Pioneer DVR-230-s User Manual

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DVD Recorder

DVR-230-

4.74.7

Operating Instructions

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IMPORTANT

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

CAUTION:

TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

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.

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Operating Environment

Operating environment temperature and humidity: +5 ºC – +35 ºC (+41 ºF – +95 ºF); 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)

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The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

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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., 230V or 120V) written on the rear panel.

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WARNING

To prevent a fire hazard, do not place any naked flame sources (such as a lighted candle) on the equipment.

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CAUTION

This product is a class 1 laser product, but this product contains a laser diode higher than Class 1. To ensure continued safety, do not remove any covers or attempt to gain access to the inside of the product. Refer all servicing to qualified personnel.

The following caution label appears on your unit. Location: inside of the unit

CLASS 3B VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION

CAUTION

WHEN OPEN, AVOID EXPOSURE TO THE BEAM. RADIATIONS LASER VISIBLES ET INVISIBLES DE CLASSE 3B

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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.

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 of 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).

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).

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This product is for general household purposes. Any failure due to use for other than household purposes (such as longterm use for business purposes in a restaurant or use in a car or ship) and which requires repair will be charged for even during the warranty period. K041_En

This product includes FontAvenue® fonts licenced by NEC corporation. FontAvenue is a registered trademark of NEC Corporation.

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.

POWER-CORD CAUTION

Handle the power cord by the plug. Do not pull out the plug by tugging the cord and never touch the power cord when your hands are wet as this could cause a short circuit or electric shock. Do not place the unit, a piece of furniture, etc., on the power cord, or pinch the cord. Never make a knot in the cord or tie it with other cords. The power cords should be routed such that they are not likely to be stepped on. A damaged power cord can 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 for a replacement.

This product complies with the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC, amended by 93/68/EEC), EMC Directives (89/336/EEC, amended by 92/31/EEC and 93/68/EEC).

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Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel.

Do not connect either wire to the earth terminal of a three pin plug.

NOTE After replacing or changing a fuse, the fuse cover in the plug must be replaced with a fuse cover which corresponds to the colour of the insert in the base of the plug or the word that is embossed on the base of the plug, and the appliance must not be used without a fuse cover. If lost replacement fuse covers can be obtained from your dealer. Only 5 A fuses approved by B.S.I or A.S.T.A to B.S.1362 should be used.

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IMPORTANT

FOR USE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: Blue : Neutral Brown : Live

If the plug provided is unsuitable for your socket outlets, the plug must be cut off and a suitable plug fitted.

The cut-off plug should be disposed of and must not be inserted into any 13 amp socket as this can result in electric shock. The plug or adaptor or the distribution panel should be provided with 5 A fuse. As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows ; The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black. The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured red.

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Contents

01 Before you start

Features What’s in the box Putting the batteries in the remote control Using the remote control Disc / content format playback compatibility

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02 Connecting up

Rear panel connections Front panel connections Extra features for use with compatible TVs Easy connections Using other types of audio/video output Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver Connecting an external decoder box (1) Connecting an external decoder box (2) Connecting to an AV amplifier/receiver Connecting other AV sources Plugging in

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03 Controls and displays

Front panel Display Remote control

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06 Recording

About DVD recording Recording time and picture quality Restrictions on video recording Setting the picture quality/recording time Basic recording from the TV Setting a timer recording Timer recording FAQ Recording from an external component Playing your recordings on other DVD players Initializing a DVD-RW disc

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07 Editing

Editing Titles (Title Edit) Editing chapters (Chapter Edit)

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08 The Initial Setup menu

Using the Initial Setup menu Basic settings Disc settings Video settings Audio settings Recording settings Playback settings

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04 Getting started

Switching on and setting up Making your first recording Using the built-in TV tuner Basic playback Displaying disc information on-screen

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05 Playback

Introduction Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc Navigating discs Scanning discs Playing in slow motion Frame advance/frame reverse The Play Mode menu Displaying and switching subtitles Switching DVD soundtracks Switching audio channels Switching camera angles

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09 Additional information

Screen sizes and disc formats Troubleshooting Frequently asked questions Time Zone list Language code list Country/Area code list

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Handling discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Storing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Damaged discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Cleaning the pickup lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Condensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Hints on installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Moving the recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Resetting the recorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

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Before you start

Chapter 1

Before you start

Features

• Progressive scan-compatible

Compared to standard interlaced video, progressive scan effectively doubles the amount of video information fed to your TV or monitor. (Check your TV/monitor for compatibility with this feature.)

• Cinema surround sound in your home

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

• Program up to 32 timer recordings

You can program the recorder to record up to 32 programs, up to a month in advance, using the VIDEO

Plus+

system*1 for easy programming if you want. As well as single programs, you can specify daily or weekly recordings, too.

and PlusCode are registered trademark

of Gemstar Development Corporation. The VIDEO Plus+ system is manufactured under

license from Gemstar Development Corporation.

• One Touch Recording

Use One Touch Recording to start recording immediately in 30 minute blocks. Each time you press the button, the recording time is extended by another 30 minutes.

• Optimized recording

Optimized recording adjusts the recording quality automatically if a timer recording will not fit onto a disc with the settings that you made. Note that the quality of recordings may be reduced if a longer recording time is used.

• High quality 16-bit Linear PCM audio

When recording using the high quality setting (XP), the audio is recorded in uncompressed 16-bit Linear PCM format. This delivers great sounding audio to accompany the high picture quality.

• Find what you want to watch quickly and easily

Unlike video tape that needs to be wound to the correct place, you can jump right to the part of a DVD disc that you want to watch. Search for a point on a disc by title, chapter or time.

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• Play Video mode recordings on a regular DVD

Video mode

player

Discs recorded using the Video mode can be played back on regular DVD players, including computer DVD drives

compatible with DVD-Video playback

*2 ‘DVD-Video format’ recording: The use of the DVDVideo format for recording on DVD-R and DVD-RW discs is referred to as recording in ‘Video mode’ on Pioneer’s DVD recorders. Supporting playback of DVD-R / DVDRW discs is optional for manufacturers of DVD playback equipment, and there is DVD playback equipment that does not play DVD-R or DVD-RW discs recorded in the DVD-Video format. Note: ‘Finalization’ is required.

• MP3 file playback

This recorder can play MP3 audio files on CD-R, CD-RW or CD-ROM discs (see

compatibility

on page 7).

Disc / content format playback

What’s in the box

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

• Remote control

• AA/R6P dry cell batteries x2

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

• RF antenna cable

• Power cable

• These operating instructions

• Warranty card

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Before you start

Putting the batteries in the remote control

1 Open the battery compartment cover on the back of the remote control.

2 Insert two AA/R6P batteries into the battery compartment following the indications ( the compartment.

3 Close the cover.

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Using the remote control

Keep in mind the following when using the remote control:

• Make sure that there are no obstacles between the remote and the remote sensor on the unit.

• Remote operation may become unreliable if strong sunlight or fluorescent light is shining on the unit’s remote sensor.

• Remote controllers for different devices can interfere with each other. Avoid using remotes for other equipment located close to this unit.

• Replace the batteries when you notice a fall off in the operating range of the remote.

• When the batteries run down or you change the batteries, the remote control mode is automatically reset. See

• Use within the operating range and angle, as shown.

Remote Control

7 m

on page 52 to reset it.

Note

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

• Don’t mix new and old batteries together.

• Don’t use different kinds of battery together— although they may look similar, different batteries may have different voltages.

• Make sure that the plus and minus ends of each battery match the indications in the battery compartment.

• Remove batteries from equipment that isn’t going to be used for a month or more.

• When disposing of used batteries, please comply with governmental regulations or environmental public instruction’s rules that apply in your country or area.

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Before you start

Disc / content format playback compatibility

General disc compatibility

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

DVD-Video DVD-R DVD-RW

Video CDAudio CD CD-R

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is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing

Corporation.

• About DualDisc playback

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

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

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

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

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

DVD-R/RW compatibility

This recorder will play and record DVD-R/RW discs.

Compatible media:

• DVD-RW Ver. 1.1, Ver. 1.1 / 2x and Ver. 1.2 / 4x

• DVD-R Ver. 2.0, Ver. 2.0 / 4x / 8x and Ver. 2.1 / 16x

Recording formats:

• DVD-R: DVD-Video format (Video mode)

• DVD-RW: Video Recording (VR) format and DVDVideo format (Video mode)

CD-RW

This recorder cannot record onto DVD-R DL Ver. 3.0 (Dual Layer) discs. Dual Layer discs recorded and finalized on other recorders, however, can be played on this recorder.

Older models of DVD recorders and DVD writers may reject DVD-RW Ver. 1.2 / 4x discs. If you want to share DVD-RW discs between this recorder and an older recorder/writer, we recommend using Ver. 1.1 discs.

The following table shows older Pioneer DVD recorders’ limited compatibility with DVD-RW Ver. 1.2 / 4x discs.

Model

DVR-7000

DVR-3100/ DVR-5100H

Discs should be finalized in this recorder before playing. Unfinalized

VR mode and Video mode discs may not play.

Cannot read the CPRM information

you load a disc. However, this will not affect playback.

Copy-once protected disc titles will not play.

Playable Recordable

1,2,3

Yes

will show in the display when

CD-R/RW compatibility

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

• Compatible formats: CD-Audio, Video CD, ISO 9660 CD-ROM* containing MP3 files *

ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 compliant. Joliet file system is

compatible with this recorder.

• Multi-session playback: No

• Unfinalized disc playback: No

Compressed audio compatibility

• Compatible media: CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW

• Compatible formats: MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3)

• Sampling rates: 44.1 or 48kHz

• Bit-rates: 32 to 320Kbps (128Kbps or higher recommended)

• Variable bit-rate (VBR) MP3 playback: Yes

• File extension: .mp3 (this must be used for the recorder to recognize MP3 files – do not use for other file types)

• File structure: Up to 50 folders / 300 files (if these limits are exceeded, only files and folders up to these limits are playable)

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Before you start

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.

Frequently asked questions

• What’s the difference between DVD-R and DVD-RW?

The most important difference between DVD-R and DVD-RW is that DVD-R is a record-once medium, while DVD-RW is a re-recordable/erasable medium. You can re-record/erase a DVD-RW disc approximately 1,000 times.

For more information, see page 35.

• What’s VR mode?

VR (Video Recording) mode is a special mode designed for home DVD recording. It allows flexible editing of recorded material compared to ‘Video mode’. On the other hand, Video mode discs are more compatible with other DVD players.

• Can I play my recordable discs in a regular DVD player?

Generally, DVD-R discs and DVD-RW discs recorded in Video mode

but they must be ‘finalized’ first. This process fixes the contents of the disc to make them readable to other DVD players as DVD-Video discs.

DVD-RW discs recorded in VR mode are playable in some players.

This label indicates playback compatibility with DVD-RW discs recorded in VR mode (Video Recording format). However, for discs recorded with a record-only-once encrypted program, playback can only be achieved using a CPRM compatible device.

Note that Pioneer cannot guarantee that discs recorded using this recorder will play on other players.

* ‘DVD-Video format’ recording: The use of the DVDVideo format for recording on DVD-R and DVD-RW discs is referred to as recording in ‘Video mode’ on Pioneer’s DVD recorders. Supporting playback of DVD-R / DVDRW discs is optional for manufacturers of DVD playback equipment, and there is DVD playback equipment that does not play DVD-R or DVD-RW discs recorded in the DVD-Video format. Note: ‘Finalization’ is required.

are playable in a regular DVD player,

About DVD recording

This recorder supports the recording of ‘copy-once’ broadcast programs using the CPRM copy protection system (see CPRM on page 36) on CPRM-compliant DVD-RW discs in VR mode. CPRM recordings can only be played on players that are specifically compatible with CPRM.

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Connecting up

Chapter 2

Connecting up

Rear panel connections

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

AC IN

DIGITAL OUT

AV 1 ･RGB - TV

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

OUTPUT

RYPBP

AUDIO VIDEO

AV 2 (INPUT 1 DECODER)

S-VIDEO

OUT

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1 AC IN

Connect to a power outlet using the supplied power cable only.

2 COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT

A digital audio output for connecting to an AV amp/ receiver, Dolby Digital/DTS decoder or other equipment with a coaxial digital input.

3 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

A high-quality video output for connecting to a TV or monitor with a component video input.

4 Analog audio output (AUDIO OUTPUT)

Stereo analog audio output for connection to your TV or AV receiver.

5 Composite video output (VIDEO OUTPUT)

Standard video output for connection to your TV or AV receiver.

6 S-video output (S-VIDEO OUTPUT)

S-video video output for connection to your TV or AV receiver.

7 ANTENNA IN/OUT

Connect your TV antenna to the signal is passed through to the

ANTENNA IN

ANTENNA OUT

jack. The

jack for

connection to your TV.

8 AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) AV connector

Audio/video input/output SCART-type AV connector for connecting to a VCR, or other equipment with a SCART connector. The input accepts video and S-video. See

L1 In

on page 54 for how to set this up.

AV2/

9 AV1•RGB-TV AV connector

Audio/video output SCART-type AV connector for connecting to a TV or other equipment with a SCART connector. The video output is switchable between video, S-video and RGB. See

AV1 Out

on page 54 for how to set

this up.

Front panel connections

VIDEO

On the left side of the front panel there is a second audio/ video input, consisting of a standard (composite) video jack, and stereo analog audio jacks.

REC

STANDBY/ON

VIDEO

L(MONO) AUDIO R INPUT 2

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Connecting up

Extra features for use with compatible TVs

When this recorder is connected to a TV that features i/o Link.A, AV Link, T-V Link, EasyLink, MegaLogic, SMARTLINK, Q-Link, DATA LOGIC or NexTView Link using a fully-wired 21-pin SCART cable (not supplied), the following functions are available:

• Direct TV recording

• Channel preset download

• NexTView timer programming download

• TV auto power on

• System configuration

For further details and compatibility information, see also the manual that came with your TV.

Direct TV recording

Direct TV recording allows you to record the TV program that you’re watching, without having to worry about whether this recorder is set to the same channel. See

Direct recording from TV

feature.

Channel preset download

This feature allows you to set up the channel presets of this recorder very simply using the channel presets and preset names already in your TV. See

setting up TV

on page 20 and

on page 50 for more on this feature.

on page 38 for more on this

Switching on and

Auto CH Setup : Download from

Note

• For further details and compatibility information, see also the manual that came with your TV.

NexTView timer programming download

NexTView timer programming download allows you to program a timer recording directly from the electronic program guide displayed on your TV.

See the manual that came with your TV for more information on how to use this feature. Note that the and

options displayed on your TV correspond to the SP

and

recording modes on this recorder.

TV auto power on

When you play a disc in this recorder, the TV automatically turns on and switches to the correct video input. See the manual that came with your TV for how to use this feature.

System configuration

Basic settings, including language, country and TV screen size (aspect ratio), can be downloaded from your TV to help set up this recorder for use.

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Connecting up

OUT

RYPBPRL

AUDIO VIDEO

S-VIDEO

OUTPUT

DIGITAL OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

AV 1 ･RGB - TV

AV 2 (INPUT 1 DECODER)

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Easy connections

The setup described below is a basic setup that allows you to watch and record TV programs, and play discs. Other types of connections are explained starting on the following page.

Important

• These connections use SCART cables (not supplied). If your TV (or VCR) does not have a SCART connection, see the following page for connecting up using the supplied audio/video cable.

• The

AV1•RGB-TV

The

AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

See

AV1 Out

• Before making or changing any rear panel connections, make sure that all components are switched off and unplugged from the wall outlet.

SCART AV

CONNECTOR

Antenna/cable TV wall outlet

AV connector can output ordinary (composite) video, S-video or RGB, plus stereo analog audio.

connector accepts ordinary video or S-video input, as well as stereo analog audio.

on page 54 and

AV2/L1 In

on page 54 for how to set them up.

1 Connect the cable from the antenna/cable TV wall outlet to the antenna input on your VCR.

ANTENNA

• If you are not connecting a VCR in the chain, connect it to the

ANTENNA IN

jack on this recorder and skip

the next step.

2 Use an RF antenna cable (one is supplied) to connect the antenna output of your VCR to the ANTENNA IN of this recorder.

3 Use another RF antenna cable to connect the ANTENNA OUT of this recorder to the antenna input on your TV.

4 Use a SCART cable (not supplied) to connect the AV1•RGB-TV AV connector on this recorder to the SCART AV connector on your TV.

5 Use another SCART cable to connect the AV2

(INPUT 1/DECODER) AV connector to a SCART AV connector on your VCR.

Note

• See the following page if you want to use one of the other kinds of audio/video connection.

Tip

• This recorder has a ‘through’ function which allows you to record a TV program from the built-in TV tuner in this recorder while watching a video playing on

VCR

SCART AV

CONNECTOR

ANTENNA

OUT

ANTENNA

your VCR. (To use this feature when the recorder is in standby,

Save

Power Save

on page 53).

must be set to

Off

—see

Power

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Connecting up

Using other types of audio/video output

If you can’t use the SCART AV connector to connect your TV to this recorder, there are standard audio/video output jacks, as well as an S-video output.

Using the supplied audio/video cable

AUDIO INPUT

VIDEO INPUT

ANTENNA

S-VIDEO

OUT

AV 1 ･RGB - TV

RYPBPRL

OUTPUT

AUDIO VIDEO

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

AV 2 (INPUT 1 DECODER)

AC IN

DIGITAL OUT

1 Connect the VIDEO OUTPUT jack to a video input on your TV.

Use the yellow jack of the supplied audio/video cable for the video connection.

2 Connect the AUDIO OUTPUT jacks to the corresponding audio inputs on your TV.

Use the red and white jacks of the supplied audio/video cable for the audio connection. Make sure you match up the left and right outputs with their corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound.

Using the S-video or component video output

S-VIDEO

AV 1 ･RGB - TV

INPUT

AUDIO INPUT

RYPBPRL

OUTPUT

AUDIO VIDEO

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

AV 2 (INPUT 1 DECODER)

jack to an S-

COMPONENT

ANTENNA

S-VIDEO

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT

AC IN

DIGITAL OUT

1 Connect the S-video or component video output to a similar input on your TV.

For an S-video connection, use an S-video cable (not supplied) to connect the

S-VIDEO OUTPUT

video input on your TV.

For a component video connection, use a component video cable (not supplied) to connect the

VIDEO OUT

See also

jacks to a component video input on your TV.

Component Video

on page 55 for how to set up the component video output for use with a progressive scan-compatible TV.

2 Connect the AUDIO OUTPUT jacks to the corresponding audio inputs on your TV.

You can use the supplied audio/video cable, leaving the yellow video plug disconnected. Make sure you match up the left and right outputs with their corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound.

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Connecting up

OUT

RYPBPRL

AUDIO VIDEO

S-VIDEO

OUTPUT

DIGITAL OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

AV 1 ･RGB - TV

AV 2 (INPUT 1 DECODER)

ANTENNA

Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver

If you have a cable or satellite receiver with a built-in decoder, connect it to this recorder and your TV as shown on this page. If you are using a separate decoder box for your cable/satellite TV, set up following the instructions on the next page.

Using the setup on this page you can:

• Record any channel by selecting it on the cable box/satellite tuner.

Important

• Do not connect this recorder ‘through’ your VCR, satellite receiver or cable box. Always connect each component directly to your TV or AV amplifier/receiver.

1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown.

This enables you to watch and record TV channels.

SCART AV

CONNECTOR

ANTENNA

2 Use a SCART cable (not supplied) to connect the AV1•RGB-TV AV connector to a SCART AV connector on your TV.

This enables you to watch discs.

3 Use another SCART cable to connect the AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) AV connector to a SCART AV connector on your satellite/cable box.

This enables you to record scrambled TV channels.

Cable/Satellite box

Antenna/cable TV wall outlet

SCART AV

CONNECTOR

ANTENNA

Note

• The diagram shows SCART video connections, but you can alternatively use any of the other audio/video connections.

Tip

• This recorder has a ‘through’ function which allows you to record a TV program from the built-in TV tuner in this recorder while watching a video playing on

ANTENNA

OUT

your VCR. (To use this feature when the recorder is in standby,

Save

Power Save

on page 53).

must be set to

Off

—see

Power

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OUT

RYPBPRL

AUDIO VIDEO

S-VIDEO

OUTPUT

DIGITAL OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

AV 1 ･RGB - TV

AV 2 (INPUT 1 DECODER)

ANTENNA

Connecting up

Connecting an external decoder box (1)

If you have an external, dedicated decoder box for your satellite or cable TV system, use the setup described on this page.

Important

• Do not connect your decoder box directly to this recorder.

• Information from the decoder (for example, relating to pay TV services), is only viewable when this recorder is off (in standby).

• For timer recording to work properly on this recorder, the VCR/satellite receiver/cable box must also be switched on during recording.

• It is not possible to watch one TV program and record another using this setup.

SCART AV

CONNECTOR

SCART AV

CONNECTOR

Decoder

Antenna/cable TV wall outlet

1 Connect the cable from the antenna/cable TV wall outlet to the antenna input on your VCR/ satellite receiver/cable box.

2 Use a SCART cable (not supplied) to connect your decoder to your VCR/satellite receiver/cable box.

See the manual for your decoder box for more detailed instructions.

SCART AV

CONNECTOR

VCR/Satellite receiver /Cable box

ANTENNA

3 Use a SCART cable to connect your VCR/satellite receiver/cable box to the AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) AV connector on this recorder.

4 Use a SCART cable to connect the AV1•RGB-TV AV connector to your TV.

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Connecting up

OUT

RYPBPRL

AUDIO VIDEO

S-VIDEO

OUTPUT

DIGITAL OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

AV 1 ･RGB - TV

AV 2 (INPUT 1 DECODER)

ANTENNA

Connecting an external decoder box (2)

If you only have a decoder, connect it to this recorder and your TV as shown on this page.

Using the setup on this page you can:

• Record scrambled channels received using the recorder’s built-in TV tuner.

Important

• Do not connect this recorder ‘through’ your VCR, satellite receiver or cable box. Always connect each component directly to your TV or AV amplifier/receiver.

1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown.

This enables you to watch and record TV channels.

2 Use a SCART cable (not supplied) to connect the AV1•RGB-TV AV connector to a SCART AV connector on your TV.

This enables you to watch discs.

3 Use another SCART cable to connect the AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) AV connector to a SCART AV connector on your decoder box.

This enables you to record scrambled TV channels.

SCART AV

CONNECTOR

ANTENNA

Decoder

SCART AV

CONNECTOR

Note

• In order to use this setup, you will need to make the

Antenna/cable TV wall outlet

following settings from the Initial Setup menu: – Set the Initial Setup menu (see – From the

Decoder

(see

AV2/L1 In

Manual CH Setting

setting to

AV2/L1 In

Decoder

from the

on page 54).

screen, set the

setting for the scrambled channels to On

Manual CH Setup

on page 50).

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OUT

RYPBPRL

AUDIO VIDEO

S-VIDEO

OUTPUT

DIGITAL OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

AV 1 ･RGB - TV

AV 2 (INPUT 1 DECODER)

ANTENNA

Connecting up

Connecting to an AV amplifier/receiver

To enjoy multichannel surround sound you need to connect this recorder to an AV amplifier/receiver using the digital coaxial output.

In addition to a digital connection, we recommend also connecting using the stereo analog connection for compatibility with all discs and sources.

You’ll probably also want to connect a video output to your AV amplifier/receiver. Use the ordinary video output (as shown here), or the S-video output.

Important

• Noise may be output from your speakers if the recorder is not set up to work with your AV amplifier/receiver properly (see

Audio Out

on page 57).

VIDEO

A/V

IN 1

AV amp/ receiver

1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown.

This enables you to watch and record TV channels.

2 Connect one of the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack on this recorder to an coaxial digital input on your AV amplifier/receiver.

This enables you to listen to multichannel surround sound.

3 Connect the analog AUDIO OUTPUT and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks on this recorder to an analog audio and video input on your AV amplifier/receiver.

4 Connect the AV amplifier/receiver’s video output to a video input on your TV.

ANTENNA

VIDEO

OUT

DIGITAL IN

COAXIAL

Antenna/cable TV wall outlet

Note

• The diagram shows ordinary video connections, but you can alternatively use an AV connector or S-video connections, if they’re available.

Important

• Do not connect this recorder to your TV ‘through’ your VCR using A/V cables. Always connect it directly to your TV.

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Connecting up

Connecting other AV sources

Connecting a VCR or analog camcorder

REC

STANDBY/ON

VIDEO

L(MONO) AUDIO R INPUT 2

AUDIO/VIDEO

INPUT

1 2

Analog camcorder

AUDIO/VIDEO

OUTPUT

VCR

1 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.

• The front panel connections make convenient connections for a camcorder input (standard video connection only).

2 Connect a set of audio and video inputs of your VCR or camcorder to the outputs on the rear panel of this recorder.

This enables you to record from this recorder to your VCR or camcorder.

• You can use standard video or S-video cables for the video connection.

AUDIO/VIDEO

INPUT

AUDIO/VIDEO

OUTPUT

Plugging in

Before plugging in for the first time, make sure that everything is connected properly.

AC IN

1 Plug the supplied AC power cable into the AC IN inlet and the other end into a standard household power outlet.

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Controls and displays

Chapter 3

Controls and displays

Front panel

REC

STANDBY/ON

VIDEO

L(MONO) AUDIO R INPUT 2

1 2 3 4 5 876 9 10

1 STANDBY/ON

Press to switch the recorder on/into standby.

2 Front panel inputs

Audio/video inputs, convenient for connecting a video camera.

3 REC

Press to start recording.



Press to stop playback or recording.

(page 9)

Display

3 4 6

1PL

Lights when a PlayList is playing (only applicable to some VR mode discs recorded on other recorders).

(page 55) Lights when the component video output is set to progressive scan.



Lights during playback; blinks when paused.



Lights during recording; blinks when recording is paused.

4 OVER

Lights when the analog audio input level is too high.



Press to start or restart playback (press while playing to pause playback).

6 +/–

(page 23, 25)

Use to change TV channels, skip chapters/tracks, etc.

7 IR remote sensor

8 Front panel display

See below for details.

9 OPEN/CLOSE

Press to open/close the disc tray.

10 Disc tray

Lights when an unfinalized Video mode disc is loaded.

6 NTSC

Lights when playing an NTSC disc.

(page 38) Lights when a timer recording has been set. (Indicator blinks if the timer has been set but there isn’t a recordable disc loaded.)

Indicates which channels of a bilingual broadcast are recorded.

9 Character display

Shows disc time information, channel number, messages, and so on.

10 R / RW

Indicates the type of recordable DVD loaded: DVD-R or DVD-RW.

11 2 3

Shows the remote control mode (if nothing is displayed, the remote control mode is 1).

(page 56)

(page 52)

(page 6)



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Remote control

STANDBY/ON DISPLAY



6 7

AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE

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DISC NAVIGATOR

TOP MENU

HOME MENU

CH+

ENTER

CH–

/ /







 REC CM SKIP



TV DIRECT

REC

REC MODE

DVD RECORDER

/DVD

CLEAR

RETURN



1 STANDBY/ON

Press to switch the recorder on/into standby.

2 DISPLAY

Displays/changes the on-screen information displays.

3 DVD playback functions

AUDIO

(page 23, 33, 34) Changes the audio language or channel. (When the recorder is stopped, press to change the tuner audio.)

SUBTITLE

(page 33) Displays/changes the subtitles included in multilingual DVD-Video discs.

ANGLE

(page 34) Switches camera angles on discs with multi-angle scenes.

4 TV/DVD

(page 24) Press to switch between ‘TV mode’, in which you get the picture and sound from the TV’s tuner, and ‘DVD mode’, in which you get picture and sound from the recorder’s tuner (or an external input).

INPUT

5 Number buttons, CLEAR

Use the number buttons for track/chapter/title selection; channel selection, and so on.

Use

CLEAR

to clear an entry and start again.

6 DISC NAVIGATOR, TOP MENU

Press to display the Disc Navigator, or the ‘top menu’ when a DVD-Video disc is loaded.

7 MENU

(page 25)

Press to display the menu of a DVD-Video disc.

///

Used to navigate all on-screen displays. Press select the currently highlighted option. The

(cursor buttons), CH +/–, ENTER

ENTER



(cursor

right) button is also used to change the recording input.

Use the

CH +/–

buttons to change the channel of the

built-in TV tuner.

9 HOME MENU

Press to display the Home Menu, from which you can navigate all the functions of the recorder.

10 RETURN

Press to go back one level in the on-screen menu or display.

11 Playback and recording controls

 / 

(page 30)

(page 24)

Press to start reverse or forward scanning. Press again to change the speed.



Press to start playback.



Press to pause playback or recording.



Press to stop playback or recording.

 / 

Press to skip to the previous or next title/chapter/ track; or to display the previous or next menu page.

 / 

(page 30) While paused, press to show the previous or next video frame; press and hold to start slow-motion playback.

12 REC

(page 22) Press to start recording. Press repeatedly to set the recording time in blocks of 30 mins.

REC MODE

Press repeatedly to change the recording mode (picture quality).

TV DIRECT REC

(page 38) Press to start recording whatever channel your TV is set to.

CM SKIP

Press repeatedly to skip progressively forward through the audio or video playing.

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Getting started

Chapter 4

Getting started

Switching on and setting up

When you switch the recorder on for the first time, you can make several basic settings using the Setup Navigator. This takes you through setting the clock and the internal TV tuner settings.

If you’re using the recorder for the first time, we strongly recommend you use the Setup Navigator before starting to use the recorder.

STANDBY/ON



• If this recorder is connected to a compatible TV using a fully-wired 21-pin SCART cable, the recorder will take a few seconds to download country, TV screen size and language information. (Check the manual that came with your TV for compatibility information.)

3 Use the

/

(cursor left/right) buttons to

choose a language, then press ENTER.

OSD Language

English

4 Press ENTER to start setting up using the Setup Navigator.

ENTER

DVD RECORDER

1 Switch on your TV and set the video input to this recorder.

2 Press the



STANDBY/ON button on the remote

control or the front panel to switch on.

• When you switch on for the first time, your TV should display the Setup Navigator screen. (If the Setup Navigator doesn’t appear, you can also access it from the Initial Setup menu; see page 48).

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.

• If you don’t want to use the Setup Navigator, press  (cursor down) to select

Cancel

, then press

ENTER

exit the Setup Navigator.

5 Select the Auto Channel Setup (‘Auto Scan’ or ‘Download from TV’), or ‘Do not set’, then press ENTER.

Tuner

Auto Scan

Download from TV

Do not set

• Select

Do not set

if you want to skip setting up the channels (because they have already been set up, for example).

• You can only use the

Download from TV

feature if you connected this recorder to your TV using a fully-wired 21-pin SCART cable connected to the

AV1•RGB-TV

AV connector, and if your TV supports this function (check your TV’s instruction manual for more details).

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• Use the

/

(cursor left/right) buttons to

choose your country, then press ENTER.

Country England

• Auto-tuning channels

The

Auto Scan

option automatically scans and sets the

channel presets.

Tuning

Please wait a moment.

20/107

Cancel

• Downloading channels from your TV

Use the

Download from TV

option to download all the

channels that your TV is tuned to.

Downloading

Please wait a moment.

Cancel

6 Select ‘Auto’ for automatic time setting, or ‘Manual’ to set the clock manually, then press ENTER.

Clock

Auto

Manual

Date

Time

Clock Set CH

The recorder takes a short while to set the time. After you see that the time has been set, select

proceed.

Auto

Auto TUE 01 / 02 / 2005

Manual

Date

Time

Clock Set CH

12 : 00

Pr01

Start

If the time could not be set automatically, press

RETURN Manual

to go back to the previous screen and select

• Manual clock setting

If no stations in your area are broadcasting time signals, you can set the clock manually.

Use the

/

(cursor left/right) buttons to set

your time zone.

Set the time relative to GMT (see

Time Zone list

page 66 for a list of the possible time zones).

Clock

Auto

Manual

Date

Time

Time Zone

Summer Time

SAT 01 / 01 / 2005

12 : 00

GMT

Off

• Auto clock setting

Some TV channels broadcast time signals together with the program. This recorder can use these signals to set the clock automatically.

Set ‘Clock Set CH‘ to the channel preset number that broadcasts a time signal, then move the cursor down to ‘Start’ and press ENTER.

Auto

Manual

Date

Time

Clock Set CH

SAT 01 / 01 / 2005

00 : 00

Pr01

Start

Press  (cursor down) then use the

/

(cursor left/right) buttons to select ‘On’ or ‘Off’ for summer time, then press ENTER.

Select On if you are currently using summer time.

Clock

Auto

Manual

Date

Time

Time Zone

Summer Time

SAT 01 / 01 / 2005

12 : 00

GMT

Set the date (day/month/year) and time, then press ENTER to make all the settings.

Clock

Use the

Auto

Manual

/

Date

Time

Time Zone Summer Time

(cursor up/down) buttons to change

01 01

0012

GMT On

/SAT

2005

the value in the highlighted field.

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Use the

/

(cursor left/right) buttons to move

from one field to another.

• You can go back to the previous screen at anytime in the Setup Navigator by pressing

RETURN

7 That’s it! Press ENTER to finish setting up.

Setup Navigator

Setup is complete! Enjoy using your DVD recorder!

Finish Setup

Other settings you can make

After setting up using the Setup Navigator, you should be ready to start enjoying your DVD recorder. It’s possible, however, that you may want to make a couple of additional settings, depending on how the recorder is set up for terrestrial TV broadcasts.

• Manual channel setting – This setting lets you skip channels where there is no station, as well as manually tune to stations. See page 50.

• Set Guide Preset – This setting lets you assign guide channels to ensure that the VIDEO Plus+ programming system works correctly. See

Preset

on page 51.

Manual CH Setup

Set Guide

Making your first recording

This quick guide shows you how to make a basic recording of a TV program to a recordable DVD.

Recording is covered in much more detail in chapter 6 (

Recording

STANDBY/ON



CH+

CH–





 REC

DVD RECORDER

1 If they aren’t already on, switch on your TV and this recorder.

Press  STANDBY/ON

to switch on.

• Make sure that the video input on your TV is set to this recorder.

2 Press  OPEN/CLOSE (front panel only) to open the disc tray.

3 Load a blank DVD-R or DVD-RW disc with the label side face-up, using the disc tray guide to align the disc.

• When you load a new, blank DVD-RW disc, the recorder will take a moment to initialize it for recording.

4 Use the CH +/– buttons to select the TV channel you want to record from.

• You can also use the

+/–

buttons on the front panel if

the recorder is stopped.

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Getting started

AUDIO

• Channel presets are numbered 1–99.

• If the recorder is connected to your TV using a SCART cable and your TV supports Direct Recording, it’s possible to quickly start recording whatever channel your TV is tuned to. See

Direct recording from TV

page 38 for detailed instructions.

5 Press  REC to start recording.

• By default, the recording will be in SP (standard play) mode, which will give you around two hours of recording from a blank DVD disc. The different recording mode and their recommended uses are covered in mode detail in Chapter 6.

• You can pause recording by pressing



REC

Press

or  again to restart recording.



6 When you want to stop recording, press .

Playing back your recording

The TV program you just recorded should be on the DVD disc as a single title with one or more chapters.

• Press  to start playback.

If you want to stop playback before the end of the recording, press



Using the built-in TV tuner

Changing TV channels

There are three different ways to select TV channels. Note that you can’t change the TV channel during playback, recording or during recording standby.

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ENTER

CH–

•

CH +/–

buttons on the remote

•

Number buttons

select channel 4, press press

3, 4, ENTER

channel changes after a few seconds.)

•

+/–

buttons on the front panel

on the remote – For example, to

then

ENTER

; for channel 34,

. (If you don’t press

ENTER

, the

Note

• Channel presets are numbered 1–99.

Changing audio channels

You can change the audio channel of the broadcast or external input signal.

• Press AUDIO to change the audio.

The current audio channel is displayed on-screen.

• If the NICAM audio setting (see is set to

NICAM

and you are watching a NICAM

broadcast, you can switch between

Regular

(non-NICAM) audio.

NICAM

Regular

• If the NICAM broadcast is bilingual, you can also select the language.

NICAM A NICAM B

Regular

• You can also select the language for a non-NICAM bilingual broadcast.

A (L) B (R)

A + B (L+R)

• When watching a recording made from an external input with

Bilingual

recording selected (see on page 56), you can switch the audio channel between left (

), right (R) or both (

L+R

Note

• When recording in Video mode, or in VR mode using the

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 on page 56).

NICAM A+B

Audio In

NICAM

L+R

on page 56)

and

Audio In

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STANDBY/ON

ENTER







CH+

CH–

Getting started

Switching between TV and DVD

When the recorder is stopped or recording you can choose whether to have the audio/video from the built-in TV tuner (or external input) play on your TV (‘DVD mode’), or watch the channel that the TV is currently set to (‘TV mode’).

During playback or when a menu is being displayed onscreen, the sound and video is always routed to your TV and is unaffected by the

Note that the recorder must be connected to your TV using a SCART cable to be able to use this feature.

• Press TV/DVD to switch between TV mode and DVD mode.

TV/DVD

mode setting.

/DVD

Basic playback

This section shows you how to use your recorder for playback of discs (DVD, CD, etc.). More playback features, such as repeat play, are covered in the next chapter.

Important

• Throughout this manual, the term ‘DVD’ means playback-only DVD-Video discs and DVD-R/RW. If a function is specific to a particular kind of DVD disc, it is specified.

• Some DVD-Video discs don’t allow certain playback controls to operate at certain points in the disc. This is not a malfunction.

• VR mode discs recorded on another DVD recorder may contain a PlayList of titles. These can be found after the Original titles on the disc. See also

Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc

page 28.

Using the

1 Press  STANDBY/ON to switch on.

Also turn on your TV and make sure that it is set to the correct video input.

2 Press  OPEN/CLOSE (front panel only) to open the disc tray.

3 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 doublesided DVD-Video disc, load it with the side you want to play face down).

• If you want to play a DTS audio CD, please first read the note on page 25.

• Please see

compatibility

(DVD/CD hybrid disc)

Disc / content format playback

on page 7 if you want to play a Dual Disc

4 Press  to start playback.

• If you’re playing a DVD-Video or Video CD, a disc menu may appear when you start playback. Use the

///

(cursor buttons) and

ENTER

to navigate

DVD disc menus, and the number buttons and

ENTER

for Video CD menus.

• See the following sections for more details on playing specific kinds of discs.

5 To stop playback, press .

6 When you’ve finished using the recorder, eject the disc and switch the recorder back into standby.

• To open/close the disc tray, press  OPEN/CLOSE Remove the disc before putting the recorder into standby.

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• Press  STANDBY/ON

to switch the recorder into

standby.

Playing DVD discs

The table below shows the basic playback controls for DVD-Video, and recordable DVD discs.

Press to start or restart playback.

Press to pause playback; press again to restart playback.

Press to stop playback. You can resume playback from the same

/ /





CM SKIP

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TOP MENU MENU

ENTER

RETURN

point by pressing cancel the resume function.)

• During playback, press to start scanning. Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed.

• Press and hold while paused to start slow-motion playback. Press repeatedly to change the playback speed.

• While paused, press to advance a single frame in either direction.

Press to skip to previous/next chapter/title. (You can also use the front panel tons to do this during playback.)

(Commercial skip). Each press skips forward progressively up to a maximum of ten minutes.

• Except VR mode:

chapter number then press 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:

title number then press

• All:

Press

entry and start again.

Press to display the ‘top’ menu or menu of a DVD-Video disc (these are often the same).

Use the cursor buttons to navigate DVDVideo disc menus; press items.

Press to return to the previous level of a DVD-Video disc menu.



. (Press  again to

during playback, enter a

uring playback, enter a

ENTER

CLEAR

to clear a number

ENTER

to select

+/–

to skip

but-

Playing audio CDs and MP3s

The table below shows the basic playback controls for audio CDs and MP3 files.

Press to start playback.

Press to pause playback; press again to restart playback.

Press to stop playback.

/ /



Audio CD only:



Press again to increase the scanning spee

. (There are two scan speeds; the

Press to start scanning.

current scan speed is shown on-screen.)

Press to skip to previous/next track (or folder for MP3 disc). (You can also use the

front panel +/– buttons to

o this during

playback.)

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uring playback, enter a track (or folder)

number then press

ENTER

to that track. Press

CLEAR

to clear a number entry and

start again.

ENTER

to skip directly

Note

• If you want to play a DTS audio CD, make sure the recorder is connected to a DTS-compatible amp/ receiver with a digital connection. Noise will be output through the analog outputs. Also make sure that

STEREO

(see

Switching audio channels

is selected using the

on page 34).

AUDIO

button

• You can’t use scanning when playing MP3 files.

Playing Video CDs

The table below shows the basic playback controls for Video CDs.

Some discs feature Playback Control (PBC for short) menus. These discs show PBC in the display when you load them and display a menu on-screen from where you can select what to watch.

Press to start or restart playback.

Press to pause playback; press again to restart playback.

Press to stop playback. You can resume playback from the same point by pressing cancel the resume function.)



. (Press  again to

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/ /



• During playback, press to start scan-



ning. Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed.

• Press and hold while paused to start slow-motion playback. Press repeatedly to change the playback speed (forward direction only).

• While paused, press to advance a single frame (forward direction only).

Press to skip to previous/next track. (You can also use the front panel +/– buttons to

o this during playback.)

When a PBC menu is displayed, press to

isplay the previous/next page.

(Commercial skip). Each press skips for-

CM SKIP

ward progressively up to a maximum of ten minutes.

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uring playback, enter a track number

then press

ENTER

to skip directly to that track. Press

CLEAR

to clear a number entry and

start again.

ENTER

While a PBC menu screen is displayed, use to select numbered menu items.

RETURN

Press to display the disc menu of a Video CD playing in PBC mode.

Note

• When playing in PBC mode, some playback features, such as search and repeat play are not available.

2 To hide the information display, press DISPLAY repeatedly until it disappears.

The example displays below are a guide only; actual displays vary according to the disc loaded, etc.

Stop display 1

1 2

Stop DVD-RW VR Original

10:10 SAT 12/12/2005 Stereo

Pr 01

1 Original or PlayList

VR mode DVD-RW discs edited on other DVD recorders may contain Original and PlayList content. (See also the note on page 27 about PlayLists.)

2 Disc type and mode

Shows the disc type (

MP3, NO DISC

DVD, if applicable ( R/RW Video mode discs are shown as

PBC

Shows

, if Video CD playback control is on.

DVD-VIDEO, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD

, etc.), and the disc mode for recordable

Video

). Note that finalized DVD-

DVD-VIDEO

3 Current date and time

4 Preset name or number

Shows the preset name (if set) or preset number for the currently selected channel.

5 Audio mode

Shows the broadcast audio mode for the current channel preset (

Mono, Stereo

, etc.).

Stop display 2

Displaying disc information onscreen

You can display various on-screen information about the disc loaded.

DISPLAY

1 Press DISPLAY repeatedly to display/change the on-screen information.

• The on-screen display automatically disappears after 20 minutes.

2 3

Stop DVD-RW VR Original

Titles : Original 99 Lock Disc : On

Resume

Remain 00h35m (SP)

, Play List 15

Pr01

Stereo

Copy Once

DVD Mode

4 516

1 Resume

Shows

Resume

if playback can be resumed from the last

place stopped.

2 Recording mode and Recording time available

Shows the current recording mode (XP, SP, LP, etc.), and the total recording time available on the disc.

Finalized Video mode DVD-R/RW discs are shown as

DVD-R Finalized

DVD-RW Finalized

3 Copy control information

Shows recording restrictions.

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4 Lock Disc On or Off

5 Number of titles/tracks/folders on the disc

6 Shows the current mode of the recorder (see

Switching between TV and DVD

on page 24)

Play display 1

Play DVD-R Video 01 - 002 Original

1 2 3

00:03:30

1 Disc type and mode

Shows the disc type (

DISC

, etc.), and the disc mode for recordable DVD, if

applicable (

DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD, MP3, NO

Video

). Shows

PBC

if a Video CD is in

playback control (PBC) mode.

2 Current title and chapter number

(For CD/Video CD, shows current track; for MP3, shows current folder and track.)

3 Elapsed title time

(For CD, MP3, shows elapsed track time; for Video CD, shows elapsed disc time.)

Play display 2

1 2

Play DVD-VIDEO 01 - 002 00:03:30

Title Name : 11/11 soccer game

Title Total : 01h30m00s Chapters : 007

5 4 3

! #

DVD Mode

1 Angle indicator

Lights during multi-angle scenes.

2 Copy protected material (!)/ PureCinema indicator (#)

Shows ‘!’ if the playback material is copy-once protected.

Shows ‘#’ if the video output is 24 fps, progressive scan.

3 Current title name

4 Total running time of title

5 Total number of chapters in title

Recording display

Rec

DVD-RW VR

One-Touch Rec 05 - 001 Remain 00h20m (SP)

00h19m

00:03:30

432

Pr01

Stereo

Copy Once

1 Timer recording start and stop time or remaining time of one-touch recording

Shows the start and stop times if the current recording is a timer recording. Shows the remaining recording time if the current recording is the one-touch recording.

2 Current title and chapter number

3 Elapsed recording time

4 Recording mode and Recording time available

Shows the current recording mode (XP, SP, LP, etc.), and the available recording time on the disc.

Note

• The Video mode disc displays become the same as a DVD-Video disc once the disc is finalized.

• The total recording time figure is calculated based on a 12cm/4.7GB disc at the displayed record setting.

• Recording and playback times for TV recordings are approximately 0.1% shorter than the actual time. This is because of the slightly different frame rates of TV broadcasts versus DVD.

• This recorder can play PlayLists on discs recorded using other recorders. However, these PlayLists cannot be edited.

•

Copy Once

Can’t Record

messages may appear in the stop or recording displays. These indicate that the broadcast TV program contains copy control information.

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DISC NAVIGATOR

ENTER

HOME MENU

Playback

Chapter 5

Playback

Introduction

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



(cursor buttons) and from any screen, use the 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 DVD discs, Video CDs, CDs, and MP3 discs, although the exact operation of some varies slightly with the kind of disc loaded. The following icons are provided to help you quickly identify which instructions you need for which kind of disc.

DVD

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

ENTER

. To go back one level

RETURN

button. Remember

///

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

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

Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc

Use the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a recordable disc and start playback.

DVD-Video

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

Video mode

VR mode

Video CD

Video mode DVD-R/RW (unfinalized)

VR mode DVD-RW

Audio CD

Video CD

MP3

MP3 files

• Some DVD-Video discs don’t allow certain playback controls to operate at certain points in the disc. This is not a malfunction.

•When playing Video CDs, some functions are not available in PBC mode.

• When playing an NTSC disc, the video output will be PAL.

• 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.

Using the Disc Navigator with recordable discs

VR mode

1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Disc Navigator’ from the on-screen display.

Alternatively, you can press straight to the Disc Navigator screen.

Video mode

HOME MENU

Disc Navigator

Editing

Timer Recording

Initial Setup

Play Mode

ENTER

Confirm

DISC NAVIGATOR

HOME MENU

Exit

to go

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CLEAR

ENTER

2 Use the

/

(cursor left/right) buttons to select

a title to play.

• You can also use the front panel + / – buttons.

Disc Navigator

DVD-VR Titles ORG 03, PL 02 Remain 00h20m (XP)

01 02 03 PL01

TUE 29/06 11:00

Title 01 Original

The lively big tree

Recording Time 00h30m00s

WED 30/06 11:00

THU 01/07 11:00

FRI 02/07 11:00

• Some VR mode DVDs recorded on other recorders may have a PlayList of virtual content. PlayList titles appear in the Disc Navigator after the ‘Original’ titles.

3 Press ENTER to start playback.

Using the Disc Navigator with MP3 discs

MP3

1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Disc Navigator’ from the on-screen display.

Alternatively, you can press takes you straight to the Disc Navigator screen.

Disc Navigator

MP3

Folder (1-03) Track (1-004)

01. Rock

02. Pop

03. Dance

DISC NAVIGATOR

Folder : 01 Track : 001Current

001. Intro

002. Escape

003. Everything You Say

004. What I Do

, which

Navigating discs

ALL

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

DVD-Video Video mode

1 During playback use the number buttons to enter a chapter number within the current title.

For example, for chapter 6, press 6; for chapter 24, press

, then 4.

• To clear and start again, press

2 Optionally: Press ENTER.

Otherwise, just wait a few seconds and playback will jump to the new chapter.

CLEAR

Folder Name : Rock

2 Select what you want to play.

Use the

///

items and press

(cursor buttons) buttons to highlight

ENTER

to select.

Note

• The Disc Navigator is only accessible when there is a disc loaded.

• Another way to find a particular place on a disc is to use the time search mode. See

Search Mode

page 32.

VR mode

1 During playback, use the number buttons to input a title number.

For example, for title 6, press 6; for title 24, press 2, then

• To clear and start again, press

CLEAR

2 Optionally: Press ENTER.

Otherwise, just wait a few seconds and playback will jump to the new title.

CD Video CD

1 During playback, use the number buttons to input a track number.

For example, for track 6, press 6; for track 24, press 2, then

CLEAR

• To clear and start again, press

2 Optionally: Press ENTER.

Otherwise, just wait a few seconds and playback will jump to the new track.

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//





Playback

MP3

1 During playback, use the number buttons to input a track/folder number.

For example, for folder 6, press 6; for track 24, press 2, then

• To clear and start again, press

2Use the

/

(cursor up/down) buttons to select

CLEAR

either ‘Track’ or ‘Folder’.

Input Number 001/010 Track

3 Optionally: Press ENTER.

Otherwise, just wait a few seconds and playback will jump to the new track.

Scanning discs

You can fast scan discs at various speeds, forwards or backward.

3 To resume normal playback, press



Note

• Depending on the disc, reverse playback may not be smooth.

• Sound can be heard while scanning audio CDs (analog output only).

• No subtitles are displayed while scanning DVD-Video discs.

• It is not possible to scan MP3 files.

• Sound is output when scanning DVDs only in forward

Scan1

. However, when connected using the coaxial digital output, some receivers may not be able to reproduce the scanned audio. No sound is output when using other scan speeds.

• Depending on the recording mode and whether the disc is recorded in Video or VR mode, scanning speeds will vary.

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

Playing in slow motion

DVD Video CD

You can play video at various slow motion speeds. DVDs can be played in slow motion in either direction, while Video CDs can only be played forwards in slow motion.

1 During playback, press  or  to start reverse or forward scanning.

• The scanning speed is shown on-screen.

2 Press the same button repeatedly to increase the scanning speed.

DVD

•

Forward: Scan1

•

Reverse: Reverse

•

Forward/Reverse:

Scan1

 



Scan2  Scan3  Scan4



Scan1  Scan2  Scan3  Scan4

Video CD



Scan2

1 During playback, press .



2 Press and hold

or  until slow motion

reverse or forward playback starts.

3 Press the same button repeatedly to change the slow motion speed.

Slow 1/16 Slow 1/8

Slow 1/2

4 To resume normal playback, press



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ENTER



HOME MENU

Note

• Reverse slow-motion playback may not be as smooth as forward and may be better with some discs than others.

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

• No sound is output during slow-motion playback.

Frame advance/frame reverse

DVD Video CD

You can step forwards or backwards a frame at a time through a DVD. With Video CDs, you can only use frame advance.

/ /





The Play Mode menu

ALL

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

Important

• You can’t use the Play Mode features with Video CDs playing in PBC mode, or while a DVD disc menu is being displayed. For other restrictions, see the following sections.

1 During playback, press .



2 Press

or  to go backwards or forwards one

frame.

3 To resume normal playback, press

Note

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

1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Play Mode’.



2 Use the

HOME MENU

Disc Navigator

Editing

Timer Recording

Initial Setup

Play Mode

ENTER

Confirm

/

(cursor up/down) buttons and

HOME MENU

Exit

ENTER to navigate.

• To exit the Play Mode menu, press

HOME MENU

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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.

1 Select ‘Search Mode’ from the Play Mode menu.

2 Select one of the search options.

3 Use the number buttons to enter a title/chapter/ folder/track number or the search time (in hours, minutes & seconds).

Search Mode

Repeat

Time Search (

DVD current title, press and 20 seconds into the title, press

Time Search (Video CD):

the disc, press

4, 5, 0, 0

• You can also use the and

ENTER

to input a time.

Time Search

Title Search

Chapter Search

For example, for 25 minutes into the

2, 5, 0, 0

. For 1 hour and 15 minutes

1, 1, 5, 2, 0

For example, for 45 minutes into

/

(cursor up/down) buttons

Input Time 00 : 25 : 00

Tip

• You can often select what you want to watch on a DVD disc from the disc menu. Press

to display the disc menu.

TOP

Note

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

Repeat play

ALL

There are various repeat play options, depending on the kind of disc loaded.

1 Select ‘Repeat’ from the Play Mode menu.

Play Mode

Search Mode

Repeat

2 Use the a repeat play mode.

/

(cursor up/down) buttons to select

Repeat

Off

Title/Folder/Chapter/Track Search:

press

• You can also use the and

ENTER

to input a title/folder/chapter/track

number.

4 Press ENTER.

/

(cursor up/down) buttons

Input Track 01/12

For example, for track 6,

VR mode

• For VR mode DVD discs, select (or

Off

DVD-Video Video mode

Disc, Title

Chapter

• For DVD-Video and Video mode DVD discs, select

Title

Chapter

• For CDs and Video CDs, select

MP3

• For MP3 discs, select

Video CD

(or

Off

Disc, Folder

Disc

Track

(or

Off

Track

(or

Off

3 To resume normal playback, select ‘Off’ from the Repeat Play menu.

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Playback

Displaying and switching subtitles

DVD-Video

Some DVD discs have subtitles in one or more languages, which you can switch during playback.

Check the disc packaging for details of the subtitle options.

SUBTITLE

CLEAR

1 Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select a subtitle option.

The current subtitle language is shown on-screen.

Subtitle: 1/2 English

The toucan lives in tropical forests

2 To switch off subtitles, press SUBTITLE repeatedly until ‘Off’ is displayed.

Note

• Some discs only allow you to change subtitle language from the disc menu. Press access.

• To set subtitle preferences, see

TOP MENU

Language

on page 60.

Switching DVD soundtracks

DVD-Video

When playing a DVD disc recorded with two or more soundtracks (often in different languages), you can switch the soundtrack during playback.

Check the disc packaging for details of the soundtrack options.

AUDIO

• Press AUDIO repeatedly to select an audio soundtrack.

Audio 1/2 English

Dolby Digital 3/2CH

Note

• The sound may drop out momentarily when switching soundtracks.

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

• To set audio language preferences, see page 60.

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

Connecting to an AV amplifier/receiver

page 16 for connection details.

TOP MENU

to access.

Language

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Switching audio channels

VR mode CD Video CD MP3

For VR mode content recorded with bilingual audio, you can switch between left ( both (

L+R

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

1 To display/switch the audio channel, press AUDIO repeatedly.

The audio channel(s) currently playing are indicated onscreen.

VR mode

L+R

– Both channels (default)

•

– Left channel only

– Right channel only

•

CD Video CD MP3

•

Stereo

– Stereo (default)

•

1/L

– Left channel only

2/R

– Right channel only

•

) channel, right (R) channel, or

AUDIO

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.

ANGLE

• To switch the camera angle, press ANGLE.

• The angle number is displayed on-screen.

• If the disc was paused, playback starts again with the new angle.

Note

• You can also change the angle from some DVD-Video disc menus. Press

TOP MENU

to access.

Note

• When playing a Bilingual recording on a VR mode disc, if you are listening to the Dolby Digital soundtrack via the digital output, you cannot switch the audio channel. Set

Digital -> PCM

(see

Dolby Digital

Audio Out

Dolby

on page 57) or listen via the analog outputs if you need to switch the audio channel.

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Recording

Chapter 6

Recording

About DVD recording

This recorder can record on both DVD-R and DVD-RW media. The main difference between the two is that DVDR discs can only be recorded once, while DVD-RW can be recorded, erased and re-recorded many times.

A further difference between the two disc types is that only DVD-RW can be initialized for which offers much more comprehensive editing functions compared to

The big advantage, however, of Video mode is its compatibility with standard DVD players, most of which will not play VR mode DVD-RW discs (see also the notes below).

While DVD-R discs can only be recorded using the Video mode, you can initialize a DVD-RW disc for Video or VR mode recordings. Once initialized (any previous content is erased in this operation), all recordings on that disc will be in the chosen recording mode.

Important

• You cannot play, edit or record on unfinalized DVD-R/ RW discs recorded in Video mode on other DVD recorders. (Likewise, unfinalized Video mode discs recorded on this recorder are not playable on other players/recorders.)

• This recorder cannot record onto DVD-R DL Ver. 3.0 (Dual Layer) discs.

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

• Pioneer takes no responsibility for recording failure due to power cuts, defective discs, or damage to the recorder.

• Fingerprints, dirt and small scratches on a disc can affect playback and/or recording performance. Please take proper care of your discs.

• This recorder can record both PAL and SECAM only.

• This recorder cannot record NTSC signals. NTSC discs are playable, although the video output will be PAL.

Note

• Some DVD players, such as some Pioneer models, are compatible with VR mode DVD-RW discs. Check the operating instructions for your player for VR mode compatibility information.

Video mode

VR mode

recording.

recording,

• The maximum number of titles that can be recorded on a DVD-R/RW disc is 99.

• The maximum number of chapters recordable on a DVD-R/RW disc is 999.

Recording time and picture quality

There are six preset recording quality modes:

– Highest quality setting, gives about one hour of

• recording time.

•

(Standard Play) – Default quality, used for most applications, gives about two hours of recording time.

•

(Long Play) – Lower video quality than SP, but

doubles the recording time to about four hours.

•

(Extended Play) – Lower video quality than LP, but this gives about six hours of recording time.

•

SLP

(Super Long Play) – Lower video quality than EP,

but this gives about eight hours of recording time.

•

SEP

(Super Extended Play) – Lowest video quality, but gives about ten hours of recording time in VR mode or twelve hours in Video mode.

Please note that there is a trade-off between recording time and quality. The longer the possible recording time, the lower the recorded picture quality. You may wish to try recording different kinds of program in different modes to determine the combination of picture quality and recording time that suits your needs.

We recommend that the fast moving or action programs.

In all except the channel Dolby Digital format. When set to recorded in high quality, uncompressed Linear PCM format.

If the broadcast audio is bilingual and you are recording in Video mode, or in VR mode on the Bilingual Recording setting (page 57) to select the

B/R

audio channel to record before recording starts.

Note

• Note that all recording times (both here and those shown by the recorder) are only approximate. This is because of the way that the video is recorded; you may get slightly more or slightly less, depending on what you’re recording.

mode be used for recording

mode, sound is recorded in two

, sound is

setting, use the

A/L

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REC MODE

Recording

• Except when a recordable Video mode disc is loaded, changing the recording mode will display the recording time for a VR mode disc.

Restrictions on video recording

• You cannot record copy-protected video using this recorder. Copy-protected video includes DVD-Video discs and some satellite broadcasts. If copyprotected 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 on a DVD-RW disc in VR mode (see below).

• When recording a TV broadcast or through an external input, you can display copy control information on screen. (see

information on-screen

CPRM

CPRM is a copy protection system with scramble system regarding the recording of ‘copy once’ broadcast programs. CPRM stands for

Recordable Media

This recorder is CPRM compatible, which means that you can record copy-once broadcast programs, but you cannot then make a copy of those recordings. CPRM recordings can only be made on CPRM-compatible DVDRW (ver. 1.1 or higher) discs formatted in VR mode.

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 unless 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.

Displaying disc

on page 26).

Content Protection for

Setting the picture quality/recording time

VR mode Video mode

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.

• Press REC MODE repeatedly to select a recording setting.

•XP – Fine picture quality

•

– Standard play

– Long play

•

– Extended play

•

SLP

– Super Long Play

SEP

– Super Extended Play

•

The setting is indicated in the front panel display, and shown on-screen together with the recording time for a blank recordable disc.

Note

• Except when a recordable Video mode disc is loaded, changing the recording mode will display the recording time for a VR mode disc.

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Recording

Basic recording from the TV

VR mode Video mode

Follow the instructions below to record a TV program. Recording starts immediately and continues until the disc is full or you stop the recording.

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

 REC REC MODE

DVD RECORDER

1 Load a recordable disc.

• If you load a new blank DVD-RW disc, the recorder takes a short while to initialize the disc.

2 Use the CH +/– buttons to select the TV channel to record.

The front panel display shows the channel number:

P R 0 7

Channel number

3 Use the REC MODE button to set the picture quality/recording time.

• See

Setting the picture quality/recording time

above

for detailed instructions.

4 Use the AUDIO button to select the audio channel to record.

See

Changing audio channels

on page 23 for more on

this.

• 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

, in which case you do need to select the audio

channel before recording.

5 Press  REC to start recording.

If you want to set a recording end time, press the  REC button repeatedly. The recording time increases in 30 minute increments, up to a maximum of twelve hours. The remaining recording time is shown on-screen and in the front panel display. When the recording ends, the recorder automatically switches into standby.

• To cancel the set recording time, press



REC

• If you want to pause recording at any time, press



. Press again to restart the recording. (If recording in VR mode, a new chapter is started after recording restarts)

6 To stop the recording, press .

• If you set the recording time in the previous step, you can still stop the recording anytime by pressing



• Recording will stop automatically when there is no more space on the DVD.

Tip

• During recording you can turn on/off the SCART loop through function. During recording, press the front panel

button to switch to

through on), or

–

to switch to

SCART THRU

SCART NORM

(loop

(loop though off). Note that you can’t switch loop through on if recording from the

AV1•RGB-TV

AV connectors. Also, loop through is

AV2(INPUT 1/DECODER)

automatically reset to off after recording has finished.

• While the recorder is stopped, you can also use the number buttons on the remote to select the channel. (For channel 6, press press

2, 4

then

• If the recorder is stopped, you can also use the

ENTER

then

)

ENTER

; for channel 24,

+/–

buttons on the front panel to select the channel number.

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CLEAR

ENTER



HOME MENU

Recording

Direct recording from TV

If you connected this recorder to your TV using a SCART cable, and your TV supports Direct Recording, you can record whatever is currently being shown on the TV without having to worry about what channel preset the recorder is on. Check the instructions that came with your TV if you’re not sure whether your TV supports this feature.



TV DIRECT

 REC REC MODE

1 If necessary, load a recordable disc.

2 Set the picture quality/recording time using the REC MODE button.

3 Press TV DIRECT REC to start recording.

If you want to set a recording time, press the  REC button repeatedly. The recording time increases in 30 minute increments, up to a maximum of twelve hours. You can see the recording time 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.

• To cancel the set recording time, press

• If you want to pause recording at any time, press



. Press again to restart the recording. (If recording in VR mode, a new chapter is started after recording restarts)

4 To stop the recording, press .

• If you set the recording time in step 3, you can still stop the recording anytime by pressing

• Recording will stop automatically when there is no more space on the DVD.

REC

DVD RECORDER





REC

Setting a timer recording

VR mode Video mode

Using the timer recording features you can program up to 32 timer recordings up to a month in advance. Timer recording programs can be set to record just once, every day, or every week.

You can set the recorder so that it will adjust the recording quality to try and fit the recording on to the disc if it would not otherwise fit at the recording quality you set (see

Optimized Rec

Important

•A timer recording can’t be set if there are already 32 timer programs waiting to be recorded.

• Timer recording will not start if: – The recorder is already recording. – A disc is being initialized, finalized or unfinalized.

• Except when finalizing Video mode discs, timer recording will start when the operation preventing timer recording has finished.

• If a disc is playing when a timer recording is due to start, playback will automatically stop to allow the recording to start.

• The timer indicator lights in the front panel display when the timer is active. If the indicator is blinking it means that there is no disc loaded, or the disc loaded is not recordable.

• Approximately two minutes before a timer recording

is set to start, the recorder will go into timer recording standby (assuming that a recordable disc is loaded). In timer recording standby you cannot use some functions.

on page 57 for more on this).

Tip

• You can press in standby to switch on and immediately start recording.

• Please note that you can’t record from another component (VCR, etc.) that is connected by a SCART cable to the using the TV Direct Recording feature.

TV DIRECT REC

while the recorder is

AV2(INPUT 1/DECODER)

AV connector

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Recording

VCR

Plus+

123

456

7890

CLEAR

ENTER

HOME MENU

1 Press HOME MENU, select Timer Recording, then Timer Rec (View).

Timer Recording

VIDEO Plus+ system

Timer Rec (View)

The Timer Rec (View) screen appears, from which you can see timer recordings already set and set new ones.

Timer Rec (View)

Date

Remain 01h20m(SP)

Start

SUN 12/12 07:00

Stop

08:00 SPPr01

New Input

Free space on the loaded disc

Rec Mode

1/1

Page number

Timer program already set

Select here to input a new timer program

•If there are more than eight timer programs already set, press



to switch page (go back using the 

button).

• You can also clear a timer program before it’s started by highlighting it and pressing

CLEAR

2 Select ‘New Input’ to set a new timer program, then press ENTER.

•

RecMode

Recording time and picture quality

– Select XP, SP, LP, EP,

SLP

SEP

on page 35).

(See

4 After entering all the timer recording information, highlight ‘Program Set’ and press ENTER.

The timer recording list screen is displayed again. The timer program you just input appears in the list.

5 To exit the timer recording screen, press HOME MENU.

Timer recording using the VIDEO Plus+® programming system

This system makes programming timer recordings very simple. Most TV guides publish PlusCode programming numbers with their program details. If you want to make a timer recording of a program, you just input the corresponding code. The date, start, stop and channel settings are 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.

Timer Rec (View)

Date Start

Program Set

:SUN 12/12 07 00

3 Enter the timer recording settings.

Use the

/

buttons to select a field; use the

buttons to change the value.

•

Date

– Choose a date up to one month in advance, or

select a daily or weekly program.

•

Start

– Set the recording start time.

Stop

– Set the recording end time (maximum length

• of a timer recording is 12 hours).

•

– Choose a channel (1–99, excluding skip channels), or one of the external inputs from which to record.

Stop CH

:08 00 Pr01

Rec Mode

/

1 Press HOME MENU, select Timer Recording, then VIDEO Plus+ system.

2 Use the number buttons to enter a PlusCode programming number, then press ENTER.

To clear the last digit entered, press

VIDEO Plus+ system

VIDEO Plus+# 3 9 9 2 4

(0) - (9) to input

CLEAR

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Recording

3 If you want to change the recording quality, use the

/

the

•See also

buttons to highlight Rec Mode, then use

/

buttons to change.

Timer Rec (View)

Date Start

Program Set

:SUN 12/12 07 00

Stop CH

:08 00 Pr01

Recording time and picture quality

page 35 and

Setting the picture quality/recording time

Rec Mode

on page 36.

4 After making the settings, press ENTER.

• If you haven’t set up the guide channels (or at least the guide channel for the PlusCode programming number that you entered), the recorder will prompt you to enter the channel number that the TV program is showing on.

Tip

• You can check the timer program settings by displaying the timer recording screen.

Programming a new end time

1 During timer recording, press HOME MENU, select Timer Recording, then Timer Rec (View).

Timer Rec (View)

2 Use the

Date

Remain 01h20m(SP)

Start

SUN 12/12 07:00



button to highlight the current timer

Stop

08:00 SPPr01

New Input

Rec Mode

1/1

recording, then press ENTER.

A screen showing details of the timer recording appears. From this screen, only the recording stop time can be changed.

Timer Rec (View)

Date Start

Program Set

:SUN 12/12 07 00

Stop CH

: 00 Pr01

Rec Mode

Extending a timer recording in progress

You can extend a timer recording beyond the programmed end time in two different ways. This can be useful if a broadcast program overruns, for example.

ENTER

HOME MENU



 REC

Moving the end time by 30-minute blocks

1 During timer recording, press and hold  REC for three seconds.

The timer indicator disappears from the front panel display.

2 Press  REC repeatedly to extend recording in 30 minute increments.

3 Set a new Stop time for the timer recording.

Use the then use the

/

buttons to select the hour or minute field,

/

buttons to change the time.

4 Press ENTER to set the new time and exit the screen.

Recording will continue until the new stop time is reached.

Canceling and stopping a timer recording in progress

After a timer recording has started, you can cancel the program (but continue recording), or stop recording completely if you need to.



 REC

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Recording

 REC

REC MODE

INPUT

1 During timer recording, press and hold  REC for three seconds.

Only the program is canceled (the timer indicator disappears); recording continues so that you can manually stop recording whenever you like.

2 When you want to stop recording completely, press



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 Press and hold seconds to lock the controls.

The front panel display briefly shows are pressed on the remote or front panel, displayed again.

• To unlock the recorder, press and hold panel for three seconds until the display shows

• To cancel a timer recording when the recorder is locked, first unlock the recorder (see above), then press and hold

on the front panel for three

LOCK

. If any buttons

LOCK



on the front



REC

for three seconds.

is briefly

Timer recording FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

• Even though the timer is set, the recorder doesn’t start recording!

Check that the disc loaded is recordable, not locked (see

Lock Disc

than 99 titles already on the DVD.

• The recorder won’t let me enter a timer program! Why not?

You can’t enter a timer program if the clock isn’t set.

• What happens when two or more timer programs overlap?

Basically, the program with the earlier recording start time has priority. However, the recorder will start recording the program with the later start time after the earlier program is finished. If two programs have the same times (but different channels, for example), the program displayed higher up in the list in the timer recording screen has priority.

on page 53), and that there are fewer

Recording from an external component

VR mode Video mode

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 DVD recorder.

See Chapter 2 (

2 Press INPUT repeatedly to select one of the external inputs to record from.

There are two analog inputs. The current input is shown on-screen and in the front panel display:

• On-screen :

•

– Input 2 (front panel)

Check that the

Bilingual Rec

page 56).

• If the aspect ratio is distorted (squashed or stretched), adjust on the source component or your TV before recording.

3 Set up the recorder.

• Use

Setting the picture quality/recording time

for detailed information.

4 Press  REC when you’re ready to start recording.

Note

• If your source is copy-protected using CopyGuard, you will not be able to record it. See

video recording

Connecting up

AV2/L1

(front panel disply: L1) – Input 1

Audio In

are as you want them (see

REC MODE

settings for

to set the recording quality. See

on page 36 for more details.

) for connection options.

External Audio

Audio In

Restrictions on

and

on page 36

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Recording

Playing your recordings on other DVD players

VR mode Video mode

Most regular DVD players can play finalized discs recorded in Video mode. A number of players (including many Pioneer models) can also play DVD-RW discs recorded in VR mode, finalized or not. Check the manual that came with the player to check what kinds of discs it will play.

When you finalize a Video mode disc, a title menu is created from which you can select titles when you play the disc. These menus are navigated in the usual way, pressing using the

ENTER

Finalizing a disc

Finalizing ‘fixes’ the recordings in place so that the disc can be played on a regular DVD player or computer equipped with a suitable DVD-ROM drive.

1 Load the disc you want to finalize.

Make sure that the recorder is stopped before proceeding.

2 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial Setup’.

3 Press

TOP MENU

///

(cursor buttons) followed by

to display the menu, then

to select titles and start playback.

VR mode Video mode

Important

• Once you’ve finalized a disc recorded in Video mode, you can’t edit or record anything else on that disc. However, the finalization on a DVD-RW disc maybe ‘undone’; see

Undo Finalize

on page 54 for how to do

this.

•A VR mode disc can still be recorded and edited on this recorder even after finalizing.



to select ‘Disc’.

Initial Setup

Basic

Disc

Video

Audio

Recording

Playback

Lock Disc

Initialize

Finalize

4 Select ‘Finalize’.

Disc

Basic

Disc

Video

Audio

Recording

Playback

Lock Disc Finalize

Initialize

Finalize

Undo Finalize

5 Select Finalize ‘Start’.

Finalize

Undo Finalize

Video mode only:

Start

All the titles on the disc are

displayed.

Title Menu 01/02

01 02 03

TUE 29/06 11:00

FRI 02/07 11:00

WED 30/06 11:00

05 06

SAT 03/07 11:00

THU 01/07 11:00

SUN 04/07 11:00

7 The recorder will now start finalizing the disc.

during finalization:

Finalizing

Please wait a moment.

1 min left

• How long finalization takes depends on the type of disc, how much is recorded on the disc and the number of titles on the disc. A disc recorded in VR mode can take up to one hour to finalize. A disc recorded in Video mode can take up to 20 minutes.

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Recording

Initializing a DVD-RW disc

DVD-RW

When you first load a blank disc, the recorder will initialize it automatically for recording. You can also manually initialize DVD-RW discs.

You can initialize a disc for either Video mode recording or VR mode recording.

Important

• Initializing a 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 disc in a different format if it was originally initialized on an older DVD recorder.

1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial Setup’.



2 Press

to select ‘Disc’.

Initial Setup

Basic

Disc

Video

Audio

Recording

Playback

Lock Disc

Initialize

Finalize

Note

• By default, the recorder initializes blank DVD-RW discs for VR mode recording. See

DVD-RW Auto Init.

on page 58 if you want to change the default to Video mode.

• 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.

3 Select ‘Initialize’

Disc

Basic

Disc

Video

Audio

Recording

Playback

Lock Disc VR Mode

Video ModeInitialize

Finalize

4 Select ‘Video Mode’ or ‘VR Mode’ from the initialize options.

Initialize

VR Mode

Video Mode

Start

5 Select ‘Start’.

It takes about 30 seconds to initialize the disc.

Initializing disc

Please wait a moment.

1 min left

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Editing

Chapter 7

Editing

Using this recorder you can edit video content on unfinalized Video mode and VR mode DVD discs. More detailed editing is possible on VR mode discs, which can be edited at the chapter level. Video mode discs can only be edited at the title level.

Once a Video mode disc has been finalized, further editing is not possible.

1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Editing’ from the on-screen display.

HOME MENU

Disc Navigator

Editing

Timer Recording

Initial Setup

Play Mode

ENTER

Confirm

2Use the

/

buttons to select ‘Title Edit’ or

‘Chapter Edit’ from the Editing menu.

Editing

Title Edit

Chapter Edit

Erase

Title Name

Navi Mark

Lock Erase All

The following title editing functions are available:

Erase

•

– Erase a title (page 44)

Title Name Navi Mark

– Name or rename a title (page 45)

(VR mode only) – Change the thumbnail

image of a title (page 45)

•

Lock

(VR mode only) – Lock or unlock a title to

prevent accidental changes being made (page 46)

•

Erase All

– Erase all titles (page 46)

HOME MENU

Exit

Editing Titles (Title Edit)

Erase

VR mode Video mode

Use this command to erase individual titles from a disc.

When erasing Original content from a VR mode DVDRW, the available recording time will increase as titles are erased. Erasing a title from a Video mode DVD-RW disc increases the available recording time only if it is the last title on the disc.

Since DVD-R is not erasable/rewritable, erased titles do not free up space on the disc, even though they are not visible anymore.

1Select ‘Erase’ from the Title Edit menu options.

/

2 Use the to erase, then press ENTER.

Disc recording mode

Erase

DVD-VR Titles 04 Remain 00h20m (XP)

01 02 03 04

TUE 29/06 11:00

Currently selected title

buttons to select the title you want

Recording time available in the displayed

THU 01/07 11:00

recording mode

FRI 02/07 11:00

Edit mode

Title 01 Original

The lively big tree

Recording Time 00h30m00s

WED 30/06 11:00

Locked title indicator

Information for selected title

The following chapter editing functions are available for VR mode discs only:

•

Erase

– Erase a chapter (page 46)

•

Divide

– Divide a chapter into two new chapters

(page 47)

•

Combine

– Combine two chapters into one (page 47)

3 Highlight ‘Yes’ to confirm, or ‘No’ to cancel, then press ENTER.

When the last title is erased, you will automatically be taken back to the Home Menu.

4 Press RETURN to go back to the Title Edit menu options, or select another title to erase.

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Editing

Title Name

VR mode Video mode

You can give titles names up to 64 characters long for VR mode recordings and 32 characters for Video mode recordings.

1 Select ‘Title Name’ from the Title Edit menu options.

2 Use the to name, then press ENTER to go to the name input screen.

3 Input a name for the selected title.

Input area

•A name generated automatically by the recorder will already be in the name input section of the screen.

• Use the select characters.

• Select case.

• Select the characters directly (press and hold for two seconds to delete the whole name).

• For discs formatted on a different DVD recorder, you will see only a limited character set.

4 Highlight ‘OK’ then press ENTER to enter the name and return to the title selection screen.

• To return to the title selection screen without saving changes to the title name, press

5 Press RETURN to go back to the Title Edit menu options, or select another title to name.

/

buttons to select the title you want

Cursor to select character

Title Name

The lively big tree

CAPS

A B C D E F G H I J K L M . , ? !

P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ( ) : ;

small

A A A A A A Æ

N O O O O O ø U U U U Y ß $

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 < = > _ &

OK Clear Space

E E E E I I I I #

+ – / @ [ ¥ ] ˆ ÷ x ± { | } £ \ § ¨ © ¬ – ®

µ ¶ ·

–

1/41/23

Cursor to select input position

///

CAPS

Clear

CLEAR

button on the remote control to delete

(cursor buttons) and

small

to change to upper or lower-

to delete characters. Alternatively, use

RETURN

Area to select character

ENTER

Navigation Mark (Navi Mark)

VR mode

Use this function to select a frame from a title to use as that title’s thumbnail image in the Disc Navigator. Note that the exact frame used may be slightly different to the one you choose.

1 Select ‘Navi Mark’ from the Title Edit menu options.

2 Use the press ENTER.

3 Use the playback controls ( find the frame you want to use for the thumbnail picture.

Currently selected title number

Currently selected chapter number

4 When the frame you want to use is displayed, select ‘Change’ then press ENTER.

5 To return to the title selection screen, press RETURN, or select ‘Back’ then press ENTER.

6 Press RETURN to go back to the Title Edit menu options, or select another title to change.

/

buttons to select the title then

Sum total of the chapter in the selected title

Edit mode

Navi Mark

Title 01 Chapters 007 Recording Time 00h20m

Chapter 001



Playback indicator

Playback point

The lively big tree

Chapter Time 00h05m02s

Chapter point

, , , 

Information for selected chapter

Recording time of the selected title

00 : 03 30:

Change

Back

Playback time

, etc.) to

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Editing

Lock

VR mode

You can lock a title so that it can’t be edited or erased accidentally. If you do need to edit it, you can always unlock it later.

1 Select ‘Lock’ from the Title Edit menu options.

/

2 Use the

buttons to select the title you want

to lock (or unlock), then press ENTER.

Lock

DVD-VR Titles 04 Remain 00h20m (XP)

01 02 03 04

TUE 29/06 11:00

Title 01 Original

The lively big tree

Recording Time 00h30m00s

WED 30/06 11:00

THU 01/07 11:00

FRI 02/07 11:00

An unlocked title will become locked; a locked title will be unlocked. Locked titles are displayed with a padlock icon.

3 Press RETURN to go back to the Title Edit menu options, or select another title to lock/unlock.

Erase All

VR mode Video mode

This command erases all unlocked titles from the disc (see also

When editing a DVD-RW, the available recording time will increase when titles are erased. Since DVD-R is not erasable/rewritable, the erased titles do not free up space on the disc, even though they are not visible anymore.

1 Select ‘Erase All’ from the Title Edit menu options.

2 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm, or ‘No’ to cancel, then press ENTER.

When all titles are erased, you will automatically be taken back to the Home Menu.

Lock

on page 46).

Title Edit

Chapter Edit

Erase all titles?

Erase

Title Name

Navi Mark

Lock

Erase All

Editing chapters (Chapter Edit)

VR mode

When editing VR mode DVDs you can edit individual chapters within a title, with commands for erasing, combining and dividing.

Erase

VR mode

Use this command to erase individual chapters from a title.

1 Select ‘Erase’ from the Chapter Edit menu options.

2 Use the containing the chapters you want to erase, then press ENTER.

3 Use the chapter you want to erase, then press ENTER.

4 Highlight ‘Yes’ to confirm, or ‘No’ to cancel, then press ENTER.

NoYes

5 To return to the title selection screen, press RETURN.

6 Press RETURN to go back to the Chapter Edit menu options, or select another title to edit.

/

buttons to select the title

Erase

DVD-VR Titles 04 Remain 00h20m (XP)

01 02 03 04

TUE 29/06 11:00

///

Erase

Title 01 Chapters 011 Recording Time 00h20m

001 002 003 004

005 006 007 008

Title 01 Original

The lively big tree

Recording Time 00h30m00s

WED 30/06 11:00

THU 01/07 11:00

FRI 02/07 11:00

(cursor buttons) to select the

Chapter 001 The lively big tree

Chapter Time 00h05m02s

Page 47

Editing

Divide

VR mode

Use this command to divide a chapter into two new ones. Note that the exact divide point used may be slightly different to the one you choose.

1 Select ‘Divide’ from the Chapter Edit menu options.

2 Use the containing the chapter you want to divide, then press ENTER.

3 Use the chapter, then press ENTER.

Currently selected title number

Currently selected chapter

4 Use the playback controls ( find the place you want to divide the chapter.

5 Select ‘Divide’ and press ENTER to divide the chapter.

6 To return to the chapter selection screen, press RETURN, or select ‘Back’ then press ENTER.

7 Press RETURN to go back to the Chapter Edit menu options, or select another title to edit.

• When divided, both of the new chapters must be longer than three seconds.

/

buttons to select the title

///

(cursor buttons) to select the

Sum total of the chapter

Edit mode

in the selected title

Divide

Title 01 Chapters 011 Recording Time 00h20m

001 002 003 004

005 006 007 008

Chapter 001 The lively big tree

Chapter Time 00h05m02s

Information for selected chapter

, , , 

Divide

Title 01 Chapters 007 Recording Time 00h20m

Chapter 001



The lively big tree

Chapter Time 00h05m02s

00 : 03 30:

Divide

Note

Recording time of the selected title

Currently selected chapter number

, etc.) to

Back

Combine

VR mode

Use this function to combine two adjacent chapters into one.

1 Select ‘Combine’ from the Chapter Edit menu options.

/

2 Use the containing the chapters you want to combine, then press ENTER.

Edit mode

Title

number

Movie before and behind a selected boundary line

3 Highlight the bar divider between the two chapters you want to combine, then press ENTER.

4 To return to the title selection screen, press RETURN.

5 Press RETURN to go back to the Chapter Edit menu options, or select another title to edit.

Note

• It may not always be possible to combine two chapters, even though they are adjacent. If a chapter has been divided into three, then the middle chapter erased, it is not possible to combine the two remaining chapters into one.

buttons to select the title

Selected chapter number

Sum total of the chapter in the selected title

Recording time of the selected title

Combine

Title 01 Chapters 011 Recording Time 00h20m

001 002 003 004

005 006 007 008

Selected boundary line

Combine

Title 01 Chapters 011 Recording Time 00h20m

001 002 003 004

005 006 007 008

Chapter 001 The lively big tree

Chapter Time 00h05m02s

Chapter 001 The lively big tree

Chapter Time 00h05m02s

Information for selected chapter

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The Initial Setup menu

Chapter 8

The Initial Setup menu

1 Select ‘Auto’.

Using the Initial Setup menu

The Initial Setup menu is where you can set various recorder options for sound, picture, language and so on.

• Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial Setup’.

HOME MENU

Disc Navigator

Editing

Timer Recording

Initial Setup

Play Mode

ENTER

Confirm

HOME MENU

Exit

• Some settings can only be changed when the recorder is stopped. during playback 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.

Basic settings

Clock

The date (day, month, year) and time must be set before you can use any of the timer recording features.

The clock can be set automatically if there is a broadcast station transmitting clock signals, or manually. Select

Auto

to set the clock automatically or

the clock setting screen.

Initial Setup

Basic

Disc

Basic Tuner

Video

Video Out

Audio

Audio In

Recording

Audio Out Language

Playback

Recording Playback

Clock

Tuner

Clock Setting On Screen Display

OSD Language

Front Panel Display

Display

Remote Control Set

Control

Setup Navigator

Power Save

• Auto clock setting

Some TV channels broadcast time signals together with the program. This recorder can use these signals to set the clock automatically.

Auto Manual

Manual

to display

2 Set ‘Clock Set CH‘ to the channel preset number that broadcasts a clock signal.

3 Move the cursor down to ‘Start’ and press ENTER.

The time and date is displayed when the recorder has successfully set the clock.

Clock

Auto

Manual

Auto

Manual

Auto

Manual

Auto

Auto TUE 01 / 02 / 2005

Manual

Date

Time

Clock Set CH

Date

Time

Clock Set CH

Date

Time

Clock Set CH

Date

Time

Clock Set CH

SAT 01 / 01 / 2005

00 : 00

SAT 01 / 01 / 2005

00 : 00

12 : 00

• If the time could not be set, press to the previous screen and select

Pr01

Start

Pr01

Start

Pr01

Start

RETURN

Manual

to go back

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The Initial Setup menu

• Manual clock setting

If no stations in your area are broadcasting time signals, you can set the clock manually:

1 Set your time zone.

Set this by selecting a time relative to GMT (see

Zone list

on page 66 for the possible time zones).

Clock

Auto

Manual

Date

Time

Time Zone

Summer Time

SAT 01 / 01 / 2005

12 : 00

GMT

Off

Time

2 Move the cursor down and select ‘On’ for summer time if you are currently on summer time, then press ENTER.

Clock

Auto

Manual

Date

Time

Time Zone

Summer Time

SAT 01 / 01 / 2005

12 : 00

GMT

3 Set the date (day/month/year) and time, then press ENTER to make all the settings.

Clock

Use the

Auto

Manual

/

Date

Time

Time Zone Summer Time

buttons to change the value in the

01 01

0012

GMT On

/SAT

2005

highlighted field.

Use the

/

buttons to move from one field to

another.

Tuner

Basic

Disc

Video

Audio

Recording

Playback

Clock

Tuner

OSD Language

Display

Control

Setup Navigator

Power Save

Auto CH Setup

Manual CH Setup

Channel Swapping

Set Guide Preset

Auto CH Setup : Auto Scan

This recorder has a built-in TV tuner for recording PAL B/ G, PAL I, SECAM L and SECAM D/K TV programs off the air or from analog cable TV. We recommend that you first use the Auto Channel Setup described here to tune into the channels in your area, then if there are any unwanted channels, you can disable them using Channel Skip (described below).

1 Choose ‘Tuner’ from the Initial Setup menu, then ‘Auto Channel Setup’, then ‘Auto Scan’.

Tuner

Auto CH Setup

Manual CH Setup

Channel Swapping

Set Guide Preset

Auto Scan

Download from TV

2 Select your country.

Country England

3 Press ENTER to start tuning.

Tuning

Please wait a moment.

20/107

Cancel

• You can cancel before auto tuning has finished by pressing

ENTER

again.

After auto scanning has finished, the channel mapping screen appears showing which channels have been assigned to which program numbers.

Use the

Auto CH Setup

Pr System

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08

/

CH Name

buttons to display the previous/next

Pr System CH Name

09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

I I

11 12

I I

15 16

1/7

page.

4 Press HOME MENU to exit this screen.

Note

• You can fine-tune individual stations using the

Manual CH Setting

feature. See

Manual CH Setup

below for how to use this.

Page 50

The Initial Setup menu

Auto CH Setup : Download from TV

If you connected this recorder to your TV using the

AV1•RGB-TV

AV connector, and if your TV supports this function, you can download all the channels that your TV is tuned to. Check your TV’s instruction manual for more details.

1 Choose ‘Download from TV’.

Auto CH Setup

Manual CH Setup

Channel Swapping

Set Guide Preset

Auto Scan

Download from TV

2 Select your country.

Country England

3 Press ENTER to start downloading.

Downloading

Please wait a moment.

Cancel

After downloading has finished, the channel mapping screen appears showing which channels have been assigned to which program numbers.

Tip

• If the channel tuning information is updated in the TV, the recorder will automatically download the new information.

Manual CH Setup

The channel skip function lets you skip channels where there is no station so that as you change channels, you only see channels that have a station.

The manual tuning function allows you to manually tune to stations, should you need to.

1 Select ‘Manual CH Setup’.

2 Select your country.

Country England

3 Press ENTER to go to the manual channel setup screen.

Manual CH Setup

Preset

Skip

CH System

Channel

AFT Off

Level +32

Pr01

Off

EEURO

Sound System

Name

A B C 1 2

Decoder

B/G

From this screen there are nine parameters you can set:

Preset

•

– Change the preset number.

Skip

– If you want to skip the displayed channel (because there is no station assigned to that channel), change the

•

CH System

– Set the channel system used in your

Skip

setting to On.

area or region.

•

Channel

– Change the channel number assigned to

the current preset.

•

AFT

(Auto Fine Tune) – When set to On, the station is

automatically tuned; set to

Off

to manually fine tune

(see below).

•

Level

– Set the AFT level (see above).

•

Sound System

– Set the sound system used for the

current channel.

•

Name

– Move the cursor right then input a name for

the current station, (up to five characters) then press

ENTER

Decoder

• requiring a decoder connected to the

DECODER)

AV2/L1 In

– If the current channel is scrambled,

AV2 (INPUT 1/

AV connector, set this to On. See also

on page 54.

Press

Tuner

Auto CH Setup

Manual CH Setup

Channel Swapping

Set Guide Preset

ENTER

to go to the country setting screen.

Skip

CH System

Channel

AFT

Sound System

Name

Decoder

Page 51

The Initial Setup menu

Channel Swapping

The preset swap feature lets you swap the channel assignments of different programs. This is so that you can group together station presets which naturally go together.

1 Select ‘Channel Swapping’.

Tuner

Auto CH Setup

Manual CH Setup

Channel Swapping

Set Guide Preset

2 Press ENTER to go to the swap presets screen.

3 Use the

/

buttons to select a preset station to

swap.

• Use the

/

buttons to display the previous/

next page.

Channel Swapping

[1] 1/17 Pr System CH Name

01 I 1 02 I 2 ABC12 03 I 3 04 I 4

05 I 5

06 I 6

Swap Preset

[2] 1/17

Pr System CH Name 01 I 1 02 I 2 03 I 3 04 I 4 05 I 5 06 I 6

05 01

ABC12

4 Press , then select a preset station to swap with the first preset.

Channel Swapping

[1] 1/17 Pr System CH Name

01 I 1 02 I 2 ABC12 03 I 3 04 I 4 05 I 5 06 I 6

Swap Preset

[2] 1/17

Pr System CH Name 01 I 1 02 I 2

03 I 3

04 I 4 05 I 5 06 I 6

05 03

ABC12

5 Press ENTER to swap the presets.



6 If you want to swap more presets, press

, then

repeats steps 3 to 5.

7 Press HOME MENU to finish and exit.

Set Guide Preset

• Default setting:

n/a

Guide channels are used by the VIDEO Plus+ system so that the channel number specified in the VIDEO Plus+ programming numbers can be guaranteed to correspond to the correct station.

1 Select ‘Set Guide Preset’, then press ENTER.

Tuner

Manual CH Setup

Channel Swapping

Set Guide Preset

Guide - PresetAuto CH Setup

2 Assign channel numbers to the guide channels as necessary.

Look in your TV guide to see which channel numbers should be assigned to which guide channels.

Set Guide Preset

• Use the

Auto CH Setup

Manual CH Setup

Channel Swapping

Set Guide Preset

/

Guide - Preset 1/26

Pr01 6

Pr02

- - - -

4 9

- - - -

5 10

- - - -

buttons to change the guide channel

for setting.

• Use the

/

buttons to change the channel

number.

• Use the

/

button to display the previous/next

10 guide channels.

3 To return to the previous screen, press ENTER or RETURN.

OSD Language

• Default setting:

Basic

Disc

Video

Audio

Recording

Playback

English

Clock

Tuner

OSD Language

Display

Control

Setup Navigator

Power Save

This sets the language of the on-screen menus and displays.

Page 52

The Initial Setup menu

• Select ‘OSD Language’ then use the

/

buttons to select a language option.

OSD Language

English

Display

• Default setting:

Basic

Disc

Video

Audio

Recording

Playback

You can have the recorder show or hide on-screen operation displays (for Play, Stop, etc.), and choose whether to switch the front panel display on or off when the recorder is in standby.

Display

OSD Screen

Front Panel

Clock

Tuner

OSD Language

Display

Control

Setup Navigator

Power Save

OSD Screen

Front Panel

There are three different recorder IDs. When set to

Recorder2

Recorder3

, the remote control mode is

shown in the front panel display.

Control

Remote Control

AV Link Setup

Recorder1

This recorder only

After selecting a new recorder ID, you have to confirm the change by selecting then pressing

Control

Remote Control

AV Link Setup

After changing this setting, the remote control mode must be changed. OK to Continue ?

ENTER

Yes

or No (use the

Recorder2

This recorder only

/

buttons),

NoYes

Note that as soon as you change the recorder ID, the remote becomes inoperative until you change the remote to the same ID.

To set the remote, press and hold button (

1, 2

or 3) for five seconds.

RETURN

and a number

AV Link Setup

• Default setting:

This recorder only

Control

Remote Control

• Default setting:

You only need to set this if you are using more than one Pioneer DVD recorder in the same room.

Basic

Disc

Video

Audio

Recording

Playback

So that each remote control operates only its own recorder, make this setting different for each recorder and remote in the room.

Recorder1

Clock

Tuner

OSD Language

Display

Control

Setup Navigator

Power Save

Remote Control

AV Link Setup

Control

Remote Control

AV Link Setup

Recorder1

This recorder only

This setting determines how AV Link signals are handled when the recorder is in standby. Choose the

Recorder Only

this recorder. Choose

setting for AV Link signals to affect only

Pass Through

This

to have this recorder pass on AV Link signals to other connected devices without affecting this recorder.

Note

• When set to Pass Through, make sure to set

Save

(page 53) to

Off

Power

Page 53

The Initial Setup menu

Setup Navigator

• Default setting:

Basic

Disc

Video

Audio

Recording

Playback

The Setup Navigator appears automatically when you switch on the recorder for the first time (or after resetting the recorder). It is also available from the Initial Settings menu should you need it at any other time.

See also

Switching on and setting up

Power Save

• Default setting:

Basic

Disc

Video

Audio

Recording

Playback

n/a

Clock

Tuner

OSD Language

Display

Control

Setup Navigator

Power Save

Off

Clock

Tuner

OSD Language

Display

Control

Setup Navigator

Power Save

OSD Language

Tuner

Clock

on page 20.

Disc settings

Lock Disc

VR mode

• Default setting:

Disc

Basic

Disc

Video

Audio

Recording

Playback

Set to On to prevent accidental recording, editing or erasing of the disc loaded. If you need to unlock the disc to make edits, select

Lock Disc

Off

Lock Disc

Initialize

Finalize

Off

Power Save

When set to

Off

, signals arriving at the terminal and at the connector are passed through to the terminal and to the

Off

ANTENNA IN

AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

ANTENNA OUT

AV1•RGB-TV

AV connector,

respectively, when the recorder is in standby.

You can cut the standby power consumption of the recorder by turning off the through function for one or both terminals:

•

Mode1

– Through function only for the antenna

terminal

•

Mode2

– No through function

•

Off

– Through function for both antenna terminal

and AV connector

Important

•A locked disc can still be initialized (which will completely erase the disc).

Initialize

DVD-RW

See instructions on this option.

Finalize

DVD-RW DVD-R

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.

Initializing a DVD-RW disc

See

Playing your recordings on other DVD players

page 42 for detailed instructions.

on page 43 for detailed

Page 54

The Initial Setup menu

Undo Finalize

DVD-RW

You can undo the finalization on Video mode DVD-RW discs recorded and finalized on this recorder. You need to do this if you want to record more material or edit material already on the disc.

If when you load a disc the message

recorded. Undo the finalization

This disc cannot be

is displayed, use this command to be able to record on the disc using this recorder.

Select

Finalize

, then

Undo Finalize Start

from the

finalize options screen.

Pioneer cannot guarantee that undoing the finalization will work with discs that were finalized on another recorder.

Video settings

Video In

Color System

• Default setting:

Video

Basic

Disc

Video

Audio

Recording

Playback

On the default setting, the recorder automatically detects whether the video signal from the built-in tuner or from one of the external inputs is however, occasionally need to set it manually if the picture is not displayed properly.

1 Select ‘Color System’, then press ENTER.

Color System

AV2/L1 In

Auto

Video In

Video Out

Input Adjust

Playback Adjust

Preset

Color System

PAL

Color System

AV2/L1 In

SECAM

Pr01

PAL

. You may,

2 Use the preset then press

3 Use the

/

buttons to change the channel



/

buttons to change the color system

for the current input or built-in tuner.

Video In

Color System

AV2/L1 In

Preset

Color System

Pr01

PAL

AV2/L1 In

• Default setting:

You only need to make this setting if you connected this recorder to another component using the

DECODER)

The

AV connector.

AV2/L1 In

Color System

AV2/L1 In

AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

be set to one of the following settings:

•

Video

– Sets the input signal type to composite

video.

•

S-Video Decoder

• connected to the (For scrambled channels, make sure that the manual channel

CH Setup

Video

AV2 (INPUT 1/

AV2/L1 In

Video

AV connector input can

– Sets the input signal type to S-video.

– Use this setting if you are using a decoder

Decoder

AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

setting is set to On—see

input.

Manual

on page 50)

Video Out

AV1 Out

• Default setting:

You only need to make this setting if you connected this recorder to your TV using the connector.

Video

AV1•RGB-TV

SCART AV

Video

Basic

Disc

Video

Audio

Recording

Playback

Video In

Video Out

Input Adjust

Playback Adjust

AV1 Out

Component Video

Page 55

The Initial Setup menu

Important

• If you make a setting here that is incompatible with your TV, the TV may not display any picture at all. If this happens either switch everything off and reconnect to the TV using either the supplied video cable, or an S-video cable (see

component video output

or reset the recorder (see

Using the S-video or

on page 12 for more on this),

Resetting the recorder

page 70 for how to do this).

Video Out

•

AV1 Out

Component Video

Video

– Compatible with all TVs, but lowest quality of

Video

Interlace

the three AV settings.

•

S-Video

– Almost the same quality as RGB, but can give better results if you are using a long SCART cable.

•

RGB

– If your TV is compatible, this setting gives the

best picture quality.

Note

• When set to RGB, the

Component Video

setting has

no effect.

Important

If you switch to

Progressive

when using a TV that is not compatible with progressive-scan video, you will not be able to see anything displayed on your TV. If this happens, press and hold the



STANDBY/ON

output back to

button on the front panel, then press

. This will set the recorder’s video

Interlace

Input Adjust

Video

Basic

Disc

Video

Audio

Recording

Playback

Use this setting to adjust the amount of noise reduction (NR) applied to the video signal.

From the Input Adjust screen, use the adjust the

setting from

Input Adjust

Video In

Video Out

Input Adjust

Playback Adjust

Off

Max

Off Max

/

buttons to

Component Video

• Default setting:

You only need to make this setting if you connected this recorder to your TV using the component video jacks.

If your TV is compatible with progressive-scan component video, set this quality picture. If your TV is not compatible with progressive-scan video, leave it set to

Video Out

AV1 Out

Component Video

• See also page 71.

Interlace

Progressive

Video

Interlace

Progressive scan video

for the highest

Interlace

in the glossary on

Press

ENTER

to confirm and exit the screen.

Playback Adjust

Video

Basic

Disc

Video

Audio

Recording

Playback

Use the various Playback Adjust settings to adjust the picture quality of the video output.

Video In

Video Out

Input Adjust

Playback Adjust

Pure Cinema

Block NR

Mosquito NR

White Level

Chroma Level

Page 56

The Initial Setup menu

From the Playback Adjust screen, use the to select a setting, then use the

/

/

buttons to adjust

it.

Playback Adjust

•

Pure Cinema

Block NR

Mosquito NR

White Level

Chroma Level

Off On

Off Max

Min Max

– This setting optimizes the picture for film material when the video output is set to progressive scan. Usually it is best set to switching it

Block NR

•

Off

if the picture appears unnatural.

– Adjusts the amount of noise reduction

applied to the block noise (artifacts visible in areas of flat color, caused by MPEG compression).

•

Mosquito NR

– Adjusts the amount of noise reduction applied to the mosquito noise (artifacts visible around the edge of an image, caused by MPEG compression).

•

White Level

•

Chroma Level

ENTER

Press

– Adjusts the intensity of white.

– Adjusts how rich colors appear.

to exit the screen.

buttons

, but try

Audio settings

Audio Adjust setting

Audio

Basic

Disc

Video

Audio

Recording

Playback

Use the Audio Adjust setting to adjust the dynamic range of the audio output when playing DVDs with Dolby Digital sound.

From the Audio Adjust screen, use the adjust the

Audio DRC

dynamic range untouched; range, making it good for lower-level listening.)

Audio Adjust

Audio DRC

Audio Adjust

Audio In

Audio Out

setting On or

‘squashes’ the dynamic

Off

/

. (

Off

buttons to

leaves the

Press

ENTER

to confirm and exit the screen.

Audio In

Audio

Basic

Disc

Video

Audio

Recording

Playback

Use the Audio In settings to specify which channel(s) of a dual mono source to record.

From the Audio In screen, use the a setting, then use the

Audio In

NICAM Select

Tuner Level

External Audio

Bilingual Rec

Audio Adjust

Audio In

Audio Out

/

/

buttons to adjust it.

NICAM

Normal

Stereo

A/L

NICAM Select

Tuner Level

External Audio

Bilingual Rec

buttons to select

Page 57

The Initial Setup menu

•

NICAM Select

audio in a TV broadcast, select otherwise set to can still select button. See

•

Tuner Level

– If you want to record the non-NICAM

Regular Audio

NICAM

. (When set to

Regular Audio

using the

Changing audio channels

– Set to

Compression

NICAM

AUDIO

on page 23.)

if the audio level

, you

from the built-in tuner is excessively high causing distortion.

•

External Audio

input is regular stereo, or

– Select

Stereo

if the external audio

Bilingual

if each channel

carries a separate soundtrack.

•

Bilingual Rec –

When recording a bilingual source from an external input in Video mode or VR mode set to

, you can choose to record either the

or the

B/R

(right) audio channel.

A/L

(left),

Note

• Except in XP recording mode, if you’re recording in VR mode, both channels will be recorded and you can switch them as you like on playback.

Audio Out

Audio

Basic

Disc

Video

Audio

Recording

Playback

Use the various Audio Out settings to make sure that the digital audio output is compatible with your AV receiver (or other connected component). You may need to check the operating instructions that came with your AV receiver to see which digital formats it’s compatible with.

From the Audio Out screen, use the select a setting, then use the

Audio Out

Dolby Digital

96kHz PCM

DTS

MPEG

•

Dolby Digital

Digital compatible, set to set to

Dolby Digital -> PCM

•

96kHz PCM

with high sampling rate audio (88.2 / 96 kHz), set to

96kHz

, otherwise set to

Audio Adjust

Audio In

Audio Out

Dolby Digital

96kHz -> 48kHz

MPEG -> PCM

Dolby Digital

96kHz PCM

DTS

MPEG

/

/

buttons to adjust it.

buttons to

– If your AV receiver, etc. is Dolby

Dolby Digital

, otherwise

– If your AV receiver, etc. is compatible

96kHz -> 48kHz

•

DTS

– If your AV receiver, etc. has a built-in DTS

decoder, set to

Important

•

MPEG

– If your AV receiver, etc. is MPEG audio

compatible, set to

PCM

below.)

, otherwise set to

MPEG

, otherwise set to

Off

. (See also

MPEG ->

Important

• If you set

DTS

to On with a non-DTS compatible amplifier, noise will be output when you play a DTS disc.

• When set to

, there is no analog audio output

when playing a DTS DVD-Video disc.

• When playing a DTS audio CD (even when

Off

), noise is output from the analog outputs.

DTS

Do not

play this through your amplifier and speakers.

• When playing a DTS audio CD, make sure that

Stereo

is selected using the

Switching DVD soundtracks

AUDIO

button. See

on page 33.

Recording settings

Optimized Rec

• Default setting:

Recording

Basic

Disc

Video

Audio

Recording

Playback

On the default setting, if a timer program (Standard or VIDEO Plus+ programming system) is set but there isn’t enough space on the disc at the recording quality set, the recording will start, but it will be cut off when the disc is full.

Set

Optimized Rec

automatically adjust the recording quality to fit the available disc space.

Optimized Rec

Off

Optimized Rec

Auto Chapter

DVD-RW Auto Init

to On to have the recorder

Off

Page 58

The Initial Setup menu

Note

• The quality of recordings may be reduced if a longer recording time is used.

• If, even on recording level

SEP

, there is insufficient

space available on the disc, the recording is made on

SEP

but recording will stop once the disc is full.

• Optimized Recording only compensates for the first (earliest starting) timer program if more than one has been set.

• Unlike other recordings made using this recorder, the title name of an optimized recording does not contain the recording mode.

Auto Chapter

• Default setting:

Recording

Basic

Disc

Video

Audio

Recording

Playback

On the default setting, a new chapter is started approximately every 15 minutes.

Auto Chapter

Optimized Rec

Auto Chapter

DVD-RW Auto Init

When you load a new, blank DVD-RW disc the recorder automatically initializes it for recording. You can set it to initialize the disc for

DVD-RW Auto Init

VR mode

VR Mode

Video mode

recording.

Playback settings

Parental Lock

Some DVD-Video discs feature a Parental Lock level. If the recorder is set to a lower level than the disc, it will require you to enter a password before the disc will play. This gives you some control about what your children watch on your DVD recorder.

Some discs also support the Country/Area code feature. The recorder does not play certain scenes on these discs depending on the Country/Area code you set.

Before you can set the Parental Lock level or the Country/ Area code you must set a password. As the password owner you can change the Parental Lock level or Country/ Area code whenever you like. You can also change the password.

DVD-RW Auto Init.

• Default setting:

Recording

Basic

Disc

Video

Audio

Recording

Playback

VR Mode

Optimized Rec

Auto Chapter

DVD-RW Auto Init

Note

• Not all discs that you may consider inappropriate for your children use the Parental Lock feature. These discs will always play without requiring the password first.

• If you forget the password, you can reset the recorder to its factory settings (see

Resetting the recorder

page 70), then set a new password.

Set Password

• Default password:

none

The password you set will enable you to change the Parental Lock level and Country/Area code setting. It is also the password that you will need to enter if you want to play a disc with a parental lock level higher than the recorder.

Page 59

The Initial Setup menu

1 Select ‘Set Password’.

Parental Look

Set Password Set Password

Change Level

Country / Area

2 Use the number buttons to input a four-digit password.

Set Password

Change Level

Country / Area

Set Password

1 2 3 4

3 Press ENTER to set the password.

Change Password

To change your password, confirm your existing password then enter a new one.

1 Select ‘Change Password’.

Parental Look

Change Password

Change Level

Country / Area

Current Password

New Password

Change Level

• Default level:

Off

1 Select ‘Change Level’.

Parental Look

Change Password

Change Level

Country / Area

Password

Level

2 Use number buttons to enter your password, then press ENTER.

Change Level

3 Use the

Change Password

Change Level

Country / Area

/

Password

Level

buttons to select a new parental

1 2 3 4

Off

lock level.

Change Level

Change Password

Change Level

Country / Area

Password

Level

1 2 3 4

Off

2 Use the number buttons to enter your existing password.

Change Password

Change Level

Country / Area

Current Password

New Password

1 2 3 4

- - - -

3 Press ENTER. 4 Enter a new password.

Change Password

Change Level

Country / Area

Current Password

New Password

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

5 Press ENTER.

4 Press ENTER to set the new Parental Lock level.

Country/Area

• Default Country/Area code:

us (2119)

1 Select ‘Country / Area’.

Parental Look

Change Password

Change Level

Country / Area

Password

Code

Number

2 Use number buttons to enter your password, then press ENTER.

Country / Area

Initial Setup

Change Password

Basic

Change Level

Tuner Video Out

Country / Area

Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback

Password

Parental Lock: Country Code

TV Screen Size

Code

Still Picture

Password

Seamless Playback

Number

Parental Lock

Parental Lock Angle Indicator

Code

Number

2 3 4

1 1 9

1 2 3 4

2 1 1 9

Page 60

The Initial Setup menu

3 Select a Country/Area code.

• You may also want to refer to the

list

on page 67.

Country/Area code

There are two ways you can set the Country/Area code:.

• Select by code letter: Use the

/

buttons to

change the code.

Country / Area

Change Password

Change Level

Country / Area

Password

Code

Number

• Select by code number: Press

1 2 3 4

2 1 1 9



then use the number buttons to enter the four-digit Country/Area code (you can find the

Country/Area code list

page 67.)

Country / Area

Change Password

Change Level

Country / Area

Password

Code

Number

1 2 3 4

2 1 1 9

4 Press ENTER to set the new Country/Area code.

Note

• Changing the Country/Area code does not take effect until the next disc is loaded (or the current disc is reloaded).

Language

Playback

Basic

Disc

Video

Audio

Recording

Playback

Parental Look

Language

Visual

Use the various Language settings to set the default audio, subtitle and menu languages for DVD discs, as well as subtitle display behavior.

From the Language screen, use the select a setting, then use the

If you want to choose a language other than those listed for audio, subtitles and menus, select another language (see

Selecting ‘Other’ languages

below).

Language

English

•

Audio

Subtitle

DVD Menu

Subtitle Display

Audio

– This setting is your preferred audio language for DVD discs. If the language you specify here is recorded on a disc, the recorder automatically plays the disc in that language.

•

Subtitle

– This setting is your preferred subtitle language for DVD discs. If the language you specify here is recorded on a disc, the recorder automatically plays the disc with those subtitles.

•

DVD Menu

– Some multilingual discs have disc menus in several languages. This setting specifies in which language the disc menus should appear. Leave on the default setting ( for menus to appear in the same language as your

Subtitle

•

Subtitle Display

language.

– When set to On, the recorder displays subtitles according to the Set to

Off

to switch subtitles off altogether (although

you may find that some discs override this setting).

Audio

Subtitle

DVD Menu

Subtitle DisplayAction

/

buttons to

/

buttons to adjust it.

Other

w/Subtitle Language

Subtitle

then select

setting.

)

Tip

• You can switch between the audio and subtitle languages recorded on a DVD disc any time during playback using the

AUDIO

and

SUBTITLE

buttons.

(This does not affect these settings.)

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Selecting ‘Other’ languages

1 Select ‘Other’ from the language list.

This option appears in the settings for DVD Menu Language, Audio Language, and Subtitle Language.

2 Select the language you want.

Language

Audio

Subtitle

DVD Menu

Subtitle Display

Language

Number

• Select by language name: Use the

English

Other

English

0 5 1 4

/

buttons to

change the language.

• Select by code number: Press



then use the number buttons to enter the four-digit language code.

See

Language code list

on page 67 for a list of available

languages and corresponding codes.

3 Press ENTER to confirm and exit the screen.

Visual settings

Playback

Basic

Disc

Video

Audio

Recording

Playback

Parental Look

Language

Visual

Action

Use the Visual settings to specify the kind of TV you have and how still frames should appear when you pause playback of a disc.

From the Visual screen, use the setting, then use the

Visual

TV Screen Size

Still Picture

/

buttons to adjust it.

4:3 (Letter Box)

Auto

TV Screen Size

Still Picture

/

buttons to select a

If you have a conventional TV, choose either

(Letter Box)

4:3 (Pan & Scan)

. In Letter Box mode,

4:3

widescreen software is shown with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. Pan & Scan chops the sides off widescreen material to make it fit the 4:3 screen (so even though the picture looks larger on the screen, you’re actually seeing less of the movie). See

Screen sizes and disc formats

on page 62 for

more information.

•

Still Picture

– The recorder uses one of two processes when displaying a still frame from a DVD disc. The default

Auto

setting automatically chooses

the best setting each time.

The

Frame

setting produces a sharper image, but

more prone to shake than field stills.

Action settings

Playback

Basic

Disc

Video

Audio

Recording

Playback

Parental Look

Language

Visual

Action

Use the Action settings to specify Video CD playback and DVD title playback behavior.

From the Action screen, use the setting, then use the

Action

PBC Mode

Title Continue

•

PBC Mode

/

buttons to adjust it.

– Set to On to have the recorder automatically start playing Video CDs in playback control (PBC) mode, if possible. Set to prefer to use ‘manual’ playback.

•

Title Continue

– (VR mode only) Set to On to have the recorder start playing the following title immediately after the previous one ends. When set to

Off

, playback stops at the end of a title.

PBC Mode

Title Continue

/

buttons to select a

Off

if you

•

TV Screen Size

the

16:9

– If you have a widescreen TV, select

setting—widescreen DVD software is then shown using the full screen area. When playing software recorded in conventional (4:3) format, the settings on your TV will determine how the material is presented—see the manual that came with your TV for details on what options are available.

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Additional information

Screen sizes and disc formats

When viewing on a standard TV or monitor

Screen format of disc Setting Appearance

16:9 4:3 (Letter Box)

The program is shown in wi

escreen with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen.

4:3 (Pan & Scan)

4:3 16:9

4:3 (Letter Box) 4:3 (Pan & Scan)

When viewing on a widescreen TV or monitor

Screen format of disc Setting Appearance

16:9 16:9

4:3 16:9

The sides of the program are cropped so that the picture fills the whole screen.

The program appears squashed. Set to either

(Letter Box) Scan)

The program is presented correctly on either setting.

The program is presente widescreen.

Your TV will determine how the picture is presented—check the manual that came with the TV for details.

4:3 (Pan &

4:3

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Troubleshooting

Incorrect operation is often mistaken for trouble and malfunction. If you think there is something wrong with this component, please check the points below. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Investigate the other components and electrical appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be rectified even after checking the points below, ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work.

General

Problem Remedy

The disc is automatically ejected after closing the disc tray

No picture

Can’t play a disc

All settings are reset

Screen goes blank and controls are inoperative

Remote control does not work

No sound or sound is distorted

The picture from the external input is distorted

• Check that the disc is not a DVD-RAM, DVD+R/RW, DualDisc or other incompatible format disc (page 7).

• Check that the disc is loaded properly (aligned in disc tray and label-side up).

• Take out the disc and clean it (page 69).

• Check that the disc has a region code compatible with the recorder (page 71).

• Check that everything is connected properly (page 9).

• Check that the connected TV and/or the AV amp/receiver is set to the correct input.

• The recorder may be set to progressive-scan with an incompatible TV. Reset to interlace by pressing and holding the + button (front panel) then pressing

STANDBY/ON

• Check that the disc is not a DVD-RAM, DVD+R/RW, DualDisc or other incompatible format disc (page 7).

• Take out the disc and clean it (page 69).

• Check that the disc is loaded properly (aligned in disc tray and label-side up).

• There may be condensation in the recorder. Leave the recorder for an hour or so for the condensation to evaporate.

• If the recorder is unplugged (or there is a power failure) while the recorder is on, all the settings will be lost.

• Make sure that you switch the recorder into standby before unplugging the power cord.

• Press  then restart playback.

• Set the remote control to the same ID number as the recorder (page 52). (When the batteries run down, the remote mode is automatically reset to 1.)

• Use the remote within its operating range (page 6).

• Replace the batteries (page 6).

• Make sure that the amp/receiver or TV is set to the correct input and the volume turned up.

• There is no sound when the picture is paused, or during scanning (even forwards at regular play speed) or slow motion play. Press  to resume regular playback.

• DTS discs can only be played if this recorder is connected to a DTS decoder or DTS compatible amp/receiver. If you have connected a suitable decoder, also make sure that the

• Some 96kHz discs do not output audio through the digital jack. In this case, switch the input of your amp/receiver to analog.

• Check the audio cable connections (page 9).

• If the sound is distorted, try cleaning the cable plugs.

• If the video signal from the external component is copy-protected, you cannot connect via this recorder. Connect the component directly to your TV.

(front panel).

Initial Setup

Audio

Audio Out

DTS

setting is On.



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Problem

Screen is stretched vertically or horizontally

Can’t play a disc recorded using this recorder on another player

During playback the picture is dark or distorted

Can’t record or does not record successfully

Timer program doesn’t record successfully

After brieﬂy unplugging or after a power failure the front panel display shows ‘--:--’

Front panel display shows ‘LOCK’ when a button is pressed

The picture freezes and the front panel and remote control buttons stop working

Remedy

• Make sure that the you have (see also page 62).

• If you have a widescreen TV, check its aspect ratio settings.

• This recorder’s input switches into wide mode automatically according to the input signal. When the unit connected is not compatible with ID-1, set the connected component to output 4:3 aspect ratio (standard) video.

• If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it’s finalized (page 42).

• Some players will not play recordable DVD discs, even when recorded in Video mode and finalized.

• If the disc was recorded in VR mode, the other player must be specifically RW compatible in order to play it (page 7).

• discs recorded with copy-once material cannot be played on non-CPRM compatible players (page 36).

• When a copy-protected disc is played via a VCR, the picture will not display correctly. Connect the recorder directly to your TV.

• Check that there is some remaining blank space on the DVD.

• Check that the disc isn’t already finalized.

• A DVD disc may contain up to 99 (Original) titles and 999 chapters. Check that these limits have not been reached.

• Check that the source you are trying to record is not copy protected.

• For a VR formatted disc, check that the disc isn’t locked (page 53).

• This recorder cannot record NTSC signals.

• The power may have failed during recording.

• When setting the recording channel, make sure you set the recorder’s built-in TV tuner, not the TV’s built-in tuner.

• When recording to a Video mode disc, programs that are copy-once protected cannot be recorded. Use a VR mode formatted disc for copy-once material (page 36).

• Two timer programs may have overlapped, in which case only the earlier one will record completely.

• The power may have failed during recording.

• Reset the clock and other recorder settings to use the recorder again.

• The Child Lock is on; turn off in order to use the recorder (page 41).

• Press the front panel switch back on and restart playback. If the power fails to switch off, press and hold

STANDBY/ON



TV Screen Size

STANDBY/ON



for 10 seconds until the power switches off.

setting (page 61) is correct for the kind of TV

button to switch the power off, then

• If the unit does not operate normally due to external effects such as static electricity, disconnect the power plug from the outlet and insert again to return to normal operating conditions.

• If 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.

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Frequently asked questions

In this section you can find answers to frequently asked questions on how to use your DVD recorder and what it can do.

• What kind of discs can I use for recording?

You can use DVD-R and DVD-RW discs for recording. DVD-RAM, CD-R and CD-RW discs are not recordable using this recorder.

See

General disc compatibility

details.

• Can I watch recordings made using this recorder on other DVD players?

Yes. Use a DVD-R disc for you recordings (these are always recorded in Video mode). After recording, finalize the disc to make it playable on other DVD players (note that you cannot make further recordings on the disc after finalizing it).

If you want to use a DVD-RW disc, make sure that it’s initialized for recording in Video mode. As with a DVD-R, finalize the disc after recording to make it playable in other players.

See also

• Can I play a VR mode DVD-RW disc in another DVD player?

Look for the ‘RW Compatible’ mark on the other DVD player to see if it will play VR mode DVD-RW discs. If the player does not recognize the disc when you load it, try finalizing it in the recorder, then try again.

See also

Editing

on page 44.

Playing your recordings on other DVD players

CPRM

on page 36.

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Time Zone list

Country / City

England / London GMT

Iceland / Reykjavik GMT

Ireland / Dublin GMT

Portugal / Lisbon GMT

Scotland / Glasgow GMT

Spain / Canary Islands GMT

Wales / Cardiff GMT

Austria / Vienna GMT +1:00

Belgium / Brussels GMT +1:00

Bosnia - Herzegovina / Sarajevo GMT +1:00

Croatia / Split GMT +1:00

Czech Republic / Prague GMT +1:00

Denmark / Copenhagen GMT +1:00

France / Paris GMT +1:00

Germany / Berlin GMT +1:00

Hungary / Budapest GMT +1:00

Italy / Rome GMT +1:00

Luxembourg / Luxembourg GMT +1:00

Macedonia / Skopje GMT +1:00

Malta / Valletta GMT +1:00

Netherlands / Amsterdam GMT +1:00

Norway / Oslo GMT +1:00

Poland / Warsaw GMT +1:00

Serbia and Montenegro / Belgrade GMT +1:00

Slovakia / Bratislava GMT +1:00

Slovenia / Ljubljana GMT +1:00

Spain / Madrid GMT +1:00

Sweden / Stockholm GMT +1:00

Switzerland / Geneva GMT +1:00

Belarus/Minsk GMT +2:00

Bulgaria / Sofia GMT +2:00

Cyprus / Nicosia GMT +2:00

Estonia / Tallinn GMT +2:00

Finland / Helsinki GMT +2:00

Greece / Athens GMT +2:00

Latvia / Riga GMT +2:00

Lithuania / Vilnius GMT +2:00

Time Zone

Country / City

Romania / Bucharest GMT +2:00

Russia / Kaliningrad GMT +2:00

South Africa / Johannesburg GMT +2:00

Turkey / Istanbul GMT +2:00

Ukraine / Kiev GMT +2:00

Georgia / Tbilisi GMT +3:00

Russia / Moscow GMT +3:00

Armenia / Jerevan GMT +4:00

Azerbaijan / Baku GMT +4:00

Russia / Samara GMT +4:00

Russia / Yekaterinburg GMT +5:00

Russia / Novosibirsk GMT +6:00

Russia / Omsk GMT +6:00

Russia / Krasnoyarsk GMT +7:00

Australia / Perth GMT +8:00

Russia / Irkutsk GMT +8:00

Russia / Yakutsk GMT +9:00

Australia / Adelaide GMT +9:30

Australia / Darwin GMT +9:30

Australia / Brisbane GMT +10:00

Australia / Hobart GMT +10:00

Australia / Melbourne GMT +10:00

Australia / Sydney GMT +10:00

Australia / Victoria GMT +10:00

Russia / Vladivostok GMT +10:00

New Caledonia / Noumea GMT +11:00

Russia / Magadan GMT +11:00

Fiji / Suva GMT +12:00

New Zealand / Wellington GMT +12:00

Russia / Kamchatka GMT +12:00

Marshall Islands / Eniwetok Atoll GMT +12:00

Marshall Islands / Kwajalein Atoll GMT +12:00

Samoa / Apia GMT –11:00

Time Zone

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Language code list

Language (Language code letter),

Japanese (ja), English (en), French (fr),

German (de), Italian (it), Spanish (es), Chinese (zh), Dutch (nl), Portuguese (pt), Swedish (sv), Russian (ru), Korean (ko), Greek (el), Afar (aa), Abkhazian (ab), Afrikaans (af), Amharic (am), Arabic (ar), Assamese (as), Aymara (ay), Azerbaijani (az), Bashkir (ba), Byelorussian (be), Bulgarian (bg), Bihari (bh), Bislama (bi), Bengali (bn), Tibetan (bo), Breton (br), Catalan (ca), Corsican (co), Czech (cs), Welsh (cy), Danish (da),

1001

0514

0618

0405

0920

0519 2608

1412

1620

1922

1821

1115

0512

0101

0102

0106

0113

0118

0119

0125

0126

0201

0205

0207

0208

0209 0214

0215

0218

0301

0315 0319 0325

0401

Language code

Bhutani (dz), Esperanto (eo), Estonian (et), Basque (eu), Persian (fa), Finnish (fi), Fiji (fj), Faroese (fo), Frisian (fy), Irish (ga), Scots-Gaelic (gd), Galician (gl), Guarani (gn), Gujarati (gu), Hausa (ha), Hindi (hi), Croatian (hr), Hungarian (hu), Armenian (hy), Interlingua (ia), Interlingue (ie), Inupiak (ik), Indonesian (in), Icelandic (is), Hebrew (iw), Yiddish (ji), Javanese (jw), Georgian (ka), Kazakh (kk), Greenlandic (kl), Cambodian (km), Kannada (kn), Kashmiri (ks), Kurdish (ku),

0610

0609

0625

0701

0801

0809

0911

1009

0426

0520

0521

0601

0615

0712

0714 0721

0818

0919

0923

1023

1101

1111

1114

1119

1121

0515

0821

0825

0901 0905

0914

1112 1113

0704

Kirghiz (ky), Latin (la), Lingala (ln), Laothian (lo), Lithuanian (lt), Latvian (lv), Malagasy (mg), Maori (mi), Macedonian (mk), 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 Norwegian (no), 1415 Occitan (oc), 1503 Oromo (om), 1513 Oriya (or), 1518 Panjabi (pa), 1601 Polish (pl), 1612 Pashto, Pushto (ps), 1619 Quechua (qu), 1721 Rhaeto-Romance (rm), 1813 Kirundi (rn), 1814 Romanian (ro), 1815 Kinyarwanda (rw), 1823 Sanskrit (sa), 1901 Sindhi (sd), 1904 Sangho (sg), 1907 Serbo-Croatian (sh), 1908

1125

1201

1214

1215

1220

1222

1307

1309

1311

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 Volapük (vo), 2215 Wolof (wo), 2315 Xhosa (xh), 2408 Yoruba (yo), 2515 Zulu (zu), 2621

Country/Area code list

Country/Area,

Argentina, 0118, ar Australia, 0121, au Austria, 0120, at Belgium, 0205, be Brazil, 0218, br Canada, 0301, ca Chile, 0312, cl China, 0314, cn Denmark, 0411, dk

Country/Area code, Country/Area code letter

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

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

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On-screen displays and recorder displays

The table below shows a list of error messages that you may encounter when using the recorder and an explanation of their meaning.

Message

• Initializing disc. Please wait a moment.

• Incompatible region number.

• Cannot record any more titles.

• No more space for ﬁle management data.

• Cannot add any more chapter marks.

• This disc cannot be recorded. Undo the ﬁnalization.

• Cannot play this disc.

• This disc cannot be recorded.

• Cannot read the CPRM information.

• Could not record the information to the disc.

• Cannot edit.

• Could not initialize disc.

• Could not complete ﬁnalization successfully.

• Could not undo ﬁnalization successfully.

• Could not successfully unlock the disc.

• Incompatible or unreadable disc.

• Cannot record to a disc that is not CPRM compatible.

• Cannot record this content using Video mode recording.

• This content is copy protected.

• Incorrect CPRM information.

• The audio will conform to the [Bilingual Recording] setting.

• Operation stopped due to power failure.

• Repairing disc.

• Could not repair the disc.

• Overheating has stopped operation. Press DISPLAY to clear this message.

Explanation/Action

When you load a blank DVD-RW disc, the recorder automatically initializes it.

The disc loaded has an incompatible region number for the recorder and so will not play.

The disc control data limit has been reached, or the maximum number of chapters and/or titles has been reached. Erase titles/ chapters or combine chapters.

The disc was finalized on a non-Pioneer DVD recorder. Undo the finalization in order to recording/editing.

The disc may be dirty or damaged. Take out the disc, clean it and retry. If the error persists, use a new disc. If the error appears even with a new disc, please consult a Pioneer Service Center.

The disc loaded is a DVD-RAM, DVD+R/RW or some other incompatible disc type. This display may also appear if the disc is dirty or damaged.

The video source is copy-once protected. Use a VR mode DVD-RW disc with CPRM for recording.

The video source is copy-protected and cannot be recorded.

The recorder could not read the CPRM information. The recorder may be damaged—please consult a Pioneer Service Center.

When recording from an external input in Video mode, or in VR mode set to both.

If during recording the power plug is disconnected from the power outlet, this message will be displayed the next time the recorder is switched on. In this case, the recording will not be recoverable.

This message is displayed when, due to damage or recording conditions, the recorder attempts to repair a disc.

The recorder was unable to repair the disc.

The internal temperature of the recorder has exceeded the operating limit. If this message reappears, please contact a Pioneer authorized service center.

, you can only record the left or right channel; not

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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 as shown in the diagram below.

If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a commercially available CD/DVD cleaning kit to clean a disc more thoroughly. Never use benzine, thinner or other cleaning agents, including products designed for cleaning vinyl records.

Storing discs

Although CDs and DVD discs are more durable than vinyl records, you should still take care to handle and store discs correctly. When you're not using a disc, return it to its case and store upright. Avoid leaving discs in excessively cold, humid, or hot environments (including under direct sunlight).

Don't glue paper or put stickers onto the disc, or use a pencil, ball-point pen or other sharp-tipped writing instrument. These could all damage the disc.

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 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 Pioneerauthorized service center. Although lens cleaners for CD players are commercially available, we do not recommend using them since some may damage the lens.

Condensation

Condensation may form inside the recorder if it is brought into a warm room from outside, or if the temperature of the room rises quickly. Although the condensation won’t damage the recorder, it may temporarily impair its performance. For this reason you should leave it to adjust to the warmer temperature for about an hour before switching on and using.

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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...



Use in a well-ventilated room.



Place on a solid, flat, level surface, such as a table,

shelf or stereo rack.

don’t...



Use in a place exposed to high temperatures or humidity, including near radiators and other heatgenerating appliances.



Place on a window sill or other place where the recorder will be exposed to direct sunlight.



Use in a dusty or damp environment or in a room where it will be exposed to excessive cigarette smoke.



Place directly on top of an amplifier, or other component in your stereo system that becomes hot in use.



Use near a television or monitor as you may experience interference—especially if the television uses an indoor antenna.



Use in a kitchen or other room where the recorder may be exposed to smoke or steam.



Use on a thick rug or carpet, or cover with cloth—this may prevent proper cooling of the unit.



Place on an unstable surface, or one that is not large enough to support all four of the unit’s feet.

Glossary

Analog audio

An electrical signal that directly represents sound. Compare this to digital audio which can be an electrical signal, but is an indirect representation of sound. See also

digital audio

Aspect ratio

The width of a TV screen relative to its height. Conventional TVs are 4:3 (in other words, the screen is almost square); widescreen models are 16:9 (the screen is almost twice as wide as it is high).

Chapter

Just as a book is split up into several chapters, a title on a DVD disc is usually divided into chapters. See also

Digital audio

An indirect representation of sound by numbers. during recording, the sound is measured at discrete intervals (44,100 times a second for CD audio) by an analog-todigital converter, generating a stream of numbers. On playback, a digital-to-analog converter generates an analog signal based on these numbers. See also

Sampling frequency

Dolby Digital

and

Analog audio

Title

Moving the recorder

If you need to move the recorder, first remove the disc, if there’s one loaded, and close the disc tray. Next, press

STANDBY/ON

that the disconnect the power cord. Never lift or move the unit during playback or recording—discs rotate at a high speed and may be damaged.

to switch the power to standby, checking

OFF

indication in the display goes off. Lastly,

Resetting the recorder

If you need to, you can reset the recorder to all its factory settings.

1 Make sure that the recorder is on.



2 Press and hold

The recorder turns off with all settings reset.

and press  STANDBY/ON.

Dolby® Digital Recording enables consumers to record high-quality video with stereo sound on recordable DVD discs. The technology, when utilized instead of PCM recording, also saves recordable disc space, allowing for higher video resolution or extended recording time on



each DVD. DVDs created using Dolby Digital Recording will play back on all DVD-Video players.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

DTS

DTS stands for Digital Theater System. DTS is a surround system different from Dolby Digital that has become a popular surround sound format for movies.

“DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are registered trademarks of digital Theater Systems, Inc.

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Dynamic range

The difference between the quietest and loudest sounds possible in an audio signal (without distorting or getting lost in noise). Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks are capable of a wide dynamic range, delivering dramatic cinema-like effects.

File extension

A tag added to the end of a filename to indicate the type of file. For example, “.mp3” indicates an MP3 file.

ISO 9660 format

International standard for the volume and file structure of CD-ROM discs.

MP3

MP3 (MPEG1 audio layer 3) is a compressed audio file format. Files are recognized by their file extension “.mp3” or “.MP3”.

MPEG audio

An audio format used on Video CDs and some DVD discs. This unit can convert MPEG audio to PCM format for wider compatibility with digital recorders and AV amp/receivers. See also

PCM

MPEG video

The video format used for Video CDs and DVDs. Video CD uses the older MPEG-1 standard, while DVD uses the newer and much better quality MPEG-2 standard.

PureCinema

DVD-Video may be either video material (originally shot on video) or film material (originally shot film). Video material has a frame rate of 30 frames per second (fps) (NTSC) or 25 fps (PAL), compared with film’s 24 fps. This recorder converts film material to 50 fps (in progressive scan mode) for 625 progressive scan output.

Regions (DVD only)

ALL

(example region code marks)

Regions associate discs and players with particular areas of the world. This unit will only play discs that have compatible region codes. You can find the region code of your unit by looking on the rear panel. Some discs are compatible with more than one region (or all regions).

Sampling frequency

The rate at which sound is measured to be turned into digital audio data. The higher the rate, the better the sound quality, but the more digital information is generated. Standard CD audio has a sampling frequency of 44.1kHz, which means 44,100 samples (measurements) per second. See also

Digital audio

Title

A collection of chapters on a DVD disc. See also

Chapter

Track

Audio CDs and Video CDs use tracks to divide up the content of a disc. The DVD equivalent is called a chapter. See also

Chapter

PCM (Pulse Code Modulation)

The most common system of encoding digital audio, found on CDs and DAT. Excellent quality, but requires a lot of data compared to formats such as Dolby Digital and MPEG audio. For compatibility with digital audio recorders (CD, MD and DAT) and AV amp/receivers with digital inputs, this unit can convert Dolby Digital and MPEG audio to PCM. See also

Digital audio

PBC (PlayBack Control) (Video CD only)

A system of navigating a Video CD through on-screen menus recorded onto the disc. Especially good for discs that you would normally not watch from beginning to end all at once—karaoke discs, for example.

Progressive scan video

Also called non-interlaced video, this method of displaying a picture updates all the lines in one pass, resulting in a more stable, flicker-free image than interlaced video (for a given scanning rate).

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Specifications

General

System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DVD-Video, DVD-R/RW,

Power requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220–240 V, 50/60 Hz

Power Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 W

Power consumption in standby mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.6 W

Weight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.3 kg

Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420 (W) x 69 (H) x 333 (D) mm

Operating temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +5°C to +35°C

Operating humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5% to 85%

TV system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAL/SECAM

Video-CD, CD, CD-R/RW (MP3, CD-DA)

(Front panel display: off, Power Save: Mode 2)

(no condensation)

Tuner

Receivable channels

PAL B/G PAL I

VHF (low)

VHF (high)

Hyper UHF

VHF (low)

VHF (high)

Frequency

47 - 89 MHz

104 - 300 MHz

302 - 470 MHz

470 - 862 MHz

SECAM L SECAM D/K

Frequency

49 - 65 MHz

104 - 300 MHz

Channel

E2 - E4 X - Z

E5 - E12 S1 - S20 M1 - M10 U1 - U10

S21 - S41

E21 - E69

Channel

2 - 4

5 - 10 B - Q

Frequency

44 - 89 MHz

104 - 300 MHz

302 - 470 MHz

470 - 862 MHz

Frequency

49 - 94 MHz

104 - 300 MHz

Channel

A - C X - Z

D - J 11, 13 S1 - S20

S21 - S41

E21 - E69

Channel

R1 - R5

R6 - R12 S1 - S20

Recording

Recording format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DVD Video Recording

Recordable discs

DVD-RW (DVD Re-recordable disc) DVD-R (DVD Recordable disc)

Video recording format

Sampling frequency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.5MHz

Compression format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MPEG

Audio recording format

Sampling frequency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48kHz

Compression format . . . . . . . . Dolby Digital or Linear PCM

Recording time

XP (XP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 1 hour

Standard Play (SP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 2 hours

Long Play (LP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 4 hours

Extended Play (EP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 6 hours

Super Long Play (SLP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 8 hours

Super Extended Play (SEP) . . . Approx. 10 hours (VR mode)

Aprrox. 12 hours (Video mode)

DVD-VIDEO

(uncompressed)

Hyper UHF

STEREO B/G - A2 I - NICAM L - NICAM B/G - NICAM D/K - NICAM

300 - 470 MHz

470 - 862 MHz

S21 - S41

21 - 69

302 - 470 MHz

470 - 862 MHz

S21 - S41

E21 - E69

Timer

Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 month/32 programs

Clock . . . . . . . Quartz lock (24-hour/24-hour digital display)

Input/Output

VHF/UHF antenna input/output terminal . . . . VHF/UHF set

Video input. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Input 1 (rear), 2 (front)

Input level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vp-p (75 Ω)

Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AV connector 2 (input 1)

Video output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AV1/Output

Output level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vp-p (75 Ω)

Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AV connector 1 (AV1)

S-Video input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Input 1

Y (luminance) - Input level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vp-p (75 Ω)

C (color) - Input level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286 mVp-p (75 Ω)

Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AV connector 2

S-Video output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AV1 / Output

Y (luminance) - Output level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vp-p (75 Ω)

C (color) - Output level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286 mVp-p (75 Ω)

Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . .AV connector 1 (AV1), 4 pin mini DIN

Component video output

Output level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Y: 1.0 Vp-p (75 Ω)

Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RCA jacks

Audio input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Input 1 (rear), 2 (front) L/R

Input level

During audio input. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2V rms

(Input impedance: more than 22 kΩ)

Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AV connector 2, RCA jacks

75 Ω (IEC connector)

RCA jack (input 2)

RCA jack (Output)

PB, PR: 0.7 Vp-p (75 Ω)

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RGB output

Output level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.7 Vp-p (75 Ω)

Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AV connector 1 (AV1)

Audio output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AV1 Output

During audio output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2V rms

(Output impedance: less than 1.5 kΩ)

Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AV connector 1 (AV1), RCA jacks

Digital Audio output . . . . . . . . . . . . Coaxial digital output 1

Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RCA jacks

AV Connectors (21-pin connector assignment)

AV connector input/output . . . . . . . . . . . . .21-pin connector

This connector provides the video and audio signals for connection to a compatible color TV or monitor.

PIN no. AV1(RGB)-TV / AV2(INPUT 1)

1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Audio 2/R out / Audio 2/R out

2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – / Audio 2/R in

11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G out / –

3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Audio 1/L out / Audio 1/L out

6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – / Audio 1/L in

15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R or C out / C in

4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GND

17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GND

7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B out / –

19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Video out or Y out / Video out

20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – / Video in or Y in

8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Status

21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GND

Supplied accessories

Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

dry cell batteries (AA/R6P) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Audio / Video cable (red/white/yellow) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

RF antenna cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Power cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Warranty card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Operating Instructions

Note: The specifications and design of this product are subject to change without notice, due to improvement.

Published by Pioneer Corporation.

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Index

Audio

digital output settings input settings setting preferences for audio language

switching on playback Auto Scan - see Automatic channel setup Automatic channel setup AV amplifier (connecting to) AV connector

9, 11 – 15, 50, 53, 54,

33,

20,

Bilingual audio

18, 23, 34, 35, 37,

CD Audio

compatibility

playback controls for Component video

25, 28 –

Dolby Digital

25,

adjusting the dynamic range

dual mono sources and

explained

output setting Downloading channel presets from the TV DTS

CD audio encoded with

explained

output setting DVD

aspect ratios

compatibility

DVD-R vs. DVD-RW

finalizing

initializing a DVD-RW

playback controls for

Video mode vs. VR mode 8, 35, 44

61, 7, 42,

8, 42,

7, 35,

43,

25, 28 – 34

Editing 44 – 47

Video mode vs. VR mode 44

10, 20,

Language

audio

33, 60

code list 67 DVD menu 60 setting for menus and displays (OSD) 20, 51 settings for DVD playback 60 subtitle 33, 60

Manual channel setup 21, 50 MP3 audio 7, 71

NICAM audio 23

PAL 35, 49 Picture quality

recording time vs. setting for playback 55 setting for recording 36

Playback 24 – 34

on-screen displays 27 parental lock for DVD-Video 58 picture quality settings for 55

settings 58

Recording 35 – 43

automatic chapter marking 58 copy-protection and 36 copyright and 36 on-screen displays 27 optimized 57 settings 57 timer programs 38 – 41 TV programs 22, 37, 38, 39 using an external input 41, 56 Video mode vs. VR mode 35

Remote control

buttons explained changing the batteries 6 operating range 6

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SCART - see AV connector SECAM

35, 49

Subtitles

setting preferences for switching

Timer recording TV audio channel TV channels

changing manual setting recording

10,

37,

22, 37, 38,

Video CD

compatibility playback control (PBC) playback controls for

VIDEO Plus+ system VR mode

25, 28 –

25,

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If you want to dispose this product, do not mix it with general household waste. There is a separate collection system for used electronic products in accordance with legislation that requires proper treatment, recovery and recycling.

Private households in the 25 member states of the EU, in Switzerland and Norway may return their used electronic products free of charge to designated collection facilities or to a retailer (if you purchase a similar new one).

For countries not mentioned above, please contact your local authorities for the correct method of disposal.

By doing so you will ensure that your disposed product undergoes the necessary treatment, recovery and recycling and thus prevent potential negative effects on the environment and human health.

Published by Pioneer Corporation.

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