Pioneer DVR-RT604H-S, Operating Instructions Manual

HDD and DVD copying and back-up

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Canceling One Touch Copy

You can cancel One Touch Copy once it’s started.

•

Press and hold ONE TOUCH COPY for more than 

a second.

Copying is canceled and the video already copied is 
erased.

• If you cancel a HDD to DVD-R copy, the space 

available for recording does not return to the pre-
copy figure.

Notes on copying using One Touch Copy

Copying to DVD

• Title name, chapter markers, as well as thumbnail 

picture markers for the Disc Navigator, are also 
copied. However, if you copy to a Video mode DVD-R/
RW, only the first 40 characters of a name are copied.

• The chapter markers in the copy may not be in exactly 

the same positions as the original when recording on 
to a Video mode disc.

• You can’t use the One Touch Copy function to copy a 

title if any part of the title is copy-once protected.

• A title that contains mixed aspect ratios can’t be 

copied to a Video mode disc. Use a VR mode disc for 
this type of material.

• Low resolution (

SEP

 through 

LP

 modes

1

) widescreen 

material can’t be copied to a Video mode disc. Use a 
VR mode disc for this type of material.

• When HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode 

Off, titles recorded in 

LP

/

MN9

–

15

 modes cannot be 

high-speed copied to a Video mode DVD. Please use 
a VR mode disc.

• Recordings of bilingual broadcasts cannot be high-

speed copied to a Video mode DVD. Please use a VR 
mode disc.

•

XP+

 titles cannot be copied to DVD at high-speed.

Copying 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 the copy-protected 
portions will not be copied.

Copy Select: HDD 

 DVD

Similar to 

One Touch Copy 

above, this feature 

automatically starts  and finishes the HDD or DVD 
recording with the source title playback.

1

If you're recording from DVD to HDD, you can 

select the recording mode.

For more on recording modes see 

Recording time and 

picture quality

 on page 51.

2

Select the title you want to record.

3

Select the copy mode that corresponds with your 

input source and copy medium.

Pressing 

COPY SELECT

 repeatedly switches between 

copy modes (choose 

HDD

DVD

 or 

DVD

HDD

). The 

current mode is displayed in the front panel.

4

Press START to begin recording.

•

HDD

DVD

 – After pressing 

START

, high-speed 

recording starts from the beginning of the current 
title.

•

DVD

HDD

 – After pressing 

START

, playback 

automatically jumps to the beginning of the current 
title and recording begins (at normal speed).

Using Copy Lists

* See also 

Copyright

 on page 76.

At its simplest, a Copy List is just a list of HDD or DVD 
titles that you want to copy. When copying HDD titles to 
DVD, you can, however, edit the titles in your copy list, 
erasing chapters you don’t need, or re-naming titles, for 
example. Edits you make to titles in the Copy List do not 
affect the actual video content; only the ‘virtual’ content 
of the Copy List. So you can freely erase and modify 
anything in your Copy List safe in the knowledge that the 
actual content is not being altered.

Copying from HDD to DVD

 Important

• The recorder can only store one Copy List at a time.

• The Copy List is erased if the Input Line System 

setting is changed (see 

Additional information about 

the TV system settings

 on page 116).

Note

1.In manual recording mode these equate to 

MN1–15

 (Video Mode Off) or 

MN1–11

 (Video Mode On).

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Depending on the title

1

, high-speed copying may not be 

possible to a Video mode disc.

6

Press 

 to display the command menu panel.

7

Select ‘Next’ to move on to the Title Edit screen.

8

To edit a title, highlight it using the 

/

buttons, then press ENTER.

A menu of editing commands appears:

•

Erase

 – Erase individual titles from the Copy List (see 

page 80).

•

Title Name 

– Name or rename a title in the Copy List 

(see page 81).

•

Erase Section

 – Erase part of a title (see page 81).

•

Move

 – Change the order of titles in the Copy List 

(see page 82).

•

Preview

 – Check the content of a title in the Copy List 

(see page 82).

•

Divide

 – Divide a title in the Copy List into two (see 

page 82).

•

Combine

 – Combine two titles in the Copy List into 

one (see page 82).

•

Chapter Edit 

– Edit chapters within a Copy List title 

(see page 83):
•  

Divide

 – Divide a chapter into two.

•  

Erase/Move

 – Erase a chapter/Change the 

chapter order.
•  

Combine

 – Combine two chapters into one.

•

Set Thumbnail 

– Set the thumbnail frame for a title 

(see page 83).

•

Recording Mode 

– Set the picture quality of the copy 

(see page 84).

•

Bilingual 

– Set how bilingual audio should be copied 

when copying from HDD to Video mode DVD (see 
page 84).

•

Cancel 

– Exit the Copy List screen without saving any 

changes.

Repeat this step for as many titles you have that need 
editing.

9

Press 

 to display the command menu panel.

10 Select ‘Next’ to proceed to the Start Copy screen.

• Select 

Recording Mode

 if you want to change the 

recording quality (see 

Recording Mode

 on page 84).

• 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 81.) 

• Select 

Finalize

 if you want to automatically finalize a 

Video mode DVD after copying.

2

 Select a title menu 

style from the next screen.

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

 recordings when HDD Recording Mode is set to Video Mode Off.

• Bilingual recordings.
• Combined titles that were originally recorded using different recording modes.
• 

XP+

 titles.

Copy

Select Titles

Recent first

All Genres

10 Titles

Back

Copy List Total
Current DVD Remain

1.2G
1.2G

10

9
8
7
6
5
4
3

Confirm
Next

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MON  29/11  19:00  Mon   29/11  Pr 2    SP
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19:00  Mon  29/11    Pr 2    SP
19:00           2h00m(1.0G)

HDD   DVD (Video mode)

Next

Copy

Title Edit

3 Titles

Back

Copy List Total
Current DVD Remain

1
2
3

19:00  Mon   29/11  Pr 2    SP
19:00  Mon   29/11  Pr 2    SP
19:00  Mon   29/11  Pr 2    SP

Next

0.2G
1.2G

19:00  Mon  29/11    Pr 2    SP

2h00m(1.0G)

HDD   DVD (Video mode)

1 19:00  Mon   29/11  Pr 2    SP

Copy

Title Edit

3 Titles

Back

Copy List Total
Current DVD Remain

1
2
3

19:00  Mon   29/11  Pr 2    SP
19:00  Mon   29/11  Pr 2    SP
19:00  Mon   29/11  Pr 2    SP

Next

0.2G
1.2G

19:00  Mon  29/11    Pr 2    SP

2h00m(1.0G)

HDD   DVD (Video mode)

1 19:00  Mon   29/11  Pr 2    SP

Erase
Title Name
Erase Section
Move
Preview

Cancel

2.If a timer recording is scheduled to start during copying, the disc will not be finalized.

Copy

Title Edit

3 Titles

Back

Copy List Total
Current DVD Remain

1
2
3

19:00  Mon   29/11  Pr 2    SP
19:00  Mon   29/11  Pr 2    SP
19:00  Mon   29/11  Pr 2    SP

Confirm
Next

19:00  Mon  29/11    Pr 2    SP

2h00m(1.0G)

HDD   DVD (Video mode)

Next

0.2G
1.2G

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Title Name

Use this command to name or rename titles in the Copy 
List (the names of the original titles remain unchanged). 
When copying to a Video mode disc, the name length is 
limited to 40 characters; for a VR mode disc, the limit is 
64 characters.

1

Highlight the title you want to name (or 

rename).

2

Select ‘Title Name’ from the command menu 

panel.

3

Input a name for the selected title.

• Use the 

///

 and 

ENTER

 to select characters.

• A name generated automatically by the recorder will 

already be in the name input section of the screen. 
Use the 

 /

 buttons to change the cursor 

position.

• Select 

CAPS

 or 

small

 to change to upper or lower-

case, or use the 

CASE SELECTION

 buttons (

/

).

• You can also use the 

CLEAR

 button to delete 

characters directly (press and hold for two seconds 
to delete the whole name). For other remote control 
key shortcuts, see 

Using the remote key shortcuts to 

input a name

 on page 93.

• For discs formatted on a different DVD recorder, you 

will see only a limited character set.

4

Highlight ‘OK’ then press ENTER to enter the 

name and return to the Copy List.

• To return to the main Copy List screen without saving 

changes to the title name, press 

RETURN

.

Erase Section

Using this command you can delete a part of a Copy List 
title, ideal for cutting out the commercial breaks in a 
recording made from the TV.

1

Highlight the title containing the section you 

want to erase.

2

Select ‘Erase Section’ from the command menu 

panel.

The Erase Section screen appears from which you can 
mark the start and end points of the section to erase.

3

Select the type of edit.

•

Video Mode Compatible Editing

 – Edit points 

cannot be set with absolute precision, but high-
speed copying to Video mode DVD will be possible.

•

Frame Accurate Editing

 – Exact edit points are 

preserved, but high-speed copying to Video mode 
DVD will not be possible.

• For more information about these options, see 

Editing accuracy

 on page 91.

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.

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.

Input Title Name

CAPS
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OK

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Video Mode Compatible Editing

Frame Accurate Editing

DVD RECORDER

Please select the type of editing.

Video Mode Compatible Editing is

recommended for compatibility with 

high-speed copying.

Erase Section  (HDD Copy)

 Play Pause

Rec. time

0h01m

5-1

19:00  Mon   29/11  Pr 2    SP

Exit

From

To

00.00.09.15

Yes

Erase ?

No

!

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Chapter Edit

The Chapter Edit option gives you access to several 
commands that you can use to edit chapters within a 
Copy List title.

1

Highlight the title that contains the chapters you 

want to edit.

2

Select ‘Chapter Edit’ from the command menu 

panel.

3

Select the type of editing.

•

Video Mode Compatible Editing

 – Edit points 

cannot be set with absolute precision, but high-
speed copying to Video mode DVD will be possible.

•

Frame Accurate Editing

 – Exact edit points are 

preserved, but high-speed copying to Video mode 
DVD will not be possible.

• For more information about these options, see 

Editing accuracy

 on page 91.

4

Select the command you want:

•

Divide

 – Divide a chapter into two or more parts: Use 

the playback controls (

, 

, 

, 

, etc.) to find the 

point at which you want to divide the chapter, then 
press 

ENTER

.

You can keep dividing the chapter as many times as 
you wish (up to 99 per title).

•

Erase/Move

 – 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

.

•

Combine

 – 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 main Copy List 

screen.

Set Thumbnail

You can change the thumbnail picture that appears in 
the four-title display of 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 ‘Set Thumbnail’ from the command menu 

panel.

The thumbnail setting screen appears from which you 
can find the frame you want.

3

Use the playback controls (

, 

, 

, 

, etc.) to 

find a suitable frame, then press ENTER to set.

You can also use the chapter and time search features 
(press 

PLAY MODE

), and the 

CM SKIP

 buttons.

4

Select ‘Exit’ to return to the Copy List screen.

!

Video Mode Compatible Editing

Frame Accurate Editing

DVD RECORDER

Please select the type of editing.

Video Mode Compatible Editing is

recommended for compatibility with 

high-speed copying.

Chapter Edit (HDD Copy)

Rec. time

Chapters

1–1

Play

0.00.00

18:00  Mon 29/11  Pr 1     XP

1h00m

10

Exit

Erase/Move

Combine

Divide

Chapter Edit (HDD Copy)

002

003

005

004

001

Rec. time

Chapter

19:00  Mon   29/11  Pr 2    SP

1h00m

0h01m

Exit

Erase/Move

Combine

Divide

Move

Cancel

Erase

Chapter Edit (HDD Copy)

002

003

005

004

001

Rec. time

19:00  Mon   29/11  Pr 2    SP

1h00m

Exit

Erase/Move

Divide

Erase/Move

Combine

Set Thumbnail  (HDD Copy)

 Play Pause

Rec. time

0h01m

5-1

19:00  Mon   29/11  Pr 2    SP

Exit

00.00.09.15

OK

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• 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* recordable DVD.

* If you’re using a DVD-RW, the disc doesn’t have to be 
blank, although the previous contents of the disc will be 
erased in the back-up process.

You can use a DVD-R Ver. 2.0 or 2.1 disc, or DVD-RW Ver. 
1.1 or Ver. 1.2 disc for the back-up.

• If you back-up a DVD-R disc to DVD-RW, you cannot 

undo the finalization later.

• Actual recordable capacity of discs vary so there may 

be cases where the contents of the disc you’re 
backing-up will not fit on to a particular blank disc. If 
this happens, please try another brand of disc.

6

Select ‘Start’ to start writing the backed-up data 

to the blank disc.

• 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. However, 

this will make the disc unusable (although if you are 
using a DVD-RW disc you can re-initialize it in order 
to make it usable again—see 

Initializing a recordable 

DVD disc

 on page 60.)

7

After the recorder has finished recording the 

back-up disc, you can select whether to make 
another back-up of the same data or exit.

• Select 

Start

 to 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 anytime from the Disc Back-up menu.

Disc content saved to Hard Disk Drive.

Please eject the disc and load a 

recordable disc

Start

Cancel

Disc Back-up

Write back-up data from Hard Disk Drive.

The disc contents will be overwritten.

OK to start?

Start

Cancel

Disc Back-up

Disc back-up finished.

To make another back-up copy, please load

a recordable disc.

Start

Cancel

Disc Back-up

The backed-up data is still on the HDD.

Erasing it will increase the free space

available. OK to Erase?

Yes

No

Disc Back-up

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