Pioneer DVR-530H-S, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...DVD Recorder DVR 630H S DVR 530H S Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...o country or region Be sure that the power supply voltage of the area where this unit will be used meets the required voltage e g 230V or 120V written on the rear panel D3 4 2 1 4_A_En Before plugging in for the first time read the following section carefully This product complies with the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC amended by 93 68 EEC EMC Directives 89 336 EEC amended by 92 31 EEC and 93 68...

Page 3: ...ted This product is for general household purposes Any failure due to use for other than household purposes such as long term use for business purposes in a restaurant or use in a car or ship and which requires repair will be charged for even during the warranty period K041_En This product includes FontAvenue fonts licenced by NEC corporation FontAvenue is a registered trademark of NEC Corporation...

Page 4: ... program guide The GUIDE Plus system 38 Using the GUIDE Plus system 38 Areas 40 GUIDE Plus FAQ and troubleshooting 47 06 Recording About DVD recording 49 About HDD recording 49 Recording time and picture quality 50 Recorded audio 50 Restrictions on video recording 50 Setting the picture quality recording time 51 Basic recording from the TV 51 Setting a timer recording 53 Timer recording FAQ 56 Sim...

Page 5: ...9 14 The Initial Setup menu Using the Initial Setup menu 100 15 Additional information Resetting the recorder 109 Setting up the remote to control your TV 109 Screen sizes and disc formats 110 Minimum copying times 111 Troubleshooting 112 Frequently asked questions 114 About DV 115 Manual recording modes 116 Language code list 117 Country Area code list 117 On screen displays and recorder displays...

Page 6: ...or MN12 32 XP recordings Video Mode On Chase play Using chase play you can start watching a recording from the beginning while continuing to record For example you could set a timer recording for a program that you re going to miss the first 15 minutes of then start watching while the recorder is still recording the program 15 minutes ahead of you Simultaneous recording and playback HDD and DVD pl...

Page 7: ...Video input for connection to a DV camcorder This makes it ideal for transferring camcorder footage to DVD or HDD for editing Safe non destructive editing When editing Play List content the actual content of the disc the Original content is not touched The edited version the Play List content just points to various parts of the Original content Play Video mode recordings on a regular DVD player Di...

Page 8: ... When disposing of used batteries please comply with governmental regulations or environmental public instruction s rules that apply in your country or area Using the remote control Please keep in mind the following when using the remote control Make sure that there are no obstacles between the remote and the remote sensor on the unit Remote operation may become unreliable if strong sunlight or fl...

Page 9: ...D RW Ver 1 2 discs 1 Discs 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 Vide...

Page 10: ...that DVD R is a record once medium while DVD RW is a re recordable erasable medium You can re record erase a DVD RW disc approximately 1 000 times For more information see About DVD recording on page 49 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 ar...

Page 11: ...rtant recordings onto DVD R RW discs in order to protect against accidental loss Pioneer cannot under any circumstances accept resposibility for any direct or indirect loss arising from any inconvenience or loss of recorded material resulting from HDD failure Do not move the recorder while it is on this includes during EPG download when the display shows EPG Install and use the recorder on a stabl...

Page 12: ...ntrol 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 8 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT Optical digital audio jack for connecting to an AV amplifier receiver Dolby Digital DTS MPEG decoder or other equipment with a digital input 9 INP...

Page 13: ...his feature Channel preset download This feature allows you to set up the channel presets of this recorder very simply using the channel presets and preset names already in your TV See Switching on and setting up on page 25 and Auto Channel Setting on page 101 for more on this feature NexTView timer programming download NexTView timer programming download allows you to program a timer recording di...

Page 14: ... chain connect it to the ANTENNA IN RF IN jack on this recorder and skip the next step 2 Use an RF antenna cable one is supplied to connect the antenna output of your VCR to the ANTENNA IN RF IN of this recorder 3 Use another RF antenna cable to connect the ANTENNA OUT of this recorder to the antenna input on your TV 4 Use a SCART cable not supplied to connect the AV1 RGB TV AV connector on this r...

Page 15: ... to connect the S VIDEO OUTPUT jack to an S video input on your TV For a component video connection use a component video cable not supplied to connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks to a component video input on your TV See also Component Video Out on page 101 for how to set up the component video output for use with a progressive scan compatible TV 2 Connect the AUDIO OUTPUT jacks to the correspo...

Page 16: ...bled TV channels 4 Plug the supplied G LINK cable to the G LINK jack This enables you to control the tuner in the external receiver using the GUIDE Plus system Position the IR transmitter end of the G LINK cable so that the IR receiver on your cable satellite digital terrestrial receiver will pick up the control signals see diagram See the manual that came with your cable satellite digital terrest...

Page 17: ...other using this setup 1 Connect the cable from the antenna cable TV outlet to the antenna input on your VCR satellite receiver cable box 2 Use a SCART cable not supplied to connect your decoder to your VCR satellite receiver cable box See the manual for your decoder box for more detailed instructions 3 Use a SCART cable to connect your VCR satellite receiver cable box to the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER A...

Page 18: ...This enables you to watch discs 3 Use another SCART cable to connect the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER AV connector to a SCART AV connector on your decoder box This enables you to record scrambled TV channels Note 1 In order to use this setup you will need to make the following settings from the Initial Setup menu Set the AV2 L1 In setting to Decoder from the Initial Setup menu see AV2 L1 In on page 102 Fro...

Page 19: ...n This enables you to watch and record TV channels 2 Connect one of the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL jack on this recorder to an optical digital input on your AV amplifier receiver This enables you to listen to multichannel surround sound 3 Connect the analog AUDIO OUTPUT and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks on this recorder to an analog audio and video input on your AV amplifier receiver 4 Connect the AV amplifier rece...

Page 20: ...he front panel connections make convenient connections for a camcorder input Connecting a DV camcorder 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 vide...

Page 21: ...panel inputs page 12 Pull the cover down where indicated to access the front panel input jacks audio video and DV Especially convenient for connecting camcorders and other portable equipment 8 Use to change channels skip chapters tracks etc 9 REC Press to start recording Press repeatedly to set the recording time in 30 minute blocks 10 Press to stop recording 11 ONE TOUCH COPY page 71 Press to sta...

Page 22: ...g to the GUIDE Plus Area page 38 AUDIO page 31 69 Changes the audio language or channel When the recorder is stopped press to change the tuner audio SUBTITLE page 68 Displays changes the subtitles included in multilingual DVD Video discs ANGLE page 70 Switches camera angles on discs with multi angle scenes PLAY MODE page 65 Press to display the Play Mode menu for features such as search repeat and...

Page 23: ... NEXT Press to skip to the previous or next title chapter track folder or to display the previous or next menu page When GUIDE Plus is displayed use to display the previous next page STEP SLOW page 64 During playback press to start slow motion playback while paused press to show the previous or next video frame When GUIDE Plus is displayed use to display the previous next day 20 Recording controls...

Page 24: ...page 53 Lights when receiving a VPS PDC broadcast during a VPS PDC enabled timer recording 5 Recording quality indicators page 50 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 extended play ...

Page 25: ...p Navigator press to select Cancel then press ENTER to exit the Setup Navigator 5 Select the Auto Channel Setting Auto Scan or Download from TV or Do not set then press ENTER Select Do not set if you want to skip setting up the channels because they have already been set up for example You can only use the Download from TV feature if you connected this recorder to your TV using a fully wired 21 pi...

Page 26: ...igator Setup Navigator Basic 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 Basic Country Selection Country Austria Tuning 32 213 Cancel Downloading Pr 5 32 213 Cancel Initial Setup Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback Clock Setting Input Line Sy...

Page 27: ... later Setting up the GUIDE Plus system The GUIDE Plus system is a free interactive on screen television programming guide The system offers program listings for all major channels one touch recording search by genre recommendations according to your profile and more For the GUIDE Plus system to function correctly it is important that you set the language and country correctly in the Setup Navigat...

Page 28: ...strial Cable or Satellite Select your provider if applicable Select the brand of your external receiver Identify which input your external receiver is connected to After completing these steps the recorder will try and communicate with your external receiver and change the channel via the G LINK cable If the channel was successfully changed select Yes to confirm If the channel did not change selec...

Page 29: ...n if you can t use the EPG functions where you live you can still set ShowView timer recordings and manual recordings see Setting a timer recording on page 53 The front panel display shows EPG when receiving data If you power on the recorder during an EPG download the download is canceled EPG data may be received several times a day All updates are automatic When downloading EPG data the recorder ...

Page 30: ...g This quick guide shows you how to make a basic recording of a TV program on either the HDD or to a recordable DVD Recording is covered in much more detail in chapter 6 Recording 1 If they aren t already on switch on your TV and this recorder Press STANDBY ON to switch on Make sure that the video input on your TV is set to this recorder 2 Press HDD to record to the HDD or DVD to record to a recor...

Page 31: ...ing standby CH buttons on the remote Number buttons on the remote For example to select channel 4 press 4 then ENTER for channel 34 press 3 4 ENTER 1 buttons on the front panel Changing audio channels You can change the audio channel of the broadcast or external input signal Press AUDIO to change the audio The current audio channel is displayed on screen If the NICAM audio setting see Nicam Select...

Page 32: ...t 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 HDD to playback from the HDD or DVD to play a DVD If playing video from the HDD skip to step 5 below 3 Press OPEN CLOSE to open the disc tray 4 Load a disc Load a disc with the label side facing up using the disc tray guide to align the disc if you re loading a doubl...

Page 33: ...ess 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 FWD SCAN PREV NEXT CLEAR CLEAR ENTER SKIP CM BACK STEP SLOW TOP MENU MENU...

Page 34: ... start playback Video CD only If RESUME is displayed on screen playback starts from the place last stopped Press to stop playback Video CD only You can resume playback from the same point by pressing 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 to skip to previous n...

Page 35: ...disc DVD etc activity together Press again to show the status of just the currently selected playback recording device HDD or removable disc The on screen display automatically disappears after 150 minutes 2 To hide the information display press DISPLAY repeatedly until it disappears The example displays below are a guide only actual displays vary according to the disc loaded etc HDD and removable...

Page 36: ...ayable files other than CD audio tracks for example Multi format WMA MP3 10 Finalized Shows Finalized if a recordable DVD is finalized 11 TV DVD mode Shows the current mode of the recorder see Switching between TV and DVD on page 32 Stop display 2 1 Date and time 2 Number of titles tracks on disc For a VR mode DVD RW the number of Original and Play List titles are shown separately Play display 1 1...

Page 37: ...information for playback only During real time copy the copy source playback information is displayed 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 tha...

Page 38: ...tice GEMSTAR TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL INC AND OR ITS RELATED AFFILIATES ARE NOT IN ANY WAY LIABLE FOR THE ACCURACY OF THE PROGRAM SCHEDULE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE GUIDE PLUS SYSTEM IN NO EVENT SHALL GEMSTAR TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL INC AND OR ITS RELATED AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY AMOUNTS REPRESENTING LOSS OF PROFITS LOSS OF BUSINESS OR INDIRECT SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WIT...

Page 39: ...l switch to the correct channel and start recording1 You can review the shows you have set to record in the Schedule Area see also The Schedule Area on page 43 Key What it does GUIDE Press to access GUIDE Plus also use to exit GUIDE Plus Use to navigate screens highlight an item RED GREEN YELLOW BLUE Action buttons that change functionality depending on the Area MENU Press to jump directly to the ...

Page 40: ...us system consists of seven Areas All Areas can be accessed from the Menu bar Grid The GUIDE Plus system Home Area Displays TV listings information for the next seven days by time and channel Search Search for TV programs by category eg Sport subcategory eg Football or keyword My TV Set up a profile and receive recommendations according to your preferences Schedule Shows all scheduled recordings I...

Page 41: ...h as a TV magazine 1 Select Search from the Menu bar 2 Use the buttons to select a category and a subcategory If you choose All as the subcategory all programs in the category you selected will show up in the search results 3 Press ENTER to start the search The search results are shown sorted by time and date If no search results are displayed it means there are no programs for the current day tha...

Page 42: ...nd 16 keywords 1 Select My TV from the Menu bar 2 Press the YELLOW Action button to set a profile Channels is now highlighted 3 To add a channel to your profile press the YELLOW Action button Select a channel from the mosaic of channel icons and press ENTER Repeat this step to add up to 16 channels 4 To add a theme to your profile highlight Themes and press the YELLOW Action button Select a theme ...

Page 43: ...tion timing or genre settings skip to step 6 below 2 Press the GREEN Action button Edit 3 Use the cursor and number buttons to edit the recording date start time end time and channel Use the cursor up down buttons or the number buttons to edit Press the GREEN Action button to go to continue or the RED Action button to go back 4 Enter a name for the scheduled recording Use the buttons followed by E...

Page 44: ...f Optimized Rec see Optimized Rec on page 104 is set to On and VPS PDC is off the recorder will adjust the recording quality to try and fit the recording on the disc If the recording will not fit onto the disc even on MN1 recording quality then the Re covery 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...

Page 45: ... 4 Press ENTER to confirm is a trademark of Gemstar Development Corporation The ShowView system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation Setting a manual recording 1 Select Schedule from the Menu bar 2 Press the GREEN Action button Manual 3 Use the number and buttons to enter the recording date then press the GREEN Action button Next 4 In the same way enter the recording ...

Page 46: ...lite say or move house From the Editor Area you can Display hide channels in the grid switch the channel on off Select a channel source Tuner Ext Rec 1 Ext Rec 2 etc Enter a channel program number Switching a channel on off You can choose whether or not to display a channel in the Grid Area by switching the channel on or off in the Editor Area 1 Select Editor from the Menu bar 2 Highlight the left...

Page 47: ...lease try other codes for your brand under satellite cable or terrestrial Go to the Setup Area and choose one of the three options cable satellite or terrestrial that you have not already tried Follow the on screen prompts to make sure that GUIDE Plus can change channels on your external receiver If it does not work repeat the process choosing different reception and external receiver combinations...

Page 48: ...ting it up again see Setting up the GUIDE Plus system on page 27 Your cabling and setup is OK but the recorder has not been connected for enough time to receive the TV listings data Leave the recorder in standby overnight For external receiver users only The connections and setup are OK but the external receiver was not tuned to the correct host channel Check the list of host channels see step 5 o...

Page 49: ...ormation 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 107 About HDD recording Recording to the internal hard disk drive HDD is very flexible you have the full choice of recording quality options includi...

Page 50: ...ons on video recording You cannot record copy protected video using this recorder Copy protected video includes DVD Video discs and some satellite broadcasts If copy protected material is encountered during a recording recording will pause automatically and an error message will be displayed on screen Video that is copy once only can only be recorded on the HDD or in VR mode see below When recordi...

Page 51: ...hat disc is also shown Note that if the On Screen Display setting see On Screen Display on page 106 is Off then this information is not displayed Basic recording from the TV Follow the instructions below to record a TV program Recording starts immediately and continues until the disc is full or you stop the recording 1 Press HDD or DVD to record to the hard disk drive or a recordable DVD respectiv...

Page 52: ... sooner If VPS PDC is active for two timer programs that are programmed to start at the same time then the program that actually starts first takes priority Tip During recording you can turn on off the SCART loop through function During recording press the front panel button to switch to SCART THRU loop through on or to switch to SCART NORM loop though off Note that you can t switch loop through o...

Page 53: ...the Recovery Recording feature will automatically record the program to the HDD for you This recorder is compatible with VPS Video Programming System and PDC Program Delivery Control systems used by many TV stations to ensure that a timer recording catches the whole program even when the program is not running to schedule Up to eight timer programs can be set with VPS PDC on Important A timer reco...

Page 54: ... forward or back an hour at a time using the and buttons Each row of the grid is one day you can set the timer recording for up to a month in advance Each column is a 15 minute interval The darker area represents time that has already passed and can t therefore be selected The lighter area is time that s available 4 Press ENTER to set the start time The start date and time is displayed in the midd...

Page 55: ...ress and hold REC for three seconds Only the program is canceled the timer indicator disappears recording continues so that you can manually stop recording whenever you like 2 When you want to stop recording completely press STOP REC Tip You can also stop a timer recording immediately by pressing STOP REC then selecting Yes to confirm Preventing use of the recorder before a timer recording child l...

Page 56: ...ot just limited to watching the recording in progress you can watch anything else already on the DVD or HDD by selecting it from the Disc Navigator screen see Using the Disc Navigator with recordable discs and the HDD on page 62 Important Note that you must use a DVD RW Ver 1 1 2x or Ver 1 2 disc to be able to use this feature You may not be able to use this feature with a DVD RW disc that was fir...

Page 57: ...ut are as you want them see Audio In Settings on page 102 If the aspect ratio is distorted squashed or stretched adjust on the source component or your TV before recording 3 Set up the recorder Use REC MODE to set the recording quality See Setting the picture quality recording time on page 51 for detailed information Press HDD to record to the hard disk drive or DVD to record to a DVD 4 Press REC ...

Page 58: ...a DV camcorder to this recorder we recommend cueing the camcorder to the place you want to start recording from and setting the camcorder to play pause 1 Make sure your digital camcorder is connected to the front panel DV IN jack Also set the camcorder to VTR mode 2 Set up the recorder Use REC MODE to set the recording quality See Setting the picture quality recording time on page 51 for detailed ...

Page 59: ...s although some DVD ROM drives and DVD recorders may be able to finalization might be necessary Check the manual that came with the player to check what kinds of discs it will play When you finalize a Video mode disc a title menu is created from which you can select titles when you play the disc There are a number of different styles of title menu to choose from to suit the content of the disc All...

Page 60: ...atically for recording You can also manually initialize discs for either Video mode recording or VR mode recording 1 By default the recorder initializes blank DVD RW discs for VR mode recording See DVD RW Auto Init on page 105 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 i...

Page 61: ...rtain points in the disc This is not a malfunction When playing Video CDs some functions such as making a program list are not available in PBC mode Stop the disc first then start playback by pressing For discs that contain JPEG picture files see The PhotoViewer on page 93 Navigating discs and the HDD During playback you can easily jump to another title chapter or track on a disc using the number ...

Page 62: ... 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 four or eight titles on the screen at the same time 1 From the Disc Navigator s title list press to display the view options panel 2 Use the buttons to select Style Sort Order or Genre then pr...

Page 63: ...playback area between CD and WMA MP3 This can only be done while the disc is stopped Disc Navigator HDD 11 29 MON 7 00PM 11 29Mon 7 00PM 2ch SP 2h00m 1 0G 1 2 3 7 4 Titles Remain HDD SP NEW first All Genres 10Titles 30h30m 1 20 00 FRI 3 12 20 00 Fri 3 12 Pr 9 SP 2h00m 1 0G 22 00 THU 2 12 22 00 Thu 2 12 Pr 7 SP 1h00m 1 0G 19 00 MON 29 11 19 00 Mon 29 11 Pr 2 SP 1h00m 1 0G 23 00 FRI 3 12 23 00 Fri 3...

Page 64: ... DVDs Analog and digital sound is output when scanning DVDs with Dolby Digital or Linear PCM sound on forward SCAN 1 Linear PCM is output from the optical digital output Except during chase playback and simultaneous recording playback No sound is output when using other scan speeds No sound is output when scanning from the HDD except on forward SCAN 1 Linear PCM is output from the optical digital ...

Page 65: ... 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 Search Mode The Search Mode feature lets you start playback from a specified point in a disc by time2 or by title chapter folder track number 1 Select Search Mode from the Play Mode menu 2 Select one of the search o...

Page 66: ...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 Mode menu is displayed Repeat play There are various repeat play options depending on the kind of disc loaded or if you re using the HDD for playback It s also possible to use repeat play together with pr...

Page 67: ... step into the program list highlight the step number where you want to insert another step then select a chapter title folder track as usual After pressing ENTER all the subsequent steps move down one To delete a step from the program list highlight the step you want to delete then press CLEAR 4 Repeat step 3 to build up a program list A program list can contain up to 24 titles chapters folders t...

Page 68: ...rogram See above Start Program Play Starts playback of a saved 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 swi...

Page 69: ...witch between the two soundtracks as well as individual channels in each 1 To display switch the audio channel press AUDIO repeatedly The audio channel s currently playing are indicated on screen L R Both channels default L Left channel only R Right channel only Stereo Stereo default 1 L Left channel only 2 R Right channel only 1 Stereo Soundtrack 1 Stereo default 1 L Soundtrack 1 Left channel 1 R...

Page 70: ...een to let you know that other angles are available this can be switched off if you prefer see Angle Indicator on page 106 To switch the camera angle press ANGLE The angle number is displayed on screen If the disc was paused playback starts again with the new angle Repeat play is canceled if you change the angle while repeat playback is active You can also change the angle from some DVD Video disc...

Page 71: ... need to use a VR mode disc compatible with CPRM Ver 1 1 or higher see CPRM on page 50 for more on this Only one instance of a copy once protected title can be added to the Copy List and after it s been copied the title is erased from the HDD it is therefore not possible to copy a locked title that is copy once protected You can identify copy once protected material during playback by displaying d...

Page 72: ...opying to the HDD The maximum title length for copying is 12 hours Title name and chapter markers are also copied except when copying from a finalized Video mode disc Thumbnail picture markers and chapter markers for the Disc Navigator are copied but their position in the copy may be slightly changed from the original If some part of the title being copied is copy protected copying will start but ...

Page 73: ...eate New Cppy List Copy Select Recording Format Please select the recording format for the disc HDD DVD VR Mode Video Mode High compatibility mode Must be final ized for playback on other equipment Copying of bilingual broadcasts and copy once protected material is possible Note 1 Widescreen titles recorded at low resolution SEP through LP MN1 15 Video Mode Off or MN1 11 Video Mode On LP MN9 15 re...

Page 74: ...y see Recording Mode on page 78 Select Input Disc Name if you want to change the disc name Input a name of up to 64 characters for a VR mode disc or 40 characters for a Video mode disc The input method is similar to that of naming titles see Title Name on page 75 Select Finalize if you want to automatically finalize a Video mode DVD after copying 1 Select a title menu style from the following scre...

Page 75: ...order of titles in the Copy List see page 76 Preview Check the content of a title in the Copy List see page 77 Cancel Exit the Copy List screen without saving any changes Repeat this step for as many titles you have that need editing 8 Press to display the command menu panel 9 Select Next to proceed to the Start Copy screen Select Recording Mode if you want to change the recording quality see Reco...

Page 76: ...n about these options see Editing accuracy on page 82 4 Highlight From then use the playback controls etc to find the start of the section to erase then press ENTER The bar at the bottom of the screen indicates the current play position in the title After pressing ENTER a marker shows the start of the section 5 Highlight To then in the same way find the end of the section to erase then press ENTER...

Page 77: ... move The next title you select will be appended to this one 2 Select Combine from the command menu panel 3 Select the title you want to append to the first then press ENTER This title will effectively move to be added to the end of the first title In the example below title 3 will be appended to title 1 4 Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel then press ENTER Chapter Edit The Chapter Edit option ...

Page 78: ... Exit to return to the Copy List screen Recording Mode 1 Select Recording Mode from the command menu panel 2 Use the buttons to select a recording mode for the copy High Speed Copy1 The Copy List is copied at the same recording quality as the original XP SP LP EP SLP SEP MN2 The Copy List is copied at the specified recording quality in real time Note that if you copy at a higher quality setting th...

Page 79: ...ay and load the disc you want to make a back up of then close the disc tray You can only make back up copies of finalized Video mode discs 4 Select Start To see the progress of the back up press DISPLAY You can cancel the back up process by pressing ONE TOUCH COPY for more than one second 5 When the data has been copied press OPEN CLOSE to open the disc tray Take out the disc and load a blank reco...

Page 80: ... make another back up copy or Cancel to finish If you want to make another back up copy return to step 6 above 8 If you don t need to keep the back up data on the HDD you can delete it now Select Yes to delete the data from the HDD select No to keep it you can delete it later if you want to If you decide to leave the back up data on the HDD you can make back up copies to recordable DVD discs anyti...

Page 81: ...ation displayed in the title list If you are editing 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 You can switch between the HDD and the DVD Disc Navigator screens using the HDD and DVD buttons front panel or remote Titles on the HDD marked with a icon are timer recordings set to Aut...

Page 82: ...choose will only be accurate to within 0 5 1 second On the other hand these edit points will be preserved if you use high speed copy to make a Video mode DVD 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 nine genres in total including five user defi...

Page 83: ...s ENTER Tip You can erase a title quickly by pressing CLEAR when the title is highlighted Confirm the edit by pressing ENTER Title Name You can give titles new names of up to 64 characters long for VR mode and HDD recordings and up to 40 characters for Video mode recordings 1 Highlight the title you want to name or rename 2 Select Edit Title Name from the command menu panel VR mode Disc Navigator ...

Page 84: ...ce manually between inputting the two characters 1 lower case ÿ upper case ß Set Thumbnail You can change the thumbnail picture that appears in the Disc Navigator for a title to any frame that appears in that title 1 Highlight the title you want to change the thumbnail picture for 2 Select Edit Set Thumbnail from the command menu panel The thumbnail setting screen appears from which you can find t...

Page 85: ...ER 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 then press ENTER In the thumbnail viewer you can see a few seconds of video either side of the marked section to see how the edit will look When editing VR mode Original content you may not be able to erase very short sections less than five seconds ...

Page 86: ...9 chapters per HDD title Erase1 Move2 Erase or move chapters Select the chapter you want to erase move and press ENTER Select whether you want to erase or move the chapter Move command only Select the destination for the chapter and press ENTER Combine3 Combine two adjacent chapters into one Highlight the bar divider between two adjacent chapters and press ENTER 5 Select Exit to get back to the ma...

Page 87: ... 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 20 00 FRI 3 12 20 00 Fri 3 12 Pr 9 SP 2h00m 1 0G 22 00 THU 2 12 22 00 Thu 2 12 Pr 7 SP 1h00m 1 0G 19 00 MON 29 11 19 00 Mon 29 11 Pr 2 SP 1h00m 1 0G 23 00 FRI 3 12 23 00 Fri 3 12 Pr 4 SP 2h00m 1 0G Play Erase Edit Multi Mode Genre Name Cancel Title name Erase Section Edit Chap...

Page 88: ...cel Set Thumbnail Move Combine Chapter Edit Disc Navigator DVD 4 Titles Remain 10Titles 0h30m DVD VR Mode Play List 11 29Mon 7 00PM 2ch SP 1 20 00 FRI 3 12 20 00 Fri 3 12 Pr 9 SP 2h00m 1 0G 22 00 THU 2 12 22 00 Thu 2 12 Pr 7 SP 1h00m 1 0G 19 00 MON 29 11 19 00 Mon 29 11 Pr 2 SP 1h00m 1 0G 23 00 FRI 3 12 23 00 Fri 3 12 Pr 4 SP 2h00m 1 0G 2 1 3 4 HDD Disc Navigator HDD 4 Titles Remain HDD SP All Gen...

Page 89: ... 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 you from editing further Disc Navigator HDD 4 Titles Remain HDD SP All Genres 10Titles 30h30m Recent First 2h00m 1 0G 20 00 FRI 3 12 20 00 Fri 3 12 Pr 9 SP 2h00m 1 0G 22 00 THU 2 12 22 00 Thu 2 12 Pr 7 SP 1h00m 1 0G 19 00 M...

Page 90: ...rogram play on page 67 for how to do this Note that once copied to the HDD audio tracks cannot be recorded back to a DVD R RW disc Important During copying no other recorder operation is possible Scheduled timer recordings will not start until copying is complete Copy protected CDs may not copy successfully 1 Press DVD 2 Load the CD you want to copy to the HDD If you want to copy the CD with a dif...

Page 91: ...he whole album is erased Edit Album Name Enter a name of up to 64 characters for the album See page Title Name on page 83 for how to enter names Edit Change Genre Set or change the genre for the album Edit Jump Set2 Set 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...

Page 92: ... genre are displayed 12 1 1 HDD New First 21 00 FRI 25 03 Total 12 1 14 58 Repeat Off 10Albums Jukebox 60h30m Remain 2 Album2 3 Album3 4 Album4 5 Album5 6 Album6 7 Album7 8 Album8 1 Album1 All Genres 1 10 0 03 58 Display order New First Genre All Genres Play Erase Edit Play Mode Genre Name ALL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 New first Recording Date Most Listened Cancel Album Name 12 1 1 HDD New First 21 00 FRI 25 ...

Page 93: ...Use the and buttons to display 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 se...

Page 94: ...e the area of the picture displayed 1 During a slideshow use the CHANNEL button to zoom the picture Repeated presses cycle between zoom off 2x zoom and 4x zoom The zoom factor is displayed on screen 2 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 t...

Page 95: ...r 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 Initialize settings You can initialize a recordable DVD disc for either VR mode or Video mode recording The first time you load a new DVD RW ...

Page 96: ...ge appear on screen recommending you optimize the HDD As you record erase and edit recordings the HDD file system gradually becomes fragmented Periodically the HDD will need optimizing to clean up all the fragmented files Important Optimizing the HDD can take as long as eight hours During optimization playback and recording are not possible Canceling optimization mid way does not undo the optimiza...

Page 97: ...eset Tuner VCR or LDP 4 Press ENTER to select the preset Creating your own set There are three user presets in which you can save your own set of picture quality settings 1 Follow Choosing a preset above and select one of the user presets Memory 1 2 or 3 2 Select Detailed Settings 3 Use the buttons to select the picture quality setting you want to adjust You can adjust the following settings 1 Pro...

Page 98: ...reset 1 Memory2 user 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...

Page 99: ...ting you want to adjust 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 A...

Page 100: ... area you can set the time and date manually 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 107 for more information on this setting Power Save Mode 1 Only signals arriving at the antenna input are passed through...

Page 101: ...assign to the current channel preset To manually fine tune the channel change the AFT setting to Off then adjust the Level setting The Name field allows you to input a name of up to five characters for the current channel preset If the currently selected channel is scrambled requiring a decoder connected to the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER set the Decoder setting to On Channel Swapping Next Screen Proceed ...

Page 102: ...ith NTSC input and so this setting can be switched off Check the operating instructions that came with your TV See also About NTSC on PAL TV on page 107 for related information Audio In Settings Nicam Select NICAM Record the NICAM audio in a NICAM broadcast Regular Audio Record the non NICAM audio in a NICAM broadcast You can still switch the audio to record using the AUDIO button before recording...

Page 103: ... is being played Use when your connected equipment doesn t have a DTS decoder In this case use the analog audio outputs 96 kHz PCM Out 96 kHz 48 kHz Convert 96 kHz digital audio sources to 48 kHz output Use if your con nected equipment doesn t support 96 kHz sampling rate 96 kHz Output 96 kHz digital audio when a 96 kHz source is being played MPEG Out MPEG Output an MPEG audio signal when a source...

Page 104: ...layed languages to set the default language for DVD Video menus Other Select to set the DVD menu language to something other than the ones listed See Selecting other languages for language options on page 108 Discs do not necessarily have menus in your selected menu language Subtitle Display On Select to have discs display subtitles according to your Subtitle Lan guage and Auto Language preference...

Page 105: ...copy can be used When Video Mode On is used you must select the audio channel you want to record when recording a bilingual broadcast On the Video Mode Off setting both channels will be recorded and you can switch between them on playback See also Bilingual Recording on page 102 Playback Settings TV Screen Size 4 3 Letter Box Select if you have a standard 4 3 TV and prefer the letter box format pr...

Page 106: ...othing 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 time is shown in the front panel display when the recorder is in standby Off The front panel display is switched off in standby although it still lights dimly when...

Page 107: ... TV setting the signal format output when the recorder is stopped varies as shown in the table below About the input colour system The available options of the Input Colour System setting depend on the Input Line System setting The table below shows the different options available Additional information about component video output If you switch the Component Video Out setting to Progressive when ...

Page 108: ... 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 117 for a list of available languages and corresponding codes 3 Press ENTER to confirm and exit the screen Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback Initial Setup OSD Audio Language Subtitle Language Auto Language DVD Menu Language...

Page 109: ...If the maker s name of your TV doesn t appear in the table below you will not be able to use this remote to control your TV 2 Press TV to check that the remote works with your TV If the remote is set up correctly the TV should switch on off If it doesn t and there is another code given for your maker repeat step 1 with a new code Using the TV remote control buttons The table below shows how to use...

Page 110: ...f 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 will determine ho...

Page 111: ...atible with 12x speed recording 2 Compatible with 6x speed recording Note 1 There may be cases where even 2x 4x 6x 8x 16x compatible discs do not copy at full speed High speed copying is not possible when using discs initialized on another recorder DVD disc type Rec mode DVD RW Ver 1 0 1 1 1 DVD R Ver 2 0 DVD RW Ver 1 1 2x 2 DVD R Ver 2 0 4x 3 DVD RW Ver 1 2 4x 3 DVD RW Ver 1 2 6x DVD R Ver 2 0 8x...

Page 112: ...he condensation to evaporate During HDD recording you can t play discs that are recorded with a Line System different to the current recorder setting All settings are reset 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 I...

Page 113: ...r does not record suc cessfully Check that there is some remaining blank space on the DVD HDD For a Video mode disc check that the disc isn t already finalized The HDD may contain up to 999 titles one DVD disc 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...

Page 114: ... Yes When HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off see HDD Recording Format on page 105 both channels of the broadcast are recorded unless you set the recording mode to LPCM in which case only the channel set using the Bilingual Recording setting will be recorded see Using the built in TV tuner on page 31 Can I record continuously on the HDD for more than 12 hours Yes timer recordings made to...

Page 115: ...kHz This recorder can only record one stereo audio track Set the DV Input setting as required see DV Input on page 103 Audio input to the DV IN jack should be 32 or 48kHz not 44 1kHz Picture disturbance in the recording may occur if the source component pauses playback or plays an unrecorded section of tape or if the power fails in the source component or the DV cable becomes disconnected The DV I...

Page 116: ...240 352 x 288 MN 1 802 mins MN 1 802 mins 352 x 240 352 x 288 MN 2 720 mins MN 2 720 mins MN 3 600 mins SEP MN 3 600 mins MN 4 480 mins SLP MN 4 480 mins MN 5 420 mins 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 ...

Page 117: ...y 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 Sansk...

Page 118: ...a Pioneer Service Center Incompatible or unreadable disc The disc loaded is a 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 R RW disc with CPRM for recording This content is ...

Page 119: ...er Damaged discs Discs spin at high speed inside the recorder If you can see that a disc is cracked chipped warped or otherwise damaged don t risk using it you could end up damaging the recorder This recorder is designed for use with conventional fully circular discs only Use of shaped discs is not recommended for this product Pioneer disclaims all liability arising in connection with the use of s...

Page 120: ...lace exposed to high temperatures or humidity including near radiators and other heat generating appliances Place on a window sill or other place where the recorder will be exposed to direct sunlight Use in a dusty or damp environment or in a room where it will be exposed to excessive cigarette smoke Place directly on top of an amplifier or other component in your stereo system that becomes hot in...

Page 121: ...tories DRM Digital Rights Management DRM Digital Rights Management copy protection is a technology designed to prevent unauthorized copying by restricting playback etc of material on devices other the PC or other WMA recording equipment used to record it For detailed information please see the instruction manuals or help files that came with your PC or other WMA recording equipment and or software...

Page 122: ...y not watch from beginning to end all at once karaoke discs for example Regions DVD only example region code marks Regions associate discs and players with particular areas of the world This unit will only play discs that have compatible region codes You can find the region code of your unit by looking on the rear panel Some discs are compatible with more than one region or all regions Sampling fr...

Page 123: ...P Approx 340 hours Manual Mode MN Approx 23 455 hours DVD R DVD RW Fine XP Approx 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 of...

Page 124: ...ctor 1 AV1 RCA jacks Output Control input Mini jack DV input 4 pin front i LINK IEEE 1394 standard G LINK Minijack AV Connectors 21 pin connector assignment AV connector input output 21 pin connector This connector provides the video and audio signals for connection to a compatible colour TV or monitor PIN no AV1 RGB TV AV2 INPUT 1 1 Audio 2 R out Audio 2 R out 2 Audio 2 R in 11 G out G in 3 Audio...

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Page 126: ...t setting 103 Downloading channel presets from the TV 13 25 DTS CD audio encoded with 34 explained 121 output setting 103 DV camcorder error messages 115 recording from 58 setting the audio track to record 103 DVD activity display 35 aspect ratios 105 110 backing up 79 compatibility 9 49 111 DVD R vs DVD RW 9 10 49 111 finalizing 10 59 96 initializing 49 95 playback controls for 33 61 70 selecting...

Page 127: ...0 audio format 50 automatic chapter marking 105 copyright and 50 from a camcorder 58 from an external input 57 on screen displays 37 optimized 104 settings 104 simultaneous playback and 56 time and picture quality 50 116 TV programs 30 51 Video mode vs VR mode 49 Recovery recording 53 Remote control buttons explained 22 23 changing the batteries 8 operating range 8 setting the remote ID 106 settin...

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