Pioneer DVR-210, Operating Instructions Manual

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Page 2: ...e to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected...

Page 3: ...e they exit from the product OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the product be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built up static charges Article 810 of the National Electrical Code ANSI NFPA 70 provides information with regard to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure ...

Page 4: ...and never touch the power cord when your hands are wet as this could cause a short circuit or electric shock Do not place the unit a piece of furniture etc on the power cord or pinch the cord Never make a knot in the cord or tie it with other cords The power cords should be routed such that they are not likely to be stepped on A damaged power cord can cause a fire or give you an electrical shock C...

Page 5: ...protection Decibel Level Example 30 Quiet library soft whispers 40 Living room refrigerator bedroom away from traffic 50 Light traffic normal conversation quiet office 60 Air conditioner at 20 feet sewing machine 70 Vacuum cleaner hair dryer noisy restaurant 80 Average city traffic garbage disposals alarm clock at two feet THE FOLLOWING NOISES CAN BE DANGEROUS UNDER CONSTANT EXPOSURE 90 Subway mot...

Page 6: ... on and setting up 30 05 Recording About DVD recording 33 About HDD recording 34 Recorded audio 34 Restrictions on video recording 35 Using the built in TV tuner 36 Setting the picture quality recording time 37 Basic recording from the TV 37 Setting a timer recording 38 Timer recording FAQ 46 Simultaneous recording and playback Chase Play 46 Recording from an external component 47 Automatic record...

Page 7: ...101 12 The Disc Setup menu Basic settings 103 Initialize settings 104 Finalize settings 104 Optimize HDD 105 Initialize HDD 105 13 The Video Adjust menu Setting the picture quality for TV and external inputs 106 Setting the picture quality for disc playback 108 14 The Initial Setup menu Using the Initial Setup menu 110 Selecting other languages for language options 118 15 Additional information Mi...

Page 8: ...of each battery match the indications in the battery compartment Remove batteries from equipment that isn t going to be used for a month or more When disposing of used batteries please comply with governmental regulations or environmental public instruction s rules that apply in your country or area Using the remote control Please keep in mind the following when using the remote control Make sure ...

Page 9: ... to 5 x ver 2 2 2 x 2 x to 3 x 2 x to 5 x DVD R DL ver 3 0 2 x to 4 x DVD R DL 2 4 x 2 4 x to 8 x Note that older models of DVD recorders and DVD writers may reject DVD RW ver 1 2 discs and or corrupt the data on the disc 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 recorders limite...

Page 10: ...axell discs have been tested to work reliably with this recorder Discs from other makers may become unusable when recorded or edited 14 Erasing a title does not increase the available recording time nor increase the number of recordable titles left 15 Must be compatible with DVD R playback 16 Depending on the disc it may have to be initialized before it can be recorded page 104 In this case initia...

Page 11: ...while the other side contains non DVD content such as digital audio material The non DVD audio side of the disc is not compliant with the CD Audio specification and therefore may not play It is possible that when loading or ejecting a DualDisc the opposite side to that being played will be scratched Scratched discs may not be playable The DVD side of a DualDisc plays in this product DVD Audio cont...

Page 12: ...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 for Windows XP Windows Media Player 9 or Windows Media Player 10 series Microsoft Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and...

Page 13: ... disc that contains expired DivX VOD content for example content that has zero remaining plays the message Rental Expired is displayed If your DivX VOD content allows an unlimited number of plays then you may load the disc into your recorder and play the content as often as you like and no message will be displayed Important DivX VOD content is protected by a DRM Digital Rights Management system T...

Page 14: ... or replacement of the HDD or related components all your HDD recordings will be lost Please use the recorder following the guidelines below to protect against possible HDD failure The HDD should not be regarded as a place to store recordings permanently We recommend that you back up your important recordings onto DVD discs in order to protect against accidental loss Pioneer cannot under any circu...

Page 15: ... on the HDD the data on the disk becomes fragmented eventually affecting the recorder s performance Before this happens the recorder will warn you that it is time to optimize the HDD which you can do from the Disc Setup menu see Optimize HDD on page 105 Symbols used in this manual The following icons are provided to help you quickly identify which instructions you need for which kind of disc HDD A...

Page 16: ...r 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 6 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT A high quality video output for connecting to a TV or monitor with a component video input 7 OUTPUT 2 Stereo analog audio S video and composite video output for connection to a TV monitor AV receiver etc ...

Page 17: ...t for connecting a PictBridge compatible printer 11 USB port type A DVR 640H S DVR 543H S only USB port for connecting a digital camera USB memory or other USB device 12 INPUT 2 Audio video input stereo analog audio composite and S video video especially suitable for camcorders game consoles portable audio etc S VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R MONO INPUT 2 10 11 12 USB ...

Page 18: ...f you are not connecting 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 ...

Page 19: ... to TVs monitors VCRs or 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 111 for how to set up the component video outpu...

Page 20: ...wn 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 1 jacks on this recorder using a set of A V cables This enable...

Page 21: ...o 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 1 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 standard video conne...

Page 22: ...V 1 Connect 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 AV amp receiver 3 Use an coaxial digital audio cable not supplied to connect the COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT jack on this recorder to an coaxial digital input on your AV amp receiver This enables you to listen to m...

Page 23: ...the front of the recorder you can connect USB devices such as digital cameras and printers Please also see the instructions that came with the device you want to connect before using Important Devices may not work reliably if connected to this recorder via a USB hub JPEG file storage devices Digital still camera Memory card reader any type of memory card USB memory The Mass Storage Class MSC devic...

Page 24: ...rder may not recognize it Note that although multi slot card readers can be used the recorder will only recognize the first card inserted To read another card remove all the cards and insert the card to be read again Using a USB printer Use a PictBridge compatible printer Plugging in After checking all the connections plug in the recorder 1 Use the supplied power cable to connect this recorder to ...

Page 25: ... Front panel display and IR remote sensor See Display on page 28 for details 8 REC Press to start recording Press repeatedly to set the recording time in 30 minute blocks 9 Front panel inputs See Front panel connections on page 17 for more information on these 10 Press to start or restart playback 11 Press to stop playback 12 CH Use to change channels skip chapters tracks etc 13 ONE TOUCH COPY pag...

Page 26: ...kip progressively forward through the audio or video playing CHANNEL page 36 Press to change the channel of the built in TV tuner 5 Playback controls page 52 PAUSE Press to pause playback or recording PLAY page 52 Press to start playback STOP page 52 Press to stop playback Press to skip to the previous or next title chapter track folder or to display the previous or next menu page page 58 Press to...

Page 27: ...is loaded REC MODE page 37 Press repeatedly to change the recording mode picture quality ONE TOUCH COPY page 81 Press to start One Touch Copy of the currently playing title to DVD or the HDD 8 Number buttons CLEAR Use the number buttons for track chapter title selection channel selection and so on The same buttons can also be used to enter names for titles discs and so on Use CLEAR to clear an ent...

Page 28: ...ed when dual mono is selected page 111 Lights when the component video output is set to progressive scan 6 Recording quality indicators page 37 XP 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 ...

Page 29: ...Controls and displays 03 29 En 2 3 page 117 Shows the remote control mode if nothing is displayed the remote control mode is 1 V Lights when an unfinalized Video mode disc is loaded ...

Page 30: ...language preferences 4 Start the Setup Navigator If you don t want to use the Setup Navigator press to select Cancel then press ENTER to exit the Setup Navigator 5 Select Antenna or Cable depending on how you receive your terrestrial TV channels After selecting Antenna or Cable the recorder starts automatic tuning This takes a couple of minutes to complete Select Do not set if you want to skip cha...

Page 31: ...aving D S T then press ENTER Select On if you are currently using daylight saving Set the date month day year and time then press ENTER to make all the settings Use the buttons to change the value in the highlighted field Use the buttons to move from one field to another Press ENTER to finish setting the time ENTER Clock Setting Help Setup Navigator Setup Navigator Clock Setting Auto Manual Auto t...

Page 32: ...See Manual CH Setting on page 111 ENTER etup Clock Setting Help Setup Navigator Setup Navigator TV Screen Size Wide 16 9 Standard 4 3 ENTER Clock Setting Help Setup Navigator Setup Navigator Progressive Compatible Not Compatible Don t Know Not Compatible ENTER ck Setting LP up Navigator up Navigator In the event of HDD failure recordings may be lost or normal playback recording may not be possible...

Page 33: ... initializing Important The table below shows the maximum number of titles recordable per disc and the maximum number of chapters per title 1 A maximum of 999 chapters are recordable per disc 2 A maximum of 254 chapters are recordable per disc This recorder cannot play or record unfinalized Video mode and DVD R discs recorded on another recorder DVD RW discs recorded on another recorder are playab...

Page 34: ...of course you can record erase and re record as many times as you like The capacity of the hard disk drive means that you can store many hours of video on it even using the higher quality recording modes Important The maximum number of titles chapters per title that can be recorded on the HDD is 999 and 99 respectively No more recording is possible on the HDD after the maximum number of titles has...

Page 35: ...ent 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 R ver 2 0 8 x or higher or DVD RW ver 1 1 or higher discs formatted in VR mode DVD RAM discs or on the HDD DVD CPRM recordings can only be played on players that ...

Page 36: ...roadcast with both a main and a Second Audio Program SAP You can change the TV audio using the AUDIO button Press to change the audio type The current audio channel is displayed on screen If SAP is selected but there is no SAP channel being broadcast you will still hear the main audio channel If the sound is poor quality when set to Stereo you can often improve it by changing to Mono Note When rec...

Page 37: ...owest video quality but gives about ten hours of recording time on a DVD disc MN1 to MN32 LPCM1 Manual Linear PCM available only when manual recording is on The setting is indicated in the front panel display and shown on screen together with the recording time for a blank recordable disc If a recordable disc is loaded the approximate remaining recording time for that disc is also shown Note that ...

Page 38: ...me 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 to the HDD DVD RAM or in VR mode a new chapter is started afte...

Page 39: ...ortant A timer recording can t be set if 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 The timer indicator lights in the front panel display when the timer is active If the indicat...

Page 40: ...ursor to the recording end time on the grid 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 8 Set the end time 9 Select Yes to set the timer recording and exit or No to go back to the Easy Timer Recording screen You can check the timer recording details yo...

Page 41: ...een appears with the timer program you just set 3 Confirm that the settings are correct If the channel number isn t displayed use the buttons to highlight CH then use the buttons to set the correct channel number If the channel number is set but incorrectly set up the guide channel see VCR Plus CH Setting on page 111 4 Select Store Program to finish Other options in the same menu panel allow you t...

Page 42: ...T appears in the display it means that although you entered a valid PlusCode number the program has already finished Setting a manual timer recording The timer recording screen you can see all the timer programs already set clear programs and set up new ones 1 Press HOME MENU select Timer Recording then Timer Recording This screen shows all the timer programs currently set Each row is for one time...

Page 43: ...ekly recording when the next one is recorded Genre Select a record genre for HDD recording only Dual Mono Recording Select which channel of a dual mono broadcast to record necessary if recording to a Video mode DVD HDD Recording Format Select Video Mode On or Video Mode Off depending on whether you need high speed copying to Video mode DVD capability or not 5 After entering all the timer recording...

Page 44: ...der 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 MN4 for DVD R RW recording quality then the Recovery Recording feature will automatically make the recording to the HDD instead If there is very little free space left on the HDD an Auto Replace Recording may not complete successfully If the HDD is being used for p...

Page 45: ...is can be useful if a broadcast program overruns for example Canceling or extending the timer 1 Press and hold for three seconds during a timer recording Recording continues but the timer indicator disappears from the front panel display indicating that the timer has been canceled 2 Press repeatedly to extend recording in 30 minute blocks Programming a new end time You can edit the end time of a t...

Page 46: ...e 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 program is finished If two programs have the same times but different channels for exampl...

Page 47: ...io In on page 111 If the aspect ratio is distorted squashed or stretched adjust on the source component or your TV before recording 3 Set the recording quality See Setting the picture quality recording time on page 37 for detailed information 4 Select the HDD or DVD for recording 5 Press to start recording If your source is copy protected using Copy Guard you will not be able to record it See Rest...

Page 48: ...Mono Recording are as you want them See Audio In on page 111 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 37 for detailed information 4 Select Timer Recording then Auto Start Recording from the Home Menu 5 Select Yes to switch Auto Start Recording on or No to switch off If you choose Yes the record...

Page 49: ... do this 2 Switch on this recorder You must leave the recorder on until the recording finishes At the programmed times the STB will start and stop recording on this recorder Playing your recordings on other DVD players Most regular DVD players can play finalized discs recorded in Video mode and DVD R discs A number of players including many Pioneer models can also play DVD RW discs recorded in VR ...

Page 50: ... discs and DVD R DL discs must be finalized in order to play in other recorders players Note however that some recorders players will not play even finalized dual layer discs 1 Load the disc you want to finalize Make sure that the recorder is stopped before proceeding 2 Select Disc Setup from the Home Menu 3 Select Finalize Finalize Next Screen 4 For Video mode and DVD R RW discs only select a tit...

Page 51: ...recording anything on the disc DVD RW and DVD RAM discs can also be initialized in order to erase the contents of the disc Important Initializing a DVD RW DVD RW or DVD RAM disc will erase everything recorded on it Make sure there is nothing on the disc that you want to keep You may not be able to re initialize a DVD RW disc in a different format if it was originally initialized on an older DVD re...

Page 52: ... The PhotoViewer DVR 640H S DVR 543H S on page 93 and The PhotoViewer DVR 540H S on page 101 Basic playback This section shows you how to use your recorder for playback of discs DVD CD etc and for playback of video from the HDD Important Throughout this manual the term DVD means any kind of playable or recordable DVD If a function is specific to a particular kind of DVD disc it is specified Some D...

Page 53: ...ideo and recordable DVD discs PLAY STOP Press to start playback If RESUME is displayed on screen playback starts from the place last stopped Press to stop playback You can resume playback from the same point by press ing PLAY Press 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 ...

Page 54: ... from the place last stopped Play back automatically stops after the end of a title is reached CM SKIP CM BACK TOP MENU DISC NAVIGATOR MENU ENTER RETURN PLAY Press to stop playback You can resume playback from the same point by press ing PLAY Press STOP again to cancel the resume function Pauses playback or restarts playback when paused Press to start scanning Press repeatedly to increase the scan...

Page 55: ...eed is shown on screen Press to skip to previous next track or folder for WMA MP3 disc During playback you can also use the front panel CH buttons During playback enter a track number then press ENTER to skip directly to that track Press CLEAR to clear a num ber entry and start again PLAY STOP PAUSE PREV NEXT CLEAR GHI PQRS TUV WXYZ JKL ABC DEF MNO ENTER Press to start playback If RESUME is displa...

Page 56: ...in PBC mode Press to start playback If RESUME is displayed on screen playback starts from the place last stopped Play back of titles DivX files pro ceeds in alphabetical order CLEAR GHI PQRS TUV WXYZ JKL ABC DEF MNO ENTER CM SKIP CM BACK RETURN PLAY Press to stop playback You can resume playback from the same point by press ing PLAY Press STOP again to cancel the resume function Pauses playback or...

Page 57: ...le of the Disc Navigator You can choose to display titles in the Disc Navigator in various different ways sorted alphabetically by recording date by genre and so on You can also choose whether to display four or eight titles on the screen at the same time 1 Display the View Options panel DVD R DVD RW DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM HDD HDD DVD DISC NAVIGATOR Disc Navigator HDD 11 29 MON 7 00PM 11 29Mon 7 00P...

Page 58: ... press ENTER For discs that contain CD Audio tracks and WMA MP3 tracks or DivX titles you can switch the playback area between CD WMA MP3 and DivX This can only be done while the disc is stopped Scanning discs except WMA You can fast scan discs at various speeds forwards or backward 1 ENTER ENTER DVD Video CD Video CD WMA MP3 DivX HOME MENU ENTER Note 1 Only analog audio is output when scanning au...

Page 59: ... sound when playing in slow motion 1 Pause playback 2 Press and hold to start slow motion reverse or forward play 3 Press repeatedly to change the slow motion speed The current playback speed is indicated on screen 4 Resume normal playback Frame advance frame reverse You can advance or back up video on a DVD disc2 or the HDD frame by frame With Video CD and DivX titles you can only use frame advan...

Page 60: ...2 0 Time Search Video CD For example for 2 minutes and 30 seconds into the current track press 2 3 0 Title Chapter Folder Track Search For example for track 6 press 6 3 Start playback A B Repeat The A B Repeat function allows you to specify two points A and B within a track or title that form a loop which is played over and over 2 1 During playback select A B Repeat from the Play Mode menu Note 1 ...

Page 61: ...layback select Repeat Off from the Repeat Play menu or press CLEAR if no menu OSD such as the Play Mode menu is displayed Program play This feature lets you program the play order of titles chapters2 folders tracks on a disc or the HDD 1 Select Program from the Play Mode menu then Input Edit Program The Input Edit Program screen varies according to the disc type Below is the DVD input screen Note ...

Page 62: ...starting playback press HOME MENU or PLAY MODE During program play press to skip to the next program step To repeat play the program list select Program Repeat from the Repeat Play Mode menu see Repeat play on page 61 Press CLEAR during playback to switch off program play if no menu OSD such as the Disc Navigator is displayed Press while stopped to erase the program list From the Program menu you ...

Page 63: ...ls For HDD2 and VR mode content that has both a main and a SAP Secondary Audio Program audio channels you can switch between main L SAP R or both L R 3 When playing Video CDs and audio CDs you can switch between stereo just the left channel or just the right channel Press repeatedly to display switch the audio channel The audio channel s currently playing are indicated on screen L R Both channels ...

Page 64: ...ck recording device HDD or removable disc To hide the information display press DISPLAY repeatedly until it disappears HDD and removable disc activity display Press DISPLAY once to see the HDD and removable disc DVD etc activity Use the HDD DVD button to switch between the two kinds of display The example displays below show high speed copying from HDD to DVD and HDD chase playback DVD Video ANGLE...

Page 65: ...inalized The total recording time figure shown in parenthesis is calculated based on a 12 cm 4 7 GB disc at the displayed record setting Recording and playback 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 The frame number is shown next to the elapsed time display when the disc is paused ...

Page 66: ...ct Play List from the view options then Play List Titles on the HDD marked with a icon are timer recordings set to Auto Replace Recording see Setting a manual timer recording on page 42 Titles on the HDD marked with a icon are recently recorded titles that haven t yet been played 3 Press to exit the Disc Navigator HDD DVD DISC NAVIGATOR Disc Navigator HDD 4 Titles Remain HDD SP Recent first All Ge...

Page 67: ...ideo mode DVD R RW DVD R RW DVD RAM VR mode Original Play List Create page 68 Play page 69 Erase page 69 Edit Title Name page 70 Edit Set Thumbnail page 71 Edit Erase Section page 72 Edit Divide page 73 Edit Chapter Edit page 73 Edit Set Genre page 75 Edit Lock page 75 Edit Move page 76 Edit Combine page 76 Genre Name page 77 Multi Mode page 78 Undo page 79 1 1 ...

Page 68: ... DVD or DVD R RW HDD genres The large capacity of the HDD means that there may be many hours of video in the recorder To help you organize your HDD video content you can assign different genres to titles There are 10 genres in total including ten user definable ones that you can name as you like Create Play List only Use this function to create a Play List and add titles to it Before you can use t...

Page 69: ...hlight the title you want to erase 2 Select Erase from the command menu panel 3 Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel Tip You can erase a title quickly by pressing CLEAR when the title is highlighted Confirm the edit by pressing ENTER DVD Video DVD VR DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM HDD ENTER Disc Navigator HDD 4 Titles Remain HDD SP Recent first All Genres 10Titles 30h30m 11 29 MON 7 00PM 11 29Mon 7 00PM 2c...

Page 70: ...the title name press RETURN Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name The table below shows the remote control key shortcuts that you can use to input characters in the name input screen Pressing a button repeatedly cycles through the characters shown If you want to enter two characters in succession that are both on the same button for example a P and an R press to advance the cursor one spa...

Page 71: ...ó ø ñ 2 a b c 2 ä à á â ã æ ç 7 p q r s 7 ÿ ß 1 3 d e f 3 è é ë ê 8 t u v 8 ü ù û ú 4 g h i 4 î ï ì í 9 w x y z 9 5 j k l 5 0 0 cursor back cursor for ward change case CLE AR clear charac ter space finish name input _ HDD DVD Video DVD VR DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM ENTER Disc Navigator HDD 4 Titles Remain HDD SP All Genres 10Titles 30h30m Recent first 11 29 MON 7 00PM 11 29Mon 7 00PM 2ch SP 2h00m 1 0G 1...

Page 72: ...he start of the section 5 Highlight To then in the same way find the end of the section to erase then press ENTER After pressing ENTER another marker indicates the end of the section with the section itself marked in red 6 Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel In the thumbnail viewer you can see a few seconds of video either side of the marked section to see how the edit will look When editing VR ...

Page 73: ... commands for erasing combining and dividing 1 Highlight the title that contains the chapters you want to edit 2 Select Edit Chapter Edit from the command menu panel 3 HDD only Select the type of edit For more information about these options see Editing accuracy on page 68 HDD DVD VR DVD RAM ENTER Video Mode Compatible Editing Frame Accurate Editing DVD RECORDER Please select the type of editing V...

Page 74: ...d press ENTER 5 Select Exit to get back to the main Disc Navigator screen Note 1 When editing VR mode Original content it may not be possible to erase chapters less than five seconds long 2 VR mode Play List only Chapter Edit DVD VR mode Play List Rec time 1 1 Play 0 00 00 1h00m Chapters 5 12 03Sun 11 00PM 4ch SP Exit Erase Move Combine Divide Chapter Edit DVD VR mode Play List 002 003 005 004 001...

Page 75: ...m 1 0G 12 03 SUN 11 00PM 12 03Sun 11 00PM 4ch SP 2h00m 1 0G MENU Play Erase Edit Multi Mode Genre Name Cancel Title name Erase Section Divide Cancel Set Thumbnail Set Genre Lock Chapter Edit ENTER Disc Navigator HDD 11 29 MON 7 00PM 11 29Mon 7 00PM 2ch SP 2h00m 1 0G 1 4 Titles Remain HDD SP All Genres 10Titles 30h30m Recent first 9 8 7 10 12 03 SUN 8 00PM 12 03Sun 8 00PM 9ch SP 2h00m 1 0G 12 02 SA...

Page 76: ...h00m 1 0G 11 29 WED 7 00PM 11 29Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP 1h00m 1 0G 12 03 SUN 11 00PM 12 03Sun 11 00PM 4ch SP 2h00m 1 0G MENU Play Erase Edit Multi Mode Genre Name Cancel Title name Erase Section Divide Cancel Set Thumbnail Move Combine Chapter Edit ENTER Disc Navigator DVD 4 Titles Remain 10Titles 0h30m Play List 11 29 MON 7 00PM 11 29Mon 7 00PM 2ch SP 2h00m 1 0G 1 2 1 3 4 12 03 SUN 8 00PM 12 03Sun 8 00...

Page 77: ... 1 0G MENU ENTER Yes OK to combine titles 1 and 3 No HDD ENTER Disc Navigator HDD 4 Titles Remain HDD SP All Genres 10Titles 30h30m Recent first 11 29 MON 7 00PM 11 29Mon 7 00PM 2ch SP 2h00m 1 0G 1 9 8 7 10 12 03 SUN 8 00PM 12 03Sun 8 00PM 9ch SP 2h00m 1 0G 12 02 SAT 10 00PM 12 02Sat 10 00PM 7ch SP 1h00m 1 0G 11 29 WED 7 00PM 11 29Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP 1h00m 1 0G 12 03 SUN 11 00PM 12 03Sun 11 00PM 4ch...

Page 78: ...small OK Clear Space Free 1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V WX Y Z A A A A A A Æ ç E E E E I I I I 2 3 µ 1 D N O O O O O ø U U U U Y ß 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 _ _ ˆ x c a o 1 4 1 2 3 4 ENTER HDD ENTER Disc Navigator HDD 4 Titles Remain HDD SP All Genres 10Titles 30h30m Recent first 11 29 MON 7 00PM 11 29Mon 7 00PM 2ch SP 2h00m 1 0G 1 9 8 7 10 12 03 SUN 8 00PM 12 03Sun 8 00PM 9ch SP 2h00m 1...

Page 79: ...longer displayed but the content remains on the disc DVD R R are write once media they 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 up eventually preventing yo...

Page 80: ... you can copy video at a lower recording quality for example an XP recording on the HDD copied to SP on a DVD Copying in this way is always done in real time When real time copying from the HDD to a Video mode DVD R RW or DVD R RW the chapter markers in the original material are not copied Chapter markers are put into the copy at intervals according to the Auto Chapter settings see also Auto Chapt...

Page 81: ...in a better quality recording 2 Press during playback to copy the current title The front panel display indicates that the title is being copied High speed copying is used when copying from the HDD to DVD Playback continues while copying Real time copying is used when copying from DVD to the HDD Playback restarts from the beginning of the title Canceling One Touch Copy You can cancel a One Touch C...

Page 82: ...the title being copied is copy protected copying will start but the copy protected portions will not be copied Using Copy Lists See also Copyright on page 81 At its simplest a Copy List is just a list of HDD or DVD titles that you want to copy When copying HDD titles to DVD you can however edit the titles in your copy list erasing chapters you don t need or re naming titles for example Edits you m...

Page 83: ...h part with a different aspect ratio will be added as a separate title if high speed copying is possible Depending on the title1 high speed copying may not be possible to a Video mode disc ENTER HDD DVD Disc Back up DVD CD HDD Continue Using Previous Copy List Create New Copy List Note 1 Widescreen titles recorded at low resolution SEP through LP MN1 to MN15 Video Mode Off or MN1 to MN8 Video Mode...

Page 84: ...7 Dual Mono Audio Set how dual mono audio should be copied when copying from HDD to Video mode DVD see Dual Mono Audio on page 87 Cancel Exit the menu Repeat this step for as many titles you have that need editing 9 Display the command menu panel Copy Select Title Recent first All Genres 10 Title Return Copy List Total Current DVD Remain 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 11 29 WED 11 29Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP 11 29 WED ...

Page 85: ...py screen isn t accessible when a finalized Video mode disc or a DVD Video is loaded As long as the disc is not Copy Guard protected you can still use the One Touch Copy function however See One Touch Copy on page 81 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...

Page 86: ...hlighted in pink 5 Select Next from the command menu panel to proceed to the title edit screen 6 Select a title to edit A menu appears of Copy List editing commands Erase Erase individual titles from the Copy List see Erase on page 69 Move Change the order of titles in the Copy List see Move on page 76 Preview Check the content of a title in the Copy List Cancel Exit the menu Repeat this step for ...

Page 87: ...e 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 Dual Mono Audio 1 Select the title containing the audio you want to change 2 Select Dual Mono Audio from the command menu panel 3 Select a dual mono audio opt...

Page 88: ...scs or finalized DVD R or DVD RW discs excluding DVD R DL DVD R DL discs 4 Select Start To see the progress of the backup press DISPLAY You can cancel the backup process by pressing ONE TOUCH COPY for more than one second 5 When the data has been copied take out the disc and load a blank recordable DVD If you re using a DVD RW or DVD RW the disc doesn t have to be blank although the previous conte...

Page 89: ...e initialize it in order to make it usable again see Initializing recordable DVD discs on page 51 7 After the recorder has finished recording the backup disc you can select whether to make another backup of the same data or exit Select Start to make another backup copy or Cancel to finish If you want to make another backup copy return to step 6 above 8 If you don t need to keep the backup data on ...

Page 90: ... other order using the program play mode See Program play on page 61 for how to do this Note that once copied to the HDD audio tracks cannot be copied to a recordable DVD disc Important While copying CD audio no other recorder operation is possible When copying CD audio scheduled timer recordings will not start until copying is complete Copy protected CDs may not copy successfully 1 Load the CD yo...

Page 91: ...e been stored on the HDD Listen to Music from USB Device Listen to music from an external USB device DVR 640H S DVR 543H S only 3 Select what you want to play The screen below shows CD albums stored on the HDD If you select a whole album to play all tracks that are not set to Jump will play If you want to start playback from a selected track in an album or play a track that is set to Jump press to...

Page 92: ...t a track to jump so that it doesn t play choose this command again to cancel the Jump setting Play Mode Change the playback order for albums and tracks Genre Name Enter a name of up to 12 characters for a genre See page Title Name on page 70 for how to enter names ENTER 12 1 1 HDD New First 10Albums Album1 The Planets Mars Venus Mercury Jup iter Saturn Uranus Nep classical Total 12 1 14 58 Jukebo...

Page 93: ...ntaining the files you want to view copy or edit If you encounter a disc that will not play check that the disc and file formats are compatible with this recorder see JPEG file compatibility on page 13 and PC created disc compatibility on page 14 Note 1 Up to 999 files or 99 folders are viewable but if there are more files folders than this on the disc or connected USB camera it is still possible ...

Page 94: ...nu You can also select a file or folder then press PLAY to start playing the slideshow Use PREV NEXT to display the previous next picture or PAUSE to pause the slideshow Depending on the aspect ratio some pictures may be displayed with black bars top and bottom or left and right Large picture files may take a few seconds to display This is normal During playback of the slideshow you can listen to ...

Page 95: ...epeatedly to continue rotating the picture in increments of 90º Importing files to the HDD You can import files and save them on to the HDD2 from a CD DVD or a connected USB camera Once on the HDD you can edit and organize your pictures and print them out if you ve connected a PictBridge compatible printer 1 Select the location of folders files you want to import To import a whole folder press ENT...

Page 96: ...m the menu 4 Display the command menu 5 Select the command you want to apply to all the selected items ENTER PhotoViewer 1 2 1 3 001 12 12 TUE 002 12 13 WED 003 12 14 THU 004 12 15 FRI 005 12 16 SAT 006 12 17 SUN 007 12 18 MON 008 12 19 TUE 1 4 7 2 5 8 3 6 9 File Date Time Chair No 2 1 24 2006 10 00AM 1920 x 1440 CD DVD Size Press ENTER to display the menu Press RETURN to go back to folder selecti...

Page 97: ...ecorders that may not be compatible with JPEG file playback Note however that you may need to finalize the disc before it will play on another DVD player copying selected files doesn t automatically finalize the disc Important A maximum of 99 titles can be recorded Slideshows can contain up to 99 files If there are more files than this in the slideshow multiple slideshows are created on the disc I...

Page 98: ...Folder Options 3 Select Erase or Erase Folder ENTER ENTER PhotoViewer 1 2 1 3 001 12 12 TUE 002 12 13 WED 003 12 14 THU 004 12 15 FRI 005 12 16 SAT 006 12 17 SUN 007 12 18 MON 008 12 19 TUE 1 4 7 2 5 8 3 6 9 Folder 12 13 WED HDD Use to select then press to select file Press ENTER to display menu File selection Start Slideshow New Folder Folder Options Copy to DVD Multi Mode Cancel ENTER ENTER Phot...

Page 99: ...r folder names can be up to 64 characters long See Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name on page 70 for how to enter a name Locking Unlocking files Locking files will protect them from accidental erasure and prevent them from being renamed Use the same process to both lock and unlock files Locked files are displayed in the PhotoViewer with a padlock icon ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER PhotoViewe...

Page 100: ...the print 3 Select Start to confirm or Cancel to cancel Once printing has started you can cancel by pressing ENTER Tip Paper size and layout can be set the options available depend on your printer check the printer manual for details Note 1 Picture files should be standard DCF format Non standard files may not print properly ENTER ENTER ENTER PhotoViewer 1 2 1 3 001 12 12 TUE 002 12 13 WED 003 12 ...

Page 101: ... also select a folder then press to get to the thumbnail view area To get back to the folder list press RETURN or when the leftmost thumbnail is highlighted 2 Select a thumbnail from which to start the sideshow Use the and buttons to display the previous next page of thumbnails You can also select a file or folder then press PLAY to start playing the slideshow Note 1 Up to 999 files or 99 folders ...

Page 102: ...otoViewer press HOME MENU Zooming an image During a slideshow you can zoom in to enlarge a portion of the picture by a factor of two or four You can also move the area of the picture displayed 1 Press during the slideshow to zoom the picture Repeated presses cycle between zoom off 2 x zoom and 4 x zoom The zoom factor is displayed on screen 2 Use to move the zoomed area Rotating an image You can r...

Page 103: ... 2 Select Basic Input Disc Name Next Screen 3 Input a name for the disc The disc name can be up to 64 characters long for a VR mode disc or 40 for a Video mode discs and DVD R RW See Title Name on page 70 for more on navigating the input screen Lock Disc Default setting Off Locking the disc will prevent accidental recording editing or erasing of the disc Important A locked disc can still be initia...

Page 104: ...r DVD player or computer equipped with a suitable DVD ROM drive It is also possible to finalize DVD RW discs This is only necessary if you want to a player to display a title menu for the disc See Playing your recordings on other DVD players on page 49 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 i...

Page 105: ...ly optimized 1 Select Disc Setup from the Home Menu 2 Select Optimize HDD then Start A progress bar indicates how long there is left to go Initialize HDD 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 can initialize the HDD to fix the problem Note that initializing the HDD wi...

Page 106: ...a preset Use the INPUT SELECT button to switch between the built in TV tuner and the external inputs Use the buttons to change the channel of the built in TV tuner There are six presets available Tuner suitable for general TV broadcasts VCR suitable for video cassettes DTV LDP suitable for digital broadcasts and Laserdiscs Memory1 user preset 1 Memory2 user preset 2 Memory3 user preset 3 You can p...

Page 107: ...lied to the C color component White AGC Turn on for automatic white level adjustment 1 White Level Adjusts the intensity of white Black Level Adjusts the intensity of black Black Setup Corrects the standard reference black level Hue Adjusts overall balance between red and green Chroma Level Adjusts how rich the colors appear 4 Adjust the currently selected setting 5 Press to exit You can now use t...

Page 108: ...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 3 Select the picture quality setting you want to adjust You can adjust the following settings Prog Motion Adjusts the motion and still picture quality when video output is set to progressive PureCinema Thi...

Page 109: ...e Level Adjusts the intensity of white Black Level Adjusts the intensity of black Black Setup Corrects the standard reference black level Gamma Correction Adjusts the brightness of darker images Hue Adjusts overall balance between red and green Chroma Level Adjusts how rich the colors appear 4 Use the buttons to adjust the currently selected picture quality setting 5 When you have all the settings...

Page 110: ...to Set the channel that broadcasts a clock signal and the clock will be set automatically Manual If there is no channel that broadcasts a clock signal in your area you can set the time and date manually The clock must be set in order to use timer recording HELP Setting On Switches on the automatic Help screens for GUI dis plays Off Switches off the automatic Help screens for GUI dis plays Press HE...

Page 111: ...nge the guide channel for setting Use the buttons to change the channel number Use the PREV NEXT button to display the previous next 10 guide channels To return to the Initial Setup menu press ENTER Video In Out Component Video Out Interlace Select if your monitor TV is not compatible with pro gressive scan video Progressive Select if your monitor TV is progressive scan compat ible Check the opera...

Page 112: ...is being played Off Switch off the digital output when a DTS source is being played Use when your connected equipment doesn t have a DTS decoder In this case use the ana log audio outputs 96 kHz PCM Out 96 kHz 48 kHz Convert 96 kHz digital audio sources to 48 kHz out put Use if your connected equipment doesn t sup port 96 kHz sampling rate 96 kHz Output 96 kHz digital audio when a 96 kHz source is...

Page 113: ...rançais Sets the default subtitle language for DVD Video play back to French Other Select to set the default subtitle language to some thing other than the ones listed See Selecting other languages for language options on page 118 Discs do not necessarily have subtitles in your selected menu language Also some discs override the Subtitle Language preference Auto Language On On this setting DVD Vid...

Page 114: ...s where available Some discs may override these settings Recording Manual Recording On go to setup All the standard recording modes plus MN1 to MN32 and LPCM modes can be set Off Justthestandardrecordingmodes XP SP LP EP SLP and SEP can be set See also Manual recording modes on page 125 for detailed information on manual recording levels Optimized Rec On The recording quality of timer recordings i...

Page 115: ... 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 HDD Recording Format Video Mode Off Recordings made to the HDD are made in VR mode Use this setting if you don t need to tr...

Page 116: ...cy of the edit points Off You may notice momentary interruption at edited points during playback of a VR mode Play List This setting applies to HDD DVD R RW VR and DVD RAM playback Parental Lock Set Password In order to change the parental lock level or change the country area code set the password using this option From the following screen enter a four digit number that will be your password Cha...

Page 117: ...g Remote Control Mode Recorder 1 3 default Recorder 1 If you are using more than one recorder in the same room set them to different IDs This setting sets the recorder ID to change the remote controller ID press and hold RETURN then press 1 2 or 3 to set The remote will only control a recorder with the same ID DivX VOD Registration Code Use to display the recorder s DivX registration code See DivX...

Page 118: ...ct 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 language Select by code number Press then use the number buttons to enter the four digit language code See Language code list on page 126 for a list of available languages and correspondin...

Page 119: ...Depending on the disc the copy speed may be reduced for example although a 6 x disc is used the copy may be made at 2 x speed DVD disc type Rec mode DVD R 1 x DVD RW 1 x DVD RW 2 x DVD R DL DVD RAM 2 x DVD R 2 4 x DVD RW 2 4 x DVD R DL DVD RAM 3 x DVD RAM 5 x DVD R 4 x DVD RW 4 x DVD R 4 x DVD RW 4 x DVD R 8 x 16 x DVD RW 6 x DVD R 8 x 16 x DVD RW 8 x 1 x 2 x 2 4 x 3 x 4 x 6 x SEP 10 h 6 mins 3 mi...

Page 120: ...m of the screen 4 3 Pan Scan The sides of the program are cropped so that the picture fills the whole screen 4 3 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 presented check the ma...

Page 121: ... the connected TV and or the AV amp receiver is set to the correct input Make sure that the disc is NTSC format The recorder may be set to progressive scan with an incompatible TV Reset to interlace by pressing and holding the front panel STOP button then pressing PLAY Can t play a disc Check that the disc is a compatible format disc page 9 Take out the disc and clean it page 131 Check that the di...

Page 122: ...up Audio Out DTS Out setting is On Some 96 kHz discs do not output audio through the digital jack In this case switch the input of your amp receiver to analog Check the audio cable connections page 16 If the sound is distorted try cleaning the cable plugs Cannot switch a dual mono program During real time copying it is not possible to switch audio channels The main and sub channels are both output...

Page 123: ...s on a disc HDD 999 titles VR mode 99 titles 999 chapters per disc Video mode disc 99 titles per disc 99 chapters per title DVD R RW 49 titles per disc 99 chapters per title max 254 chapters per disc Check that the source you are trying to record is not copy protected For a VR formatted disc check that the disc isn t locked page 103 The power may have failed during recording Timer program doesn t ...

Page 124: ...for titles over 8 hours long when copying to DVD R RW though you can use a DVD R DL One Touch Copy can t be used for MN1 to MN6 SEP SLP or EP titles when copying to DVD R RW One Touch Copy doesn t work if the recorder is already recording to DVD Can t use One Touch Copy DVD to HDD Make sure that there is space available on the HDD and that there are fewer than 999 titles on the HDD One Touch Copy ...

Page 125: ... mins EP MN 6 2 360 mins 352 x 480 MN 7 300 mins MN 7 300 mins 352 x 480 MN 8 270 mins MN 8 270 mins 480 x 480 MN 9 240 mins LP MN 9 240 mins 720 x 480 MN 10 230 mins MN 10 230 mins MN 11 220 mins MN 11 220 mins 544 x 480 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 720 x 480 MN 16 170 mins MN 16 170 mins MN 17 160 mins MN ...

Page 126: ...ti 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 Kirghiz ky 1125 Latin la 1201 Lingala ln 1214 Lao...

Page 127: ...C Start recording STOP Stop recording 4 Position the IR controller so that it will control this recorder The IR sensor on the recorder is located just above the mark on the front panel Making a timer recording 1 Set the timer on the STB See the manual that came with your STB for how to do this 2 Switch on this recorder You must leave the recorder on until the recording finishes At the programmed t...

Page 128: ...was finalized on a non Pioneer DVD recorder Undo the finalization in order to recording editing Cannot play this disc This disc cannot be recorded Cannot read the CPRM information Could not record the information to the disc Cannot edit Could not initialize disc Could not complete finalization successfully Could not undo finalization successfully Could not successfully unlock the disc The disc may...

Page 129: ...hould be optimized basically HDD housekeeping to maintain playback and recording performance Please perform HDD optimization This can be done using Disc Setup The HDD is in more urgent need of optimization in order to maintain performance The HDD has not been sufficiently optimized Please optimize again If this message appears repeatedly after optimizing the HDD it is likely that there is not enou...

Page 130: ...ob See also the operating instructions that came with your printer for possible causes of print errors The print job has been canceled because This message is displayed when there is a printer error during printing After checking the printer for the cause of the error reconnect the printer and start the printing job again See also the operating instructions that came with your printer for possible...

Page 131: ... correctly When you re not using a disc return it to its case and store upright Avoid leaving discs in excessively cold humid or hot environments including under direct sunlight Don t glue paper or put stickers onto the disc or use a pencil ball point pen or other sharp tipped writing instrument These could all damage the disc For more detailed care information see the instructions that come with ...

Page 132: ...e cigarette smoke Place directly on top of an amplifier or other component in your stereo system that becomes hot in use Use near a television or monitor as you may experience interference especially if the television uses an indoor antenna Use in a kitchen or other room where the recorder may be exposed to smoke or steam Use on a thick rug or carpet or cover with cloth this may prevent proper coo...

Page 133: ...lay LP Approx 136 h Extended Play EP Approx 204 h Super Long Play SLP Approx 272 h Super Extended Play SEP Approx 340 h Manual Mode MN Approx 34 h to 455 h DVR 543 540H S 80 GB Fine XP Approx 17 h Standard Play SP Approx 34 h Long Play LP Approx 68 h Extended Play EP Approx 102 h Super Long Play SLP Approx 136 h Super Extended Play SEP Approx 170 h Manual Mode MN Approx 17 h to 227 h DVD R RW DVD ...

Page 134: ...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 Digital audio output Coaxial USB Type A front Type B front DVR 640H ...

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