Pioneer DVR-233-S, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...DVD Recorder DVR 231 S DVR 231 AV DVR 233 S Operating Instructions RegisterYour Product on www pioneerelectronics com US www pioneerelectronics ca Canada ...

Page 2: ... in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception whic...

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

Page 4: ...CTRIC SHOCK DO NOT USE THIS POLARIZED PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE ATTENTION POUR PREVENIR LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES NE PAS UTILISER CETTE FICHE POLARISEE AVEC UN PROLONGATEUR UNE PRISE DE COURANT OU UNE AUTRE SORTIE DE COURANT SAUF SI LES LAMES PEUVENT ETRE INSEREES A FOND SANS EN LAISSER AUCUNE PARTIE A DECOU...

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

Page 6: ...d switching subtitles 31 Switching DVD soundtracks 31 Switching audio channels 32 Switching camera angles 32 06 Recording About DVD recording 33 Recording time and picture quality 33 Restrictions on video recording 34 Setting the picture quality recording time 34 Basic recording from the TV 35 Setting a timer recording 35 Timer recording FAQ 38 Recording from an external component 39 Playing your ...

Page 7: ...made Note that the quality of recordings may be reduced if a longer recording time is used High quality 16 bit Linear PCM audio When recording using the high quality setting XP the audio is recorded in uncompressed 16 bit Linear PCM format This delivers great sounding audio to accompany the high picture quality Find what you want to watch quickly and easily Unlike video tape that needs to be wound...

Page 8: ...between the remote and the remote sensor on the unit Remote operation may become unreliable if strong sunlight or fluorescent light is shining on the unit s remote sensor Remote controllers for different devices can interfere with each other Avoid using remotes for other equipment located close to this unit Replace the batteries when you notice a fall off in the operating range of the remote When ...

Page 9: ...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 33 What s VR mode VR Video Recording mode is a special mode designed for home DVD recording It allows flexible editing of recorded material compared to Video mode On the other hand Video mode discs are more compatible with other DVD players ...

Page 10: ...for connection to your TV or AV receiver 7 S video output S video video output for connection to your TV or AV receiver 8 Analog audio input Stereo analog audio input available for recording 9 Composite video input Standard video input available for recording 10 S video input S video input available for recording 11 VHF UHF OUT Antenna output that passes through the antenna input signal to make it...

Page 11: ...this recorder to the antenna input on your VCR If 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 to a set of audio video inputs on your TV Use the supplied three pin audio video cable It is color c...

Page 12: ...d luminance brightness signals Use an S video cable not supplied to connect the S VIDEO OUTPUT to an S video input on your TV monitor or other equipment 2 Connecting using the component video output Component video carries the picture as two separate color signals plus a luminance brightness signal See also Video Out on page 49 for how to set up the component video output for use with a progressiv...

Page 13: ... receiver 1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown This enables you to watch and record TV channels 2 Connect the AUDIO and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks 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 tuner to the INPUT 1 jacks on this recorder usi...

Page 14: ...n 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 discs 3 Connect the audio video output of your cable box satellite tuner to the INPUT 1 jacks on this recorder using a set of A V cables This enables you to record scrambled TV channels Note The setup on this page does not allow you to watch one channel and record another The d...

Page 15: ... as shown This enables you to watch and record TV channels 2 Connect the AUDIO and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks on this recorder to a set of audio video inputs on your AV amp receiver 3 Use a coaxial digital audio cable not supplied to connect the COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT jack on this recorder to a coaxial digital input on your AV amp receiver This enables you to listen to multichannel surround sound 4 Connect t...

Page 16: ...input standard video connection only 2 Connect a set of audio and video inputs of your VCR or camcorder to the outputs on the rear panel of this recorder This enables you to record from this recorder to your VCR or camcorder You can use standard video or S video cables for the video connection Plugging in After checking all the connections plug in the recorder 1 Use the supplied power cable to con...

Page 17: ... recorders page 49 Lights when the component video output is set to progressive scan 2 Lights during playback blinks when paused 3 Lights during recording blinks when recording is paused 4 OVER page 51 Lights when the analog audio input level is too high 5 V Lights when an unfinalized Video mode disc is loaded 6 page 35 Lights when a timer recording has been set Indicator blinks if the timer has b...

Page 18: ...disc 8 cursor buttons CH ENTER Used to navigate all on screen displays Press ENTER to select the currently highlighted option The cursor right button is also used to change the recording input Use the CH buttons to change the channel of the built in TV tuner 9 HOME MENU Press to display the Home Menu from which you can navigate all the functions of the recorder 10 RETURN Press to go back one level...

Page 19: ...rols and displays 03 19 En English TIMER REC Press to set a timer recording from the standard Timer Recording screen CM SKIP Press repeatedly to skip progressively forward through the audio or video playing ...

Page 20: ... select English French or Spanish as the on screen display OSD language then press ENTER 4 Press ENTER again to start setting up using the Setup Navigator If you don t want to use the Setup Navigator press cursor down to select Cancel then press ENTER to exit the Setup Navigator 5 Use the cursor up down buttons to select Antenna or Cable depending on how you receive your terrestrial TV channels th...

Page 21: ... cursor up down buttons to change the value in the highlighted field Use the cursor left right buttons to move from one field to another Press ENTER to finish setting the time 7 That s it Press ENTER to finish setting up Other settings you can make After setting up using the Setup Navigator you should be ready to start enjoying your DVD recorder It s possible however that you may want to make a co...

Page 22: ...ding By default the recording will be in SP standard play mode which will give you around two hours of recording from a blank DVD disc The different recording mode and their recommended uses are covered in mode detail in Chapter 6 You can pause recording by pressing Press REC or again to restart recording 6 When you want to stop recording press Playing back your recording The TV program you just r...

Page 23: ...n a PlayList of titles These can be found after the Original titles on the disc See also Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc on page 27 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 front panel only to open the disc tray 3 Load a disc Load a disc with the label side facing up using the disc tray...

Page 24: ...title You can also use the front panel but tons to do this during playback Commercial skip Each press skips for ward progressively up to a maximum of ten minutes Except VR mode during playback enter a chapter number then press ENTER to skip directly to that chapter within the currently playing title On some discs you can also use the num ber buttons to select numbered items in the disc menu VR mod...

Page 25: ...y 2 1 Resume Shows Resume if playback can be resumed from the last place stopped 2 Recording mode and Recording time available Shows the current recording mode XP SP LP etc and the total recording time available on the disc Finalized Video mode DVD R RW discs are shown as DVD R Finalized or DVD RW Finalized 3 Copy control information Shows recording restrictions During playback press to start scan...

Page 26: ... current recording is the one touch recording 2 Current title and chapter number 3 Elapsed recording time 4 Recording mode and Recording time available Shows the current recording mode XP SP LP etc and the available recording time on the disc Note 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 calc...

Page 27: ...y not be played with this product Since audio content on non DVD side of a DualDisc is not compliant with the Compact Disc Digital Audio specification it may or may not be played with this product If you need further information about playability of DualDisc please see Service Support on the Pioneer web site www pioneerelectronics com Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc Use t...

Page 28: ...Press ENTER Otherwise just wait a few seconds and playback will jump to the new title 1 During playback use the number buttons to input a track number For example for track 6 press 6 for track 24 press 2 then 4 To clear and start again press CLEAR 2 Optionally Press ENTER Otherwise just wait a few seconds and playback will jump to the new track Scanning discs You can fast scan discs at various spe...

Page 29: ...tarts 3 Press the same button repeatedly to change the slow motion speed 4 To resume normal playback press Note Reverse slow motion playback may not be as smooth as forward and may be better with some discs than others Depending on the disc normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached on a DVD disc No sound is output during slow motion playback Frame advance frame reverse...

Page 30: ...er buttons to enter a title chapter track number or the search time in hours minutes seconds Time Search DVD For example for 25 minutes into the current title press 2 5 0 0 For 1 hour and 15 minutes and 20 seconds into the title press 1 1 5 2 0 Time Search Video CD For example for 45 minutes into the disc press 4 5 0 0 You can also use the cursor up down buttons and ENTER to input a time Title Cha...

Page 31: ...s which you can switch during playback Check the disc packaging for details of the subtitle options 1 Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select a subtitle option The current subtitle language is shown on screen 2 To switch off subtitles press SUBTITLE repeatedly until Off is displayed Note Some discs only allow you to change subtitle language from the disc menu Press TOP MENU to access To set subtitle p...

Page 32: ...atedly The audio channel s currently playing are indicated on screen L R Both channels default L Left main channel only R Right SAP channel only Stereo Stereo default 1 L Left channel only 2 R Right channel only Note When playing a Dual Mono recording on a VR mode disc if you are listening to the Dolby Digital soundtrack via the digital output you cannot switch the audio channel Set Dolby Digital ...

Page 33: ... information The maximum number of titles that can be recorded on a DVD R RW disc is 99 The maximum number of chapters recordable on a DVD R RW disc is 999 Recording time and picture quality There are six preset recording quality modes XP Highest quality setting gives about one hour of recording time SP Standard Play Default quality used for most applications gives about two hours of recording tim...

Page 34: ...o reproduce or copy Unless you own the copyright or have obtained permission from the copyright owner or otherwise have a legal right to reproduce or copy you may be violating the law including copyright law and may be subject to payment of damages and other remedies This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intell...

Page 35: ...o select the audio channel before recording 5 Press REC to start recording If you want to set a recording end time press the REC button repeatedly The recording time increases in 30 minute increments up to a maximum of ten 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 To cancel the se...

Page 36: ...utton You can also clear a timer program before it s started by highlighting it and pressing CLEAR 2 Select New Input to set a new timer program then press ENTER 3 Enter the timer recording settings Use the buttons to select a field use the buttons to change the value Date Choose a date up to one month in advance or select a daily or weekly program Start Set the recording start time Stop Set the r...

Page 37: ...If you want to change the recording quality use the buttons to highlight Rec Mode then use the buttons to change See also Recording time and picture quality on page 33 and Setting the picture quality recording time on page 34 4 After making the settings press ENTER If you haven t set up the guide channels or at least the guide channel for the PlusCode number that you entered the recorder will prom...

Page 38: ... completely press Preventing use of the recorder before a timer recording child lock You can make all the front panel and remote control buttons inoperative using the child lock feature This is useful when you set a timer recording and want to make sure that the timer settings are not changed before recording has finished 1 If the recorder is on switch it into standby 2 Press and hold on the front...

Page 39: ... is copy protected using CopyGuard you will not be able to record it See Restrictions on video recording on page 34 for more details Playing your recordings on other DVD players Most regular DVD players can play finalized discs recorded in Video mode A number of players including many Pioneer models can also play DVD RW discs recorded in VR mode finalized or not Check the manual that came with the...

Page 40: ...r 1 Press HOME MENU and select Initial Setup 2 Press to select Disc 3 Select Initialize 4 Select Video Mode or VR Mode from the initialize options 5 Select Start It takes about 30 seconds to initialize the disc Note By default the recorder initializes blank DVD RW discs for VR mode recording See DVD RW Auto Init on page 52 if you want to change the default to Video mode If a disc was previously fi...

Page 41: ...l titles from a disc When erasing Original content from a VR mode DVD RW the available recording time will increase as titles are erased Erasing a title from a Video mode DVD RW disc increases the available recording time only if it is the last title on the disc Since DVD R is not erasable rewritable erased titles do not free up space on the disc even though they are not visible anymore 1 Select E...

Page 42: ...frame from a title to use as that title s thumbnail image in the Disc Navigator 1 Select Navi Mark from the Title Edit menu options 2 Use the buttons to select the title then press ENTER 3 Use the playback controls etc to find the frame you want to use for the thumbnail picture 4 When the frame you want to use is displayed select Change then press ENTER 5 To return to the title selection screen pr...

Page 43: ...s you can edit individual chapters within a title with commands for erasing combining and dividing Erase Use this command to erase individual chapters from a title 1 Select Erase from the Chapter Edit menu options 2 Use the buttons to select the title containing the chapters you want to erase then press ENTER 3 Use the cursor buttons to select the chapter you want to erase then press ENTER 4 Highl...

Page 44: ... menu options or select another title to edit Note It may not always be possible to combine two chapters even though they are adjacent If a chapter has been divided into three then the middle chapter erased it is not possible to combine the two remaining chapters into one VR mode Divide Title 01 Chapters 011 Recording Time 00h20m Chapter 001 The lively big tree Chapter Time 00h05m02s 001 002 003 0...

Page 45: ...e these signals to set the clock automatically 1 Select Auto 2 Set Clock Set CH to the channel preset number that broadcasts a clock signal 3 Move the cursor down to Start and press ENTER The time and date is displayed when the recorder has successfully set the clock If the time could not be set press RETURN to go back to the previous screen and select Manual Manual clock setting If no stations in...

Page 46: ... screen is displayed 3 Press ENTER to return to the main menu screen Clock Date Time Time Zone D S T Auto Manual USA Alaska Manual Date Time Time Zone D S T 01 01 2005 SAT 12 00 AM Off Auto Manual USA Alaska Manual Date Time Time Zone D S T 01 01 2005 SAT 12 00 AM On Auto Manual USA AM Alaska Manual Date Time Time Zone D S T 01 01 00 12 SAT 2005 On Auto Manual Basic Disc Video Audio Recording Play...

Page 47: ...nels are used by the VCR Plus system so that the channel number specified in the VCR Plus programming numbers can be guaranteed to correspond to the correct station 1 Select Guide CH Setup then Guide CH 2 Assign channel numbers to the guide channels as necessary Look in your TV guide to see which channel numbers should be assigned to which guide channels Use the buttons to change the guide channel...

Page 48: ...he remote becomes inoperative until you change the remote to the same ID To set the remote press and hold RETURN and a number button 1 2 or 3 for five seconds Setup Navigator Default setting n a The Setup Navigator appears automatically when you switch on the recorder for the first time or after resetting the recorder It is also available from the Initial Settings menu should you need it at any ot...

Page 49: ... already on the disc You can also undo the finalization of VR mode discs which have been finalized on other DVD recorders If when you load a disc the message This disc cannot be recorded Undo the finalization is displayed use this command to be able to record on the disc using this recorder Select Finalize then Undo Finalize Start from the finalize options screen Video settings Video Out Default s...

Page 50: ...ic range of the audio output when playing DVDs with Dolby Digital sound Compatibility of this unit with progressive scan TVs Consumers should note that not all high definition television sets are fully compatible with this product and may cause artifacts to be displayed in the picture In case of 525 progressive scan picture problems it is recommended that the user switch the connection to the stan...

Page 51: ...r to see which digital formats it s compatible with From the Audio Out screen use the buttons to select a setting then use the buttons to adjust it Dolby Digital If your AV receiver etc is Dolby Digital compatible set to Dolby Digital otherwise set to Dolby Digital PCM 96 kHz PCM If your AV receiver etc is compatible with high sampling rate audio 88 2 96 kHz set to 96kHz otherwise set to 96kHz 48k...

Page 52: ...VD RW disc the recorder automatically initializes it for recording You can set it to initialize the disc for VR mode or Video mode recording Playback settings Parental Lock Some DVD Video discs feature a Parental Lock level If the recorder is set to a lower level than the disc it will require you to enter a password before the disc will play This gives you some control about what your children wat...

Page 53: ...ing password then enter a new one 1 Select Change Password 2 Use the number buttons to enter your existing password 3 Press ENTER 4 Enter a new password 5 Press ENTER Change Level Default level Off 1 Select Level 2 Use number buttons to enter your password then press ENTER 3 Use the buttons to select a new parental lock level Parental Look Set Password Set Password Change Level Country Area Set Pa...

Page 54: ...cally plays the disc in that language Subtitle This setting is your preferred subtitle language for DVD discs If the language you specify here is recorded on a disc the recorder automatically plays the disc with those subtitles DVD Menu Some multilingual discs have disc menus in several languages This setting specifies in which language the disc menus should appear Leave on the default setting w S...

Page 55: ...mode widescreen software is shown with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen Pan Scan chops the sides off widescreen material to make it fit the 4 3 screen so even though the picture looks larger on the screen you re actually seeing less of the movie See Screen sizes and disc formats on page 56 for more information Still Picture The recorder uses one of two processes when displaying a sti...

Page 56: ...Scan The sides of the program are cropped so that the picture fills the whole screen 4 3 16 9 The program appears squashed Set to either 4 3 Letter Box or 4 3 Pan 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 w...

Page 57: ...he disc is loaded properly aligned in disc tray and label side up There may be condensation in the recorder Leave the recorder for an hour or so for the condensation to evaporate 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 S...

Page 58: ...r TV Can t record or does not record suc cessfully Check that there is some remaining blank space on the DVD Check that the disc isn t already finalized A DVD disc may contain up to 99 Original titles and 999 chapters 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 that the disc isn t locked page 48 Th...

Page 59: ...arts of recordings from a disc Yes Recording to a VR mode DVD RW disc gives you the most flexibility when editing By default when you load a new DVD RW disc into the recorder it is initialized for recording in VR mode See also Editing on page 41 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...

Page 60: ...alagasy mg 1307 Maori mi 1309 Macedonian mk 1311 Malayalam ml 1312 Mongolian mn 1314 Moldavian mo 1315 Marathi mr 1318 Malay ms 1319 Maltese mt 1320 Burmese my 1325 Nauru na 1401 Nepali ne 1405 Norwegian no 1415 Occitan oc 1503 Oromo om 1513 Oriya or 1518 Panjabi pa 1601 Polish pl 1612 Pashto Pushto ps 1619 Quechua qu 1721 Rhaeto Romance rm 1813 Kirundi rn 1814 Romanian ro 1815 Kinyarwanda rw 1823...

Page 61: ...isc please consult a Pioneer Service Center Incompatible or unreadable disc The disc loaded is a DVD RAM DVD R RW or some other incompatible disc type This display may also appear if the disc is dirty or damaged 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 RW disc with CPRM for r...

Page 62: ...peed inside the recorder If you can see that a disc is cracked chipped warped or otherwise damaged don t risk using it you could end up damaging the recorder This recorder is designed for use with conventional fully circular discs only Use of shaped discs is not recommended for this product Pioneer disclaims all liability arising in connection with the use of shaped discs Cleaning the pickup lens ...

Page 63: ... connected properly switch on your TV and select this recorder as the video input You should see whatever the STB is tuned to 3 Program the IR controller supplied with your STB to send start stop recording codes for a Pioneer VCR See the manual that came with the STB for how to do this Only the REC and STOP codes have any effect when used with this recorder REC Start recording STOP Stop recording ...

Page 64: ...nd DAT and AV amp receivers with digital inputs this unit can convert Dolby Digital and MPEG audio to PCM See also Digital audio PBC PlayBack Control Video CD only A system of navigating a Video CD through on screen menus recorded onto the disc Especially good for discs that you would normally not watch from beginning to end all at once karaoke discs for example Progressive scan video Also called ...

Page 65: ...ms 1 month 32 programs Clock Quartz lock 12 hour digital display Input Output VHF UHF antenna input output terminal VHF UHF set 75 Ω F shape connector Video input Input 1 rear 2 front Input level 1 Vp p 75 Ω Jacks RCA jack Video output Output 1 Output level 1 Vp p 75 Ω Jacks RCA jack S Video input Input 1 Y luminance Input level 1 Vp p 75 Ω C color Input level 286 mVp p 75 Ω Jacks 4 pin mini DIN S...

Page 66: ...ing for menus and displays OSD 20 46 47 settings for DVD playback 54 subtitle 31 54 P Picture quality recording time vs 33 setting for playback 50 setting for recording 34 video connections and 12 Playback 23 32 on screen displays 26 parental lock for DVD Video 52 picture quality settings for 50 settings 52 Progressive scan video 26 R Recording 33 40 automatic chapter marking 52 copy protection an...

Page 67: ...67 En English V Video CD compatibility 8 playback control PBC 24 55 playback controls for 24 27 32 ...

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