Pioneer DVR-RT604H-S, Operating Instructions Manual

The Initial Setup menu

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Chapter 16

The Initial Setup menu

Using the Initial Setup menu

The Initial Setup menu is where you can set various recorder options for sound, picture, language and so on.

Some settings can only be changed when the recorder is stopped. During playback and recording these settings are 
grayed out in the Initial Setup menu.

Except for the Setup Navigator, menu screens are exited automatically after 20 minutes of inactivity.

•

Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial Setup’.

In the table below, the default option is marked with a •.

Setting

Options

Explanation

Basic Settings

Clock Setting

Auto

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.

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 (HDD/DVD only) on page 116 for more information on this setting.

Power Save

Mode 1

Only signals arriving at the antenna input are passed through to the 
antenna output when the recorder is in standby.

Mode 2

No input signals are passed through to the outputs when the recorder 
is in standby.

Off •

When the recorder is in standby, all signals arriving at the SCART and 
antenna inputs are passed along to the outputs.

Auto Blank Cut

On •

When recording from VHS, recording is automatically paused during 
sections of blank tape. 

Off

When recording from VHS, everything (including blank sections) is 
recorded.

Indexed Copy

Title •

A new title is started on every program index (VISS signal) on the VHS 
tape.

Chapter

A new chapter is started on every program index (VISS signal) on the 
VHS tape. This works for VR mode copying only.

No Division

Do nothing when a program index marker (VISS signal) appears on the 
VHS tape.

See also Copying with VHS index markers on page 86 for more information on this setting.

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Input Colour System

Next Screen

Proceed to the next screen to set the input colour system for each 
channel preset. Use the 

CH +/–

 buttons to change the preset. On the 

default 

Auto

 setting the recorder can generally correctly detect 

whether the input signal is PAL, SECAM, 3.58 NTSC or PAL-60, but in 
some cases you may have to set it manually if the picture is displayed 
incorrectly.

See also About the input colour system on page 116 for more information on this setting.

AV1 Out

Video •

Sets the 

AV1(RGB)-TV

 SCART output to standard composite video 

(compatible with all TVs).

RGB

Sets the 

AV1(RGB)-TV

 SCART output to RGB. Good quality but check 

your TV for compatibility.

If you choose a setting that is incompatible with your TV you may not be able to see any picture at all. In this case either switch off and reconnect 
using the supplied video cable, or reset the recorder (see Resetting the recorder on page 118).
For VHS video playback, AV1 Out must be set to 

Video

 (some TVs will automatically switch the recorder to 

Video

 when VHS is selected).

The Component Video Out setting (see page 110) has no effect when AV1 Out is set to 

RGB

.

AV2/L1 In

Video •

Sets the 

AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

 SCART input to standard compos-

ite video.

S-Video

Sets the 

AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

 SCART input to S-video.

RGB

Sets the 

AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

 SCART input to RGB.

Decoder

Use this setting if you connected a decoder to the 

AV2 (INPUT 1/

DECODER)

 SCART connector. For scrambled channels, make sure that 

the channel 

Decoder

 setting is set to 

On

. (See 

Manual CH Setting

page 110.)

For VHS video recording, AV2/L1 In must be set to 

Video 

or 

S-Video

.

NTSC on PAL TV

On •

NTSC discs will play correctly on PAL-only TVs.

Off

Use if your TV is already NTSC-compatible.

Many recent PAL TVs are compatible with 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 116 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.)

Tuner Level

Normal •

Standard setting.

Compression

Use if the audio level from the built-in tuner is excessive, causing dis-
tortion.

External Audio

Stereo •

Select if the audio from the currently selected external input is stan-
dard stereo.

Bilingual

Select if each channel carries a separate soundtrack.

Bilingual Recording

A/L •

Record the left (A) channel of a bilingual source when recording to 
HDD with HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode ON, to DVD in 
Video mode or in 

LPCM

 mode, from an external source.

B/R

As above, but for right (B) channel recording.

Setting

Options

Explanation

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Discs do not necessarily have audio in your selected language. Also, some discs override the Audio Language preference.

Subtitle Language

English •

Sets the default subtitle language for DVD-Video playback to English.

available languages

Choose from the languages displayed to set the default subtitle lan-
guage for DVD-Video playback.

Other

Select to set the default subtitle language to something other than the 
ones listed. See 

Selecting other languages for language options

 on 

page 117.

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-Video discs whose main audio track is in your default language 
will play using that language, without subtitles.
• Discs whose main audio track is not in your default language but 
that have a subtitle track in your default language will play the original 
audio track with subtitles.

Off

Select to play DVD-Video discs according to your audio and subtitle 
language preferences.

For Auto Language to be effective, the Audio Language and Subtitle Language options must be set to the same language.

DVD Menu Language

w/Subtitle Language

•

Sets the language of DVD-Video menus to the same as that set for the 
subtitle language.

English

Sets the language of DVD-Video menus to English.

available languages

Choose from the displayed 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 117.

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 preferences.

Off

Select to switch off subtitle display. 

Assist Subtitle

Select to display special additional assistive subtitles, where available.

Some discs may override these settings.

Recording Settings

Manual Recording

On (go to setup)

All the standard recording modes, plus 

MN1

–

32

, 

LPCM

 and 

XP+

modes can be set.

Off •

Just the standard recording modes (

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 is automatically adjusted to 
fit on to the selected media if it will not fit at the selected quality set-
ting. If the recording will not fit even at 

MN1

, then the recording will 

start at 

MN1

 and stop when all the available space is used up.

Off •

When a timer recording is set that won’t fit on to the selected media, 
the recording starts but is cut off when no more recording is possible.

Setting

Options

Explanation

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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.

Change Password

In order to change the password, first enter your existing password 
and then a new one from the following screen.

Change Level

From the following screen, first enter your password and then set a 
parental lock level.

Country/Area Code

From the following screen, first enter your password and then set a 
country/area code.

Only certain discs have parental lock and country code features. Check the disc packaging to see what features the disc has. If you forget your 
password you can reset it by resetting the recorder to its factory settings. See Resetting the recorder on page 118.

Angle Indicator

On •

A camera icon appears on-screen during multi-angle scenes on a 
DVD-Video disc.

Off

Nothing is indicated on-screen when a multi-angle scene is showing.

Options

On-Screen Display

On •

The recorder displays operation displays (

Stop

, 

Play

, etc.) on-screen.

Off

Switches off the on-screen operation displays.

Front Panel Display

On •

The 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 setting a timer recording).

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.

AV. Link

This Recorder Only •

Signals received through the AV input when the recorder is in standby 
are not passed through to the AV output.

Pass Through

Signals received when in standby are passed though to the output for 
connected devices. (Note that during EPG data download, the EPG 
data is not passed through.)

When set to 

Pass Through

, make sure to set Power Save (page 109) to 

Off

.

Setting

Options

Explanation

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The following table shows the tapes that are playable with 
different colour system settings:

Additional information about component 
video output

If you switch the Component Video Out setting to 

Progressive

 when using a TV that is not compatible 

with progressive-scan video, you will not be able to see 
anything displayed on your TV. If this happens, press and 
hold the 

 STOP

 button on the front panel, then press 

 PLAY

. This will set the recorder’s video output back to 

Interlace.

Selecting other languages for language 
options

1

Select ‘Other’ from the language list.

This option appears in the settings for DVD Menu 
Language, Audio Language, and Subtitle Language.

2

Select the language you want.

• Select by language name: Use the 

 buttons to 

change the 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 corresponding codes.

3

Press ENTER to confirm and exit the screen.

Input signal

Colour 
system

Recorded 
signal

PAL 50 Hz
(VHS PAL)

Auto

PAL 50 Hz

PAL

PAL 50 Hz

SECAM

n/a

SECAM 50 Hz
(VHS SECAM)

Auto

SECAM 50 Hz

PAL

n/a

SECAM

SECAM 50 Hz

MESECAM 50 Hz
(VHS MESECAM)

Auto

SECAM 50 Hz

PAL

n/a

SECAM

n/a

NTSC 60 Hz
(VHS NTSC)

Auto

PAL 60 Hz

PAL

PAL 60 Hz

SECAM

n/a

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