Pioneer DVR-RT604H-S, Operating Instructions Manual

HDD and DVD playback

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Chapter 7

HDD and DVD playback

Introduction

Most of the features described in this chapter make use 
of on-screen displays. Navigate these using the 

///

 and 

ENTER

. To go back one level from any screen, use 

the 

RETURN

 button. Remember also that the button 

guide at the bottom of every screen shows which buttons 
do what.

Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to the 
HDD, DVD discs, Video CDs, Super VCDs, WMA/MP3 
discs and CDs, although the exact operation of some 
varies slightly with the kind of disc loaded. The following 
icons are provided to help you quickly identify which 
instructions you need for which kind of disc.

Any kind of DVD, DVD-R or DVD-RW

Commercially produced DVD or finalized
Video mode DVD-R/RW

Video mode DVD-R/RW (unfinalized)

VR mode DVD-R/RW

HDD

Audio CD

Video CD

Super VCD

WMA or MP3 files

All of the above

• Some DVD-Video discs don’t allow certain playback 

controls to operate at certain 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 102.

About DualDisc playback

A DualDisc is a new two -sided disc, one side of which 
contains DVD content –video, audio, etc. –while the other 
side contains non-DVD content such as digital audio 
material.

The non-DVD, audio side of the disc is not compliant with 
the CD Audio specification and therefore may not play.

It is possible that when loading or ejecting a DualDisc, 
the opposite side to that being played will be scratched. 
Scratched discs may not be playable.

The DVD side of a DualDisc plays in this product. DVD-
Audio content will not play.

For more detailed information on the DualDisc 
specification, please refer to the disc manufacturer or 
disc retailer.

Navigating discs and the HDD

During playback you can easily jump to another title, 
chapter or track on a disc using the number buttons on 
the remote.

1

During playback use the number buttons to 

enter a chapter number within the current title.

For example, for chapter 6, press 

6

; for chapter 24, 

press 

2

, then 

4

.

• To clear and start again, press 

CLEAR

.

2

Optionally: Press ENTER.

• Alternatively, just wait a few seconds and playback 

will jump to the new chapter.

1

During playback, use the number buttons to 

input a title number.

For example, for title 6, press 

6

; for title 24, press 

2

, 

then 

4

.

• To clear and start again, press 

CLEAR

.

DVD

DVD-Video

Video mode

VR mode

HDD

CD

Video CD

Super VCD

WMA/MP3

ALL

ALL

CLEAR

ENTER

DVD-Video

Video mode

HDD

VR mode

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•

Sort order

 – Sort by date (most recent first), 

unwatched first, title name or recording date (oldest 
first)

•

Genre

 – Display all genres or just a selected genre

3

Use the 

/

 buttons to select an option, then 

press ENTER.

The title list display is updated according to the new 
display preferences.

4

Press 

 to return to the title list.

Using the Disc Navigator with playback-only 
discs

1

Press HOME MENU and select ‘Disc Navigator’ 

from the on-screen display.

Alternatively, for a CD, Video CD, Super VCD or WMA/
MP3 disc, you can press 

DISC NAVIGATOR

, which takes 

you straight to the Disc Navigator screen.

2

Select what you want to play.

Use the 

///

 to highlight items and 

ENTER

 to 

select.

Depending on the type of disc you have loaded, the Disc 
Navigator looks slightly different.

• When a DVD is loaded, titles are shown on the left, 

chapters on the right. Select a title, or a chapter 
within a title.

• When a CD or Video CD/Super VCD

1

 is loaded, a list 

of the tracks is displayed.

• When a WMA/MP3 disc is loaded, a list of folders and 

tracks is displayed (as shown below). Select a folder 
or a track within a folder.

Playback starts after you press 

ENTER

.

• For discs that contain both CD-Audio tracks and 

WMA/MP3 tracks, you can switch the playback area 
between 

CD

 and 

WMA/MP3

. This can only be done 

while the disc is stopped.

DISC NAVIGATOR

ENTER

HOME

MENU

DVD

HDD

Note

1.It’s not possible to use the Disc Navigator when playing a Video CD/Super VCD in PBC mode.

DVD-Video

CD

Video CD

Super VCD

WMA/MP3

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Frame advance/frame reverse

You can advance or back up video on a DVD disc or the 
HDD frame-by-frame. With Video CD/Super VCDs, you 

can only use frame advance.

1

1

During playback, press 

 PAUSE.

2

Press 

 or 

 to back up or advance one frame.

• Hold down 

 or 

 for continuous frame reverse/

frame advance.

3

To resume normal playback, press 

 PLAY.

The Play Mode menu

The Play Mode menu gives you access to search 
functions, repeat and program play functions.

 Important

• You can’t use the Play Mode features with Video CD/

Super VCDs playing in PBC mode, or while a DVD 
disc menu is being displayed. For other restrictions, 
see the following sections.

1

Press PLAY MODE to display the 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 time

2

 or by title/chapter/

folder/track number.

1

Select ‘Search Mode’ from the Play Mode menu.

2

Select one of the search options.

Note

1.• The picture quality when using frame reverse is not as good as frame advance.

• Depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached on a DVD disc.

DVD

HDD

Video CD

Super VCD

STEP / SLOW

PAUSE

PLAY

ALL

2.When using time search, playback may occasionally start slightly before or after the time you input.

CLEAR

PLAY MODE

PLAY

ENTER

HOME

MENU

ALL

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• For WMA/MP3 discs, select 

Repeat

Disc

, 

Repeat

Folder 

or 

Repeat

Track 

(or 

Repeat Off

).

3

To resume normal playback, select ‘Repeat Off’ 

from the Repeat Play menu.

• You can also press 

CLEAR

 to cancel repeat play if no 

menu OSD (such as the Play Mode menu) is 
displayed.

Program play

This feature lets you program the play order of titles/

chapters

1

/folders/tracks on a disc or the HDD.

1

Select ‘Program’ from the Play Mode menu.

2

Select ‘Input/Edit Program’ from the list of 

program options.

The Program edit screen that appears depends on the 
kind of disc loaded.

On the left side is the program list, then to the right is a 
list of titles (DVD, HDD), folders (WMA/MP3), or tracks 
(CD, Video CD/Super VCDs). On the far right is a list of 
chapters (DVD, HDD) or tracks (WMA/MP3).

3

Select a title, chapter, folder or track for the 

current step in the program list.

DVD or HDD: 

You can add a whole title, or a chapter 

within a title to the program list.

• To add a title, select the title.

• To add a chapter, first highlight the title, then press 

and select a chapter from the list.

CD or Video CD

/Super VCD

:

 Select a track to add to the 

program list.

WMA/MP3:

 You can add a whole folder, or a track within 

a folder to the program list.

• To add a folder, select the folder.

• To add a track, first highlight the folder, then press 

and select a track from the list.

After pressing 

ENTER

 to add the title/chapter/folder/

track, the step number automatically moves down one.

• To insert a 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/tracks.

5

To play the program list, press 

 PLAY.

Program play remains active until you turn off program 
play (see below), erase the program list (see below), eject 
the disc or switch off the recorder.

• You can use repeat play with program play. Start 

playback of the program list then select 

Program 

Repeat

 from the Repeat Play Mode menu (see 

Repeat play

 on page 66).

Note

1.When playing a program list of DVD-Video chapters, chapters not included in the program list may be sometimes be played, depending on 

the disc.

WMA/MP3

DVD-Video

HDD

CD

Video CD

Super VCD

WMA/MP3

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Switching DVD soundtracks

When playing a DVD disc recorded with two or more 
soundtracks (often in different languages), you can 

switch the soundtrack during playback.

1

Check the disc packaging for details of the soundtrack 
options.

•

Press AUDIO repeatedly to select an audio 

soundtrack.

• The sound may drop out for a few seconds when 

switching soundtracks.

• Some discs feature both Dolby Digital and DTS 

soundtracks. There is no analog audio output when 
DTS is selected. To listen to the DTS soundtrack, 
connect this recorder to a DTS decoder or AV amp/
receiver with built-in DTS decoder via the digital 
output. See 

Connecting to an AV amplifier/receiver

 on 

page 20 for connection details.

Switching audio channels

For HDD

2

 and VR mode content recorded with bilingual 

audio, you can switch between left (

L

) channel, right (

R

) 

channel, or both (

L+R

).

3

When playing Video CDs and audio CDs you can switch 
between stereo, just the left channel or just the right 
channel.

Some Super VCDs have two soundtracks. With these 
discs you can switch 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 

– Soundtrack 1 / Right channel

•

2 Stereo 

– Soundtrack 2 / Stereo

•

2 L 

– Soundtrack 2 / Left channel

•

2 R 

– Soundtrack 2 / Right channel

Note

1.• Some discs only allow you to change audio language from the disc menu. Press 

TOP MENU

 to access.

• To set audio language preferences, see 

Audio Language

 on page 112.

DVD-Video

AUDIO

Audio    : 1/2

Dolby Digital 2/0CH

2.Only when HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off (

HDD Recording Format

 on page 114).

3.When playing a Bilingual 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 Out

 to 

Dolby Digital 

 PCM

 (see 

Dolby Digital Out

 on page 112) or listen via the analog outputs 

if you need to switch the audio channel.

VR mode

HDD

CD

Video CD

Super VCD

WMA/MP3

AUDIO

VR mode

HDD

CD

Video CD

WMA/MP3

Super VCD

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