Pioneer DVR-RT604H-S Operating Instructions Manual Download

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Before you start

Chapter 1

Before you start

Features

The GUIDE Plus+

system is an interactive on-screen TV

programming guide. You can see what’s on TV today and
in the coming week, search TV listings for certain
categories of program or by your own keywords, and even
set the recorder to record programs with the press of a
single button.

Record up to 227 hours of video (in MN1 mode) on the
internal 80 GB (gigabyte) hard disk (HDD).

With recordable DVD, VHS and a high-capacity HDD all
in the same recorder, you have the flexibility to keep
recordings on the HDD for quick access anytime, or
record to DVD or VHS for archiving or playing on other
DVD or video players.

You can quickly and easily copy digital video recordings
between the HDD and DVD. When copying to DVD you
can usually use the high-speed copy feature, which can
copy an hour of video in about one minute (when
recorded in SEP mode using a DVD-R Ver. 2.0 / 2.1 (16x)
disc).

You can also choose to copy digital video at a different
recording quality from the original. For example, you
might want to copy an XP mode (highest quality)
recording on the HDD to SP (standard play) quality on a
DVD so that you can fit other recordings on the same
disc.

When copying using the handy Auto VHS Copy feature,
the recording mode of the DVD is adjusted so that a
whole VHS tape fits on to one DVD disc.

One Touch Copy makes copying the currently playing title
from HDD to DVD (and vice-versa) or the currently
playing VHS material to HDD as simple as pressing a
button.

When recording to the HDD, picture quality data is also
stored so that picture quality can be optimized when
making real-time copies to DVD later.

This is applicable only to MN16–32 HDD recordings
(Video Mode Off), or MN12–32 / XP+ recordings (Video
Mode On).

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.

HDD and DVD playback and recording are completely
independent. For example, you can record a broadcast
program to a recordable DVD, while watching another
recording you already made on the same DVD.

Use the

button on the remote control to display a

help screen for the current operation.

The on-screen Disc Navigator makes finding your way
around the contents of a disc or the HDD easy. For
recordable DVD and HDD content, moving thumbnail
images are displayed for ease of use. The Disc Navigator
is also where you can edit HDD and recordable DVD
content.

The Home Menu gives you on-screen access to all the
recorder’s features in one convenient place, from setting
up the recorder, to programming a timer recording and
editing a recording.

Compared to standard interlaced video, progressive scan
effectively doubles the amount of video information fed to
your TV or monitor. The result is a stable, flicker-free
image. (Check your TV/monitor for compatibility with this
feature.)

Connect this recorder to a Dolby Digital and/or DTS-
compatible AV amp/receiver to enjoy full surround sound
effects from Dolby Digital and DTS DVD discs.

Setting the recorder to record a program is simple from
the Easy Timer Recording screen. Set the channel to
record and the recording quality, then graphically set the
start and end times of the recording. That’s it!

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What’s in the box

Please confirm that the following accessories are in the
box when you open it.

• Remote control

• AA/R6P dry cell batteries x2

• Audio/video cable (red/white/yellow)

• G-LINK™cable

• RF antenna cable

• Power cable

• These operating instructions

• Warranty card

Putting the batteries in the remote
control

Important

Incorrect use of batteries can result in hazards such as
leakage and bursting. Please observe the following:

• Don’t mix new and old batteries together.

• Don’t use different kinds of batteries together—

although they may look similar, different batteries
may have different voltages.

• Make sure that the plus and minus ends 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 that there are no obstacles between the

remote and the remote sensor on the unit.

• Remote operation may become unreliable if strong

sunlight or fluorescent light is shining on the 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 the batteries run down or you change the

batteries, the remote control mode and TV preset
codes are automatically reset. See

Remote Control

Mode

on page 115 and

Setting up the remote to

control your TV

on page 118 to reset them.

• Use within the operating range in front of the remote

control sensor on the front panel, as shown.

• You can control this recorder using the remote

sensor of another Pioneer component using the

jack on the rear panel. See

Rear panel

connections

on page 13 for more information.

Disc / content format playback
compatibility

General disc compatibility

This recorder is compatible with a wide range of disc
types (media) and formats. Playable discs will generally
feature one of the following logos on the disc and/or disc
packaging. Note however that some disc types, such as
recordable CD and DVD, may be in an unplayable
format—see below for further compatibility information.

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• This logo indicates that the disc is a dual-layer

DVD-R disc:

• Correct operation has been confirmed for dual-layer

DVD-R discs (Ver. 3.0/2x, 4x) produced by the
following manufacturer: Mitsubishi Kagaku Media /
Verbatim (as of March 2005)

Recording times for dual-layer DVD-R discs

Standard recording times

when using a 12 cm single-

sided 8.5 GB dual-layer DVD-R disc are as follows:

XP: approx. 1 hr 51 mins
SP: approx. 3 hr 35 mins
LP: approx. 7 hr 11 mins
EP: approx. 10 hr 46 mins
SLP: approx. 14 hr 21 mins
SEP: approx. 17 hr 57 mins
MN1: approx. 24 hrs

Recording

• Dual-layer discs must be recorded in Video mode.

You cannot record in VR mode.

• When the recorder switches from the first layer to the

second during recording, a new title is automatically
started on the new layer.

• You can record up to 99 titles on a single disc. If the

99th title is being recorded when the layer is
switched, recording will stop.

• You cannot play, record additional material to, edit or

finalize a dual-layer disc that has been recorded in
Video mode but not yet finalized on another DVD
recorder.

Playback

• There may be a slight pause when playback switches

from the first to the second layer.

Finalizing

• If you intend to play a dual-layer DVD-R disc recorded

on this unit in another DVD recorder/player, you must
finalize it. (Note however that some DVD recorders/
players may not play even finalized dual-layer discs.)

• Once a disc is finalized, it cannot be recorded to or

edited.

• Finalizing a dual-layer disc may take longer than

finalizing a single-layer disc. The longer the
remaining recordable time left on the disc, the longer
the finalization process takes.

Copying

• During real-time copying, titles are divided at the

point where copying switches from the first to the
second layer. However, thumbnail images for the
titles may differ from the original thumbnail images.
In addition, if the number of titles exceeds 99, the last
title will not be copied.

• With high-speed copying, titles are not divided at the

point where the layers change.

CD-R/RW compatibility

This recorder cannot record CD-R or CD-RW discs.

• Readable formats: CD-Audio, Video CD/Super VCD,

ISO 9660 CD-ROM* containing MP3, WMA or JPEG
files
*

ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 compliant. CD physical format:

Mode1, Mode2 XA Form1. Romeo and Joliet file
systems are both compatible with this recorder.

• Multi-session playback: Yes (except CD-Audio and

Video CD/Super VCD)

• Unfinalized disc playback: CD-Audio only

Compressed audio compatibility