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Pioneer DVR-450H-S User's Manual

1. 1 sep During playback select A B Repeat from the Play Mode menu 2 With A Loop Start highlighted press at the point you want the loop to start GPlay Mode Search Mode A Loop Start A B Repeat B Loop End Repeat Off Programme 3 With B Loop End highlighted press 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 DVD R RW Video mode DVD R RW or from the HDD the start and end points of the loop must be in the same title e To resume normal playback select Off from the A B Repeat menu or press CLEAR if no menu OSD such as the Play Mode menu is displayed Note 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 programme play to repeat the tracks chapters in the programme list see Programme play below gep Select Repeat from the Play Mode menu then choose a repeat play mode Play Mode Search Mode Repeat Title A B Repeat Repeat Chapter Repeat O Repeat Off Programme To resume normal playback select Repeat Off from the Repeat Play menu or press CLEAR if no menu OSD such as the Play Mode menu is displayed Programme play HDD DVD Video CD VideoCD
2. AB PhotoViewer HDD Folder2 001 PIORO000 002 PIORO001 003 PIOR0002 Folder Size 999 MB Start Slideshow Start Audio Slideshow 004 PIOR0003 Print z 005 PIOR0004 PE 006 PIOR0005 007 PIOR0006 008 PIOR0007 009 PIOR0008 010 PIOR0009 011 PIOR0010 penal 012 PIOROO11 100 0 G Copy to DVD Detailed Information Multi Mode HDD A 1O P N D p A FP mi ied Ww D m ied Ww p 0 o Q 0 sS HR Photoviewer HDD Folder2 Folder Size 999 MB ma 001 PIOROOOO 002 PIOR0001 F Erase o y File 003 PIOR0002 ME Copy 004 PIOR0003 Rename File i 005 PIOR0004 f Lock 12 Files 006 PIOR0005 007 PIOR0006 J 008 PIOR0007 Cancel 009 PIOR0008 z 010 PIOR0009 011 PIOR0010 012 PIOR0011 ED The PhotoViewer D 5 69 Select Yes to confirm or No 6 gep Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel to cancel e You can also erase a file or folder by e Copying to the HDD will not work if there pressing CLEAR when the Tile or folder is is insufficient space on the HDD if there highlighted Press ENTER to confirm are already the maximum number of files and or folders on the HDD Copying files Naming files and folders EC D l 1 Select the file or folder you want to 1 amp gt Select the file s or folder s rename you want to copy You can t rename files that have been e Copying a folder will copy all the files locked contained in it 2 Select Fi
3. ap HDD DVD RECORDER Please select the type of editing Video Mode Compatible Editing is recommended for compatibility with high speed copying Video Mode Compatible Editing Frame Accurate Editing e For more information about these options see Editing accuracy on page 68 4 Use the playback controls gt Il lt lt gt gt etc to find the place you want to divide the title G4 Divide Title HDD E 12 03 Sun 11 00PM 4ch SP Rec time 2h00m z 1 10 1 00 00 09 15 pie I Play Pause Divide s Cancel 5 Press to divide the title at the current playback position E gt 6 69 Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel Q Divided titles cannot be combined 0K Yes Chapter Edit DVD VR DVD RAM HDD When editing a VR mode DVD or video on the HDD you can edit individual chapters within a title with commands for erasing combining and dividing 1 Highlight the title that contains the chapters you want to edit D ap 4 4 4 a9 2 amp gt Select Edit gt Chapter Edit from the command menu panel gep 3 amp HDD only Select the type of edit HDD DVD RECORDER Please select the type of editing Video Mode Compatible Editing is recommended for compatibility with high speed copying Video Mode Compatible Editing Frame Accurate Editing e For more information about these options see Editing accuracy
4. 0Titles 1 12 03 SUN 11 00PM wooo 12 03 Sun 11 00PM 4ch SP h 2h00m 1 0G Aa 12 03 SUN 8 00PM Cz Fs 12 03 Sun 8 00PM Sch SP E Pew iis Byr 2noom 1 06 E 4 11 29 WED 7 00PM m4 11 29 Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP Been a a 1hoom 1 06 0h30 4 Titles 12 02 SAT 10 00PM 12 02 Sat 10 00PM 7ch SP 1h00m 1 0G D 4 69 Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel Q OK to combine titles iland si Genre Name Use this command to rename one of the ten user definable genres Free 1 to Free 10 Gi 1 gep Select Genre Name from the command menu panel Disc Navigator HDD 10Titles 10 M 12 03 SUN 11 00PM 4c m 12 03 Sun 11 00PM 4cl or 12 03 SUN 8 00PM 9ch Fat Fe 12 03 Sun 8 00PM Sch faye Ln 5 c a j 12 02 SAT 10 00PM 7ch E T 12 02 Sat 10 00PM 7ch All Genres Multi Mode 7 11 29 WED 7 00PM 2ch SP ry ll 11 29 Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP 1h00m 1 0G 4 Titles Remain 30h30m D 2 69 Select one of the user definable genre names 22 Disc Navigator HDD ae 10 my 12 03 SUN 11 00PM 7 12 03 Sun 11 00PM Free2 Free3 9 12 03 SUN 8 00PM M 12 03 Sun 8 00PM Free5 M Frees M DE 12 02 SAT 10 00PM C Free7 KP 12 02 Sat 10 00PM All Genres u a 11 29 WED 7 00PM 2ch SP 5 11 29 Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP ee oh 1h00m 1 06 2p 3 gep Input a name for the genre
5. Audio DRC On Switches on Audio DRC Dynamic Range Control Use when listening to Dolby Digital material at low volume Off o Switches off Audio DRC Audio DRC is not effective when listening via the digital output when the Dolby Digital Out setting is set to Dolby Digital Language OSD Language hyg Sets the language of the on screen displays to Taiwan and Chinese Philiopines model English o Sets the language of the on screen displays to Other English available languages Choose from the languages displayed for the on screen displays Audio Language Chinese e Sets the default audio language for DVD Video Taiwan and playback to Chinese Philiopines model English e Sets the default audio language for DVD Video Other playback to English available languages Choose from the languages displayed to set the default audio language tor DVD Video playback Other Select to set the default audio language to something other than the ones listed See Se ecting other languages for language options on page 118 Discs do not necessarily have audio in your selected language Also some discs override the Audio Language preference The Initial Setup menu 14 Setting Options Explanation Subtitle Language Chinese e Sets the default subtitle language for DVD Video Taiwan and playback to Chinese Philippines model English e Sets the default subtitle language for DVD Video Other playback to English available lang
6. Can t record or does e Check that there is some remaining blank space on the DVD HDD not record successfully For a DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R check that the disc isn t already finalized e Check the limits on the number of titles and chapters on a disc HDD 999 titles VR mode 99 titles 999 chapters per disc Video mode disc 99 titles per disc 99 chapters per title DVD R RW 49 titles per disc 99 chapters per title max 254 chapters per disc 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 100 e Check that you are recording with the same TV system PAL NTSC 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 117 e The power may have failed during recording Timer programme e When setting the recording channel make sure you set the doesn t record recorder s built in TV tuner not the TV s built in tuner successfully e When recording to a DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW programmes that are copy once protected cannot be recorded Use a VR mode formatted disc for copy once material page 35 e wo timer programmes may have overlapped in which case only the earlier one will record completely e The power may have failed during recording
7. Number of copied files Using the Jukebox 10 6 Open Windows Media Player 10 on the PC The device settings screen appears Click Cancel Depending on the settings for Windows Media Player 10 the screen shown below may not be displayed Device Setup Ponner MDDIDVD Recorder 73 36 GA Conigre Syer How Go you mark t sytxProtue thes device gt Achomohic Ths option wd cyncheoree you entire ibrary to you device F Maruia Any few content wil alto be eynchron ed each time you connect your device Customien the playlists that wil be synchronized re Come Cancel From the PC in Windows Media Player 10 1 Click Library 2 Choose the artist album or song you would like to copy and press the right mouse button 3 Click Add to Sync list when choosing songs click Add to then Sync list 4 Click Start Sync This begins the synchronization process When finished the message Synchronized to Device is displayed in Windows Media Player 10 Start Sync For more information refer to the Helo menu of Windows Media Player 10 Progress Bar eZ Connect PC _ Copying 001 Folders 000 error 000008 Files 000 error O e To cancel the synchronization process while it is underway press ENTER on the remote control The Connect PC screen is closed If synchronization fails make sure that the Pioneer HDD DV
8. Other For HDD and VR mode content recorded with bilingual audio you can switch between left L channel right R channel 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 Some Super VCDs have two soundtracks With these discs you can switch between the two soundtracks as well as individual channels in each Press repeatedly to display switch the audio channel The audio channel s currently playing are indicated on screen HDD DVD VR DVD RAM Taiwan and Philippines model L R Both channels default L Left main channel only R Right SAP channel only Other L R Both channels default L Left channel only R Right channel only CD VideoCD WMA MP3 Stereo Stereo default 1 L Lett channel only 2 R Right channel only Super VCD 1 Stereo Soundtrack 1 Stereo default 1 L Soundtrack 1 Left channel 1 R Soundtrack 1 Right channel 2 Stereo Soundtrack 2 Stereo 2 L Soundtrack 2 Left channel 2 R Soundtrack 2 Right channel 1 e Some discs only allow you to change audio language from the disc menu Press MENU or TOP MENU to access e To set audio language preferences see Audio Language on page 110 2 Only when HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off HDD Recording Format on page 113 3 When playing a dual mono recording bilingual recording on a VR
9. Time 12 00 AM Singapore Singapore Time Zone Desai On Use the buttons to change the value in the highlighted field Use the buttons to move from one field to another Press ENTER to finish setting the time ay Getting started 7 sep Select the TV screen type Wide 16 9 or Standard 4 3 TV Screen Size OWide 16 9 Standard 4 3 E gt 8 gep Select whether or not your TV is compatible with progressive scan video Progressive Compatible O Not Compatible Don t Know e Note that progressive scan video is only output through the component video outputs and only when the video source is NTSC see Using other types of video output on page 17 9 Press to continue after reading the HDD caution In the event of HDD failure recordings may be lost or normal playback recording may not be possible As recordings might be lost in case of a HDD failure we recommend to use the HDD only as temporary storage media Please copy recordings you want to keep to recordable DVD Press ENTER to continue 10 sep Select Finish Setup to exit the Setup Navigator or Go Back if you want to start again Setup is complete Finish Setup Go Back That completes basic setup using the Setup Navigator e f there are blank channels with no station you can set these to skip using the manual channel setting See Manual 32 CH Setting on page 107 En
10. 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 Using the Disc Navigator with recordable discs and the HDD DVD R DVD RW DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM HDD You can use the Disc Navigator to browse and edit video on recordable DVDs and the HDD and to view information on titles See also Editing on page 67 for more on editing recordable discs 1 Select the HDD or DVD l l 2 Open the Disc Navigator Ed Disc Navigator HDD E Jamie 4 Titles i 12 03 SUN 8 00PM 9ch SP a 12 03 Sun 8 00PM 9ch SP gt 2h00m 1 0G gt J i l hae 8 12 02 SAT 10 00PM 7ch SP z 12 02 Sat 10 00PM 7ch SP 1h00m 1 0G s Recent first S All Genres 11 29 WED 7 00PM 2ch SP 11 29 Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP 1h00m 1 06 DD SP Remain 30h30m You can also access the Disc Navigator from the Home Menu gt 3 JS Browse the list of titles Use the ka PREV gt gt li NEXT buttons to display the previous next page of titles To change the thumbnail picture displayed for a title see Set Thumbnail on page 72 For HDD recordings you should be able to see a thumbnail title digest If it doesn t display set Set Preview to Normal See Set Preview on page 116 4 Play the highlighted title You can also select Play from the command menu options Changing the display style of the Disc Navigator You can
11. Video mode or DVD R after copying Select a title menu style from the following screen gep Select Start Copy to start copying Copy HDD gt DVD Start Copy HDD DVD RW By gt ii Mode Back Recording Mode Input Disc Name Finalize Copy Time Oh 16m Recording Mode Disc Name High Speed Finalize off Copy List Total Current DVD Remain Start Copy 436 C 436 CT If you re using a DVD R DL or DVD R DL disc and the copy will span both layers the Copy List Total bar will be purple The Current DVD Remain bar will be half length if the first layer of a DVD R DL or DVD R DL disc is already full Copying from DVD to HDD A Important The DVD to HDD Copy screen isn t accessible when a finalized Video mode DVD R RW or a DVD Video is loaded As long as the disc is not Copy Guard protected you can still use the One Touch Copy function however See One Touch Copy on page 79 The recorder can only store one Copy List ata time The Copy List will be erased if any of the titles on the DVD disc are erased or edited the disc tray is opened playback is switched between Play List and Original the DVD disc is re initialized or finalized the recorder is reset to its factory settings see Resetting the recorder on page 134 e t may not be possible to copy from a DVD disc that was recorded on a different DVD recorder or a PC 1 CO Select
12. When naming Tiles titles on a CD R RW disc prior to burning keep in mind that by default they will be played in alphabetical order e Official DivX Certified product e Plays all versions of Divx video including DivX 6 with standard playback of DivX media files File extensions avi and divx these must be used for the recorder to recognize DivX video files Note that all files with the avi extension are recognized as MPEG4 but not all of these are necessarily DivX video files and therefore may not be playable on this recorder File structure Up to 99 folders or 999 Tiles Divx Divx Certified and associated ogos are trademarks of DivX Inc and are used under license 1 DRM digital rights management copy protection is a technology designed to prevent unauthorized copying by restricting playback etc of compressed audio files on devices other than the PC or other recording equipment used to record it For detailed information please see the instruction manuals or help files that came with your PC and or software Before you start cH DivX VOD content DivX In order to play DivX VOD video on demand content on this recorder you first need to register the recorder with your DivX VOD content provider You do this by generating a DivX VOD registration code which you submit to your provider Some DivX VOD content may only be playable a fixed number of times When you load a disc containing this
13. C to 35 C Operating humidity E E ee 5 to 85 no condensation TV system Taiwan and Philippines model 6 NTSC Australia New Zealand and other Oceania area model a R a E a ees PAL SECAM Other oaa PAL SECAM NTSC Readable discs DVD Video DVD RW DVD R DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM Video CD Super VCD CD CD R RW WMA MP3 JPEG CD DA DivX Recording discs and formats DVD R RW VR mode and Video mode DVD R RW VR mode DVD RAM VR mode DVD R DL VR mode and Video mode DVD R DL VR mode Video recording format Sampling frequency asna ccc eee eee 13 5 MHz Compression TONMGl 4 10s6 24 004424048 0o5 MPEG Audio recording format Sampling frequency is ce aves deewous deere 48 kHz Compression format Dolby Digital or Linear PCM uncompressed Recording time HDD DVR 650H S 250 GB ea ee ee ee ee ee ee ee eee Approx 36 h Fine KP eed ee tinwonudewcandbeewas Approx 53 h Standard Play SP x wiu ci veeg aaa Approx 106 h Long Play LP g geder aie e ein amp alow 8 Approx 212 h Note Extended Play EP 0 000000 Approx 319 h Super Long Play SUP lace ceeee Cane ews Approx 425 h Super Extended Play SEP Approx 532 h Manual Mode MN Approx 36 h to 711 h DVR 550H S 160 GB Ree ed Renee ah he os oa eee i Approx 23 h Fine XP ouaaa Approx 34 h Standard Play SP es resssirisnessi na Approx 68 h Long Play LP x2uoee Peavexa denn ene Approx 136 h
14. Copying files to a DVD R RW DVR 650H S DVR 550H S only Using this feature you can copy all the files including audio and movie files stored ona connected USB camerato a recordable DVD disc A slideshow of the files is also recorded on the disc as a Video mode title making it possible to view the photos on other DVD players recorders that may not be compatible with JPEG file playback Once the files have been copied the disc is automatically finalized A Important e Use a blank DVD R RW disc or one that has already been initialized for Video mode recording but has nothing yet recorded on it Discs that have already been recorded on as well as CD R RW discs cannot be used After backing up the pictures in your digital camera to DVD we recommend verifying that they have been recorded properly before deleting anything from the camera 1 Press HOME MENU and select PhotoViewer to display the PhotoViewer screen 2 Load a blank or unrecorded Video mode DVD R or DVD RW disc 3 Select Copy Files from a Digital Camera from the menu View Edit Photos on the HDD View Photos on a CD DVD View Photos on a USB Device Copy Files from a Digital Camera Note ED The PhotoViewer 4 Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel e Note that during copying any timer programmes Set to start will not begin and no other operations are possible Copying selected files to a DVD R RW This
15. HELP Setting One Switches on the automatic Help screens for GUI displays Off Switches off the automatic Help screens for GUI displays Press HELP on the remote to manually display the Help screen Setup Navigator Start Select to start the Setup Navigator See also Switching on and setting up on page 30 En The Initial Setup menu 14 Setting Options Explanation Tuner Auto Channel Antenna e Select if you receive channels from an antenna It Setting takes a few moments for the auto tuning to Taiwan and complete Philippines mode Cable Select if you receive channels via cable It takes a few moments for the auto tuning to complete Auto Channel Next Screen Proceed to the next screen select your country then Setting wait for automatic tuning to complete The channel Other mapping screen should appear when the recorder is set up Press ENTER to exit this screen Manual CH Setting Next Screen Proceed to the next screen if you need to adjust any of the settings made by auto tuning Select your country then proceed to the manual channel setting screen e Change channel presets using the ke PREV gt gt NEXT buttons e To skip the displayed channel because there is no station assigned to that channel change the Skip setting to On e Set the CH System setting to match the channel system of your country or region except Taiwan and Philippines model e Set the Channel setting to the channel you want to
16. Select Disc Setup from the Home Menu E lED a 2 E Select Basic gt DVD RW Auto Init then VR Mode or Video Mode D Disc Setup Basic Input Disc Name Initialize Lock Disc Finalize DVD RW Auto Init Optimize HDD OVR Mode Video Mode MD AG sC C sSSCS En Chapter 6 Playback Introduction Most of the features described in this chapter make use of on screen displays Navigate these using the cursor buttons and ENTER To go back one level from any screen use the RETURN button Remember also that the button guide at the bottom of every screen shows which buttons do what Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to the HDD DVD discs Video CDs Super VCDs WMA MP3 DivX discs and CDs although the exact operation of some varies slightly with the kind of disc loaded e Many functions are not available when a Video CD is playing in PBC mode Start playback from the Disc Navigator screen for non PBC playback see Using the Disc Navigator with playback only discs on page 57 e For discs that contain JPEG picture files see he PhotoViewer on page 92 A Important e Unless otherwise stated the OSDs shown in this manual are for the Taiwan and Philippines model Basic playback ALL This section shows you how to use your recorder for playback of discs DVD CD etc and for playback of video from the HDD A Important e Throughout this manua
17. e Check that the recorder s TV system PAL NTSC etc settings are the same as the channel set for recording 123 En ED Additional information After briefly e A backup battery inside the recorder keeps the clock and other unplugging or aftera settings from being reset when there is no power to the recorder After power failure the front unplugging or a power failure the battery keeps all settings for some panel display shows five years from the date it was shipped from the factory Reset the tant clock and other recorder settings to use the recorder again e To have the battery replaced please ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repairs Front panel display e The Child Lock is on turn off in order to use the recorder page 46 shows LOCKED when a button is pressed Can t use One Touch e Make sure that there is a recordable DVD R RW loaded with some Copy HDD to DVD free space for recording and fewer than 99 titles already on the disc Also make sure that for a DVD R RW Video mode or a DVD R the disc isn t finalized e Make sure there is a recordable DVD R RW loaded with some free space for recording and fewer than 49 titles already on the disc e f you delete a title from a DVD R RW disc the number of remaining recordable titles may not decrease e Further recording is not possible on a finalized DVD R Check that there isn t a disc menu on the disc you re trying to u
18. DVD to about four hours EP Extended Play Lower quality than LP but gives about six hours of recording time on a DVD disc e SLP Super Long Play Lower quality than EP but gives about eight hours of recording time on a DVD disc e SEP Super Extended Play Lowest video quality but gives about ten hours of recording time on a DVD disc e MN1 to MN32 LPCM XP Manual Linear PCM XP 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 On Screen Display on page 115 is Off then this information is not displayed Basic recording from the TV DVD VR DVD Video DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM HDD Basic recording trom the TV involves just setting the channel to record choosing whether to record to the HDD or a DVD and selecting the recording quality 1 HDD DVD Select the HDD or DVD for recording e f you re recording to DVD load a recordable disc if you load a new blank DVD RW or DVD RW disc the recorder takes a short while to initialize the disc Note ED Recording e f you want to record a VR mode DVD R or a Video mode DVD RW you must initialize it before proceeding see Initializing recordable DVD discs on page
19. Input Disc Name DVD VR DVD Video DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM 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 Disc Setup from the Home Menu E gt 2 sep Select Basic gt Input Disc Name gt Next Screen D Disc Setup Basic Input Disc Name Initialize Lock Disc Finalize DVD RW Auto Init Optimize HDD o Next Screen 3 69 Input a name for the disc The disc name can be up to 64 characters long fora VR mode disc or 40 for a Video mode discs and DVD h RW e See Title Name on page 70 for more on navigating the input screen Lock Disc DVD VR DVD RAM e Default setting Off Locking the disc will prevent accidental recording editing or erasing of the disc A Important e A locked disc can still be initialized which will completely erase the disc 1 Select Disc Setup from the Home Menu 2 69 Select Basic gt Lock Disc then On or Off DB Disc Setup Basic Input Disc Name On Initialize Lock Disc ooff Finalize DVD RW Auto Init Optimize HDD Set to On to prevent accidental recording editing or erasing of the disc load
20. Introduction Use the copying features of this recorder to e Back up important recordings stored on the HDD to a DVD e Make a DVD copy of a recording on the HDD to play in another player e Transter video from a DVD to the HDD for editing e Transfer edited video from the HDD to DVD The simplest way to copy a title is to use the One Touch Copy feature This copies the currently playing HDD title to DVD or DVD title to the HDD See One Touch Copy below for detailed instructions For more sophisticated copying tasks you can build a Copy List of titles to copy and edit titles so that you only copy the bits you want See Using Copy Lists on page 81 for detailed instructions Where possible the recorder will copy your recordings at high speed Depending on the recording mode the kind of disc loaded and various other factors copying can be as fast as one minute per hour of video See Minimum copying times on page 119 for more on copying times If you want to save disc space you can copy video at a lower recording quality for example an XP recording on the HDD copied to SP on a DVD Copying in this way is always done in real time When real time copying from the HDD to a DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW the chapter markers in the original material are not copied Chapter markers are put into the copy at intervals according to the Auto Chapter settings see also Auto Chapter Video and Auto Chapter DVD R RW
21. MP3 playback Yes VBR WMA playback No 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 DRM Digital Rights Management file playback No File extensions mp3 wma these must be used for the recorder to recognize MP3 and WMA files do not use for other file types File structure Up to 99 folders 999 Tiles if these limits are exceeded only files and folders up to these limits are playable WMA Windows Media Audio compatibility This recorder can playback Windows Media Audio content WMA is an acronym for Windows Media Audio and refers to an audio compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation WMA content can be encoded by using Windows Media Player for Windows XP Windows Media Player 9 or Windows Media Player 10 series Windows Media s a trademark of Microsoft Corporation his product includes technology owned by Microsoft Corporation and cannot be used or distributed without a license from Microsoft Licensing Inc Note ED Before you start DivX video compatibility DIV DivX is a compressed digital video format created by the DivX video codec from DivX Inc This recorder can play DivX video files burned on CD R RW ROM discs Keeping the same terminology as DVD Video individual DivX video Tiles are called Titles
22. POMC ODIOS taco 54405 seamed ean 67 The Disc Navigator Screen 2 eee aes 68 09 Copying and backup Die lT a ons ceo pace puereare Geers 79 OMe TOUCT CODY 226425sne0e iiaia 79 emng COY LU eraran iraa erii 81 Jonga COC UDr eriaren 85 10 Using the Jukebox COpyInd MUSIC Othe HDD ss sx seeeae lt 87 Copying ies Vid USE tsceiesaowes cee 87 Playing music from the Jukebox 90 Editing dukebox alU sates swe eras 91 11 The PhotoViewer Locating JPEG picture fileS aa aw ae sae 92 Changing the display style of the POLOVICWE lt 0 aaee ae tend ard wea eas 93 Paying a SlIOCShOW sas 4440424 Sena antes 93 Reloading files from a disc or OD CEVICC sa ad sane ed ean ee ees 94 Importing files to the HDD 2 a0s6 2 ec 94 Selecting multiple files or folders 95 Copying files to a DVD R RW 96 Copying selected files to a DYD R RW 22cheedeeeeeccancdadeee 96 Editing files onthe HDD 4 97 PPI Ne ods Sag en ee ore G8 alee 99 12 The Disc Setup menu Basie SeUmINGSs 6 0 teed esa e wade dot ew 100 Initialize SETTINGS 2 eee ee eee 101 Finalize SettingS e eee eee eee 101 OUI Ze HDD s0c a aaa aca oe we wae 101 WIZE TDs whew aa oe wo Se ee 102 13 The Video Adjust menu Setting the picture quality for TV and SXEMA US was are anaa 103 Setting the picture quality for disc DID DAC ids ated one hai eae ee Oe 104 14 The Initial Setup menu Using the Initial Setup menu 106 Selecting
23. compatible display To HDMI e The arrow on the cable connector body should be face down for correct alignment with the connector on the recorder When connected to an HDMI component or HDCP compatible DVI component the HDMI indicator lights HDMI setup is generally automatic There are however settings you can change if you need to See HDMI Output only available when an HDMI device is connected on Note page 114 for more information Note that the HDMI settings remain in effect until you change them or connect a new HDMI component A Important e An HDMI connection can only be made with DVl equipped components compatible with both DVI and High bandwidth Digital Content Protection HDCP If you choose to connect to a DVI connector you will need a DVI to HDMI adaptor cable A DVI to HDCP connection however does not support audio Consult your local audio dealer for more information e The HDMI connection is compatible with 32 kHz 44 1 KHz 48 kHz 96 kHz 16 bit 20 bit 24 bit 2 channel linear PCM signals as well as Dolby Digital DTS and MPEG audio bitstream e f your connected component is only compatible with Linear PCM the signal is output as Linear PCM DTS audio is not output e f you have connected to a Pioneer plasma display please select the HDMI setup on the display refer to the supplied manual for more on this About HDMI HDMI High Definition Multimedi
24. on page 112 Restrictions on copying Commercial DVD Video discs are protected using Copy Guard These discs cannot be copied to the HDD Some video material is copy once protected This means that it can be recorded to HDD but it can t then be freely copied again If you want to transfer copy once protected material trom HDD to DVD you ll need to a CPRM ver 1 1 or higher VR mode DVD RW ver 2 0 or 2 1 VR mode DVD R or CPRM compatible DVD RAM disc see CPRM on page 36 for more on this Only one instance of a copy once protected title can be added to the Copy List and after it s been copied the title is erased from the HDD it is therefore not possible to copy a locked 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 Copyright Recording equipment should be used only for lawful copying and you are advised to check carefully what is lawful copying in the country in which you are making a copy Copying of copyright material such as films or music is unlawful unless permitted by a legal exception or consented to by the rightowners One Touch Copy See also Copyright above The One Touch Copy feature copies the currently playing or selected in the Disc Navigator HDD title to DVD or DVD title to HDD The whole title is copied regardless of wh
25. recording settings made by the G Code system by selecting Details from the G Code setting screen D 1 699 Select Details from the G Code setting screen The Timer Programme Set screen appears filled out with the timer recording details 2 Check and edit the fields as necessary See Setting a manual timer recording on page 43 for more on this 3 gep Select Store Programme to save the timer programme and exit ED Recording G Code programming with the power off You can enter a G Code programming 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 Tull G Code programme screen A Important e You can t use this feature until you have set up the guide channels see G Code CH Setting on page 107 e You can t change the recording mode e You can t program daily or weekly timer recordings 1 Press G Code The front panel display shows the current recording mode and prompts you to enter the G Code programming number 2 Use the number buttons to enter the number e To clear the last digit entered press CLEAR 3 Press ENTER The display shows the timer settings Date gt Start time gt End time gt HDD and Recording channel gt Recording mode e f CODE ERROR appears in the display check that the number is correct and that the guide channel is set
26. 1 Load a recordable DVD It is possible to complete the following steps without having a recordable DVD loaded or having an uninitialized DVD loaded however the steps are slightly different e If you want to use a DVD RW VR mode disc for the copy make sure it is initialized before you start 2 CO Select Copy from the Home Menu E gt 3 69 Select HDD DVD If this is the first time to create a Copy List skip to step 5 below HDD DVD DVD CD HDD Disc Back up 4 If there is already a Copy List stored in the recorder choose whether to Create New Copy List or Continue Using Previous Copy List Continue Using Previous Copy List Create New Copy List e f you select Continue Using Previous Copy List skip to step 10 below e Selecting Create New Copy List will erase any Copy List already stored in the recorder COD 5 az gt Add titles to the Copy List highlight a title and press ENTER to add gt Copy _ HDD gt DVD Video mode Select Title 1 oe A 7 11 29 WED 11 29Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP Back 6 11 29 WED 11 29Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP 5 11 29 WED 11 29Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP i w 4 11 29 WED 11 29Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP gt 3 11 29 WED 11 29Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP 2 11 29 WED 11 29Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP 1 11 29 WED 11 29Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP 11 29Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP 7 00PM 2h00m 1 0G 2ch V Freet SP Copy List Total Current DVD Remain Recent first Next All Genres 006
27. 2 2 and YCbCr 4 4 4 options are not available e You cannot choose YCbCr 4 2 2 when the Screen Resolution s set to 720 x 576i 720 x 480i Audio Output Auto e Dolby Digital MPEG and DTS sources are output as a bitstream signal However depending on the Audio Out setting number of audio channels and the HDMI connected device Linear PCM audio may be output PCM All audio signals are converted to Linear PCM except DTS Bitstream Priority Select if the connected device is compatible with bitstream audio This setting is not available when a DVI device is connected HDMI Control One Enable the HDMI Control function Select this option when connected to an HDMI Control compatible Pioneer plasma display AV system amplifier or AV receiver etc Off Disable the HDMI Control function Select this option when not connected to an HDMI Control compatible component or when connected to a component manutactured by a company other than Pioneer e For more information about HDMI Control see HDMI Control on page 22 e This setting Is available even if you are not connected to an HDMI device e For more information see Troubleshooting on page 126 Options On Screen Display One The recorder displays operation displays Stop Play etc on screen Off Switches off the on screen operation displays Front Panel Display On e The time is shown in the front panel display when the recorder is in standby Off The front panel display is swi
28. 450H S skip to step 3 2 3 4 amp gep Select Listen to Music Edit D gep Select what you want to edit 68 Select an edit function from the command menu panel Erase Erase the selected track if all tracks in an album are selected the whole album is erased Edit gt Album name Enter a name of up to 64 characters for the album See page itle Name on page 70 for how to enter names Edit gt Track name Enter a name of up to 64 characters for the track See page Title Name on page 70 for how to enter names Edit gt Set Genre Set or change the genre for the album Edit gt Jump Set Set a track to jump so that it doesn t play choose this command again to cancel the Jump setting Play Mode Change the playback order for albums and tracks Genre Name Enter a name of up to 12 characters for a genre See page Jitle Name on page 70 for how to enter names 1 Tracks set to Jump will be skipped during consecutive track playback Chapter 11 ED The PhotoViewer The PhotoViewer From the PhotoViewer you can view JPEG photos and picture files stored on the HDD recordable DVD or CD R RW ROM oron a USB equipped digital camera USB function only works with DVR 650H S and DVR 550H S 1 You can also import files and save them to the recorder s HDD or a DVD R RW disc A Important e Unless otherwise stated the OSDs shown in this manual are for the Taiwan
29. About HDD recording 0e00085 34 Recorded AUDIO os4 ca beea caw eee dba a 35 Restrictions on video recording 35 Using the built in TV tuner 05 36 Setting the picture quality cordino TIMI i e wae ao oe ew Se eed 37 Basic recording from the IV 65 38 Setting a timer recording e 2065 39 Simultaneous recording and playback Oe PiAy so bcs ane Semeqaik eee es 47 Recording from an external COMO I Ge bee daw eg eee achs ee een eee 47 Automatic recording from a satellite AVN ears eran a e aww Sa eee eS 48 Playing your recordings on other DVD DS tweet dae e beeen dhe ene sion 49 Initializing recordable DVD discs 50 DVD RW Auto Initialize 2 ee eee 51 06 Playback rodu ON 44445 e54005 Bano irea 52 Basle DIgVOdCKss464e 00 60500500004 52 Using the Disc Navigator to browse the COnN OF 2Ul6Cs t2ctesetesee aces 56 So ME e wean ee E ETE EET 57 Playing I StOW MOON ease ack no wee 57 Frame advance trame reverse 58 Ihe Play Mde MENU sseeewede a ede we 58 Displaying and switching subtitles 60 Switching DVD and DivX SOUNOUOCKS 6 0 E E E dee eee ees 61 Switching audio channels 508 61 Switching camera angles a s 62 Displaying disc information OR oC Cell ta nud cece coisa wet eee ens 62 07 Playing and recording from a DV camcorder Playing from a DV camcorder 64 Recording from a DV camcorder 64 POO a gam me bee eee ate nee 6 eee 66 08 Editing
30. C colour Input level Taiwan and Philippines model 286 mVp p 75 Q OMET we eae kien wk Oh da wR RR 300 mVp p 75 Q JACKS ec thet toy Bie ak ined 6 eho E Sts 4 pin mini DIN S Video Output 1 2 Y luminance Output level 1 Vp p 75 Q C colour Output level Taiwan and Philippines model 286 mVp p 75 Q OHS va peretan NEE occa ee eek 300 mVp p 75 Q JACKS Jo eae be dee eae ty ae E es 4 pin mini DIN Component video output Output level iva vere edewaaw ound Y 1 0 Vp p 75 Q Pp Pp 0 7 Vp p 75 Q JACKS peep ernt KETE NAE sempre EET E RCA jacks Audio Input 1 rear 2 front 3 rear L R D ring audio INPUt rer cniw ete oe bnee cbse 2Vrms Input impedance more than 22 kQ JACKS ae ke ae ae ee re a ee RCA jacks Audio Output 1 2 L R During audio OUtpUt tion was veda tane t n es 2V rms Output impedance less than 1 5 kQ JACKS ge sd oak Gs hwy teehee E E RCA jacks Other connections Control INPUT ds anata wads bum ee ee eames Mini jack Digital audio OUTPUL ii ke tae dead oben ewe ods Coaxial LE MOU sy ae ee Rae eee ana ee wn ake 4 pin front i LINK IEEE 1394 standard USB DVR 650H S and DVR 550H S only Taea Bn eek eae ae ae Type A front Type B front TU eta ae Gove oe eee og ete eared 19 pin Supplied accessories REMOTE CONTON nessis Chere es oe bb bole a ees 1 Dry cell batteries AA REOP 0 ce 2 Audio Video cable red white yellow 08 1 RFantenna cables 6 6 soc ns6d
31. Comis SS S Using a PC e Note that you can connect a PC to this device via USB to copy WMA and MP3 files For more information see Connect PC on page 88 To use Connect PC with this device your PC must run either the Windows XP Home Edition SP2 or Windows XP Professional SP2 operating system and be able to run Windows Media Player 10 Even if your PC can run Windows Media Player 10 we cannot guarantee that it will function properly with this device For more details see the Help section of Windows Media Player 10 Plugging in After checking all the connections plug in the recorder e Use the supplied power cable to connect this recorder to a power outlet Chapter 3 03 Controls and displays Controls and displays Front panel DVR 650H S DVR 550H S 1 DivX indicator Lights when this recorder plays DivX video Tiles 2 HDD DVD Press to switch between HDD and DVD for recording and playback 3 COPY indicator Lights when copying is underway 4 Disc tray 5 HDD DVD indicator Indicator lights blue when the hard disk HDD is selected orange when the DVD drive is selected 6 4 OPEN CLOSE Press to open close the disc tray 7 HDMI indicator Lights when this recorder is connected to HDMI HDCP compatible component 8 Front panel display and IR remote sensor See Display on page 27 for details 9 STANDBY ON Press to switch the recorder on into standby 10
32. Copy from the Home Menu oon 2 gep Select DVD CD HDD ED 3 69 Select a Copy List type e Selecting Create New Copy List will erase any Copy List already stored in the recorder D 4 sep Add titles to the Copy List highlight a title and press ENTER to add Titles you ve added to the Copy List are highlighted in pink on 5 gep Select Next from the command menu panel to proceed to the title edit screen E gt 6 gep Select a title to edit A menu appears of Copy List editing commands e Erase Erase individual titles from the Copy List see Erase on page 69 e Move Change the order of titles in the Copy List see Move on page 75 e Preview Check the content of a title in the Copy List Note ED Copying and backup e Cancel Exit the menu Repeat this step for as many titles you have that need editing 7 69 Select Next from the command menu panel to proceed to the copy options screen e Select Recording Mode if you want to change the recording quality see Recording Mode below 8 69 Select Start Copy to start copying Recording Mode 1 69 Select Recording Mode from the command menu panel E gt Oy 2 lt g gt Select a recording mode for the copy High Speed Copy The Copy List is copied at the same recording quality as the original e XP SP LP EP SLP SEP MN The Copy List is copied at the specified
33. 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 Note e Antenna cable TV wall outlet ANTENNA IN RF IN a EE AUDIO OUT From video AV amp output receiver To antenna input To video input 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 AV amp receiver 3 Usean coaxial digital audio cable not supplied to connect the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL jack on this recorder to an coaxial digital input on your AV amp 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 20 7 1 If your AV amp receiver doesn t have an coaxial digital input but has a optical type converter boxes that convert En from coaxial to optical are available at specialist audio dealers Connecting using HDMI If you have an HDMI or DVI equipped monitor or display you can connect It to this recorder using an HDMI cable not Supplied The HDMI connector outputs uncompressed digital video as well as almost every kind of digital audio 1 Use an HDMI cable to connect the HDMI OUT connector on this recorder to an HDMI connector on an HDMI
34. Front panel inputs See Front panel connections on page 15 for more information on these oO O je 1 STANDBY ON DV IN USB INPUT2 S VIDEO VIDEO L MONO R AUDIO REC ONETOUCH STOP REC COPY ZAN oa 11 gt Press to start or restart playback a Press to stop playback C STOP REC Press to stop recording ONE TOUCH COPY Press to start One Touch Copy of the currently playing title to DVD or the HDD CH Use to change channels skip chapters tracks etc INPUT SELECT Press to change the input used for recording REC MODE Press repeatedly to cycle through recording modes picture quality 12 REC Press to start recording Press repeatedly to set the recording time in 30 minute blocks Controls and displays 03 Display 1 gt Lights during playback blinks when playback is paused 2 Lights when copying 3 Lights during recording blinks when recording is paused 4 PM Lights to indicate PM after midday for the clock display 5 page 39 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 NTSC Lights when the video output signal format is NTSC E page 109 Taiwan and Philippines model Indicates which channels are recorded when dual mono is selected Other Indicates which channels of a bilingu
35. ME 43G CO Titles you ve added to the Copy List are highlighted in pink ED Copying and backup There are some restrictions on titles that can 8 To edit a title highlight it using the be added to the Copy List if you are copying t t buttons then press ENTER to a DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW Be Copy _HDD DVD Video mode Title Edit 2 z e When adding titles that contain copy 2 11 29Wed 7 00PM 2c Title Name Erase Section Move Preview Back once protected material the copy once parts will not be added e When adding titles that contain material Next Cancel of more than one aspect ratio screen E TOOPM 2ch SP size each part with a different aspect 2 1h00m 2 06 ratio will be added as a separate title if P eel high speed copying is possible Depending on the titlet high speed copying may not be possible to DVDs A menu of editing commands appears e Erase Erase individual titles from the i Copy List see Erase on page 69 6 Press to display the command e Title Name Name or rename a title in menu panel the Copy List see 7itle Name on The Command Menu panel page 70 x E e Erase Section Erase part of a title see Ge Copy HDD gt DVD Video mode Select Title T Erase Section on page 72 8 11 29 WED 11 29Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP A a oe I e Move Change the order of titles in the 6 11 29 WED 11 29Wed 7 00PM 2ch
36. Mode 11 29 Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP Remain 1h00m 1 06 0h30 D 3 gep Select a new position for the title Title to move 10Titles 4 Titles 2 12 03 SUN 8 00PM tas ee 12 03 Sun 8 00PM 9ch SP E Play List 2h00m 1 0G gt _ 12 02 SAT 10 00PM 12 02 Sat 10 00PM 7ch SP 1h00m 1 0G T 11 29 WED 7 00PM vp S 411 29 Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP Mode Remain 1h00m 1 0G 0h30 Insert position After pressing ENTER the new updated Play List is displayed En Combine DVD VR DVD RAM Pjay List only Use this function to combine two Play List titles into one EX 1 lp Highlight the title you want to combine This title will remain in the same place after combining with another title C 2 699 Select Edit gt Combine from the command menu panel 22 Disc Navigator DVD 1 0Titles El me 12 03 SUN 11 00PM 12 03 Sun 11 00P Title Name 4 Titles Set Thumbnail A 2 12 03 SUN 8 00PM 25e Section MES Divide Play List j Chapter Edit Ve n Move 12 02 SAT 10 00P 12 02 Sat 10 00P Cancel _ 11 29 WED 7 00PM 11 29 Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP 1h00m 1 06 D 3 sep Select another title to combine with the first This title will be appended to the first title selected The screen below shows title 3 selected to be appended to title 1 Disc Navigator DVD
37. NEXT Press to skip to the previous or next title chapter track Tolder or to display the previous or next menu page lt i I gt STEP SLOW page 57 During playback press to start slow motion playback while paused press to show the previous or next video frame 21 Recording controls page 38 REC Press to start recording Press repeatedly to set the recording time in blocks of 30 mins C STOP REC Press to stop recording REC MODE page 37 Press repeatedly to change the recording mode picture quality TIMER REC page 39 Press to start setting a timer recording 22 TV CONTROL page 130 After setting up use these controls to control your IV 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 output If you re using the recorder for the first time we strongly recommend you use the Setup Navigator before starting to use the recorder A Important e Some of the Setup Navigator on screen displays OSDs in this section vary slightly depending on the country or region of purchase Unless otherwise stated the OSDs shown in this manual are for the Taiwan and Philippines model 1 Switch on your TV and set the video input to this recorder STANDBY ON 2 Switch on the recorder Wh
38. OSDs shown in this manual are for the Taiwan and Philippines model Choosing a preset 1 With the recorder stopped press to display the Home Menu E 2 69 Select Video Adjust E gt 3 gep Select a preset e Use the INPUT SELECT button to switch between the built in TV tuner and the external inputs e Use the a lt PREV b1 NEXT 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 DTV LDP suitable for digital broadcasts and Laserdiscs e Memory 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 DTV LDP 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 ED 2 69 Select Detailed Settings 2ch Memory1 Detailed Settings 3 gep Select the setting you want to adjust A Motion HHHH Still Motion H Still Prog Motion PureCinma 3 D Y C YNR Off HM Max CNR Off HM Max Detail Off m Max White AGC Off v You can adjust the following settings En e Prog Motion Adjusts the motion and still picture quality when video output Is set to progressive PureCinem
39. Recording S SO Chapter 5 Recording About DVD recording This recorder can record to DVD R DVD RW DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM DVD R DL and DVD R DL media DVD R and DVD RW discs can be initialized for Video mode or VR mode recording Each has its advantages and it depends on what you want to do with the recording which mode you choose If you want to edit your recordings in any significant way VR mode offers greater possibilities for cutting copying and changing the way the video is presented Video mode is less flexible when it comes to editing but it has the advantage that it is compatible with standard DVD players many of which won t play VR mode discs Once a disc is initialized for a particular mode all recording on that disc will be in that mode DVD RW discs can be initialized for VR mode recording DVD RAM discs can be initialized for VR mode recording DVD R discs do not require initializing A Important The table below shows the maximum number of titles recordable per disc and the maximum number of chapters per title Note Disc type rec Max titles bees format per disc sepiets per title DVD R RW 99 99 Video mode DVD R RW RAM 99 999 VR mode BVD4R4 RW 9 Z 1 A maximum of 999 chapters are recordable per disc 2 A maximum of 254 chapters are recordable per disc e This recorder cannot play or record untinalized DVD R RW Video mode and DVD R discs reco
40. SuperVCD WMA MP3 This feature lets you program the play order of titles chapters folders tracks on a disc or the HDD 1 69 Select Programme from the Play Mode menu then Input Edit Programme 1 If you switch camera angles on a DVD during A B repeat play A B repeat is cancelled 2 If you switch the camera angle during repeat play of a DVD Video disc repeat play is cancelled 3 When playing a programme list of DVD Video chapters chapters not included in the programme list may be sometimes be played depending on the disc The Input Edit Programme screen varies according to the disc type Below is the DVD input screen GZ Programme Step amp Title 01 03 01 001 Title O01 02 Title 02 03 Title 03 a Chapter 001 015 aA Chapter 001 Chapter 002 Chapter 003 04 Chapter 004 05 Chapter 005 06 Chapter 006 07 Chapter 007 08 Chapter 008 v v v E amp gO 2 amp gt Select a title chapter folder or track for the current step in the programme list After pressing ENTER to add the title chapter folder track the step number automatically moves down one To insert a step into the programme list highlight the step number where you want to insert another step then select a chapter title folder track as usual After pressing ENTER all the subsequent steps move down one To delete a step from the programme list highlight the step you want to delete
41. Video mode DVD R RW 1 In manual recording mode these equate to MN1 to MN15 Video Mode Off or MN1 to MNB Video Mode On Copying and backup 09 e Thumbnail picture markers and chapter markers for the Disc Navigator are copied but their position in the copy may be slightly changed from the original e f some part of the title being copied is copy protected copying will start but the copy protected portions will not be copied Using Copy Lists See also Copyright on page 79 At its simplest a Copy List is just a list of HDD or DVD titles that you want to copy When copying HDD titles to DVD you can however edit the titles in your copy list erasing chapters you don t need or re naming titles for example Edits you make to titles in the Copy List do not affect the actual video content only the virtual content of the Copy List So you can freely erase and modify anything in your Copy List safe in the knowledge that the actual content is not being altered Copying from HDD to DVD A Important e Unless otherwise stated the OSDs shown in this manual are for the Taiwan and Philippines model e The recorder can only store one Copy List at a time e The Copy List is erased if the Input Line System setting is changed see Additional information about the TV system settings on page 117 Resetting the recorder to its factory settings see Resetting the recorder on page 134 will erase the Copy List
42. add as many titles as necessary to the Play List Note Play DVD Video DVD VR DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM HDD Use this function to start playback of a title 1 l Highlight the title you want to play D 2 69 Select Play from the command menu panel Playback of the title you selected starts Gd Disc Navigator HDD E saree B am 12 03 SUN 11 00PM 4 12 03 Sun 11 00PM 4 Pay 4 Titles Erase 1 12 03 SUN 8 00PM 9c Edit _ 12 03 Sun 8 00PM 9c Genre Name Recent first e 12 02 SAT 10 00PM 7c is 12 02 Sat 10 00PM 7c All Genres Multi Mode 11 29 WED 7 00PM 2c 11 29 Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP 1hOOm 1 06 DD Da 4 SP Remain 30h30m Erase DVD Video DVD VR DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM HDD Use this function to erase unwanted titles When you erase titles from the HDD or Original titles from a VR mode DVD RW the available recording space increases accordingly Erasing a title from a DVD RW Video mode or DVD RW disc increases the available recording time only if it is the last title on the disc Erasing Play List titles or titles from a DVD R VR mode or Video mode or DVD R will not result in any more free space on the disc 1 There may be cases where erasing a title from a DVD R RW disc will result in incontiguous title numbers _9 gep 1 lt gt Highlight the title you want 3 lt g gt Input a name for the selected to erase title A D a
43. and Philippines model Locating JPEG picture files 1 Select PhotoViewer from the Home Menu E gt 2 sep Select the location of the files you want to view or edit View Edit Photos on the HDD View Photos on a CD DVD View Photos on a USB Device Copy Files from a Digital Camera e View Edit Photos on the HDD View or edit photos already stored on the recorder s HDD e View Photos on a CD DVD View photos on a Fujicolor CD CD ROM CD R RW or DVD R RW e View Photos on a USB Device DVR 650H S DVR 550H S only View photos on a digital camera or other USB device connected to the USB por Note e Copy Files from a Digital Camera DVR 650H S DVR 550H S only Copy all DCF files directly from a connected digital camera to a recordable DVD R RW E gt TO Di 3 az Select the folder containing the files you want to view copy or edit The first image from the selected folder is displayed as thumbnail at the bottom of the screen From the Folder Information column you can change thumbnails via the lt REV SCAN gt gt FWD SCAN buttons Currently selected folder in folder list AB PhotoViewer HDD Select Folder 001 Folder1 i 7 002 Folder2 MRE 003 Folders 004 Folder4 005 Folders 006 Folder6 007 Folder7 008 Folder8 HDD 002 Folder2 amp Files 999 main nan o 999 MB Folder information Pages in folder list 1 Up to 999 files or 99 folde
44. appears from which you can find the frame you want Eq Disc Navigator HDD E amits MS 12 03 SUN 11 00PM 4d 12 03 Sun 11 00P Title Name 4 Titles 12 03 SUN 8 00PM Erase Section 142 03 Sun 8 00PM Divide 1 Chapter Edit Recent first 4 Set Genre 12 02 SAT 10 00PM Lock se 12 02 Sat 10 00PM All Genres Cancel 11 29 WED 7 00PM 2ch sr 11 29 Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP 1h00m 1 06 Remain 30h30m 3 Use the playback controls gt Il lt lt gt gt etc to find a suitable frame then press ENTER to set Gd Set Thumbnail HDD 12 03 Sun 11 00PM 4ch SP Rec time 2h00m 10 1 00 00 09 15 eee lI Play Pause De e a Exit You can also use the chapter and time search features oress PLAY MODE and the CM SKIP and CM BACK buttons D 4 S Select Exit to return to the Edit screen Erase Section HDD DVD VR DVD RAM Using this command you can delete a part of a title ideal for cutting out the commercial breaks in a recording made from the TV Po 1 la Highlight the title containing the section you want to erase E gt 2 2 gep Select Edit gt Erase Section from the command menu panel 3 gep HDD only Select the type of edit HDD DVD RECORDER Please select the type of editing Video Mode Compatible Editing is recommended for compatibility with high speed copying Video Mode Compatib
45. colour system on page 117 for more information on this setting Component Video Interlace e Select if your monitor TV is not compatible with Out progressive scan video Progressive Select if your monitor TV is progressive scan compatible Check the operating instructions that came with your monitor TV if you re not sure e fyour TV is incompatible with progressive scan video and you select Progressive you will not be able to see any picture at all In this case press amp OPEN CLOSE while holding down the Stop button on the front panel to switch to Interlace this also switches Screen Resolution on page 114 to the default setting e When the HDMI signal is output no video is output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT NTSC on PAL TV On NTSC discs will play correctly on PAL only TVs Off o Use if your TV is already NTSC compatible Many recent PAL TVs are compatible with NTSC input and so this setting can be switched off Check the operating instructions that came with your TV See also About NTSC on PAL TV on page 117 for related information Audio In NICAM Select NICAM e Record the NICAM audio in a NICAM broadcast except Taiwan and ee Regular Audio Record the non NICAM audio in a NICAM broadcast Philippines model You can still switch the audio to record using the QD AUDIO button before recording Tuner Level Normal e Standard setting except Taiwan and yale Compression Use if the audio level from the built in tu
46. connect this recorder through Le y OC Me ETSE your VCR satellite receiver or cable box Always connect each component 2 Connect the AUDIO and VIDEO directly to your TV or AV amp recelver 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 output from this recorder 3 Connect the audio video output of your cable box satellite receiver to the INPUT 1 jacks on this recorder using a set of A V cables This enables you to record scrambled TV channels Note 1 The diagram shows standard video connections but you can alternatively use the S video or component video connections if they re available Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver 2 If 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 receiver e Record using the Auto Start Recording feature see Automatic recording from a satellite tuner on page 48 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 Note Antenna cable TV wall outlet From audio video output To antenna input From antenna output Cable box Satellite receiver AN
47. different disc types mecomees eres DVD R RW Original Play List Create page 69 Play page 69 8 Erase page 69 oO Edit gt Title Name page 70 Edit gt Set Thumbnail page 72 Edit gt Erase Section page 72 Edit gt Divide page 73 oO Edit gt Chapter Edit page 73 Edit gt Set Genre page 74 Edit gt Lock page 75 Edit gt Move page 75 Edit gt Combine page 76 O Genre Name page 76 Multi Mode page 77 Undo page 77 1 DVD R RW only The Disc Navigator screen The Disc Navigator screen is where you can edit video content on unfinalized Video mode and DVD R RW VR mode discs DVD R RW and DVD RAM as well as video content on the internal hard disk drive A Important e Unless otherwise stated the OSDs shown in this manual are for the Taiwan and Philippines model e Titles that have been recorded with a Input Line System setting different to the current setting of the recorder are shown in the Disc Navigator with a blank thumbnail image See also Additional information about the TV system settings on page 11 7 During recording if you display the Disc Navigator for the HDD some of the titles may appear with a A mark These titles were recorded with a Input Line System setting different to the current setting of the recorder During recording these titles cannot be played 1 Select the HDD
48. disc center or your dealer to carry out repairs 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 playback only disc type This display may also appear if the disc is dirty or damaged e Cannot record to a disc that is not The video source is copy once protected Use a VR CPRM compatible mode DVD R RW disc with CPRM for recording e Cannot record this content using Video mode recording e This video cannot be recorded to DVD R RW 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 ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repairs 127 En ED Additional information Message Explanation Action e Repairing disc During recording the power was cut This display e Repairing the HDD 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 Press DISPLAY to clear message exceeded the operating limit If this message reappears please ask your
49. etc with an HDMI cable you can control this unit from the remote control of a connected plasma television as well as have the connected plasma television automatically change inputs in response to this unit starting playback Refer to the operating manual for your plasma television or AV system for more information about which operations can be carried out by connecting via HDMI cable Auto select function You can have a connected plasma television or AV system automatically change Inputs when playback begins on this unit including when you have a GUI such as Disc Navigator set to display on this unit Certain connected plasma televisions may have their power turned from off to on when using this function Simultaneous power function You can have this unit turn on automatically when the power for a connected plasma television is turned on To have this unit s power turned off when a connected plasma television is turned off you must change the simultaneous power function of your plasma television Unified language function By receiving language information trom a connected plasma television you can have this unit s language settings automatically change to those of the plasma television language information can be received only when no media is being played back and no recordings are taking place or when you choose not to display this unit s GUI displays Refer to your plasma television s operating manual for mo
50. finishes this unit s power is not turned off if the power for the plasma television is on If you want this unit s power to turn off after a timer recording finishes set the HDMI Contro to Off page 115 Easy Timer Recording As the name suggests Easy Timer Recording makes setting up a timer recording as simple as possible A Important e Unless otherwise stated the OSDs shown in this manual are for the Taiwan and Philippines model ED Recording 1 Select Timer Recording then Easy Timer from the Home Menu PREV 2 ae Set the TV channel to record Easy Timer Recording 9 00 10 00 11 102 BREE RR RRR 103 BRR EERE Vv 1 01 won 9 30 wm Tch SP LADA HDD REC MODE 3 Set the recording quality e DVD recording Ihe AUTO option automatically sets the best recording quality for the space available on the disc loaded at the time of recording e HDD recording he AUTO option automatically sets the best recording quality that would fit on to a blank DVD disc 4 Select the HDD or DVD for recording E gt 5 69 Move the cursor to the recording start date and time on the grid e Youcan move the cursor forward or back an hour at a time using the lt lt REV SCAN and gt gt FWD SCAN buttons Current time Recording start time Easy Timer Rechording 103 BERR RRRR RRR RRR RRR v 1 01 wow 11 45 mm Kc 7ch SP HDD Recording 05 Each
51. from the place last stopped Press to stop playback Video CD only You can resume playback from the same point by pressing gt PLAY Press E STOP again to cancel the resume function Pauses playback or restarts playback when paused 1 Ifyou 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 QD AUDIO button see Switching audio channels on page 61 2 When playing in PBC mode some playback features such as search repeat and programme play are not En available You can play a PBC Video CD Super VCD in non PBC mode by starting playback using the Disc Navigator see Using the Disc Navigator with playback only discs on page 57 CoD 05 Playing DivX video files The table below shows the basic playback controls for DivX video Tiles REVSCAN Fwoscan Press to Start Scanning Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed PREV NEXT DEF G BACK CM SKIP e o Press to skip to previous next track When a PBC menu is displayed press to display the previous next page During playback you can also use the front panel CH buttons During playback enter a track While a PBC menu screen is displayed use to select numbered menu items Commercial back skip Each press skips backward forward progressively up
52. is unrecordable appear if a blank section of DV tape is playing in the connected camcorder e No DV camcorder connected The camcorder is not connected properly or the camcorder is switched off e You cannot connect more than one This recorder s DV jack Supports connection to DV camcorder at a time just one camcorder e Cannot operate the DV camcorder This recorder cannot operate the DV camcorder Try switching off the camcorder then turn it back on again Additional information TR Message Explanation Action e Could not operate the DV camcorder This recorder was not able to operate the DV camcorder e The DV camcorder is not set for The camcorder is in camera mode Switch it to playback Please select playback mode playback mode on the DV camcorder e The printer is not ready or is not This message is displayed when communication connected Please check the printer could not be established with the printer See the Troubleshooting section if you do not know the cause e Printing has been cancelled This message is displayed when there is a printer because error during printing After checking the printer for the cause of the error either reconnect the printer and start the printing job again or select Yes to resume printing select No to cancel the print job See also the operating instructions that came with your printer for possible causes of print errors Front panel displays The table belo
53. keyboard or other USB device Right side 14 INPUT 2 Audio video input stereo analog audio composite and S video especially suitable for camcorders game consoles portable audio etc Easy connections The setup described here is a basic configuration that allows you to record TV programmes 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 viaa VCR or your VCR via this recorder using AV cables as the picture from this recorder will not appear properly on your TV e Before making or changing any rear panel connections make sure that all components are switched off and unplugged trom the wall outlet e Antenna cable TV wall outlet ANTENNA IN RF IN From audio video output To audio video input To antenna input To audio video input 1 Connect your TV antenna cable TV outlet to the ANTENNA IN RF IN jack on this recorder 2 Usean RF antenna cable one is supplied to connect the ANTENNA OUT jack on this recorder to the antenna input on your VCR e f you are not connecting a VCR in the chain connect this recorder directly to your TV and skip the next step 3 Use an RF antenna cable to connect the antenna o
54. 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 Do by Digital Out on page 109 or listen via the analog outputs if you need to switch the audio channel Switching camera angles DVD Video 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 114 ANGLE Switch the camera angle e The angle number is displayed on screen e f the disc was paused playback starts again with the new angle Displaying disc information on screen You can display various on screen information about the disc loaded or the HDD e 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 To hide the information display press DISPLAY repeatedly until it disappears MD Cra SSS HDD and removable disc activity display Press DISPLAY once to see the HDD and removable disc DVD etc activity Use the HDD and DVD button to switc
55. nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repairs e HDD optimization is recommended The HDD should be optimized basically HDD This can be done using Disc Setup housekeeping to maintain playback and recording performance e Please perform HDD optimization The HDD is in more urgent need of optimization in This can be done using Disc Setup order to maintain performance e The HDD has not been sufficiently If this message appears repeatedly after optimized Please optimize again optimizing the HDD it is likely that there is not enough free space on the HDD for optimization to complete properly Please erase some titles from the HDD and optimize again e An error occurred Please consult the This message is displayed when information from service center Note that contents on the HDD cannot be read The HDD may be the HDD may be erased when servicing damaged or broken Please ask your nearest this unit Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repairs e The Hard Disk Drive info is incorrect As the HDD info cannot be properly read no new Use the Disc Setup menu to reinitialize recordings can be made Reinitializing the HDD page 102 may result in your being able to make recording again Note that reinitializing the HDD will erase all recorded contents including protected files e There is no DV input or the input No signal was detected at the DV IN jack This may signal
56. not You can t enter a timer programme if the clock isn t set What happens when two or more timer programmes overlap Basically the programme with the earlier recording start time has priority However the recorder will start recording the programme with the later start time after the earlier programme is finished If schedule to record two programmes have the same times but different channels for example then only one of the two programmes will be recorded In this event you should cancel the scheduled recording of the lesser important programme If one of the overlapping programmes is a regular timer programme you may choose Cancel Once in order to avoid having it overlap with a separately scheduled programme see Skipping a regular timer programme on page 45 Recording 05 Simultaneous recording and playback Chase Play HDD Chase Play allows you to watch a recording that is still in progress from the start without having to wait until the recording has finished i e playback is chasing the recording In fact you re not just limited to watching the recording in progress You can watch anything else already on the HDD or on a DVD if you re recording to the HDD by selecting it from the Disc Navigator screen see Using the Disc Navigator with recordable discs and the HDD on page 56 Chase Play is not possible when DV is the recording input DVR 650H S DVR 550H S only A Important e
57. o 74 O O 4 4 4 O 72 72 7 6 O s 9 Oe 15 7 7 Notes to table 1 Must be initialized for VR mode recording page 107 2 Must be initialized for Video mode recording page 101 3 Erasable but free space does not increase 4 Cannot erase sections edit chapters or use playlist editing 5 Must be compatible with DVD R VR playback 6 Finalize using this recorder may not playback in some units page 49 7 Must be compatible with DVD RW VR playback 8 Must be compatible with DVD RW playback 9 Must be compatible with DVD RAM playback 10 Only when HDD Recording Format is set to Video 8 Mode Off page 113 11 Only when the recording mode is not set to LPCM 12 CPRM compatible discs only 13 Take the disc out of the cartridge before use Only Panasonic and Maxell discs have been tested to work reliably with this recorder Discs from other makers may become unusable when recorded or edited 14 Erasing a title does not increase the available recording time nor increase the number of recordable titles left 15 Must be compatible with DVD R playback 16 Depending on the disc it may have to be initialized before it can be recorded page 107 In this case initialization will take about an hour DVP js a trademark of DVD Format Logo Licensing Corporation Before you start cH Using DVD R DL DVD R DL discs DVD R DL Dual Layer and DVD R DL Double
58. 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 and Auto Chapter DVD R RW on page 112 2 Optimized mode only available when copying to DVD Due to remaining space on the disc or the title that you copy this mode does not always exactly fill a disc 3 It is not possible to play this material directly from the HDD En e You can cancel the backup process by pressing ONE TOUCH COPY for more than one second 5 When the data has been copied take out the disc and load a blank recordable DVD If you re using a DVD RW or DVD RW the disc doesn t have to be blank although the previous contents of the disc will be erased in the backup process 2 Disc Back up Disc content saved to Hard Disk Drive Please eject the disc and load a recordable disc You can use a DVD R ver 2 0 2 1 or 2 2 disc or DVD RW ver 1 1 or ver 1 2 disc for the backup e f you backup a DVD R disc to DVD RW you cannot undo the finalization later Actual recordable capacity of discs vary so there may be cases where the contents of the disc you re backing up will not fit on to a particular blank disc If this happens please try another brand of disc DVD R RW discs can only be backed up to DVD R RW discs DVD R RW discs can only be backed up to DVD R RW discs 6 Select Start to start writing the backed up data to the b
59. or DVD 2 G Display the Disc Navigator screen Playback will automatically stop when you do this e The Disc Navigator is also accessible from the Home Menu View options panel Title list Gt Disc Navigator HDD 10Titles Recent first All Genres Remain Available sinso m recording time Title thumbnail Title information Command menu panel D gp Press to display the command menu panel Use the and ENTER buttons to navigate the menus PREV NEXT e x gt gt When in the title list press to display the previous next page if there are more titles than can be displayed DISPLAY e C Press to change the title information displayed in the title list Press to switch between the HDD and DVD Disc Navigator screens If you are editing a DVD R RW VR mode or DVD RAM disc you can display the Play List by selecting Play List from the view options panel press then select Play List from the view options then Play List g Disc Navigator DVD 7 10Titles 12 03 SUN 11 00PM 12 03 Sun 11 00PM 4ch SP 2h00m 1 0G Style 4 Titles i PlayList Original P 12 03 SUN 8 00PM 12 03 Sun 8 00PM 9ch SP 2h00m 1 0G gt Titles on the HDD marked with a I icon are recently recorded titles that haven t yet been played 3 Press to exit the Disc Navigator Editing accuracy Some editing commands ask you whet
60. or SEP See Setting the picture quality recording time on page 37 If Manual Recording is on then you can also select the LPCM setting XP or MN press ENTER then use the buttons to select the level ED Recording En Auto Replace Rec Automatically erases the previous daily or weekly recording when the next one is recorded Genre Select a record genre for HDD recording only Dual Mono Bilingual Recording Select which channel of a dual mono bilingual broadcast to record necessary if recording to a Video mode DVD or to the HDD with the HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode On HDD Recording Format Select Video Mode On or Video Mode Off depending on whether you need high speed copying to Video mode DVD capability or not 5 After entering all the timer recording information highlight Store Programme and press ENTER The timer recording list screen is displayed again The timer programme you just input appears in the list The rightmost column shows various timer recording status messages e OK Can be recorded Time Over Not enough space on the HDD the recording won t finish Over 12h Recording time of over 12 hours set when recording to the HDD the recording will be split into two titles Overlap Two timer programmes partially or completely overlap The one starting earlier will take priority Until eg Until 8 13 For a regular recording the
61. pee be kee Ge ee eas 1 Power cable uaaa a a a a 1 Operating Instructions Note The specifications and design of this product are subject to change without notice due to improvement This product includes FontAvenue fonts licenced by NEC Corporation FontAvenue is a registered trademark of NEC Corporation Microsoft product screen shots reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation Published by Pioneer Corporation Copyright 2007 Pioneer Corporation All rights reserved PIONEER CORPORATION 4 1 Meguro 1 Chome Meguro ku Tokyo 153 8654 Japan PIONEER ELECTRONICS USA INC P O BOX 1540 Long Beach California 90801 1540 U S A TEL 800 421 1404 PIONEER ELECTRONICS OF CANADA INC 300 Allstate Parkway Markham Ontario L3R OP2 Canada TEL 1 877 283 5901 905 479 4411 PIONEER EUROPE NV Haven 1087 Keetberglaan 1 B 9120 Melsele Belgium TEL 03 570 05 11 PIONEER ELECTRONICS ASIACENTRE PTE LTD 253 Alexandra Road 04 01 Singapore 159936 TEL 65 6472 7555 PIONEER ELECTRONICS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD 178 184 Boundary Road Braeside Victoria 3195 Australia TEL 03 9586 6300 PIONEER ELECTRONICS DE MEXICO S A DE C V Blvd Manuel Avila Camacho 138 10 piso Col Lomas de Chapultepec Mexico D F 11000 TEL 55 9178 4270 K002_B_En Printed in China lt VRB1463 A gt
62. recorder with DV output to the front panel DV IN jack A Important e This jack is for connection to DV equipment only It is not compatible with digital satellite receivers or D VHS video decks DVR 650H S DVR 550H S ee Or sO eO L Q000 O Ofe am 1 O From DV output lig DV camcorder e Use a DV cable not supplied to connect the DV jack of your DV camcorder to the front panel DV IN jack of this recorder Connecting a USB device DVR 650H S DVR 550H S only Using the USB ports on the front of the recorder you can connect USB devices such as digital cameras printers keyboards and PCs Please also see the instructions that came with the device you want to connect before using DVR 650H S DVR 550H S Type B PictBridge compatible Printer Keyboard A Important e Some USB devices may not work with this recorder e When connecting aPC to this unit make sure the power is turned off on both the PC and this unit when you connect them via USB e We recommend connecting USB devices when this recorder is switched off in standby JPEG file storage devices e Digital still camera e Memory card reader any type of memory card e USB memory The Mas
63. 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 therefore be selected The lighter area is time that s available 6 Set the start time The start date and time is displayed in the middle of the screen e You can go back and reset the start time if you need to by pressing RETURN gt 7 gp Move the cursor to the recording end time on the grid Recording start time Recording end time 9 Easy Timer Recording 1 01 mow 11 45 m 1 45 m oc 7ch SP HDD 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 8 Set the end time D 9 lp Select Yes to set the timer recording and exit or No to go back to the Easy Timer Recording screen e You can check the timer recording details you just set from the main timer recording screen see Setting a manual timer recording on page 43 Timer recording using the G Code programming system This system makes programming timer recordings very simple Most TV guides publish G Code programming numbers with their programme details If you want to make a timer recording of a programme you just input the corresponding code The date start stop and channel settings are
64. shows how to use this remote control with your TV Button What it does TV Press to switch the TV on off standby INPUT SELECT Press to change the IV s video input TV VOLUME Use to adjust the TV volume TV CHANNEL Use to change IV channels Maker Code Alba 66 Bush 16 Fisher 61 65 Fujitsu i Funai 6 7 Goldstar 19 Grandiente 87 Grundig 51 82 Hitachi 56 60 83 86 ITT 70 Mitsubishi 59 Nokia 53 81 Panasonic 06 12 Philips Of 00 og Pioneer 50 80 RCA 68 Salora 71 Samsung 73 TS Sanyo 714 Sei 18 Sharp 52 Sony 54 Tandy 69 Telefunken 64 Thomson 62 89 Toshiba 59 JVC 63 Additional information TR Language code list Language Language code letter Language code Japanese ja 1001 English en 0514 French fr 0618 German de 0405 Italian it 0920 Spanish es 0519 Chinese zh 2608 Dutch nl 1412 Portuguese pt 1620 Swedish sv 1922 Russian ru 1821 Greek el 0512 Polish pl 1612 Czech cs 0319 Norwegian no 1415 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 oh 0208 Bislama bi 0209 Bengali bn 0214 Tibetan bo 0215 Breton br 0218 Catalan ca 0301 Corsican co 0315 Welsh cy 0325 Danish da 0401 Bhutani dz 0426 Esperanto eo 0515 Estonian et 0520 Basqu
65. subtitle language The current subtitle language is shown on screen and in the front panel display e To switch off subtitles press SUBTITLE then CLEAR 1 e Some discs only allow you to change subtitle language from the disc menu Press MENU or TOP MENU to access e To set subtitle preferences see Subtitle Language on page 111 Playback S Z SO O Switching DVD and DivX soundtracks DVD Video DivX When playing a DVD disc or DivX title 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 Change the audio soundtrack The current audio language is shown on screen and in the front panel display e The sound may drop out for a few seconds when switching soundtracks Some discs feature both Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks There is no analog audio output when DTS is selected To listen to the DIS soundtrack connect this recorder to a DIS decoder or AV amp receiver with built in DIS decoder via the digital output See Connecting to an AV amplifier or receiver on page 20 for connection details Switching audio channels DVD VR DVD RAM HDD CD VideoCD Super VCD WMA MP3 Taiwan and Philippines model For HDD and VR mode content that has both a main and a SAP Secondary Audio Programme audio channel you can switch between main L SAP R or both L R Note
66. than Class 1 To ensure continued safety do not remove any covers or attempt to gain access to the rear of the product Refer all servicing to qualified personnel The following caution label appears on your unit Location inside of the unit CAUTION ATTENTION ADVARSEL VARNING VORSICHT NICHT DEM LASERSTRAHL AUSSETZEN PRECAUCI N VARO 5 a ERA WARNING To prevent a fire hazard do not place any naked flame sources such as a lighted candle on the equipment D3 4 2 1 7a_A_En CLASS 3B VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID EXPOSURE TO THE BEAM RADIATIONS LASER VISIBLES ET INVISIBLES DECLASSE 3B QUAND OUVERT EVITEZ TOUT EXPOSITION AU FAISCEAU KLASSE 3B SYNLIG OG USYNLIG LASERSTRALING VED ABNING UNDGA UDS ETTELSE FOR STRALING KLASS 3B SYNLIG OCH OSYNLIGLASERSTRALNING NAR DENNA DEL AR PPNAD UNDVIK ATT UTS TTA DIG FOR STRALEN BEI GEOFFNETER ABDECKUNG IST SICHTBARE UND UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG DER KLASSE 3B IM GERATEINNEREN VORHANDEN RVIC RVICING TO QUA FABLE PARTS IFIE maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance D3 4 2 1 1_En A WARNING Before plugging in for the first time read the following section carefully The voltage of the available power supply differs according to country or region Be sure that the power supply voltage of the area where this unit will be used meets the required voltage e g 230 V o
67. then press CLEAR 3 Repeat step 2 to build up a programme list A programme list can contain up to 24 titles chapters folders tracks PLAY 4 Play the programme list Programme play remains active until you cancel programme play erase the programme list eject the disc or switch off the recorder i Tip e Tosave your programme list and exit the programme edit screen without starting playback press HOME MENU or PLAY MODE Note MD Coa ooo O e During programme play press gt gt I NEXT to skip to the next programme step e To repeat play the programme list select Programme Repeat from the Repeat Play Mode menu see Repeat play on page 59 Press CLEAR during playback to switch off programme play if no menu OSD such as the Disc Navigator is displayed Press while stopped to erase the programme list From the Programme menu you can also Start Programme Play Starts playback of a saved programme list Cancel Programme Play Turns off programme play but does not erase the programme list Erase Programme List Erases the programme list and turns off programme play Displaying and switching subtitles DVD Video DivX Some DVD and DivX discs have subtitles in one or more languages the disc box will usually tell you which subtitle languages are available You can switch subtitle language during playback Check the disc packaging for details of the subtitle options Select change the
68. there are more files folders 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 for additional compatibility information Dolby Digital DO potey DIGITAL STEREO CREATOR Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories Dolby and the double D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories DTS Digital Out DIS and DTS Digital Out are registered trademarks of DTS Inc ED Before you start En About the internal hard disk drive The internal hard disk drive HDD is a fragile piece of equipment When used without the proper care or in the wrong conditions it is possible that recorded contents may be damaged or lost entirely in some cases making even normal playback or recording impossible Please understand that in the event of repair or replacement of the HDD or related components all your HDD recordings will be lost Please use the recorder following the guidelines below to protect against possible HDD failure The HDD should not be regarded as a place to store recordings per
69. to a maximum PLAY STOP PAUSE REVSCAN FWD SCAN Press to start playback If RESUME is displayed on screen playback starts from the place last stopped Playback of titles DivX files proceeds in alphabetical order Press to stop playback You can resume playback from number then press ENTER to the same point by pressing 9 6 skip directly to that track gt PLAY Press W STOP again Press CLEAR to clear a number to cancel the resume function entry and start again Pauses playback or restarts playback when paused Press to start scanning Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed Press to skip to previous next of two hours in either direction PREV oy Y Note that this function doesn t title During playback you can work when playing in PBC also use the front panel CH mode buttons stepssiow Press to start slow motion stepstow Press to start slow motion playback Press repeatedly to playback press repeatedly to change the playback speed change the slow motion play forward only speed While paused press to advance While paused press to advance a single frame forward only one frame nev Press to display the disc menu moo Press to display the playback ofa Video CD Super VCD audio type press repeatedly to playing in PBC mode change the playback audio type aam Fress to display subtitle information press repeatedly to change subtitles MD Playbak SSS En
70. to switch the power off then switch back on and restart playback It the power fails to switch off press and hold STANDBY ON for five seconds until the power switches off Q STANDBY ON Additional information TR On screen 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 When you load a blank DVD RW or DVD RW disc moment 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 e No more space for file management the maximum number of chapters and or titles data has been reached Erase titles chapters or combine chapters e This disc cannot be recorded Undo The disc was finalized on a non Pioneer DVD the finalization recorder Undo the finalization in order to recording editing e Cannot play this disc The disc may be dirty or damaged Take out the e This disc cannot be recorded disc clean it and retry If the error persists use a e Cannot read the CPRM information new disc If the error appears even with a new disc e Could not record the information to please ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service the
71. to the HDD will not work if there is insufficient space on the HDD or if there are already the maximum number of files and or folders on the HDD 999 folders 999 files per folder Selecting multiple files or folders The Multi Mode allows you to select multiple folders tiles at once for importing or editing E gt 1 69 Select the folder containing the files you want to import 2 69 Display the command menu EC COD og cnt node 3 amp Select Multi Mode from the menu AB PhotoViewer HDD Select Folder 001 Folder1 002 Folder2 003 Start Slideshow Start Audio Slideshow Folder3 New Folder Folder4 Folder Options 005 Folder5 Copy to DVD 006 Folder Bl Muiti moce 007 Folder7 008 Folder8 002 Folder2 Files 999 Folder 999 MB ED SOD 4 lt gt Select files folders from the list An orange check mark box M1 is shown by the item you selected A blue check mark box MI appears on the folder select screen when files from that folder are selected im Folder HR PhotoViewer HDD Select Folder 001 Folder1 A COE 003 Folder3 l Folder4 W Folders Folder6 4 Multi Mode Folder7 008 Folder8 002 Folder2 Files 999 Folder 999 MB 5 69 Display the command menu 6 gep Select the command you want to apply to all the selected items
72. you can connect a DV camcorder to this recorder using a DV cable for input of audio video data and control signals LLINK and the i LINK logo are trademarks e This recorder is only compatible with DV format DVC SD camcorders Digital satellite receivers and Digital VHS video recorders are not compatible You cannot connect more than one DV camcorder at a time to this recorder You cannot control this recorder from external equipment connected via the DV IN jack It may not always be possible to control the connected camcorder via the DV IN jack e DV camcorders can usually record audio as stereo 16 bit 48 kHz or twin stereo tracks of 12 bit 82 kHz This recorder can only record one stereo audio track Set the DV Input setting as required see DV nout on page 109 Audio input to the DV IN jack should be 32 KHz or 48 kHz not 44 1 KHz Picture disturbance in the recording may occur if the source component pauses playback or plays an unrecorded section of tape or if the power fails in the source component or the DV cable is disconnected e The DV IN jack is an input only There is no output functionality 1 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 108 108 Chapter 8 Editing Editing options The table below shows which commands you can use with the HDD and
73. you ve connected a PictBridge compatible printer USB function only works with DVR 650H S and DVR 550H S D TO 1 lt gt Select the location of folders files you want to import To import a whole folder select the desired folder press and skip to step 3 below e To import multiple folders use the Multi Mode see Selecting multiple files or folders on page 95 E gt 2 69 Select a file to import then press e To import multiple files use the Multi Mode see Selecting multiple files or folders on page 95 1 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 2 For files you want to keep permanently we recommend backing up to DVD R RW The PhotoViewer 11 E gt Gey 4 r 3 az Select Copy to HDD from the menu HR PhotoViewer CD DVD O Folder2 001 PIORO00O 002 PIORO001 003 PIORO002 004 PIORO003 005 PIORO004 SS 006 PIORO005 007 PIOR0006 008 PIOR0007 009 PIORO008 HDD 010 PIOR0009 011 PIORO010 Remain 012 PIOROO11 ze 100 0 G Folder Size 999 MB Start Slideshow Copy all to HDD Print Detailed Information Multi Mode 1 84 gt Cm 4 69 Select Yes to confirm and copy the folder s file s or No to cancel e The files will be copied to the HDD with the same folder structure as the original e Importing
74. 0 x 576p output when setting the Input 720 x 480p Line System to 525 System video is output in 720 x 480p 720 x 576i Constant 720 x 576i output when setting the Input 720 x 480i Line System to 525 System video is output in 720 x 480i e Ifyou choose a setting that Is incompatible with your TV you may not be able to see any picture at all In this case press amp OPEN CLOSE while holding down the Stop button on the front panel to switch the setting this also switches Component Video Out on page 108 to the default setting e f you have the Colour set to YCbCr 4 2 2 you cannot select 720 x 576i 720 x 480i 4 3 Video Output Full Select if your HDMI TV allows you to change the aspect ratio Normal Select if your HDMI TV does not allow you to change the aspect ratio 4 3 video will be shown with bars on each side The Initial Setup menu dH Setting Options Explanation Colour RGB 0 255 Use if colours are weak and black appears to float on the RGB 16 235 setting RGB 16 235 Use this setting if colours appear overly rich and the black too deep on the RGB 0 255 setting YCbCr 4 2 2 The video signal is output as a 10 bit YCbCr 4 2 2 component signal This is the standard setting for HDMI compatible devices YCbCr 4 4 4 The video signal is output as a 8 bit YCbCr 4 4 4 component signal e Depending on the connected device some settings may not be available e When a DVI device is connected the YCbCr 4
75. 10 F me oe 003 A 004 005 E g Y 12 03 Sun 11 00PM Title Name a EL EE woes Set Thumbnail 12 03 SUN 8 00PM ge ee Exit g 12 03 Sun 8 00pM Divide Divide Chapter Edit Erase Move l Combine Ss 8 12 02 SAT 10 00PM Lock E 12 02 Sat 10 00PM All Genres Cancel PiE 11 29 WED 7 00PM 2ch SP 11 29 Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP 1h00m 1 0G Note 1 When editing VR mode Original content it may not be possible to erase chapters less than five seconds long 2 VR mode Play List only 3 It may not always be possible to combine two chapters even though they are adjacent If a chapter has been gt divided into three then the middle chapter erased it is not possible to combine the two remaining chapters into one En E gt dep 3 az gt Select a genre for the title 10Titles x Y Freed Free2 Free3 Free4 Ok Free5 E Frees 4 Titles o Recent first All Genres a m 12 03 SUN 8 00P Fie 12 03 Sun 8 00P 12 02 SAT 10 00P Ei 12 02 Sat 10 00P m 7 11 29 WED 7 00P SP a 11 29 Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP Remain 1h00m 1 0G 30h30m Lock HDD DVD Video DVD VR DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM Original only 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 ed
76. 12 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 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 Serbo Croatian sh 1908 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 2007 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 Volapuk 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 Screen sizes and disc formats When viewing on a standard TV or monitor Screen format of disc Setting 4 3 Letter Box 16 9 A 4 3 4 3 Letter Box 4 3 Pan amp
77. 16x DVD R 1 A 6x 1 25 mins 1 6 mins 7 2 2 mins 7 3 mMIns 5 5 MINS 11 mins DVD RW 8x Note that all times in the above table are approximate Also that actual copy speed varies with the part of the disc being recorded 7 Titles recorded on DVD R RW in SEP SLP or EP modes cannot be high speed copied Note 1 Depending on the disc the copy speed may be reduced for example although a 6x disc is used the copy may be made at 2x speed En Additional information Manual recording modes The table below shows the approximate recording times for different DVD types in each manual recording mode as well as the standard recording mode equivalents For recording time on the HDD see Specifications on page 135 Rec time Resolution Video mode Off HDD VR mode DVD R RW DVD RAM VR mode DVD R DL Level 4 3 4 9 3 4 3 34 SEP MN MN MN MN MN MN MN MN MN MN MN MN MN MN MN MN MN MN MN MN MN MN MN MN MN MN MN MN MN MN MN MN 4 4 53 64 8 Q 10 i 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 29 93 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 LPCM XP SLP EP LP SP XP Single Layer DVD DVD R RW DVD R RW DVD RAM 802 mins 720 mins 600 mins 480 mins 420 mins 360 mins 300 mins 210 mins 240 mins 230 mins 220 mins 210 mins 200 mins 190 mins 180 mins 170 mins 160 mins 150 mins 140 mins 130 m
78. 50 a CH 2 Select a TV channel to record The front panel display shows the channel number Channel number e While the recorder is stopped you can also use the number buttons on the remote to select the channel e g for channel 24 press 2 4 then ENTER If the recorder is stopped you can also use the CH buttons on the front panel to select the channel number 3 R Set the picture quality recording time e See Setting the picture quality recording time on page 37 for detailed instructions 4 Select the audio channel to record See Changing audio channels on page 36 for more on this Taiwan and Philippines model e When recording in VR mode DVD or with HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode Off HDD both mono and SAP audio channels are recorded allowing you to switch the audio channel on playback The only exception to this is when the picture quality is set to LPCM in which case you do need to select the audio channel before recording 1 e Taiwan and Philippines model Audio is recorded in 16 bit Linear PCM format video is recorded at XP quality When recording a broadcast with a SAP channel select which audio channel to record see Dual Mono Recording on page 109 e Other Audio is recorded in 16 bit Linear PCM format video is recorded at XP quality When recording a bilingual broadcast select which audio channel to record see Bilingual Recording on page 109 2 Applicable only to HD
79. A Input Title Name 2 EP Select Erase from the ABCDEFGHIJKLM CAPS NOPQRSTUVWXYZ 2G command menu panel small RRARAARGEECETIVGS PNOOGTGHUGOUYPBS 0123456789 lt gt _ amp x x l i ap oe ae ee 1 7 1 29 mijen Ayha e a a tO commen ne to cancel tip A name generated automatically by the recorder will already be in the name e You can erase a title quickly by pressing input section of the screen Use the CLEAR when the title is highlighted lt lt REV SCAN gt gt FWD SCAN Contirm the edit by pressing ENTER buttons to change the cursor position Select CAPS or small to change to upper Title Name or lower case or use the CASE DVD Video DVD VR DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM SELECTION DOLON EREN gt gt NEXT HDD e You can also use the CLEAR button to delete characters directly press and You can give titles new names of up to 64 hold for two seconds to delete the whole characters long for VR mode DVD RAM and name For other remote control key HDD recordings and up to 40 characters for shortcuts see Using the remote key Video mode recordings and DVD R RW shortcuts to input a name below discs e For discs formatted on a different DVD recorder you will see only a limited o character set 1 lt gt Highlight the title you want gt to name or rename JO 4 ez gt Select OK to enter the name gop and return to the main Disc Navigator 2 lt gt Select Edit gt Ti
80. Auto Start Recording on or No to switch off If you choose Yes the recorder automatically goes 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 the recorder is recording or in timer recording standby the HDD is not recordable the HDD already contains the maximum number of titles 999 Recording 05 e To cancel Auto Start Recording press STANDBY ON while the recorder is in standby The AUTO indicator goes off e To cancel Auto Start Recording once recording has already started press REC for three seconds this cancels Auto Start Recording but recording continues then C STOP REC to stop recording e You can also stop recording by pressing C STOP REC then selecting Yes to confirm Op e Alternatively with no OSD displayed press and hold the front panel C STOP REC button for more than three seconds to switch Auto Start Recording on directly After switching on switch the recorder into standby When using the Video Control function of an external component set the HDMI Control to Off page 115 Playing your recordings on other DVD players DVD VR DVD Video DVD R DVD RW Most regular DVD players can play finalized discs recorded in DVD R RW Video mode and DVD R discs A number of players includin
81. D Recorder device is selected at the synchronization screen of Windows Media Player 10 and try again 7 When you have finished copying files close Windows Media Player 10 on the PC 8 Close the import screen on this device e f no actions are carried out for 20 minutes after copying the import screen is automatically closed Note e When using the sync function of Windows Media Player 10 music artist and album folders are created as follows Root music2 mp3 album 2 musicl wma artist album musicl mp3 ED Using the Jukebox e Folders containing no files are not displayed in the Jukebox such as the above Artist1 and Artist2 folders but do count toward the maximum of 999 folders allowed in Jukebox e Up to 999 tracks can be included in one aloum Note that when there are many tracks contained in one album it may take time to display and transfer these tracks Albums and tracks with no set name that are transferred from CD DVD USB are displayed as UnknownAlbum and UnknownFile in Windows Media Player 10 e Album and track names that do not conform to the ISO8859 1 standard may display differently in Windows Media Player 10 and the Jukebox When albums are deleted in the Jukebox their file hierarchy as displayed in Windows Media Player may change File whose extensions are not supported by the Jukebox i e files that are not mp3 or wma cannot be transferred Files importe
82. D recording If this setting is used when recording to DVD MN32 is used When copied to DVD XP recordings are always copied in real time Recording 05 Other e When recording in VR mode if a broadcast is bilingual both audio channels are recorded allowing you to switch the audio channel on playback The only exception to this is when the picture quality is set to LPCM in which case you do need to select the audio channel before recording REC 5 o 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 o cancel the set recording time press REC If you want to pause recording at any time press I PAUSE Press again to restart the recording If recording to the HDD DVD RAM or in VR mode a new chapter is started after recording restarts STOP REC 6 Press to stop recording If you set the recording time in the previous step you can still stop the recording anytime by pressing C STOP REC Recording will stop automatically when there is no more space on the HDD DVD or after 12 hours of HDD recording whichever is sooner P Note 1 Except during Chase Play Setting a timer reco
83. DL 642any eae a es 4 Approx 1h 51 m to 24h DVDER DL in ea bw Approx 1h51mto14h 21m Timer Programmes c a 0vaedu ds 1 month 32 programmes Clock Taiwan and Philippines model 055 Quartz lock 12 hour digital display ONNEL 55 2 o9 6 bods torte tee deans Bae Quartz lock 24 hour digital display 1 If the country is set to Philippines the clock switches to 24 hour display ED Additional information En Tuner Receivable channels Taiwan and Philippines model A IEE EE E ae E 2 ch tots ch RP in EEE E EE E Sri 2 14 ch to 69 ch CAI raea raaa C1 ch to C125 ch Australia New Zealand and other Oceania area model SECAM B G PAL B G PALI Frequency Channel Frequency Channel VHF low 47 MHz to89 MHz E2toE4 44MHzto89MHz AtoC XtoZ XtoZ VHF high 104 MHz to 300 MHz E5 to E12 zto300 MHz DtoJ S1 to S20 11 13 M1 to M10 S1 to S20 U1 to U10 zto 470 MHz S21 to S41 z to 470 MHz S21 to S41 z to 862 MHz E21 to E69 SECAM D K PAL D K Frequency z to 862 MHz E21 to E69 Channel VHF low 49 MHz to 94 MH TERE VHF high 104MHzt0300MHz R6 R12 S E
84. DivX 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 Super VCDs and DivX titles can only be played forwards in slow motion There is no sound when playing in slow motion STEP SLOW Press to start slow motion reverse or forward play STEP SLOW Press repeatedly to change the slow motion speed The current playback speed is indicated on screen PLAY 3 Resume normal playback 1 e No subtitles are displayed when scanning DVDs and Divx titles e No sound is output when scanning from the HDD DVDs and DivX except on forward SCAN 1 e Depending on the disc normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached on a DVD disc 2 Reverse playback may not be smooth Frame advance frame reverse DVD HDD VideoCD SuperVCD DivX You can advance or back up video on a DVD disc or the HDD frame by frame With Video CDs Super VCDs and DivX titles you can only use frame advance PAUSE 1 u Pause playback STEP SLOW 2 Back up or advance one frame with each press PLAY 3 Resume normal playback The Play Mode menu ALL The Play Mode menu gives you access to search functions repeat and programme play functions e Press _ to display the Play Mode menu GPlay Mode Search Mode Time Search A B Repeat Title Search Repeat Chapter Search Programme e You can also ac
85. Extended Play EP 0 000000 Approx 204 h Super Long Play SLP aoaaa aaa Approx 272 h Super Extended Play SEP Approx 340 h Manual Mode MN Approx 23 h to 455 h DVR 450H S 80 GB Auk engened Pease dese EEN ee Approx 11 h Fine RP seco ce ecard ew 4 banded aoe Gg Wend a Approx 17 h Standard Play OP jxct a stewed sean eas be Approx 34 h Long Play LP snuvauuedhaseeedasasas Approx 68 h Extended Play EP 00 00 Approx 102 h S per Long Play SLP coco sean eee Approx 136 h Super Extended Play SEP Approx 170 h Manual Mode MN Approx 11 h to 227 h DVD R RW DVD R RW DVD RAM Fine XP nate ceanes Approx 1 h Slater Play SP krre craie crases pui Approx 2 h Long Play LP cxandseeeneene sasvanns Approx 4 h Extended Play EP ccc eee eee Approx 6 h S per Long Play SLP ic serrisrscrs ani Approx 8 h Super Extended Play SEP Approx 10 h DVD R RW DVD RAM only Manual Mode MN DVD R RW RAM 0 0 0 Approx 1h to 13h DVDS RIPIRW eau caura bees ae Approx 1 hto 8h DVD R DL DVD R DL FING AP occ cee ee env Gaede eeius Approx 1h 51m Standard Play SP vcus outa sae wees Approx 3 h 35 m Long Play LP aa aaaaaaaaaa aa Approx 7h11 m Extended Play EP 0 Approx 10 h 46 m Super Long Play SLP dss eeee s Approx 14 h 21 m Super Extended Play SEP Approx 17 h 57 m DVD R DL only Manual Mode MN DVD R
86. Layer discs contain two recordable layers on a single side giving about 1 8 times the recording capacity of a conventional single layer disc This unit can record to both DVD R DL and DVD R DL discs e f you intend to play DVD R DL Video mode or DVD R DL discs recorded on this unit on other DVD recorders players you must finalize them Note that some DVD recorders players may not play even finalized DL discs e This logo indicates that the disc is a DVD R DL or DVD R DL disc RDL ET 4X 2X DVD R DL Correct operation has been confirmed for DLAISCS e DVD R DL ver 3 0 2x to 4x Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Verbatim DVD R DL ver 3 0 2x to 8x Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Verbatim That s JVC e DVD R DL 2 4x Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Verbatim RICOH e DVD R DL 2 4x to 8x Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Verbatim RICOH About DualDisc playback A DualDisc is a new two sided disc one side of which contains DVD content video audio etc while the other side contains non DVD content such as digital audio material The non DVD audio side of the disc is not compliant with the CD Audio specification and therefore may not play It is possible that when loading or ejecting a DualDisc the opposite side to that being played will be scratched Scratched discs may not be playable The DVD side of a DualDisc plays in this product DVD Audio content will not play For more detailed information on the DualDisc specificat
87. MI Control to OFF page 115 e We cannot guarantee this unit will work with HDMI control compatible components other than those made by Pioneer Connecting other AV sources Connecting a VCR or analog camcorder DVR 650H S DVR 550H S AUDIO VIDEO INPUT Front panel ins Analog camcorder Rear panel AUDIO VIDEO OUTPUT To audio video input From audio video output 1 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 2 Connect a set of audio and video outputs of your 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 e When connecting an external AV source that only Supports monaural sound only insert the left white audio jack to this device Doing so will allow the same sound track to be recorded to both channels You must connect to the INPUT 2 jack on the front panel Connecting a DV camcorder You can connect a DV camcorder or DVD
88. OP REC to finish recording If there is no signal from the device connected to the DV jack or the signal is copy protected recording will pause It will automatically restart once there is a recordable signal e The recorder will only start recording from the DV IN jack if there is a valid signal Recording will pause if the signal is interrupted during recording e f your source is Copy protected using Copy Guard you will not be able to record it See Restrictions on video recording on page 35 for more details Recording from a DV camcorder e The source signal must be DVC SD format e You can t record date and time information from DV cassette e 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 two minutes of blank tape this recorder will stop recording and the camcorder should stop depending on the camcorder Copying from a DV source Using the recorder s remote you can control both the camcorder and this recorder A Important e Some camcorders cannot be controlled using this recorder s remote 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 Playing and recording from a DV camcorde
89. One Select to have discs display subtitles according to your Subtitle Language and Auto Language preferences Off Select to switch off subtitle display Assist Subtitle Select to display special additional assistive subtitles where available Some discs may override these settings ED The Initial Setup menu Setting Options Explanation Recording Manual Recording On go to setup All the standard recording modes plus MN1 to MN32 LPCM and XP modes can be set Off o Justthe standard recording modes XP SP LP EP SLP and SEP can be set See also Manual recording modes on page 120 for detailed information on manual recording levels Optimized Rec On The recording quality of timer recordings is automatically adjusted to fit on to the selected media if it will not fit at the selected quality setting If the recording will not fit even at MN1 MN4 for DVD R RW then the recording will be made to the HDD in the original quality selected Off o When a timer recording is set that won t fit on to the selected media the recording starts but is cut off when no more recording is possible Optimized Rec will only compensate for the next scheduled timer recording if more than one is set Set Thumbnail 0 seconds e Sets the default thumbnail picture in the Disc Navigator to the first frame of the title 30 seconds Sets the default thumbnail picture to 30 seconds into the title 3 minutes Sets the default thumbnail pict
90. Pioneer sound vision sou HDD DVD Recorder DVR 650H S DVR 550H S DVR 450H S HARD DISK DRIVE VIDEO MULTI RECORDER Operating Instructions COMPATIBLE Thank you for buying this Pioneer product Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly After you have finished reading the instructions put them away in a safe place for future reference IMPORTANT CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol CAUTION The exclamation point within an equilateral TO PREVENT TH within an equilateral triangle is intended to E RISK O ECTRIC triangle is intended to alert the user to the E COVER OR alert the user to the presence of uninsulated SHOCK DO NOTR EMOV presence of important operating and dangerous voltage within the product s BACK NO US NSIDE R enclosure that may be of sufficient SERVIC R magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons WARNING This equipment is not waterproof To prevent a fire or shock hazard do not place any container filed with liquid near this equipment such as a vase or flower pot or expose it to dripping splashing rain or moisture D3 4 2 1 3_A_En CAUTION This product is a class 1 laser product but this product contains a laser diode higher
91. RO no S1 S20 NICAM Hyper 302 MHz to 470 MHz S521 S41 B G NICAM UHF 470 MHz to 862 MHz E21 E69 D K NICAM Taiwan Philippines model NTSC M N Frequency Channel VHF 55 MHz to 218 MHz 2t013 UHF 471 MHz to 808 MHz 14 to 69 STEREO CATV 72 MHz to 806 MHz C1 to C125 M N BTSC Other SECAM B G PALI Frequency Channel Frequency Channel VHF low zto89 MHz E2toE4 44MHzto89MHz AtoC XtoZ XtoZ VHF high zto300 MHz E5toE12 104MHzto300MHz DtoJ S1 to S20 11 13 M1 to M10 S1 to S20 U1 to U10 Hyper z S21 toS41 302 MHz to 470 MHz S21 to S41 UHF 470 MHz to 862 MHz E21 to E69 470 MHz to 862 MHz E21 to E69 SECAM D K PAL D K Frequency Channel VHF low 49 MHz to 94 MHz R1 Rbd VHF high 104 MHz to 300 MHz R6 R12 S1 S20 zto470 MHz S21 541 UHF 470 MHz to 862 MHz E21 E69 NTSC M N STEREO Frequency Channel i a UHF 471 MHz to 808 MHz 14to 69 D K NICAM CATV 72 MHz to 806 MHz C1 to C125 M N BTSC Input Output VHF UHF antenna input output terminal Taiwan and Philippines model VHF UHF set 75 Q F shape connector Other aoaaa VHF UHF set 75 Q IEC connector Video Input 1 rear 2 front 3 rear IDOUDIEVG cvkdawatevenearekinva dar 1 Vp p 75 Q Gh Scar each dack ca cotata deen eae ae RCA jack Video Output 1 2 Output level ocean ed ewe Pi wwke reads 1 Vp p 75 Q JACKS ecu ie Seen eee ee cae eee RCA jack S Video Input 1 rear 2 front 3 rear Y luminance Input level 1 Vp p 75 Q
92. SP C Li t M 75 nt fir S Sl 41729 WED 1 20Veu Toom 20h SP Be ine E ne Sata ea e Preview Check the content of a title in 1 11 29 WED 11 29Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP F the Copy List 11 29Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP Ba ao y e Divide Divide a title in the Copy List Copy List Total 43e into two see Divide on page 73 Current DVD Remain 436 e Combine Combine two titles in the 7 Select Next to move on to the Title Copy List into one see Combine on Edit screen page 76 TE e Chapter Edit Edit chapters within a Title Edit z s Copy List title see Chapter Edit on 4 11 29Wed 7 00PM_2ch SPS 2 11 29Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP mer page Fis e Divide Divide a chapter into two a e Erase Move Erase a chapter Change the chapter order Ana eM aS e Combine Combine two chapters ie 1h00m 2 0G into one Copy List Total 436 C7 Current DVD Remain 436 Cd Note 1 The following titles cannot be copied at high speed for DVD R RW e Titles recorded in MN1 to MN6 SEP SLP or EP mode The following titles cannot be copied at high speed for DVD R RW Video Mode and DVD R RW e Widescreen titles recorded at low resolution SEP through LP MN1 to MN15 Video Mode Off or MN1 to MN8 Video Mode On e LP MN9 to MN15 recordings when HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off e Dual mono Bilingual recordings e Combined titles that were originally recorded using different recording modes 82 The followin
93. Scan When viewing on a widescreen TV or monitor Screen format of disc Setting 16 9 16 9 4 3 16 9 En Appearance The programme is shown in widescreen with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen The sides of the programme are cropped so that the picture fills the whole screen The programme is presented correctly on either setting Appearance The programme is presented in widescreen Your TV will determine how the picture is presented check the manual that came with the TV for details Additional information TR Handling discs When holding discs of any type take care not to leave fingerprints dirt or scratches on the disc surface Hold the 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 label 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 from the center to the outside edge Do not wipe with a circular motion A NX RS N If necessary use a cloth soaked in alcohol or a commercially available CD DVD cleaning kitto clean a disc more thoroughly Never use benzine thinner or other cleaning agents including products designed for cleaning vinyl records K Storing discs Although CD
94. Screen Size setting page 113 is correct for vertically or the kind of TV you have see also page 132 horizontally 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 Additional information TR Can t play a disc e f the disc was recorded in DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R recorded using this make sure that it s finalized page 49 recorder on another e Some players will not play recordable DVD discs even when player recorded in DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R and finalized e f the disc was recorded in VR mode the other player must be specifically RW compatible in order to play it page 7 e Discs recorded with copy once material cannot be played on non CPRM compatible players page 35 e DVD RW discs containing only a small amount of recorded material may not play on other players Finalize the disc and try again During playback the e When a copy protected disc is played via a VCR the picture will not picture is dark or display correctly Connect the recorder directly to your TV distorted Recorded contents are Change the recording mode to XP SP not clear or artefacts appear in areas of flat colour due to MPEG compression also known as b ock noise
95. TENNA IN RF IN To antenna input 1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown This enables you to watch and record IV 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 discs 3 Connect the audio video output of your cable box satellite receiver to the INPUT 1 jacks on this recorder using a set of A V cables This enables you to record scrambled TV channels 1 e The setup on this page does not allow you to watch one channel and record another e The diagram shows standard video connections but you can alternatively use the S video or component video connections if they re available En 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 coaxial 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 on page 109 for how to set up the digital audio output Noise may be output trom your speakers if the recorder is not set up to work with your AV amp receiver A Important e
96. The maximum continuous recording time for one title is 12 hours It is possible to record both PAL and NTSC titles on the HDD Before recording you need to make sure that the Input Line System setting page 117 matches the TV line system of the source you re recording HDD Video mode compatibility When recording to the HDD you can choose to record in one of two formats Set the format from the HDD Recording Format item in the Initial Setup menu see page 113 Taiwan and Philippines model When set to Video Mode On high speed copying from HDD to DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW is possible When recording a broadcast with a Secondary Audio Programme SAP channel set which channel you want to record from the Initial Setup menu see Dual Mono Recording on page 109 Recording S Z SO O When HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off high speed copying from HDD to DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW isn t possible However when SAP is selected as the broadcast audio channel both the main and SAP channels are recorded and you can switch the audio on playback Other When set to Video Mode On high speed copying from HDD to DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW is possible When recording a bilingual broadcast set which channel you want to record from the Initial Setup menu see Bilingual Recording on page 109 When HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off high speed copying from HDD to DVD R RW Vi
97. While paused press to advance a single frame in either direction Press to display the menu of a DVD Video disc DVD R RW discs finalized on this recorder will display the Disc Navigator Press MENU to display the disc menu Use the cursor buttons to navigate DVD Video disc menus press ENTER to select items Press to return to the previous level of a DVD Video disc menu Playing from the HDD The table below shows the basic playback controls when playing video recorded on the hard disk HDD PLAY STOP PAUSE REV SCAN FWD SCAN Press to start playback If RESUME is displayed on screen playback starts from the place last stopped Playback automatically stops after the end of a title is reached 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 Pauses playback or restarts playback when paused Press to start scanning Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed MD Coa SSS OS revscan Fwoscan EXCE0t WMA Press to start PREV NEXT ry O TAF 2 oo 3 99 G p a Oo a 5 5 BACK CM SKIP 0 STEP SLOW Press to skip to previous next chapter title During playback you can also use the front panel CH buttons During playback enter a title number then press ENTER to skip directly to that title Press CLEAR to clear a numb
98. 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 PLAY Ea Press during recording to start playback from the beginning of the current recording e QO Press during recording to select another title to play You can use all the usual playback controls such as pause slow motion play scan and skip e To stop playback press W STOP recording will continue e To stop recording press STOP REC playback will continue Note e During recording or in timer recording standby you can t play an HDD title DVD or Video CD Super VCD disc if the Input Line System setting doesn t match the TV line system of the disc HDD title see also Additional information about the IV system settings on page 117 Also during simultaneous recording and playback if the TV line system of the playback track title changes then playback will automatically stop Recording from an external component DVD VR DVD Video DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM HDD You can record from an external component such as a camcorder or VCR connected to one of the recorder s external inputs 1 Make sure that the component you want to record from is connected properly to the HDD DVD recorder See Chapter 2 Connecting up for connection options 2 Press repeatedly to select one of the external inputs to record from There are three analog inputs The current in
99. a his setting optimizes the picture for film material when the video Output is set to progressive Usually set to Auto but try switching to Off if the picture appears unnatural e 3 D Y C Adjusts the brightness colour separation e YNR Adjusts the amount of noise reduction NR applied to the Y brightness component e CNR Adjusts the amount of noise reduction NR applied to the C colour component e 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 Black Setup Corrects the standard reference black level 525 Input Line System only e Hue Adjusts overall balance between red and green e Chroma Level Adjusts how rich the colours appear A sep Adjust the currently selected setting 5 Press to exit You can now use the preset for any other input or the built in TV tuner F tip e To see more of the picture as you adjust different settings press ENTER after selecting the setting you want to adjust ED The Video Adjust menu Setting the picture quality for disc playback This setting determines how the picture will look when playing discs Choosing a preset 1 OC With a disc playing or paused press to display the Home Menu EX 2 69 Select Video Adjust E gt 3 69 Select a setting There are si
100. a Interface Supports both video and audio on a single digital connection for use with DVD players and recorders DIV set top boxes and other AV devices HDMI was developed to provide the technologies of High bandwidth Digital Content Protection HDCP as well as Digital Visual Interface DVI in one specification HDCP is used to protect digital content transmitted and received by DV compliant displays 1 Depending on the component you have connected using a DVI connection may result in unreliable signal transfers 2 The pixel resolution of this recorder s HDMI video output is according to TV format NTSC 720 x 480i p 1280 x 720p 1920 x 1080i p and PAL 720 x 576i p 1280 x 720p 1920 x 1080i p If your display is not compatible with these resolutions the picture may not be correctly reproduced En HDMI has the capability to support standard enhanced or high definition video plus standard to multi channel surround sound audio HDMI features include uncompressed digital video a bandwidth of up to five gigabits per second Dual Link one connector instead of several cables and connectors and communication between the AV source and AV devices such as DIVs HDMI the HDMI logo and High Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI licensing LLC HDMI Control By connecting this unit to an HDMI Control compatible Pioneer plasma television or AV system amplifier or AV receiver
101. al broadcast are recorded fm page 108 Lights when the component video output is set to progressive scan except in some cases when a component is connected using HDMI SAP page 36 Ja wan and Philippines model only Lights when the currently selected TV channel has a Secondary Audio Programme channel 6 Recording quality indicators page 37 XP Lights when the recording mode is set to XP best quality SP Lights when the recording mode is set to SP standard play LP SLP Lights when the recording mode is set to LP long play or SLP super long play EP SEP Lights when the recording mode is set to EP extended play or SEP Super extended play MN Lights when the recording mode is set to MN manual recording level mode 7 Character display 8 R RW Indicates the type of recordable DVD loaded DVD R or DVD RW 9 AUTO Lights when Auto Start Recording has been set and during Auto Start Recording 10 PL page 68 Lights when a VR mode disc is loaded and the recorder is in Play List mode 2 3 page 116 Shows the remote control mode if nothing is displayed the remote control mode is 1 V Lights when an unfinalized Video mode disc is loaded Remote control HELP DISPLAY FWD SCAN PLAY BACK CM SKIP eHe sagcion NEXT STEP SLOW REC STOPREC RECMODE TIMER REC JBU HDD DVD RECORDER 1 ONE TOUCH COPY page 79 Press to start One Touch Copy of the currently p
102. als together with the programme 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 Auto Clock Setting Date Time Clock Set CH 4 2 gt The recorder takes a short while to set the time After you see that it s set select Next to proceed Auto Clock Setting Date 1 01 2007 MON Time 12 00 AM Clock Set CH 2 Start Next 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 buttons to set your time zone You can set this by selecting a city ora time relative to GMT Manual Clock Setting 1 2 Singapore Singapore Time Zone 4 D S T Off Press then use the buttons to select On or Off for daylight saving summer time then press ENTER Select On if you are currently using daylight saving summer time Manual Clock Setting 1 2 Singapore Singapore Time Zone D S T 4 On gt Set the date and time then press ENTER to make all the settings Taiwan and Philippines model The date is in month day year format Other The date is in day month year format Manual Clock Setting er 2 2 Date 1 01 2007 MON Vv
103. assign to the current channel preset except Taiwan and Philippines model e To manually fine tune the channel change the AFT setting to Off then adjust the Level setting e Set the Sound System setting to match the sound system of your region except Taiwan and Philippines model e The Name field allows you to input a name of up to five characters for the current channel preset except Taiwan and Philippines model Channel Swapping Next Screen Proceed to the next screen to swap channel except Taiwan and assignments of different presets so that you can Philippines model group together presets that naturally go together Select two presets to swap then press ENTER G Code CH Setting Next Screen Proceed to the next screen to 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 Press ENTER when your done to leave this screen ED The Initial Setup menu Setting Options Explanation Video In Out Input Colour Next Screen Proceed to the next screen to set the input colour System system for the external input and the built in TV tuner Use the CH buttons to change the preset On the default Auto setting the recorder can generally correctly detect whether the input signal is PAL SECAM 3 58 NTSC or PAL 60 but in some cases you may have to set it manually if the picture is displayed incorrectly See also About the input
104. ayed properly display correctly on this unit En Additional information TR HDMI Problem Remedy The connected HDMI or Try disconnecting then reconnecting the HDMI cable while the DVI device does not power of both components is on display any picture e Try switching the power of the HDMI DVI device off then back on and the front panel e Try switching off the HDMI DVI device and this recorder Next HDMI indicator does switch on the HDMI DVI device and leave it for around 30 seconds not light then switch on this recorder e When you connect an HDMI compatible device make sure of the following The connected device s video input is set correctly for this unit The cable you re using is fully HDMI compliant Using a non standard cable may result in no picture being output Don t use several HDMI cables connected together Use a single cable to connect devices together e When you connect a DVI compatible device make sure of the following The connected device s video input is set correctly for this unit The DVI terminal on the connected device is HDCP compatible The connected device is compatible with NTSC 720 x 480i p 1280 x 720p 1920 x 1080i p and PAL 720 x 576i p 1280 x 720p 1920 x 1080i p video input e f the recorder s internal HDD is damaged or broken there will be no HDMI output e Not all HDCP compatible DVI devices will work with this recorder No video from the e f you choose a settin
105. cess the Play Mode menu from the Home Menu press HOME MENU e To exit the Play Mode menu press HOME MENU or PLAY MODE Note MD Cra SSS Search Mode ALL The Search Mode feature lets you start playback from a specified point in a disc by time or by title chapter folder track number D 1 69 Select Search Mode from the Play Mode menu then choose a search option The available search options depend on the type of disc CLEAR 2 amp Enter a title chapter folder track number or a search time pPlay Mode Search Mode Time Search A B Repeat Title Search Repeat Chapter Search Programme Input Time _0 01 00_ v Time Search HDD DVD For example for 25 minutes into the current title press 2 5 0 0 For 1 hour and 15 minutes and 20 seconds into the title press 1 1 5 2 0 Time Search Video CD For example for 2 minutes and 30 seconds into the current track press 2 3 0 Title Chapter Folder Track Search For example for track 6 press 6 3 Start playback 1 Depending on the disc normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached 2 When using time search playback may occasionally start slightly before or after the time you input Playback o O A B Repeat DVD HDD CD VideoCD DivX The A B Repeat function allows you to specify two points A and B within a track or title that form a loop which is played over and over
106. chapter markers in the copy may not be in exactly the same positions as the original when recording on to a DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW You can t use the One Touch Copy function to copy a title if any part of the title is copy once protected A title that contains mixed aspect ratios can t be copied to a DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW Use a DVD R RW VR mode or DVD RAM disc for this type of material Low resolution SEP through LP modes widescreen material can t be copied toa DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW Use a DVD R RW VR mode or DVD RAM disc for this type of material When HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off titles recorded in LP MN9 to MN15 modes cannot be high speed copied to a DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW Please use a DVD R RW VR mode or DVD RAM Recordings of dual mono bilingual broadcasts cannot be high speed copied to a DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW Please use a DVD R RW VR mode or DVD RAM XP titles cannot be copied to DVD via One Touch Copy Titles over eight hours cannot be copied to single layer DVD R RW discs using One Touch Copy Use DVD R DL discs for titles over eight hours Titles recorded in MN1 to MN6 SEP SLP or EP mode cannot be copied to DVD k RW using One Touch Copy Copying to the HDD The maximum title length for copying is IZ Hours Title name and chapter markers are also copied except when copying from a finalized
107. choose to display titles in the Disc Navigator in various different ways sorted alphabetically by recording date by genre and so on You can also choose whether to display four or eight titles on the screen at the same time D 1 l Display the View Options panel The View Options panel A Disc flavigator HDD 10Titles gt 12 03 SUN 11 00PM 4ch SP ra 12 03 Sun 11 00PM 4ch SP hes pr 2h00m 1 0G Sar ordei go ENEA 12 03 SUN 8 00PM 9ch SP Recent first 12 03 Sun 8 00PM 9ch SP gt EAE 2h00m 1 0G N _ 12 02 SAT 10 00PM 7ch SP 12 02 Sat 10 00PM 7ch SP 1h00m 1 0G 11 29 WED 7 00PM 2ch SP 4 11 29 Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP 1h00m 1 0G swe Genre All Genres 30h30m CO ooe srie 2 lt p Choose Style Sort order or Genre then press ENTER to see the available view options e Style Select four or eight titles per screen view e Sort order Sort by date most recent first unwatched first title name or recording date oldest first e Genre Display all genres or just a selected genre E gt 3 gep Choose a view option then press ENTER The title list display is updated according to the new display preferences Playback SSS O Using the Disc Navigator with playback only discs DVD Video CD VideoCD SupervcD WMA MP3 DivX 1 O Display the Home Menu 2 sep Select Disc Navigator Alternatively for a CD Vid
108. 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 cause a fire or give you an electrical shock Check the power cord once in a while When you find it damaged ask your nearest PIONEER authorized service center or your dealer fora replacement s002_En Contents 01 Before you start What s in the box Putting the batteries in the remote COUO wnehadegeatecees da brs Raai Using the remote control 0 0000 Disc content format playback COMMOTION 55 eeartcw wk ee ne ee ee About the internal hard disk drive Symbols used in this manual 02 Connections Rear panel CONNECTIONS ee eee eee eee Front panel CONNECTIONS da essa Sacha Easy connections Using other types of video output Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver 1 Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver 2 Connecting to an AV amplifier or CCONC 2 s2 ekee pean ease i eeeeee oud Connecting using HDMI Connecting other AV sources Connecting a USB device Plugging in 03 Controls and displays Front panel Display Remote Control sa 54 6 ee da aoe eee dod 04 Getting started Switching on and setting UD 05 05 Recording About DVD recording 0e0008 33
109. d to this recorder via Connect PC cannot be exported from this recorder Note that no recording functions including timer recordings will be carried out when you are using the Connect PC function Playing music from the Jukebox You can select albums or individual tracks from the Jukebox to play 1 Select Jukebox from the Home Menu For DVR 450H S skip to step 3 En 2 69 Select a Jukebox option e Listen to Music Edit Listen to CDs or WMA MP8 files that have been copied to the HDD e Listen to Music from USB device Listen to music from an external USB device E gt 3 69 Select what you want to play The screen below shows albums stored on the HDD Album name Gy Jukebox a 0Albums 3 Albumi 4 Album2 5 Album3 E p Albuma All Genres 7 Albums 8 Album6 9 Album7 10 Albums Play Erase Edit gt Play Mode By number Genre Name Album1 The Planets Mars Venus Mercury Jup a DD iter Saturn Uranus Nep A classical 3 10 v Total 12 70 MB 0 03 58 Remain 47 0 G Info for selected album Playback status e f you select a whole album to play all tracks that are not set to Jump will play If you want to start playback from a selected track in an album or play a track that is set to Jump press to enter the track list then select a track to play Track name GA Jukebox 10Albums t Album1 Play Era
110. deo mode or DVD R RW isn t possible However both channels of bilingual broadcasts are recorded and you can switch the audio on playback Recorded audio In all except the LPCM mode sound is recorded in two channel Dolby Digital format only Dolby Digital 2 0 can be recorded Dolby Digital 5 1 recording is not possible When set to LPCM sound is recorded in high quality uncompressed Linear PCM format Taiwan and Philippines model If the broadcast audio has a SAP channel and you are recording to Video mode DVD R RW DVD R RW or to the HDD with the HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode On or on the LPCM setting use the AUDIO button to select the Mono Stereo or SAP audio channel to record before recording starts In other cases if SAP is selected then both the main and SAP audio channels will be recorded and you can switch on playback The table below shows the different audio output possibilities Audio output Left L Right R MONO L R L R STEREO L R SAP L R SAP Other If the broadcast audio is bilingual and you are recording to Video mode DVD R RW DVD R RW or to the HDD with the HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode On or on the LPCM setting use the Bilingual Recording setting page 109 to select the A L or B R audio channel to record before recording starts In other cases both channels of a bilingual broadcast will be recorded and you can switch on playback Restrictions on video recordi
111. ding STOP REC 1 Press during a timer recording D ema 2 gep Select Yes to confirm 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 1 If the recorder is on switch it into standby 2 m Front panel Press and hold for three seconds to lock the controls The front panel display briefly shows LOCKED If any buttons are pressed on the remote or front panel LOCKED is briefly displayed again e o unlock the recorder press and hold M Stop on the front panel while the recorder is stopped for three seconds until the display shows UNLOCKED e Even if you make Child Lock settings this unit can still be controlled by the remote of a connected plasma television If you do not want this unit to be able to be controlled by another component when you have set a Child Lock turn this unit s HDMI Control to OFF page 115 Timer recording FAQ WV Frequently Asked Questions e Even though the timer is set the recorder doesnt Start recording Check that the disc loaded or HDD is recordable not locked see Lock Disc on page 100 and that there are fewer than 99 999 titles already on the DVD HDD The recorder wont let me enter a timer programme Why
112. e 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 Interlingua ia 0901 Interlingue ie 0905 Inupiak ik 0911 Indonesian in 0914 Icelandic is 0919 Hebrew iw 0923 Yiddish ji 1009 Javanese jw 1023 Georgian ka 1101 Kazakh kk 1111 Greenlandic kl 1112 Cambodian km 1113 Kannada kn 1114 Korean ko 1115 Kashmiri ks 1119 Kurdish ku 1121 Country Area code list Kirghiz ky 1125 Latin la 1201 Lingala In 1214 Laotian lo 1215 Lithuanian It 1220 Latvian lv 1222 Malagasy mg 1307 Maori mi 1309 Macedonian mk 1311 Malayalam ml 1312 Mongolian mn 1314 Moldavian mo 1315 Marathi mr 1318 Malay ms 1319 Maltese mt 1320 Burmese my 1325 Nauru na 1401 Nepali ne 1405 Occitan oc 1503 Oromo om 1513 Oriya or 1518 Panjabi pa 1601 Pashto Pushto ps 1619 Quechua qu 1721 Rhaeto Romance rm 1813 Kirundi rn 1814 Romanian ro 1815 Kinyarwanda rw 1823 Sanskrit sa 1901 Sindhi sd 1904 Sangho sg 1907 Country Area Country Area code Code letter Argentina 0118 ar Australia 0121 au Austria 0120 at Belgium 0205 be Brazil 0218 br Canada 0301 ca Chile 03
113. e you can set the recorder to skip the next scheduled recording 1 Press TIMER REC 2 Highlight the timer programme you want to skip 3 Press then select Cancel Once from the command menu panel e In the timer programme list Cancel Once appears by the programme e You can also just press If PAUSE when the timer programme is highlighted 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 programme overruns for example Cancelling or extending the timer REC 1 oO Press and hold for three seconds during a timer recording Recording continues but the timer indicator disappears from the front panel display indicating that the timer has been cancelled REC 2 Gg Press repeatedly to extend recording in 30 minute blocks Programming a new end time You can edit the end time of a timer recording you have previously set 1 Press TIMER REC E gt 2 l Highlight the timer recording you want to change 3 68 Press then select Modify from the command menu panel Alternatively press ENTER The Timer Programme Set screen appears from which you can edit the settings 4 gep Edit the end time as necessary You can also edit the Extend time parameter En ED Recording En 5 sep Select Store Programme 6 Press to exit the Timer Recording screen Stopping a timer recor
114. e DV tape is rewound to the beginning Once it is rewound the DV tape is played from the beginning and copied to either the HDD or a DVD e f there is a gap of two minutes or more between recorded contents the copying process is automatically stopped e Once copying is finished the DV tape is automatically rewound e To cancel the copying process press C STOP REC for more than three seconds About automatic finalization If you use a DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW disc for copying it will automatically be finalized after copying is complete e You can t customize the background for DVD R RW or DVD R RW disc finalization e No title names are assigned e f you want to give the disc a name please do so before you start the copy see nput Disc Name on page 100 e Ifatimer recording is scheduled to start and in some other instances the disc will not be finalized g 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 Note 07 Playing and recording from a DV camcorder e here s a picture but no sound Try switching the DV Input setting see DV Input on page 109 between Stereo 1 and Stereo 2 About DV Using DV also known as i LINK or IEEE 1394 1995
115. e The name can be up to 12 characters long e For information on remote control key short cuts see Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name on page 71 Input Genre Name Free 1 ABCDEFGHIJKLM Saal NOPQRSTUVWXYZ AAAKAAASEEEETITTIY DPNOS66GGGUGO0UYDBS 0123456789 lt gt _ amp K 7 x2ef1 7j c xRVI 2 51 2 330 ud TASNA E gt OC ee 4 ep Select OK to enter the name and exit Multi Mode HDD Multi Mode allows you to select several titles then select a command that will be applied to all of them In this way you can select multiple titles and then erase them all at once for example E gt 1 gep Select Multi Mode from the command menu panel 2 Disc Navigator HDD 7 10Titles 10 my 12 03 SUN 11 00PM 4c E 12 03 Sun 11 00PM 4ct PY 4 Titles gt j Wetase PERM 12 03 SUN 8 00PM 9ch E t Fe 12 03 Sun 8 00PM 9ch Recent first 5 anna leme 12 02 SAT 10 00PM 7ch CP i 12 02 Sat 10 00PM 7ch AllGenres ijja io erro Se 11 29 WED 7 00PM 2ch SP Oy 411 29 Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP Remain pas 1h00m 1 0G 30h30m D 2 sep Select titles from the title list Selected titles are marked with a M E gt 3 gep Select the command that you want applied to all the marked titles For example select Erase to erase all the marked titles A Disc Navigator HDD E Y multi mode 10 Titles 12 03 SUN 11 00PM _ 12 03 Su
116. e it by changing to Mono 1 e Jaiwan and Philippines model Antenna channels are numbered 2 through 69 Cable channels are numbered 1 through 125 e Other Channel presets are numbered 1 through 99 Recording 05 Note e When recording to the HDD with HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode On to DVD in Video mode or on the LPCM setting only one channel of a dual mono broadcast is recorded In this case decide which language you want to record before recording by setting the Dual Mono Recording setting see Dual Mono Recording on page 109 Other You can change the audio channel of the broadcast or external input signal AUDIO Press to change the audio type The current audio channel is displayed on screen e f the NICAM audio setting see NICAM Select on page 108 is set to NICAM and you are watching a NICAM broadcast you can switch between NICAM and Regular non NICAM audio a a If the NICAM broadcast is bilingual you can also select the language cw gt NICAM B Regular lt NICAM we You can also select the language for a non NICAM bilingual broadcast Garey A B L R When watching a recording made from an external input with Bilingual recording selected see External Audio on page 108 you can switch the audio channel between left L right R or both L R Cono Note e When recording to the HDD with HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode On to DVD in Video mode or
117. ed If you need to unlock the disc to make edits select Off DVD RW Auto Initialize DVD RW e Default setting VR Mode Initialization mode is automatically carried out when you insert a blank DVD RW You must set the desired initialization mode before inserting a disc See DVD RW Auto Initialize on page 51 for detailed instructions The Disc Setup menu Cz Initialize settings DVD R DVD RW DVD RW DVD RAM You can initialize a recordable DVD R RW disc for either VR mode 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 Disc Setup menu see page 51 New DVD R discs are ready for Video mode recording when you load them but it is also possible to initialize them for VR mode recording DVD RW and DVD RAM discs can also be initialized as a way of erasing the entire disc When initializing a DVD RAM disc select VR mode See nitializing recordable DVD discs on page 50 for detailed instructions Finalize settings Finalize DVD R DVD RW DVD R DVD RW 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 It is also possible to finalize DVD RW discs This is only necessary if you want to a player to display a title menu for the disc See Playing your recordings on other DVD players on page 49
118. em setting and the NISC on PAL TV setting the signal format output when the recorder is stopped varies as shown in the table below Input Line NTSConpaL CUtput System ye y stopped 625 System Off PAL On PAL 525 System Off NTSC On PAL 60 About the input colour system The available options of the Input Colour System setting depend on the Input Line System setting The tables below show the different options available Taiwan and Philippines model eae Built in tuner aa 625 System n a Auto PAL SECAM 525 System 3 58 NTSC Auto 3 58 NTSC PAL 60 ED The Initial Setup menu Australia New Zealand and other Oceania area model En r Built in tuner SRE 625 System Auto Auto PAL PAL SECAM SECAM 525 System n a Auto 3 58 NTSC PAL 60 Other eee Built in tuner sa 625 System Auto Auto PAL PAL SECAM SECAM 525 System 3 58 NTSC Auto 3 58 NTSC PAL 60 Additional information about component video output If you switch the Component Video Out setting to Progressive when using a TV that is not compatible with progressive scan video you will not be able to see anything displayed on your TV If this happens press and hold the W Stop button on the front panel then press amp OPEN CLOSE This will set the recorder s video output back to Interlace Selecting other languages for language options D 1 69 Select Other from the language list This option appears in the settings for DVD Menu La
119. en 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 1060 3 69 Choose a language then press ENTER Language OEnglish Italiano Espa ol Portugu s FAST ED Getting started 4 Start the Setup Navigator Complete this setup before you start using your recorder Start Cancel Please use the Initial Setup if you want to make more detailed settings e f you don t want to use the Setup Navigator press to select Cancel then press ENTER to exit the Setup Navigator TO 5 lt gt Select an option then press ENTER Taiwan and Philippines model Auto Channel Setting OAntenna Cable Do not Set Other Auto Channel Setting Auto Scan Do not Set e Select Do not set if you want to skip channel setup because they have already been set up for example e You can go back to the previous screen in the Setup Navigator by pressing RETURN E OV lt gt Select your country Country Selection Country lt 4 Singapore gt Getting started CH Auto tuning channels The Auto Scan option automatically scans and sets the channel presets 6 Tuning e9 ep Select Auto for automatic time setting or Manual to set the clock manually Clock Setting O Auto Manual Auto clock setting Some TV channels broadcast time sign
120. eo CD Super VCD or WMA MP3 DivX disc you can press DISC NAVIGATOR which takes you straight to the Disc Navigator screen E gt 3 sep Select what you want to play Depending on the type of disc you have loaded the Disc Navigator looks slightly different but they are all navigated in the same way The screen below shows a WMA MP3 DivX disc Navigate to the folder or the track title within a folder that you want to play 2Adisc Navigator a Folder 01 03 cD 01 Rock WMA MP3 02 Pop Divx 03 Dance a Track 001 004 a 001 Intro 002 Escape 003 Everything You Say 004 What Do Vv We v Playback starts after you press ENTER e For discs that contain CD Audio tracks and WMA MP3 tracks or DivX titles you can switch the playback area between CD WMA MP3 and DivX This can only be done while the disc is stopped Note Scanning discs ALL except WMA You can scan discs at various speeds forwards or backwards REV SCAN FWD SCAN 1 aa gt gt During playback start reverse or forward scanning e The scanning speed is shown on screen REV SCAN FWD SCAN 2 Press repeatedly to change the scanning speed There are four scanning speeds available when playing HDD video a DVD or a DivX title Reverse playback is also possible with HDD and DVD video There are two scanning speeds for other types of disc PLAY 3 ESS Resume normal playback Playing in slow motion DVD HDD VideoCD SuperVCD
121. er entry and start again Commercial back skip Each press skips backward forward progressively up to a maximum of two hours in either direction Press to start slow motion playback Press repeatedly to change the playback speed While paused press to advance a single frame in either direction Playing CDs and WMA MP3 discs The table below shows the basic playback controls for audio CDs1 and WMA MP3 files PLAY STOP PAUSE Note Press to start playback Press to stop playback Pauses playback or restarts playback when paused PREV NEXT ABC DEF GHI JKL MNO PORS TUV WXYZ G 00 scanning Press again to increase the scanning speed There are two scan speeds the current scan speed is shown on screen Press to skip to previous next track or folder for WMA MP3 disc During playback you can also use the front panel CH buttons 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 Playing Video CD Super VCDs The table below shows the basic playback controls for Video CD Super VCDs 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 STOP PAUSE Press to start playback Video CD only If RESUME is displayed on screen playback starts
122. ere in the title you start the copy En ED Copying and backup En HDD to DVD copies are made in the same recording mode When copying DVD to HDD the copy is made in whatever recording mode is currently set Make sure that a recordable DVD disc is loaded when trying to copy from the HDD REC MODE 1 If you re copying from DVD to the HDD select a recording mode Note that selecting a recording mode higher than the title playing will not result in a better quality recording ONE TOUCH COPY 2 Press during playback to copy the current title The front panel display indicates that the title is being copied e High speed copying is used when copying from the HDD to DVD Playback continues while copying e Real time copying is used when copying trom DVD to the HDD Playback restarts from the beginning of the title Cancelling One Touch Copy You can cancel a One Touch Copy once it s started l second Copying is cancelled and the video already copied is erased e f you cancel a HDD to DVD R R copy the space available for recording does not return to the pre copy figure Press and hold for more than a Notes on copying using One Touch Copy Copying to DVD e itle name chapter markers as well as thumbnail picture markers for the Disc Navigator are also copied However if you copy to a DVD R RW Video mode Note or DVD R RW only the first 40 characters of a name are copied The
123. eries can result in hazards such as leakage and bursting Please observe the following e Don t mix new and old batteries together Don t use different kinds of batteries together although they may look similar different batteries may have different voltages Make sure that the plus and minus ends of each battery match the indications in the battery compartment Remove batteries from equipment that isn t going to be used for a month or more e When disposing of used batteries please comply with governmental regulations or environmental public instruction s rules that apply in your country or area WARNING Do not use or store batteries in direct sunlight or other excessively hot place such as inside a car or near a heater This can cause batteries to leak overheat explode or catch fire It can also reduce the life or performance of batteries D3 4 2 3 3_En Using the remote control Please keep in mind the following when using the remote control Make sure that there are no obstacles between the remote and the remote sensor on the unit Remote operation may become unreliable if strong sunlight or fluorescent light is shining on the unit s remote sensor e Remote controllers for different devices can interfere with each other Avoid using remotes for other equipment located close to this unit Replace the batteries when you notice a fall off in the operating range of the remote e When the batterie
124. f an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel If connected to an AC outlet the cut off plug can cause severe electrical shock Make sure it is properly disposed of after removal The equipment should be disconnected by removing the mains plug from the wall socket when left unused for a long period of time for example when on vacation D3 4 2 2 1a_A_En For Taiwan exclusively Taiwanese two pin flat bladed plug CAUTION The STANDBY ON switch on this unit will not completely shut off all power from the AC outlet Since the power cord serves as the main disconnect device for the unit you will need to unplug it from the AC outlet to shut down all power Therefore make sure the unit has been installed so that the power cord can be easily unplugged from the AC outlet in case of an accident To avoid fire hazard the power cord should also be unplugged from the AC outlet when left unused for a long period of time for example when on vacation D3 4 2 2 2a_A_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 acar or ship and which requires repair will be charged for even during the warranty period K041_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
125. feature allows you just to copy some of the files stored on HDD to a DVD A slideshow of the files is also recorded on the disc as a Video mode title making it possible to view the photos on other DVD players recorders that may not be compatible with JPEG Tile playback Note however that you may need to finalize the disc before it will play on another DVD player copying selected files doesn t automatically finalize the disc A Important e A maximum of 99 slideshow titles can be recorded e One slideshow title can contain up to 99 files If there are more files than this in the slideshow multiple slideshows are created on the disc e f you erase a slideshow title from a DVD the slideshow will become unplayable but the free space will not increase 1 Load a blank or unfinalized Video mode DVD R or DVD RW disc 2 gep Select View Edit Photos on the HDD from the menu GS JOW 3 amp Select the file s or folder s you want to copy e Copying a folder will copy all the files contained in it 1 e There is a limit to the number of files amount of data you can copy at one time e Only DCF format files in DCIM folders can be copied to a recordable DVD R RW The PhotoViewer 11 e To copy multiple folders use the Multi Mode see Selecting multiple files or folders on page 95 4 gep Select Copy to DVD from the menu 5 sep Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel e Folder names on t
126. for detailed instructions Note Undo Finalize DVD RW 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 Select Disc Setup from the Home Menu E gt om 2 69 Select Finalize gt Undo Finalize then Start Optimize HDD HDD As you record erase and edit recordings the HDD file system gradually becomes fragmented Periodically the HDD will need optimizing to clean up all the fragmented Tiles When the HDD needs optimizing the recorder will automatically display a message recommending optimization A Important e Optimizing the HDD can take as long as eight hours During optimization playback and recording are not possible e Cancelling optimization mid way does not undo the optimization already done so the HDD will be partly optimized 1 Once initialized for VR mode recording it is not possible to re initialize the disc for Video mode recording Also once recorded in Video mode the disc cannot be re initialized for VR mode recording ED The Disc Setup menu 1 Se
127. g DVD discs The table below shows the basic playback controls for DVD Video and recordable DVD discs PLAY STOP PAUSE REV SCAN FWD SCAN PREV NEXT ABC DEF 0 0 000 BACK CM SKIP gt Press to start playback If RESUME is displayed on screen playback starts from the place last stopped 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 Pauses playback or restarts playback when paused Press to start scanning Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed Press to skip to previous next chapter title During playback you can also use the front panel CH buttons DVD R DVD RW only lt lt PREV may not always skip to the previous title Except VR mode During playback enter a chapter number then press ENTER to skip directly to that chapter within the currently playing title On some discs you can also use the number 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 Commercial back skip Each press skips backward forward progressively up to a maximum of two hours in either direction STEP SLOW DISC NAVIGATOR MENU TOP MENU g 68 SP RETURN Press to start slow motion playback Press repeatedly to change the playback speed
128. g many Pioneer models can also play DVD RW discs recorded in VR mode finalized or not Most players will not play VR mode DVD R discs although some DVD ROM drives and DVD recorders may be able to finalization might be necessary Check the manual that came with the player to check what kinds of discs it will play Note When you finalize a DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R 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 f followed by ENTER to Select titles and start playback Finalizing a disc DVD VR DVD Video DVD R DVD RW Finalizing fixes the recordings on the disc so that it 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 nout Disc Name on page 100 before starting the steps below DVD RW discs don t generally need finalizing However if you want a title menu to appear when you play the disc then you will need to finalize When using a DVD RW you can still record and edit even after final
129. g that is incompatible with your TV you may not HDMI output be able to see any picture at all In this case press amp OPEN CLOSE while holding down the W Stop button on the front panel to switch the setting this also switches Component Video Out on page 108 to the default setting There s no sound from There is no sound when using a DVI terminal the connected HDMI or Some HDMI compatible devices do not output sound check with DVI device the manual that came with the connected device The power e This unit s power may be turned on each time you turn on the power automatically turns on for a connected plasma television If you do not want this unit to be turned on in this way set this unit s HDMI Control to OFF page 115 Can t record video e When using HDMI Control to record you must make sure that the channel information for the plasma television matches that of this unit If the channel information does not match you cannot make recordings Use the Auto Channel Setting function to set this unit s channel information page 107 ED Additional information HDMI Control does not Verify that the HDMI cable is firmly connected page 21 respond e Make sure that this unit s HDMI Control is set to ON page 115 e Make sure that the connected component s HDMI Control is set to ON For more information refer to the operating manual of your plasma television or AV system amplifier or AV receiver etc e This function may n
130. g titles cannot be copied at high speed for any types of DVD En e XP titles Copying and backup 09 Set Thumbnail Set the thumbnail frame for a title see Set Thumbnail on page 72 Recording Mode Set the picture quality of the copy see Recording Mode on page 84 Dual Mono Audio Bilingual Set how dual mono bilingual audio should be copied when copying from HDD to DVD R RW Video mode and DVD R RW see Dual Mono Audio Bilingual on page 85 Cancel Exit the menu Repeat this step for as many titles you have that need editing 9 gp Display the command menu panel 10 gep Select Next to proceed ko py node Title Edit A 1 11 29Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP 2 11 29Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP Wey Back EEA 11 29Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP h 1h00m 2 0G 436 CA 436 CA Copy List Total Current DVD Remain There are several options available from the next screen Select Recording Mode if you want to change the recording quality see Recording Mode on page 84 Select Input Disc Name if you want to change the disc name Input a name of up to 64 characters for a VR mode disc or 40 characters for a Video mode disc or DVD R RW The input method is similar to that of naming titles see tle Name on page 70 Note 1 If a timer recording is scheduled to start during copying the disc will not be finalized 11 Select Finalize if you want to automatically finalize a DVD R RW
131. h 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 DVD Hi Speed Copy e IDV HDD gt DVD Remain 10h35m Remain h m E Stop TLL LL Oh08m left Rec Mode SP 2h00m DVD DVD RW Video Remain 10h35m Remain 0h52m gt Chase Play m Stop Rec Recording time Relative playback position Shows recording restrictions for the current channel programme Stop WNBC DVD RW VR Resume Stereo Original XP 1h00m DVD Rem 0h35m Copy Once Finalized Disc Name Comedy shows Indicates copy protected material Indicates a multi angle scene 7 gt Play 3 2 0 00 15 2 DVD R Video ChapterTime 0 00 21 Chapter Total 0h01m52s BUNDNA 4 32Mbps Title Name 11 21 Soccer game Indicates the data transfer rate 06 LF tip See Switching camera angles on page 62 for more on multi angle scene switching When using the simultaneous play and record feature the display shows information tor playback only During real time copy the copy source playback information is displayed The Video mode DVD R RW 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 12 cm 4 7 GB disc at the displayed record setting Recording and playback times for TV recordings are approximately 0 1 shorter than the actual time This is becau
132. he recorder See also Disc content format playback compatibility on page 7 for detailed disc compatibility information Recording to DVD R DL DVD R DL discs Recording to DVD R DL DVD R DL discs is generally the same as recording to regular single layer discs however please note the following points e When the recorder switches from the first layer to the second during recording a DVD R DL Video mode disc a new title is automatically started on the new layer Up to 99 titles can be recorded ona DVD R DL Video mode disc If the 99th title is being recorded when the layer is switched recording will stop Up to 49 titles can be recorded ona DVD R DL disc e You cannot play record additional material to edit or finalize a DVD R DL or DVD R DL disc that has been recorded on but not yet finalized on another DVD recorder About HDD recording Recording to the internal hard disk drive HDD is very flexible you have the full choice of recording quality options including 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 using the higher quality recording modes A Important e The maximum number of titles chapters per title that can be recorded on the HDD is 999 and 99 respectively No more recording is possible on the HDD after the maximum number of titles has been reached e
133. he disc will be number PIONR File names will be PHOT number e Note that during copying any timer programmes set to start will not begin and no other operation is possible e While Cancel is displayed you can press ENTER to cancel Editing files on the HDD There are a number of commands you can use to edit and organize your pictures stored on the HDD Creating a new folder E gt 1 lp From the folder list display the menu Cm 2 gep Select New Folder The folder appears at the bottom of the folder list with the name F_number HB PhotoViewer HDD Select Folder 001 Folder1 Start Slideshow T 002 Folder2 MICE 003 Folder3 Start Audio Slideshow _ New Folder Folder Options Copy to DVD Multi Mode 005 Folders 006 Folder6 007 Folder7 008 Folder8 A 002 Folder2 Files 999 Remain D G Ah Folder 999 MB 1 3 e There can be up to 999 folders on the HDD Erasing a file or folder ES 1 JSU Select the file s or folder s you want to erase e To erase multiple files or folders use the Multi Mode see Se ecting multiple files or folders on page 95 e Erasing a folder will erase all the files contained in it Please be careful e You can t erase files that have been locked e Folders containing locked files can t be erased Unlocked files in the folder however will be erased gt 2 gp Display the command menu EG e 3 gep Select File Options or Folder Options
134. her you want to keep Video mode compatibility or frame accuracy Video Mode Compatible Editing or Frame Accurate Editing Frame Accurate Editing is very precise The edit point is accurate to the exact frame you choose However this accuracy is not preserved in any copy you make if you use the high speed copy function to make a DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW Video Mode Compatible Editing is less precise The edit point you choose will only be accurate to within one half to one second On the other hand these edit points will be preserved if you use high speed copy to make a DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW HDD genres The 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 you can assign different genres to titles There are 10 genres in total including ten user definable ones that you can name as you like Create DVD VR DVD RAM P ay List only Use this function to create a Play List and add titles to It Before you can use this command make sure that the Play List is switched on in the view options panel on the left 1 sep Select Create from the command menu panel Gd Disc Navigator DVD E ates E No title Erase 4 Titles Edit Play List Sr Undo VD Mode Remain 0h30m E gt ep E 2 az Select an original title to add to the Play List Repeat these two steps to
135. hotoViewer Zooming an image 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 Press during the slideshow to zoom the picture Repeated presses cycle between zoom off 2x zoom and 4x zoom The zoom factor is displayed on screen D 2 69 Use to move the zoomed area Rotating an image You can rotate the displayed picture during a slideshow so you can always view pictures the right way up whichever way they were taken Press during the slideshow to rotate the displayed picture clockwise by 90 Press repeatedly to continue rotating the picture in increments of 90 Note ED The PhotoViewer Reloading files from a disc or USB device If you have a disc with more than 1000 files and or 100 folders you can still view all the images using the reload function E gt 1 l Navigate to the last entry in the folder list Read next 2 Load the next batch of up to 999 files 99 folders from the disc or connected USB device USB function only works with DVR 650H S and DVR 550H S It will take a moment at most a few minutes to load in the images Importing files to the HDD You can import files and save them to the HDD from a CD DVD or a connected USB camera USB function only works with DVR 650H S and DVR 550H S Once on the HDD you can edit and organize your pictures and print them out if
136. ill be necessary to replace the HDD unit Optimizing HDD performance As you record and edit material on the HDD the data on the disk becomes fragmented eventually affecting the recorder s performance Before this happens the recorder will warn you that it is time to optimize the HDD which you can do from the Disc Setup menu see Optimize HDD on page 101 Before you start cH Symbols used in this manual The following icons are provided to help you quickly identify which instructions you need for which kind of disc HDD HDD DVD Any type of DVD disc recordable or playback only finalized or not DVD Video Commercially produced DVD finalized Video mode DVD R RW DVD Video Video mode DVD R RW unfinalized DVD VR VR mode DVD R RW DVD R DVD R DVD RW DVD RW DVD RAM DVD RAM CD Audio CD Video CD Video CD Super VCD Super VCD WMA MP3 WMA or MP3 files DivX DivX files ALL All of the above Chapter 2 Connections Rear panel connections eee OOOO 1 ANTENNA IN RF IN OUT Connect your TV antenna to the ANTENNA IN RF IN jack The signal is passed through to the ANTENNA OUT jack for connection to your TV 2 INPUT 3 Stereo analog audio video and S video inputs for connection to a satellite receiver set top box etc 3 OUTPUT 2 Stereo analog audio video and S video outputs for connection to a TV or AV amplitier receiver 4 HDMI OUT HDMI output for high qualit
137. ins 120 mins 110 mins 105 mins 100 mins 95 mins 90 mins 85 Mins 80 mins 75 Mins 70 mins 65 mins 61 mins 61 mins MINS Dual Layer DVD DVD R DL DVD R DL 1440 mins 1292 mins 1077 mins 861 mins 754 mins 646 mins 538 mins 484 mins 431 mins 413 mins 395 mins 371 mins 359 mins 341 mins 323 MINS 305 mins 23 7 mins 269 mins 251 mins 233 MINS 215 Mins 197 mins 188 mins 179 mins 170 mins 161 mins 153 mins 144 mins 135 mins 126 mins 117 mins 111 mins 111 mins MINS 352 x 240 852 x 288 352 x 480 352 x 5 6 A80 x 480 480 x 5 6 544 x 480 544 x 5 6 720 x 480 120 X 5 6 Video mode On HDD Video mode DVD R RW DVD R RW Video mode DVD R DL DA ADET HD E 352 x 240 392 x 288 352 x 480 392 x 5 6 720 x 480 120 X 5 6 i Recording time may be slightly shorter for certain disc types or recording modes 2 The first figure refers to when the Input Line System is set to 525 System the second when set to 625 System 3 Modes MN1 to MN3 not available when using DVD R RW 4 Titles recorded at MN6 or lower cannot be high speed copied to DVD R RW XP mode is available for HDD recordings only If set fora DVD recording the DVD will be automatically recorded in MN32 mode En Additional information TE e Levels separated by a bold line show where there is a noticeable change in picture
138. ion please refer to the disc manufacturer or disc retailer Other disc compatibility In addition to DVD this recorder is compatible with a wide range of disc types media and formats Playable discs will generally feature one of the logos on the disc and or disc packaging shown below Note however that some disc types Such as recordable CD and DVD may be in an unplayable format see below for further compatibility information Audio CD CD R CD RW COMPACT COMPACT deg dse oist DIGITAL AUDIO DIGITAL AUDIO DIGITAL AUDIO Recordable ReWritable Video CD MSE DIGITAL VIDEO Super Video CD Super VCD E COMPACT amp wise lt D CD R RW compatibility This recorder cannot record CD R or CD RW discs e Readable formats CD Audio Video CD Super VCD ISO 9660 CD ROM containing MP3 WMA JPEG or DivX Tiles ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 compliant CD physical format Mode1 Mode2 XA Form 7 Romeo and Joliet file systems are both compatible with this recorder Multi session playback Yes except CD Audio and Video CD Super VCD Untinalized disc playback CD Audio only Compressed audio compatibility e Compatible media DVD ROM DVD R RW DVD R RW DVD RAM CD ROM CD R CD RW DVR 650H S DVR 550H S only USB e Compatible formats MPEG 1 Audio Layer 3 MP3 Windows Media Audio WMA En Sampling rates 32 kHz 44 1 kHz or 48 kHz Bit rates Any 128 kbps or higher recommended Variable bit rate VBR
139. its 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 Highlight the title you want to lock or unlock amp 2 sep Select Edit gt Lock from the command menu panel Ed Disc Navigator HDD E Jamie gt 10 MS 12 03 SUN 11 00PM 4 lt 12 03 Sun 11 00PM Title Name 4 Titles Set Thumbnail Ba 12 03 SUN 8 00PM frase Section go Fie 12 03 Sun 8 00pm Divide Recent first i Chapter Edit amp Set Genre es A 12 02 SAT 10 00PM isa Eis 12 02 Sat 10 00PM All Genres Cangal eee O 11 29 WED 7 00PM 2ch SP eS 11 29 Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP Remai Goal 1h00m 1 06 An unlocked title will become locked a locked title will be unlocked Locked titles are shown in the Disc Navigator with a padlock icon Move DVD VR DVD RAM Pjay List only Use this function to re arrange the playing order of Play List titles E gt 1 l Highlight the title you want to move E gt 2 gep Select Edit gt Move from the command menu panel Disc Navigator DVD 10Titles 14 MEE 12 03 SUN 11 00PM 12 03 Sun 11 00Pl Title Name 4 Titles Set Thumbnail 2 12 03 SUN 8 00PM ase Section eae 12 03 Sun 8 00p Divide Chapter Edit _ K 12 02 SAT 10 00PM Combine Play List 12 02 Sat 10 00P Cancel _ 11 29 WED 7 00PM vD l
140. ity then the Recovery Recording feature will automatically make the recording to the HDD instead e If there is very little free space left on the HDD an Auto Replace Recording may not complete successfully e ifthe 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 both of the older two programmes will be erased Recording S O O Editing a timer programme You can change any of the settings in a timer programme before the recording is due to start 1 Press TIMER REC 2 Highlight the timer programme you want to change 3 Press then select Modify from the command menu panel Alternatively press ENTER The Timer Programme Set screen appears from which you can edit the settings 4 Edit the timer recording settings as necessary 5 Select Store Programme to finish Confirm the settings you made from the following screen Deleting a timer programme You can delete timer programmes you no longer need 1 Press TIMER REC 2 Highlight the timer programme you want to erase 3 Press then select Erase from the command menu panel e Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel e You can also just press CLEAR when the timer programme is highlighted Skipping a regular timer programme If you ve set a regular daily or weekly timer programm
141. izing although the title menu will disappear if you do so Finalize the disc again to generate a new title menu A Important e Once you ve finalized a DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R disc 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 101 for how to do this 1 If the TV line system of the disc is different to the current setting of the recorder you will not be able to finalize the disc See Additional information about the TV system settings on page 117 for how to change the recorder s r 49 setting En e AVR mode DVD R RW excluding DVD R DL disc can still be recorded and edited on this recorder even after finalizing e DVD R DL Video mode discs and DVD R DL discs must be finalized in order to play in other recorders players Note however that some recorders players will not play even finalized dual layer discs 1 Load the disc you want to finalize Make sure that the recorder is stopped before proceeding 2 Select Disc Setup from the Home Menu om 3 gep Select Finalize gt Finalize gt Next Screen Disc Setup Basic Finalize Initialize Undo Finalize gt Start Finalize Optimize HDD gt Next Screen D 4 sep For DVD R RW Video mode and DVD R RW discs only select a title menu style then select Yes to start finalization or No to cancel The menu
142. l the term DVD means any kind of playable or recordable DVD If a function is specific to a particular kind of DVD disc it is specified e Some DVD Video DVD R and DVD RW discs don t allow certain playback controls to operate at certain points in the disc This is nota malfunction 1 Select the HDD or DVD for playback If playing video from the HDD skip to step 3 below Select DVD for any kind of disc playback 2 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 f you want to play a DIS audio CD please first read the note on page 54 PLAY 3 Start playback If you re playing a DVD Video or Video CD a disc menu may appear when you start playback Use the buttons number 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 There may be a slight pause when playback switches from the first to the second layer of a dual layer disc See the following sections for more details on playing specific kinds of discs STOP 4 m Press to stop playback 5 When you ve finished using the recorder eject the disc and switch the recorder back into standby Playback S Z O Playin
143. lank disc 7 Disc Back up Write back up data from Hard Disk Drive The disc contents will be overwritten OK to start e To see the progress of the backup press DISPLAY ED Copying and backup e You can cancel the backup 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 or DVD RW disc you can re initialize it in order to make it usable again see nitializing recordable DVD discs on page 50 7 After the recorder has finished recording the backup disc you can select whether to make another backup of the same data or exit Z Disc Back up Disc back up finished To make another back up copy please load a recordable disc e Select Start to make another backup copy or Cancel to finish If you want to make another backup copy return to step 6 above 8 Ifyou don t need to keep the backup 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 No e f you decide to leave the backup data on the HDD you can make backup copies to recordable DVD discs anytime from the Disc Back up menu Using the Jukebox 10 Chapter 10 Using the Jukebox The Jukebox feature allows you to use the recorder s HDD
144. last programme that could be recorded is shown Data Over Can t record because the disc management area of the disc is full e Cancel Once A regular timer programme is set to skip e Can t Rec Not possible to record e Tithe Over Can t record because there is already the maximum number of titles on the disc HDD 999 DVD 99 e Recording he programme is currently recording e Standby The recorder is in timer recording standby e nothing displayed Another timer recording or copying is in progress 6 To exit the timer recording screen press HOME MENU Orie e To enter a title name for the timer recording in advance select Set Title Name and follow the on screen display Note e If 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 999 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 112 is set to On the recorder will adjust the recording quality to try and fit the recording on the disc If the recording will not fit onto the disc even on MN1 MIN4 for DVD R RW recording qual
145. laying title to DVD or the HDD 2 Remote control indicator Lights when setting up the remote control for use with a TV page 130 and when setting the remote control mode page 116 3 STANDBY ON Press to switch the recorder on into standby 4 amp OPEN CLOSE Press to open close the disc tray 5 HDD Press to select the hard disk HDD for recording or playback 03 Controls and displays 6 DVD Press to select the DVD for recording or playback 7 INPUT SELECT page 47 Press to change the input to use for recording 8 Alphanumeric buttons and CLEAR Use 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 the button to enter non alohanumeric characters and symbols Use CLEAR to clear an entry and start again 9 CH page 36 Press to change the channel of the built in TV tuner 10 G Code page 41 Press then use the number buttons to enter a G Code programming number for timer recording G Code is a trademark of Gemstar Development Corporation The G Code system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation 11 DVD playback functions QD AUDIO page 36 61 Changes the audio language or channel When the recorder is stopped press to change the tuner audio G SUBTITLE page 60 Displays changes the subtitles included in multilingual DVD Video di
146. le Editing Frame Accurate Editing e For more information about these options see Editing accuracy on page 68 4 Highlight From then use the playback controls gt Il lt lt gt gt etc to find the start of the section to erase then press ENTER The bar at the bottom of the screen indicates the current play position in the title After pressing ENTER a marker shows the start of the section Ed Erase Section HDD EE 12 03 Sun 11 00PM 4ch SP Rec time 2h00m r 10 1 00 00 09 15 ees Play Pause 5 sep Highlight To then in the same way find the end of the section to erase then press ENTER After pressing ENTER another marker indicates the end of the section with the section itself marked in red E gt IO 4 1 z 4 1 6 E Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel 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 Divide HDD DVD VR DVD RAM Pjay List only Use this command to divide a title into two Note that once divided the two new HDD titles cannot be recombined into one again gt 1 S Highlight the title you want to divide g lt O 4 ETA 4 5 7 1 2 lt gt Select Edit gt Divide from the command menu panel 3 HDD only Select the type of edit
147. le Options or Folder e To copy multiple files or folders use the Options or folders on page 95 Folder AR PhotoViewer HDD Folder2 001 PIOROO0O 002 PIOR0001 Erase 003 PIOR0002 Copy 004 PIORO003 zl 005 PIOR0004 Lock TAS 006 PIOR0005 007 PIOR0006 del n 008 PIOR0007 f cancel 009 PIOR0008 010 PIOR0009 EA A 011 PIOR0010 AA I Remain 012 PIOROO11 100 0 G Folder Size 999 MB gt 2 S Display the command menu 3 sep Select File Options or Folder Options 1 84 E 4 sep Select Copy or Copy Folder Contents 4 Enter anew name for the file folder File names or Folder names can be up to 64 AR PhotoViewer HDD characters long Folder2 001 PIOR0000 002 PIOR0001 Folder Size 999 MB See Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name and Using a USB keyboard to enter a 003 PIOR0002 mi Copy 004 PIORO003 a ss Rename File name on page 71 for how to enter a name 005 PIOR0004 F Lock 008 PIOR0007 U2 GIS 006 PIOR0005 007 PIOR0006 ie Cancel 009 PIOR0008 010 PIOR0009 ee 011 PIOROO10 ee 012 PIOR0011 EA Locking Unlocking files Locking files will protect them from accidental erasure and prevent them from being renamed A Remain 100 0 G Use the same process to both lock and oa 5 69 Select a folder to copy the unlock files Locked files are displayed in the PhotoViewer with a pad
148. lect Disc Setup from the Home Menu E 2 sep Select Optimize HDD then Start a Disc Setup Basic Optimize HDD gt Start Initialize Finalize Optimize HDD A progress bar indicates how long there is left to go If no actions are carried out for more than 20 minutes after the optimization process is completed the unit turns itself off Initialize HDD HDD When your HDD 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 can initialize the HDD to fix the problem Note that initializing the HDD will erase all the data on It 1 Select Disc Setup from the Home Menu om 2 sep Select Initialize HDD then Start D Disc Setup Basic Initialize HDD gt Start Initialize Finalize Initialize HDD En The Video Adjust menu 413 Chapter 13 The Video Adjust menu Using the Video 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 Creation 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 A Important e Unless otherwise stated the
149. lock icon folder s file s to En The PhotoViewer 11 1 6_9 Select the file s you want to lock or unlock e To lock unlock multiple files or folders use the Multi Mode see Se ecting multiple files or folders on page 95 gt 2 lP Display the command menu EY ep ct H 1 4 3 lt gt Select File Options or Folder Options oon 4 sep Select Lock or Lock Folder Contents HR PhotoViewer HDD Folder2 001 PIOR0000 002 PIOROO01 Copy Rename File 003 PIOROOO2 004 PIOR0003 el 005 PIOR0004 eok sd Lock 12 Files 006 PIOR0005 007 PIOR0006 a r 008 PIOR0007 4 009 PIOR0008 H 010 PIOR0009 011 PIOR0010 o E y 012 PIOR0011 E AAN Locked files are shown with a padlock icon next to them To remove all locks within a given folder choose Folder Option gt Unlock Folder Contents Folder Size 999 MB F Erase Cancel 1 84 To view detailed information This feature allows you to check the settings of the camera from which you imported the photos 1 Choose the file for which you would like to see detailed information 2 Choose Detailed Information When no detailed information is available nothing is displayed Note Printing files DVR 650H S DVR 550H S only Connecting a PictBridge compatible printer to the USB port will enable you to print out picture files stored on the HDD a CD DVD or direct
150. ly from a digital camera Make sure that the printer and your digital camera if you are using that as a source is connected to the recorder before starting E gt 1 l Select the file s you want to print e To print multiple files use the Multi Mode see Selecting multiple files or folders on page 95 gt 2 l Display the command menu 69 Select Print from the menu Ww ER PhotoViewer HDD Folder2 Folder Size 999 MB 001 _PIOR0000 EA Start Slideshow 002 PIORO001 Start Audio Slideshow 003 PIORO002 File Options ooa piorooos IE 005 PIOR0004 EA H Copy to DVD PAIO 006 PIOR0005 Detailed Information 007 PIOR0006 EA Multi Mode 008 PIOR0007 EA 009 PIOR0008 010 PIOR0009 A A 011 PIOR0010 EA i Remain 012 PIOR0011 a 100 0 G 4 69 Select Start to confirm or Cancel to cancel e Once printing has started you can cancel by pressing ENTER F tip e Paper size and layout can be set the options available depend on your printer check the printer manual for details e This recorder may not work correctly with all printers 1 Picture files should be standard DCF format Non standard files may not print properly Chapter 12 ED The Disc Setup menu 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 Basic settings
151. made automatically All you have to do is tell the recorder the recording mode and whether it s a once only recording or a regular recording Note that if the country setting is incorrect set in the Setup Navigator timer recordings made using the G Code programming system may not work as expected 1 Press G Code to display the G Code programme screen You can also access this screen from the Home Menu press HOME MENU select Timer Recording then G Code system G Code 1 2 3 4 5 6 Cancel ie 8 9 Details 0 Clear emer e Use the number buttons to enter the G Code programming number To clear the last digit entered press CLEAR e You can also use the f buttons to select digits from the on screen display 2 After making the settings select Enter and press ENTER The timer recording screen appears with the timer programme you just set 3 Confirm that the settings are correct If the channel number isn t displayed use the buttons to highlight CH then use the f buttons to set the correct channel number e f the channel number is set but incorrectly set up the guide channel see G Code CH Setting on page 107 4 Select Store Programme to finish e Other options in the same menu panel allow you to name the programme and change the recording destination and or recording mode Checking editing timer recording settings You can check and or edit the timer
152. manently We recommend that you back up your important recordings onto DVD discs in order to protect against accidental loss Pioneer cannot under any circumstances accept responsibility for any direct or indirect loss arising from any inconvenience or loss of recorded material resulting from HDD failure 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 temperature can cause condensation to form inside the recorder This can be a cause of HDD failure e Do not move the recorder immediately after switching it off If you need to move the recorder please follow the steps below 1 After the message POWER OFF is shown on the front panel display wait at least two minutes 2 Unplug trom 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 over time in an improper manner or in an unsuitable environment it is possible that the HDD will fail 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 If the HDD fails no playback of recorded material will be possible In this case it w
153. menu Using the Initial Setup menu The Initial Setup menu is where you can set various recorder options for sound picture language and so on Some settings can only be changed when the recorder is stopped During playback and recording these settings are grayed out in the Initial Setup menu Except for the Setup Navigator menu screens are exited automatically after 20 minutes of inactivity e Press HOME MENU and select Initial Setup rn the table below the default option is marked with a Setting Options Explanation Basic Clock Setting Auto Set the channel that broadcasts a clock signal and the clock will be set automatically Manual e If there is no channel that broadcasts a clock signal in your area you can set the time and date manually Display Set preferences for time and date display format The clock must be set in order to use timer recording Input Line System 525 System Use for NISC or PAL 60 recording from an external input 625 System Use for standard PAL or SECAM recording Taiwan and Philippines model Default setting is 525 System Other Default setting is 625 System See also About the input line system on page 117 for more information on this setting Power Save On No antenna input signals are passed through to the except Taiwan and outputs when the recorder is in standby Ia MORA Off When the recorder is in standby all signals arriving atthe antenna inputs are passed along to the outputs
154. n 11 00PM 4c Lock Unlock 12 03 SUN 8 00PM 9ch Change Genre 12 03 Sun 8 00PM 9c F oai i Ci 12 02 SAT 10 00PM 7ch Single Mode E 12 02 Sat 10 00PM 7c E E 11 29 WED 7 00PM 2ch SP 911 29 Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP n i 1h00m 1 0G Once the command is completed Multi Mode is automatically exited Undo DVD Video DVD VR DVD R DVD RW If you make a mistake while editing you can generally undo it There is one level of undo in other words you can only undo the last edit you made 69 Select Undo from the command menu panel e You can t undo anything after exiting the Disc Navigator screen Gd Disc Navigator DVD No title OTitles 4 Titles a Play List VW Frequently asked questions e Why doesn t the available recording time increase when erase titles from a VR mode DVD R When you erase titles from a DVD R or DVD R the titles are no longer displayed but the content remains on the disc DVD R R are write once media they can t be erased or rewritten e can t edit my disc You may find that as the available recording time is reduced on a VR mode DVD R disc editing is no longer possible This is because information about your edits requires a certain amount of disc space As you edit this information builds up eventually preventing you from editing further En Copying and backup 09 Chapter 9 Copying and backup
155. n 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 colour signals plus a luminance brightness signal See also Component Video Out on page 108 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 to a component video input on your TV monitor or other equipment Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver 1 e ANTENNA Antenna cable TV IN RF IN wall outlet If you are using a cable box or satellite receiver with only afew 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 me INPUT 1 AUTO START REC Using the setup on this page you can e Record unscrambled channels by selecting them on this recorder From audio video output Cable box Satellite receiver e Record scrambled channels by selecting them on the cable box satellite receiver and using the Auto Start Recording feature see Automatic recording from a satellite tuner on page 48 To antenna input To audio video input e Watch one channel while recording another a A Important 1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown e Do not
156. n you wake the HDD back up it will take a few seconds to load The HDD can be taken out of Sleep Mode by any number of actions including e Turning the power off and on again e Pressing the HDD DVD button and choosing the HDD e When a timer recording begins e When you try and make any changes to system settings The Initial Setup menu dH Additional information about the TV system settings About the input line system This recorder is compatible with PAL SECAM 3 58 NTSC and PAL 60 TV systems The Input Line System and Input Colour System settings determine how the recorder treats incoming video signals from an external input or the built in TV tuner Please note the following points when changing the input line system e f when the Input Line System setting is changed the screen goes blank due to incompatibility with your TV you can switch back by pressing and holding the front panel W Stop button then pressing INPUT SELECT also front panel while the recorder is stopped e When you switch the Input Line System setting the Copy List is erased If you switch the setting using the W Stop button and INPUT SELECT buttons as described above there is no confirmation so please use 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 page 117 About NTSC on PAL TV Depending on the Input Line Syst
157. ner is excessive causing distortion External Audio Stereo e Select if the audio from the currently selected external input is standard stereo Dual Mono Select if each channel carries a separate soundtrack Bilingual When 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 bilingual This has priority over the setting you make here The Initial Setup menu 14 Setting Options Explanation Dual Mono Lo Select to record the left channel of an external dual Recording mono source when recording to DVD in Video mode Taiwan and to HDD with HDD Recording Format set to Video Philippines model Mode On or in LPCM mode R As above but for right channel recording When recording dual mono audio to DVD in VR mode except in LPCM mode or to HDD with HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode Off except in LPCM mode both audio channels are recorded and you can switch to the one you want on playback Bilingual Recording A L e Record the left A channel of a bilingual source Other when recording to HDD with HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode On to DVD in Video mode or in LPCM mode from an external source B R As above but for right B channel recording When recording bilingual audio to DVD in VR mode except in LPCM mode or to HDD with HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode Off except in LPCM mode both audio channels are reco
158. ng 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 can only be recorded to DVD RAM or HDD CPRM compatible VR mode DVD R RW see below When recording a IV broadcast or through an external input you can display copy control information on screen see Displaying disc information on screen on page 62 CPRM CPRM is a copy protection scrambling system developed for the recording of copy once broadcast programmes CPRM stands tor Content Protection for Recordable Media This recorder is CPRM compatible which means that you can record copy once broadcast programmes but you cannot then make a copy of those recordings CPRM recordings can only be made on CPRM compatible DVD R ver 2 0 8x or higher or DVD RW ver 1 1 or higher discs formatted in VR mode DVD RAM discs or on the HDD DVD CPRM recordings can only be played on players that are specifically compatible with CPRM Recording equipment and copyright Recording equipment should be used only for lawful copying and you are advised to check carefully what is lawful copying in the country in which you are making a copy Copying of copyright material such as films or music is unlawful unle
159. ng the recorder If you need to move the recorder first remove the disc if 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 Resetting the recorder If you need to you can reset the recorder to all its Tactory settings 1 Make sure that the recorder is on 2 Using the front panel controls press and hold m Stop and press STANDBY ON The recorder turns off with all settings reset Additional information TR Specifications General Power requirements Australia New Zealand and other Oceania area model E E 220 V to 240 V 50 Hz 60 Hz Other aaa 110 V to 240 V 50 Hz 60 Hz Power consumption DVR 650H S oaaae 48 W VIO OI i s aeiee ise ia ea worden EEN WU Aa 46 W DVR 450H S ss ee ae ee ee ee A 40 W Power consumption in standby mode Front panel display off Australia New Zealand and other Oceania area model Une duet sete a a a E 6 0 51 W OEI neeme e Made od Bees eb en 0 33 W Weight DVACOUAS vs cee bven ievndawerds anew dees 4 1 kg DVR 550H S occ an ee be ee vee enews 4 1 kg DRAH Serena sie aks Fede eee hewews 4 0 kg Dimensions ip awe tn wees Mes 420 mm W x 75 mm H x 288 mm D Operating temperature a inde eetanas ee a oo 5
160. nguage Audio Language and Subtitle Language Oy 2 Select the language you want DB Initial Setup 2a eS Basic OSD DVD Menu Language Tuner Audi Video In Out Subt Audio In Auto Number Audio Out DVD Language Subt Recording Playback v Language lt 4 English gt On fon HE E e Select by language name Use the 4 p buttons to change the language e Select by code number Press then use the number buttons to enter the four digit language code See Language code list on page 131 for a list of available languages and corresponding codes Additional information Chapter 15 Additional information Minimum copying times The table below shows the minimum HDD to DVD copying time for one hour of video Please note that not all discs are compatible with high speed copying Check with the disc manufacturer for compatibility Rec mode E er cde ee eee HSER S Leia es S 10h 8 h 6h Ah 2h 1h DAYDE irom ad DVD R 1x l DVD RW 1x X 6 mins 7 5 mins 10 mins 15 mins 30 mins 60 mins DVD RW 2x DVD R DL 2x 3 mins 4 mins 5 mins 7 5 mins 15 mins 30 mins DVD RAM 2x DVD R 2 4x DARE 2 4X ua ny 6 3 mins 12 5 mins 25 mins DYA DES iD E DVD RAM 3x DVD RAM 5x 3x 2 Mins 2 5D MINS 3 5 MINS 5 mins 10 mins 20 mins DVD R 4x DVD RW 4 DVD R ae 4x 1 5 mins 7 2 mins 7 2 5 mins 1 4 mins 7 5 MINS 15 mins DVD RW 4x DVD R 8x
161. on page 68 e Combine Combine two adjacent chapters into one Highlight the bar divider between two adjacent chapters 4 Select the command you want and press ENTER e Divide Divide a chapter into two or more parts Use the playback controls gt Il lt lt gt gt etc to find the point at i which you want to divide the chapter e then press ENTER he oe Se ee Exit Gg Chapter Edit OVD VR modePlay List 12 03Sun 11 00PM 4ch SP Rec time 1h00m Divide Chapters 5 a l i oo 0 00 00 BB Exit SOD 1 ar 5 azp Select Exit to get back to the anne main Disc Navigator screen You can keep dividing the chapter as many times as you wish up to 999 Set Genre chapters per DVD R RW RAM disc or MDD 99 chapters per HDD title e Erase Move Erase or move Use this command to assign a genre to a chapters Select the chapter you want to title erase move and press ENTER Select whether you want to erase or move the chapter Move command only Select the destination for the chapter and press ENTER gop 2 p Select Edit gt Set Genre from the command menu panel E 1 69 Highlight the title you want to assign a genre to Ed Chapter Edit DVD VR modelPlay List 12 03Sun 11 00P Rec time 1 Move Chapter 0 Disc Navigator HDD 1 Cancel bela 10Titles 12 03 SUN 11 00PM 4 i B pme
162. on the LPCM setting only one channel of a bilingual broadcast is recorded In this case decide which language you want to record before recording by setting the Bilingual Recording setting see Bilingual Recording on page 109 Setting the picture quality recording time DVD VR DVD Video DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM HDD Before starting a recording you will usually want to set the picture quality recording time There are six standard settings available which allow you to choose a balance between picture quality and recording time When Manual Recording is set to On see Manual Recording on page 112 a further option will be available MN1 to MN32 LPCM or XP a super high quality HDD recording mode that features a transfer rate of around 15 Mbps depending on what you set When recording to DVD MN32 is the highest recording quality available If you select XP the recording mode will automatically revert to MN32 When recording to DVD R RW SLP is the longest recording time available If you select SEP or MN1 to MN3 the recording mode will automatically revert to SLP Press repeatedly to select the recording quality e XP High quality setting gives about one hour of recording time on a DVD disc e SP Standard Play Default quality used for most applications gives about two hours of recording time on a DVD En e LP Long Play Lower video quality than SP but doubles the recording time on a
163. opy List screen and erase one or more titles from the Copy List Resume writing data Erase back up data e Start new disc back up Start making a backup of a disc e Resume writing data Record the Dual Mono Audio Bilingual backup data already on the HDD to a a recordable DVD Gl D e Erase back up data Erase the backup 1 amp Select the title containing the data on the HDD audio you want to change 3 Load the disc you want to make a amp gt backup of sO You can only make backup copies of 2 amp gt Select Dual Mono Audio finalized Video mode DVD R RW discs Bilingual from the command menu finalized DVD R or DVD RW discs panel excluding DVD R DL DVD R DL discs gop Disc Back up 3 amp gt Select a dual mono audio Natalee bilingual option Please load a disc to be backed up Using disc backup See also Copyright on page 79 ge This feature offers a simple way to make a 4 amp Select Start backup copy of finalized DVD R RW Video mode discs or DVD R RW discs The 7 Disc Back up data is copied first to the hard disk drive Read a and save to HDD then on to another recordable DVD disc e Start 1 Select Copy then Disc backup e To see the progress of the backup press from the Home Menu DISPLAY P Note 1 When the copy mode is set to something other than High Speed Copy for copying to a DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW the chapter markers
164. ore the recorder enters timer recording standby by highlighting it and pressing CLEAR See also De eting a timer programme on page 45 2 Select New Input to set a new timer programme then press ENTER Timer Programme Set Manhattan Open Tennis 10ch EVERYDAY 6 00PM 7 00PM 30 min Enter Details HDD fon Store Programme Record To Recording Mode Auto Replace Rec Set Detailed Set Title Name Genre _JNo Category Dual Mono Recording DDR Cuka Video Mode On 3 Enter the timer recording settings Use the buttons to select a field use the buttons to change the value e CH Choose a channel 2 to 69 for antenna channels 1 to 125 for cable Pr1 to Pr 99 excluding skip channels or one of the external inputs from which to record Date Choose a date up to one month in advance or select a daily or weekly programme e Start Set the recording start time Stop Set the recording end time maximum length of a timer recording is 24 hours e Extend Extend the end time of the timer recording select Off 30 60 90 or 120 mins 4 If you want to change the recording mode recording destination etc select Set Detailed In this area you can set Record to Select HDD for hard disk recording or DVD for DVD recording Select HDD for Auto Replace Recording daily or weekly timer recording only Recording Mode Select XP SP LP EP SLP
165. ot read the CPRM information wi show in the display when you load a disc However this will not affect playback i Copy once protected disc titles will not play Readable file system This recorder can play DVDs recorded under the following file systems ISO 9660 UDF 1 02 UDF 1 50 UDF 2 00 UIDF 2 01 ISO 9660 Level 7 or 2 compliant Romeo and Joliet file systems are both compatible with this recorder 1 e Depending on the recording technique used even files recorded in compatible file systems may not play correctly e MP3 WMA Tiles can be played back when recorded onto a DVD that contains no video files and uses the UDF 1 02 UDF 1 50 UDF 2 01 or ISO 9660 file systems ED Before you start HDD DVD Recording and playback compatibility This recorder can play and record all widely used DVD disc types and additionally provides HDD functionality The table below shows some specific compatibility differences between the different disc types HDD DVD R Me Tecoma HDD DVD VR DVD Video manual xT Logos Re recordable 23 33 Erasable Editing of recorded 4 programmes Recording of Copy 2 once protected material Playback in other n a 15 6 players recorders Chase play 16 9 and 4 3 programme recording Dual mono 6 7 Bilingualbroadcast 70 11 recording of both audio channels DYED DVD DVD RW DVD R RW RAM DVD VR DVD Video DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM 1 2 15 46
166. ot work properly if you have multiple recorders connected to a single plasma television or AV system For more information refer to the operating manual of your plasma television or AV system e Controls may not function properly in certain situations such as immediately after you have connect an HDMI cable change connection settings turn this unit s power off or remove the power cable for this unit or the connected component If you experience any problems turn the HDMI control for all connected units ON and check the video output from this unit e Check whether the connected component supports HDMI Control or not e Certain functions are not supported on with plasma televisions e We cannot guarantee this unit will work with HDMI Control compatible components other than those made by Pioneer When using HDMI Control compatible components manufactured by companies other than Pioneer set the HDMI Control to Off page 115 e This unit will not function properly with AV systems that do not support HDMI Control or when connected with AV systems other than those made by Pioneer Ifthe 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 If the picture freezes and the front panel and remote control buttons stop working e Press W Stop then try restarting playback e Press the front panel STANDBY ON button
167. other languages for language COUIONS 4420058800008 8 a8 118 15 Additional information Minimum copying timeS 05 119 Manual recording modes 120 TVOUDISSNOOUIG es 6a a a6 0 6 doit dem amp ww de 121 If the picture freezes and the front panel and remote control buttons stop WORN 64 baa rna E eee we eae 126 On screen GISDlAVSes lt lt eveseeds ves 127 Frontpanel diopi S x w 1 x ada ww oe aw 129 Setting up the remote to control OUR Ieee de sales ea ae eee 130 Language code NISts neae ser sae sare 131 Country Area code list eee ee eens 131 Screen sizes and disc formats 132 Handling OISCS 5 o av 4 aeead oe ears 133 Cleaning the pickup lenS 06 133 COMOGNSEUOis taxcaeicewe mee deans 133 Ainte On INStANATION su d ae oe fae ee ace 134 Moving the recorder 2 2200 e eens 134 Resetting the recorder 02020085 134 SPCCMICAION Sis ca vee ea cee en cae es 135 ED Before you start En Chapter 1 Before you start What s in the box Please confirm that the following accessories are in the box when you open it e Remote control e AA RGP dry cell batteries x 2 e Audio video cable red white yellow e RF antenna cable e Power cable e These operating instructions Putting the batteries in the remote control e Insert two AA R6P batteries into the battery compartment following the indications inside the compartment A Important Incorrect use of batt
168. ox if you want to use a DVD R for VR mode recording you must initialize it before recording anything on the disc 1 If 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 Recording 05 DVD RW and DVD RAM discs can also be initialized in order to erase the contents of the disc A Important e Initializing a DVD RW DVD RW or DVD RAM disc will erase everything recorded on it Make sure there is nothing on the disc that you want to keep You may not be able to re initialize a DVD RW disc in a different format if it was originally initialized on an older DVD recorder Once initialized for VR mode recording you can t re initialize a DVD R back to Video mode 1 Select Disc Setup from the Home Menu om 2 gep Select Initialize gt Video Mode VR Mode or Initialize DVD RW D Disc Setup Basic VR Mode gt Start Video Mode gt Start Finalize Initialize DVD RW gt Start Optimize HDD D 3 69 Select Start It takes about 30 seconds to initialize the disc except DVD RAM discs which can take up to an hour Initializing Disc 2ch BERERRRETIINTII 1 min left DVD RW Auto Initialize DVD RW e Default setting VR Mode Initialization mode is automatically carried out when you Insert a blank DVD RW You must set the desired initialization mode before inserting a disc 1
169. put 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 INPUT 3 Check that the Audio In settings for External Audio and Dual Mono Recording Bilingual Recording are as you want them see Audio n on page 108 e fthe aspect ratio is distorted squashed or stretched adjust on the source component or your TV before recording 1 You can t start playback immediately after recording starts Simultaneous playback and recording doesn t work while copying or backing up To watch video coming in via the DV input front panel select DV gt DV Video Playback from the Home Menu see also Playing from a DV camcorder on page 64 3 ay Set the recording quality See Setting the picture quality recording time on page 37 for detailed information 4 Select the HDD or DVD for recording REC 5 o Press to start recording e f your source is copy protected using Copy Guard you will not be able to record it See Restrictions on video recording on page 35 for more details Automatic recording from a satellite tuner HDD If you have a satellite tuner or some other kind of set top box connected to the INPUT 1 AUTO START REC 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
170. quality e Audio recording in all manual recording modes is in Dolby Digital 2 ch format except for LPCM mode which is in Linear PCM format e See also Recording on page 33 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 e Check that the disc is not an incompatible format disc page 7 automatically ejected Check that the disc is loaded properly aligned in disc tray and label after closing the disc side up tray e Take out the disc and clean it page 133 e Check that the disc has a region code compatible with the recorder Can t eject a disc e Turn off the power to this device and press and hold amp OPEN CLOSE on the front of the unit for more than three seconds Can t play a disc e Check that the disc is a compatible format disc page 7 e Take out the disc and clean it page 133 e Check that the disc is loaded properly aligned in disc tray and label side up e Press HDD DVD to select the DVD e There may be condensation in the recorder Leave the recorder for an hour o
171. r 120 V written on the rear panel D3 4 2 1 4_A_En CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT VRW2262 A CUANDO SE ABRE HAY RADIACION LASER DE CLASE 3B VISIBLE E INVISIBLE EVITE LA EXPOSICION A LOS RAYOS LASER AVATTAESSA OLET ALTTIINA NAKYVALLE JA NAKYMATTOMALLE LUOKAN 3B LASERSATEILYLLE ALA KATSO SATEESEEN FIFARFBACLASS 3B RAAT RSE gt ce SEES RE CCRC CLASS 3B OAL PHROFARL F HOMES E LeBRRe BANED LINTE D3 4 2 1 8_B_En Operating Environment Operating environment temperature and humidity 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F less than 85 RH cooling vents not blocked Do not install this unit in a poorly ventilated area or in locations exposed to high humidity or direct sunlight or strong artificial light D3 4 2 1 7 _A_En VENTILATION CAUTION When installing this unit make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat radiation at least 10 cm at top 10 cm at rear and 10 cm at each side WARNING Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating To prevent fire hazard the openings should never be blocked or covered with items such as newspapers table cloths curtains or by operating the equipment on thick carpet or a bed D3 4 2 1 7b_A_En If the AC plug of this unit does not match the AC outlet you want to use the plug must be removed and appropriate one fitted Replacement and mounting o
172. r om 1 Make sure your DV camcorder is connected to the front panel DV IN jack Also set the camcorder to VIR mode 2 a Set the recording quality e See Setting the picture quality recording time on page 37 for detailed information 3 From the Initial Setup menu check that the DV audio input is setup as you would like See DV Input on page 109 for more on this e Check also that the Audio In settings for External Audio and Dual Mono Recording Bilingual Recording are as you want them see Audio IN on page 108 4 Select DV then Copy from a DV Source from the Home Menu e DV recording only works when the DV camcorder is in VIR mode with a tape loaded or 5 sep Select Record to Hard Disk Drive or Record to DVD 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 W Hl lt lt gt gt dil and II buttons D on 7 gep Select Start Rec lt 2 Start Rec Pause Rec Stop Rec HDD SP 2h00m DVD Rem 32h45m 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 Ifyou restart recording after stopping the camcorder
173. r so for the condensation to evaporate e During HDD recording you can t play discs that are recorded with a Line System different to the current recorder setting e DVD R RW discs recorded using another recorder with copy once protected recordings will not play in this recorder Can t record a disc e Check that the disc is not an incompatible format disc page 7 e Some DVD RAM discs are not recordable until they have been initialized page 50 This can take up to an hour 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 The recorder may be set to progressive scan with an incompatible TV Reset to interlace by pressing and holding the front panel E Stop button then pressing amp OPEN CLOSE e When the HDMI signal is output no video is output from the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT ED Additional information All settings are reset e f 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 Remote control does e If you connected this recorder to another Pioneer product using the not work 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 116 When the batteries run down the remote mode is a
174. rded and you can switch to the one you want on playback DV Input Stereo 1 Select to use the live audio track recorded during the video shoot from a camcorder that supports two stereo audio tracks Stereo 2 Select to use the overdubbed audio track from a camcorder that supports two stereo audio tracks Mix Select one of the three settings to use a mix of the two stereo audio tracks Audio Out Dolby Digital Out Dolby Digital o Output a Dolby Digital signal when a Dolby Digital source is being played Dolby Digital gt Convert Dolby Digital sources to Linear PCM output PCM Use if your connected equipment doesn t have a Dolby Digital decoder DTS Out One Output a DIS signal when a DTS source is being played Off Switch off the digital output when a DTS source is being played Use when your connected equipment doesn t have a DIS decoder In this case use the analog audio outputs 96 kHz PCM Out 96 kHz 48 kHze Convert 96 kHz digital audio sources to 48 kHz output Use if your connected equipment doesn t support 96 kHz sampling rate 96 kHz Output 96 kHz digital audio when a 96 kHz source is being played En ED The Initial Setup menu Setting Options Explanation MPEG Out MPEG Output an MPEG audio signal when a source using MPEG audio is being played MPEG gt PCM e Convert sources with MPEG audio to Linear PCM output Use if your connected equipment doesn t have an MPEG audio decoder
175. rded on another recorder DVD RW discs recorded on another recorder are playable on this recorder but are not recordable The maximum continuous recording time for one title is eight hours when using a DVD R RW disc If you delete a title from a DVD R RW disc the total number of recordable titles remaining may not increase Although this recorder can record PAL SECAM NTSC and PAL 60 you can t mix multiple TV line systems on one disc A disc can contain PAL and SECAM recordings or NISC and PAL 60 See also Additional information about the IV system settings on page 117 1 Some DVD players such as some Pioneer models are compatible with VR mode discs Check the operating instructions for your player for VR mode compatibility information ED Recording En e f power to the recorder is cut due to a power outage the plug being pulled from the power outlet etc during recording editing initializing finalizing or other operation some recorded material on the disc or the disc itself may become unusable In this case try re initializing the disc DVD RW only or use a new disc Pioneer is not responsible for lost recordings damaged discs or other losses in these cases Fingerprints dirt and small scratches on a disc can affect playback and or recording performance Please take proper care of your discs Pioneer takes no responsibility for recording failure due to power cuts detective discs or damage to t
176. rding DVD VR DVD Video DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM HDD Using the timer recording features you can program up to 32 timer recordings up to a month in advance Timer recording programmes can be set to record just once every day or every week There are three ways to set a timer recording using the Easy Timer Recording feature see Easy Timer Recording on page 40 using the G Code programming system see imer recording using the G Code programming system on page 41 or using manual timer recording see Setting a manual timer recording on page 43 You can set the recording quality for your timer recording in the same way as for a regular recording but with the added option of an AUTO mode which maximizes the recording quality for the space available on the disc if recording to DVD orto fit on toa blank DVD disc if recording to HDD You can set timer recordings to record to a recordable DVD or to 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 programme 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 o
177. re information regarding how your plasma television transmits language information Setup Navigator Language information is imported from your plasma television before you begin Setup Navigator see Switching on and setting up on page 30 A Important e Controls may not function properly in certain situations such as immediately after you have connect an HDMI cable change connection settings turn this unit s power off or remove the power cable for this unit or the connected component If you experience any problems turn the HDMI control for all connected units ON and check the video output from this unit e You cannot use the Auto Start Recording function see Automatic recording from a satellite tuner on page 48 if you have this unit s power set to turn on simultaneously with a plasma television If you do not want this unit to turn on automatically when you turn the power to your plasma television set this unit s HDMI Control to OFF page 115 When a scheduled recording finishes this unit s power is not turned off if the power for the plasma television is on Even if you make Child Lock settings see Preventing use of the recorder before a timer recording child lock on page 46 this unit can still be controlled by the remote of a connected plasma Connections SSS S television If you do not want this unit to be able to be controlled by another component when you have set a Child Lock turn this unit s HD
178. 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 to MN32 LPCM or XP from the Recording Quality box that appears 1 When copying to a DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW the chapter markers in the copy may not be in exactly the same position as the original 2 When the copy mode is set to something other than High Speed Copy for copying to a DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW 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 and Auto Chapter DVD R RW on page 112 3 When copying to a DVD R RW MN1 to MN3 and SEP modes are not available 4 XP mode available only when copying to HDD Copying and backup 09 e Optimized The recording quality is gt automatically adjusted so that the Copy a gt List fits on to the space availableonthe 2 ag Select a backup option 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 There are three backup options back to the C
179. rs are viewable but if there are more files folders than this on the disc or connected USB camera it is still possible to view them all using the Reload function see Reloading files from a disc or USB device on page 94 The PhotoViewer 11 gt S Select the file you want to view copy or edit Currently selected thumbnail Folder Size 999 MB t Pages in file list AB PhotoViewer HDD Folder2 001 PIOR0000 002 PIOR0001 003 PIORO002 004 PIORO003 ee 005 PIORO004 12 kiles 4 006 PIOR0005 007 PIOR0006 el 008 PIOR0007 009 PIORO008 010 PIOR0009 iz 011 PIORO010 012 PIOROO11 HDD Remain 100 0 G e The larger the file size the longer it takes the recorder to load the file e You can change folders via the lt lt REV SCAN gt FWD SCAN buttons e If you encounter a disc that will not play check that the disc and file formats are compatible with this recorder see JPEG file compatibility and PC created disc compatibility on page 11 e The thumbnail of files that cannot be played is displayed as the A logo Changing the display style of the PhotoViewer You can choose to display photos by grouping them by folder file or number of thumbnails Po lo Display the View Options panel The View Options panel toViewer HDD Ta Display Mode File Style 12 Files zi PIOR0010 012 PIOR0011 gep Choose Display Mode or Style then press ENTER to see
180. s Storage Class MSC device should be FAT compatible Note that if the device is partitioned this recorder may not recognize It The Picture Transfer Protocol PTP can be used to transfer up to maximum 4000 files WMA MP3 file storage devices e Memory card reader any type of memory card e USB memory e PC Use Connect PC function The Mass Storage Class MSC device should be FAT compatible Note that if the device is partitioned this recorder may not recognize It Note that although multi slot card readers can be used the recorder will only recognize the first card inserted To read another card remove all the cards and insert the card to be read again Using a USB hub e Use a hub compatible with USB 1 1 and or 2 0 Use an independently powered hub bus powered hubs may not work reliably In the event of unreliable operation with the hub we recommend plugging the device directly into the recorder s USB port e Operation may become unreliable if too many devices are connected to the hub In this case try unplugging some devices If the power delivered through a hub is insufficient for the devices connected communication can become unreliable In this case disconnect one or more devices then perform a USB restart See Restart USB Device on page 116 Using a USB printer e Use a PictBridge compatible printer Using a USB keyboard e Do not use a PS 2 keyboard connected using a PS 2 USB adapter
181. s 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 itto 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 o gt For more detailed care information see the instructions that come with discs Do not load more than one disc into the recorder Damaged 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 Cleaning the pickup lens The HDD 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 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
182. s run down or you change the batteries the remote control mode is reset to Recorder 1 See Remote Control Mode on page 116 Use within the operating range in front of the remote control sensor on the front panel as shown Before you start cH e You can control this recorder using the remote sensor of another Pioneer component via the CONTROL IN jack on the rear panel See Rear panel connections on page 14 for more information Disc content format playback compatibility Compatible media e DVD RW ver 1 1 1x 1x to 2x ver 1 2 2x to 4x 2x to 6x e DVD R ver 2 0 1x 1x to 4x 1x to 8x 1x to 16x ver 2 1 1x to 8x 1x to 16x e DVD RW 1x to 2 4x 1x to 4x 3 3x to 8x e DVD R 1x to 2 4x 1x to 4x 1x to 8x 1x to 16x e DVD RAM ver 2 0 2x ver 2 1 2x 2x to 3x 2x to 5x ver 2 2 2x 2x to 3x 2x to 5x e DVD R DL ver 3 0 2x to 4x 2x to 8x e DVD R DL 2 4x 2 4x to 8x Note that older models of DVD recorders and DVD writers may reject DVD RW ver 1 2 discs and or corrupt the data on the disc If you want to share DVD RW discs between this recorder and an older recorder writer we recommend using ver 1 1 discs Note The following table shows older Pioneer DVD recorders limited compatibility with DVD RW ver 1 2 discs Model Playable Recordable DVR 510H 1 Discs should be finalized in this recorder before playing Unfinalized VR mode and Video mode discs may not play 2 Cann
183. scs amp ANGLE page 62 Switches camera angles on discs with multi angle scenes 12 PLAY MODE page 58 Press to display the Play Mode menu for features such as search repeat and programme play Controls and displays 03 13 DISC NAVIGATOR page 56 68 TOP MENU page 53 Press to display the Disc Navigator screen or the top menu if a DVD Video or finalized DVD R RW Video disc is loaded 14 MENU page 53 Press to display the disc menu if a DVD Video disc is loaded 15 ft 4 and ENTER Used to navigate all on screen displays Press ENTER to select the currently highlighted option 16 HOME MENU 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 18 HELP Press for help on how to use the current GUI screen 19 DISPLAY page 62 Displays changes the on screen information displays 20 Playback controls page 52 lt lt REV SCAN pb FWD SCAN page 57 Press to start reverse or forward scanning Press again to change the speed gt PLAY Press to start playback lt PAUSE Press to pause playback or recording m STOP Press to stop playback CM BACK commercial back Press repeatedly to skip progressively backward through the video playing gt CM SKIP commercial skip Press repeatedly to skip progressively forward through the video playing lt lt PREV bP
184. se Edit gt Play Mode By number a All Genres Genre Name 6 Uranus 7 Neptune Qt A classical 3 10 2 ne MP3 8 MB 0 03 58 v Remain 47 0 G e Press SUBTITLE or ANGLE to change the page Using the Jukebox 10 Changing the album view 1 From the album list display the view options menu panel sO 2 amp gt Select a view option G Jukebox J 10Albums i ai au ALL Pla Sori na k By 1 Erase y favourite n3 gt By album 2 Edit Gen n4 3 Play Mode A n5 4 Cancel n6 5 Genre Name E 7 n8 z e Planets Mars Venus Mercury Jup a iter Saturn Uranus Nep A classical 3 10 b v Total 12 70 MB e 0 03 58 47 0G e Sort order By number Albums are listed by the aloum number By favourite Most often listened to music appears at the top of the list By album Albums are listed alphabetically e Genre G Jukebox T 10Albums t Play Erase Edit gt Play Mode Genre Name assica uni The Planets Mars Venus Mercury Jup a HDD iter Saturn Uranus Nep A classical 3 10 v Total 12 70 MB Reman 0 03 58 47 0 G All Genres All albums are displayed Genre Only albums in the selected genre are displayed Note Editing Jukebox albums A number of commands are available for editing and changing the playback behavior of albums 1 Select Jukebox from the Home Menu For DVR
185. se e f the title currently playing contains material that is copy once protected One Touch Copy will not work e f the currently playing HDD content was recorded in XP mode the One Touch Copy feature can t be used e One Touch Copy can t be used for titles over eight hours long when copying to DVD R RW though you can use a DVD R DL e One Touch Copy can t be used for MN1 to MN6 SEP SLP or EP titles when copying to DVD R RW e One Touch Copy doesn t work if the recorder is already recording to DVD Can t use One Touch e Make sure that there is space available on the HDD and that there Copy DVD to HDD are fewer than 999 titles on the HDD e One Touch Copy doesn t work if the recorder is already recording to the HDD The device connected Check that the device is compatible with this recorder page 24 to the USB portis not Use a USB cable less than 5 m in length recognized e Check that the USB cable is inserted fully DVR 650H S e Check that the USB device is powered on DVR 550H S only e Try switching this recorder into standby mode and then back on e Try using the Restart USB Device option from the Initial Setup menu page 116 e f several USB devices camera USB memory card reader etc are connected at the same time it s possible that only the first device connected to this recorder will be recognized File names are not e Files names that do not conform to the ISO8859 1 standard may not HED displ
186. se 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 e Copy Once or Can t Record messages may appear in the stop or recording displays These indicate that the broadcast IV programme contains copy control information 07 Playing and recording from a DV camcorder En Chapter 7 Playing and recording from a DV camcorder You can play back and record video from a DV camcorder connected to the DV IN jack on the front panel of this recorder A Important 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 remotely from a component connected to the DV IN jack Playing from a DV camcorder 1 Make sure your DV camcorder is connected to the front panel DV IN jack 2 From the Initial Setup menu check that the DV audio input is setup as you would like See DV nout on page 109 for more on this e Check also that the Audio In settings for External Audio and Dual Mono Recording Bilingual Recording are as you want them see Audio n on page 108 3 Select DV then DV Video Playback from the Home Menu 4 Start playback on the camcorder Images from the camcorder should appear on your TV e To record the incoming video Use the HDD and DVD button to select the HDD or a DVD for recording then press REC Press ST
187. see G Code CH Setting on page 107 then set the timer recording again If CAN T SET appears in the display it means that although you entered a valid number the programme has already finished Recording 05 Setting a manual timer recording The timer recording screen you can see all the timer programmes already set clear programmes and set up new ones 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 This screen shows all the timer programmes currently set Tmr Pgms 3 32 Manhattan Open Tennis OK 3 26 SUN 6 00PM 7 00PM 10ch World Journey OK 3 27 MON 7 30PM 9 00PM 4ch Flower Until 4 20 MON FRI 1 30PM 2 00PM 8ch New Input HDD Remain DVD Remain 59h59m SP TEMER Each row is for one timer recording programme with the date and time information channel recording mode DVD or HDD and recording status 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 upper right corner the number of timer programmes already set is shown next to Tmr Pgms If there are more than five timer programmes already set press NEXT PI to switch page go back using the PREV kd lt button e You can also delete a timer programme before it s started bef
188. 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 A Important e ttakes a little while for this recorder to switch on and start recording after detecting a signal Please bear this in mind when setting the timer Note 1 You can t set Auto Start Recording when ED Recording 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 e Turn the HDMI Control setting to Off when using Auto Start Recording page 115 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 2 Check that the Audio In settings for External Audio and Dual Mono Recording Bilingual Recording are as you want them See Audio n on page 108 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 37 for detailed information 4 Press HOME MENU and select Timer Recording then Auto Start Recording 5 Select Yes to switch
189. ss permitted by a legal exception or consented to by the rightowners This product incorporates copyright protection technology 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 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 Note ED Recording Using the built in TV tuner 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 e CH buttons Number buttons For example to select channel 4 press 4 then ENTER for channel 34 press 3 4 ENTER e CH buttons on the front panel Changing audio channels Taiwan and Philippines model Some IV programmes are broadcast with both a main and a Secondary Audio Programme SAP You can change the TV audio using the AUDIO button AUDIO Press to change the audio type The current audio channel is displayed on screen Z Mono gt SAP Stereo 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 improv
190. st install the program and make sure it functions correctly before connecting the USB cable and attempting to use the Connect PC function e For more information on Connect PC see Using a PC on page 25 e You cannot edit or delete albums from this device when it is connected to a PC via USB If you wish to edit or delete albums via the Jukebox you must first disconnect the USB cable 1 Connect the PC via USB cable The screen below is displayed Choose Take no action and click OK Depending on the settings for Windows Media Player 10 the screen shown below may not be displayed Take no action MIP Media Player Windows can perform the same actioh each time you connect this device What do you want Windows to do Synchronize media files to this device using Windows Media Playe O com C Always perform the selected action a OK 2 OC Select Jukebox from the Home Menu E gt om 3 gep Select Connect PC E gt SO 4 1 H 4 1 4 amp Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel 5 Verify that the import screen is displayed on the device If no actions are carried out for 20 minutes the import screen is automatically closed To reopen it you will have to repeat steps 2 through 4 Number of files Number of copied unable to be copied Status folders G4 Connect PC Standby 000 Folders 000000 Files 000 error 000 error
191. sts the amount of noise reduction NR applied to the block noise artefacts visible in areas of flat colour caused by MPEG compression e MNR Adjusts the amount of noise reduction NR applied to the mosquito noise artefacts visible around the edges of an image caused by MPEG compression e Sharpness Adjusts the sharpness of the high frequency detailed elements in the picture Sharpness is ineffective for HDMI output e Detail Adjusts how sharp edges appear e White Level Adjusts the intensity of white White Level is ineffective for HDMI output e Black Level Adjusts the intensity of black Black Level is ineffective for HDMI output Black Setup Corrects the standard reference black level Black Setup is ineffective for HDMI output e Gamma Correction Adjusts the brightness of darker images Gamma Correction is ineffective for HDMI output e Hue Adjusts overall balance between red and green Hue is ineffective for HDMI output e Chroma Level Adjusts how rich the colours appear Chroma Level is ineffective for HDMI output 4 Use the 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 F tip e To see more of the picture as you adjust different settings press ENTER after selecting the setting you want to adjust ED The Initial Setup menu Chapter 14 The Initial Setup
192. tched off in standby ED The Initial Setup menu Setting Options Explanation Remote Control Recorder 1 3 If you are using more than one recorder in the same Mode default Recorder 1 room set them to different IDs This setting sets the recorder ID to change the remote controller ID press and hold RETURN then press 1 2 or 3 to set The remote will only control a recorder with the same ID DivX VOD Registration Code Use to display the recorder s DivX registration code See DivX video compatibility on page 10 and Divx VOD content on page 11 Set Preview Quick Preview e When in the Disc Navigator the thumbnail video HDD only plays short excerpts from throughout the selected title Note that edited titles that will play normally from the beginning Normal The thumbnail video plays from the beginning of the title Options 2 USB Restart USB If the connected USB device does not respond to the DVR 650H S Device recorder try using this option to restart it If the DVR 550H S only device still does not work properly try switching it off then back on and or disconnecting then reconnecting the USB cable Confirm Printer Use this option to confirm the make and model of the printer connected to the recorder does not work with all printers HDD Sleep Mode Proceed Puts the HDD to sleep Using this feature when playing DVDs or CDs allows you to reduce noise produced by the unit resulting in improved sound quality Whe
193. ted points during playback of a VR mode Play List This setting applies to HDD DVD R RW VR and DVD RAM playback ED The Initial Setup menu Setting Options Explanation Parental Lock Set Password In order to change the parental lock level or change the country area code set the password using this option From the following screen enter a four digit number that will be your password Change Password n order to change the password first enter your existing password and then a new one from the following screen Change Level From the following screen first enter your password and then set a parental lock level Country Area From the following screen first enter your password Code and then set a country area code See Country Area code list on page 131 Only certain discs have parental lock and country area code features Check the disc packaging to see what features the disc has If you forget your password you can reset it by resetting the recorder to its factory settings See Resetting the recorder on page 134 Angle Indicator One A camera icon appears on screen during multi angle scenes on a DVD Video disc Off Nothing is indicated on screen when a multi angle scene is showing HDMI Output only available when an HDMI device is connected Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080p Constant 1920 x 1080p output 1920 x 1080i Constant 1920 x 1080i output 1280 x 720p Constant 1280 x 720p output 720 x 576p Constant 72
194. the available view options e Display Mode Choose between folder and file display modes e Style Choose between displays of 1 4 and 12 thumbnails E gt gep Choose a view option then press ENTER The display mode will change to that which you have chosen Playing a slideshow gep Select a folder from the folder list To start the slideshow from the first file in the folder skip to step 3 after choosing the desired folder and pressing l Select a thumbnail e Use ke PREV and gt gt NEXT to display the previous next page of thumbnails 3 gep Select Start Slideshow or Start Audio Slideshow from the menu When you select Start Audio Slideshow you are prompted to select the Genre of music you would like to hear and when you press ENTER music of that Genre stored on the Jukebox will be played during the slideshow For more information on adding music to the HDD see Using the Jukebox on page 87 e You can also select a file or folder then press gt PLAY to start playing the slideshow e Use ka PREV bi NEXT to display the previous next picture or If PAUSE to pause the slideshow En e Depending on the aspect ratio some pictures may be displayed with black bars top and bottom or left and right e Large picture Tiles may take a few seconds to display This is normal STOP 4 m Press to return to the thumbnail e You can also use the RETURN button 5 Press to exit the P
195. the CD loaded contains both CD audio tracks and WMA MP3 files the part currently selected will play Copying files via USB DVR 650H S DVR 550H S only Connecting a regular USB device You can copy WMA or MP3 files from a connected USB device such as a USB drive to the HDD 1 Connect the USB device 2 Select Jukebox from the Home Menu gt 3 gep Select Listen to Music from USB Device E gt ged 4 r 4 amp v Select Copy Album from the command menu panel E Cw 4 1 4 4 r 5 EO Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel The selected folder on the USB device will be copied to the HDD 1 e Up to 999 albums can be created in the Jukebox If you copy via Connect PC the total number of albums you are able to create may be less than 999 for more information see page 89 e Sound quality is not worsened when you copy data from another source e When playing back an album copied from a source whose original audio track plays continuously Such as a live recording there will be a brief pause in sound between tracks ED Using the Jukebox e Up to 99 folders 999 files on the USB device can be copied displayed Connect PC Using a USB connection you can copy WMA and MP3 files from a PC to the HDD of this device Operations carried out on the PC require Windows Media Player 10 A Important e lf the PC you are using does not currently have Windows Media Player 10 installed you must fir
196. 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 DVD VR Mode and DVD RAM 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 If you don t want to see the DV recording screen during recording press DISPLAY to hide it press again to display While recording you cannot exit the DV recording screen using the HOME MENU or RETURN button DV Auto Copy DV Auto Copy allows you to make an exact copy of the contents of a DV source to the HDD or a DVD 1 Make sure your DV camcorder is connected to the front panel DV IN jack Also set the camcorder to VIR mode 2 Set the recording quality e See Setting the picture quality recording time on page 37 for detailed information 3 From the Initial Setup menu check that the DV audio input is setup as you require See DV nput on page 109 for more on this e Check also that the Audio In settings for External Audio and Dual Mono Recording Bilingual Recording are as you want them see Audio n on page 108 4 Select DV then DV Auto Copy from the Home Menu e DV recording only works when the DV camcorder is in VIR mode with a tape loaded En CE Cy 5 lt gt Select Record to Hard Disk Drive or Record to DVD Th
197. 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 ED Additional information En 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 Y Usein a well ventilated room Y Place on a solid flat level surface such as a table shelf or stereo rack Don t x Usein a 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 Usein 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 Useinakitchen or other room where the recorder may be exposed to smoke or steam x Use ona thick 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 Movi
198. therwise fit at the recording quality you set see Optimized Rec on page 112 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 programme to the HDD for you A Important e Atimer recording can t be set if there are already 32 timer programmes waiting to be recorded Timer recording will not start if The recorder is already recording A disc is being initialized finalized or untinalized Timer recording will start when the operation preventing timer recording has finished When the front panel display is set to ON 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 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 The maximum length for timer recordings made to the HDD is 24 hours However because one title HDD is limited to 12 hours recordings over 12 hours will be spread over two titles Note that there will be a break in the recording of a few seconds between titles When a scheduled recording
199. tle Name screen a from the command menu panel e To return to the main Disc Navigator screen without saving changes to the 4 Disc Navigator HDD E fae title name press RETURN me 12 03 SUN 11 00PM4d 12 03 Sun 11 00P 4 Titles a Set Thumbnail 12 03 SUN 8 00PM Erase Section 9 o i 42 03 Sun 8 00PM Divide Recent first F Chapter Edit Set Genre a ee S Boi 12 02 SAT 10 00PM jock is E 12 02 Sat 10 00PM All Genres j Cancel 11 29 WED 7 00PM 2c 11 29 Wed 7 00PM 2ch SP 1h00m 1 06 HDD s SP Remain 30h30m 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 mr FWD SCAN to advance the cursor one space manually between inputting the two characters Characters Key Characters Key 1 21 amp 1 6 mnob6dd600 2 abc 2 7 pars ts aeeG y B 1 3 def3e 8 tuv8 4 ghi4ifiiti 9 wxyz9 5 klb 0 0 lt lt cursor back gt gt cursor forward lt q change case CLEAR clear pb character lI lt space gt E finish name input 3 H LL gt on lower case upper case B Note Using a USB ke
200. to store and playback music from up to 999 of your CDs You can also transfer WMA MPS files stored on CD R RW ROM DVD USB device or PC USB function only works with DVR 650H S and DVR 550H S Once on the HDD you can name albums and tracks assign them a genre and set tracks that you don t want to play to Jump Copying music to the HDD The first step is to copy some music to the HDD CD audio WMA and MP3 Tiles are copied at high speed All tracks are copied from each CD DVD as an album WMA MP8 album and track names are copied along with the audio CD album and track names are not copied but you can add these later see Editing Jukebox albums on page 91 Usually the tracks are copied to the HDD in the order they appear on the CD DVD Note that once copied to the HDD audio tracks cannot be copied to a recordable DVD disc A Important e While copying no other recorder operation is possible e When copying scheduled timer recordings will not start until copying is complete e Copy protected CDs may not copy successfully 1 Load the CD DVD you want to copy to the HDD 2 O Select Copy from the Home Menu Note E 3 69 Select DVD CD to HDD On pressing ENTER all tracks or files on the CD or all WMA MP3 files on the DVD are copied to the HDD e You can also start copying by starting playback of the CD DVD and then pressing ONE TOUCH COPY e To cancel copying press ENTER e If
201. type of DivX VOD content the remaining number of plays is shown on screen and you then have the option of playing the disc thereby using up one of the remaining plays or stopping If you load a disc that contains expired DivX VOD content for example content that has zero remaining plays the message Rental Expired is displayed If your DivX VOD content allows an unlimited number of plays then you may load the disc into your recorder and play the content as often as you like and no message will be displayed A Important e DivX VOD content is protected by a DRM system This restricts playback of content to specific registered devices If you load a disc that contains DivX VOD content not authorized for this recorder the message Authorization Error is displayed and the content will not play Resetting the recorder as described in Resetting the recorder on page 134 will not cause you to lose your registration code JPEG file compatibility e Compatible formats Baseline JPEG and EXIF 2 2 still image files File format used by digital still cameras e Sampling ratio 4 4 4 4 2 2 4 2 0 Horizontal resolution 160 to 5120 pixels Vertical resolution 120 to 3840 pixels Progressive JPEG compatible No e File extensions jpg jpeg joe jit jfif must be used for the recorder to recognize JPEG Tiles do not use for other Tile types e File structure The recorder can load up to 99 folders 999 files at one time if
202. uages Choose from the languages displayed to set the default subtitle language for DVD Video playback Other Select to set the default subtitle language to something other than the ones listed See Selecting other languages for language options on page 118 Discs do not necessarily have subtitles in your selected menu language Also some discs override the Subtitle Language preference Auto Language One On this setting e DVD Video discs whose main audio track is in your default language will play using that language without subtitles e Discs whose main audio track is not in your default language but that have a subtitle track in your default language will play the original audio track with subtitles Off Select to play DVD Video discs according to your audio and subtitle language preferences For Auto Language to be effective the Audio Language and Subtitle Language options must be set to the same language DVD Menu w Subtitle Sets the language of DVD Video menus to the same Language Language as that set for the subtitle language English Sets the language of DVD Video menus to English available languages Choose from the displayed languages to set the default language for DVD Video menus Other Select to set the DVD menu language to something other than the ones listed See Se ecting other languages for language options on page 118 Discs do not necessarily have menus in your selected menu language Subtitle Display
203. ure to three minutes into the title Auto Chapter One When recording to the HDD or in VR mode to a DVD HDD VR chapter marks are added at the black screen between commercials and main programming When recording in DV chapter marks can be changed by date time Off Automatic chapter marking is switched off Auto Chapter No Separation Automatic chapter marking is switched off wie o 10 minutes e When recording in Video mode chapter markers are inserted every 10 minutes 15 minutes Chapter markers are inserted every 15 minutes This settings applies to recording or real time copying to Video mode DVD R RW discs Auto Chapter No Separation Automatic chapter marking is switched off SEND ERIE 10 minutes e When recording in DVD R RW or in real time copying chapter markers are inserted every 10 minutes 15 minutes Chapter markers are inserted every 15 minutes The Initial Setup menu dH Setting Options Explanation HDD Recording Video Mode Off Recordings made to the HDD are made in VR mode Format Use this setting if you don t need to transfer the recording later to a DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW Video Mode One Recordings made to the HDD are compatible with Video mode recordings This setting is convenient if you want to transfer the recording to a DVD R RW Video mode or DVD R RW as high speed copy can be used e Taiwan and Philippines model When Video Mode On is used you must select the audio channel
204. utomatically reset to Recorder 1 e Use the remote within its operating range page 6 e Replace the batteries page 6 No sound orsoundis Make sure that the amp receiver or TV is set to the correct input and distorted the volume turned up e There is no sound when the picture is paused or during scanning or slow motion play Press gt PLAY to resume regular playback e DIS discs can only be played if this recorder is connected to a DIS decoder or DIS compatible amp receiver If you have connected a suitable decoder also make sure that the Initial Setup gt Audio Out gt DTS Out setting is On e Some 96 kHz 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 f the sound is distorted try cleaning the cable plugs Cannot switch a dual e During real time copying it is not possible to switch audio channels mono bilingual The main and sub channels are both output programme The picture is distorted Change the Input Line System setting page 117 You can also change it by pressing the W Stop button and INPUT SELECT on the front panel simultaneously with the recorder stopped The picture from the e If the video signal from the external component is copy protected external input is you cannot connect via this recorder Connect the component directly distorted to your TV Screen is stretched e Make sure that the TV
205. utput on your VCR to the antenna input on your TV 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 colour 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 audio and video cables e See the following page if you want to use S video or component video cables for the video connection Connections 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 To component video input To S video input 1 Connecting using an S video output S video carries the picture as separate colour 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 a
206. w shows a list of error messages that you may encounter when using the recorder and an explanation of their meaning Message Explanation Action e E01 The HDD may be damaged or broken Please ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repairs e E02 As the HDD info cannot be properly read no new recordings can be made Reinitializing the HDD page 102 may result in your being able to make recording again Note that reinitializing the HDD will erase all recorded contents including protected files ED Additional information En 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 f 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 If the remote is set up correctly the TV should switch on off If it doesn 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
207. x presets available e TV suitable for LCD and cathode ray tube TVs e PDP suitable for plasma display screens 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 PDP or Professional The Video Adjust menu 413 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 Memory1 Detailed Settings 3 Select the picture quality setting you want to adjust A Motion HHHH Still YNR Off HHH Max BNR Off HHH Max MNR Off HHH Max Soft Emm Fine Prog Motion PureCinma Sharpness Detail Soft mm Fine v You can adjust the following settings e Prog Motion Adjusts the motion and still picture quality when video output is set to progressive Prog Motion is ineffective when PureCinema is On e PureCinema his setting optimizes the picture for film material when the video Output is set to progressive Usually set to Auto 1 but try switching to Auto 2 On or Off if the picture appears unnatural e YNR Adjusts the amount of noise reduction NR applied to the Y brightness component e BNR Adju
208. y digital audio and video 5 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT COAXIAL Coaxial digital audio jack for connecting to an AV amplitier receiver Dolby Digital DTS decoder or other equipment with a digital input 6 INPUT 1 AUTO START REC Stereo analog audio video and S video inputs for connection to a satellite receiver set top box etc R AUDIO VIDEO HED Comeon SSS DIGITAL AUDIO OUT HDMI OUT COAXIAL 7 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT A high quality video output for connecting to a IV or monitor with a component video input 8 OUTPUT 1 Stereo analog audio video and S video outputs for connection to a TV or AV amplitier receiver 9 CONTROL IN Use to control this recorder from the remote sensor of another Pioneer component with a CONTROL OUT terminal and bearing the Pioneer ml mark Connect the CONTROL OUT of the other component to the CONTROL IN of this recorder using a mini plug cord 10 AC IN Power inlet Connect to a power outlet using the supplied power cable after making all other connections Front panel connections On the front panel there is a flip down cover that hides more connections Left side 11 DV IN A DV input i LINK connector suitable for connecting a DV camcorder 12 USB port Type B DVR 650H S DVR 550H S only USB port for connecting a PictBridge compatible printer or PC 13 USB port Type A DVR 650H S DVR 550H S only USB port for connecting a digital camera
209. yboard to enter a name DVR 650H S DVR 550H S only Using a USB keyboard connected to this recorder makes entering names very quick and convenient When in USB keyboard input mode a USB icon appears in the lower left of the screen Other than the standard aloha numeric keys use the following keys when entering names Key Function g Select CAPS Change the cursor position F2 Select small Delete character at the current delete j cursor position back Delete the character at the space previous cursor position Enter the name Exit the input screen 1 It s possible that some USB keyboards will not work exactly as expected when connected to this recorder See also Connecting a USB device on page 24 for more connection information e Certain keyboards may not be able to correctly input all characters 2 If you use the remote control to enter a name when in the USB keyboard input mode the recorder will automatically switch to remote control input mode Press any key on the USB keyboard to return to USB keyboard input mode Set Thumbnail HDD DVD Video DVD VR DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM You can change the thumbnail picture that appears in the Disc Navigator for a title to any frame that appears in that title E gt 1 lP Highlight the title you want to change the thumbnail picture for D C 9 ea y 2 lt gt Select Edit gt Set Thumbnail from the command menu panel The thumbnail setting screen
210. you select will be the one that appears when the top menu or menu for a DVD R RW is selected on any DVD player E Finalize Note ED Recording 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 5 The recorder will now start finalizing the disc During finalization e f the finalization process of a DVD RW or DVD k RW disc 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 You can t cancel the finalization of a VR mode DVD R disc 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 Adisc recorded in VR mode can take up to one hour to finalize DVD R RW Video mode and DVD R RW discs can take up to 20 minutes Initializing recordable DVD discs DVD R DVD RW DVD RW DVD RAM DVD R RW discs can be initialized for either Video mode recording or VR mode recording When you first load a blank DVD RW or DVD RW disc the recorder initializes it for recording automatically By default blank DVD RW discs are initialized for VR mode recording See DVD RW Auto Initialize on page 51 if you want to change the default to Video mode DVD R discs are ready for Video mode recordings out of the b
211. you want to record when recording a broadcast with a SAP channel On the Video Mode Off setting both channels will be recorded and you can switch between them on playback See also Dual Mono Recording on page 109 e Other When Video Mode On is used you must select the audio channel you want to record when recording a bilingual broadcast On the Video Mode Off setting both channels will be recorded and you can switch between them on playback See also Bilingual Recording on page 109 e When the recording mode is set to XP you cannot change HDD Recording Format Playback TV Screen Size 4 3 Letter Box Select if you have a standard 4 3 TV and prefer the letter box format presentation for widescreen material 4 3 Pan amp Scan Select if you have a standard 4 3 TV and prefer the pan and scan presentation for widescreen material 16 9 o Select if you have a widescreen 16 9 TV Your TV settings determine how 4 3 material will look Selecting 4 3 Letter Box or 4 3 Pan amp Scan does not guarantee that all video material will be presented in that format as some discs override this setting Still Picture Field Produces a stable generally shake free image Frame Produces sharp image but may be prone to shake Auto e Generates a generally less sharp but more stable still image Seamless Playback On Playback is smooth but with a trade off against the accuracy of the edit points Off o You may notice momentary interruption at edi

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