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Pioneer PRV-9200 User's Manual

1. 1 Antenna cable TV wall outlet 1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown p f Note This enables you to watch and record TV channels e The diagram shows standard video connections but you can alternatively use the S video or component video connections if they re available 2 Connect the AUDIO and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks 1 or 2 on this recorder to a set of audio video inputs on your AV amp receiver i e If your AV amp receiver doesn t have an optical 3 Use an optical digital audio cable not supplied digital input but has a coaxial type converter boxes to connect the OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT jack on this that convert from optical to coaxial are available at recorder to an optical digital input on your AV amp specialist audio dealers receiver This enables you to listen to multichannel surround sound 4 Connect the AV amp receiver s video output to a video input on your TV Connecting up Connecting other AV sources Connecting a VCR or analog camcorder AUDIO VIDEO INPUT AUDIO VIDEO OUTPUT A Tp q Analog camcorder T T J gt f AUDIO VIDEO AUDIO VIDEO INPUT OUTPUT VCR 1 Connecta set of audio and video outputs of y
2. RECMODE Pioneer DVD RECORDER 1 Press EASY TIMER Alternatively you can also access from the Home Menu press HOME MENU and select Timer Recording then Easy Timer Recording Q Easy Timer Recording 12 13 mon 9 30 am SS FINE a 32 HDD 2 Set the TV channel and recording quality e Use the CHANNEL buttons to set the channel you want to record Use the REC MODE button to set the recording quality Press repeatedly to switch between FINE SP LP EP and AUTO and MN if manual recording mode is on e DVD recording The AUTO option automatically sets he best recording quality for the space available on he disc loaded at the time of recording e HDD recording The AUTO option automatically sets he best recording quality that would fit on to a blank DVD disc e Press DVD to record to DVD disc or HDD if you want o record to the hard disk drive 3 Use t cursor buttons to move the cursor to the recording start date and time on the grid e You can move the cursor forward or back an hour at atime using the lt lt and gt buttons Current time Recording start time Easy Timer Reco ding 12 13 mon 11 45 m GOES a FINE LDP HDD 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 therefo
3. 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 Pl For discs that contain JPEG picture files see The PhotoViewer on page 88 Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc Use the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc and start playback oi E gt op ow B gt Using the Disc Navigator with playback only discs CID aD TD CID 1 Press HOME MENU and select Disc Navigator from the on screen display Alternatively for a CD Video CDor WMA MP3 disc you can press DISC NAVIGATOR which takes you straight to the Disc Navigator screen GQ HOME MENU DVD RECORDER Roini ET 2 Select what you want to play Use the t cursor buttons to highlight items and ENTER to select En Playback Depending on the type of disc you have loaded the Disc Navigator looks slightly different The screen for DVD discs shows the titles on the left and the chapters on the right Select a title or a chapter within a title Disc Navigator Title 1 10 4 Chapter 1 003 A DVD Title 01 Chapter 001 Title 02 Chapter 002 Title 03 Chapter 003 Title 04 Title 05 Title 06 Title 07 Title 08 v The screen for CDs and Video CDs shows a list of tracks 2 Disc Navigator Track 1 10 a cD Track 01 Track 02 Track 03 Track 04 Track 05 Track 06 Track 07
4. E page 99 ndicates which channels are recorded when Dual ono is selected SAP page 29 Lights when the currently selected TV channel has a Second Audio Program channel OVER page 100 Lights when the analog audio input level is too high NTSC Lights when playing NTSC format video Controls and displays Remote control OPEN CLOSE DVD RECORDER 1 ONE TOUCH COPY page 60 Press to start One Touch Copy of the currently playing itle to DVD or the HDD See also the Note on copying on page 9 2 Remote control indicator Lights when setting up the remote control for use with a TV page 108 and when setting the remote control mode page 96 3 STANDBY ON Press to switch the recorder on into standby 4 4 OPEN CLOSE Press to open close the disc tray 5 HDD page 27 Press to select the hard disk HDD for recording or playback 6 DVD page 27 Press to select the DVD for recording or playback 7 DVD playback functions AUDIO Gp page 29 42 43 Changes the audio language or channel When the recorder is stopped press to change the tuner audio SUBTITLE page 42 Displays changes the subtitles included in multilingual DVD Video discs ANGLE f page 43 Switches camera angles on discs with multi angle scenes 8 PLAY MODE page 39 Press to display the Play Mode menu for features such as search repeat and program play 9 Alphanumeric buttons and CLEAR Use
5. Recording and playback times for TV recordings are approximately 0 1 shorter than the actual time This is because of the slightly different frame rates of TV broadcasts versus DVD The frame number is shown next to the elapsed time display when the disc is paused Copy Once or Can t Record messages may appear in the stop or recording displays These indicate that the broadcast TV program contains copy control information Playback Chapter 5 Playback Introduction ost of the features described in this chapter make use of on screen displays Navigate these using the t cursor buttons and ENTER To go back one level rom any screen use the RETURN button Remember so that the button guide at the bottom of every screen shows which buttons do what any of the functions covered in this chapter apply to the DD DVD discs Video CDs WMA MP3 discs and CDs though the exact operation of some varies slightly with he kind of disc loaded The following icons are provided o help you quickly identify which instructions you need or which kind of disc o o ELD 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 RW B 40D Audio CD Video CD WMA or MP3 files GED Ps3 tiles Some DVD Video discs don t allow certain playback controls to operate at certain points in the disc This is not a malfunction
6. g Playback l In the Disc Navigator each title is shown with a still frame picture to remind you what it is This setting lets you decide the default still frame The default setting of 0 seconds takes the first frame of the title but you can also set it to 30 seconds or 3 minutes into the title if the title is shorter than the setting then the first frame is used the Initial Setup menu Auto Chapter Video e Default setting 10 minutes QB Initial Setup Manual Recording Optimized Rec Navi Mark Auto Chapter Video Frame Accurate DVD RW Auto Init Recording Playback When recording in Video mode a new chapter is started every 10 minutes on the default setting You can change this interval to 15 minutes or switch off automatic chapter marking altogether with the No Separation setting Frame Accurate e Default setting Off D initial setup Basic Tuner Video In Out Manual Recording Optimized Rec Navi Mark Auto Chapter Video Frame Accurate DVD RW Auto Init When Frame Accurate setting is Off exact frame accuracy is traded for high speed copying when recording a Copy List Switch Frame Accurate On to preserve the accuracy of the Copy List However copying some edited Video mode titles will be done in real time Audio Out Language Recording Playback A Important e When you change this setting the Copy List is erased Make sure it is set how you w
7. 1 After the message POWER OFF is shown in the display wait at least two minutes 2 Unplug from the wall socket 3 Move the recorder If there s a power failure while the recorder is on there is a chance that some data on the HDD will be lost e The HDD is very delicate If used improperly or in an unsuitable environment it is possible that the HDD will fail after a few years of use Signs of problems include playback unexpectedly freezing and noticeable block noise mosaic in the picture However sometimes there will be no warning signs of HDD failure Ifthe HDD fails no playback of recorded material will be possible In this case it will be necessary to replace the HDD unit En Connecting up Chapter 2 Connecting up Rear panel connections OUTPUT QO 0O Qee SVIDEO AUDIO VIDEO 000 S VIDEO R CONTROLS DIGITAL OUT INPUTS B R COMPONENT VIDEO OUT 1 VHF UHF IN OUT Connect your TV antenna to the VHF UHF IN jack The signal is passed through to the VHF UHF OUT jack for connection to your TV 2 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT A high quality video output for connecting to a TV or monitor with a component video input 3 Audio video outputs 1 and 2 Two sets of audio video outputs stereo analog audio composite and S video video that you can use to connect TVs or monitors 4 Audio video inputs 1 and 3 Two sets of audio video inputs ste
8. 22 TV CONTROL page 108 After setting up use these controls to control your TV Getting started Chapter 4 Getting started Switching on and setting up When you switch the recorder on for the first time you can make several basic settings using the Setup Navigator feature This takes you through setting the clock the internal TV tuner and the video and audio output settings If you re using the recorder for the first time we strongly recommend you use the Setup Navigator before starting to use the recorder STANDBY ON fal Pioneer DVD RECORDER 1 Switch on your TV and set the video input to this recorder 2 Press the STANDBY ON button on the remote control or the front panel to switch on When you switch on for the first time your TV should display the Setup Navigator screen If the Setup Navigator doesn t appear you can also access it from the Initial Setup menu see page 97 3 Use the f cursor up down buttons to select English or French as the OSD subtitle audio and DVD menu language then press ENTER QB Initial Setup Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback Cloc Language o English fran ais 4 Press ENTER again to start setting up using the Setup Navigator QB Initial Setup Basic pi Taner Complete this setup before you EEAO start using your recorder Audio In Cann Audio Out san Language Cancel Reco
9. Handling discs When holding discs of any type take care not to leave ingerprints dirt or scratches on the disc surface Hold he disc by its edge or by the center hole and edge Damaged or dirty discs can affect playback and recording performance Take care also not to scratch the abel side of the disc Although not as fragile as the recorded side scratches can still result in a disc becoming unusable Should a disc become marked with fingerprints dust etc clean using a soft dry cloth wiping the disc lightly rom the center to the outside edge as shown in the diagram below If necessary use a cloth soaked in alcohol or a commercially available CD DVD cleaning kit to clean a disc more thoroughly Never use benzine thinner or other cleaning agents including products designed for cleaning vinyl records Storing discs Although CDs and DVD discs are more durable than vinyl records you should still take care to handle and store discs correctly When you re not using a disc return it to its case and store upright Avoid leaving discs in excessively cold humid or hot environments including under direct sunlight Don t glue paper or put stickers onto the disc or use a pencil ball point pen or other sharp tipped writing instrument These could all damage the disc gt SA For more detailed care information see the instructions that come with discs Do not load more than one disc into the recorder Damag
10. t be copied to a Video mode disc Use a VR mode DVD RW disc for this type of material e Low resolution EP or LP or MN1 18 widescreen material can t be copied to a Video mode disc Use a VR mode DVD RW disc for this type of material Copying and back up One Touch Copy DVD to HDD One Touch Copy from DVD to HDD copies a single title to the HDD in real time You can copy the currently playing title or the currently selected title in the Disc Navigator When you start copying playback jumps back to the start of the title then continues through to the end of the title when recording automatically stops The copy will be made in the recording mode FINE SP etc that is currently set See also Copyright on page 60 ONE TOUCH COPY e During DVD playback press ONE TOUCH COPY to copy the current title to HDD Playback starts again from the beginning of the current title The front panel display and an on screen display indicate that the title is being copied Copying from HDD to DVD amp HDD to DVD Copy x4 Note e The maximum title length for copying is six hours e Title name and chapter markers are also copied except when copying from a finalized Video mode disc e Thumbnail picture markers Navimark and chapter markers for the Disc Navigator are copied but their position in the copy may be slightly changed from the original e f some part of the title being copied is
11. 12 22 23 33 74 77 82 86 Play Mode menu 23 39 41 Program play 40 41 Progressive scan video 8 22 26 34 93 98 120 R Recording 8 9 28 34 44 58 Recording quality 45 46 92 Recovery recording 9 47 50 Remote control 10 23 96 Repeat play 40 41 Rotating a JPEG picture 89 S SAP see TV audio channel Scanning 24 37 SECAM 44 96 98 Setting up 25 27 108 Simultaneous recording and playback 8 34 53 Slow motion playback 38 Subtitle language 23 25 42 101 102 T Timer recording 8 22 24 34 47 53 54 TV aspect ratio 26 104 109 TV audio channel 22 29 47 99 V VCR Plus 8 23 50 51 97 Video mode 9 11 12 22 34 44 57 58 60 91 104 112 114 Video settings 92 94 98 99 VR mode 12 22 44 47 57 58 60 77 82 91 104 105 113 114 WwW WMA audio 9 11 31 120 Z Zooming a JPEG picture 89 PRINTED WITH 2 SOY INK een Ree ee wr Wad tak Be cgi Wim oo Acoso etic Fae at ene a a il Should this product require service in the U S A and you wish to locate the nearest Pioneer Authorized Independent Service Company or if you wish to purchase replacement parts operating instructions service manuals or accessories please call the number shown below 800 872 4159 Please do not ship your product to Pioneer without first calling the Customer Support Division at the above listed number for assistance Pioneer Elec
12. 4 Inthe same way find the end of the section to erase then with To highlighted press ENTER After pressing ENTER another marker appears under the bar to show the end of the section with the section itself marked in red 5 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 6 Erase another section from the same title or press RETURN to get back to the main Disc Navigator screen CH Editing Create 4 Press ENTER to add the title The new title appears in the updated Play List Use this function to add an Original title to the Play List When you do this the whole title is put into the Play List you can erase bits you don t need later see Chapter Edit Chpt Edit on page 83 The title appears in the Play List complete with the chapter markers that appear in the Original However if you add more chapter markers to the Original later these are not automatically copied over into the Play List title You can add up to 99 titles to the Play List 1 Select Create from the Disc Navigator Play List menu options 2 Use the t cursor buttons to select the insertion point for the new title then press ENTER Disc Navigator DVD Remain 0h37m FINE lf there are no titles in the Play List yet this step does not apply 3 Use th
13. Audio In Fron Dolby Digital Audio Out Rem o Dolby Digital DTS language PCM only Recording Playback Use the cursor up down buttons to select Dolby Digital Dolby Digital DTS or PCM only then press ENTER e Check the operating instructions that came with your AV amp receiver if you re not sure what it s compatible with 11 Is your AV amp receiver compatible with 96 kHz digital audio QB Initial Setup Basic Clock 96kHz PCM Compatible Tuner Video In Out Audio In Compatible Audio Out o Not Compatible Language Don t Know Recording Playback Use the cursor up down buttons to select Compatible Not Compatible or Don t Know then press ENTER e Check the operating instructions that came with your AV amp receiver if you re not sure 12 That s it Press ENTER to finish setting up or select Go Back if you want to start again QB Initial Setup Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback Setup is complete Enjoy using your DVD recorder Finish Setup Go Back Other settings you can make After setting up using the Setup Navigator you should be ready to start enjoying your DVD recorder It s possible however that you may want to make a couple of additional settings depending on how the recorder is set up for TV broadcasts e Manual channel setting This setting lets you skip channels where there is no station as well as manually t
14. Copy List screen highlight OK and press ENTER 5 Repeat steps 2 to 4 to name other titles in the Copy List or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options Divide Use this command to make two titles from a title already in the Copy List 1 Select Divide from the Copy List menu options 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to select a title from the Copy List to divide then press ENTER HDD to DvD Copy 10 07Wed 3 00PM 2ch LP B Recording Time 0h20m10s Copying and back up 3 Use the playback controls to find the place you want to divide the title Divide Title 8 11Sun 4 00PM 2ch LP Tite 2 Recording Time 0h32m55s 0 08 13 26 l u ce Pause v You can use all the usual playback controls including gt PLAY II PAUSE scan lt lt gt gt and slow motion lt 1 11 gt e Press RETURN or highlight Back and press ENTER to go back to the main Copy List screen leaving the title intact 4 With Divide highlighted press ENTER to divide the title at the current playback position 5 Repeat steps 2 to 4 to divide other titles in the Copy List or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options KA Note e When Frame Accurate is set to Off see Frame Accurate on page 104 the divide points may move by up to half a second after selecting Divide Combine Use this command to make a single title from two adjacent tit
15. Ey PhotoViewer Use the t cursor buttons followed by ENTER to select the option you want To exit the Home Menu press HOME MENU Home menu options Timer Recording page 47 Disc Setup page 90 Disc Navigator page 35 page 74 Initial Setup page 95 Copy page 59 Video Audio Adjust page 92 Disc History page 87 Play Mode page 39 PhotoViewer page 88 DV Record page 55 Note e Some options in the Home Menu may be grayed out sometimes indicating that they are not available at the present time For example the Photoviewer option is grayed out unless there is a disc loaded that contains JPEG image files Displaying disc information on screen You can display various on screen information about the disc loaded or the HDD DISPLAY Pioneer DVD RECORDER 1 Press DISPLAY repeatedly to display change the on screen information e Press once to show the HDD and removable disc DVD etc activity together Press again to show the status of just the currently selected playback recording device HDD or removable disc e 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 Getting started HDD and removable disc activity display Press DISPLAY once to see t
16. Using chase play you can start watching a recording before the recording has finished 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 e Simultaneous recording and playback EID Playback and recording for both DVDs and the built in hard disk drive HDD are completely independent For example you can record a broadcast program to either a recordable DVD or the HDD while watching another recording you already made on the same DVD or on the HDD e Disc Navigator 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 e Disc History The Disc History screen shows disc information including how much free space remains for recording for the last 30 recordable discs loaded in the recorder Every time you load a recordable disc the Disc History is automatically updated with the latest information e Home Menu 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 e Progressive scan compatible Compared to standard interlaced video progressi
17. a DVD R or DVD RW disc in VR or Video mode However copy once protected material see Restrictions on copying below can t be added to the Copy List and the divide points in edited titles may be out by as much as 0 5 seconds when compared to the original When Frame Accurate is On you can add copy once protected titles to the Copy List and divide points in edited titles are maintained accurately However depending on the content of the Copy List and the disc it may not be possible to use high speed copying Restrictions on copying Some video material is copy once protected This means hat it can be recorded to HDD but it can t then be freely copied again If you want to transfer copy once protected material from HDD to DVD you ll need to use a VR mode DVD RW disc compatible with CPRM Ver 1 1 or higher see CPRM on page 45 for more on this Only one instance of a copy once protected title can be added to he Copy List and after it s been copied the title is erased rom the HDD it is therefore not possible to copy a ocked title that is copy once protected You can identify copy once protected material during playback by displaying disc information on screen If the current title is copy once protected an exclamation mark 1 is shown see Play display 2 on page 34 Copyright You may use this product only to reproduce or copy materials for which you own the copyright or have obtained permission to copy fro
18. confirm your existing password then enter a new one 1 Select Change Password QB Initial Setup Basic TV Screen Size Tuner Still Picture Video In Out _ Seamless Playback n ut Angle Indicator Language Recordin Change Password 2 Use the number buttons to enter your existing password 7 Initial Setup Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language TV S Change Password Current Password Ce ee GOE New Password REED The Initial Setup menu 3 Press ENTER Parental Lock Country Code 4 Enter a new password You i want to refer to the Country code list on page D Initial setup 1 Select Country Code Basic TV Sd Change Password Video In Out Current Password MECE D initial Setup At n Basic TV Screen Size Change Password ieee New Password ECT Tuner Still Picture Change Level Video In Out Seamless Playback Country Code Audio In Parental Lock Audio Out Angle Indicator Language 5 Press ENTER Parental Lock Change Level 2 Use number buttons to enter your password then press ENTER 1 Select Change Level QB Initial Setup QB Initial Setup Basic TV Sq Parental Lock Country Code Tuner Basic TV Screen Size Change Password Video In Out Password M e Tuner Still Picture Change Level Audioin Video In Out _ Seamless Playback Country Code Audio Out Audio
19. using the disc guide to align the disc e When you load a new blank DVD RW disc the recorder will take a moment to initialize it for recording 5 Use the CHANNEL buttons to select the TV channel you want to record from e You can also use the buttons on the front panel if the recorder is stopped e Antenna channels are numbered 2 through 69 Cable channels are numbered 1 through 125 6 Press REC to start recording e By default the recording will be in SP standard play mode which will give you around two hours of recording from a blank DVD disc e You can pause recording by pressing I PAUSE Press REC or II PAUSE again to restart recording 7 When you want to stop recording press STOP REC Playing back your recording The TV program you just recorded should be on the HDD or DVD disc as a single title with one or more chapters e Press gt PLAY to start playback If you want to stop playback before the end of the recording press W STOP Using the built in TV tuner Changing TV channels There are three different ways to select TV channels Note that you can t change the TV channel during playback recording or during recording standby CHANNEL e CHANNEL 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 for channel 102 press 1 0 2 ENTER e buttons on the front pane
20. wma these must be used for he recorder to recognize MP3 and WMA files do not use for other file types e File structure Up to 99 folders 999 files if these imits are exceeded only files and folders up to these imits are playable WMA Windows Media Audio compatibility Plays My Windows A m Media The Windows Media logo printed on the box indicates hat this recorder can playback Windows Media Audio content WMA is an acronym for Windows Media Audio and refers o an audio compression technology developed by icrosoft Corporation WMA content can be encoded by using Windows Media Player version 7 7 1 Windows edia Player for Windows XP or Windows Media Player 9 Series Microsoft Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries ID Before you start En JPEG file compatibility e Compatible formats Baseline JPEG and EXIF 2 2 still image files File format used by digital still cameras Sampling ratio 4 4 4 4 4 2 4 2 0 e Horizontal resolution 160 5120 pixels e Vertical resolution 120 3840 pixels e Progressive JPEG compatible No e File extensions jpg jpeg jif jfif must be used for the recorder to recognize JPEG files do not use for other ile types e File structure The recorder can load up to 99 folders 999 files at one time if there are more files fol
21. AV amplifier or receiver on page 19 for connection details Playback Switching audio channels aa For VR mode content that has both a main and a SAP Secondary Audio Program audio channel you can switch between main L SAP R or both L R When playing Video CDs and audio CDs you can switch between stereo just the left channel or just the right channel 1 To display switch the audio channel press AUDIO repeatedly The audio channel s currently playing are indicated on screen e L R Both channels default e L Left main channel only e R Right SAP channel only CD D D e Stereo Stereo default e 1 L Left channel only e 2 R Right channel only Note e When playing a Dual Mono 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 gt PCM see Dolby Digital Out on page 100 or listen via the analog outputs if you need to switch the audio channel Switching camera angles Some DVD Video discs feature scenes shot from two or more angles check the disc box for details it should be marked with a icon if it contains multi angle scenes When a multi angle scene is playing the same icon appears on screen to let you know that other angles are available this can be switched off if you prefer see Angle Indicator on page 107 ANGLE e To switch the c
22. Appearance 16 9 16 9 The program is presented in widescreen 4 3 16 9 Your TV will determine how the picture is presented check the manual that came with the TV for details En Additional information Troubleshooting Incorrect operation is often mistaken for trouble and malfunction If you think there is something wrong with this component please check the points below Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component Investigate the other components and electrical appliances being used If the trouble cannot be rectified even after checking the points below ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work General Problem Remedy The disc is automatically ejected e Check that the disc is not a DVD RAM DVD R RW or other incompatible format after closing the disc tray disc page 11 e Check that the disc is loaded properly aligned in disc tray and label side up e Take out the disc and clean it page 117 e Check that the disc has a region code compatible with the recorder page 120 No picture e Check that everything is connected properly page 14 e Check that the connected TV and or the AV amp receiver is set to the correct input e Make sure that the disc is NTSC format e The recorder may be set to progressive scan with an incompatible TV Reset to interlace by pressing and holding the button front panel then pressing HDD Can t play
23. Confirm 12 13MON 7 00PM 8 00PM 32 FINE HDD OK 12 14TUE 9 00PM 10 00PM 43 FINE HDD OK New Input HDD Remain Ga 10h20m FINE 1 DVD Remain Ga s 0h43 FINE Each row is for one timer recording program with the date and time information channel recording mode DVD or HDD and recording status e The amount of free space available on the HDD and the currently loaded recordable DVD is shown towards the bottom of the screen In the lower right corner the number of timer programs already set is shown next to Tmr Pgms If there are more than eight timer programs already set press NEXT PI to switch page go back using the PREV I lt button You can also clear a timer program before it s started before the recorder enters timer recording standby by highlighting it and pressing CLEAR 2 Select New Input to set a new timer program then press ENTER 9 Timer Recording Date Start Stop CH Rec Mode A azs m a E Ca FNE gt v Recto Group D gt GROUP j it Name Input _ Name Input 3 Enter the timer recording settings Use the cursor left right buttons to select a field use the cursor up down buttons to change the value e Date Choose a date up to one month in advance or select a daily or weekly program e Start Set the recording start time e Stop Set the recording end time maximum length of atimer recording is 24 hours for HDD recording or six hours for DVD e
24. Copy HOME MENU we e 3 Select HDD gt DVD The HDD to DVD Copy List screen appears HDD to DVD Copy Total 0h0Om Use the cursor up down buttons to highlight the command you want from the menu options on the left then press ENTER Most commands require you then to select a title or chapter or location from the thumbnail views area of the screen Use the cursor left right followed by ENTER to do this When in the thumbnails area of the screen use the PREV I lt and NEXT bP buttons to display the previous next page if there are more titles chapters han will fit on the screen e As you highlight different thumbnails information about the title chapter is shown in the central area of he screen Press DISPLAY to change the information displayed e Press RETURN to get back to the menu options on he left from the thumbnail area of the Copy List screen e When selecting HDD titles you can display titles rom a particular HDD group by pressing cursor up then using the cursor left right buttons and ENTER to select a group Press cursor down o get back to the HDD title thumbnail area DVD Copy HDD to DVD Copy List menu options Use the following commands when making an HDD to DVD Copy List Add Add titles from the HDD to the Copy List see page 63 Erase Erase individual titles from the Copy List see page 64
25. Disc on page 90 and that there are fewer than 99 titles already recorded 250 for the HDD Note that it s possible that although the timer recording screen says OK the recording doesn t complete successfully because of some other reason such as a damaged disc etc Simultaneous recording and playback CID D A feature called Chase Play makes it possible to watch a recording in progress DVD or HDD from the start of the recording as in playback is chasing the recording For example perhaps you have to miss the first 30 minutes of a movie on TV you can start recording then start watching the movie from the beginning while the recorder is still recording 30 minutes ahead of you In fact you re not 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 36 A Important e Note that you must use a DVD RW Ver 1 1 2x or Ver 1 2 4x disc to be able to use this feature e You may not be able to use this feature with a DVD RW disc that was first initialized on another recorder e During recording press gt PLAY to start playback from the beginning of the current recording or press DISC NAVIGATOR and select another title to play from there You can use all the usual playback controls such as pause slow motion play scan and skip e
26. ENTER 10 07 Wed 3 00PM 2ch LP A Recording Time 0h20m10s Preview Move Erase All Chpt Edit Erase Sec Conf List x The chapter editing screen appears with thumbnails of each chapter 3 Select a command from the chapter edit menu options Chapter Edit eE Title 10 07Wed 3 00PM 2ch LP Chapter Recording Time 0h20m10s h m Erase Divide Combine Move Preview Chapter edit menu The following commands are available Erase Erase individual chapters Use the t cursor buttons and ENTER to select a chapter to erase The chapter is erased after confirming Divide Divide a chapter into two or more new chapters See Chapter Edit Divide on page 67 Combine Combine two chapters into one See Chapter Edit Combine on page 67 e Move Change the order of the chapters See Chapter Edit Move on page 67 e Preview Check the content of a chapter Use the t 4 cursor buttons to select a chapter then press ENTER Once the preview has started press W STOP to return to the chapter edit screen 4 Press RETURN to get back to the chapter editing options on the left or select another chapter 5 Select Back or press RETURN to go back to the main Copy List screen Copying and back up Chapter Edit Divide You can divide a chapter into as many new chapters as necessary 1 Use the t cursor buttons to sele
27. I copy this to DVD in high speed mode Yes Start playing the Video mode disc and use the A standard DVD disc can hold only an hour of FINE One Touch Copy button to copy the currently playing mode material so you wouldn t be able to make a title to the HDD Repeat for as many titles on the disc high speed copy of this on to one disc You could as you want to copy divide up the recording on the HDD into two titles of See also One Touch Copy DVD to HDD on page 61 an hour each and copy these to two DVDs using Additional information Can I use high speed copy to copy from DVD to HDD You can only use high speed copy from DVD to HDD when copying Original titles from a VR mode DVD RW See also Copying from DVD to HDD on page 69 Can copy a copy once protected program from a subscription satellite or cable channel to a DVD from the HDD Yes you can use high speed copy to copy toa VR mode DVD RW disc You can also divide the recording on the HDD into a number of smaller titles if the whole recording won t fit on to one disc See also Copying from HDD to DVD on page 61 Can I play a DVD I recorded on this recorder on another DVD player Yes you can generally play DVD R discs and Video mode DVD RW discs recorded on this recorder on any standard DVD player You may find however that some players will not play some recordable media For VR mode DVD RW discs look for the RW Compatible mark to see if it will pla
28. In Parental Lock Tanguage Code ss Audio Out Angle Indicator Recording Number eC Language Playback Recordin Playback 3 Select a Country code 2 Use number buttons to enter your password There are two ways you can do this then press ENTER e Select by code letter Use cursor left right to change the country code QB Initial Setup Basic TV S Parental Lock Change Level D initial Setup Video Out Password TREE Basic TV S Parental Lock Country Code Audio Out Ang Video Out smord ECR TET 3 He ng Code 4 Cus gt gt Number eeere Recordin Playback 3 Use the cursor left right buttons to select a new parental lock level e Select by code number Press cursor down then use the number buttons to enter the four digit D Initial setup country code you can find the Country code list on Basic TV Sq Parental Lock Change Level page 11 5 Password eee D initial Setup Language Basic TV Sd Parental Lock Country Code Recordin Tiny Playback Video In Out Password CECE Audio In Audio Out Code us 4 Press ENTER to set the new Parental Lock level uer CREE Language 4 Press ENTER to set the new Country code Note e Changing the country code does not take effect until the next disc is loaded or the current disc is reloaded En The Initial Setup menu Angle Indicator e Default
29. SD 643HD85 Pro 710HD Pro 610HD Pro 510HD Pro 720HD Pro 620HD Pro 520HD Pro 730HD Pro 630HD Pro 530HD Pro 730HDI Pro 530HDI Pro 700HD SD 641HD5 SD 582HD5 SD 532HD5 NTSC on PAL TV e Default setting Off QB Initial Setup Basic Input Colour System On Tuner Component Video ooff Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback NTSC on PAL TV When set to On NTSC discs from the U S for example will play correctly on a PAL only TV Change to Off if your TV is already NTSC compatible Depending on this setting and the Input Line System setting see nput Line System on page 96 the signal format output when the recorder is stopped varies as shown in the table below Input Line System T onitan E E 525 System Off NTSC On PAL 60 625 System Off PAL On PAL Note e Many recent PAL TVs are capable of correctly displaying NTSC pictures without the need for this setting Check the manual that came with your TV if you re not sure whether yours has this feature Audio In settings External Audio e Default setting Stereo QB Initial Setup Basic External Audio o Stereo Tuner Dual Mono Recording Dual Mono Video In Out _ DV Input Audio In Input Level L1 Audio Out Input Level L2 Language Input Level L3 Recording Playback If the external source is standard stereo leave set to Stereo If each channel carries a separate soundtrack change to Dual Mono Whe
30. Title Name Ttl Name Name or rename a title in the Copy List see page 64 e Divide Divide a title in the Copy List into two see page 64 e Combine Combine two adjacent titles in the Copy List into one see page 65 Preview Check the content of a title in the Copy List see page 65 e Move Change the order of titles in the Copy List see page 65 e Erase All Erase the Copy List see page 66 Copying and back up e Chapter Edit Chpt Edit Edit chapters within a Copy List title see page 66 e Erase Erase a chapter e Divide Divide a chapter into two e Combine Combine two chapters into one e Move Change the chapter order e Preview Check the chapter content e Erase Section Erase Sec Erase a section of a title in the Copy List see page 68 e Confirm List Conf List Confirm the Copy List and go to the recording settings screen see Recording the Copy List below Recording the Copy List After putting together your Copy List you re ready to record it 1 Select Conf List to display the Copy List settings screen 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to select the Recording Mode HDD to DVD Copy HDD DVD RW VIDEO Required 0h08m Recording Mode S High Speed J a Copy List Total Current DVD Remain 2330MB pmm _ 4700MB e High Speed Copy The Copy List is copied at the same recording quality as th
31. Track 08 Total Time 0 58 25 hi The screen for WMA MP3 discs shows a list of folders and tracks Select a folder or a track within a folder Disc Navigator Folder 1 03 _ Track 1 004 A WMA MP3 01 Rock 001 Intro 02 Pop 002 Escape 03 Dance 003 Everything You Say 004 What I Do ve Playback starts after you press ENTER e For discs that contain both CD Audio tracks and WMA MP3 tracks you can switch the playback area between CD and WMA MPS3 This can only be done while the disc is stopped Using the Disc Navigator with recordable discs and the HDD CIID ID When used with a recordable disc or the HDD the Disc Navigator gives you access to all the editing features of this recorder as well as the ability to browse and play titles See also Editing on page 74 for more on editing recordable discs 1 Press HDD or DVD to select the hard disk drive or the DVD drive 2 Press HOME MENU and select Disc Navigator from the on screen display Alternatively you can press DISC NAVIGATOR to go straight to the Disc Navigator screen 3 Select Play from the menu options Press ENTER to move to the thumbnails area of the screen Disc Navigator Video Mode DVD Remain Oh37m FINE 4 Use the t cursor buttons to select a title to play 5 Press ENTER to start playback Note e It s not possible to use the Disc Navigator when playing a Video CD in PBC mode e Another way to find
32. both of the older two programs will be erased If you change the Auto Channel Setting from cable to antenna or the other way around existing timer programs will be erased Timer recording using the VCR Plus programming system This sys simple em makes programming timer recordings very ost TV guides publish PlusCode numbers with their program details If you want to make a timer recording of a program you just input the corresponding code Th automa e date start stop and channel settings are made ically All you have to do is tell the recorder the recording mode and whether it s a once only recording or a reg ular recording REC MODE Recording 1 Press VCR Plus to display the VCR Plus program screen You can also access this screen from the Home Menu press HOME MENU select Timer Recording then VCR Plus ver Plus PlusCode 39924 Rec Mode MN21 v O O to input Ze to change EJ EJ to change level Rec Times Once EJ to change ELLY EXD to change Rec to HDD e Use the number buttons to enter the PlusCode number To clear the last digit entered press CLEAR Press REC MODE to select FINE SP LP EP or AUTO See Recording time and picture quality on page 45 If Manual Recording is on then you can also select the MN setting Use the cursor left right buttons to select the Once Daily or Weekly recording option Press H
33. control e AAVRGP dry cell batteries x2 e Audio video cable red white yellow e RF antenna cable e Power cable e These operating instructions e Warranty card Putting the batteries in the remote control 1 Open the battery compartment cover on the back of the remote control N 2 Insert two AA R6P batteries into the battery compartment following the indications inside the compartment 3 Close the cover bA Note Incorrect use of batteries can result in hazards such as leakage and bursting Please observe the following Us 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 ake 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 ing the remote control Please keep in mind the following when using the remote con rol ake 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
34. e Cannot play this disc The disc may be dirty or damaged Take out the disc clean it and e This disc cannot be recorded retry If the error persists use a new disc If the error appears even e Cannot read the CPRM information with a new disc please consult a Pioneer Service Center e Could not record the information to the disc e Cannot edit e Could not initialize disc e Could not complete finalization successfully e Could not undo finalization successfully e Could not successfully unlock the disc e Incompatible or unreadable disc The disc loaded is a DVD RAM DVD R RW or some other incompatible disc type This display may also appear if the disc is dirty or damaged e Cannot record to a disc that is not CPRM com The video source is copy once protected Use a VR mode DVD RW patible disc with CPRM for recording e Cannot record this content using Video mode recording e This content is copy protected The video source is copy protected and cannot be recorded e Incorrect CPRM information The recorder could not read the CPRM information The recorder may be damaged please consult a Pioneer Service Center e The audio will conform to the Dual Mono When recording from an external input in Video mode or in VR Recording setting mode set to MN 32 audio is recorded in Linear PCM format You can only record the left or right channel not both e Repairing disc During recording the power was
35. e Default setting Antenna D Initial Setup Basic Auto Channel Setting Tuner Manual CH Setting Video In Out VCR Plus CH Setting Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback Auto Channel Setting automatically tunes the built in TV tuner to terrestrial broadcast TV channels or cable channels Select Antenna or Cable depending on how you receive your TV channels then wait for the automatic tuning to finish Tuning After automatic tuning a summary channel mapping screen is displayed Initial Setup CH Skip CH Skip CH Skip CH Skip 9 17 O 25 ee 2 10 iit ss M 3 1 ee 19 M 27 ee 4 2 eit as ee 5mm 3 2 2 6 ME 14 2 M 30 7 5s ee 3 ee 8 a 16 24 32 MO Press ENTER to return to the main menu screen b4 Note e f you want to cancel before tuning has finished press ENTER e You can manually tune and skip blank channels using the Manual CH Setting below Manual CH Setting e Default setting n a The channel skip function lets you skip channels where there is no station so that as you change channels using the CHANNEL buttons or the number buttons you only change to channels that have a station The manual tuning function allows you to manually tune to stations should you need to QB Initial Setup Basic Auto Channel Setting Audio Out Language Recording Playback 1 From the manual channel setting screen e Use the CHANNEL button to change channels e If you want to skip the
36. ee eee eens Timer recording FAQ 2 c c0snceee ewe ce eee de ee Simultaneous recording and playback s s s Recording from an external component Automatic recording from a satellite tuner Recording from a DV camcorder 0 0eeee eee Recording from the DV output 2 2 2 eee eee Playing your recordings on other DVD players Initializing a DVD RW disc 2c eee eee ee eee 07 Copying and back up IODC HOM aici icc aeaaee meaa E One Touch Copy HDD to DVD 00e eee One Touch Copy DVD to HDD 020 e eee Copying from HDD to DVDs ecient ee deana DD to DVD Copy List menu options 65 Recording the Copy List csc tcuctese eee ee dess DD to DVD Copy List commands 0 200 Copying from DVD to HDD residem ee ect ee bee DVD to HDD Copy List menu options Recording the Copy List 22 0 eee eee eee eee DVD to HDD Copy List commands 0 20005 Using dis back ups o12 40080 neon cee een ne ees 08 Editing The Disc Navigator screen 2 cee eee eee Disc Navigator menu OptionS 2 eee eee eee Editing VR mode Original Video mode and HDD COME retager nte cee hee RSE mea eee ee Editing HDD QroUpS sssi spire enter edee ease eee Creating and editing a VR mode Play List 09 Disc History Using the Disc History 2 20 eee ee eee 10 The PhotoViewer Playing a SIideShOW a sedri eee eee eee 11 The Disc Setup menu BASIC SOLIS eerren e
37. erase chapters less than five seconds long e It may not always be possible to combine two chapters even though they are adjacent If a chapter has been divided into three then the middle chapter erased it is not possible to combine the two remaining chapters into one Inserting chapter markers into a title CID D You can create new chapters within a title using the CHP MARK button while playing the title or during recording This is useful not just for navigation of the disc content but also for editing purposes PAUSE 1 Start playback of the title you want to create new chapter markers in You can use the Play command from the Disc Navigator menu to do this 2 Press CHP MARK at any point where you want a new chapter to begin A chapter marker icon appears on screen briefly to confirm a new chapter mark has been inserted e For greater control over the exact position of chapter markers it can be useful to use the I PAUSE button and or the slow motion and frame advance reverse controls lt 4ll II gt bA Note e You cannot insert chapter markers during Auto Start Recording e f you pause a recording in VR mode the recorder automatically starts a new chapter when you restart the recording K Editing En e When recording in Video mode the recorder automatically puts chapter markers in at regular intervals It is not possible to add extra chapter markers manually after recording see als
38. for any damages resulting from the loss of such contents Published by Pioneer Corporation Copyright 2004 Pioneer Corporation All rights reserved PIONEER CORPORATION 4 1 Meguro 1 Chome Meguro ku Tokyo 153 8654 Japan PIONEER ELECTRONICS USA INC Business Solutions Division 2265 East 220th Street Long Beach CA 90810 U S A TEL 1 310 952 2111 Customer Support Division 1925 East Dominguez St Long Beach CA 90810 U S A TEL 1 310 952 2820 PIONEER ELECTRONICS OF CANADA INC Industrial Products Department 300 Allstate Parkway Markham Ontario L3R OP2 Canada TEL 1 905 479 4411 lt 04J00000 gt Printed in Japan lt VRB1354 A gt
39. including many Pioneer models can also play DVD RW discs recorded in VR mode finalized or not 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 the title menus are navigated in the usual way pressing MENU or TOP MENU to display the menu then using the cursor buttons followed by ENTER to select titles and start playback Finalizing a disc Finalizing fixes the recordings in place so that the disc can be played on a regular DVD player or computer equipped with a suitable DVD ROM drive Note that the disc name will appear in the title menu after you finalize a disc Make sure the disc name is as you want it before you finalize the disc as it can t be changed afterwards If you want to rename the disc see nput Disc Name on page 90 before starting the steps below A Important e Once you ve finalized a disc recorded in Video mode you can t edit or record anything else on that disc However the finalization on a DVD RW disc maybe undone see Undo Finalize on page 91 for how to do this e AVR mode disc can still be recorded and edited on this recorder even after finalizing 1 Load the disc you want to finalize Make sure that the recorder is stopp
40. input a track number For example for track 6 press 6 for track 24 press 2 then 4 e To clear and start again press CLEAR 2 Optionally Press ENTER e Alternatively just wait a few seconds and playback will jump to the new track Scanning discs You can fast scan discs at various speeds forwards or backward REV SCAN PLAY FWD SCAN 1 During playback press lt lt or gt gt to start reverse or forward scanning e The scanning speed is shown on screen 2 Press the same button repeatedly to increase the scanning speed Forward SCAN 1 SCAN 2 gt SCAN 3 gt SCAN 4 e Reverse Reverse play gt SCAN 1 gt SCAN 2 gt SCAN 3 SCAN 4 ean CD D e Forward Reverse SCAN 1 SCAN 2 3 To resume normal playback press gt PLAY Note e Depending on the disc reverse playback may not be smooth e Sound can be heard while scanning audio CDs analog output only e Scanning is not possible with WMA files E Playback En No subtitles are displayed while scanning DVD Video discs 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 No sound is output when using other scan speeds Except during chase playback and simultaneous recording playback No sound is output when scanning from the HDD except on forward SCAN 1 Linear PCM is output from the optica
41. 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 Set on page 96 and Setting up the remote to contro your TV on page 108 to reset them Use within the operating range and angle as shown ws 23ft You can control this recorder using the remote sensor of another Pioneer component using the CONTROL IN jack on the rear panel See Rear panel connections on page 14 for more information Before you start 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 BYP 2 DVD RW E dist COMPACT Os JG ReWritable VIDEO DVD Video DVD R COMPACT IMPACT Oise dist oise DIGmALAUDIO DGTALVDEO GERME Audio CD E FUJICOLOR CD COMPATIBLE Video CD CD R CD RW LE FUJICOLOR CD z COMPATIBLE Fujicolor CD e Also compatible with KODAK Picture CD BVP js a trade
42. 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 there are four groups You can move content from group to group and rename the groups as you want En Editing Change Group Chg Group al Use this command to assign titles to a particular group 1 Select Chg Group from the Disc Navigator menu then press ENTER 2 Select the title that you want to put into a different group then press ENTER 3 Use the t cursor up down buttons to select a group for the title then press ENTER e You can select one of the four groups or choose No Group in which case it will only appear when All is selected a Disc Navigator CEIA Y Title 1 9 06Fri 9 00PM 8ch LP A k p a Locl Erase All Ttl Name x GROUPS Grp Name gt GROUP4 Chg Grou 4 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options or select another title to change the group of Group Name Grp Name ea Use this command to rename a group 1 Select Grp Name from the Disc Navigator menu 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to select the group that you want to name or rename then press ENTER Input Group Name ABCDE NOPOR sma AARAA 3 Inputa name for the group The name can be up to six characters long 4 To finish entering the name highlight Exit and press ENTER 5 Press RETURN to go b
43. playback is switched between Original and Play List the DVD disc is re initialized or finalized the recorder is reset to its factory settings see Resetting the recorder on page 108 It may not be possible to copy from a DVD disc that was recorded on a different DVD recorder or PC Copy List PREV NEXT DISPLAY 1 Load the recordable DVD disc that contains the material you want to copy to the HDD 2 Press HOME MENU and select Copy B HOME MENU DVD RECORDER Sov C Disc History yD Copying and back up 3 Select DVD gt HDD The DVD to HDD Copy screen appears Recording the Copy List After putting together your Copy List you re ready to record it DVD to HDD Copy ace 1 Select Conf List to display the Copy List settings screen e Use the cursor up down buttons to highlight the command you want from the menu options on the left then press ENTER Most commands require you then to select a title or location from the thumbnail views area of the screen Use the cursor left right followed by ENTER to do this When in the thumbnails area of the screen use the PREV I lt and NEXT gt gt I buttons to display the previous next page if there are more titles than will fit on the screen As you highlight different thumbnails information about the title is shown in the central area of the screen Press DISPLAY to change the informa
44. setting On 2 Initial Setup Basic TV Screen Size Tuner Still Picture Video In Out _ Seamless Playback Audio In Parental Lock An Audio Out Language Recordin On the default setting when playing a DVD Video disc that features multi angle scenes an icon appears on screen during the parts of the disc where angle switching is available Change to Off to hide the on screen indicator En Additional information Chapter 14 Additional information Resetting the recorder If you need to you can reset the recorder to all its factory settings 1 Make sure that the recorder is on 2 Press and hold STOP and press STANDBY ON The recorder turns off with all settings reset Setting up the remote to control your TV You can use the supplied remote to control your TV To be able to use this feature you first have to program the remote with a maker code from the table below 1 Press and hold down the CLEAR button then enter the maker code for your TV The LED indicator on the remote controls lights See the table below for the list of maker codes If there is more than one code given for your make input the first one in the list e 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 lf the remote is set up correctly the TV should switch on off If it d
45. such as radios and televisions use shielded cables and connectors for connections D8 10 3a_En This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil num rique de la Classe B est conforme a la norme NMB 003 du Canada D8 10 1 3_EF IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ INSTRUCTIONS All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference HEED WARNINGS All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS All operating and use instructions should be followed CLEANING The product should be cleaned only with a polishing cloth or a soft dry cloth Never clean with furniture wax benzine insecticides or other volatile liquids since they may corrode he cabinet ATTACHMENTS Do not use attachments not recommended by the product manufacturer as hey may cause hazards WATER AND MOISTURE Do not use this product near water for example near a bathtub wash bowl kitchen sink or laundry ub in a wet basement or near a swimming pool and the like ACCESSORIES Do not place this product on an unstable cart stand tripod bracket or table The product may fall causing serious injury to a child or adult and serious damage to the product Use only with a cart stan
46. the number buttons for track chapter title selection channel selection and so on The same buttons can also be used to enter names for titles discs and so on Use CLEAR to clear an entry and start again 10 INPUT SELECT page 54 Press to change the input to use for recording 11 CHANNEL page 28 Press to change the channel of the built in TV tuner 12 VCR Plus page 50 Press then use the number buttons to enter a PlusCode programming number for timer recording 13 DISC NAVIGATOR page 35 74 TOP MENU page 30 Press to display the Disc Navigator screen or the top menu if a DVD Video disc is loaded 4 PLAY LIST page 76 82 MENU page 30 ress to switch between Original and Play List content on R mode discs or display the disc menu if a DVD Video isc is loaded 5 t cursor buttons and ENTER sed to navigate all on screen displays Press ENTER to select the currently highlighted option 16 HOME MENU page 32 Press to display the Home Menu from which you can navigate all the functions of the recorder 17 RETURN Press to go back one level in the on screen menu or display C Q lt 0 ED Controls and displays En 18 Playback controls page 29 lt REV SCAN FWD SCAN gt page 37 Press to start reverse or forward scanning Press again to change the speed gt PLAY Press to start playback il PAUSE Press to pause playback or recording E STOP Pres
47. to skip to previous next chapter title You can also use the front panel but ons to do this during playback e0 During playback enter a title number then press ENTER to skip directly to that title 0 O Press CLEAR to clear a number entry and oo start again ma m sue Commercial back skip Each press skips backward forward progressively up to a maximum of 10 minutes forward or three minutes back wa m sae Commercial back skip Each press skips backward forward progressively up to a maximum of 10 minutes forward or three minutes back stew During playback press to start slow motion playback Press repeatedly to change the playback speed While paused press to advance a single frame in either direction Press to display the top menu or menu of wena mew amp DVD Video disc these are often the same Use the cursor buttons to navigate DVD EX Video disc menus press ENTER to select gop items rum Press to return to the previous level of a DVD Video disc menu sresiow During playback press to start slow motion playback Press repeatedly to change the playback speed While paused press to advance a single frame in either direction Getting started Playing CDs and WMA MP3 discs The table below shows the basic playback controls for audio CDs and WMA MP 3 files Press to start playback 2 z Press to stop playback 4 E s puss Pauses playba
48. toe MitialiZe SCUiNGS a cde Gates oo avenue a gis vee al B A alts Pe veeneeree nen eee cea ne ae ee Finalize SEUINGS neau a n vet 12 The Video Audio Adjust menu Setting the picture quality for TV and external INDUL sa ae Eea En EE E ar EE EE E E A Setting the picture quality for disc playback AUGIOO RG scctrtetinige twa Sew ket want asa 13 The Initial Setup menu Using the Initial Setup mMenU 2 eee eee eee BASIC SEWING eraa n E aa acces ance ens asics ey ence THIET SETI GS secede torte avers eich cet eae hice ete Video In Out settingS 2 20 cece eee eee Audio IN Settings sees hens ee cee ee eee ee ces Audio Qut settings csse ete eee cc chew eae as oe Language SCUINGS 20 s secsi ceed ee eee eee Recording SettingS sssests ri cee e eee 2 oe Playback Settings wince aginc wae nee eta an ne 14 Additional information Resetting the recorder ee cece eee eee ees Setting up the remote to control yourTV Screen sizes and disc formatS 0 0eeeeee Troubleshooting sori si eiee aoc aie anaana Frequently asked questionS e eeeeeeeeee ADOC OVE eia E aaa cin OENE E E R ba anual recording MOdeS 2 e eee eee eens Additional information for cable satellite STB SELOp BOX USERS sack pa a E aera Bae Language code list 2c cece eee ee eee eee eee Cotintry COde lISt ecciicsce siapan eee eee dee On screen displays and recorder displays Handing diSC Ss eeren neguan ea e SONNA SCS re mania aSo vance S
49. 007 Thai th 2008 Tigrinya ti 2009 Turkmen tk 2011 Tagalog tl 2012 Setswana tn 2014 Tonga to 2015 Turkish tr 2018 Tsonga ts 2019 Tatar tt 2020 Twi tw 2023 Ukrainian uk 2111 Urdu ur 2118 Uzbek uz 2126 Vietnamese vi 2209 Volap k vo 2215 Wolof wo 2315 Xhosa xh 2408 Yoruba yo 2515 Zulu zu 2621 Singapore 1907 sg Spain 0519 es Sweden 1905 se Switzerland 0308 ch Taiwan 2023 tw Thailand 2008 th United Kingdom 0702 gb USA 2119 us ED Additional information On screen displays and recorder displays The table below shows a list of error messages that you may encounter when using the recorder and an explanation of their meaning Message Explanation Action e Initializing disc Please wait a moment When you load a blank DVD RW disc the recorder automatically initializes it e Incompatible region number The disc loaded has an incompatible region number for the recorder and so will not play e Cannot record any more titles The disc control data limit has been reached or the maximum e No more space for file management data number of chapters and or titles has been reached Erase titles e Cannot add any more chapter marks chapters or combine chapters e This disc cannot be recorded Undo the final The disc was finalized on a non Pioneer DVD recorder Undo the ization finalization in order to recording editing
50. 1 02 Track 02 03 Track 03 04 Track 04 05 Track 05 06 Track 06 07 Track 07 08 Track 08 v v For a WMA MP3 disc you can add a whole folder or a track within a folder to the program list e To add a folder select the folder e To add atrack first highlight the folder then press gt cursor right and select a track from the list EP Program Step 4 Folder 1 06 4 Track 1 010 a 01 01 003 01 Pop 001 Track 01 02 02 Electronic 002 Track 02 03 03 Jazz 003 Track 03 04 04 Indie 004 Track 04 05 05 Rock 005 Track 05 06 06 Classic 006 Track 06 07 007 Track 07 08 008 Track 08 After pressing ENTER to add the title chapter folder track the step number automatically moves down one e 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 e 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 gt 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 4 Tip e To save your program list and exit the program edit screen without star
51. 1001 English en 0514 French fr 0618 German de 0405 talian it 0920 Spanish es 0519 Chinese zh 2608 Dutch nl 1412 Portuguese pt 1620 Swedish sv 1922 Russian ru 1821 orean ko 1115 Greek el 0512 Afar aa 0101 Abkhazian ab 0102 Afrikaans af 0106 Amharic am 0113 Arabic ar 0118 Assamese as 0119 Aymara ay 0125 Azerbaijani az 0126 Bashkir ba 0201 Byelorussian be 0205 Bulgarian bg 0207 Bihari bh 0208 Bislama bi 0209 Bengali bn 0214 Tibetan bo 0215 Breton br 0218 Catalan ca 0301 Corsican co 0315 Czech cs 0319 Welsh cy 0325 Danish da 0401 Country code list Bhutani dz 0426 Esperanto eo 0515 Estonian et 0520 Basque eu 0521 Persian fa 0601 Finnish fi 0609 Fiji fj 0610 Faroese fo 0615 Frisian fy 0625 Irish ga 0701 Scots Gaelic gd 0704 Galician gl 0712 Guarani gn 0714 Gujarati gu 0721 Hausa ha 0801 Hindi hi 0809 Croatian hr 0818 Hungarian hu 0821 Armenian hy 0825 nterlingua ia 0901 nterlingue ie 0905 nupiak ik 0911 ndonesian in 0914 celandic is 0919 Hebrew iw 0923 Yiddish ji 1009 Javanese jw 1023 Georgian ka 1101 azakh kk 1111 Greenlandic kl 1112 Cambodian km 1113 annada kn 1114 ashmiri ks 1119 urdish ku 1121 Country Country code Country code letter Argentina 0118 ar Australia 0121 au Austria 0120 at
52. 4 1_EF UGMmc wD _ ATTENTION yee som tO C NOTE TO CATV SYSTEM INSTALLER THIS REMINDER IS PROVIDED TO CALL THE CATV SYSTEM INSTALLER S ATTENTION TO ARTICLE 820 40 OF THE NEC THAT PROVIDES GUIDELINES FOR PROPER GROUNDING AND IN PARTICULAR SPECIFIES THAT THE CABLE GROUND SHALL BE CONNECTED TO THE GROUNDING SYSTEM OF THE BUILDING AS CLOSE TO THE POINT OF CABLE ENTRY AS PRACTICAL D1 4 2 8_En Recording equipment and copyright You may use this product only to reproduce or copy materials for which you own the copyright or have obtained permission to copy from the copyright owner or for which you otherwise have a legal right to reproduce or copy Unless you own the copyright or have obtained permission from the copyright owner or otherwise have a legal right to reproduce or copy you may be violating the law including copyright law and may be subject to payment of damages and other remedies K018US_En POWER CORD CAUTION Handle the power cord by the plug Do not pull out the plug by tugging the cord and never touch the power cord when your hands are wet as this could cause a short circuit or electric shock Do not place the unit a piece of furniture etc on the power cord or pinch the cord Never make a knot in the cord or tie it with other cords The power cords should be routed such that they are not likely to be stepped on A damaged power cord can ca
53. All from the Disc Navigator menu options 2 Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel then press ENTER Disc Navigator DVD Remain Oh37m FINE Undo If you make a mistake while editing you can generally undo it There are three levels of undo in other words you can undo the last three edits you made e Select Undo from the Disc Navigator menu options e You can t undo anything after ejecting the disc from the recorder or switching the recorder into standby e You can t undo the following operations initializing recording or finalizing a disc locking and unlocking titles Use this command to divide a title on the HDD into two Note that once divided the two new titles cannot be recombined into one again 1 Select Divide from the Disc Navigator menu options 2 Select the title that you want to divide then press ENTER Divide Title 12 01Wed 12 18AM Recording Time 2 1 0 00 08 26 I Play Pause Divide 3 SP Tite 2 oh01m24s 3 Use the standard playback controls to find the place you want to divide the title 4 With Divide highlighted press ENTER to divide the title at the current playback position 5 Select Yes to confirm you want to divide the title Select No if you want to cancel and leave the title intact 6 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options or select another title to divide Editing HDD groups EID The
54. Belgium 0205 be Brazil 0218 br Canada 0301 ca Chile 0312 cl China 0314 cn Denmark 0411 dk Finland 0609 fi France 0618 fr Germany 0405 de Hong Kong 0811 hk India 0914 in Indonesia 0904 id Italy 0920 it Japan 1016 jp Korea Republic of 1118 kr irghiz ky 1125 Latin la 1201 Lingala In 1214 Laothian lo 1215 Lithuanian It 1220 Latvian lv 1222 alagasy mg 1307 ori mi 1309 cedonian mk 1311 ayalam ml 1312 ngolian mn 1314 davian mo 1315 rathi mr 1318 ay ms 1319 altese mt 1320 Burmese my 1325 auru na 1401 epali ne 1405 orwegian 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 irundi rn 1814 Romanian ro 1815 inyarwanda rw 1823 Sanskrit sa 1901 Sindhi sd 1904 Sangho sg 1907 Serbo Croatian sh 1908 oom oon of D Malaysia 1325 my Mexico 1324 mx Netherlands 1412 nl New Zealand 1426 nz Norway 1415 no Pakistan 1611 pk Philippines 1608 ph Portugal 1620 pt Russian Federation 1821 ru Sinhalese si 1909 Slovak sk 1911 Slovenian sl 1912 Samoan sm 1913 Shona sn 1914 Somali so 1915 Albanian sq 1917 Serbian sr 1918 Siswati ss 1919 Sesotho st 1920 Sundanese su 1921 Swahili sw 1923 Tamil ta 2001 Telugu te 2005 Tajik tg 2
55. CDs and some DVD discs This unit can convert MPEG audio to PCM format for wider compatibility with digital recorders and AV amp receivers See also PCM En Additional information MPEG video The video format used for Video CDs and DVDs Video CD uses the older MPEG 1 standard while DVD uses the newer and much better quality MPEG 2 standard Optical digital output A jack that outputs digital audio in the form of light pulses Connect components with optical digital jacks using a special optical cord available from specialist audio dealers PCM Pulse Code Modulation The most common system of encoding digital audio found on CDs and DAT Excellent quality but requires a lot of data compared to formats such as Dolby Digital and MPEG audio For compatibility with digital audio recorders CD MD and DAT and AV amp receivers with digital inputs this unit can convert Dolby Digital and MPEG audio to PCM See also Digita audio PBC PlayBack Control Video CD only A system of navigating a Video CD through on screen menus recorded onto the disc Especially good for discs that you would normally not watch from beginning to end all at once karaoke discs for example Progressive scan video Also called non interlaced video this method of displaying a picture updates all the lines in one pass resulting in a more stable flicker free image than interlaced video for a given scanning rate PureCinema Video
56. CH Choose a channel 2 69 or 1 125 for antenna or cable channels respectively excluding skip channels or one of the external inputs from which to record CH TD Recording En 4 e Mode Select FINE SP LP EP or AUTO See Recording time and picture quality on page 45 If Manual Recording is on then you can also select the MN setting e Rec to Select HDD for hard disk recording or DVD for DVD recording Select HDD for Auto Replace Recording daily or weekly timer recording only Group Select a record group for HDD recording only Tti Name Input Optionally you can enter a name for the recording up to 32 characters Highlight Program Set then press cursor down to access this option After entering all the timer recording information highlight Program set and press ENTER The timer recording list screen is displayed again The timer program you just input appears in the list The rightmost column shows various timer recording status messages 5 e For an HDD timer recording if there are already 250 itles on the HDD the message Title Over appears e If atimer program overlaps another in the list the message Overlap appears e 6 Hour Over is displayed if a recording over six hours is set for a DVD Standby is displayed when the recorder is in timer recording standby Recording is displayed when a timer recording is in progress To exit the timer recording scree
57. DD to record to the hard disk drive or DVD to record to a DVD 2 After making the settings press ENTER The program details are shown at the bottom of the screen for a few seconds then the screen is automatically exited e f you haven t set up the guide channels or at least the guide channel for the PlusCode number that you entered the recorder will prompt you to enter the channel number that the TV program is showing on tip e You can check the timer program settings by pressing TIMER REC to display the timer recording screen VCR Plus programming with the power off You can enter a PlusCode number when the recorder is in standby Note that the recording is always made to the HDD If you want to record to a DVD disc you ll need to switch on the power and use the full VCR Plus program screen A Important e You can t use this feature until you have set up the guide channels See VCR Plus CH Setting on page 97 e You can t change the recording mode e You can t program daily or weekly timer recordings 1 Press VCR Plus The front panel display shows the current recording mode and prompts you to enter the PlusCode number PLUS CODE 2 Use the number buttons to enter the PlusCode number e To clear the last digit entered press CLEAR 3 Press ENTER The display shows the timer settings Date gt Start time End time gt HDD and Recording channel e f CODE ERROR appears in the displa
58. Date Video In Out nee An Audio In Time Gir Audio Out Clock Set CH rel Language C Start rt Recording Playback The recorder takes a short while to set the time After you see that the time has been set select Next to proceed QB Initial Setup Basic Auto Clock Setting CSO Date 04 21 2004 WED ideo In Out x Audion Time 11 20 AM Audio Out Clock Set CH C Language Setu Stare Recording Playback _Next lf the time could not be set automatically press RETURN to go back to the previous screen and select Manual e Manual clock setting If no stations in your area are broadcasting time signals you can set the clock manually Use the cursor left right buttons to set your time zone B Initial Setup Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback Cloch Manual Clock Setting 1 2 TimeZone 4 ets gt DST Off Press cursor down then use the cursor left right buttons to set D S T to On or Off then press ENTER Select On if you are currently using daylight saving time Set the current date and time QB Initial Setup Basic Manual Clock Setting 2 2 Tuner A Video In Out Date or 7 07 2007 THU Audio In Time iz 00 AM Audio Out ees Time Zone USA ne Alaska Recording Playback DST off Use the t cursor up down buttons to change the value in the highlighted field e Use the cursor l
59. No to cancel 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to erase more titles from the Copy List or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options Title Name Tti Name Use this command to name or rename titles in the Copy List the names of the original titles remain unchanged 1 Select Ttl Name from the Copy List menu options 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to select a title from the Copy List to name or rename then press ENTER HDD to DVD Copy 3 Input a name for the selected title 2 Input Title Name 10 07Wed 3 00PM_2ch LP ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ Sal AKAAKAAGEEEETITI F PN6S65O0UG0UYDBS OIDSGSIGYBOGSS Aa K x2e 1 7 C HV1 2 5 eset EES S E TI Use the t cursor buttons and ENTER to select characters e A name generated automatically by the recorder will already be in the name input section of the screen Use the lt gt buttons to change the cursor position Select CAPS or small to change to upper or lower case or use the CASE SELECTION buttons I lt 4 lt PP e 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 78 e Press RETURN to go back to the Copy List screen without changing the name 4 Toconfirm the name and return to the main
60. Pioneer sound vision soul DVD Recorder PRV 9200 HARD DISK DRIVE COMPACT ISG DIGITAL VIDEO Operating Instructions COMPATIBLE CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead within CAUTION The exclamation point within an equilateral an equilateral triangle is intended to alert TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC triangle is intended to alert the user to the the user to the presence of uninsulated SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR presence of important operating and dangerous voltage within the product s BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS maintenance servicing instructions in the enclosure that may be of sufficient INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED literature accompanying the appliance magnitude to constitute a risk of electric SERVICE PERSONNEL shock to persons D1 4 2 3_En IMPORTANT NOTICE THE SERIAL NUMBER FOR THIS EQUIPMENT IS LOCATED IN THE REAR PLEASE WRITE THIS SERIAL NUMBER ON YOUR ENCLOSED WARRANTY CARD AND KEEP IN A SECURE AREA THIS IS FOR YOUR SECURITY D1 4 2 6 1_En Information to User Alteration or modifications carried out without appropriate authorization may invalidate the user s right to operate the equipment D8 10 2_En NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful in
61. R Detail White AGC White Level Min m Max Min mH Max 7 5 IRE Black Level Black Setup You can adjust the following settings e 3 D Y C Adjusts the brightness color separation NTSC video only e VNR Adjusts the amount of noise reduction applied to the video signal Detail Adjusts how sharp edges appear e White AGC Turn on for automatic white level adjustment e White Level Adjusts the intensity of white e Black Level Adjusts the intensity of black e Black Setup Corrects the standard reference black level NTSC video only e Hue Adjusts overall balance between red and green e Chroma Level Adjusts how rich the colors appear 4 Usethe cursor left right buttons to adjust the currently selected picture quality setting The Video Audio Adjust menu 5 When you have all the settings as you want them press HOME MENU to exit You can now use the preset for any other input or the built in TV tuner Oe e To see more of the picture as you adjust different settings press ENTER after selecting the setting you want to adjust xa Note e When the DV input is selected only VNR and Detail settings can be adjusted e When White AGC is On the White Level setting can t be adjusted e The 3 D Y C and Black Setup settings apply only to NTSC video input Setting the picture quality for disc playback This setting determines how the picture wi
62. RING SERVICE Unplug this roduct from the wall outlet and refer servicing o qualified service personnel under the ollowing conditions e When the power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the product e If the product has been exposed to rain or water e If the product does not operate normally by ollowing the operating instructions Adjust only ose controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician o restore the product to its normal operation e Ifthe product has been dropped or damaged in any way e When the product exhibits a distinct change in performance this indicates a need for service REPLACEMENT PARTS When replacement parts are required be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or have the same characteristics as the original part Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire electric shock or other hazards SAFETY CHECK Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the product is in proper operating condition WALL OR CEILING MOUNTING The product should not be mounted to a wall or ceiling HEAT The product should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators heat regi
63. SE scan lt lt gt gt and slow motion lt 4 I gt 4 With Divide highlighted press ENTER to divide the title at the current playback position 5 To return to the Disc Navigator menu options select Back and press ENTER Combine Use this function to combine two adjacent Play List titles into one 1 Select Combine from the Disc Navigator Play List menu options 2 Highlight the bar divider between the two titles you want to combine then press ENTER Disc Navigator Play List DVD Remain Oh37m FINE kA After pressing ENTER the new updated Play List is displayed Disc Navigator DVD Remain Oh37m FINE kA 3 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options or continue combining more titles Erase All This command erases all the titles from the Play List 1 Select Erase All from the Disc Navigator Play List menu options 2 Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel then press ENTER Disc Navigator DVD Remain 0h37m FINE Erase all titles Undo If you make a mistake while editing you can generally undo it There are three levels of undo in other words you can undo the last three edits you made e Select Undo from the Disc Navigator Play List menu options e You can t undo anything after ejecting the disc from the recorder or switching the recorder into standby e You can t undo the f
64. Select Start to start writing the backed up data to the blank disc Disc Back up Write back up data from Hard Disk Drive The disc contents will be overwritten OK to start Start Cancel e To see the progress of the back up press DISPLAY e 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 nitializing a DVD RW disc on page 58 9 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 2 Disc Back up Disc back up finished To make another back up copy please load a recordable disc Start Cancel e 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 10 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 2 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 e f 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 Note e Itis not possible to play material on the HDD tha
65. The AUTO indicator goes off e To cancel Auto Start Recording once recording has already started press REC for three seconds then STOP REC e When a timer recording is in progress ahead of Auto Start Recording some functions such as extending the timer recording and chase play are not available Press the front panel button for three seconds to cancel Auto Start Recording without affecting the timer recording The AUTO indicator goes off Note e Auto Start Recordings are always on the HDD Auto Start Recording to DVD is not possible e You can t set Auto Start Recording when e the recorder is recording or in timer recording standby e the e the HDD already contains the maximum number of titles 250 DD is not recordable Recording from a DV camcorder ED You can record from a DV camcorder connected to the DV IN OUT jack on the front panel of this recorder Using the recorder s remote you can control both the camcorder and this recorder Before recording make sure that the audio input for the DV IN OUT jack is setup see DV nput on page 100 REV SCAN PLAY PAUSE STOP STEP SLOW RECMODE A Important e The source signal must be DVC SD format e Some camcorders cannot be controlled using this recorder s remote e f you connect a second recorder using a DV cable you cannot control the second unit from this one e You can t control this unit remotel
66. The DV camcorder is not set for playback Please select playback mode on the DV camcorder The camcorder is in camera mode CH En Additional information Manual recording modes The table below shows the approximate recording times for all of the 32 manual recording modes as well as the standard recording mode equivalents Levels separated by a bold line show where there is a noticeable change in picture quality The divisions for HDD recording are the same as those for Video mode Audio recording in all manual recording modes is in Dolby Digital 2ch format except for MN32 which is in Linear PCM format Video mode VR mode HDD kever Rec time evel Rec tme 1 360 mins EP 1 360 mins 2 345 mins 2 345 mins 3 330 mins 3 330 mins 4 315 mins 4 315 mins 5 300 mins 5 300 mins 6 285 mins 6 285 mins 7 270 mins 7 270 mins 8 255 mins 8 255 mins 9 240 mins LP 9 240 mins 0 230 mins 0 230 mins 1 220 mins 1 220 mins 2 210 mins 2 210 mins 3 200 mins 3 200 mins 4 90 mins 4 90 mins 5 80 mins 5 80 mins 6 70 mins 6 70 mins 7 60 mins 7 60 mins 8 50 mins 8 50 mins 9 40 mins 9 40 mins 20 30 mins 20 30 mins 21 20 mins SP 21 20 mins 22 10 mins 22 10 mins 23 05 mins 23 05 mins 24 00 mins 24 00 mins 25 95 mins 25 95 mins 26 90 mins 26 90 mins 27 85 mins 27 85 mins 28 80 mins 28 80 mins 29 75 mins 29 75 mins 30 70 mins 30 70 mins 31 65 mins 31 65 mi
67. To stop playback press W STOP recording will continue e To stop recording press continue STOP REC playback will Note e You can t start playback immediately after recording starts e When scanning a DVD no sound is output if the recorder is also recording the DVD see Scanning discs on page 37 e You can t use this feature during Auto Start Recording or in Auto Start Recording standby the AUTO indicator is lit in the front panel display e You can t use simultaneous playback and recording while copying or backing up En Recording Recording from an external component CIID IID You can record from an external component such as a camcorder or VCR connected to one of the recorder s external inputs RECMODE 1 Make sure that the component you want to record from is connected properly to the DVD recorder See Chapter 2 Connecting up for connection options 2 Press INPUT SELECT repeatedly to select one of the external inputs to record from There are three analog inputs and a DV digital input The current input is shown on screen and in the front panel display e L1 Input 1 Auto Start Rec e L2 Input 2 front panel e L3 Input3 e DV DV input output front panel Check that the Audio In settings for External Audio Dual Mono Recording and DV Input are as you want them see NTSC on PAL TV on page 99 e Ifthe aspect ratio is distorted squashed or str
68. VD R Ver 2 0 4x 3 DVD R Ver 2 0 DVD RW Ver 1 1 1 DVD RW Ver 1 1 2x 2 DVD R Ver 2 0 8x 4 DVD RW Ver 1 2 4x 3 EP 10 mins 5 mins 2 5 mins 1 25 mins LP 15 mins 7 5 mins 4 mins 2 mins SP 30 mins 15 mins 7 5 mins 4 mins FINE 60 mins 30 mins 15 mins 8 mins Note that all times in the above table are approximate K Compatible with single speed recording only 2 Compatible with 2x speed recording 3 Compatible with 4x speed recording 4 Compatible with 8x speed recording Note that actual copy speed varies with the part of the disc being recorded En Copying and back up Real time copying Real time copying is also possible with the advantage hat you can manually set a different recording mode rom the original For example you can record a title originally recorded in FINE mode in SP mode When real time copying from the HDD to a Video mode DVD the chapter markers in the original material are not copied Chapter markers are put into the copy at intervals according to the Auto Chapter Video setting see also Auto Chapter Video on page 104 Frame accuracy and copying The Frame Accurate setting see Frame Accurate on page 104 does not affect the actual video content on the HDD but it does affect what can be copied and whether high speed copying can be used When Frame Accurate is set to Off high speed copying can generally be used to copy titles in the Copy List using
69. You can give titles new names of up to 64 characters long for VR mode and HDD recordings and 32 characters for Video mode recordings 1 Select Ttl Name from the Disc Navigator menu options 2 Use the t cursor buttons to select the title you want to name then press ENTER to go to the name input screen 3 Input a name for the selected title Input Title Name 11 04Wed 12 30PM 2ch LP C cs J ABCDEFGHIJKLM 2 a NOPQRSTUVWXYZ sma KRARKRAKAAGEEEETITV PNOOOTOOUGOUTDBS 0123456789 lt gt _ amp K x2 1 7 j e a is 2 3 2a ufe thr wRHE e Use the f cursor buttons and ENTER to select characters e A name generated automatically by the recorder will already be in the name input section of the screen Use the lt gt buttons to change the cursor position Select CAPS or small to change to upper or lower case or use the CASE SELECTION buttons I lt gt l e 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 below 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 main Disc Navigator screen e To return to the main Disc Navigator screen without saving changes to the title name
70. a disc e Check that the disc is not a DVD RAM DVD R RW or other incompatible format disc page 11 e Take out the disc and clean it page 117 e Check that the disc is loaded properly aligned in disc tray and label side up e There may be condensation in the recorder Leave the recorder for an hour or so for the condensation to evaporate All settings are reset e If the recorder is unplugged or there is a power failure while the recorder is on all the settings will be lost e Make sure that you switch the recorder into standby before unplugging the power cord Screen goes blank and controls are Press Mi STOP then restart playback inoperative Remote control does not work e If you connected this recorder to another Pioneer product using the CONTROL IN jack point the remote control at the other component to use page 14 e Set the remote control to the same ID number as the recorder page 96 When the batteries run down the remote mode is automatically reset to Recorder1 e Use the remote within its operating range page 10 e Replace the batteries page 10 No sound or sound is distorted e Make sure that the amp receiver or TV is set to the correct input and the volume turned up e There is no sound when the picture is paused or during scanning or slow motion play Press PLAY to resume regular playback e DTS discs can only be played if this recorder is connected to a DTS decoder or DTS compatible amp
71. a particular place on a disc is to use the time search mode See Search Mode on page 39 Changing the thumbnail picture for a title EID You can change the thumbnail picture that appears for each title in the Disc Navigator screen using the NAVI MARK button STEP SLOW 1 Start playback of the title you want to change the thumbnail for Playback 2 Press NAVI MARK anywhere in the title to make the displayed picture the thumbnail for that title e For greater control over the exact frame you want to use you can use the Il PAUSE and or slow motion frame advance reverse controls all IIP Navigating discs and the HDD ALL 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 e To clear and start again press CLEAR 2 Optionally Press ENTER e Alternatively just wait a few seconds and playback will jump to the new chapter CD ax 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 e To clear and start again press CLEAR 2 Optionally Press ENTER e Alternatively just wait a few seconds and playback will jump to the new title D CD cD 1 During playback use the number buttons to
72. ack Don t x Use ina place exposed to high temperatures or humidity including near radiators and other heat generating appliances x Place on a window sill or other place where the recorder will be exposed to direct sunlight x Use in a dusty or damp environment or in a room where it will be exposed to excessive cigarette smoke x Place directly on top of an amplifier or other component in your stereo system that becomes hot in use x Use near a television or monitor as you may experience interference especially if the television uses an indoor antenna x Use in a kitchen or other room where the recorder may be exposed to smoke or steam x Use onathick rug or carpet or cover with cloth this may prevent proper cooling of the unit x Place onan unstable surface or one that is not large enough to support all four of the unit s feet Moving the recorder If you need to move the recorder first remove the disc if there s one loaded and close the disc tray Next press STANDBY ON to switch the power to standby checking that the POWER OFF indication in the display goes off Wait at least two minutes Lastly disconnect the power cord Never lift or move the unit during playback or recording discs rotate at a high speed and may be damaged Additional information Glossary Analog audio An electrical signal that directly represents sound Compare this to digital audio which can be an electrical
73. ack to the Disc Navigator menu options or select another group to name Creating and editing a VR mode Play List A Play List is a kind of virtual content based on the actual Original content of the disc The main advantages of this type of editing is that it is non destructive of the video content on the disc and it allows greater control over editing so that you end up with the content exactly as you want it Q Remember e Use the PLAYLIST button to switch to the Play List edit screen e The Play List can contain a maximum of 99 titles Play Use this function to start playback of a title 1 Select Play from the Disc Navigator Play List menu options 2 Select the title you want to play then press ENTER Disc Navigator Play List DVD Remain 0h37m FINE Playback of the title you selected starts Erase This command erases a title only from the Play List The title remains in the Original content and the available recording time does not increase 1 Select Erase from the Disc Navigator Play List menu options Editing 2 Select the title you want to erase then press ENTER Disc Navigator Play List DVD Remain Oh37m FINE Ttl Name Chpt Edit Erase Sec Erase Title 3 Highlight Yes to confirm or No to cancel then press ENTER 4 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options or select another title to erase bA Note e T
74. affect this setting Auto Language e Default setting On QB Initial Setup Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In OSD Language Audio Language Subtitle Language uto Language Audio Out DVD Menu Language Language Subtitle Display Recording Playback When set to On the recorder selects the default audio language on a DVD disc French dialog for a French movie for example and displays subtitles in your preferred subtitle language only if that is set to something different In other words movies in your native language won t have any subtitles while foreign language movies will be shown with subtitles Set to Off to have the recorder play discs strictly according to your Audio Language and Subtitle Language settings For Auto Language to work the Audio Language and Subtitle Language settings must be the same see Audio Language on page 101 and Subtitle Language on page 101 bA Note e Even when set to On Auto Language may not work with some discs In this case set the audio and subtitle languages using the AUDIO and SUBTITLE buttons tip e You can still switch audio and subtitle languages on playback using the AUDIO and SUBTITLE buttons DVD Menu Language e Default setting w Subtitle Language QB Initial Setup OSD Language Audio Language Subtitle Language Auto Language Jenu Language Subtitle Display Some multilingual discs have disc menus in several language
75. age 76 82 Lights when a VR mode disc is loaded and the recorder is in Play List mode 5 PM 6 23 page 96 Shows the remote control mode if nothing is displayed he remote control mode is 1 7 REM Lights when the character display is showing the remaining available recording time E page 98 ights when the component video output is set to rogressive scan V Lights when an unfinalized Video mode disc is loaded 10 R RW ndicates the type of recordable DVD loaded DVD R or DVD RW 11 CH page 28 Channel indicator for the built in TV tuner o0 O Of 12 page 47 Lights when a timer recording has been set Indicator blinks if the timer has been set to DVD but there isn t a recordable disc loaded or the timer has been set to HDD but the HDD is not recordable Lights to indicate PM after midday for the clock display 13 14 15 16 17 AUTO page 54 Lights when Auto Start Recording has been set and during Auto Start Recording Recording quality indicators page 45 FINE Lights when the recording mode is set to FINE best quality SP Lights when the recording mode is set to SP standard play LP Lights when the recording mode is set to LP long play EP Lights when the recording mode is set to EP extended play MN Lights when the recording mode is set to MN manual recording level mode Character display Channel recording indicators
76. amera angle press ANGLE e The angle number is displayed on screen e Ifthe disc was paused playback starts again with the new angle e Repeat play is canceled if you change the angle while repeat playback is active Note e You can also change the angle from some DVD Video disc menus Press TOP MENU to access TD Recording Chapter 6 Recording About DVD recording This recorder can record on both DVD R and DVD RW media The main difference between the two is that DVD R discs can only be recorded once while DVD RW can be recorded erased and re recorded many times A further difference between the two disc types is that only DVD RW can be initialized for VR mode recording which offers much more comprehensive editing functions compared to Video mode recording The big advantage however of Video mode is its compatibility with standard DVD players most of which will not play VR mode DVD RW discs see also the notes below While DVD R discs can only be recorded using the Video mode you can initialize a DVD RW disc for Video or VR mode recordings Once initialized any previous content is erased in this operation all recordings on that disc will be in the chosen recording mode A Important e You cannot play edit or record on unfinalized DVD R RW discs recorded in Video mode on other DVD recorders Likewise unfinalized Video mode discs recorded on this recorder are not playable on other player
77. an access 32 different recording quality time settings when manual recording mode is on see Manual Recording on page 103 giving you precise control over the recording When setting a timer recording there is a further option AUTO which maximizes the recording quality for the space available on the disc loaded at the time of recording If recording to the HDD the recording quality is maximized to fit on to a DVD disc n all except the FINE MN32 modes sound is recorded in wo channel Dolby Digital format When set to FINE MIN32 sound is recorded in high quality uncompressed Linear PCM format f the broadcast audio has a SAP channel and you are recording in Video mode or to the HDD or in VR mode on he FINE MN32 setting use the AUDIO button to select he Mono Stereo or SAP audio channel to record before recording starts bA Note e Note that all recording times both here and those shown by the recorder are only approximate This is because of the way that the video is recorded you may get slightly more or slightly less depending on what you re recording Restrictions on video recording e 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
78. ant it before you start putting together a Copy List e The Frame Accurate setting has no effect on the actual video content stored on the HDD DVD RW Auto Init e Default setting VR Mode When you load a new blank DVD RW disc the recorder automatically initializes it for recording You can set it to initialize the disc for VR mode or Video mode recording D initial setup Manual Recording Optimized Rec Navi Mark Auto Chapter Video Frame Accurate DVD RW Auto Init i g Playback Playback settings TV Screen Size e Default setting 4 3 Letter Box Q Initial Setup Basic TV Screen Size Tuner Still Picture Video In Out _ Seamless Playback AudioIn Parental Lock Audio Out Angle Indicator Language Recordin If you have a widescreen TV select the 16 9 setting widescreen DVD software is then shown using the full screen area When playing software recorded in conventional 4 3 format the settings on your TV will determine how the material is presented see the manual that came with your TV for details on what options are available If you have a conventional TV choose either 4 3 Letter Box or 4 3 Pan amp Scan In Letter Box mode widescreen software is shown with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen Pan amp Scan chops the sides off widescreen material to make it fit the 4 3 screen so even though the picture looks larger on the screen you re actually seeing le
79. ar and you ll see that the Disc Navigator menu items change to the chapter editing commands e Erase Erase chapters Select the chapter you want to erase and press ENTER see also the note below e Divide Divide a chapter into two or more parts Select the chapter you want to divide From the following screen use the playback controls gt H lt lt PP etc to find the point at which you want to divide the chapter With Divide highlighted press ENTER Divide Chapter Original Title 12 01Wed 12 18AM VR 1 Recording Time HE You can keep dividing the chapter as many times as you wish up to 999 chapters per DVD disc or 99 chapters per HDD title Highlight Back and press ENTER to return to the Chapter Edit screen Combine Combine two adjacent chapters into one Highlight the bar divider between two adjacent chapters and press ENTER see also the note below SP Chapter 0h01m24s 0h00m 0 00 52 17 1 I Play Pause v Preview Preview chapters Select the chapter you want to play press W STOP to return to the chapter edit screen e Undo Undo the last command only works with VR mode disc edits 3 Press RETURN to get back to the menu options on the left side of the screen 4 Toreturn to the Disc Navigator screen press RETURN again or select Back from the menu options on the left isa Note e When editing VR mode Original content it may not be possible to
80. ase or use the CASE SELECTION buttons I lt gt l e 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 78 For discs formatted on a different DVD recorder you will see only a limited character set Lock Disc e Default setting Off Disc Setup Basic Input Disc Name Initialize Lock Disc Finalize Set to On to prevent accidental recording editing or erasing of the disc loaded If you need to unlock the disc to make edits select Off A Important e A locked disc can still be initialized which will completely erase the disc The Disc Setup menu Initialize settings cx You can initialize a DVD RW disc for either VR mode recording or Video mode recording The first time you load a new DVD RW disc it will be automatically initialized for recording according to the DVD RW Auto Init setting in the Initial Setup menu see page 104 The initialize menu here lets you reinitialize a disc for example if you want to change the recording format of the disc See nitializing a DVD RW disc on page 58 for detailed instructions HDD Initialize HDD When your DVD recorder is working without a problem this option is not visible in the Disc Setup menu However if the HDD file system becomes corrupted for some reason you initialize the HDD
81. ator Recording Time 0h37m FINE IL Recording time gt available in the displayed IE recording mode Number of title pages Information for selected title Editing CE HDD Disc Navigator Currently selected title HDD group tabs Disc Navigator 1 New indicator Selected Group 11 04Wed oer 2ch LP HDD Remain am Recording time Disc Navigator Recording Time 6h12m FINE available in the displayed recording mode gt LY Ay Locked title indicator menu options Number of title pages Information for Auto Replace selected title Recording indicator 1 Press HDD or DVD to select the hard disk drive or the DVD 2 Press DISC NAVIGATOR to display the Disc Navigator screen ep Gp Playback will automatically stop when you do this Disc Navigator DVD Remain 0h37m FINE e You can also access the Disc Navigator from the Home Menu press HOME MENU select Disc Navigator then press ENTER e Use the cursor up down buttons to highlight he command you want from the menu options on he left then press ENTER Most commands require you then to select a title or chapter or location from he thumbnail views area of the screen Use the tt 4 cursor buttons followed by ENTER to do his al e When in the thumbnails area of the screen use the Pioneer PREV ke and NEXT gt gt buttons to display the previous next page if there are more than s
82. ay then press ENTER or gt PLAY Disc Navigator Video Mode DVD Remain Oh37m FINE Playback of the title you selected starts Erase CID IID The Erase title command does slightly different things depending on what you are currently editing If you are editing Original content on a VR mode disc or content on the HDD the title will be erased from the disc and the available recording time will increase accordingly If you erase titles from a Video mode DVD R disc the title will disappear from the list of titles but the available recording time will not increase Erasing a title from a Video mode DVD RW disc increases the available recording time only if it is the last title on the disc 1 Select Erase from the Disc Navigator menu options 2 Use the t cursor buttons to select the title you want to erase then press ENTER Disc Navigator Original VD Remain D EN Pla 0h37m FINE Ttl Name Chpt Edit Erase Sec Erase Title 3 Highlight Yes to confirm or No to cancel then press ENTER 4 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options or select another title to erase tip e You can erase a title quickly by pressing CLEAR when the title is highlighted Confirm the edit by pressing ENTER You can also use this method to erase titles when using the Play function above En Editing Title Name Tti Name xp
83. can only be recorded on the HDD or a DVD RW disc in VR mode see below When recording a TV broadcast or through an external input you can display copy control information on screen see Displaying disc information on screen on page 32 CPRM CPRM is acopy protection system with scramble system regarding the recording of copy once broadcast programs CPRM stands for Content Protection for Recordable Media This recorder is CPRM compatible which means that you can record copy once broadcast programs but you cannot then make a copy of those recordings CPRM recordings can only be made on CPRM compatible DVD RW ver 1 1 or higher discs formatted in VR mode or on the HDD DVD CPRM recordings can only be played on players that are specifically compatible with CPRM Recording equipment and copyright You may use this product only to reproduce or copy materials for which you own the copyright or have obtained permission to copy from the copyright owner or for which you otherwise have a legal right to reproduce or copy Unless you own the copyright or have obtained permission from the copyright owner or otherwise have a legal right to reproduce or copy you may be violating the law including copyright law and may be subject to payment of damages and other remedies e This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property righ
84. ck or restarts playback when paused revser wosan CD and MP3 only Press to start scanning lt lt Press again to increase the scanning speed There are two scan speeds the current scan speed is shown on screen PREV nxt Press to skip to previous next track or ent folder for WMA MP3 disc You can also use the front panel buttons to do this during playback During playback enter a track number 000 then press ENTER to skip directly to that 000 track ooo Press CLEAR to clear a number entry and O start again Note e f you want to play a DTS audio CD make sure the recorder is connected to a DIS compatible amp receiver with a digital connection Noise will be output through the analog outputs Also make sure that STEREO is selected using the AUDIO button see Switching audio channels on page 43 e Scanning doesn t work with WMA tracks Playing Video CDs The table below shows the basic playback controls for Video CDs Some discs feature Playback Control PBC for short menus These discs show PBC in the display when you load them and display a menu on screen from where you can select what to watch PLAY Press to start playback If RESUME is displayed on screen play back starts from the place last stopped so Press to stop playback You can resume playback from the same point by pressing gt PLAY Press li STOP again to cancel the resume function puss Pauses playback or restar
85. contains material that is copy once protected One Touch Copy will not work e One Touch Copy doesn t work if the recorder is already recording to DVD Can t use One Touch Copy DVD to e Make sure that there is space available on the HDD and that there are fewer than HDD 250 titles on the HDD e One Touch Copy doesn t work if the recorder is already recording to the HDD The picture freezes and the front e Press the front panel STANDBY ON button to switch the power off then panel and remote control buttons switch back on and restart playback If the power fails to switch off press and hold stop working STANDBY ON for 10 seconds until the power switches off Note e If the unit does not operate normally due to external effects such as static electricity disconnect the power plug from the outlet and insert again to return to normal operating conditions high speed copy Alternatively you could copy the Frequently asked questions material in SP or Optimized so as to fit it all on to one disc note that there will be some loss in picture n this section you can find answers to frequently asked questions on how to use your DVD recorder and what it quality if ycu do tnis can do See also Copying and back up on page 59 e How do I make a high quality copy We recommend that you use the high speed copy Can I record a dual mono broadcast to the HDD mode Although the copy is faster than real time keeping bot
86. controlling high level peaks 1 During playback or when paused press HOME MENU and select Video Audio Adjust 2 Select Audio Adjust 3 Use the cursor left right buttons to adjust DRC from Off to Max W Audio Adjust Audio DRC Off H Max Exactly how much difference you can hear between the settings will depend on the material Remember e Audio DRC is not effective when listening to a disc via the digital output when Dolby Digital Out is set to Dolby Digital In this case adjust the dynamic range from your AV amplifier receiver The Initial Setup menu Chapter 13 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 e Press HOME MENU and select Initial Setup GQ HOME MENU DVD RECORDER B Disc Setup 22 Disc Navigator QB Initial Setup 2 Copy M Video Audio Adjust Timer Recording C Disc History Play Mode BR PhotoViewer DV Record e Some settings can only be changed when the recorder is stopped During playback these settings are grayed out in the Initial Setup menu e Except for the Setup Navigator menu screens are exited automatically after 20 minutes of inactivity Basic settings Clock Setting The date month day year and time must be set before you can use any of the timer recording features The clock can be set aut
87. copy protected copying will start but the copy protected portions will not be copied Canceling One Touch Copy You can cancel a One Touch Copy once it s started e Press and hold ONE TOUCH COPY for more than a second Copying is canceled and the video already copied is erased Note e If you cancel a HDD to DVD R copy the space available for recording does not return to the pre copy figure Currently selected HDD title Title which cannot be added to Copy List fa Al HDD Groups Titles in the selected y HDD Group D a ie fine h3 Information for the a Recording Time 0h32m55s J Copy List rAdd selected title menu options Erase Ttl Name Copy List titles Divide Combine w From the HDD to DVD Copy screen you can build up a Copy List of titles to copy to DVD From this screen you can also edit chapters so that the titles appear as you want them on your finished DVD Copy List See also Copyright on page 60 yD Copying and back up A Important e The recorder can only store one Copy List at a time e The Copy List is erased if the Frame Accurate setting is changed in the Initial Settings menu see Frame Accurate on page 104 e Resetting the recorder to its factory settings see Resetting the recorder on page 108 will also erase the Copy List DISPLAY 1 Make sure that there s a recordable DVD disc loaded 2 Press HOME MENU and select
88. ct a title from the HDD to add to the Copy List then press ENTER HDD to DVD Copy e T The thumbnail appears in the Copy List section in the lower half of the screen If there are already titles in the Copy List the title is added at the end 3 Repeat step 2 to add more titles to the Copy List or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options bA Note e When Frame Accurate is set to Off see Frame Accurate on page 104 the following limitations on adding titles to the Copy List apply When adding titles that contain copy once protected material the copy once parts will not be added to the Copy List When adding titles that contain material of more than one aspect ratio screen size each part with a different aspect ratio will be added as a separate title Widescreen material recorded in LP EP or MN1 18 will not be added to the Copy List Chapter markers on the copy may be up to 0 5 seconds off compared to the original En Copying and back up Erase Use this command to erase individual titles from the Copy List 1 Select Erase from the Copy List menu options 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to select a title from the Copy List to erase then press ENTER HDD to DVD Copy 0 07Wed 3 00PM_2ch LP M ecording Time 0h20m10s mbi x 3 Select Yes to confirm that you want to erase the title or
89. ct the chapter to divide then press ENTER 2 Use the playback controls to find the place you want to divide the chapter D Divide Chapter Title 8 11Sun 4 00PM 2ch LP Chapter 1 Recording Time 0h32m55s 0h00m E 0 20 52 17 x m Divide v You can use all the usual playback controls including gt PLAY II PAUSE scan lt lt gt gt and slow motion lt dil 11 gt 3 With Divide highlighted press ENTER to divide the chapter at the current playback position You can divide the chapter as many times as you want up to 99 per title 4 Select Back or press RETURN to get back to the main Chapter Edit screen bA Note e When Frame Accurate is set to Off see Frame Accurate on page 104 the divide point may move by up to half a second after selecting Divide Chapter Edit Combine This command lets you combine two chapters into one 1 Use the t cursor buttons to select the space between the chapters to combine 00PM cording Time Chapter IP 0h20m10s 2 Press ENTER to combine Chapter Edit Move This command lets you rearrange the chapters within a Copy List title 1 Usethe t cursor buttons to select the chapter you want to move then press ENTER Chapter Edit Title 10 07Wed 3 00PM Recording Time 2ch LP Chapter 0h20m10s 0h05m 2 Use the t cursor buttons to select a new position for the chap
90. cut This display appears when the power is restored e Could not repair the disc The recorder was unable to repair the disc after a power cut The contents of the recording will be lost e Overheating has stopped operation The internal temperature of the recorder has exceeded the Press DISPLAY to clear this message operating limit If this message reappears please contact a Pioneer authorized service center En CH Additional information Message Explanation Action e There is no DV input or the input signal is unre No signal was detected at the DV input output jack This may cordable appear if a blank section of DV tape is playing in the connected e Cannot preview because there is no DV input camcorder or the input signal is unrecordable e This channel s TV system is different from the recorder s setting The TV system NTSC PAL etc of the current channel is different rom the TV system settings of this recorder The input source has no video signal e Recording failed due to a TV system mismatch Press DISPLAY to clear message The timer recording failed because the TV system of the channel set for recording was different from the setting of the recorder e Playback has stopped because the TV system is different than the recording During recording or timer recording standby the TV System NTSC PAL etc of the playback video changed causing playback to stop automatically
91. d tripod bracket or table recommended by the manufacturer or sold with the product Any mounting of the product should follow the manufacturer s instructions and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer CART A product and cart combination should be moved with care Quick stops excessive force and uneven surfaces may cause the product and cart combination to overturn VENTILATION Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating and these openings must not be blocked or covered The openings should never be blocked by placing the product ona bed sofa rug or other similar surface This product should not be placed in a built in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer s instructions have been adhered to POWER SOURCES This product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home consult your product dealer or local power company LOCATION The appliance should be installed in a stable location NONUSE PERIODS The power cord of the appliance should be unplugged from the outlet when left un used for a long period of time GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION e If this product is equipped with a polarized alternating cu
92. de are playable in some players RW This label indicates playback compatibility with DVD RW discs recorded in VR mode Video Recording format However for discs recorded with a record only once encrypted program playback can only be achieved using the CPRM compatible device Note that Pioneer cannot guarantee that discs recorded using this recorder will play on other players DVD Video format recording The use of the DVD Video format for recording on DVD R and DVD RW discs is referred to as recording in Video mode on Pioneer s DVD recorders Supporting playback of DVD R DVD RW discs is optional for manufacturers of DVD playback equipment and there is DVD playback equipment that does not play DVD R or DVD RW discs recorded in the DVD Video format Note Finalization is required This recorder supports the recording of copy once broadcast programs using the CPRM copy protection system see CPRM on page 45 on CPRM compliant DVD RW discs in VR mode CPRM recordings can only be played on players that are specifically compatible with CPRM Do need two DVD recorders for editing What kind of editing can do Unlike editing video tape you only need one DVD recorder to edit discs With DVD you edit by making a Play List of what to play and when to play it On playback the recorder plays the disc according to the Play List Original Title 1 Title2 Title 3 Chapter1 Chapter2 Chapter3 Chap
93. ders that this on the disc then more can be reloaded PC created disc compatibility Discs recorded using a personal computer may not be playable in this unit due to the setting of the application software used to create the disc In these particular instances check with the software publisher for more detailed information Discs recorded in packet write mode UDF format are not compatible with this recorder Check the DVD R RW or CD R RW software disc boxes or additional compatibility information Vv Frequently asked questions e What s the difference between DVD R and DVD RW The most important difference between DVD R and DVD RW is 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 44 e 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 are more compatible with other DVD players Can I play my recordable discs in a regular DVD player Generally DVD R discs and DVD RW discs recorded in Video mode are playable in a regular DVD player but they must be finalized first This process fixes the contents of the disc to make them readable to other DVD players as DVD Video discs DVD RW discs recorded in VR mo
94. ding has finished e f a recordable DVD that doesn t support simultaneous playback and recording see Simultaneous recording and playback on page 53 is playing when a DVD timer recording is due to start playback will automatically stop to allow the recording to start e The timer indicator lights in the front panel display when the timer is active If the indicator is blinking it means that for a DVD timer recording there is no disc loaded or the disc loaded is not recordable for an HDD timer recording it means that the HDD is not recordable En TD Recording En e Timer recordings have higher priority than the Auto Start Recording function see Automatic recording from a satellite tuner on page 54 A timer recording will interrupt an Auto Start Recording Auto Start Recording will resume after the timer recording has finished Approximately two minutes before a timer recording is set to start the recorder will go into timer recording standby In timer recording standby you cannot use some functions e The maximum length for timer recordings made to the HDD is 24 hours However because one title is limited to six hours recordings over six hours will be spread over two or more titles Note that there will be a break in the recording of a few seconds between titles Easy Timer Recording As the name suggests Easy Timer Recording makes setting up a timer recording as simple as possible
95. dio In Auto Language Audio Out DVD Menu Language Subtitle Display This setting is your preferred audio language for DVD discs If the language you specify here is recorded on a disc the recorder automatically plays the disc in that language although this depends on the Auto Language setting see Auto Language below Choose Other if you want to specify a language other than English or French see Selecting Other languages on page 102 lt tip e You can switch between the languages recorded on a DVD disc any time during playback using the AUDIO button This does not affect this setting Subtitle Language e Default setting English Q Initial Setup Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out OSD Language Audio Language ubtitle Language Auto Language DVD Menu Language Subtitle Display Recording Playback the Initial Setup menu This setting is your preferred subtitle language for DVD discs If the language you specify here is recorded on a disc the recorder automatically plays the disc with those subtitles although this depends on the Auto Language setting see Auto Language below Choose Other if you want to specify a language other than English or French see Selecting Other languages on page 102 tip e You can change or switch off the subtitles on a DVD disc any time during playback using the SUBTITLE button This does not
96. dio and video cables Note e See the following page if you want to use S video or component video cables for the video connection En En Connecting up Using other types of video output This recorder has standard composite S video and component video outputs The main difference between them is the quality of the picture S video delivers a better picture than composite video while component video gives better picture quality still The variety of outputs also gives you the flexibility of connecting your particular equipment using the best connection type available COMPONENT INPUT S VIDEO INPUT EEN 1 Connecting using an S video output S video carries the picture as separate color and luminance brightness signals There are two S video outputs for connection to TVs monitors VCRs or other equipment e Use an S video cable not supplied to connect an S VIDEO OUTPUT 1 or 2 to an S video input on your TV monitor or other equipment 2 Connecting using the component video output Component video carries the picture as two separate color signals plus a luminance brightness signal See also Component Video Out on page 98 for how to set up the component video output for use with a progressive scan compatible TV e Use a component video cable not supplied to connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks
97. display the Play Mode menu screen 4 Tip e You can often select what you want to watch on a G Play Mode DVD disc from the disc menu Press MENU or TOP Search Mode Time Search j j ENEP Tie Sanh MENU to display the disc menu Repeat Chapter Search Program Note e When using time search playback may occasionally start slightly before or after the time you input e You can also access the Play Mode menu from the Home Menu press HOME MENU A B Repeat 2 Use the t cursor buttons and ENTER CD ax EID to navigate e To exit the Play Mode menu press HOME MENU or The A B Repeat function allows you to specify two points PLAY MODE A and B within a track or title that form a loop which is played over and over A Important e You can t use A B Repeat with WMA MPs3 discs En Playback 1 During playback select A B Repeat from the Play Mode menu 2 With A Loop Start highlighted press ENTER at the point you want the loop to start B Play Mode Search Mode A Loop Start A B Repeat B Loop End Repeat off Program After setting the loop start point the highlight will automatically move down to B Loop End 3 With B Loop End highlighted press ENTER at the point you want the loop to end Playback immediately jumps back to the start point and plays the loop round and round e When playing a DVD Video Video mode DVD or from the HDD the start and end points of the lo
98. displayed channel because there is no station assigned to that channel change the Skip setting to On e If you want to manually tune the displayed channel change the AFT Auto Fine Tuning setting to Off then move down to Level to manually tune to a station e To return to the Initial Setup menu press ENTER VCR Plus CH Setting e Default setting n a Guide channels are used by the VCR Plus system so that the channel number specified in the VCR Plus programming numbers can be guaranteed to correspond to the correct station REED The Initial Setup menu En 1 Select VCR Plus CH Setting then Next Screen Q Initial Setup Basic Auto Channel Setting Next Screen Tuner Manual CH Setting Video In Out _ VCR Plus CH Setting Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback 2 Assign channel numbers to the guide channels as necessary Look in your TV guide to see which channel numbers should be assigned to which guide channels Q Initial Setup Basic Auto VCR Plus CH Setting 1 20 Tuner Manuf Guide CH Guide CH Video In Out _ VCR PI 14 Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback uw e Use the f cursor up down buttons to change the guide channel for setting e Use the cursor left right buttons to change the channel number e Use the PREV NEXT button to display the previous next 10 guide channels 3 To return to the Initial S
99. e e Auto Start Recording from satellite receiver or other set top box With a satellite receiver or other set top box connected to the INPUT 1 AUTO START REC inputs of this recorder you can start and stop recording automatically according to the timer settings of the set top box e High quality 16 bit Linear PCM audio When recording using one of the high quality record settings FINE or MN32 the audio is recorded in uncompressed 16 bit Linear PCM format This delivers great sounding audio to accompany the high picture quality e Picture quality adjustment features During playback you can adjust various picture quality settings to improve the picture You can also adjust the recording picture quality For example if you want to make a DVD copy of an old video tape you can optimize the picture quality before transferring it to disc e Find what you want to watch quickly and easily Unlike video tape that needs to be wound to the correct place you can jump right to the part of a DVD disc or the HDD that you want to watch Search for a point on a disc by title chapter or time e Manual recording In addition to the four preset recording quality modes FINE SP LP and EP the manual recording mode allows you to access 32 different recording quality time settings giving you precise control over the recording Record to and from a DV camcorder his recorder has a built in DV Digital Video input utput jack for connect
100. e f cursor buttons to select an Original title to put into the Play List Disc Navigator Play List VR gt 5 a Move Divide Combine DVD Remain 0h37m FINE Erase All Disc Navigator Play List DVD Remain 0h37m FINE Move Divide Combine Erase All 5 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options or select another location for a new title Move Use this function to re arrange the playing order of Play List titles 1 Select Move from the Disc Navigator Play List menu options 2 Select the title you want to move then press ENTER Disc Navigator Play List DVD Remain 0h37m FINE 3 Select a new position in the Play List for the title then press ENTER Disc Navigator DVD Remain 0h37m FINE After pressing ENTER the new updated Play List is displayed En Editing 4 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options or select another title to move Divide Use this command to split a title up into two new titles 1 Select Divide from the Disc Navigator Play List menu options 2 Select the title that you want to divide then press ENTER 3 Use the playback controls to find the place you want to divide the title Divide Chapter Play List EER 12 18AM og Time ohon m24s 0 00 08 26 n me Pause You can use all the usual playback controls including gt PLAY Il PAU
101. e original See page 59 for more information on high speed copying FINE SP LP EP MN The Copy List is copied at the specified recording quality in real time Note that if you copy at a higher quality setting than the original the copy will not be better quality than the original If you select MN above you can also change the level setting MIN1 MN32 from the Recording Quality box that appears Optimized The recording quality is automatically adjusted so that the Copy List fits on to the space available on the disc Copying is carried out in real time When you change the recording mode setting you can see how much disc space it will require If this is more than is available it shows up in red and you won t be able to start copying In this case either change the recording quality or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List screen and erase one or more titles from the Copy List 3 Select Start to begin copying Note e When the copy mode is set to something other than High Speed Copy for copying to a Video mode DVD the chapter markers of the original are not copied Chapter markers are put into the copy at regular intervals according to the Auto Chapter setting see also Auto Chapter Video on page 104 HDD to DVD Copy List commands Add Use this command to add titles to the Copy List 1 Select Add from the Copy List menu options 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to sele
102. e video output is set to progressive See also PureCinema in the Glossary on page 120 e YNR Adjusts the amount of noise reduction NR applied to the Y brightness component has no effect when the video output is set to progressive e CNR Adjusts the amount of noise reduction NR applied to the C color component has no effect when the video output is set to progressive e QNR Adjusts the amount of noise reduction NR applied to the block noise e Detail Adjusts how sharp edges appear White Level Adjusts the intensity of white Black Level Adjusts the intensity of black Black Setup Corrects the standard reference black level NTSC video only e Hue Adjusts overall balance between red and green e Chroma Level Adjusts how rich the colors appear gt C En The Video Audio Adjust menu 4 Usethe cursor left right buttons to adjust the currently selected picture quality setting 5 When you have all the settings as you want them press HOME MENU to exit tip e To see more of the picture as you adjust different settings press ENTER after selecting the setting you want to adjust Audio DRC e 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
103. eat play is canceled e If there is a program list you can also select Repeat Program to repeat the program list Program play eau This feature lets you program the play order of titles chapters folders tracks on a disc 1 Select Program from the Play Mode menu 2 Select Input Edit Program from the list of program options amp Play Mode Search Mode A B Repeat Repeat Input Edit Program Start Program Play Cancel Program Play Erase Program List The Program edit screen that appears depends on the kind of disc loaded Playback On the left side is the program list then to the right is a list of titles DVD folders WMA MP39 or tracks CD Video CDs On the far right is a list of chapters DVD or tracks WMA MP 3 3 Select a title chapter folder or track for the current step in the program list For a DVD disc you can add a whole title or a chapter within a title to the program list e To add a title select the title e To add a chapter first highlight the title then press cursor right and select a chapter from the list amp Program Step 4 J Title 1 38 4 Chapter 1 004 a 01 01 003 Title 01 Chapter 001 02 Title 02 03 Title 03 04 Title 04 05 Title 05 06 Title 06 07 Title 07 08 Title 08 v For a CD or Video CD select a track to add to the program list amp Program Step J Track 1 12 a Total Time 0 00 00 01 04 Track 0
104. ecording screen using the HOME MENU or RETURN button Note e Depending on the connected camcorder you may not be able to control it using the remote control supplied with this recorder e If the audio subcode on the DV tape cannot be read correctly the audio type will not switch automatically You can switch the audio manually from the External Audio setting page 99 e See also DV related messages on page 113 if you encounter an error while using the DV IN OUT jack Vv Frequently Asked Questions e can t get my DV camcorder to work with the recorder Check that the DV cable is properly connected Also make sure that what you re trying to record is not copy protected If it still doesn t work try switching off the camcorder then switch back on e There s a picture but no sound Try switching the DV Input setting see DV nput on page 100 between Stereo 1 and Stereo 2 Recording from the DV output HD You can record non copy protected material from the hard disk drive or from a DVD to a camcorder connected to the DV IN OUT jack 1 Connect the camcorder to the DV IN OUT jack of this recorder 2 Select the HDD or DVD for playback 3 Find the place you want to start recording from 4 Start recording on the camcorder 5 Play the source material Recording Playing your recordings on other DVD players Most regular DVD players can play finalized discs recorded in Video mode A number of players
105. ed before proceeding 2 Press HOME MENU and select Disc Setup 3 Select Finalize Q Disc Setup Basic Initialize Finalize Finalize Undo Finalize 4 Select Finalize from the finalize options then Next Screen 5 For Video mode discs only select a title menu style then select Yes to start finalization or No to cancel The menu you select will be the one that appears when the top menu is selected on any DVD player Finalize aw k io WE e Discs recorded partially or fully on the Pioneer DVR 7000 DVD recorder do not support this feature These discs will have only a text title menu when finalized on this recorder 6 The recorder will now start finalizing the disc During finalization e If the finalization process is going to take more than around four minutes you can press ENTER to cancel Around four minutes before completion the option to cancel disappears e How long finalization takes depends on the type of disc how much is recorded on the disc and the number of titles on the disc A disc recorded in VR mode can take up to one hour to finalize A disc recorded in Video mode can take up to 20 minutes En Recording Initializing a DVD RW disc coD When you first load a blank disc the recorder will initialize it automatically for recording You can also manually initialize DVD RW discs Y
106. ed 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 shaped discs En Additional information Cleaning the pickup lens The DVD recorder s lens should not become dirty in normal use but if for some reason it should malfunction due to dust or dirt consult your nearest Pioneer authorized service center Although lens cleaners for CD players are commercially available we do not recommend using them since some may damage the lens Condensation Condensation may form inside the recorder if it is brought into a warm room from outside or if the temperature of the room rises quickly Although the condensation won t damage the recorder it may temporarily impair its performance For this reason you should leave it to adjust to the warmer temperature for about an hour before switching on and using Hints on installation We want you to enjoy using this unit for years to come so please bear in mind the following points when choosing a suitable location for it Do yZ Use in a well ventilated room y Place ona solid flat level surface such as a table shelf or stereo r
107. eft right buttons to move from one field to another e Press ENTER to finish setting the time 7 Select the kind of TV you have Wide 16 9 or Standard 4 3 2 Initial Setup Tuner pi Video In Out Audio In Wide 16 9 Audio Out o Standard 4 3 Tanguage Recording Playback Use the t 4 cursor up down buttons to select then press ENTER 8 Is your TV compatible with progressive scan video QB Initial Setup Tuner Inp Video In Out Audion Compatible Audio Out E Not Compatible Tanguage Don t Know Recording Getting started Use the cursor up down buttons to select Compatible Not Compatible or Don t Know then press ENTER e Note that progressive scan video is only output through the component video outputs see page 16 9 Is this recorder connected to an AV amp receiver for digital audio Q Initial Setup Basic Cloc AV Amp Digital Connect Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback Connected Not Connected Use the cursor up down buttons to select Connected or Not Connected then press ENTER e f you select Not Connected that completes the setup Press ENTER to exit the Setup Navigator or select Go Back if you want to start again 10 Select the digital audio formats your AV amp receiver is compatible with 2 Initial Setup Basic Cloch AV Amp Compatibility Tuner Input Video In Out__ On
108. ek eee 48kHz Compression format Dolby Digital or Linear PC uncompressed Recording time HDD Pima FINE ie sed deanseud Gud demesne codec Ea Approx 34 hours Standard Play SP 00000 Approx 69 hours long Play EP sta misii cota neciasdent caddie alee Approx 138 hours Extended Play EP 02005 Approx 207 hours anual Mode MN 05 Approx 34 207 hours DVD R DVD RW Fine CRIN gre seracane neas inan ionni acted Approx 1 hour Standard Play SP aaa Approx 2 hours kong Play EP merias ngai tan aena an Approx 4 hours Extended Play EP aoaaa Approx 6 hours anual Mode MN 005 Approx 1 6 hours Tuner Receivable channels l wn tte EEEE EEEE TAE EEST EEEE we 2 13ch AP 6 0tnde nds ed dena taeda own den 14 69ch Timer PROGIAMS ro sisse tare tina bale es Gale 1 month 32 programs Clock iiaces eiekantee Quartz lock 12 hour digital display Power off memory Approx 5 years after manufacture Input Output VHF UHF antenna input output terminal VHF UHF set 75 Q F shape connector Video input 0 Input 1 rear 3 rear 2 front IINDUE EVE areri arannana ta shane Vp p 75 Q Jackan nana a a dee et e E RCA jack Video GUPUT esr err En EREE E EEE DA Output 1 2 Output levelsscccs c2sseaes heer aa Vp p 75 Q JACKS rycen acrang saranrebhong sand yeas gor ets 2 RCA jack S Video input 0 000 ee Input 1 3 rear 2 fr
109. ent channel preset Mono Stereo etc 8 Copy control information Shows recording restrictions of the current channel program 9 Disc name Shows the disc name For CDs this area shows playable files other than CD audio tracks for example Multi format WMA MP3 10 Finalized Shows Finalized if a recordable DVD is finalized Stop display 2 E Stop WNBC DVD RW VR Stereo Original 11 15 2003 SAT 2 52PM Copy Once EVENING NEWS Titles Original 99 Play List 15 Lock Disc 0n 1 Broadcast program name 2 Date and time 3 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 gt Play a 0 00 DVD R Video Chapters 15 Pu Title Total 0 11 52 1 Number of chapters in title 2 Current title and chapter number For CD Video CD shows current track for WMA MP3 shows current folder and track for JPEG disc shows current folder and file 3 Elapsed title time For CD WMA MP3 shows elapsed track time for Video CD shows elapsed disc time CH En Getting started 4 Total running time of title 5 Angle indicator Lights during multi angle scenes Play display 2 gt Play 3 2 0 00 15 02 bi DVD R Video ChapterTime 0 00 21 Chapter Total 0 01 52 TT 4 32Mbps Hi Speed Copy Title Name 11 21 soccer game 1 Chase playback simultaneous record playback copy disc back up Indicates that recording copyi
110. epending on the picture e f you encounter a disc that will not play check that he disc and file formats are compatible with this recorder see JPEG file compatibility on page 12 Reloading files from a disc If you have a disc with a large number of files and or folders you can still view all the images using the reload function 1 Use the cursor down button to navigate to the last entry in the folder list Read next 2 Press ENTER to load the next batch of up to 999 files 99 folders from the disc It will take a moment at most a minute to load in the images The PhotoViewer Note e You can press HOME MENU to exit the PhotoViewer screen while the recorder is reloading images If you enter the PhotoViewer again it will resume reloading Zooming the screen During a slideshow you can zoom in to enlarge a portion of the picture by a factor of two or four You can also move 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 t cursor buttons to move the zoomed area within the picture Rotating the screen You can rotate the displayed picture during a slideshow so you can always view pictures the right way up whichever way they were taken e During a slideshow press ANGLE to rotate the displayed pic
111. er Some discs also support the Country code feature The recorder does not play certain scenes on these discs depending on the Country code you set Before you can set the Parental Lock level or the Country code you must set a password As the password owner you can change the Parental Lock level or Country code whenever you like You can also change the password bA Note e Not all discs that you may consider inappropriate for your children use the Parental Lock feature These discs will always play without requiring the password first e Ifyou forget the password you can reset the recorder to its factory settings see Resetting the recorder on page 108 then set a new password Parental Lock Set Password The password you set will enable you to change the Parental Lock level and Country code setting Itis also the password that you will need to enter if you want to play a disc with a parental lock level higher than the recorder 1 Select Set Password QB Initial Setup Basic Tuner Video In Out TV Screen Size Still Picture Seamless Playback Change Level Country Code Angle Indicator Language 2 Use the number buttons to input a four digit password 2 Initial Setup Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recordin TV Sd Set Password CEEE 3 Press ENTER to set the password Parental Lock Change Password To change your password
112. etched adjust on the source component or your TV before recording 3 Set up the recorder e Use REC MODE to set the recording quality See Setting the picture quality recording time on page 46 for detailed information e Press HDD to record to the hard disk drive or DVD to record to a DVD 4 Press REC when you re ready to start recording e The recorder will only start recording from the DV IN OUT jack if there is a valid signal Recording will also pause if the signal is interrupted during recording Note e If your source is copy protected using CopyGuard you will not be able to record it See Restrictions on video recording on page 45 for more details Automatic recording from a satellite tuner If you have a satellite tuner or some other kind of set top box connected to the L1 input you can have the recorder start and stop recording automatically with the timer settings of the connected component If the other component doesn t have a built in timer you ll need to use it with an external timer unit After setting up for Auto Start Recording this recorder starts recording when it detects a signal from the other component When the signal ceases the recorder stops recording If you want to use this recorder with the timer features of your satellite tuner see Additional information for cable satellite STB set top box users on page 114 A Important e Ittakes a little while for this recorder to switch
113. etting the recording channel make sure you set the recorder s built in TV cessfully tuner not the TV s built in tuner e When recording to a Video mode disc programs that are copy once protected cannot be recorded Use a VR mode formatted disc for copy once material page 45 e Two timer programs may have overlapped in which case only the earlier one will record completely e The power may have failed during recording e Check that the recorder s TV system NTSC PAL etc settings are the same as the channel set for recording After briefly unplugging or after a A backup battery inside the recorder keeps the clock and other settings from power failure the front panel dis being reset when there is no power to the recorder This battery should last play shows approximately five years from factory shipping Reset the clock and other recorder settings to use the recorder again To have the battery replaced contact your dealer or a Pioneer Service Center Front panel display shows LOCK e The Child Lock is on turn off in order to use the recorder page 52 when a button is pressed En Additional information Problem Remedy Can t use One Touch Copy HDD to Make sure that there is a recordable DVD loaded with some free space for DVD recording and fewer than 99 titles already on the disc Also make sure that for a Video mode disc the disc isn t finalized e If the title currently playing
114. etup menu press ENTER Video In Out settings Input Colour System e Default setting Auto QB Initial Setup Basic Input Colour System Next Screen Tuner Component Video Video In Out NTSC on PALTV Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback On the default setting the recorder automatically detects whether the video signal from the built in tuner or from one of the external inputs is 3 58 NTSC PAL 60 PAL or SECAM You may however occasionally need to set it manually if the picture is not displayed properly 1 Select Input Colour System then Next Screen 2 Use the CHANNEL buttons or the INPUT SELECT button to switch between the built in tuner and the external inputs 3 Use the cursor left right buttons to change the input colour system for the current input or built in tuner 2ch 4 Auto gt e The available settings depend on the Input Line System setting see nput Line System on page 96 The table below shows the different options available Input Line System Built in tuner External input 525 System 3 58 NTSC Auto 3 58 NTSC PAL 60 625 System Auto Auto PAL PAL SECAM SECAM Component Video Out e Default setting Interlace You only need to make this setting if you connected this recorder to your TV using the component video jacks QB Initial Setup Basic Input Colour System Tuner Component Video Video In Out NTSC on PALTV Audio In Audio Out Lang
115. f marked in red 5 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 6 Repeat steps 3 to 5 if you want to erase more sections from the same title 7 Select Back or press RETURN to get back to the main Copy List screen Note e When Frame Accurate is set to Off see Frame Accurate on page 104 the From time and length of the erased section may differ by up to 0 5 seconds from that set Copying and back up Copying from DVD to HDD Currently selected DVD title amp DVD to HDD Copy Original a Recording Time Copy List 3 menu options Erase Move Preview F Erase All Copy List 8 11Sun 4 00PM 2ch LP Information for the selected title 0h32m55s Copy List titles Total 1h30m 1 2 _ e re res nsnsns ote v Use the DVD to HDD Copy screen to transfer video on DVD to the hard disk See also Copyright on page 60 A Important e The DVD to HDD Copy screen is not accessible when a finalized Video mode disc is loaded However you can still use the One Touch Copy function see One Touch Copy DVD to HDD on page 61 e The recorder can only store one Copy List at a time e The copy list will be erased if any of the titles on the DVD disc are erased or edited the disc tray is opened
116. from the TV for example can be added to the Copy List but it will not be copied if High Speed Copy is selected e You may not be able to copy titles when copying a disc that was created using a PC or another recorder Erase Use this command to erase individual titles from the Copy List 1 Select Erase from the Copy List menu options 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to select a title from the Copy List to erase then press ENTER DVD to HDD Copy Play List revi e i 3 Select Yes to confirm that you want to erase the title or No to cancel 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to erase more titles from the Copy List or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options Move Use this command to change the order of titles currently in the Copy List 1 Select Move from the Copy List menu options 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to select a title from the Copy List to move then press ENTER DVD to HDD Copy Play List Erase All Copying and back up 3 Use the cursor left right buttons to select the insertion point for the title then press ENTER DVD to HDD Copy Play List wRacscaeze 10 07Wed 3 00PM 2ch LP 1 3 YW Recording Time 0h20m10s Preview Erase All Title to move Copy List insertion point The thumbnails in the Copy List are updated to reflect
117. h audio channels and switch them on there is no loss of picture or sound quality compared playback to the original No Only the audio channel set in the Dual Mono If there is not enough space on the disc to make a Recording setting in the Initial Settings menu will be copy at the same picture quality as the original we recorded If you need to record both channels of _ recommend that you change the recording mode to audio please record using a VR mode DVD RW disc Optimized This will fit the recording on to the See also Dual Mono Recording on page 99 available space on the disc See also Copying and back up on page 59 Can record continuously on the HDD for more than six hours e Can make a DVD copy of say a movie that has had Yes timer recordings made to the HDD can by set for the commercials edited out up to 24 hours However because the maximum Yes There are two ways to do this You can either edit length of a title is six hours the recording will be the video on the HDD then copy the edited version to spread over two or more titles Note that there will be DVD or you can assemble a Copy List that cuts out a short break in the recording between titles the commercials then record that to DVD See also Setting a timer recording on page 47 See also Copying and back up on page 59 Can I copy a finalized Video mode disc DVD R or DVD e have a two hour recording on the HDD made in FINE RW to the HDD mode Can
118. he HDD and removable disc DVD etc activity Use the HDD and DVD buttons to switch between the two kinds of display The example displays below show high speed copying from HDD to DVD and HDD chase playback Rec Mode SP 2h00m gt 8 Hi Speed Copy Remain E Stop Remain 10h35m E Stop TTT Oh08m left Rec Mode SP 2h00m DVD Remain 10h35m Chase Play Rec T Recording time Ges DVD RW Video Remain 0h52m m Stop Relative playback position Stop display 1 E Stop L DVD RW VR Resume Stereo Original FINE 1h00m DVD Rem 0h35m Copy Once Finalized Disc Name Comedy shows l 1 DVD RW Original Play List If a VR mode disc is loaded this shows whether playback is currently set to Original or Play List During preview playback of the Copy List this shows Copy List 2 Disc type and mode Shows the disc type HDD DVD R DVD RW CD etc and the disc mode for recordable DVD if applicable VR or Video 3 Recording mode and time Shows the current recording mode FINE SP LP etc and the total recording time of the disc 4 Resume Shows Resume if playback can be resumed from the last place stopped 5 Recording time remaining Shows the approximate recording time left on the disc in the current recording mode 6 Station call letters or TV channel Shows the station call letters or TV channel preset for the built in TV tuner 7 Audio mode Shows the broadcast audio mode for the curr
119. he remaining recording time doesn t change when you erase something from the Play List Title Name Tti Name You can give titles new names of up to 64 characters long 1 Select Ttl Name from the Disc Navigator Play List menu options 2 Select the title you want to name then press ENTER 3 Input a name for the selected title Input Title Name 11 04Wed 12 30PM 2ch LP ABCDEFGHIJKLM NOPQRSTUVWXYZ mal AKAAKAAGEEEETITI DN G DOOQ DBS OM P2034 N r a a ie a G K exe 1 7 C EHVI O2 5 BEDE nt e SECO VAG ed OK I Clear I II Space Press ENTER after selecting each character e A name generated automatically by the recorder will already be in the name input section of the screen Use the lt lt e buttons to change the cursor position e Select CAPS or small to change to upper or lower case or use the CASE SELECTION buttons lt gt l e 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 78 e For discs formatted on a different DVD recorder you will see only a limited character set 4 Highlight OK then press ENTER to fix the name and return to the main Disc Navigator screen e To return to the main Disc Navigator screen without saving changes to the title name pres
120. ion to a DV camcorder This akes it ideal for transferring camcorder footage to DVD or HDD for editing You can also transfer DVD or HDD content back to the camcorder if you need to O e 3 e Safe non destructive editing When you edit a DVD RW 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 e Chapter marking EID You can easily add chapter markers anywhere in your recordings for easy editing e Play Video mode recordings on a regular DVD player Discs recorded using the Video mode can be played back on regular DVD players including computer DVD drives compatible with DVD Video playback DVD Video format recording The use of the DVD Video format for recording on DVD R and DVD RW discs is referred to as recording in Video mode on Pioneer s DVD recorders Supporting playback of DVD R DVD RW discs is optional for manufacturers of DVD playback equipment and there is DVD playback equipment that does not play DVD R or DVD RW discs recorded in the DVD Video format Note Finalization is required e WMA MP3 and JPEG file playback This recorder can play WMA and MP3 audio files and JPEG picture files on CD R CD RW or CD ROM discs e Disc Back up The disc back up feature gives you a convenient way to back up important material on DVD to another recordable DVD disc The materia
121. ivide Divide a title into tw e Change Group Chg Group group on the HDD page 82 e Group Name Grp Name HDD group page 82 ake detailed changes o page 81 Assign a title to a ame or rename an Erase Section Erase Sec page 80 Erase part of a title Editing Play List e Create Make a new Play List title page 85 e Chapter Edit Chpt Edit Make detailed changes to chapters in a Play List title page 83 e Move Move the position of a title in the Play List page 85 Erase All Erase all titles in the Play List page 86 e Undo Undo the last change page 86 e Play Play a title page 82 e Erase Erase a title from the Play List page 82 e Title Name Ttl Name Name or rename a title in the Play List page 83 e Combine Combine two Play List titles into one page 86 e Divide Divide a Play List title into two page 86 e Erase Section Erase Sec Erase a part of a title page 84 Editing VR mode Original Video mode and HDD content These commands affect the actual content stored on the DVD R RW or HDD Remember e If you are editing a VR mode disc use the PLAYLIST button to switch to the Disc Navigator Original screen Play am Use this function to start playback of a title 1 Select Play from the Disc Navigator menu options 2 Use the t cursor buttons to select the title you want to pl
122. iving room refrigerator bedroom away from traffic 50 Light traffic normal conversation quiet office 60 Air conditioner at 20 feet sewing machine 70 Vacuum cleaner hair dryer noisy restaurant 80 Average city traffic garbage disposals alarm clock at two feet THE FOLLOWING NOISES CAN BE DANGEROUS UNDER CONSTANT EXPOSURE 90 Subway motorcycle truck traffic lawn mower 00 Garbage truck chain saw pneumatic drill 20 Rock band concert in front of speakers thunderclap 40 Gunshot blast jet plane 80 Rocket launching pad Information courtesy of the Deafness Research Foundation 001_En En Contents 01 Before you start Features 5 2 dee de ais Sate a an Avene arene eaten What Simie BOX 2 0 5 axrseteh Ss ends aioe nas a ete ec Seen 6 Putting the batteries in the remote control Using the remote control 2 eee eee ee eee Disc content format playback compatibility About the internal hard disk drive 2 2 0 eee eee 02 Connecting up Rear panel connections adas cepa neniani aaa Front panel ConnectionS 0000ce eee ee ee eee Easy CONMECIONS 4 5020 eee rere een ea eda Using other types of video output 00000 Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver 1 Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver 2 Connecting to an AV amplifier or receiver Connecting other AV SOUCES ee eee eee eee PUGON ie essea ea tee Men tenet aerenen E 03 Contr
123. ix titles nine chapters E gt Editing As you highlight different thumbnails information about the title is shown in the central area of the screen Press DISPLAY to change the information displayed Disc Navigator menu options The commands available from the Disc Navigator for the VR mode and Video mode discs and the HDD are shown Ifyou are editing a VR mode disc press PLAYLIST to elow switch between Original and Play List Disc Navigator screens Playlist Original indicator e Play Play a title page 77 o Le e Title Name Ttl Name Name or rename a title jisc Navigator Pa page 78 e Lock Unlock Lock or unlock a title to prevent SS accidental changes being made page 80 m DvD Remain e Erase Erase a title page 77 ee e Erase All Erase all titles page 81 Sia e Undo Undo the last change page 81 Press RETURN to get back to the menu options on the left from the thumbnail area of the Disc Navigator e You can switch between the HDD and the DVD Disc Navigator screens using the HDD and DVD buttons front panel or remote You can copy a selected HDD title to DVD or DVD title to HDD by pressing ONE TOUCH COPY see also page 60 for more on One Touch Copy When editing HDD content a row of group names appears above the title thumbnails see Editing HDD groups on page 81 for more details You can access Original e Play Play a title
124. ize the contents the HDD is divided into four groups You can name and use these groups as you like for example you might have a group for movies another for TV shows and one for camcorder recordings A Important e Itis possible to record both NTSC and PAL titles on the HDD Before recording you need to make sure that the Input Line System setting page 96 matches the TV line system of the source you re recording Note e The maximum number of titles that can be recorded on the HDD is 250 e You can record up to 207 hours of video in EP mode on the internal 160GB gigabyte hard disk HDD e The maximum number of chapters per title recordable on the HDD is 99 e No more recording is possible on the HDD after the maximum number of titles has been reached e The maximum continuous recording time is six hours Recording Recording time and picture quality There are four preset recording quality modes e FINE Highest quality setting gives about one hour of recording time on a DVD disc e SP Standard Play Default quality sufficient for most applications gives about two hours of recording time on a DVD e LP Long Play Slightly lower video quality but doubles the recording time on a DVD to around four hours e EP Extended Play Use when maximum recording time is most important EP gives you around six hours of recording time on a DVD disc In addition to these settings you c
125. l Note e Antenna channels are numbered 2 through 69 Cable channels are numbered 1 through 125 e You can t change TV channels during playback or recording or while in recording standby Getting started Changing audio channels Some TV programs are broadcast with both a main anda Second Audio Program SAP You can change the TV audio using the AUDIO button AUDIO e Press AUDIO to change the TV audio The current audio channel is displayed on screen Mono gt SAP Stereo e e f SAP is selected but there is no SAP channel being broadcast you will still hear the main audio channel e f the sound is poor quality when set to Stereo you can often improve it by changing to Mono Basic playback This section shows you how to use your recorder for playback of discs DVD CD etc and for playback of video from the HDD More playback features such as repeat and program play are covered in the next chapter STANDBY ON OPEN CLOSE gt 2 God PLAY TOP A Important e Throughout this manual the term DVD means playback only DVD Video discs and DVD R RW If a function is specific to a particular kind of DVD disc it is specified Some DVD Video discs don t allow certain playback controls to operate at certain points in the disc This is not 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 P
126. l digital output during forward SCAN 1 Depending on the disc normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached ona DVD disc Playing in slow motion a 4p You can play video at various slow motion speeds DVDs and video on the HDD can be played in slow motion in either direction while Video CDs can only be played forwards in slow motion PLAY STEP SLOW 1 Press ll or I gt to start slow motion reverse or forward playback 2 Press the same button repeatedly to change the slow motion speed C SLOW 1 16 gt SLOW 1 8 SLOW 1 2 lt SLOW 1 4 J 3 To resume normal playback press gt PLAY Note e The picture quality during slow motion playback is not as good as during normal playback and depends on the disc being played e Reverse slow motion playback may not be as smooth as forward and may be better with some discs than others e Depending on the disc normal playback may automatically resume when anew chapter is reached ona DVD disc e No sound is output during slow motion playback Frame advance frame reverse Gl I You can advance or back up video on a DVD disc or the HDD frame by frame With Video CDs you can only use frame advance PAUSE STEP SLOW 1 During playback press IH PAUSE 2 Press lt I or I gt to back up or advance one frame e Hold down all or I gt for continuous frame reverse frame advance 3 To resume normal playback press gt PLAY N
127. l is first copied to the HDD then on to a second DVD disc e Recovery Recording N When a timer recording is set to use DVD but the disc loaded at the time of the recording is unrecordable the program will automatically be recorded to the HDD e Auto Replace Recording QED This feature is useful for regular timer recordings of a TV program which you don t want to keep after watching Each time the program is recorded it replaces the one currently on the HDD There s no need to manually delete it later CH Note on copying You may use this product only to reproduce or copy materials for which you own the copyright or have obtained permission to copy from the copyright owner or for which you otherwise have a legal right to reproduce or copy Unless you own the copyright or have obtained permission from the copyright owner or otherwise have a legal right to reproduce or copy you may be violating the law including copyright law and may be subject to payment of damages and other remedies About the use of Dolby Digital Logo Audio bitstreams created with this system are not intended for distribution on DVDs bearing the Dolby Digital logo For more information on the use of Dolby trademarks and logos please contact Dolby Laboratories http www dolby com En Before you start What s in the box Please confirm that the following accessories are in the box when you open it e Remote
128. les in the Copy List 1 Select Combine from the Copy List menu options 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to select two adjacent titles from the Copy List to combine then press ENTER HDD to DVD Copy Copy List Total 1h30m oo 3 Repeat step 2 to combine more titles or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options Note e When Frame Accurate is set to Off see Frame Accurate on page 104 the following limitations apply when combining titles Mixed aspect ratios 16 9 4 3 4 3 letter box can t be combined Mixed recording modes EP MN1 6 LP MN7 18 SP MN19 31 FINE MN32 can t be combined Preview Use this command to check the content of a title in the Copy List 1 Select Preview from the Copy List menu options 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to select a title from the Copy List to preview then press ENTER The selected title starts playing You can return to the Copy List screen by pressing W STOP otherwise playback will continue until the end of the Copy List e During preview you can select a new thumbnail for the Disc Navigator by pressing NAVI MARK 3 Repeat step 2 to preview other titles or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options Move Use this command to change the order of titles in the Copy List 1 Select Move from the Copy List menu options 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to selec
129. ll look when playing discs Choosing a preset 1 With a disc playing or paused press HOME MENU and select Video Audio Adjust 2 Select Video Adjust 3 Use the cursor left right buttons to change the setting There are six presets available e TV CRT suitable for standard cathode ray tube TVs PDP suitable for plasma display screens e Professional suitable for professional monitors e Memory1 user preset 1 e Memory2 user preset 2 e 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 or 3 2 Move the cursor down and select Detailed Settings Detailed Settings 3 Select the picture quality setting you want to adjust r a Memory1 Off HH Max Off HHH Max Pure Cinema Off HHH Max Detail Off H Max White Level Black Level Min m Max Min mH Max You can adjust the following settings e Pure Cinema When watching DVD movies Pure Cinema optimizes the picture quality If the picture appears unnatural on the default Auto setting change to On or Off as desired Note that this setting can only be adjusted when th
130. loaded 5 Select Record to HDD or Record to DVD to record to the hard disk drive or a recordable DVD respectively 6 Find the place on the camcorder tape that you want to start recording from For best results pause playback at the point from which you want to record e Depending on your camcorder you can use this recorder s remote to control the camcorder using the BPI lt lt gt gt lt i and I gt buttons 7 Use the f cursor up down buttons to select Start Rec and press ENTER E Stop 1 02 22 Control with these S2 E Stop Start Rec Pause Rec Stop Rec buttons HDD SP 2h00m DVD Remain 1h40m e Recording is automatically paused if the recorder detects no signal or a copy protected signal Recording restarts when there is a non copy protected signal e You can pause or stop the recording by selecting Pause Rec or Stop Rec from the on screen display You cannot control the camcorder from this remote control during recording If you restart recording after stopping the camcorder the first few seconds of the camcorder tape will not be recorded Use the pause button on your camcorder instead and recording will start immediately e HDD and DVD RW VR Mode only A chapter marker is inserted every time there is a break in the timecode on the DV tape This happens when the recording is stopped or paused then restarted for example e While recording you cannot exit the DV r
131. ls of the timer recording appears From this screen only the recording stop time can be changed 2 Timer Recording Date Start Stop CH Rec Mode 123M0 7 00PM 8 00mM 32 FINE gt x Rec to Group lt 4 HDD GROUP1 Ttl Name Input 3 Set anew Stop time for the timer recording Use the cursor left right buttons to select the hour or minute field then use the cursor up down buttons to change the time 4 Press ENTER to set the new time and exit the screen Recording will continue until the new stop time is reached Canceling and stopping a timer recording in progress After a timer recording has started you can cancel the program but continue recording or stop recording completely if you need to les 1 During timer recording press 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 Preventing use of the recorder before a timer recording child lock You can make all the front panel and remote control buttons inoperative using the child lock feature This is useful when you set a timer recording and want to make sure that the timer settings are not changed before recording has finished Recording 1 If the recorder is on switch it into standby 2 Press and hold STOP on the front
132. ly exception to this is when the picture quality is set to FINE MN32 in which case you do need to select the audio channel before recording 5 Press REC to start recording If you want to set a recording end time press the REC button repeatedly The recording time increases in 30 minute increments up to a maximum of six hours The time the recording will end is shown on screen and in the front panel display When the recording ends the recorder automatically switches into standby if no other operation is being performed e To cancel the set recording time press REC e If you want to pause recording at any time press H PAUSE Press again to restart the recording If recording to the HDD or in VR mode a new chapter is started after recording restarts 6 To stop the recording press STOP REC e Ifyou set the recording time in the previous step you can still stop the recording anytime by pressing STOP REC e Recording will stop automatically when there is no more space on the HDD DVD or after six hours o HDD recording whichever is sooner Setting a timer recording HDD Using the timer recording features you can program up to 32 timer recordings up to a month in advance Timer recording programs can be set to record just once every day or every week You can set the recording quality for your timer recording in the same way as for a regular recording but with the added
133. m the copyright owner or for which you otherwise have a legal right to reproduce or copy Unless you own the copyright or have obtained permission from the copyright owner or otherwise have a legal right to reproduce or copy you may be violating the law including copyright law and may be subject to payment of damages and other remedies One Touch Copy HDD to DVD The One Touch Copy feature copies the currently playing title or currently selected title in the Disc Navigator from the HDD to DVD The whole title is copied regardless of where in the title you start copying The recorder copies at the maximum speed possible For One Touch Copy to work make sure that a recordable DVD R RW disc is loaded See also Copyright above ONETOUCH COPY e During HDD playback press ONE TOUCH COPY to copy the current title to DVD The front panel display indicates that the title is being copied Playback continues while copying k4 Note e Title name chapter markers as well as thumbnail picture markers Navimark for the Disc Navigator are also copied However if you copy to a Video mode DVD R RW only the first 32 characters of aname are copied e The chapter markers in the copy may not be in exactly he same positions as the original when recording on o a Video mode disc e You can t use the One Touch Copy function to copy a itle if any part of the title is copy once protected e Atitle that contains mixed aspect ratios can
134. manual settings FINE MN32 SP MN21 LP MN9 EP MN1 See Manual recording modes on page 114 for detailed information on the manual recording levels Optimized Rec e Default setting Off QB Initial Setup Basic Manual Recording Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Auto Chapter Video Frame Accurate DVD RW Auto Init Playback On the default setting if a timer program standard easy or VCR Plus programming system is set but there isn t enough space on the disc at the recording quality set the recording will start but it will be cut off when the disc is full Set Optimized Rec to On to have the recorder automatically adjust the recording quality to fit the available disc space b4 Note e You may notice a reduction in picture quality if the recorder has to fit a lot of extra material into the remaining time available on the disc e If even on recording level MN 1 there is insufficient space available on the disc the recording is made on the HDD at the quality setting you originally specified Optimized Recording only compensates for the first earliest starting timer program if more than one has been set Optimized recording works only with DVD recordings Navi Mark e Default setting 0 seconds QD Initial Setup Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Manual Recording Optimized Rec Navi Marl Auto Chapter Video Frame Accurate DVD RW Auto Init
135. mark of DVD Format Logo Licensing Corporation e isa trademark of Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd DVD R RW compatibility This recorder will play and record DVD R RW discs Compatible media e DVD RW Ver 1 1 Ver 1 1 2x and Ver 1 2 4x e DVD R Ver 2 0 and Ver 2 0 4x 8x Recording formats e DVD R DVD Video format Video mode e DVD RW Video Recording VR format and DVD Video format Video mode CD R RW compatibility This recorder cannot record CD R or CD RW discs e Compatible formats CD Audio Video CD ISO 9660 CD ROM containing MP3 WMA or JPEG files ISO 9660 Level 1 or2 compliant CD physical format Mode1 Mode XA Form1 Romeo and Joliet file systems are both compatible with this recorder e Multi session playback Yes except CD Audio and Video CD e Unfinalized disc playback CD Audio only Compressed audio compatibility e Compatible media CD ROM CD R CD RW e Compatible formats MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 MP3 Windows Media Audio WMA Sampling rates 44 1 or 48kHz Bit rates Any 128Kbps or higher recommended Variable bit rate VBR MP3 playback Yes e VBR WMA playback No e WMA encoder compatibility Windows Media Codec 8 files encoded using Windows Media Codec 9 may be playable but some parts of the specification are not supported specifically Pro Lossless Voice and VBR e DRM Digital Rights Management file playback No see also DRM in the G ossary on page 119 e File extensions mp3
136. me with the connected component if you re unsure whether it is Dolby Digital compatible DTS Out You only need to make this setting if you connected this recorder to an AV amp receiver or other component using the digital output e Default setting On D initial Setup Digital Out Dolby Digital Out DTS Out 96kHz PCM Out MPEG Out Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback If your AV amp receiver or other connected component has a built in DTS decoder set to On otherwise set to Off Check the manual that came with the connected component if you re unsure whether it is DTS compatible A Important e If you set to On with a non DTS compatible amp receiver noise will be output when you play a DTS disc e When set to On there is no analog audio output when playing a DTS DVD Video disc e When playing a DTS audio CD even when DTS Out is Off noise is output from the analog outputs Do not play this through your amplifier and speakers The Initial Setup menu e When playing a DTS audio CD make sure that Stereo is selected using the AUDIO button See Switching audio channels on page 43 96kHz PCM Out You only need to make this setting if you connected this recorder to an AV amp receiver or other component using the digital output e Default setting 96kHz gt 48kHz D initial setup Basic Digital Out Tuner Dolby Digital Out Video I
137. n press HOME MENU Note e The rightmost column in the timer recording screen Confirm shows whether there s enough space to record your timer program If you selected a daily or weekly program the date of the last recording that will fit on the disc appears up to a maximum of one month ahead e f you set a DVD timer recording but there is no recordable DVD disc loaded or the disc loaded doesn t have enough free space for the complete recording Recovery is shown In this case unless you load a suitable disc before the recording actually starts the recorder will use the HDD for recording The message Can t Rec will appear if there are already 250 titles on the HDD or if there is not enough free space on the HDD for recording e Fora DVD timer recording if Optimized Rec see Optimized Rec on page 103 is set to On the recorder will adjust the recording quality to try and fit the reco rding on the disc If the recording will not fit onto the disc even on MN1 recording quality then the Recovery Recording feature will automatically make the recording to the HDD instead e f there is very little free space left on the HDD an Auto Replace Recording may not complete successfully e f the HDD is being used for playback or high speed copying when an Auto Replace Recording is due to start the new timer recording will not replace the old one However the next time the timer recording starts
138. n Out _ DTS Out Audio In 96kHz PCM Out Audio Out MPEG Out Language Recording Playback If your AV amp receiver or other connected component is compatible with high sampling rate audio 88 2 96 kHz set to 96kHz otherwise set to 96kHz 48kHz Check the manual that came with the connected component if you re unsure whether it is compatible with high sampling rate audio MPEG Out You only need to make this setting if you connected this recorder to an AV amp receiver or other component using the digital output e Default setting MPEG gt PCM D initial setup Digital Out Dolby Digital Out DTS Out 96kHz PCM Out Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback If your AV amp receiver or other connected component is MPEG audio compatible set to MPEG otherwise set to MPEG PCM Check the manual that came with the connected component if you re unsure whether it is MPEG compatible Language settings OSD Language e Default setting English Q Initial Setup nguage Audio Language Subtitle Language Auto Language DVD Menu Language Subtitle Display Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Recording Playback This sets the language of the on screen menus and displays Audio Language e Default setting English B Initial Setup Basic OSD Language Tuner Audio Language Video In Out _ Subtitle Language Au
139. n file Playing a slideshow 1 Press HOME MENU and select PhotoViewer to display the PhotoViewer screen e The PhotoViewer is only accessible when a disc containing JPEG files is loaded 2 Use the t cursor up down buttons to select a folder from the folder list The first nine images from the selected folder are displayed as thumbnails in the main part of the screen 3 Press ENTER to move to the thumbnail view area The first thumbnail image is highlighted e To get back to the folder list press RETURN 4 Use the t cursor buttons to select a thumbnail e Use the ka and gt gt buttons to display the previous next page of thumbnails 5 Press ENTER or gt PLAY to start playing a slideshow from the selected thumbnail e Use the ke PREV NEXT gt ei buttons to display the previous next picture or the If PAUSE button to pause the slideshow 6 Press E STOP or RETURN to return to the thumbnail view area 7 To return to the folder view area press RETURN e To exit the PhotoViewer press HOME MENU isa Note e Up to 999 files or 99 folders are viewable but if there are more files folders than this on the disc it is still possible to view them all using the Reload function see below e The time it takes for the recorder to load a file increases with large file sizes e Pictures with an aspect ratio different to your TV screen will appear with black bars top and bottom or either side d
140. n the external audio is from the DV input an audio subcode channel within the DV audio tells the recorder whether the audio is stereo or dual mono This has priority over the setting you make here Dual Mono Recording e Default setting L QB Initial Setup Basic External Audio ob Tuner Dual Mono Recording R Video In Out _ DV Input Audio In Input Level L1 Audio Out Input Level L2 Language Input Level L3 Recording Playback When recording a dual mono source from an external input in Video mode or VR mode set to FINE MN 32 you can choose to record either the L left or the R right audio channel Note e If you re recording in VR mode except when set to FINE MN 32 both channels will be recorded and you can switch them as you like on playback En the Initial Setup menu DV Input e Default setting Stereo1 You need to set this if you have a camcorder using 32kHz 12 bit sound connected to the front pane DV IN OUT ack QB Initial Setup Basic External Audio Tuner Video In Out Audio In Input Level L1 Audio Out Input Level L2 Language Input Level L3 Recording Playback Some digital camcorders have two stereo tracks for audio One is recorded at the time of shooting the other is for overdubbing after shooting On the Stereo1 setting the sound that was recorded while shooting is used On the Stereo2 setting the overdubbed sound is used You can also choose a Mix set
141. na discharge unit size of grounding conductors location of antenna discharge unit connection to grounding electrodes and requirements for the grounding electrode See Figure A LIGHTNING For added protection for this product during a lightning storm or when it is eft unattended and unused for long periods of ime unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system This will prevent damage to the product due to ightning and power line surges POWER LINES An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits or where it can fall into such power ines or circuits When installing an outside antenna system extreme care should be taken o keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal OVERLOADING Do not overload wall outlets extension cords or integral convenience receptacles as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock OBJECT AND LIQUID ENTRY Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage joints or short out parts that could result in a ire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any ind on the product SERVICING Do not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other azards Refer all servicing to qualified service ersonnel DAMAGE REQUI
142. ng or back up is in progress 2 Elapsed chapter time 3 Total running time of chapter 4 Data transfer rate Shows the current data rate being read from the disc 5 Copy protected material PureCinema indicator Shows if the playback material is copy once protected Shows if the current video is 24 fps progressive scan Recording display Rec i im if WNBC DVD R Video 9 00PM 10 00PM Stereo FINE 1h00m DVD Rem 0h35m Copy Once EVENING NEWS 1 Current title number 2 Elapsed recording time 3 Timer recording start and stop times Shows the start and stop times if the current recording is a timer recording 4 Remaining recording time available Shows the amount of space left on the disc in the current recording mode 5 Recording mode Shows the current recording mode FINE SP LP etc and the total recording time of the disc 6 Broadcast program title Note When using the simultaneous play and record eature the display shows information for playback only During real time copy the copy source playback information is displayed Data transfer rate shows the amount of video and audio information recorded on the disc It is not an indication of picture audio quality he 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
143. ns 32 61 mins FINE 32 61 mins Additional information for cable satellite STB set top box users The following instructions show how to use the timer features of your STB with this recorder Setting up 1 Connect the STB s audio video outputs to a set of audio video inputs on this recorder 2 Switch on both the STB and this recorder and switch the recorder s input function to the STB L1 L2 or L3 To check that everything is connected properly switch on your TV and select this recorder as the video input You should see whatever the STB is tuned to 3 Program the IR controller supplied with your STB to send start stop recording codes for a Pioneer VCR See the manual that came with the STB for how to do this Only the REC and STOP codes have any effect when used with this recorder e REC Start recording e STOP Stop recording 4 Position the IR controller so that it will control this recorder The IR sensor on the recorder is located just above the Al mark on the front panel Making a timer recording 1 Set the timer on the STB See the manual that came with your STB for how to do this 2 Switch on this recorder You must leave the recorder on until the recording finishes e Atthe programmed times the STB will start and stop recording on this recorder Additional information Language code list Language Language code letter Language code Japanese ja
144. o Auto Chapter Video on page 104 The Play List and Original content on a disc can each contain up to 999 chapters e Each HDD title can contain a maximum of 99 chapters Similar chapter editing commands are available for HDD content from the HDD to DVD copy screen See also Copying from HDD to DVD on page 61 Erase Section Erase Sec aD D Using this command you can delete a part of an Original title ideal for cutting out the commercial breaks in a recording made from the TV 1 Select Erase Sec from the Disc Navigator menu options 2 Use the f cursor buttons to select a title After selecting a title the Erase Sec screen appears from which you can mark the start and end points of the section to erase Erase Sec Original 2 12 01Wed 12 18AM P Recording Time 0h01m24s 2 1 0 00 52 17 Il Play Pause Title Ch coy Erase Sec A Bl Erom Back M 3 Use the playback controls gt Il lt lt gt gt etc to find the start of the section to erase then with From highlighted press ENTER The bar at the bottom of the screen shows the current play position in the title After pressing ENTER a marker appears under the bar to show the start of the section ll Play Pause A a 0 02 09 17 4 Inthe same way find the end of the section to erase then with To highlighted press ENTER After pressing ENTER another marker appears under
145. oesn 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 this remote control with your TV Button What it does OTV Press to switch the TV on off standby INPUT SELECT Press to change the TV s video input TV VOLUME Use to adjust the TV volume TV CHANNEL Use to change TV channels VELG Code Aiwa 38 Funai 36 GE 11 28 General 34 Goldstar 10 23 Grandiente 30 Hitachi 06 24 25 32 agnavox 12 29 itsubishi 09 EC 37 Panasonic 08 22 41 Philips 07 Pioneer 00 35 40 44 RCA 01 15 16 17 18 Sanyo 14 21 Sharp 02 19 27 Sony 04 Toshiba 05 26 31 43 Victor 13 33 42 Zenith 03 20 Additional information Screen sizes and disc formats When viewing on a standard TV or monitor Screen format of disc Setting Appearance 16 9 4 3 Letter Box The program is shown in widescreen with black bars at f the top and bottom of the eV W screen 4 3 Pan amp Scan The sides of 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 ff Letter Box or 4 3 Pan amp rw Scan 4 3 Letter Box The program is presented 4 3 Pan amp Scan correctly on either setting ati When viewing on a widescreen TV or monitor Screen format of disc Setting
146. ollowing operations initializing recording or finalizing a disc locking and unlocking titles Disc History Chapter 9 Disc History The Disc History screen lets you see how much recording space remains on the last 30 recordable DVD discs loaded It also displays information such as disc name the first three title names number of titles recorded recording mode and the lock status of the disc Disc name CZN Disc History Available recording space a 1 2 Disc Name DVD Remain Recording mode Disc loaded g News C 1h54m Selected disc L Spot o o 235m o Travel CS 1h22m Recording time Other discs Movie CE 030m available Music C 1h38m tai Number of Title information IER Today s Football Titles 8 titles on disc for the selected LEPA Enjoy Golf DVD RW VR disc TEM Social dance Lesson 625System Disc type and Using the Disc History 1 Press DISC HISTORY to display the Disc History screen The most recently loaded disc appears at the top of the list with previously loaded discs below it If there is a disc loaded it is shown in the list with a disc in icon e The Disc History screen is also accessible from the Home Menu 2 Use the f cursor up down buttons to see title information for other discs in the list e To remove a disc from the list press CLEAR you can t remove the currently loaded disc e You can see the available recording time for different reco
147. ols and displays Front Pahel sccae sedis eae cieeieerecessaeaees DISA ee ered cies eieaa eo a Ga SENSES Remote Controles eisa dow ecdodoe Sone Sk week pay iiai 04 Getting started Switching on and setting UD ee eee eee eee eee Selecting the hard disk or DVD for playback and HE CONGIMGS a b ciara edit Sued Semler a onl nasa ane aking YOur TIFSt FECOPGING lt 2 siseie cee aoe os ree ate Using the built in TV tuner 2 0 eee eee eee Basic playback ere crs cceicnd Seon cider avenues e nae Using the Home Menu 2 e cece eee eee eee Displaying disc information on screen 20e 05 Playback UOC WGtIOM sos eeann e ae ONS Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of avigating discs and the HDD e rsessesiasieciasi SCAMMING diS CS essei nia n a E E Playing in Slow MOTON as ese ee eee eee eee Frame advance frame reverse 2 ee eee eee eee The Play Mode menu eee cece ee ee ee eee Displaying and switching subtitles 0085 Switching DVD soundtracks 20 0e eee e eee eee Switching audio channels 0ee ee ee eee eee Switching camera angleS 2 2 20 ee eee e ee eee 06 Recording About DVD TECONGING scenester dienes avers eee About HDD recording 0 eceee eee e eee eee Recording time and picture quality Restrictions on video recording 2eeeeeee eee Setting the picture quality recording time Basic recording from the TV 2 eee eee eee eee Setting a timer recording 2c cece
148. omatically if there is a broadcast station transmitting clock signals or manually Select Auto to set the clock automatically or Manual to display the clock setting screen QB Initial Setup Basic Clock Setting o Auto Tuner Input Line System Manual Video In Out _ On Screen Display Audio In Front Panel Display Audio Out Remote Control Set Language Setup Navigator Recording Playback e Auto clock setting Some TV channels broadcast time signals together with the program This recorder can use these signals to set the clock automatically Set Clock Set CH to the channel preset number that broadcasts a clock signal then move the cursor down to Start and press ENTER QB Initial Setup Basic Auto Clock Setting Tuner Inpu Video In Out _ ong Pate Sos aces Audio In Fron Time SENESI Audio Out Rem Clock Set CH 2 Language Setul C sar Recording Stnt Playback If the time could not be set automatically press RETURN to go back to the previous screen and select Manual Manual clock setting If no stations in your area are broadcasting time signals you can set the clock manually Use the cursor left right buttons to set your time zone then press ENTER e Press cursor down then use the cursor left right buttons to set daylight saving time D S T On or Off then press ENTER QB Initial Setup Basic m e Manual Clock Setting 1 2 Tuner Input USA Video In Out __ OnS time
149. on a DVD disc may be either video material originally shot on video or film material originally shot on film Video material has a frame rate of 30 frames second compared to 24 frames second for film This recorder converts film material to 60 frames second in progressive scan mode PureCinema adjusts the picture so that it matches more closely the picture quality of a cinema screen You can see whether video on a DVD disc is film or video material by displaying the transfer rate If a appears above the transfer rate display it is film material 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 frequency The rate at which sound is measured to be turned into digital audio data The higher the rate the better the sound quality but the more digital information is generated Standard CD audio has a sampling frequency of 44 1kHz which means 44 100 samples measurements per second See also Digital audio Title A collection of chapters on athe HDD DVD disc See also Chapter Track Audio CDs and Video CDs use tracks to divide up the content of a disc The DVD equivalent is called a chapter See also Chapter WMA WMA is short for Window
150. on and start recording after detecting a signal Please bear his in mind when setting the timer e f Auto Start Recording is set it will not start if another timer recording is in progress e Timer recordings take precedence over Auto Start Recording Auto Start Recording will stop if a timer recording is due to start After the timer recording has finished Auto Start Recording will resume 1 Set the timer for the satellite receiver or other component then switch it into standby if necessary Check the manual that came with the receiver if you re not sure how to do this Recording 2 Check that the Audio In settings for External Audio and Dual Mono Recording are as you want them See NTSC on PAL TV on page 99 for more on these settings 3 Set up the recorder e Use REC MODE to set the recording quality See Setting the picture quality recording time on page 46 for detailed information 4 Press HOME MENU and select Timer Recording then Auto Start Recording 5 Select Yes to switch Auto Start Recording on or No to switch off 6 Switch the recorder into standby The AUTO indicator in the front panel display lights The recorder will automatically switch on and start recording when the other component comes on Recording stops when the external component switches off e To cancel Auto Start Recording press STANDBY ON while the recorder is in standby
151. onic Industries Association s Consumer Electronics Group want you to get the most out of your equipment by playing it at a safe level One that lets the sound come through loud and clear without annoying blaring or distortion and most importantly without affecting your sensitive hearing Sound can be deceiving Over time your hearing comfort level adapts to higher volumes of sound So what sounds normal can actually be loud and harmful to your hearing Guard against this by setting your equipment at a safe level BEFORE your hearing adapts To establish a safe level e Start your volume control at a low setting e Slowly increase the sound until you can hear it comfortably and clearly and without distortion Once you have established a comfortable sound level e Set the dial and leave it there Taking a minute to do this now will help to prevent hearing damage or loss in the future After all we want you listening for a lifetime We Want You Listening For A Lifetime Used wisely your new sound equipment will provide a lifetime of fun and enjoyment Since hearing damage from loud noise is often undetectable until it is too late this manufacturer and the Electronic Industries Association s Consumer Electronics Group recommend you avoid prolonged exposure to excessive noise This list of sound levels is included for your protection Decibel Level Example 30 Quiet library soft whispers 40 L
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153. op must be in the same title 4 Toresume normal playback select Off from the A B Repeat menu e You can also press CLEAR to cancel A B Repeat play if no menu OSD such as the Play Mode menu is displayed Note e f you switch camera angles while using A B Repeat with a DVD Video disc A B repeat is canceled Repeat play ALL 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 program play to repeat the tracks chapters in the program list see Program play below 1 Select Repeat from the Play Mode menu 2 Select a repeat play mode 8 Play Mode Search Mode Repeat Disc A B Repeat Repeat Title Repeat Repeat Chapter Program DRepeat Off e For VR mode DVD discs select Repeat Disc Repeat Title or Repeat Chapter or Repeat Off um CIID GL e For HDD DVD Video and Video mode DVD discs select Repeat Title or Repeat Chapter or Repeat Off ean D e For CDs and Video CDs select Repeat Disc or Repeat Track or Repeat Off e 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 e You can also press CLEAR to cancel repeat play if no menu OSD such as the Play Mode menu is displayed Note e f you switch the camera angle during repeat play of a DVD Video disc rep
154. opped so Press to stop playback You can resume playback from the same point by pressing gt PLAY Press W STOP again to cancel the resume function muse Pauses playback or restarts playback when paused rsen wosan Press to start scanning Press repeatedly o increase the scanning speed PREV nxt Press to skip to previous next chapter title CEI You can also use the front panel but ons to do this during playback Except VR mode During playback enter a chapter number then press ENTER to skip directly to that chapter within the currently playing title ber buttons to select numbered items in the disc menu VR mode only During playback enter a title number then press ENTER All Press CLEAR to clear a number entry and start again On some discs you can also use the num Playing from the HDD The table below shows the basic playback controls when playing video recorded on the hard disk HDD PLAY Press to start playback Ea If RESUME is displayed on screen play back starts from the place last stopped Playback automatically stops after the end of a title is reached so Press to stop playback You can resume playback from the same point by pressing PLAY Press W STOP again to cancel the resume function pass Pauses playback or restarts playback when paused resen wosan Press to start scanning Press repeatedly o increase the scanning speed PREV nxt Press
155. option of an AUTO mode which maximizes the recording quality for the space available on the disc if recording to DVD or to fit on to a blank DVD disc if recording to HDD You can set timer recordings to record to a recordable DVD orto the hard disk drive For regular daily or weekly HDD timer recordings that you don t need to keep you can use the Auto Replace Recording feature to automatically replace the previous timer recording with the new one Note that when you use this feature the previous recording made on that timer program will be replaced by the next one regardless of whether you have watched it yet or not You can also set the recorder so that it will adjust the recording quality to try and fit the recording on to the disc if it would not otherwise fit at the recording quality you set see Optimized Rec on page 103 for more on this Finally if you set a timer recording to record to DVD but there isn t a recordable DVD loaded at the time of the recording the Recovery Recording feature will automatically record the program to the HDD for you A Important e Atimer recording can t be set if Auto Start Recording is in progress There are already 32 timer programs waiting to be recorded e Timer recording will not start if The recorder is already recording Adisc is being initialized finalized or unfinalized e Timer recording will start when the operation preventing timer recor
156. order in the same room QB Initial Setup Basic Clock Setting Tuner Input Line System i On Screen Display Front Panel Display Audio Out Remote Control Set Language Setup Navigator Recording Playback So that each remote control operates only its own recorder make this setting different for each recorder and remote in the room There are three different recorder IDs When set to Recorder2 or Recorder3 the remote control mode is shown in the front panel display After selecting a new recorder ID you have to confirm the change by selecting Yes or No use the cursor left right buttons then pressing ENTER Note that as soon as you change the recorder ID the remote becomes inoperative until you change the remote to the same ID To set the remote press and hold RETURN and a number button 1 2 or 3 until the indicator on the remote lights The Initial Setup menu Setup Navigator e Default setting n a D initial setup Basic Clock Setting Tuner Input Line System Video In Out _ On Screen Display Audio In Front Panel Display Audio Out Remote Control Set Language Recording Playback The Setup Navigator appears automatically when you switch on the recorder for the first time or after resetting the recorder It is also available from the Initial Settings menu should you need it at any other time See also Switching on and setting up on page 25 Tuner settings Auto Channel Setting
157. ote e The picture quality when using frame reverse is not as good as frame advance e Depending on the disc normal playback may automatically resume when anew chapter is reached ona DVD disc Playback 05 Search Mode The Play Mode menu ED AL The Search Mode feature lets you start playback from a The Play Mode menu gives you access to search specified point in a disc by time or by title chapter folder functions repeat and program play functions track number 1 Select Search Mode from the Play Mode menu A Important 2 Select one of the search options e You can t use the Play Mode features with Video CDs playing in PBC mode or while a DVD disc menu is being displayed For other restrictions see the following sections 3 Use the number buttons to enter a title chapter folder track number or the search time in hours minutes amp seconds ie Play Mode Search Mode Time Search Input Time ea A B Repeat Title Search x Repeat Chapter Search 0 01 00 Program v Time Search HDD DVD For example for 25 minutes into the current title press 2 5 0 0 For 1 hour and 15 EY minutes and 20 seconds into the title press 1 1 5 2 0 Q Time Search Video CD For example for 45 minutes into the disc press 4 5 0 0 d Title Chapter Folder Track Search For example for track 6 EA press 6 Alternatively you can use the 4 cursor up down buttons 4 Press ENTER 1 Press PLAY MODE to
158. ou can initialize a disc for either Video mode recording or VR mode recording A Important e Initializing a disc will erase everything recorded on it Make sure there is nothing on the disc that you want to keep e You may not be able to re initialize a disc in a different format if it was originally initialized on an older DVD recorder 1 Press HOME MENU and select Disc Setup 2 Select Initialize Z Disc Setup Basic VR Mode Initialize Video Mode Finalize 3 Select Video Mode or VR Mode from the initialize options 4 Select Start It takes about 30 seconds to initialize the disc Initializing Disc bA Note e By default the recorder initializes blank DVD RW discs for VR mode recording See DVD RW Auto Init on page 104 if you want to change the default to Video mode e f a disc was previously finalized on an older DVD recorder you may not be able to re initialize and or initialize it for Video mode recording Copying and back up Chapter 7 Copying and back up Introduction Use the copying features of this recorder to e Back up important recordings stored on the HDD to a DVD Make a DVD copy of a recording on the HDD to play in another player e Transfer video from a DVD to the HDD for editing e Transfer edited video from the HDD to DVD The simplest method of copying is to use the One Touch Copy feature Using this you can simply copy the title that
159. our VCR or camcorder to a set of inputs on this recorder This enables you to record tapes from your VCR or camcorder e You can use standard video or S video cables for the video connection e The front panel connections make convenient connections for a camcorder input 2 Connect a set of audio and video inputs of your VCR or camcorder to a set of outputs on this recorder This enables you to record from this recorder to your VCR or camcorder e You can use standard video or S video cables for the video connection Connecting a DV camcorder Using the front panel DV IN OUT 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 A Important e This jack is for connection to DV equipment only It is not compatible with digital satellite tuners or D VHS video decks DV camcorder 1 Use a DV cable not supplied to connect the DV in out jack of your DV camcorder video deck to the front panel DV IN OUT jack of this recorder Plugging in After checking all the connections plug in the recorder ACIN gt 1 Use the supplied power cable to connect this recorder to a power outlet Controls and displays Chapter 3 Controls and displays Front panel 1 STANDBY ON Press to switch the recorder on into standby 2 HDD Press to switch to the hard disk drive HDD fo
160. p data already on the HDD to a recordable DVD e Erase back up data Erase the back up data on the HDD Copying and back up 5 Press 4 OPEN CLOSE to open the disc tray 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 2 Disc Back up No Disc Please load a disc to be backed up Start Cancel 6 Select Start Disc Back up Read from disc and save to HDD Start reading Start Cancel e To see the progress of the back up press DISPLAY e You can cancel the back up process by pressing ONE TOUCH COPY for more than one second 7 When the data has been copied press 4 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 2 Disc Back up Disc content saved to Hard Disk Drive Please eject the disc and load a recordable disc Start Cancel You can use a DVD R Ver 2 0 disc or DVD RW Ver 1 1 or Ver 1 2 4x for the back up e f you back up a DVD R disc to DVD RW you cannot undo the finalization later e 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 8
161. page 77 e Title Name Ttl Name Name or rename a title page 78 e Lock Unlock Lock or unlock a title to prevent accidental changes being made page 80 e Erase Erase a title page 77 e Erase All Erase all titles page 81 e Undo Undo the last change page 81 e Chapter Edit Chpt Edit Make detailed changes to chapters in a title page 78 e Erase Section Erase Sec Erase a part of a title these by pressi ng f cursor up repeatedly until the All group is highlighted then using the cursor left right buttons o select a group Press ENTER to open page 80 the highlighted group okie aed e Play Play a title page 77 e Title Name Ttl Name Name or rename a title page 78 Lock Unlock Lock or unlock a title to prevent accidental changes being made page 80 Titles on the HDD marked with a icon are timer recordings set to Auto Replace Recording see Standard timer recording on page 49 Titles on the HDD marked with a BHM icon are recently recorded titles that haven t yet been played 3 To exit the Disc Navigator press HOME MENU e Erase Erase a title page 77 Erase All Erase all titles page 81 En Remember e You can change the thumbnail pictures used for titles using the NAVI MARK button see Changing the thumbnail picture for a title on page 36 Chapter Edit Chpt Edit to chapters in a title page 78 e D
162. panel for three seconds to lock the controls The front panel display briefly shows LOCK If any buttons are pressed on the remote or front panel LOCK is briefly displayed again e To unlock the recorder press and hold W STOP on the front panel for three seconds until the display shows UNLOCK e To cancel a timer recording when the recorder is locked first unlock the recorder see above then press and hold REC for three seconds Timer recording FAQ g Frequently Asked Questions e Even though the timer is set the recorder doesn t start recording Check that the disc loaded or HDD is recordable not locked see Lock Disc on page 90 and that there are fewer than 99 250 titles already on the DVD HDD The recorder won t let me enter a timer program Why not You can t enter a timer program if the clock isn t set e What happens when two or more timer programs overlap Basically the program with the earlier recording start ime has priority However the recorder will start recording the program with the later start time after he earlier program is finished If two programs have he same times but different channels for example he program set most recently takes priority entered a timer program but the recorder doesn t confirm whether or not it s OK Why not Timer confirmation only works for DVD recordings when there is a recordable disc loaded Also make sure that the disc is not locked see Lock
163. played Basic recording from the TV HDD Follow the instructions below to record a TV program Recording starts immediately and continues until the disc is full or you stop the recording CHANNEL REC STOPREC RECMODE 200 SR Pioneer DVD RECORDER 1 Press HDD or DVD to record to the hard disk drive or a recordable DVD respectively e If you re recording to DVD load a recordable disc if you load a new blank DVD RW disc the recorder takes a short while to initialize the disc 2 Use the CHANNEL buttons to select the TV channel to record The front panel display shows the channel number 1130 7 Channel number e While the recorder is stopped you can also use the number buttons on the remote to select the channel For channel 6 press 6 then ENTER for channel 24 press 2 4 then ENTER Recording e Ifthe recorder is stopped you can also use the buttons on the front panel to select the channel number 3 Use the REC MODE button to set the picture quality recording time e See Setting the picture quality recording time on page 46 for detailed instructions 4 If the broadcast audio has a SAP channel Second Audio Program press AUDIO to select the audio channel to record Press repeatedly to switch between Mono Stereo and SAP audio channels e When recording in VR mode both mono and SAP audio channels are recorded allowing you to switch the audio channel on playback The on
164. power fails in the source component or the DV cable becomes disconnected DV related messages You may see the following messages appear on your TV screen when using the DV IN OUT jack No DV camcorder connected The camcorder is not connected properly or the camcorder is switched off The DV camcorder is recording The camcorder is recording so you cannot start recording from the camcorder to this recorder You cannot connect more than one DV camcorder at the same time The DV jack on this recorder supports connection to just one camcorder No tape in the DV camcorder There is no cassette loaded into the connected equipment The DV camcorder is in record pause mode The camcorder is in record pause mode DV camcorder playback canceled Recording has been paused Recording was paused because the camcorder is not in playback mode Cannot operate the DV camcorder This recorder cannot control the camcorder Try switching off the camcorder then switching it back on Could not operate the DV camcorder This recorder was not able to control the camcorder Recording has stopped because the recorded material on the tape finished When the recorded part of the DV tape comes to an end this recorder automatically stops recording Recording has stopped because DV camcorder playback stopped Recording stopped because DV camcorder playback was stopped or the camcorder was disconnected
165. ppears When you change the recording mode setting you can see how much hard disk space it will require If this is more than is available it shows up in red and you won t be able to start copying In this case either change the recording quality or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List screen and erase one or more titles from the Copy List 3 Select Start to begin copying Copying and back up DVD to HDD Copy List commands Add Use this command to add titles to the Copy List 1 Select Add from the Copy List menu options 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to select a title from the DVD to add to the Copy List then press ENTER amp DVD to HDD Copy 2 Ax e 4 8 11Sun 4 00PM 2ch LP 1 3 A Recording Time 0h32m55s Preview Erase All Ce i The thumbnail appears in the Copy List section in the lower half of the screen If there are already titles in the Copy List the title is added at the end 3 Repeat step 2 to add more titles to the Copy List or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options isa Note e Titles which were recorded directly to a VR mode disc or have already been copied real time and which contain Dual Mono audio or are recorded in recording modes MN12 MIN20 can be added to the Copy List however if High Speed Copy is selected they will not actually be copied e Similarly a copy once protected title recorded
166. press RETURN 5 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options or select another title to name Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name The table below shows the remote control key shortcuts that you can use to input characters in the name input screen Pressing a button repeatedly cycles through the characters shown If you want to enter two characters in succession that are both on the same button for example a P and an R press gt to advance the cursor one space manually between inputting the two characters Key Characters Key Characters 1 1 amp 1 6 mno6ddd6gf 2 abc2aaaaa 7 pars7 Eg yB 3 def3 8 tuv8uudu 4 ghi4tiiti 9 wxyz9 5 jkI5 0 0 ad cursor back gt gt cursor forward Haa change case CLEA clear character gt l R II lt space gt E fnish name input Plus s gt s 1 lower case y upper case B Chapter Edit Chpt Edit aD D When editing VR mode DVDs or video on the HDD you can edit individual chapters within a title with commands for erasing combining and dividing You can also play individual chapters to check their content 1 Select Chpt Edit from the Disc Navigator menu options Editing 2 Use the t cursor buttons to select the title that contains the chapters you want to edit then press ENTER Chapter Edit Original After selecting a title thumbnails of each chapter appe
167. r recording and playback The button lights when HDD is selected 3 DVD Press to switch to DVD for recording and playback The button lights when DVD is selected 4 IR remote sensor page 10 5 Disc tray 6 Front panel display See Display on page 22 for details 7 DV IN OUT jack page 14 20 54 55 56 100 113 Digital input output jack for use with a DV camcorder 8 page 28 30 Use to change TV channels skip chapters tracks etc 9 ONE TOUCH COPY page 60 Press to start One Touch Copy of the currently playing title to DVD or the HDD See also the Note on copying on page 9 10 REC Press to start recording 11 Press to stop recording 12 gt Press to start or restart playback 13 E Press to stop playback 14 4 OPEN CLOSE Press to open close the disc tray 15 Front panel inputs page 14 Pull the cover down where indicated to access the front panel input jacks Especially convenient for connecting camcorders and other portable equipment En Controls and displays HOD DVD PLAY gt eREC RECe lt gt PLAY 1 e gt Arrows indicate the copy direction between the HDD E and DVD EA 2 PLAY REC indicators Lights during playback recording blinks when playback recording is paused 3 Ba lt gt By page 27 The lt and gt indicators light to indicate that the HDD or DVD is selected for recording playback 4 PL p
168. rding Please use the Initial Setup if you Playback want to make more detailed settings e If you don t want to use the Setup Navigator press cursor down to select Cancel then press ENTER to exit the Setup Navigator 5 Use the t cursor up down buttons to select Antenna or Cable depending on how you receive your terrestrial TV channels then press ENTER You can also select Do not set if you don t need the recorder to retune all the channels if you re using the Setup Navigator for a second time for example QB Initial Setup Basic Clock Auto Channel Setting Tuner Video In Out Audio In Antenna Audio Out Cable Language _ Do not set Recording Playback En Getting started After selecting Antenna or Cable the recorder starts automatic tuning This takes a couple of minutes to complete Tuning i 7 68 Cancel 6 Select Auto for automatic time setting then press ENTER QD Initial Setup Basic Cloch Clock Setting Tuner pi Video In Out Audio In co Auto Audio Out Manual Language Recording Playback e Auto clock setting Some TV channels broadcast time signals together with the program This recorder can use these signals to set the clock automatically Set Clock Set CH to the channel preset number that broadcasts a time signal then move the cursor down to Start and press ENTER Q Initial Setup Basic Auto Clock Setting ee
169. rding modes by pressing the REC MODE button 3 To exit the Disc History screen press HOME MENU or DISC HISTORY Recorded Line System of disc recording mode Disc lock indicator Note e When you initialize a DVD RW disc or record a DVD R disc for the first time the recorder automatically names the disc DISC where isa number from 1 to 99 You can rename the disc if you want to see nput Disc Name on page 90 e When you change the display for the available recording time using the REC MODE button only the display is changed the actual recording mode is not affected The following discs appear in the Disc History list in gray Discs with no available recording space left Locked discs Discs that contain the maximum 99 titles and or 999 chapters e When a Video mode disc is finalized the information for that disc disappears from the Disc History En T he PhotoViewer Chapter 10 The PhotoViewer From the PhotoViewer you can view JPEG photos and picture files stored on a CD ROM R RW on your TV Currently selected thumbnail BB PhotoViewer File Chair No 2 Datemime 5 12 2003 1 01 12 12 TUE 03 12 14 THU 04 12 15 FRI 05 12 16 SAT 06 12 17 SUN 07 12 18 MON Currently selected folder in folder list Pages in folder list 0 00AM 1 4 eee reel Size 1920 x 1440 File information Pages in file view Incompatible unknow
170. re 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 middle of the screen Recording e You can go back and reset the start time if you need to by pressing RETURN 5 Use the cursor left right to move the cursor to the recording end time on the grid Recording start time Recording end time Q Easy Time Recording 12 13 won 11 45 am 1 45 m GOES z Gea ene As you move the cursor around the grid an arrow stretches from the start time to the current cursor position representing the length of the recording A recording of up to six hours can be set 6 Press ENTER to set the end time 7 Select Yes to set the timer recording and exit or No to go back to the timer recording screen e You can check the timer recording details you just set from the main timer recording screen see Standard timer recording below Standard timer recording The timer recording screen you can see all the timer programs already set clear programs and set up new ones E gt 48 PREV NEXT TIMER REC 1 Press TIMER REC to display the Timer Recording screen You can also access the Timer Recording screen from the Home Menu press HOME MENU select Timer Recording then Timer Recording View This screen shows all the timer programs currently set Q Timer Recording s m Date Start SC CO to
171. re subject to change without notice due to improvement CH En Index A Adjusting the picture quality 92 94 Audio DRC 94 Audio language 23 42 101 Audio settings 99 101 Auto language 101 102 C Camcorder see DV camcorder Changing TV channels 28 108 Chase play see Simultaneous recording and play back Component video 14 16 27 98 Copy List 61 72 104 112 CPRM 45 116 D Disc and file formats 11 109 Disc compatibility see Disc and file formats Disc Navigator 35 36 74 86 103 Dolby Digital 8 27 42 43 45 94 100 119 Dual mono audio 22 99 DV camcorder 9 55 56 113 Easy Timer Recording 8 48 Editing recordings 74 86 F nalizing discs 33 57 91 nitializing discs 44 58 91 104 nput colour system 96 98 nput line system 98 99 J JPEG picture files 9 12 33 88 89 119 M anual channel setup 97 anual recording mode MN 22 46 103 114 P3 audio 9 11 31 119 PEG audio 101 119 N TSC 44 93 96 98 99 0 One Touch Copy 8 21 23 59 60 61 112 One Touch Recording 9 47 On screen display OSD 25 32 101 Optimized recording 9 50 63 103 112 Original content 9 12 23 33 74 76 77 81 85 OSD see On screen display OSD P PAL 96 98 99 PBC PlayBack Control for Video CD 31 35 120 PhotoViewer 88 89 Picture quality see Adjusting the picture quality and Recording quality Play List 9
172. receiver If you have connected a suitable decoder also make sure that the Initial Setup gt Audio Out gt DTS Output setting is On e Some 96kHz discs do not output audio through the digital jack In this case switch the input of your amp receiver to analog e Check the audio cable connections page 14 e If the sound is distorted try cleaning the cable plugs The picture from the external input If the video signal from the external component is copy protected you cannot is distorted connect via this recorder Connect the component directly to your TV Additional information D CH Problem Remedy Screen is stretched vertically or hori Make sure that the TV Screen Size setting page 104 is correct for the kind of TV zontally you have see also page 109 e If you have a widescreen TV check its aspect ratio settings e This recorder s input switches into wide mode automatically according to the input signal When the unit connected is not compatible with VIDEO ID 1 widescreen signalling set the connected component to output 4 3 aspect ratio standard video Can t play a disc recorded using this If the disc was recorded in Video mode make sure that it s finalized page 57 recorder on another player Some players will not play recordable DVD discs even when recorded in Video mode and finalized e If the disc was recorded in VR mode the other player must be specifically RW compatible in order to pla
173. reo analog audio composite and S video video that you can use to connect to satellite receivers TVs VCR or other source component for recording 5 CONTROL IN Use to control this recorder from the remote sensor of another Pioneer component with a CONTROL OUT terminal and bearing the Pioneer amp amp mark Connect the CONTROL OUT of the other component to the CONTROL IN of this recorder using a mini plug cord 6 OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT A digital audio output for connecting to an AV amp receiver Dolby Digital DTS decoder or other equipment with optical digital input 7 ACIN Connect to a power outlet using the supplied power cable after making all other connections ee CET S Pinar On the left side of the front panel a flip down cover hides a third audio video input consisting of an S video and standard composite video jack and stereo analog audio jacks On the right side is the DV input output i LINK connector This is for connection to a DV camcorder Connecting up Easy connections The setup described here is a basic configuration that allows you to record TV programs on both this recorder and your VCR When watching recordings from this recorder set your TV to input 1 switch to input 2 to watch a video playing in the VCR A Important e This recorder is equipped with copy protection technology Do not connect this recorder to your TV via a VCR or your VCR via thi
174. ress 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 amp 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 double sided DVD Video disc load it with the side you want to play face down e If you want to play a DTS audio CD please first read the note on page 31 5 Press gt PLAY to start playback e If you re playing a DVD Video or Video CD a disc menu may appear when you start playback Use the t 4 cursor buttons and ENTER to navigate DVD disc menus and the number buttons and ENTER for Video CD menus e When playing video from the HDD playback will automatically stop after the end of a title is reached e See the following sections for more details on playing specific kinds of discs 6 To stop playback press W STOP 7 When you ve finished using the recorder eject the disc and switch the recorder back into standby e To open close the disc tray press amp OPEN CLOSE Remove the disc before putting the recorder into standby e Press STANDBY ON to switch the recorder into standby gt Getting started En Playing DVD discs The table below shows the basic playback controls for DVD Video and recordable DVD discs PLAY Press to start playback If RESUME is displayed on screen play back starts from the place last st
175. rrent line plug a plug having one blade wider than the other it will fit into the outlet only one way This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet try reversing the plug If the plug should still fail to fit contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized plug e If this product is equipped with a three wire grounding type plug a plug having a third grounding pin it will only fit into a grounding type power outlet This is a safety feature If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding type plug POWER CORD PROTECTION Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them paying particular attention to cords at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the product OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING If an outside antenna or cable system is connected to the product be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built up static charges Article 810 of the National Electrical Code ANSI NFPA 70 provides information with regard to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure grounding of the lead in wire to an anten
176. s This setting specifies in which language the disc menus should appear Leave on the default setting for menus to appear in the same language as your Subtitle Language see Subtitle Language on page 101 Choose Other if you want to specify a language other than English or French see Selecting Other languages below Subtitle Display e Default setting On QB Initial Setup Basic OSD Language Tuner Audio Language Video In Out _ Subtitle Language Audio In Auto Language DVD Menu Language Audio Out When set to On the recorder displays subtitles according to the Subtitle Language and Auto Language settings Set to Off to switch subtitles off altogether although you may find that some discs override this setting Set to Assist Subtitle to have the recorder display the extra assistive subtitles recorded on to some DVD discs Selecting Other languages 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 7 Initial Setup Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback OSD l DVD Menu Language ig Language 4 English gt Auto Number CeCe e Select by language name Use the cursor left right buttons to change the language The Initial Setup menu e Select by code number Press cursor down then use the number b
177. s Media Audio and refers to an audio compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation WMA data can be encoded by using Windows Media Player version 9 or Windows Media Player for Windows XP Files are recognized by their file extension wma or WMA Microsoft Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries Additional information Specifications General SyS tE enera pune EEA HDD DVD Video DVD R RW Video CD CD CD R RW WMA MP3 JPEG CD DA Power requirements sasaaa 120 V 60 Hz Power CONSUMPTION 4 v0 4 crs cea ca aeons sashes 48 W Power consumption in standby mode 0 48 W Front panel display off WIGHT sou sua as eae pein ei 10 Ib 6 oz 4 7 kg DimensionsS 005 420 W x 59 H x 339 D mm Operating temperature 00005 5 C to 35 C Operating humidity 0 0 0 0 cece eee 5 to 85 no condensation TIN FORMAN ya ia Sinks Sint y Raced Gace Nase Gan eae bene ie oe NTSC PAL SECAM external input only Recording Recording format sssri etare iy DVD Video Recording DVD VIDEO Recordable discs DVD RW DVD Re recordable disc DVD R DVD Recordable disc Video recording format Sampling WEGueNCY s sss0 64 sessed 13 5MHz Compression format 0000 c cece eee eee ee MPEG Audio recording format Sampling HEGUENCY reris pep sa ees e
178. s RETURN 5 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options or select another title to name Chapter Edit Chpt Edit When editing VR mode DVDs you can edit individual chapters within a title with commands for erasing moving combining and dividing You can also play individual chapters to check their content 1 Select Chpt Edit from the Disc Navigator Play List menu options 2 Select the title that contains the chapters you want to edit then press ENTER After selecting a title thumbnails of each chapter appear and you ll see that the Disc Navigator menu items change to the chapter editing commands e Erase Erase chapters Select the chapter you want to erase and press ENTER CH gt Editing En e Divide Divide a chapter into two or more parts Select the chapter you want to divide From the following screen use the playback controls gt I lt lt PP etc to find the point at which you want to divide the chapter With Divide highlighted press ENTER Divide Chapter Play List Title 12 01Wed 12 18AM VR Recording Time You can keep dividing the chapter as many times as you want up to 999 chapters per disc Highlight Back and press ENTER to return to the Chapter Edit screen SP Chapter 0h01m24s 0h00m 0 00 52 17 1 3 Il Play Pause v Combine Combine two adjacent chapters into one Select the dividing line bet
179. s are available You can switch subtitle language during playback Check the disc packaging for details of the subtitle options SUBTITLE CLEAR 1 Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select a subtitle option The current subtitle language is shown on screen and in the front panel display Subtitle 1 2 English The toucan lives in tropical forests 2 To switch off subtitles press SUBTITLE then CLEAR Note e Some discs only allow you to change subtitle language from the disc menu Press TOP MENU to access e To set subtitle preferences see Subtitle Language on page 101 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 Check the disc packaging for details of the soundtrack options AUDIO e Press AUDIO repeatedly to select an audio soundtrack A ET Dolby Digital 2 0CH Note e The sound may drop out for a few seconds when switching soundtracks e Some discs only allow you to change audio language from the disc menu Press TOP MENU to access e To set audio language preferences see Audio Language on page 101 e 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
180. s currently playing from HDD to DVD or the other way around For more complicated copying tasks you can make a Copy List which specifies precisely what needs to be copied A Copy List is similar to a VR mode Play List in many ways and you ll find that the Copy List commands are similar to those available for editing a Play List A message showing that copying has finished is displayed after copying If the recorder is inactive and no button is pressed remote or front panel then the recorder will automatically go into standby after 20 minutes High speed copying Copying of transfer between DVD and HDD is a completely digital process without any loss of quality in the audio or video Copying can be carried out at the maximum speed possible When copying from HDD to DVD the speed of copying depends on the recording mode and the kind of DVD disc you re using The table at the bottom of the page shows the minimum copying time for one hour of material Note e Notall discs are compatible with high speed copying Check with the disc manufacturer for compatibility e There may be cases where even 2x 4x 8x compatible discs do not copy at full speed e High speed copying is not possible when using discs initialized on another recorder e The following manufacture s 8x discs are suitable for us with this recorder Sony That s JVC Fujifilm TDK Maxell Verbatim Ritek As of April 2004 DVD disc type D
181. s recorder using AV cables as the picture from this recorder will not appear properly on your TV Before making or changing any rear panel connections make sure that all components are switched off and unplugged from the wall outlet IP Jr J gt AN IN2 q gT EE IN 5 r4 VHF UHF 4 OUT AN OUT Gee 5 VHF UHF IN bo lg Antenna cable TV wall outlet 1 Connect your TV antenna cable TV outlet to the VHF UHF IN jack on this recorder 2 Usean RF antenna cable one is supplied to connect the VHF UHF OUT jack on this recorder to the antenna input on your VCR e Ifyou are not connecting a VCR in the chain connect this recorder directly to your TV and skip the next step 3 Usean RF antenna cable to connect the antenna output on your VCR to the antenna input on your TV MOUS 4 Connect the AUDIO and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks 1 or 2 to a set of audio video inputs on your TV Use the supplied three pin audio video cable It is color coded to help you match them up red white for the right left audio connections and yellow for video in outs Make sure you match up the left and right outputs with their corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound 5 Connect your VCR to your TV A V IN 2 above using a set of au
182. s recorders e This recorder cannot record onto CD R or CD RW discs e Pioneer takes no responsibility for recording failure due to power cuts defective discs or damage to the recorder e Fingerprints and small scratches on a disc can affect playback and or recording performance Please take proper care of your discs e Although this recorder can record NTSC PAL 60 PAL and SECAM you can t mix multiple TV line systems on one disc A disc can contain NTSC and PAL 60 recordings or PAL and SECAM See also Input Line System on page 96 isa Note e Some DVD players such as some Pioneer models are compatible with VR mode DVD RW discs Check the operating instructions for your player for VR mode compatibility information En e The maximum number of titles that can be recorded on a DVD R RW disc is 99 e The maximum number of chapters recordable on a DVD R RW disc is 999 e No more recording is possible on a disc that already contains the maximum number of chapters titles About HDD recording Recording to the internal hard disk drive HDD is basically similar to recording toa VR mode DVD RW disc You have the full choice of recording quality options including the manual mode and of course you can record erase and re record as many times as you like The capacity of the hard disk drive means that you can store many hours of video on it even in the higher quality recording modes To help you organ
183. s to stop playback CM BACK commercial back Press repeatedly to skip progressively backward hrough the audio or video playing CM SKIP commercial skip Press repeatedly to skip progressively forward hrough the audio or video playing lt q PREV NEXT gt gt Press to skip to the previous or next title chapter rack folder or to display the previous or next menu page lt i STEP SLOW I gt page 38 During playback press to start slow motion playback while paused press to show the previous or next video frame 19 Recording controls page 28 REC Press to start recording Press repeatedly to set the recording time in blocks of 30 mins STOP REC Press to stop recording REC MODE page 46 Press repeatedly to change the recording mode picture quality TIMER REC page 49 Press to set a timer recording from the standard Timer Recording screen EASY TIMER page 48 Press to set a timer recording from the Easy Timer Recording screen 20 DISC HISTORY page 87 Press to display summary information disc name recording time left etc from the last 30 recordable discs loaded NAVI MARK page 36 Press to select a thumbnail picture for the current title for use in the Disc Navigator screen CHP MARK page 79 Press to insert a chapter marker when playing recording a VR mode DVD RW disc or the HDD 21 DISPLAY page 32 Displays changes the on screen information displays
184. scs 3 Connect the audio video output of your cable box satellite tuner to the INPUT 1 AUTO START REC jacks on this recorder using a set of A V cables This enables you to record scrambled TV channels Cable box Satellite receiver Note e The setup on this page does not allow you to watch one channel and record another The diagram shows standard video connections but you can alternatively use the S video or component video connections if they re available Connecting up C Connecting to an AV amplifier or receiver To enjoy multichannel surround sound you need to connect this recorder to an AV amp receiver using the digital optical output In addition to the digital connection we recommend also connecting using the stereo analog connection You ll probably also want to connect a video output to your AV amp receiver Use the standard composite video output as shown here or the S video or component video connections See also Audio Out settings on page 100 for how to set up the digital audio output Noise may be output from your speakers if the recorder is not set up to work with your AV amp receiver A Important e Do not connect this recorder to your TV through your VCR or other component using A V cables Always connect it directly to your TV VHF UHF VIDEO IN IN 4 q AIV VIDEO IN 1 OUT TTT TT B O DIGITAL IN AV amp OPTICAL receiver
185. se with care e You can t mix recordings of different TV line systems on the same disc e When you change this setting the Input Colour System setting also changes see nput Colour System on page 98 e Changing the tuner country setting in the Setup Navigator or using the Auto or Manual Channel Setting functions may change the Input Line System setting On Screen Display e Default setting On Q Initial Setup Basic Clock Setting Tuner Input Line System Video In Out _ On Screen Display Audio In Front Panel Display Audio Out Remote Control Set Language Setup Navigator Recording Playback On the default setting the recorder shows on screen operation displays Play Stop and so on Change to Off to hide these displays Front Panel Display e Default setting On B Initial Setup Basic Clock Setting Tuner Input Line System Video In Out _ On Screen Display Audio In ront Panel Display Audio Out Remote Control Set Language Setup Navigator Recording Playback On the default setting the time is shown in the front panel display when the recorder is in standby Switch to Off to have the front panel display switch off completely when in standby bA Note e When set to Off the display still lights dimly in standby when setting a timer recording or during Auto Start Recording Remote Control Set e Default setting Recorder1 You only need to set this if you are using more than one Pioneer DVD rec
186. signal but is an indirect representation of sound See also Digital audio Aspect ratio The width of a TV screen relative to its height Conventional TVs are 4 3 in other words the screen is almost square widescreen models are 16 9 the screen is almost twice as wide as it is high Chapter Just as a book is split up into several chapters a title on the HDD a DVD disc is usually divided into chapters See also Title Digital audio An indirect representation of sound by numbers During recording the sound is measured at discrete intervals 44 100 times a second for CD audio by an analog to digital converter generating a stream of numbers On playback a digital to analog converter generates an analog signal based on these numbers See also Sampling frequency and Analog audio Dolby Digital DO eov DIGITAL With multichannel audio this high quality surround system is used in many movie theaters around the world Manufactured under licence from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories 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 eq
187. ss of the movie See Screen sizes and disc formats on page 109 for more information Still Picture e Default setting Auto D initial setup TV Screen Size Still Picture Seamless Playback Parental Lock Angle Indicator The recorder uses one of two processes when displaying a still frame from a DVD disc The default Auto setting automatically chooses the best setting each time e Field produces a stable generally shake free image e Frame produces a sharper image but more prone to shake than field stills The Initial Setup menu Seamless Playback exp e Default setting Off During playback of a VR mode Play List you may notice momentary interruption in the picture at edited points The Seamless Playback feature lets you trade off accuracy of the edit points for more seamless playback When switched On you may notice that the edit points are a few frames earlier or later than you set BD Initial Setup Basic TV Screen Size Tuner Still Picture Video In Out _ Seamless Playbac Audio In Parental Lock Audio Out Angle Indicator Language Recordin Parental Lock e Default level Off e Default password none e Default Country code us 2119 Some DVD Video discs feature a Parental Lock level If the recorder is set to a lower level than the disc it will require you to enter a password before the disc will play This gives you some control about what your children watch on your DVD record
188. sters stoves or other products including amplifiers that produce heat Ea ANTENNA LEAD IN ELECTRIC SERVICE EQUIPMENT Fig A GROUND CLAMP WIRE ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT NEC SECTION 810 20 GROU NEC SECTION 810 21 GROUND CLAMPS lt POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM NEC ART 250 PART H NEC NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE D1 4 2 2_En DING CONDUCTORS DANGER VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM This product incorporates copyright protection echnology that is protected by method claims of certain U S patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection echnology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other imited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited CAUTION PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO OT USE THIS POLARIZED PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD ECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET NLESS THE BLADES CAN BE LY INSERTED TO PREVENT LADE EXPOSURE OUR PREVENIR LES CHOCS LECTRIQUES NE PAS UTILISER ETTE FICHE POLARISEE AVEC UN ROLONGATEUR UNE PRISE DE RANT OU UNE AUTRE SORTIE E COURANT SAUF SI LES LAMES EUVENT ETRE INSEREES A FOND SANS EN LAISSER AUCUNE PARTIE A DECOUVVERT D2 4
189. t a title from the Copy List to move then press ENTER HDD to DVD Copy Chpt Edit Erase Sec ox as i The thumbnail appears in the Copy List section in the lower half of the screen GE En Copying and back up 3 Use the cursor left right buttons to select a new position for the title then press ENTER The thumbnails in the Copy List reflect the new order HDD to DVD Copy Erase All Chpt Edit Erase Sec Ce i Title to move Copy List insertion point 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to move other titles in the Copy List or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options Erase All Use this command to erase the Copy List 1 Select Erase All from the Copy List menu options 2 Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel then press ENTER HDD to DVD Copy s Preview Move Chpt Edit Erase Sec Conf List Erase all titles Yes C No Chapter Edit Chpt Edit The Chapter Edit option gives you access to several commands that you can use to edit chapters within a Copy List title Editing chapters in a Copy List title does not change any actual content on the HDD It affects only how the chapters appear after copying 1 Select Chpt Edit from the Copy List menu options 2 Usethe cursor left right buttons to select a title from the Copy List to edit then press
190. t from this recorder The diagram shows standard video connections but you can alternatively use the S video or component video connections if they re available 3 Connect the audio video output of your cable box satellite tuner to the INPUT 1 AUTO START REC jacks on this recorder using a set of A V cables This enables you to record scrambled TV channels W Connecting up En Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver 2 lf many or all the channels you receive by cable or satellite are scrambled we recommend using this setup Using the setup on this page you can e Record any channel by selecting it on the cable box satellite tuner e Record using the Auto Start Recording feature see Automatic recording from a satellite tuner on page 54 A Important e Do not connect this recorder through your VCR satellite receiver or cable box Always connect each component directly to your TV or AV amp receiver VHF UHF OUT a aR j IN Antenna cable TV wall outlet 1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown This enables you to watch and record TV channels 2 Connect the AUDIO and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks 1 or 2 on this recorder to a set of audio video inputs on your TV using a set of A V cables as supplied This enables you to watch di
191. t has been backed up from DVD GE En Editing Chapter 8 Editing Using the Disc Navigator you can edit video content on unfinalized Video mode and VR mode DVD discs as well as video content on the internal hard di whether you are editing video on a Vi content or a Play List With unfinalized Video mode DVDs erasing titles Once a Video mode disc has been finalized further editing is not possible There are two ways to edit VR mode sk drive HDD The editing features available in the Disc Navigator depend on deo mode or VR mode DVD or the HDD and whether you re editing Original here are a limited number of editing commands including naming locking and DVD RW discs You can directly edit the Original content of the disc or you can create and edit a Play List The Play List doesn t actually change any of the content on the disc but just controls how the content is played back rather lik Editing material recorded on the HD commands for erasing naming and e the program play feature found on CD players D is similar to editing the Original content of a VR mode DVD RW with similar locking titles as well as fine control over the content of chapters within titles The Disc Navigator screen Edit mode Currently selected title DVD Disc Navigator Disc recording mode Disc Navigator menu options Locked title 11 04Wed 12 30PM 2ch LP DVD Remain indic
192. ter Chapter Chapter2 k WSE E Title 1 Title 2 Chapter Chapter2 Chapter Chapter2 Play List Throughout this manual you will often see the words Original and Play List to refer to the actual content and the edited version Original content refers to what s actually recorded on the disc Play List content refers to the edited version of the disc how the Original content is to be played Before you start About the internal hard disk drive The internal hard disk drive HDD is a fragile piece of equipment Please use the recorder following the guidelines below to protect against possible HDD failure We recommend that you back up your important recordings onto DVD R RW discs in order to protect against accidental loss e Do not move the recorder while it is on e Install and use the recorder on a stable level surface e Do not block the rear vent cooling fan e Do not use the recorder in excessively hot or humid places or in places that may be subject to sudden changes in temperature Sudden changes in emperature can cause condensation to form inside he recorder This can be a cause of HDD failure e While the recorder is switched on do not unplug rom the wall socket or switch the electricity off from he breaker switch e Do not move the recorder immediately after switching it off If you need to move the recorder please follow the steps below
193. ter then press ENTER p Chapter to move 00PM Insertion point The thumbnails in the chapter list reflect the new order GE En Copying and back up Erase Section Erase Sec 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 Select Erase Sec from the Copy List menu options 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to select the title you want to erase a section from then press ENTER After selecting a title a screen appears from which you can mark the start and end points of the section to erase ra Erase Sec 8 11Sun 4 00PM 2ch LP Title eae Time 0h32m55s 0 06 52 17 n my Pause Al pa From DE 3 Use the playback controls to find the start of the section to erase then with From highlighted press ENTER You can use all the usual playback controls including gt PLAY Il PAUSE scan lt lt gt gt and slow motion lt 4 I gt The bar at the bottom of the screen shows the current play position in the title After pressing ENTER a marker appears under the bar to show the start of the section Il Play Pause Al B 0 02 09 17 4 Inthe same way find the end of the section to erase then with To highlighted press ENTER After pressing ENTER another marker appears under the bar to show the end of the section with the section itsel
194. terference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help D8 10 1 2_En CAUTION USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE CAUTION THE USE OF OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH THIS PRODUCT WILL INCREASE EYE HAZARD 6 8 2 1_ n WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE D1 4 2 1_En CAUTION This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded cables and connectors are used to connect the unit to other equipment To prevent electromagnetic interference with electric appliances
195. the bar to show the end of the section with the section itself marked in red 5 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 e When editing VR mode Original content you may not be able to erase very short sections less than five seconds 6 Erase another section from the same title or press RETURN to get back to the main Disc Navigator screen Lock Unlock amp You can lock a title so that it can t be edited or erased accidently If you do need to edit it you can always unlock it later A Important e You can t undo any edits made before changing the lock status You also can t undo a lock unlock command using the Undo option from the Disc Navigator menu 1 Select Lock from the Disc Navigator menu options 2 Use the t cursor buttons to select the title you want to lock or unlock then press ENTER Disc Navigator DVD Remain 0h37m FINE An unlocked title will become locked a locked title will be unlocked Locked titles are shown in the Disc Navigator with a padlock icon 3 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options or select another title to lock unlock Editing gt a Erase All Divide exp EIB This erases all unlocked titles from the disc see also Lock Unlock on page 80 1 Select Erase
196. the new order 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to move other titles in the Copy List or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options Preview Use this command to check the content of a title in the Copy List 1 Select Preview from the Copy List menu options 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to select a title from the Copy List to preview then press ENTER The selected title starts playing You can return to the Copy List screen by pressing W STOP otherwise playback will continue until the end of the Copy List 3 Repeat step 2 to preview other titles or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options Erase All Use this command to erase the Copy List 1 Select Erase All from the Copy List menu options 2 Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel then press ENTER DVD to HDD Copy Play List Using disc back up This feature offers a simple way to make a back up copy of a finalized Video mode disc The data is copied first to the hard disk drive then on to another recordable DVD disc See also Copyright on page 60 1 Press HOME MENU 2 Select Copy 3 Select Disc Back up 4 Select a back up option 2 Disc Back up Start new disc back up Resume writing data Erase back up data There are three back up options e Start new disc back up Start making a back up of a disc e Resume writing data Record the back u
197. ting of 25 50 or 75 for the Stereo 1 with a corresponding Stereo 2 setting of 75 50 or 25 Input Level L1 L2 L3 e Default setting OdB D initial Setup Basic External Audio Tuner Dual Mono Recording Video In Out _ DV Input Audio In Input Level L1 Audio Out Input Level L2 Language Input Level L3 Recording Playback You can adjust the gain of the audio from each external input individually from 6dB to 6dB in steps of 3 dB to optimize the recorded audio level Audio Out settings Digital Out e Default setting On QB Initial Setup Basic Digital Out Tuner Dolby Digital Out Video In Out DTS Out Audio In 96kHz PCM Out Audio Out MPEG Out Language Recording Playback If at any time you need to switch off the digital audio output set this to Off otherwise leave it On bA Note e When set to Off all the other Audio Out settings are grayed out and can t be set Dolby Digital Out You only need to make this setting if you connected this recorder to an AV amp receiver or other component using the digital output e Default setting Dolby Digital 2 Initial Setup Basic Digital Out Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out 96kHz PCM Out MPEG Out Language Recording Playback If your AV amp receiver or other connected component is Dolby Digital compatible set to Dolby Digital otherwise set to Dolby Digital gt PCM Check the manual that ca
198. ting playback press HOME MENU or PLAY MODE e You can change the program list by selecting Input Edit Program from the Play Mode Program menu e During program play press gt gt I to skip to the next program step e Press CLEAR during playback to switch off program play if no menu OSD such as the Disc Navigator is displayed Press while stopped to erase the program list Other Program play functions As well as creating and editing a program list you can start program play cancel program play and erase the program list from the Play Mode menu 1 Press PLAY MODE and select Program from the list of functions on the left 2 Selecta program play function e Input Edit Program See above e 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 bA Note e 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 e 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 40 En Playback Displaying and switching subtitles Some DVD discs have subtitles in one or more languages the disc box will usually tell you which subtitle language
199. tion displayed Press RETURN to get back to the menu options on the left from the thumbnail area of the Copy List screen DVD to HDD Copy List menu options Use the following commands when making a DVD to HDD Copy List e Add Select and add titles to the Copy List see page 71 e Move Change the order of titles in the Copy List see page 71 Erase All Erase the Copy List see page 72 Preview Check the content of a title in the Copy List see page 72 Erase Erase individual titles from the Copy List see page 71 Confirm List Conf List Confirm the Copy List and go to the recording settings screen see Recording the Copy List below 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to select the Recording Mode DVD to HDD Copy Original DVD HDD 1h30m Recording Mode LE e m 30h00m 1 34h00m Copy List Total Current HDD Remain e Y High Speed Copy Only available when copying Original content from a VR mode disc The Copy List is copied at the same recording quality as the original See page 59 for more information on high speed copying FINE SP LP EP MN The Copy List is copied at the specified recording quality in real time Note that if you copy at a higher quality setting than the original the copy will not be better quality than the original If you select MIN above you can also change the level setting MN1 MN32 from the Recording Quality box that a
200. tion lets you choose a set of picture quality settings for the built in TV tuner and for each external input There are several preset settings that suit various sources or you can create up to three of your own sets Choosing a preset 1 With the recorder stopped press HOME MENU and select Video Audio Adjust Initial Setup Rie Viseornucio at 2 Select Video Adjust 3 Use the cursor left right buttons to change the preset Tuner Detailed Settings e Use the INPUT SELECT button to switch between the built in TV tuner and the external inputs e Use the CHANNEL buttons to change the channel of the built in TV tuner There are six presets available e Tuner suitable for general TV broadcasts e VCR suitable for video cassettes e LDP suitable for Laserdiscs e Memory1 user preset 1 e Memory2 user preset 2 e Memory3 user preset 3 You can press DISPLAY to see the individual settings for the current preset 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 Detailed Settings 3 Use the f cursor up down buttons to select the picture quality setting you want to adjust r a Memory1 ry 3 D Y C Motion H Still VN
201. to a component video input on your TV monitor or other equipment Connecting up CG Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver 1 If you are using a cable box or satellite receiver with only a few scrambled channels follow the setup on this page If many or all the channels are scrambled we recommend using the setup on the following page Using the setup on this page you can e Record unscrambled channels by selecting them on this recorder e Record scrambled channels by selecting them on the cable box satellite tuner and using the Auto Start Recording feature see Automatic recording from a satellite tuner on page 54 e Watch one channel while recording another A Important e Do not connect this recorder through your VCR satellite receiver or cable box Always connect each component directly to your TV or AV amp receiver TV VHF UHF IN A MTR OUT Cable box Satellite receiver Antenna cable TV wall outlet 1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown a b Note This enables you to watch and record TV channels 2 Connect the AUDIO and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks 1 or 2 on this recorder to a set of audio video inputs on your TV using a set of A V cables as supplied This enables you to watch the outpu
202. to fix the problem Note that initializing the HDD will erase all the data on it e Select Initialize HDD from the disc Setup menu g Disc Setup Basic Initialize gt Start Initialize Finalize Initialize HDD e Select Start to initialize Finalize settings Finalize Finalizing fixes the recordings in place so that the disc can be played on a regular DVD player or computer equipped with a suitable DVD ROM drive See Playing your recordings on other DVD players on page 57 for detailed instructions Undo Finalize You can undo the finalization on DVD RW discs recorded on this recorder in Video mode You need to do this if you want to record more material or edit material already on the disc You can also undo the finalization of VR mode discs which have been finalized on other DVD recorders If when you load a disc the message This disc cannot be recorded Undo the finalization is displayed use this command to be able to record on the disc using this recorder 1 From the Disc Setup menu select Finalize then Undo Finalize from the finalize options 2 Select Start En The Video Audio Adjust menu Chapter 12 The Video Audio Adjust menu Using the Video Audio Adjust menu you can set up the picture quality for the built in tuner and external inputs for disc playback and for recording Setting the picture quality for TV and external inputs Picture Crea
203. tronics USA Inc Customer Support Division P O BOX 1760 Long Beach CA 90801 1760 U S A For warranty information please see the Limited Warranty sheet included with your product Should this product require service in Canada please contact a Pioneer Canadian Authorized Dealer to locate the nearest Pioneer Authorized Service Company in Canada Alternatively please contact the Customer Satisfaction Department at the following address Pioneer Electronics of Canada Inc l Customer Satisfaction Department 300 Allstate Parkway Markham Ontario L3R OP2 905 479 4411 1 877 283 5901 For warranty information please see the Limited Warranty sheet included with your product Si ce produit doit tre r par au Canada veuillez vous adresser a un distributeur autoris Pioneer du Canada pour obtenir le nom du Centre de Service Autoris Pioneer le plus pr s de chez vous Vous pouvez aussi contacter le Service a la client le de Pioneer Pioneer Electroniques du Canada Inc Service a la client le 300 Allstate Parkway Markham Ontario L3R OP2 905 479 4411 1 877 283 5901 Pour obtenir des renseignements sur la garantie veuillez vous reporter au feuillet sur la garantie restreinte qui accompagne le produit S021D_2L Pioneer disclaims all responsibility for the integrity of contents recorded on hard disc drives or DVD discs and
204. ts owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited En Recording Setting the picture quality recording time EID Before starting a recording you will usually want to set the picture quality recording time There are four standard settings available which allow you to choose a balance between picture quality and recording time It s also possible to create a fifth manual setting for picture quality recording time Before you can select this however you will need to set the Manual Recording option in the Initial Settings menu see Manual Recording on page 103 RECMODE e Press REC MODE repeatedly to select a recording setting e FINE Fine picture quality e SP Standard play e LP Long play e EP Extended play e MN Manual available only when manual recording is on The setting is indicated in the front panel display and shown on screen together with the recording time for a blank recordable disc If a recordable disc is loaded the approximate remaining recording time for that disc is also shown Note that if the On Screen Display setting see nput Line System on page 96 is Off then this information is not dis
205. ts playback when paused resen wosan Press to start scanning Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed prev nar Press to skip to previous next track You pasa can also use the front panel buttons to do this during playback When a PBC menu is displayed press to display the previous next page During playback enter a track number then press ENTER to skip directly to that track Press CLEAR to clear a number entry and start again While a PBC menu screen is displayed use to select numbered menu items wa m sae Each press skips backward forward pro 638 gressively up to a maximum of 10 minutes forward or three minutes back Note that this function doesn t work when playing in PBC mode srepsiow_ During playback press to start slow motion playback Press repeatedly to change the playback speed While paused press to advance a single frame forward direction only num Press to display the disc menu of a Video CD playing in PBC mode Note When playing in PBC mode some playback features such as search repeat and program play are not available You can play a PBC Video CD in non PBC mode by pressing gt to start playback instead of gt PLAY CH En Getting started Using the Home Menu From the Home Menu screen you can access all the features of the recorder Press HOME MENU to display the Home Menu screen HOME MENU DVD RECORDER Omero gt EAE
206. ture clockwise by 90 Press ANGLE repeatedly to continue rotating the picture in increments of 90 D W TE E En The Disc Setup menu Chapter 11 The Disc Setup menu From the Disc Setup menu you can name discs lock the contents to prevent accidental recording and erasure initialize and finalize discs The Disc Setup menu is accessed from the Home menu e Press HOME MENU and select Disc Setup Poise Initial Setup Basic settings Input Disc Name When you initialize a disc for recording the recorder automatically assigns a name for the disc ranging from DISC 1 to DISC 99 You can use the Input Disc Name function to change the default disc name to something more descriptive This name appears when you load the disc and when you display disc information on screen 1 Select Input Disc Name from the Basic options then Next Screen B Disc Setup Basic Input Disc Name Initialize Lock Disc 2 Inputa name for the disc up to 64 characters long for a VR mode disc or 32 for a Video mode disc Input Disc Name De ABCDEFGHIJKLM Tl NOPQRSTUVWXYZ sma KAAKAAASEEEETITIF DNOSSSdODOOUYPBS 0123456789 lt gt _ amp K sx2 1 7 C HVT 2 5 0 en T2yhhhi e Use the t cursor buttons and ENTER to select characters e Use the lt gt buttons to change the cursor position Select CAPS or small to change to upper or lower c
207. uage Recording Playback olnterlace Progressive If your TV is compatible with progressive scan component video set this Progressive for the highest quality picture If your TV is not compatible with progressive scan video leave it set to Interlace See also Progressive scan video in the glossary on page 120 The Initial Setup menu A Important If you switch 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 button on the front panel then press HDD This will set the recorder s video output back to Interlace Compatibility of this unit with progressive scan TVs Consumers should note that not all high definition television sets are fully compatible with this product and may cause artifacts to be displayed in the picture In case of 525 progressive scan picture problems it is recommended that the user switch the connection to the standard definition output Interlace If there are questions regarding our TV set compatibility with this model please contact our customer service center This recorder is compatible with the following Pioneer displays and monitors Plasma display e PDP 505HD PDP 5030HD PDP 4330HD PDP 5040HD PDP 4340HD Pro 1000HD Pro 800HD Pro 1000HDI Pro 800HDI Pro 1110HD Pro 910HD PDP 4300 PDP 5031 PDP 502MX Projection monitor receiver e SD 533HD5
208. ue aaa a eee Damaged GISCS sconarn mdan EE Cleaning the pickup lenS 2 cece eee eee Condensation oscceeseeseed iiris enhi sr cand Flintson installations x20 4205s Dee0see0 024 a oving the recorder wwc eee eee eee as we Glossa soe aca S apart arms cia dain actin ane Mae ee eS SPECHICATIOMS os sAn aE E EEE EE be En Before you start Chapter 1 Before you start Features e HDD recording QLD You can record up to 207 hours of video in EP mode on the internal 160GB gigabyte hard disk HDD With both recordable DVD and a high capacity HDD in the same recorder you have the flexibility to keep recordings on the HDD for quick access anytime or record to DVD for archiving or playing on other DVD players e Copy between HDD and DVD You can copy recordings from the HDD to recordable DVD or from DVD to the HDD Usually you can use the high speed copy feature which can copy an hour of video in under two minutes when recorded in EP mode using a DVD R Ver 2 0 8x disc You can also choose to copy material at a different recording quality from the original For example you might want to copy a FINE mode highest quality recording on the HDD to SP standard play quality ona DVD so that you can fit other recordings on the same disc e One Touch Copy One Touch Copy makes copying the currently playing title from HDD to DVD or DVD to HDD as simple as pressing a button e Chase play HoD
209. uipment and or software DTS dts DIGITAL OUT DTS stands for Digital Theater System DTS is a surround system different from Dolby Digital that has become a popular surround sound format for movies DTS and DTS Digital Out are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems Inc e Dynamic range The difference between the quietest and loudest sounds possible in an audio signal without distorting or getting lost in noise Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks are capable of a wide dynamic range delivering dramatic cinema like effects EXIF Exchangeable Image File A file format developed by Fuji Photo Film for digital still cameras Digital cameras from various manufacturers use this compressed file format which carries date time and thumbnail information as well as the picture data File extension A tag added to the end of a filename to indicate the type of file For example mp3 indicates an MP3 file ISO 9660 format International standard for the volume and file structure of CD ROM discs JPEG A file format used for still images such as photographs and illustrations JPEG files are identified by the file extension jog or JPG Most digital cameras use this format MP3 MP3 MPEG1 audio layer 3 is a compressed audio file format Files are recognized by their file extension mp3 or MP3 MPEG audio MPEG DIC Multichannel An audio format used on Video
210. une to stations See Manual CH Setting on page 97 e VCR Plus channel setting This setting lets you assign guide channels to ensure that the VCR Plus programming system works correctly See VCR Plus CH Setting on page 97 That completes basic setup using the Setup Navigator e Setting up the remote to control your TV You can set up the supplied remote control to control many brands of TV See Setting up the remote to control your TV on page 108 Selecting the hard disk or DVD for playback and recording The HDD and DVD buttons remote control and front panel are used to select the hard disk HDD or DVD for playback and recording The indicator in the front panel display shows which is currently selected CH Getting started Making your first recording This quick guide shows you how to make a basic recording of a TV program on either the HDD orto a recordable DVD Recording is covered in much more detail in chapter 6 Recording STANDBY ON OPEN CLOSE REC STOPREC E gml 1 If they aren t already on switch on your TV and this recorder Press STANDBY ON to switch on e 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 recordable DVD If you choose to record to the HDD skip to step 5 now 3 Press amp OPEN CLOSE to open the disc tray 4 Load a blank DVD R or DVD RW disc with the label side face up
211. use a fire or give you an electrical shock Check he power cord once in a while When you find it damaged ask your nearest PIONEER authorized service center or your dealer for a replacement so02_En 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 WARNING Handling the cord on this product or cords associated with accessories sold with the product will expose you to lead a chemical known to the State of California and other governmental entities to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm Wash hands after handling D36 P4_En This product contains mercury Disposal of this material may be regulated due to environmental considerations For disposal or recycling information please contact your local authorities or the Electronics Industries Alliance www eiae org K057_En Dear Customer Selecting fine audio equipment such as the unit you ve just purchased is only the start of your musical enjoyment Now it s time to consider how you can maximize the fun and excitement your equipment offers This manufacturer and the Electr
212. uttons to enter the four digit language code See Language code list on page 115 for a list of available languages and corresponding codes 3 Press ENTER to confirm and exit the screen Recording settings Manual Recording e Default setting Off QB Initial Setup Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback Manual Recording Optimized Rec Navi Mark Auto Chapter Video Frame Accurate DVD RW Auto Init On the default setting there are four different recording time picture quality settings FINE SP LP and EP If you want to create a custom setting switch on Manual Recording and select one of the 32 manual settings When recording you can select your Manual Recording setting using the REC MODE button 1 Select On go to setup to display the manual recording setting screen HDD Remain 30h33m DVD Remain 2h00m EP LP SP FINE vi iv iA Y 039773000 MN 9 4h00m DVD 2 60Mbps Preview 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to change the manual recording level e You can also use the ka and gt gt I buttons to cycle between levels MN1 MIN9 MN21 and MN32 e To preview the recording quality press cursor down and select Preview To return to the level adjust screen press ENTER 3 Press ENTER to set the manual recording level and return to the menu screen bA Note e The preset picture quality settings correspond to the following
213. ve 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 e Cinema surround sound in your home 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 e Easy Timer Recording 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 e Program up to 32 timer recordings You can program the recorder to record up to 32 programs up to a month in advance using the VCR Plus system for easy programming if you want As well as single programs you can specify daily or weekly recordings too 1 VCR Plus and PlusCode are registered trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation The VCR Plus system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation Before you start e One Touch Recording Use One Touch Recording to start recording immediately in 30 minute blocks Each time you press the REC button the recording time is extended by another 30 minutes e Optimized recording Optimized recording adjusts the recording quality automatically if a timer recording will not fit onto a disc with the settings that you mad
214. ween two adjacent chapters and press ENTER Move Rearrange chapters Select the chapter you want to move press ENTER then highlight the new location for it then press ENTER again Preview Preview chapters Select the chapter you want to play press W STOP to return to the chapter edit screen e Undo Undo the last command 3 Press RETURN to get back to the menu options on the left side of the screen 4 Toreturn to the Disc Navigator screen press RETURN again or select Back from the menu options on the left Erase Section Erase Sec Using this command you can delete a part of a Play List title ideal for cutting out the commercial breaks in a recording made from the TV 1 Select Erase Sec from the Disc Navigator menu options 2 Use the t cursor buttons to select a title After selecting a title the Erase Sec screen appears from which you can mark the start and end points of the section to erase Erase Sec Play List Titl 1 12 01Wed 12 18AM P iid Recording Time 0h01mM24s 1 2 0 00 52 17 I Play Pause 3 Use the playback controls gt Il lt lt gt gt etc to find the start of the section to erase then with From highlighted press ENTER The bar at the bottom of the screen shows the current play position in the title After pressing ENTER a marker appears under the bar to show the start of the section II Play Pause A Bi 0 02 09 17
215. y check that the PlusCode number is correct and that the guide channel is set see VCR Plus CH Setting on page 97 then set the timer recording again e If CAN T SET appears in the display it means that although you entered a valid PlusCode number the program has already finished CH En Recording Extending a timer recording in progress You can extend a timer recording beyond the programmed end time in two different ways This can be useful if a broadcast program overruns for example oode gt 3 REC STOPREC TIMER REC e Oo Moving the end time by 30 minute blocks 1 During timer recording press and hold REC for three seconds The timer indicator disappears from the front panel display 2 Press REC repeatedly to extend recording in 30 minute increments Programming a new end time 1 During timer recording press TIMER REC to display the Timer Recording screen You can also access the Timer Recording screen from the Home Menu press HOME MENU select Timer Recording then Timer Recording View 9 Timer Recording Date Start Stop CH ModefRecto Confirm _ 12 13MON 7 00PM 8 00PM 32 FINE HDD OK 12 14TUE 9 00PM 10 00PM _43 FINE HDD OK New Input HDD Remain i h m FINE 1 1 DVD Remain mm 0h43M FINE 2 Use the f cursor up button to highlight the current timer recording Recording is shown in the Confirm column then press ENTER A screen showing detai
216. y from a component connected to the DV IN OUT jack e You can t record date and time information from DV cassette During DV recording if a part of the tape is blank or has copy protected material on it this recorder will pause recording Recording will restart automatically when there is a recordable signal However if there is more than 10 seconds of blank tape this recorder will stop recording and the camcorder should stop depending on the camcorder e For best results when recording from 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 CH En Recording 1 Make sure your digital camcorder is connected to the front panel DV IN OUT jack Also set the camcorder to VIR mode 2 Set up the recorder e Use REC MODE to set the recording quality See Setting the picture quality recording time on page 46 for detailed information e Make sure a recordable disc is loaded if you want to record to DVD 3 From the Initial Settings menu check that the DV audio input is setup as you require See DV nput on page 100 for more on this e Check also that the Audio In settings for External Audio and Dual Mono Recording are as you want them see NTSC on PAL TV on page 99 4 Press HOME MENU and select DV Record from the menu e DV recording only works when the digital camcorder is in VTR mode with a tape
217. y it page 11 e Discs recorded with copy once material cannot be played on non CPRM compatible players page 45 During playback the picture is dark When acopy protected disc is played via a VCR the picture will not display or distorted correctly Connect the recorder directly to your TV Can t control your TV using this e If there is more than one code listed for your make of TV try each one in turn remote control page 108 e It is possible that none of the codes listed will work with your particular model of TV even if the maker appears in the remote control code list Can t record or does not record suc Check that there is some remaining blank space on the DVD HDD cessfully e For a Video mode disc check that the disc isn t already finalized e The HDD may contain up to 250 titles one DVD disc 99 Original titles and 999 chapters Check that these limits have not been reached e Check that the source you are trying to record is not copy protected e For a VR formatted disc check that the disc isn t locked page 90 e Check that you are recording with the same TV system NTSC PAL etc as the disc has already been recorded in All recordings on a disc must be in the same TV system When recording to the HDD it is also necessary to set the Input Line System setting to match what you want to record page 96 e The power may have failed during recording Timer program doesn t record suc When s
218. y the disc About DV Using DV also known as i LINK you can connect a DV equ cab con The LI ipped camcorder to this recorder using a single DV e for input and output of audio video data and rol signals i LINK interface is also known as IEEE 1394 1995 K and the i LINK logo are trademarks This recorder is only compatible with DV format DVC SD camcorders Digital satellite tuners and Digital VHS video recorders are not compatible You cannot connect more than one DV camcorder at atime to this recorder You cannot control this recorder from external equipment connected via the DV IN OUT jack t may not always be possible to control the connected camcorder via the DV IN OUT jack This recorder only outputs HDD DVD playback video rom the DV IN OUT jack signals from the built in TV uner CD Video CD and other inputs are not output Copy protected or copy once video is not output from he DV IN OUT jack Digital camcorders can usually record audio as stereo 16 bit 48kHz or twin stereo tracks of 12 bit 32kHz This recorder can only record one stereo audio track Set the DV Input setting as required see DV Input on page 100 Audio output from the DV IN OUT jack is 16 bit only Audio input to the DV IN OUT 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
219. zone 4 gt Audio In Fron Alaska Audio Out Rem of Language Setul Desi oft Recording __ Playback e Set the current date and time QB Initial Setup Basic Glock Manual Clock Setting 2 2 Tuner Inpu a Video In Out on s De OT 7 OT 7 2007 THU Audioln ____ Fron Time 2 00 AM Audio Out Rem Tanguage Setu Time Zone ee Bore bese Playback _ DEI Git Use the f cursor up down buttons to change the value in the highlighted field Use the cursor left right buttons to move from one field to another REED The Initial Setup menu En Input Line System e Default setting 525 System D initial setup Basic Clock Setting Tuner Input Line System Video In Out _ On Screen Display Audio In Front Panel Display Audio Out Remote Control Set Language Setup Navigator Recording Playback For standard NTSC or PAL 60 recording leave the input line system to 525 System When recording a PAL or SECAM signal through an external input change to 625 System bA Note e If when this setting is changed the screen goes blank due to incompatibility with your TV you can switch back by pressing and holding the front panel button then pressing DVD also front panel while the recorder is stopped e When you switch the Line Input System setting the Copy List is erased If you switch the setting using the button and DVD buttons as described above there is no confirmation so please u

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