the number To clear the last digit entered press CLEAR 3 Press ENTER The display shows the timer settings Date Start time End time Recording channel Recording mode If CODE ERROR appears in the display check that the number is correct and that the guide channel is set see G Code CH Setting on page 69 then set the timer recording again If CAN T SET appears in the display ...

Page 38: ...R 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 OK Can be recorded Time Over Not enough space the recording won t finish Overlap Two timer programs partially or completely overlap The one starting earlier will take priority Until eg Until 13 8 For a regular recording the las...

Page 39: ... you want to skip 3 Press then select Cancel Once from the command menu panel In the timer program list Cancel Once appears by the program You can also just press when the timer program is highlighted 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 Moving the...

Page 40: ...e 63 and that there are fewer than 99 titles already on the DVD The recorder won t let me enter a timer program Why not You can t enter a timer program if the clock isn t set 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 p...

Page 41: ... recording and playback if the TV line system of the playback track title changes then playback will automatically stop Recording from an external component You can record from an external component such as a camcorder or VCR connected to one of the recorder s external inputs 1 Make sure that the component you want to record from is connected properly to the DVD recorder See Chapter 2 Connecting u...

Page 42: ...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 In Settings on page 69 for more on these settings 3 Set up the recorder Use REC MODE to set the recording quality See Setting the picture quality recording time on page 33 for detaile...

Page 43: ...or External Audio and Bilingual Recording are as you want them see Audio In Settings on page 69 5 Press HOME MENU and select DV Record from the menu DV recording only works when the digital camcorder is in VTR mode with a tape loaded 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 Depending on y...

Page 44: ... 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 Input Disc Name on page 63 before starting the steps below Important 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 64 for how to do this A VR mo...

Page 45: ...it on page 72 if you want to change the default to Video mode DVD R discs are ready for Video mode recordings out of the box if you want to use a DVD R for VR mode recording you must do it before recording anything else on the disc Important Initializing a DVD RW disc will erase everything recorded on it Make sure there is nothing on the disc that you want to keep You may not be able to re initial...

Page 46: ...c This is not a malfunction When playing Video CDs some functions such as making a program list are not available in PBC mode Stop the disc first then start playback by pressing For discs that contain JPEG picture files see The PhotoViewer on page 61 Navigating discs During playback you can easily jump to another title chapter or track on a disc using the number buttons on the remote 1 During play...

Page 47: ... You can also select Play from the command menu options Tip Use the time search feature to find a particular point on a DVD See Search Mode on page 50 for more information Changing the display style of the Disc Navigator You can choose to display titles in the Disc Navigator in various different ways sorted alphabetically by recording date by genre and so on You can also choose whether to display ...

Page 48: ...peeds forwards or backward 2 1 During playback press or to start reverse or forward scanning The scanning speed is shown on screen 2 Press the same button repeatedly to increase the scanning speed Forward SCAN 1 1 5x Quick View SCAN 2 SCAN 3 SCAN 4 Reverse Reverse play3 SCAN 1 SCAN 2 SCAN 3 SCAN 4 Forward Reverse SCAN 1 SCAN 2 3 To resume normal playback press PLAY Note 1 It s not possible to use ...

Page 49: ...played For other restrictions see the following sections 1 Press PLAY MODE to display the Play Mode menu screen You can also access the Play Mode menu from the Home Menu press HOME MENU 2 Use the and ENTER to navigate To exit the Play Mode menu press HOME MENU or PLAY MODE Note 1 The picture quality during slow motion playback is not as good as during normal playback and depends on the disc being ...

Page 50: ...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 When playing a DVD Video Video mode DVD 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 You can also press CLEAR to cancel A B Repeat play if no menu OSD such as the Play Mo...

Page 51: ...ist To add a folder select the folder To add a track first highlight the folder then press and select a track from the list After pressing ENTER to add the title chapter folder track the step number automatically moves down one 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 ENTE...

Page 52: ... program list Cancel Program Play Turns off program play but does not erase the program list Erase Program List Erases the program list and turns off program play Displaying and switching subtitles 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 1 Check the disc packagi...

Page 53: ...t 1 L Soundtrack 1 Left channel 1 R Soundtrack 1 Right channel 2 Stereo Soundtrack 2 Stereo 2 L Soundtrack 2 Left channel 2 R Soundtrack 2 Right channel Switching camera angles Some DVD Video discs feature scenes shot from two or more angles check the disc box for details it should be marked with a icon if it contains multi angle scenes When a multi angle scene is playing the same icon appears on ...

Page 54: ...g a VR mode disc you can display the Play List by selecting Play List from the view options panel press then select Play List from the view options then Play List 2 To exit the Disc Navigator press HOME MENU Note 1 It isn t possible to edit video on DVD RAM discs using this recorder RETURN DISC NAVIGATOR HOME MENU AUDIO DISPLAY ENTER PREV NEXT Disc Navigator DVD 4 Titles 2titles Remain 0h30m DVD V...

Page 55: ...rt playback of a title 1 Highlight the title you want to play 2 Select Play from the command menu panel Playback of the title you selected starts Video mode VR mode Original VR mode Play List Create page 55 Play page 55 Erase page 56 Edit Title Name page 56 Edit Set Thumbnail page 57 Edit Erase Section page 57 Edit Divide page 58 Edit Chapter Edit page 58 Edit Lock page 58 Edit Move page 59 Edit C...

Page 56: ...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 To return to the mai...

Page 57: ...e After pressing ENTER a marker shows the start of the section 4 Highlight To then in the same way find the end of the section to erase then press ENTER After pressing ENTER another marker indicates the end of the section with the section itself marked in red 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 marke...

Page 58: ...vider between two adjacent chapters and press ENTER 4 Select Exit to get back to the main Disc Navigator screen Lock Original only You can lock a title so that it can t be edited or erased accidently If you do need to edit it you can always unlock it later Important You can t undo any edits made before changing the lock status You also can t undo a lock unlock command using the Undo option from th...

Page 59: ... DVD VR Mode Original 23 00 FRI 3 12 23 00 Fri 3 12 Pr 9 SP 1h00m 2 0G 20 00 FRI 3 12 20 00 Fri 3 12 Pr 4 SP 0h30m 1 0G 2 1 Play Erase Edit Undo Title name Set Thumbnail Erase Section Chapter Edit Lock Cancel VR mode Disc Navigator DVD 4 Titles 2titles Remain 0h30m DVD VR Mode 23 00 FRI 3 12 23 00 Fri 3 12 Pr 9 SP 1h00m 2 0G 20 00 FRI 3 12 20 00 Fri 3 12 Pr 4 SP 0h30m 1 0G 2 1 Play List Play Erase...

Page 60: ...m a DVD R the titles are no longer displayed but the content remains on the disc DVD R is a write once medium it can t be erased or rewritten I can t edit my disc You may find that as the available recording time is reduced on a VR mode DVD R disc editing is no longer possible This is because information about your edits requires a certain amount of disc space As you edit this information builds u...

Page 61: ...splay the previous next page of thumbnails 5 Press ENTER or PLAY to start playing a slideshow from the selected thumbnail Use the PREV NEXT buttons to display the previous next picture or the PAUSE button to pause the slideshow Depending on the aspect ratio some pictures may be displayed with black bars top and bottom or left and right Large picture files may take a few seconds to display This is ...

Page 62: ...ure displayed 1 During a slideshow use the CH button to zoom the picture Repeated presses cycle between zoom off 2x zoom and 4x zoom The zoom factor is displayed on screen 2 Use the to move the zoomed area within the picture Rotating an image You can rotate the displayed picture during a slideshow so you can always view pictures the right way up whichever way they were taken During a slideshow pre...

Page 63: ...he remote key shortcuts to input a name on page 56 For discs formatted on a different DVD recorder you will see only a limited character set Lock Disc Default setting Off Set to On to prevent accidental recording editing or erasing of the disc loaded2 If you need to unlock the disc to make edits select Off Important A locked disc can still be initialized which will completely erase the disc Note 1...

Page 64: ...ROM drive See Playing your recordings on other DVD players on page 44 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 yo...

Page 65: ...hich you can save your own set of picture quality settings 1 Follow Choosing a preset above and select one of the user presets Memory 1 2 or 3 2 Select Detailed Settings 3 Use the buttons to select the picture quality setting you want to adjust You can adjust the following settings 1 Prog Motion Adjusts the motion and still picture quality when video output is set to progressive PureCinema This se...

Page 66: ...er preset 2 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 c...

Page 67: ...Audio DRC 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 or when paused press HOME MENU and select Video Audio Adjust 2 Select Audio Adjust 3 Use the buttons ...

Page 68: ...play Set preferences for time and date display format The clock must be set in order to use timer recording Input Line System 525 System Use for NTSC or PAL 60 recording from an external input 625 System Use for standard PAL or SECAM recording See also About the input line system on page 74 for more information on this setting Power Save On No antenna input signals are passed through to the output...

Page 69: ...ystem Next Screen Proceed to the next screen to set the input colour system for each channel preset Use the CH buttons to change the preset On the default Auto setting the recorder can generally correctly detect whether the input signal is PAL SECAM 3 58 NTSC or PAL 60 but in some cases you may have to set it manually if the picture is displayed incorrectly See also About the input colour system o...

Page 70: ...m 6dB to 6dB in steps of 3dB Audio Out Settings Digital Out On Activates the digital audio output Off Deactivates the digital audio output When set to Off all the following Audio Out settings are grayed out Dolby Digital Out Dolby Digital Output a Dolby Digital signal when a Dolby Digital source is being played Dolby Digital PCM Convert Dolby Digital sources to Linear PCM output Use if your con ne...

Page 71: ...e will play using that language without subtitles Discs whose main audio track is not in your default language but that have a subtitle track in your default language will play the original audio track with subtitles Off Select to play DVD Video discs according to your audio and subtitle language preferences For Auto Language to be effective the Audio Language and Subtitle Language options must be...

Page 72: ...ched off 10 minutes When recording in Video mode chapter markers are inserted every 10 minutes 15 minutes Chapter markers are inserted every 15 minutes DVD RW Auto Init VR Mode Blank DVD RW discs are initialized for VR mode recording when loaded into the recorder for the first time Video Mode Blank DVD RW discs are initialized for Video mode recording Playback Settings TV Screen Size 4 3 Letter Bo...

Page 73: ...o its factory settings See Resetting the recorder on page 75 Angle Indicator On A camera icon appears on screen during multi angle scenes on a DVD Video disc Off Nothing is indicated on screen when a multi angle scene is showing Options On Screen Display On The recorder displays operation displays Stop Play etc on screen Off Switches off the on screen operation displays Front Panel Display On The ...

Page 74: ...ppens press and hold the STOP button on the front panel then press PLAY This will set the recorder s video output back to Interlace Selecting other languages for language options 1 Select Other from the language list This option appears in the settings for DVD Menu Language Audio Language and Subtitle Language 2 Select the language you want Select by language name Use the buttons to change the lan...

Page 75: ...our 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 wit...

Page 76: ...d so that the picture fills the whole screen 4 3 16 9 The program appears squashed Set to either 4 3 Letter Box or 4 3 Pan Scan 4 3 Letter Box 4 3 Pan Scan The program is presented correctly on either setting When viewing on a widescreen TV or monitor Screen format of disc Setting Appearance 16 9 16 9 The program is presented in widescreen 4 3 16 9 Your TV will determine how the picture is present...

Page 77: ...Can t record a disc Check that the disc is not a DVD R RW DVD RAM or other incompatible format disc page 9 All settings are reset If the recorder is unplugged or there is a power failure while the recorder is on all the settings will be lost Make sure that you switch the recorder into standby before unplugging the power cord Remote control does not work If you connected this recorder to another Pi...

Page 78: ...es not record suc cessfully Check that there is some remaining blank space on the DVD For a Video mode disc check that the disc isn t already finalized One DVD disc may contain up to 99 Original titles and 999 chapters VR mode or 99 chapters Video mode Check that these limits have not been reached Check that the source you are trying to record is not copy protected For a VR formatted disc check th...

Page 79: ...ing on page 54 Can I play a VR mode DVD RW disc in another DVD player Look for the RW Compatible mark on the other DVD player to see if it will play VR mode DVD RW discs If the player does not recognize the disc when you load it try finalizing it in the recorder then try again See also Playing your recordings on other DVD players on page 44 Can I record a copy once protected program from a subscri...

Page 80: ... messages You may see the following messages appear on your TV screen when using the DV IN jack No DV camcorder connected The camcorder is not connected properly or the camcorder is switched off The DV camcorder is recording The camcorder is recording so you cannot start recording from the camcorder to this recorder You cannot connect more than one DV camcorder at the same time The DV jack on this...

Page 81: ...MN 5 420 mins MN 6 360 mins EP MN 6 360 mins 352 x 480 352 x 576 MN 7 300 mins MN 7 300 mins 352 x 480 352 x 576 MN 8 270 mins MN 8 270 mins 480 x 480 480 x 576 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 544 x 480 544 x 576 MN 12 210 mins MN 12 210 mins 720 x 480 720 x 576 MN 13 200 mins MN 13 200 mins MN 14 190 mins MN 14 190 mins MN 15 180 mins MN ...

Page 82: ...Macedonian mk 1311 Malayalam ml 1312 Mongolian mn 1314 Moldavian mo 1315 Marathi mr 1318 Malay ms 1319 Maltese mt 1320 Burmese my 1325 Nauru na 1401 Nepali ne 1405 Norwegian no 1415 Occitan oc 1503 Oromo om 1513 Oriya or 1518 Panjabi pa 1601 Polish pl 1612 Pashto Pushto ps 1619 Quechua qu 1721 Rhaeto Romance rm 1813 Kirundi rn 1814 Romanian ro 1815 Kinyarwanda rw 1823 Sanskrit sa 1901 Sindhi sd 19...

Page 83: ...Center Incompatible or unreadable disc The disc loaded is a DVD R RW DVD RAM or some other incompatible disc type This display may also appear if the disc is dirty or damaged Cannot record to a disc that is not CPRM com patible Cannot record this content using Video mode recording The video source is copy once protected Use a VR mode DVD R RW disc with CPRM for recording This content is copy prote...

Page 84: ...see that a disc is cracked chipped warped or otherwise damaged don t risk using it you could end up damaging the recorder This recorder is designed for use with conventional fully circular discs only Use of shaped discs is not recommended for this product Pioneer disclaims all liability arising in connection with the use of shaped discs Cleaning the pickup lens The DVD recorder s lens should not b...

Page 85: ...utes 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...

Page 86: ... convert MPEG audio to PCM format for wider compatibility with digital recorders and AV amp receivers See also PCM MPEG video The video format used for Video CDs and DVDs Video CD uses the older MPEG 1 standard while DVD uses the newer and much better quality MPEG 2 standard Optical digital output A jack that outputs digital audio in the form of light pulses Connect components with optical digital...

Page 87: ...quency of 44 1kHz which means 44 100 samples measurements per second See also Digital audio Title A collection of chapters on a DVD disc See also Chapter Track Audio CDs and Video CDs use tracks to divide up the content of a disc The DVD equivalent is called a chapter See also Chapter WMA WMA is short for Windows Media Audio and refers to an audio compression technology developed by Microsoft Corp...

Page 88: ... 1 hour Standard Play SP Approx 2 hours Long Play LP Approx 4 hours Extended Play EP Approx 6 hours Super Long Play SLP Approx 8 hours Super Extended Play SEP Approx 10 hours Manual Mode MN Approx 1 13 hours Tuner Receivable channels Timer Programs 1 month 32 programs Clock Quartz lock 24 hour digital display Power off memory Approx 5 years after manufacture VHF low VHF high Hyper UHF VHF low VHF ...

Page 89: ...Component video output Output level Y 1 0 Vp p 75 Ω PB PR 0 7 Vp p 75 Ω Jacks RCA jacks Audio input Input 1 3 rear 2 front L R Input level During audio input 2V rms Input impedance more than 22 kΩ Jacks RCA jacks Audio output Output 1 2 L R During audio output 2V rms Output impedance less than 1 5 kΩ Jacks RCA jacks Control input Mini jack DV input 4 pin front i LINK IEEE 1394 standard Supplied ac...

Page 90: ...30 aspect ratios 72 76 compatibility 9 32 DVD R vs DVD RW 9 10 32 finalizing 10 44 64 initializing 32 64 playback controls for 28 46 53 selecting for playback recording 25 Video mode vs VR mode 9 10 32 55 64 72 E Easy Timer Recording 35 Editing 54 60 Video mode compatibility and frame accuracy 55 Video mode vs VR mode 55 G G Code 36 37 J JPEG file compatibility 10 viewing in the PhotoViewer 61 L L...

Page 91: ...ns explained 20 21 changing the batteries 8 operating range 8 setting the remote ID 73 setting up for TV control 75 S Subtitles setting preferences for 71 switching during playback 52 T Timer recording 34 40 42 Title defined 87 maximum number recordable 32 thumbnails 57 72 TV channels automatic tuning 68 changing 26 manual setting 69 numbering 26 V Video CD compatibility 9 playback control PBC 29 ...

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