Pioneer DVR-530H-S, DVR-630H-S User Manual

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DVD Recorder

DVR-630H-S DVR-530H-S

Operating Instructions

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Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference.

IMPORTANT

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, 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.

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.

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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.

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

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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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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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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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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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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

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 not left unused for a long period of time (for example, when on vacation).

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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.

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Contents

01 Before you start

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

What’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Putting the batteries in the remote control . . . . . . . . . 8

Using the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Disc / content format playback compatibility . . . . . . . 9

About the internal hard disk drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

02 Connecting up

Rear panel connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Front panel connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Extra features for use with compatible TVs . . . . . . . . 13

Easy connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using other types of audio/video output . . . . . . . . . . 15

Connecting to a cable box, satellite receiver or

digital terrestrial receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Connecting an external decoder box (1) . . . . . . . . . . 17

Connecting an external decoder box (2) . . . . . . . . . . 18

Connecting to an AV amplifier/receiver . . . . . . . . . . 19

Connecting other AV sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Plugging in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

03 Controls and displays

Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

04 Getting started

Switching on and setting up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Setting up the GUIDE Plus+™ system . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Selecting the hard disk or DVD for playback and

recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Making your first recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Using the built-in TV tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Basic playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Using the Home Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Displaying disc information on-screen . . . . . . . . . . . 35

05 Using the GUIDE Plus+™ electronic program guide

The GUIDE Plus+™ system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Using the GUIDE Plus+™ system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

GUIDE Plus+™ FAQ and troubleshooting . . . . . . . . 47

06 Recording

About DVD recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

About HDD recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Recording time and picture quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Recorded audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Restrictions on video recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Setting the picture quality/recording time . . . . . . . . 51

Basic recording from the TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Setting a timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Timer recording FAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Simultaneous recording and playback . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Recording from an external component . . . . . . . . . . 57

Recording from a DV camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Playing your recordings on other DVD players . . . . . 59

Initializing a recordable DVD disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

07 Playback

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Navigating discs and the HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents

of a disc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Scanning discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Playing in slow motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Frame advance/frame reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

The Play Mode menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Displaying and switching subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Switching DVD soundtracks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Switching audio channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Switching camera angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

08 Copying and back-up

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

One Touch Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Using Copy Lists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Using disc back-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

09 Editing

The Disc Navigator screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Command menu panel options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Editing accuracy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

HDD genres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

10 Using the Jukebox

Copying CDs to the HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Playing music from the Jukebox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Editing Jukebox albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

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11 The PhotoViewer

Playing a slideshow

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12 The Disc Setup menu

Introduction Basic settings Initialize settings Finalize settings Optimize HDD Initialize HDD

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13 The Video/Audio Adjust menu

Setting the picture quality for TV and external

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inputs Setting the picture quality for disc playback Audio DRC

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

14 The Initial Setup menu

Using the Initial Setup menu

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

15 Additional information

Resetting the recorder Setting up the remote to control your TV

Screen sizes and disc formats Minimum copying times Troubleshooting Frequently asked questions About DV Manual recording modes Language code list Country/Area code list On-screen displays and recorder displays Handling discs Cleaning the pickup lens Condensation Hints on installation Glossary Specifications

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

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Index

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Chapter 1

Before you start

Features

• Built-in GUIDE Plus+™ electronic program guide

The GUIDE Plus+™ system is an interactive on-screen TV programming guide. You can see what’s on TV today and in the coming week, search TV listings for certain categories of program or by your own keywords, and even set the recorder to record programs with the press of a single button.

• HDD recording

Record up to 711 hours of video (in MN1 mode) on the DVR-630H-S’s internal 250 GB (gigabyte) hard disk (HDD). (Up to 455 hours on the DVR-530H-S’s 160 GB HDD.)

With both recordable DVD and a high-capacity HDD in the same recorder, you have the flexibility to keep recordings on the HDD for quick access anytime, or record to DVD for archiving or playing on other DVD players.

• Copy between HDD and DVD

You can quickly and easily copy recordings between the HDD and DVD. When copying to DVD you can usually use the high-speed copy feature, which can copy an hour of video in about one minute (when recorded in SEP mode using a DVD-R Ver. 2.0 / 2.1 (16x) disc).

You can also choose to copy material at a different recording quality from the original. For example, you might want to copy an XP mode (highest quality) recording on the HDD to SP (standard play) quality on a DVD so that you can fit other recordings on the same disc.

• One Touch Copy

One Touch Copy makes copying the currently playing title from HDD to DVD, or DVD to HDD as simple as pressing a button.

• High quality, real-time copying

When recording to the HDD, picture quality data is also stored so that picture quality can be optimized when making real-time copies to DVD later.

(This is applicable only to MN16–32 HDD recordings (Video Mode Off), or MN12–32 / XP+ recordings (Video Mode On).

HDD

• Chase play

Using chase play you can start watching a recording from the beginning, while continuing to record. For example, you could set a timer recording for a program that you’re going to miss the first 15 minutes of, then start watching while the recorder is still recording the program 15 minutes ahead of you.

• Simultaneous recording and playback

VR mode HDD

HDD and DVD playback and recording are completely independent. For example, you can record a broadcast program to a recordable DVD, while watching another recording you already made on the same DVD.

• On-screen Help

Use the help screen for the current operation.

• Disc Navigator

The on-screen Disc Navigator makes finding your way around the contents of a disc or the HDD easy. For recordable DVD and HDD content, moving thumbnail images are displayed for ease of use. The Disc Navigator is also where you can edit HDD and recordable DVD content.

• Home Menu

The Home Menu gives you on-screen access to all the recorder’s features in one convenient place, from setting up the recorder, to programming a timer recording and editing a recording.

• Progressive scan-compatible

Compared to standard interlaced video, progressive scan effectively doubles the amount of video information fed to your TV or monitor. The result is a stable, flicker-free image. (Check your TV/monitor for compatibility with this feature.)

• Cinema-style 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.

• Easy Timer Recording

Setting the recorder to record a program is simple from the Easy Timer Recording screen. Set the channel to record and the recording quality, then graphically set the start and end times of the recording. That’s it!

HELP

VR mode HDD

button on the remote control to display a

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• Program up to 32 timer recordings

You can program the recorder to record up to 32 programs, up to a month in advance. As well as single programs, you can specify daily or weekly recordings, too.

This recorder is also compatible with VPS/PDC systems, which ensure you don’t miss a timer recording, even if the broadcast is not running to schedule.

• One Touch Recording

Use One Touch Recording to start recording immediately in 30 minute blocks. Each time you press the

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REC

button, the recording time is extended by another 30 minutes, up to six hours.

• 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.

• Super high quality HDD recording

Using the

XP+

recording mode you can record super

HDD

high quality video (around 15 Mbps data transfer rate) to the HDD.

• High quality 16-bit Linear PCM audio

In the

LPCM

recording mode, audio is recorded in uncompressed 16-bit Linear PCM format. This delivers great sounding audio to accompany the high picture quality.

• Picture quality adjustment features

During playback, you can adjust various picture quality settings to improve the picture. You can also adjust the recording picture quality. For example, if you want to make a DVD copy of an old video tape, you can optimize the picture quality before transferring it to disc.

• Find what you want to watch quickly and easily

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

• Manual recording

In addition to six preset recording quality modes, the manual recording mode allows you to access 34 different recording quality/time settings, giving you precise control over the recording.

• Record from a DV camcorder

This recorder has a built-in DV (Digital Video) input for connection to a DV camcorder. This makes it ideal for transferring camcorder footage to DVD or HDD for editing.

• Safe, non-destructive editing

VR mode

When editing Play List content, the actual content of the disc (the Original content) is not touched. The edited version (the Play List content) just points to various parts of the Original content.

• 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

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

• WMA, MP3 and JPEG file playback

This recorder can play WMA and MP3 audio files and JPEG picture files on CD-R, CD-RW or CD-ROM discs.

• Disc Back-up

The disc back-up feature gives you a convenient way to back-up important material on a finalized Video mode DVD to another recordable DVD disc. The material is first copied to the HDD, then on to a second DVD disc.

• Recovery Recording

HDD

When a timer recording is set to use DVD but the disc loaded at the time of the recording is unrecordable, the program will automatically be recorded to the HDD.

• Auto Replace Recording

HDD

This feature is useful for regular timer recordings of a TV program which you don’t want to keep after watching. Each time the program is recorded, it replaces the one currently on the HDD. There’s no need to manually delete it later.

Note on copying: 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.

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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)

• G-LINK™ cable

• RF antenna cable

• Power cable

• These operating instructions

• Warranty card

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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) inside

Important

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 batteries together— although they may look similar, different batteries may have different voltages.

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

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

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

Using the remote control

Please keep in mind the following when using the remote control:

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

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

• 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 and TV preset codes are automatically reset. See

Mode

on page 106 and

control your TV

• Use within the operating range in front of the remote control sensor on the front panel, as shown.

on page 109 to reset them.

Setting up the remote to

Remote Control

7 m

• You can control this recorder using the remote sensor of another Pioneer component using the

CONTROL IN

connections

jack on the rear panel. See

on page 12 for more information.

Rear panel

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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

Note that older models of DVD recorders and DVD writers may reject DVD-RW Ver. 1.2 discs and/or corrupt the data on the disc. If you want to share DVD-RW discs between this recorder and an older recorder/writer, we recommend using Ver. 1.1 discs.

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

Video CDAudio CD CD-R

CD-RW

• Also compatible with KODAK Picture CD

•

is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing

Corporation.

•

is a trademark of Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd.

This recorder also supports the IEC’s Super VCD standard. Compared to the Video CD standard, Super VCD offers superior picture quality, and allows two soundtracks to be recorded. Super VCD also supports the widescreen size.

VIDEO

Super Video CD (Super VCD)

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, Ver. 1.2 / 2–4x and Ver.

1.2 / 2–6x

• DVD-R Ver. 2.0 and Ver. 2.0 / 4x / 8x / 16x, and Ver. 2.1 1–8x / 1–16x

Recording formats:

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

Readable formats:

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

CD-R/RW compatibility

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

• Readable formats: CD-Audio, Video CD/Super VCD, ISO 9660 CD-ROM* containing MP3, WMA or JPEG files *

ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 compliant. CD physical format: Mode1, Mode2 XA Form1. Romeo and Joliet file systems are both compatible with this recorder.

• Multi-session playback: Yes (except CD-Audio and Video CD/Super VCD)

• Unfinalized disc playback: CD-Audio only

Compressed audio compatibility

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

• Compatible formats: MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3), Windows Media Audio (WMA)

• Sampling rates: 44.1 or 48kHz

• Bit-rates: Any (128Kbps or higher recommended)

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

• VBR WMA playback: No

• WMA encoder compatibility: Windows Media Codec 8

(files encoded using Windows Media Codec 9 may be playable but some parts of the specification are not supported; specifically, Pro, Lossless, Voice and VBR)

• DRM (Digital Rights Management) file playback: No (see also DRM in the

• File extensions: .mp3, .wma (these must be used for the recorder to recognize MP3 and WMA files – do not use for other file types)

• File structure: Up to 99 folders / 999 files (if these limits are exceeded, only files and folders up to these limits are playable)

Glossary

on page 121)

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WMA (Windows Media Audio) compatibility

The Windows Media® logo printed on the box indicates that this recorder can playback Windows Media Audio content.

WMA is an acronym for Windows Media Audio and refers to an audio compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation. WMA content can be encoded by

using Windows Media Windows Media

series.

Microsoft, Windows Media, and the Windows logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

Player for Windows® XP,

Player 9 or Windows Media® Player 10

JPEG file compatibility

• Compatible formats: Baseline JPEG and EXIF 2.2* still image files *

File format used by digital still cameras

• Sampling ratio: 4:4:4, 4:2:2, 4:2:0

• Horizontal resolution: 160 – 5120 pixels

• Vertical resolution: 120 – 3840 pixels

• Progressive JPEG compatible: No

• File extensions: .jpg, .jpeg, .jif, .jfif (must be used for the recorder to recognize JPEG files – do not use for other file types)

• File structure: The recorder can load up to 99 folders / 999 files at one time

that this on the disc then more can be reloaded)

PC-created disc compatibility

Discs recorded using a personal computer may not be playable in this unit due to the setting of the application software used to create the disc. In these particular instances, check with the software publisher for more detailed information.

Discs recorded in packet write mode (UDF format) are not compatible with this recorder.

Check the DVD-R/RW or CD-R/RW software disc boxes for additional compatibility information.

(if there are more files/folders

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 49.

• 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.

• How do I change the format of a disc?

Both DVD-R and DVD-RW discs can be initialized for Video mode or VR mode recording. DVD-R discs are ready for Video mode recording when you first load them into the recorder. You can, however, initialize them for VR mode recording from the Disc Setup menu.

DVD-RW discs can be initialized and re-initialized for either mode at any time (although initializing will erase all the data on the disc).

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

Generally, DVD-R discs and DVD-RW discs recorded in Video mode* are playable in a standard DVD player, but they must be ‘finalized’ first. This process fixes the contents of the disc to make them readable to other DVD players as DVD-Video discs.

DVD-R discs recorded in VR mode are not playable in standard DVD players, but may be playable in other DVD recorders and DVD-ROM drives (in the case of DVD-ROM drives, the disc will need to be finalized first).

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

Note that discs may not play due to recording or disc characteristics, scratches or dirt on the disc or pickup lens, etc.

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.

About DVD recording

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‘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.

This recorder supports the recording of ‘copy-once’ broadcast programs using the CPRM copy protection system (see CPRM on page 50) on CPRM-compliant discs in VR mode. CPRM recordings can only be played on players that are specifically compatible with CPRM.

• Do I need two DVD recorders for editing? What kind of editing can I do?

Unlike editing video tape, you only need one DVD recorder to edit discs. With VR mode discs, you can edit by making a ‘Play List’ of what to play and when to play it. On playback, the recorder plays the disc according to the Play List.

Original

Title 1

Chapter 1

Play List

Title 2Title 1

Title 3Title 2

Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 2

Chapter 2Chapter 1Chapter 2

Throughout this manual, you will often see the words Original and Play List to refer to the actual content and the edited version.

•

Original

content refers to what’s actually recorded

on the disc.

•

Play List

content refers to the edited version of the

disc—how the Original content is to be played.

Please use the recorder following the guidelines below to protect against possible HDD failure.

The HDD should not be regarded as a place to store recordings permanently. We recommend that you back up your important recordings onto DVD-R/RW discs in order to protect against accidental loss.

Pioneer cannot under any circumstances accept resposibility for any direct or indirect loss arising from any inconvenience or loss of recorded material resulting from HDD failure.

• Do not move the recorder while it is on (this includes during EPG download when the display shows

EPG

• Install and use the recorder on a stable, level surface.

• Do not block the rear vent/cooling fan.

• Do not use the recorder in excessively hot or humid places, or in places that may be subject to sudden changes in temperature. Sudden changes in temperature can cause condensation to form inside the recorder. This can be a cause of HDD failure.

• While the recorder is switched on (including during EPG download when the display shows

EPG

), do not unplug from the wall socket or switch the electricity off from the breaker switch.

• Do not move the recorder immediately after switching it off. If you need to move the recorder, please follow the steps below:

After the message

POWER OFF

is shown in the

display, wait at least two minutes.

Unplug from the wall socket.

Move the recorder.

• If there’s a power failure while the recorder is on there is a chance that some data on the HDD will be lost.

• The HDD is very delicate. If used improperly or in an unsuitable environment, it is possible that the HDD will fail after a few years of use. Signs of problems include playback unexpectedly freezing and noticeable block noise (mosaic) in the picture. However, sometimes there will be no warning signs of HDD failure. If the HDD fails, no playback of recorded material will be possible. In this case it will be necessary to replace the HDD unit.

About the internal hard disk drive

The internal hard disk drive (HDD) is a fragile piece of equipment. Depending on the conditions under which it is used, or through careless use, it is possible that the recorded contents will be damaged or lost completely, or that normal playback and recording will not be possible. Please understand that in the event of repair or replacement of the HDD or related components, all your HDD recordings will be lost.

Optimizing HDD performance

As you record and edit material on the HDD, the data on the disk becomes fragmented, eventually affecting the recorder’s performance. Before this happens, the recorder will warn you that it is time to optimize the HDD (which you can do from the Disc Setup menu; see

Optimize HDD

on page 96).

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Chapter 2

Connecting up

Rear panel connections

AC IN

G-LINK

CONTROL

DIGITAL

OUT

OPTICAL

5 6 7 8 9 10

1 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, S-video and RGB. See

AV2/L1 In

on page 102 for how to set this up.

2 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 page

AV1 Out

on page 102 for how

to set this up.

3 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

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

4 ANTENNA IN (RF IN)/OUT

Connect your TV antenna to the jack. The signal is passed through to the

ANTENNA IN (RF IN)

ANTENNA OUT

jack for connection to your TV.

5 AC IN – Power inlet

6 G-LINK™

Use to connect the supplied G-LINK™ cable to enable GUIDE Plus+™ to control an external satellite receiver, etc.

7 CONTROL IN

Use to control this recorder from the remote sensor of another Pioneer component with a terminal and bearing the Pioneer

CONTROL OUT IN

of this recorder using a mini-plug cord.

of the other component to the

CONTROL OUT



mark. Connect the

CONTROL

AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

AUDIO

INPUT 3

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

2 3 4

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

S-VIDEO

AUDIO

AV 1 (RGB) – TV

OUTPUT

VIDEO

ANTENNA

OUT

8 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

Optical digital audio jack for connecting to an AV amplifier/receiver, Dolby Digital/DTS/MPEG decoder or other equipment with a digital input.

9 INPUT 3

Stereo analog audio, video and S-video inputs for connection to a VCR or other source component.

10 OUTPUT

Stereo analog audio, video and S-video outputs for connection to a TV or AV amplifier/receiver.

Front panel connections

VIDEO

INPUT 2

L(MONO)

AUDIO

S-VIDEO

DV IN

11 12

On the right side of the front panel a flip-down cover hides more connections.

11 DV IN

A DV input i.LINK connector, suitable for connecting a DV camcorder.

12 Audio/video input 2

Audio/video input (stereo analog audio; composite and S-video video), especially suitable for camcorders, game consoles, portable audio, etc.

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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

Note that these functions cannot be used when the front panel display shows

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.

EPG

on page 52 for more on this

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

page 101 for more on this feature.

on page 25 and

Auto Channel Setting

Switching on and

NexTView timer programming download

NexTView timer programming download allows you to program a timer recording directly from the NexTView 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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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)

audio. See

• 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

AC IN

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

connector accepts ordinary, S-video and RGB video input, as well as stereo analog

AV1 Out

on page 102 and

AV2/L1 In

on page 102 for how to set them up.

1 Connect the cable from the antenna/cable TV 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 (RF IN)

jack on this recorder

and skip the next step.

ANTENNA

OUT

ANTENNA

ANTENNA IN (RF IN)

VCR

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

DIGITAL

G-LINK

CONTROL

OUT

OPTICAL

AUDIO

AV 1 (RGB) – TV

VIDEO

AUDIO

S-VIDEO

OUTPUT

INPUT 3

SCART AV

CONNECTOR

ANTENNA

OUT

Antenna/cable TV wall outlet

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

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

Save

Power Save

on page 100).

must be set to

Off

—see

Power

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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 and component video output.

Using the supplied audio/video cable

AUDIO INPUT

VIDEO

INPUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

AC IN

G-LINK

AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

DIGITAL

CONTROL

OUT

OPTICAL

AUDIO

AV 1 (RGB) – TV

VIDEO

AUDIO

S-VIDEO

INPUT 3

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.

OUT

ANTENNA

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

OUTPUT

Using the S-video or component video output

COMPONENT

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIO INPUT

AC IN

AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

DIGITAL

G-LINK

CONTROL

OUT

OPTICAL

VIDEO

AUDIO

S-VIDEO

INPUT 3

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

GUIDE Plus+ FAQ and troubleshooting

page 47.

5 Identify the host channel for your country.

The TV listings information available in GUIDE Plus+ is distributed throughout Europe by selected broadcasters called

host channels

. It is important that the host channel for your country is correctly identified in order to receive listings information (EPG download).

If you are not using an external receiver, this recorder

will automatically scan all channels for the host channel:

• Leave the recorder in standby overnight (do

not

leave

it switched on).

If you are using an external receiver, you need to

identify the host channel from the table below:

Country/ Region

Austria Eurosport

Belgium (Flemish)

France Canal+ Analog only

Germany Eurosport

Italy Sport Italia Analog only

Netherlands Music Factory (TMF),

Spain Tele 5 Analog only

Switzerland Eurosport

UK ITV, Eurosport ITV is analog only. Use

Host channels Comments

Music Factory (TMF)

Eurosport

Use TMF if you live in Amsterdam, Eindhoven or Rotterdam.

Eurosport if you are a SKY subscriber and you no longer have a terrestrial antenna.

• If you cannot receive any of the host channels (see the above table) then you won’t be able to use the GUIDE Plus+ system. In this case do not set the postal code (or set Country to

Other

) in the GUIDE Plus+ setup screen. (When GUIDE Plus+ service starts in your area, set the postal code again.)

• Even if you can’t use the EPG functions where you live, you can still set ShowView timer recordings and manual recordings — see

Setting a timer recording

page 53.

• The front panel display shows

EPG

when receiving data. If you power on the recorder during an EPG download, the download is canceled.

• EPG data may be received several times a day. All updates are automatic.

• When downloading EPG data, the recorder may sound as though it is on. This is normal.

Checking the downloaded data the following day

1 Press GUIDE.

• Tune your external receiver to the appropriate host channel and leave the receiver on and the recorder in standby overnight.

If you use both an external receiver and this recorder as sources, follow the instructions above for setting up without an external receiver. Only if this is unsuccessful try the external receiver method.

About EPG download

• EPG data can only be received when the recorder is in standby. (When not using the recorder, therefore, please switch it into standby.) If you’re using an external receiver, leave this on when EPG data is downloading.

You should see a grid filled with channel logos and TV listings information. Use the

/

buttons to review the list. If you notice that there are channels missing, or that there are channels in the list that you don’t get, go to the Editor screen:

• Press



repeatedly until the Menu bar is highlighted.



until Editor is highlighted. The main area of the screen now shows a list of channels. Those that are turned are move down the list and turn channels

OFF

are displayed in the grid; those that

are hidden. Use the

///

buttons to

OFF

necessary.

• For any channel that you turn

, the GUIDE Plus+ system will need to know how it is received (the source) and on which program number. The source may be the built-in tuner of this recorder, or an external receiver. The program number is the number

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on which the channel can be found on its receiving device/source. The entry in the Editor screen must match this number for correct recording of that channel.

• The above is especially important for the ‘host channel’. Please make sure that the host channel is always switched

2 Use the number buttons to change the program numbers as you like.

STANDBY/ON



HDD DVD

PAUSE STOP

OPEN/CLOSE



PLAY

3 When you’re done, press the BLUE Action button (Home) to get back to the GUIDE Plus+ home screen.

• You can find detailed information on using the GUIDE Plus+ system in the following chapter.

Selecting the hard disk or DVD for playback and recording

The

HDD

and

DVD

buttons (remote control and front panel) are used to select the hard disk (HDD) or DVD for playback and recording. The indicator in the front panel display shows which is currently selected.

HDD DVD

Making your first recording

This quick guide shows you how to make a basic recording of a TV program on either the HDD, or to a recordable DVD.

Recording is covered in much more detail in chapter 6 (

Recording

REC

STOP 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 HDD to record to the HDD, or DVD to record to a recordable DVD.

If you choose to record to the HDD, skip to step 5 now.

3 Press  OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray.

4 Load a blank DVD-R or DVD-RW disc with the label side face-up, using the disc 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.

• Blank DVD-R discs are ready for Video mode recording out of the box.

5 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.

• Channel presets are numbered 1–99.

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AUDIO

• 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 52 for detailed instructions.

6 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 modes and their recommended uses are covered in more detail in the chapter on Recording.

• You can pause recording by pressing Press



REC

or  PAUSE

again to restart recording.



PAUSE

7 When you want to stop recording, press



STOP REC.

Playing back your recording

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

• Press  PLAY to start playback.

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



STOP

Using the built-in TV tuner

Changing TV channels

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

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 page 102) is set to

NICAM

NICAM broadcast, you can switch between and

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

Audio

channel between left (

Bilingual

recording selected (see

on page 102), you can switch the audio

), right (R) or both (

Nicam Select

and you are watching a

NICAM

NICAM A+B

External

L+R

•

CH +/–

buttons on the remote

•

Number buttons

select channel 4, press press

3, 4, ENTER

•

+/–

buttons on the front panel

Note

1. Channel presets are numbered 1–99.

ENTER

on the remote – For example, to

then

ENTER

; for channel 34,

L+R

Note

• When recording to the HDD with HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode On, to DVD in Video mode, or on the

LPCM

setting, only one channel of a bilingual broadcast is recorded. In this case, decide which language you want to record before recording by setting the Bilingual Recording setting (see

Bilingual Recording

on page 102).

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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

TV/DVD

mode setting.

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

TV/DVD

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

Basic playback

This section shows you how to use your recorder for playback of discs (DVD, CD, etc.), and for playback of video from the HDD. More playback features, such as repeat and program play, are covered in page 61.

STANDBY/ON



HDD DVD

ENTER

OPEN/CLOSE



Playback

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.

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 HDD to playback from the HDD, or DVD to play a DVD.

If playing video from the HDD, skip to step 5 below.

3 Press  OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray.

4 Load a disc.

Load a disc with the label side facing up, using the disc tray guide to align the disc (if you’re loading a 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 34.

5 Press  PLAY to start playback.

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

///

menus, and the number buttons and

buttons and

ENTER

to navigate DVD disc

ENTER

for

Video CD menus.

• When playing video from the HDD, playback will automatically stop after the end of a title is reached.

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

6 To stop playback, press  STOP.

7 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.

• Press



STANDBY/ON

to switch the recorder into

standby.

PLAY

STOP

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Playing DVD discs

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

PLAY

Press to start playback. If

STOP

PAUSE

REV SCAN FWD SCAN

PREV NEXT

CLEAR

ENTER

SKIPCMBACK

STEP/SLOW



TOP MENU MENU

ENTER

RESUME

back starts from the place last stopped.

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

Pauses playback, or restarts playback when paused.

Press to start scanning. Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed.

Press to skip to previous/next chapter/title. (During playback you can also use the front panel

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:

and start again.

(Commercial back/skip) Each press skips backward/forward progressively up to a maximum of ten minutes forward or three minutes back.

During playback, press to start slowmotion playback. Press repeatedly to change the playback speed. While paused, press to advance a single frame in either direction.

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

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

is displayed on-screen, play-

+/–

buttons.)

During playback, enter a

Press

CLEAR

to clear a number entry

. (Press  STOP

ENTER

to skip

ENTER

to select

Playing from the HDD

The table below shows the basic playback controls when playing video recorded on the hard disk (HDD).

PLAY

Press to start playback. If

RESUME

back starts from the place last stopped. Playback automatically stops after the end of a title is reached.

STOP

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

PAUSE

Pauses playback, or restarts playback when paused.

REV SCAN FWD SCAN

Press to start scanning. Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed.

PREV NEXT

Press to skip to previous/next chapter/title. (During playback you can also use the front panel

During playback, enter a title number then press Press start again.

CLEAR

ENTER

SKIPCMBACK

(Commercial back/skip) Each press skips backward/forward progressively up to a maximum of ten minutes forward or three minutes back.

STEP/SLOW

During playback, press to start slow-



motion playback. Press repeatedly to change the playback speed. While paused, press to advance a single frame in either direction.

is displayed on-screen, play-

. (Press  STOP

+/–

buttons.)

ENTER

to skip directly to that title.

CLEAR

to clear a number entry and

RETURN

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

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Playing CDs and WMA/MP3 discs

The table below shows the basic playback controls for audio CDs

, and WMA/MP3 files.

PLAY

Press to start playback.

STOP

Press to stop playback.

PAUSE

Pauses playback, or restarts playback when paused.

REV SCAN FWD SCAN

Press to start scanning. Press again to increase the scanning speed. (There are two scan speeds; the current scan speed is shown on-screen.)

PREV NEXT

Press to skip to previous/next track (or folder for WMA/MP3 disc). (During playback you can also use the front panel buttons.)

During playback, enter a track number then press track. Press

CLEAR

start again.

ENTER

to skip directly to that

CLEAR

to clear a number entry and

+/–

Playing Video CD/Super VCDs

The table below shows the basic playback controls for Video CD/Super VCDs.

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

can select what to watch.

PLAY

Press to start playback.

Video CD only:

screen, playback starts from the place last stopped.

STOP

Press to stop playback.

Video CD only:

from the same point by pressing  PLAY (Press  STOP function.)

PAUSE

REV SCAN FWD SCAN

Pauses playback, or restarts playback when paused.

Press to start scanning. Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed.

PREV NEXT

Press to skip to previous/next track. When a PBC menu is displayed, press to display the previous/next page. (During playback you can also use the front panel

+/–

During playback, enter a track number then press track. Press

CLEAR

start again. While a PBC menu screen is displayed,

ENTER

use to select numbered menu items.

buttons.)

CLEAR

RESUME

is displayed on-

You can resume playback

again to cancel the resume

ENTER

to skip directly to that

to clear a number entry and

SKIPCMBACK

Video CD only:

Each press skips backward/ forward progressively up to a maximum of ten minutes forward or three minutes back. Note that this function doesn’t work when playing in PBC mode.

STEP/SLOW

During playback, press to start slow-



motion playback. Press repeatedly to change the playback speed (forward only). While paused, press to advance a single frame (forward only).

RETURN

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

Note

1. 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 on page 69).

2. When playing in PBC mode, some playback features, such as search, repeat and program play are not available. You can play a PBC Video CD/Super VCD in non-PBC mode by pressing  to start playback instead of  PLAY

STEREO

is selected using the

AUDIO

button (see

Switching audio channels

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HDD DVD

DISPLAY

Using the Home Menu

From the Home Menu screen you can access all the features of the recorder.

Note that some options in the Home Menu may be grayed out sometimes, indicating that they are not available at the present time. For example, the Photoviewer option is grayed out unless there is a disc loaded that contains JPEG image files.

Press

HOME MENU

///

Use the the option you want. To exit the Home Menu, press

HOME MENU

Disc Navigator

page 81)

GUIDE Plus+

Easy Timer

Play Mode

Photo Viewer

to display the Home Menu screen:

Disc Navigator

GUIDE Plus+

Easy Timer

Play Mode

Photo Viewer

Disc Setup

Initial Setup

Video/Audio Adjust

Copy

Jukebox

buttons followed by

ENTER

HOME MENU

Home menu options

(page 62,

(page 38)

(page 54)

Disc Setup

Initial Setup

Video/Audio Adjust

(page 97)

(page 65)

(page 93)

Copy

(page 71)

Jukebox

(page 90)

ENTER

(page 95)

(page 100)

to select

Displaying disc information onscreen

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

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

• Press once to show the HDD and removable disc (DVD, etc.) activity together. Press again to show the status of just the currently selected playback/ recording device (HDD or removable disc).

• The on-screen display automatically disappears after 150 minutes.

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

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

HDD and removable disc activity display

Press

DISPLAY

(DVD, etc.) activity. Use the switch between the two kinds of display.

once to see the HDD and removable disc

HDD

and

DVD

buttons to

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The example displays below show high-speed copying from HDD to DVD, and HDD chase playback.

Rec Mode SP(2h00m/DVD)

HDD

Remain 10h35m Stop

Rec Mode SP(2h00m/DVD)

HDD

Remain 10h35m Chase Play Rec

Hi-Speed Copy

0h08m left

DVD-RW Video

Remain –h––m Stop

DVD-RW Video

Remain 0h52m Stop

Recording time

Relative playback position

Stop display 1

1 2

 Stop DVD-RW VR Original

Disc Name : Comedy shows

3 64 5

Resume XP (1h00m/DVD) Finalized

ABC Pr 1

Rem. 0h35m Copy Once

Stereo

DVD Mode

109 11

1 DVD-RW Original / Play List

If a VR mode disc is loaded, this shows whether playback is currently set to

Original

Play List

During preview playback of the Copy List, this shows

Copy List

2 Disc type and mode

Shows the disc type ( and the disc mode for recordable DVD, if applicable ( or

Video

HDD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD

, etc.),

3 Recording mode and time

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

4 Resume

Shows

Resume

if playback can be resumed from the last

place stopped.

5 Recording time remaining

Shows the approximate recording time left on the disc in the current recording mode.

6 Preset name and number

Shows the preset name and preset number for the currently selected channel.

7 Audio mode

Shows the broadcast audio mode for the current channel preset (

Mono, Stereo

, etc.).

8 Copy control information

Shows recording restrictions of the current channel program.

9 Disc name

Shows the disc name. (For CDs, this area shows playable files other than CD audio tracks; for example,

Multi-format: WMA/MP3

10 Finalized

Shows

Finalized

if a recordable DVD is finalized.

11 TV/DVD mode

Shows the current mode of the recorder (see

between TV and DVD

on page 32).

Switching

Stop display 2

1 2

 Stop DVD-RW VR Original

Titles Lock Disc : On

14:52 MON 15/11/2004 Copy Once

: Original 99

Play List 15

ABC Pr 1

Stereo

TV Mode

1 Date and time

2 Number of titles/tracks on disc

For a VR mode DVD-RW, the number of Original and Play List titles are shown separately.

Play display 1

1 2 3 4

 Play DVD-R Video

3–2 0. 00. 15 Chapters 15

0. 11. 52

Title Total

DVD Mode

1 Number of chapters in title

2 Current title and chapter number

(For CD/Video CD/Super VCD, shows current track; for WMA/MP3, shows current folder and track; for JPEG disc, shows current folder and file.)

3 Elapsed title time

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

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4 Total running time of title

5 Angle indicator

Lights during multi-angle scenes.

Play display 2

 Play DVD-R Video

Hi-Speed Copy Title Name 21/11 Football match:

3–2 0. 00. 15 ! Chapter Time Chapter Total



0. 00. 21

0. 01. 52

2 3 4

4.32Mbps

1 Chase playback, simultaneous record/playback, copy, disc back-up

Indicates that recording, copying or back-up is in progress.

2 Elapsed chapter time

3 Total running time of chapter

4 Data transfer rate

Shows the current data rate being read from the disc.

5 Copy protected material (!)

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

Recording display

Tip

• When using the simultaneous play and record feature, the display shows information for playback only.

• During real-time copy, the copy source playback information is displayed.

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

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

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

• The frame number is shown next to the elapsed time display when the disc is paused.

•

Copy Once

Can’t Record

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

1 2 3 4

 Rec DVD-R Video

30. 00. 15 21:00 – 22:00 XP (1h00m/DVD) Rem. 0h35m

ABC Pr 1

Stereo

Copy Once

DVD Mode

1 Current title number

2 Elapsed recording time

3 Timer recording start and stop times

Shows the start and stop times if the current recording is a timer recording.

4 Remaining recording time available

Shows the amount of space left on the disc in the current recording mode.

5 Recording mode

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

Note

1.Data transfer rate shows the amount of video and audio information recorded on the disc. It is not an indication of picture/audio quality.

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Chapter 5

Using the GUIDE Plus+™ electronic program guide

The GUIDE Plus+ system

The GUIDE Plus+™ system* is a free, interactive onscreen television programming guide.

program listings for all major channels, one-touch recording, search by genre, recommendations according to your profile and more. The GUIDE Plus+ system is a convenient way to find out what's on right now or during the coming week, by channel or by genre. The GUIDE Plus+ system also allows you to automatically set your viewing and recording selections quickly and easily.

In order to receive the correct TV listings information for your country or region you need to set up the GUIDE Plus+ system and ‘download’ the TV listings information. If you haven’t already done this, please turn to

the GUIDE Plus+™ system

proceeding.

* GUIDE Plus+, ShowView, VIDEO Plus+, G-LINK are (1) registered trademarks or trademarks of, (2) manufactured under license from and (3) subject of various international patents and patent applications owned by, or licensed to, Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. and/or its related affiliates.

on page 27 before

Legal Notice

GEMSTAR-TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND/OR ITS RELATED AFFILIATES ARE NOT IN ANY WAY LIABLE FOR THE ACCURACY OF THE PROGRAM SCHEDULE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE GUIDE PLUS+ SYSTEM. IN NO EVENT SHALL GEMSTAR-TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND/OR ITS RELATED AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY AMOUNTS REPRESENTING LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROVISION OR USE OF ANY INFORMATION, EQUIPMENT, OR SERVICES RELATING TO THE GUIDE PLUS+ SYSTEM.

The system offers

Setting up

Using the GUIDE Plus+ system

All the various features and areas are color-coded for ease of navigation. All screens (with the exception of some setup screens) have the following common elements:

Action bar

Video

window

Information

Panel

•

Grid

– Displays TV listings information for the next

seven days by channel and time.

•

Menu bar

GUIDE Plus+ system.

•

Information box

descriptions or help menus.

•

Action bar

function depending on the area.

•

Video window

the current program while using the GUIDE Plus+ system.

•

Information panels

or instructions on the GUIDE Plus+ system.

– Gives access to the various areas of the

– Shows short program

– Color-coded Action buttons change

– Allows you to continue watching

– Display program promotions

Information box

Menu bar

Grid

Note

1 The GUIDE Plus+ system can’t be used when the Input Line System is set to

525 System

(see also

Input Line System

on page 100).

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Navigating GUIDE Plus+

The table below shows a summary of the remote buttons you’ll use to navigate the GUIDE Plus+ system.

ENTER

GUIDE INFO

PREV NEXT STEP/SLOW



TIMER REC

Key

ENTER

What it does

Press to conﬁrm a selection or to leave the GUIDE Plus+ screen.

Number buttons





Use for numeric entry.

Press to select the previous/next page of information (in the grid, for example).





Press to select the previous/next day.

One-Button-Record

The

RED

can highlight a program title, including from the Grid, after a search, or in your recommendations in the My TV area.

The program name, date, channel, recording start and end times are all set automatically when you set a timer recording using One-Button-Record. You can edit the settings if you want to anytime before the recording is due to start (see page 43).

1 Use the program title.

Action button (Record) is visible anytime you

Editing a scheduled recording

///

buttons to highlight a

DVD RECORDER

Key

GUIDE

///

RED, GREEN YELLOW, BLUE

TIMER REC

What it does

Press to access GUIDE Plus+ (also use to exit GUIDE Plus+).

Use to navigate screens (highlight an item).

Action buttons that change functionality depending on the Area.

Press to jump directly to the Menu bar.

Press to go directly to the Schedule

2 Press the RED Action button (Record).

The program is now set for recording. When the program is due to start, the recorder will switch to the correct

channel and start recording

• You can review the shows you have set to record in the Schedule Area (see also

The Schedule Area

page 43).

area.

INFO

Press to display extended information for the current program.

Note

1 Please note that recording times set using the GUIDE Plus+ system do not automatically change to reflect any changes that may occur in

the program broadcast schedules.

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Lock / Unlock video window

When you enter the GUIDE Plus+ system, the channel you were watching remains visible in the video window. The date stamp above the window lets you know the channel, date and time.

The default setting for this window is ‘locked’, as indicated by a closed padlock icon above the video window. When locked, the video window always shows the channel you were previously watching as you move up and down through the listings grid.

If you prefer, you can unlock the video window so that as you highlight different channels in the listings grid, the current program showing on that channel is shown in the video window.

1 Use the channel logo.

Channel logos are displayed to the left of program titles.

2 Press the RED Action button (Unlock).

The padlock icon above the video window becomes unlocked. It remains unlocked for the remainder of your current TV viewing session.

If you want to lock the video window again, follow the same procedure. The Lock.

///

RED

buttons to highlight a

Action button will now act as

Channel mosaic screen

You can switch the display style of channels in Grid Area, Schedule Area or My TV Area from a list to a mosaic of channel icons by pressing the Select the channel icon you want using the cursor buttons, then press screen on that channel.

ENTER

YELLOW

to return to the previous

Action button.

Areas

The GUIDE Plus+™ system consists of seven Areas can be accessed from the Menu bar.

•

Grid

– The GUIDE Plus+ system Home Area. Displays TV listings information for the next seven days by time and channel.

•

– Search for TV programs by category (eg.,

Sport), subcategory (eg., Football) or keyword.

•

My TV

– Set up a profile and receive

recommendations according to your preferences.

•

Schedule Info

• weather (not available in all regions).

•

Editor Setup

•

The Grid Area

The Grid screen is the main TV listings screen of GUIDE Plus+ and is the first screen that you see when you press

GUIDE

starting with the current day. When you highlight a program in the Grid, you can see

information about it in the Information Box, including title, synopsis, channel, source, time and length. If there is an

is an extended synopsis available. Press the to see it.

In some countries, you can also see a rating for a particular program (mostly movies). These ratings are provided by local partners, such as TV magazines.

From the Grid Area you can:

• View and scroll through program listings

• Read program synopsis

• Tune to a program that’s currently showing

• Set a program to record

• Lock or unlock the video window.

• Access Information panels.

– Shows all scheduled recordings.

– Area for additional information, such as

– Change channel settings.

– Setup the GUIDE Plus+™ system.

. You can see TV listings for the next seven days,

symbol in the Information Box, it means that there

Areas

INFO

button

. All

Note

1 If you’re using an external tuner (satellite tuner, for example), there will be a short delay of a couple of seconds before it tunes to the channel

after selecting it. This is normal.

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Browsing the Grid

Use the following remote buttons to browse the grid:

///

/ /

BLUE

the Grid.

ENTER

Plus+ and start watching the program

(cursor buttons) – Navigate the Grid

– Previous / next page

– Previous / next day

Action button – Return to the current time/date in

– Press on the current selection to exit GUIDE

The Search Area

From the Search Area you can:

• Search by category

• Search by subcategory

• Search by keyword

• Read program synopsis

• Tune to a program that’s currently showing

• Set a program to record

• Access Information panels.

Searching

You can search for programs by category, subcategory or by keyword (My Choice). Categories for searching include Movies (purple), Sport (green), Children (blue) and Others (teal). In some countries there is a further subcatgory available called ‘Tip of the Day’. These are programs recommended by a local partner, such as a TV magazine.

1 Select ‘Search’ from the Menu bar.

2 Use the and a subcategory.

///

buttons to select a category

3 Press

The search results are shown sorted by time and date.

• If no search results are displayed, it means there are

ENTER

to start the search.

no programs for the current day that match your search criteria.

Using My Choice keywords for a search

In addition to the standard categories, GUIDE Plus+ lets you set your own keywords.

1 Press  (cursor left) to access My Choice.

2 Press the YELLOW Action button to add a keyword.

3 Enter a keyword to appear in the menu.

• If you choose the category you selected will show up in the search results.

All

as the subcategory, all programs in

Use the

///

characters from the on-screen keyboard. When you’re finished, press the continue.

4 Press

• You can delete or edit keywords using the

• When you have set more than two keywords, an

ENTER

GREEN

Action buttons.

subcategory automatically appears which allows you to search for all your keywords.

buttons followed by

GREEN

Action button to exit and

to start a keyword search.

ENTER

to select

RED

and

All

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My TV Area

The My TV Area allows you to set up a personal profile. You can define a profile by channels, themes and/or keywords. As soon as a personal profile has been set, GUIDE Plus+ continuously scans the TV listings for the next seven days. Whenever you access the My TV Area, a list of programs matching your profile appears.

From the My TV Area you can:

• Set up a profile by channel, theme and/or keyword.

• Edit and delete profiles.

• Read program synopsis

• Tune to a program that’s currently showing

• Set a program to record

• Access Information panels.

Setting up a profile

You can set up a profile with any combination of up to 16 channels, four categories and 16 keywords.

1 Select ‘My TV’ from the Menu bar.

2 Press the YELLOW Action button to set a profile.

Select a channel from the mosaic of channel icons and press

ENTER

. Repeat this step to add up to 16 channels.

4 To add a theme to your profile, highlight ‘Themes’ and press the YELLOW Action button.

Select a theme from the Search Area categories and

ENTER

press categories.

5 To add a keyword to your profile, highlight ‘Keywords’ and press the YELLOW Action button.

. Repeat this step to add up to four

Channels

3 To add a channel to your profile, press the YELLOW Action button.

is now highlighted.

Use the

///

characters from the on-screen keyboard. When you’re finished, press the continue.

6 Press

• You can add up to 16 keywords by repeating step 5.

• You can edit or delete your profile using the

ENTER

GREEN

Action buttons.

buttons followed by

GREEN

Action button to exit and

to activate your profile.

ENTER

to select

RED

and

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The Schedule Area

The Schedule Area is where you can set, see, edit and delete scheduled (timer) recordings. (See also

timer recording

features.) From the Schedule Area you can:

• Edit or delete a One-Button-Recording.

• Set, edit or delete a ShowView recording.

• Set, edit or delete a manual recording.

on page 53 for further timer recording

Editing a scheduled recording

You can edit any parameter in a scheduled recording, or delete it if you no longer require it.

1 Highlight the left tile of a scheduled recording.

Setting a

Press the

RED

4 Enter a name for the scheduled recording.

Use the characters from the on-screen keyboard.

After entering the whole name, press the button to continue.

5 Highlight the right recording tile.

6 Press the RED Action button (Quality) to change the recording quality.

GREEN

Action button to go to continue, or the

Action button to go back.

///

buttons followed by

ENTER

GREEN

to select

Action

• If you only want to edit the recording quality, frequency, destination, timing or genre settings, skip to step

below.

2 Press the GREEN Action button (Edit).

3 Use the cursor and number buttons to edit the recording date, start time, end time and channel.

Select from manual recording is set to

Use the buttons to edit.

1 This mode maximizes the recording quality to fit on to a single DVD disc. Can also be used when recording to HDD.

Note

/

(cursor up/down) buttons or the number

AUTO1, XP, SP, LP, EP,

SLP, SEP

or MN (if

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7 Press the GREEN Action button (Frequency) to change the recording frequency.

Select from the various options for one-time, daily and weekly recordings.

8 Press YELLOW Action button (Destination) to select the recording destination.

9 Press  (cursor right) to access the extended recording options:

• If you want to record to a particular HDD genre, use the

YELLOW

• Use the time to the end of the recording (

VPS/PDC

• Press

Action button (

GREEN

Action button (

Genre

Timing

) to select one.

+0, +10, +20, +30

(

V–P

)).



(cursor left) to display the standard

) to add extra

recording options again.

Deleting a scheduled recording

1 Highlight the left tile of a scheduled recording.

Select from Recording)

DVD, HDD

HDDr

(Auto Replace

• Auto Replace Recording is only available as an option with regular daily or weekly recordings.

2 Press the RED Action button (Delete).

The scheduled event is deleted.

Note

1• For a DVD timer recording, if

recording quality to try and fit the recording on the disc. If the recording will not fit onto the disc even on MN1 recording quality then the Recovery Recording feature will automatically make the recording to the HDD instead.

• If there is very little free space left on the HDD, an Auto Replace Recording may not complete successfully.

• If the HDD is being used for playback or high-speed copying when an Auto Replace Recording is due to start, the new timer recording will

not replace the old one. However, the next time the timer recording starts, both of the older two programs will be erased.

2• If you set the timer recording to use VPS/PDC, you must switch the recorder into standby before the timer recording is due to start for it to

work correctly. For non-VPS/PDC timer recordings there is no need to switch the recorder into standby.

• Optimized Recording will not work if VPS/PDC is on.

• Up to 8 timer recordings can be set with VPS/PDC.

• VPS/PDC cannot be set for recordings made from an external input, or when the recording mode is set to

Optimized Rec

(see

Optimized Rec

on page 104) is set to On (and VPS/PDC is off), the recorder will adjust the

AUTO

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Setting a ShowView™* recording

1 Select ‘Schedule’ from the Menu bar.

2 Press the RED Action button (ShowView).

3 Use the number buttons to enter a ShowView programming number.

Setting a manual recording

1 Select ‘Schedule’ from the Menu bar.

2 Press the GREEN Action button (Manual).

3 Use the number and

///

buttons to enter the recording date, then press the GREEN Action button (Next).

• If you live in an area not yet covered by GUIDE Plus+ you may also have to input a channel number. Follow the on-screen display to do this.

4 Press

is a trademark of Gemstar Development

ENTER

to confirm.

Corporation. The ShowView system is manufactured under license from

Gemstar Development Corporation.

4 In the same way, enter the recording start time, followed by the GREEN Action button (Next) to confirm.

5 Enter the recording end time in the same way, followed by the GREEN Action button (Next) to confirm.

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6 Use the number buttons to enter a channel number, then press the GREEN Action button (Next) to confirm.

Alternatively, you can press the (

Mosaic

channel from the mosaic, followed by

) and use the

///

YELLOW

Action button

buttons to select a

ENTER

The Info Area

This area is reserved for additional information such as news, weather reports, stock quotes, and so on, and varies by region. (Note that this feature is not available in all countries/regions.)

The Editor Area

The Editor Area is the central location for you to manage your channels. Any changes you make here will affect what is displayed in the Grid Area. The Editor Area is mainly used when setting up the GUIDE Plus+ system to make any manual changes as necessary.

You can also use the Editor Area if new channels become available in your area, or if you change from cable to satellite, say, or move house.

From the Editor Area you can:

• Display/hide channels in the grid (switch the channel on/off).

• Select a channel source (

, etc.).

• Enter a channel program number.

Tuner, Ext. Rec 1, Ext. Rec.

Switching a channel on/off

You can choose whether or not to display a channel in the Grid Area by switching the channel on or off in the Editor Area.

1 Select ‘Editor’ from the Menu bar.

2 Highlight the left channel tile of the channel you want to switch on or off.

3 Press the RED Action button to switch the channel on or off.

Changing the source and program number

1 Select ‘Editor’ from the Menu bar.

2 Highlight the right channel tile of the channel you want to make a change to.

3 Press the RED Action button to change the channel source, or the GREEN Action button to enter a program number.

Each press of the channel source ( program number, use the number buttons to enter a program number then press make sure that the program number matches the preset number of this recorder for what you want to record).

RED

Action button changes the

Tuner, Ext. Rec 1

, etc.). To set a

. (When set to

ENTER

Tuner

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The Setup Area

The Setup Area is where you can set up the GUIDE Plus+ system for your particular region, TV reception conditions, and so on.

Making changes to your GUIDE Plus+ setup

1 Select ‘Setup’ from the Menu bar.

2 Highlight the part you want to change.

You can change the Language, Country, Postal Code and the External Receiver settings.

3 Press

ENTER to confirm.

GUIDE Plus+ FAQ and troubleshooting

This FAQ covers only a few questions. For a complete list please consult the GUIDE Plus+ website at: www.europe.guideplus.com

FAQ

• When I tried setting up my external receiver I could not get any of the attempts to work, what should I do?

A: There could be several reasons why your external receiver could not be controlled.

– The connections could be wrong. Make sure that the G-LINK cable is connected to the G-LINK connector on the recorder and the IR blaster is in front of the external receiver, pointing towards the IR receiver of your external receiver. See Connecting to a cable box, satellite receiver or digital terrestrial receiver on page 16.

– The code that is listed under your brand could be wrong. Please try other codes for your brand under satellite, cable or terrestrial. Go to the Setup Area and choose one of the three options (cable, satellite or terrestrial) that you have not already tried. Follow the on-screen prompts to make sure that GUIDE Plus+ can change channels on your external receiver. If it does not work, repeat the process, choosing different reception and external receiver combinations until you have tried all the codes for your brand of receiver that are already in the GUIDE Plus+ system. If it still does not work, see below on how to receive new codes overnight.

– The unit has not yet received new codes. The nightly data downloads frequently include new codes for controlling external receivers. Please tune your

external receiver to your local host channel and leave it on overnight. Switch this recorder into standby. The next morning, please perform the GUIDE Plus+ setup again to see if your external receiver can now be controlled.

– The external receiver that you use is currently not supported. If, after leaving your external receiver on overnight, and doing the Reception and External Receiver Setup again, it still does not respond, please call Customer Support to report your brand and model.

Note

1 Making changes to the Country or Postal Code settings may require a new download of TV listings information. This can take up to 24 hours.

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Using the GUIDE Plus+™ electronic program guide

• My external receiver was successfully setup. However I have found that when the GUIDE Plus+ system has to change to a channel with a 3-digit program number in the external receiver's preset, it does not work. It looks like the GUIDE Plus+ system can only send two digits.

With the number of channels increasing, the number of digits has increased as well. While older boxes use only 2 digits, newer boxes require up to 4. It is possible that you selected an older code for your brand during set-up. Please access the Setup Area, select External Receiver and repeat the setup for your brand. (Note: Every time you see the on-screen question about whether the receiver has changed to a certain channel, GUIDE Plus+ has sent a different code). Try all the different codes until your GUIDE Plus+ system can control your external receiver correctly. If you have no success, try to receive new codes overnight.

•I used to receive data through my terrestrial antenna or analog cable without a set-top box. Now, I have “upgraded” to a satellite system or to digital cable with external receiver. What should I do to receive data for the GUIDE Plus+ system?

You can try to receive your host channel through your new reception method. If you have problems to receive data we recommend that you keep your analog terrestrial or cable connection only to receive data this way. It is important that you identify your host channel correctly in the Editor Area.

• After I performed the initial set-up I found that the lineup for all the channels received via the external set top box is incorrect. How do I correct this?

You can change the line-up in the editor according to your preferences. Access the Editor Area. Select the channels that you would like to change. Change the source and preset number according to your preferences.

•I performed the set-up but after many hours I still have a blank EPG what is going wrong?

There are several possibilities: – Connections are wrong. See

page 12 to double check everything. – The initial setup of GUIDE Plus+ was completed

incorrectly. Try setting it up again (see

GUIDE Plus+™ system

– Your cabling and setup is OK, but the recorder has not been connected for enough time to receive the TV listings data. Leave the recorder in standby overnight.

Connecting up

on page 27).

Setting up the

– For external receiver users only: The connections and setup are OK, but the external receiver was not tuned to the correct host channel. Check the list of host channels (see step 5 of

Plus+™ system

in standby and the external receiver on overnight tuned to the correct host channel.

– You live in a country/region where the GUIDE Plus+ system is not yet available. Check the list of countries to see if you are in a region that is supported.

•I used the One-Button-Record feature (red Action button) to set a recording, but I recorded the wrong channel.

If the channel to be recorded is received via the external receiver first make sure that the external receiver was left switched on. Next, in the Editor Area, make sure that the channel to be recorded is correctly set: Access the Editor Area. Check the source and program number of the channel that you wanted to record. Change the source and preset numbers if incorrect.

If you are recording from the recorder’s internal tuner (the

Tuner

number is the same as the preset number set on this recorder. If they are different, go to the Editor Area and change the program number to match the recorder’s preset number.

• The TV listings information doesn’t update.

The latest TV listings information is automatically downloaded by the recorder overnight. This only happens if the recorder is in standby; if the recorder is left on, it will not download. When not using the recorder, please switch it into standby.

Data downloads can take several hours. The front panel display shows switch the recorder on while download will be canceled.

• GUIDE Plus+ is not supported in my area, but when I switch the recorder into standby, after a while the front panel display shows happening?

If GUIDE Plus+ is not supported in your area, please do not set the postal code in the GUIDE Plus+ setup (see

Setting up the GUIDE Plus+™ system

page 27). When GUIDE Plus+ service starts in your area, please set the postal code again.

on page 27) and leave the recorder

setting), make sure that the program

Setting up the GUIDE

EPG

when downloading. If you

EPG

is displayed, the

EPG

.. Can I stop this from

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Chapter 6

Recording

About DVD recording

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

Both types of disc can be initialized for

mode

recording. Each has its advantages, and it depends on what you want to do with the recording which mode you choose.

If you want to edit your recordings in any significant way, VR mode offers greater possibilities for cutting, copying, and changing the way the video is presented.

Video mode is less flexible when it comes to editing, but it has the advantage that it is compatible with standard

DVD players (many of which won’t play VR mode discs Once a disc is initialized for a particular mode, all

recording on that disc will be in that mode.

Important

• The maximum number of titles and chapters that can be recorded on a VR mode disc is 99 and 999 respectively; on a Video mode disc the maximum number of titles and chapters is 99 and 99. No more recording is possible on a disc that already contains the maximum number of chapters/titles.

• Unfinalized Video mode discs are not usable in other DVD recorders. Likewise, unfinalized video mode discs recorded using other recorders are not usable in this recorder.

• 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.

• See also on page 9 for detailed disc compatibility information.

• Although this recorder can record PAL, SECAM, NTSC and PAL-60, you can’t mix multiple TV line systems on one disc. A disc can contain PAL and SECAM recordings, or NTSC and PAL-60. See also

Additional information about the TV system settings

on page 107.

Disc / content format playback compatibility

Video mode

About HDD recording

Recording to the internal hard disk drive (HDD) is very flexible; you have the full choice of recording quality options, including manual mode, and of course you can record, erase and re-record as many times as you like.

The capacity of the hard disk drive means that you can store many hours of video on it, even using the higher quality recording modes.

Important

• The maximum number of titles/chapters per title that can be recorded on the HDD is 999 and 99 respectively. No more recording is possible on the

HDD after the maximum number of titles has been reached.

• The maximum continuous recording time for one title is 12 hours.

• It is possible to record both PAL and NTSC titles on the HDD. Before recording, you need to make sure that the Input Line System setting (page 107) matches the TV line system of the source you’re recording.

HDD Video mode compatibility

When recording to the HDD you can choose to record in one of two formats. Set the format from the HDD Recording Format item in the Initial Setup menu (see page 105).

When set to Video Mode On, high-speed copying from HDD to Video mode DVD is possible. When recording a bilingual broadcast, set which channel you want to record from the Initial Setup menu (see

Recording

When HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off, high-speed copying isn’t possible. However, both channels of bilingual broadcasts are recorded and you can switch the audio on playback.

on page 102).

Bilingual

Note

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

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Recording time and picture quality

There are six preset recording quality modes1:

•

– High quality setting, gives about one hour of

recording time on a DVD disc.

•

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

•

(Long Play) – Lower video quality than SP, but doubles the recording time on a DVD to about four hours.

•

(Extended Play) – Lower quality than LP, but gives about six hours of recording time on a DVD disc.

•

SLP

(Super Long Play) – Lower quality than EP, but gives about eight hours of recording time on a DVD disc.

•

SEP

(Super Extended Play) – Lowest video quality but gives about ten hours of recording time on a DVD disc.

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.

In addition to these settings, when Manual Recording is On (see 32 different recording quality/time settings (

MN32

high quality (data transfer rate of around 15 Mbps) HDD recording mode (

When setting a timer recording there is a further option,

AUTO

space available on the disc loaded at the time of recording. (If recording to the HDD, the recording quality is maximized to fit on to a DVD disc.)

Manual Recording

), a high-quality audio mode (

XP+

, which maximizes the recording quality for the

on page 104) you can access

MN1

LPCM

), and a super-

–

Recorded audio

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

If the broadcast audio is bilingual and you are recording in Video mode or to the HDD with the HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode On, or on the use the Bilingual Recording setting (page 102) to select the

A/L

or starts. In other cases, both channels of a bilingual broadcast will be recorded and you can switch on playback.

LPCM

mode, sound is recorded in two

LPCM

setting,

B/R

audio channel to record before recording

, sound

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 copy-protected material is encountered during a recording, recording will pause automatically and an error message will be displayed onscreen.

Video that is ‘copy-once only’ can only be recorded on the HDD or in VR mode (see below).

When recording a TV broadcast or through an external input, you can display copy control information on screen. (see page 35).

CPRM

CPRM is a copy protection/scrambling system developed for the recording of ‘copy once’ broadcast programs. CPRM stands for

Media

This recorder is CPRM compatible, which means that you can record copy-once broadcast programs, but you cannot then make a copy of those recordings. CPRM recordings can only be made on CPRM-compatible DVD-R (ver. 2.0/8x or higher) or DVD-RW (ver. 1.1 or higher) discs formatted in VR mode or on the HDD.

DVD CPRM recordings can only be played on players that are specifically compatible with CPRM.

Recording equipment and copyright

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 information on-screen

Content Protection for Recordable

Note

1.All recording times (both in this manual and those shown by the recorder) are 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.

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Setting the picture quality/recording

Basic recording from the TV

time

VR mode Video mode HDD

Before starting a recording, you will usually want to set the picture quality/recording time. There are six standard settings available, which allow you to choose a balance between picture quality and recording time.

When Manual Recording is set to On (see

Recording

(

MN1–32, LPCM

See also

on page 104), a further option will be available

XP+

, depending on what you set).

Recording time and picture quality

Manual

on page 50 for

more information.

REC MODE

DVD RECORDER

• Press REC MODE repeatedly to select a recording setting.

•XP – High quality

•

– Standard play

– Long play

•

– Extended play

SLP

– Super Long play

•

SEP

– Super Extended play

•

MN / LPCM1 / XP+2 – Manual / Linear PCM / XP+

(available only when manual recording is on)

The setting is indicated in the front panel display, and shown on-screen together with the recording time for a blank recordable disc. If a recordable disc is loaded, the approximate remaining recording time for that disc is also shown. (Note that if the On Screen Display setting (see

On-Screen Display

on page 106) is

Off

then this

information is not displayed.)

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

1 Press HDD or DVD to record to the hard disk drive or a recordable DVD respectively.

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

The front panel display shows the channel number:

VR mode Video mode HDD



HDD DVD

AUDIO

PAUSE

REC

STOP REC



DVD RECORDER



ENTER

REC MODE

• If you’re recording to DVD, load a recordable disc (if you load a new blank DVD-RW disc, the recorder takes a short while to initialize the disc).

Channel preset

Note

1.Audio is recorded in 16-bit Linear PCM format, video is recorded at XP quality. When recording a bilingual broadcast, select which audio channel to record (see

2.Applicable only to HDD recording. (If this setting is used when recording to DVD, always copied in real time.

Bilingual Recording

on page 102).

MN32

is used.) When copied to DVD, XP+ recordings are

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TV DIRECT

REC

PAUSE

STOP REC

REC MODE



Recording

• 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

ENTER

then

)

ENTER

; for channel 24,

• If the recorder is stopped, you can also use the buttons on the front panel to select the channel number.

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

• See

Setting the picture quality/recording time

for detailed instructions.

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

See

Changing audio channels

on page 31 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

LPCM

, in which case you do need to select the

audio channel before recording.

5 Press  REC to start recording.

If you want to set a recording end time, press the  REC button repeatedly. The recording time increases in 30 minute increments, up to a maximum of six hours. The time the recording will end is shown on-screen and in the front panel display. When the recording ends, the recorder automatically switches into standby if no other operation is being performed.

• To cancel the set recording time, press

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



PAUSE

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

6 To stop the recording, press  STOP REC.

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

STOP REC

• Recording will stop automatically when there is no more space on the HDD/DVD, or after 12 hours of HDD recording (whichever is sooner).

If VPS/PDC is active for two timer programs that are programmed to start at the same time, then the program that actually starts first takes priority.



REC

+/–

above



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

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

AV1(RGB)-TV

AV2/(INPUT 1/DECODER)

connectors. Also, loop through is automatically reset to off after recording has finished.

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.

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 six 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



PAUSE

recording to the HDD or in VR mode, a new chapter is started after recording restarts)

4 To stop the recording, press  STOP REC.

• 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 HDD/DVD, or after 12 hours of HDD recording (whichever is sooner).

. Press again to restart the recording. (If

(loop



REC



STOP REC

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Tip

• You can press TV DIRECT REC while the recorder is 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 AV2/(INPUT 1/DECODER) connector using the TV Direct Recording feature.

Setting a timer recording

VR mode Video mode HDD

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

There are two ways to program a timer recording; using the GUIDE Plus+ system (see The Schedule Area on page 43) or using the Easy Timer Recording feature (see Easy Timer Recording below).

You can set the recording quality for your timer recording in the same way as for a regular recording, but with the added option of an AUTO mode, which maximizes the recording quality for the space available on the disc (if recording to DVD), or to fit on to a blank DVD disc (if recording to HDD).

You can set timer recordings to record to a recordable DVD or to the hard disk drive. For regular (daily or weekly) HDD timer recordings that you don’t need to keep, you can use the Auto Replace Recording feature to automatically replace the previous timer recording with the new one. Note that when you use this feature, the previous recording made on that timer program will be replaced by the next one, regardless of whether you have watched it yet or not.

You can also set the recorder so that it will adjust the recording quality to try and fit the recording on to the disc if it would not otherwise fit at the recording quality you set (see Optimized Rec on page 104 for more on this).

Finally, if you set a timer recording to record to DVD but there isn’t a recordable DVD loaded at the time of the recording, the Recovery Recording feature will automatically record the program to the HDD for you.

This recorder is compatible with VPS (Video Programming System) and PDC (Program Delivery Control) systems used by many TV stations to ensure that a timer recording catches the whole program even when the program is not running to schedule. Up to eight timer programs can be set with VPS/PDC on.

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.

• Timer recording will start when the operation preventing timer recording has finished.

• If a recordable DVD that doesn’t support simultaneous playback and recording (see Simultaneous recording and playback on page 56) is playing when a DVD 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 (for a DVD timer recording) there is no disc loaded, or the disc loaded is not recordable (for an HDD timer recording it means that the HDD is not recordable).

• Approximately two minutes before a timer recording is set to start, the recorder will go into timer recording standby. In timer recording standby you cannot use some functions.

• The maximum length for timer recordings made to the HDD is 24 hours. However, because one title (HDD) is limited to 12 hours, recordings over 12 hours will be spread over two titles. Note that there will be a break in the recording of a few seconds between titles.

• VPS/PDC may not work with all broadcast stations in your country/area. Check with the stations for compatibility.

• The hours between 3:00 and 5:00 in the morning are used by GUIDE Plus+ to download program information. During these times, VPS/PDC may not work reliably; leave VPS/PDC off if you set a timer recording for these times.

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Easy Timer Recording

As the name suggests, Easy Timer Recording makes setting up a timer recording as simple as possible.

HDD DVD

ENTER

HOME MENU

REV SCAN FWD SCAN

RETURN

REC MODE

2 Set the TV channel and recording quality.

Easy Timer

8:00

9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00

SAT 1/01

+/–

CH +/–

9:30

– ––:––

Pr 7

REC MODE

HDD/DVD

buttons to set the channel you want

HDD

CHANNEL

• Use the

1/01 2/01

3/01

to record.

• Use the quality. Press repeatedly to switch between

LP, EP, SLP, SEP

REC MODE

and

button to set the recording

XP, SP

AUTO

(and MN if manual

recording mode is on).

•

DVD recording:

The

AUTO

option automatically sets the best recording quality for the space available on the disc loaded at the time of recording.

•

HDD recording:

The

AUTO

option automatically sets the best recording quality that would fit on to a blank DVD disc.

• Press

DVD

to record to DVD disc, or

HDD

if you want

to record to the hard disk drive.

3 Use

///

to move the cursor to the

recording start date and time on the grid.

• You can move the cursor forward or back an hour at a time using the



and  buttons.

Current time

Recording start time

DVD RECORDER

1 Press HOME MENU and select Easy Timer.

Disc Navigator

GUIDE Plus+

Easy Timer

Play Mode

Photo Viewer

Disc Setup

Initial Setup

Video/Audio Adjust

Copy

Jukebox

Each row of the grid is one day (you can set the timer recording for up to a month in advance). Each column is a 15 minute interval.

The darker area represents time that has already passed

Easy Timer

1/01 2/01

3/01

CHANNEL

8:00

9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00

Pr 7

11:45

REC MODE

SAT 1/01

+/–

– ––:––

HDD/DVD

HDD

and can’t therefore be selected. The lighter area is time that’s available.

4 Press ENTER to set the start time.

The start date and time is displayed in the middle of the screen.

• You can go back and reset the start time if you need to by pressing

Note

1.You can’t use VPS/PDC with Easy Timer Recording. Set a scheduled recording using GUIDE Plus+ if you want to use VPS/PDC.

RETURN

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Recording

REC STOP REC



5 Use the

/

to move the cursor to the

recording end time on the grid.

Recording start time

Recording end time

Easy Timer

11:00 1/01 2/01

3/01

CHANNEL

12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00

Pr 7

11:45

REC MODE

– 13:45

SAT 1/01

+/–

HDD/DVD

HDD

As you move the cursor around the grid, an arrow stretches from the start time to the current cursor position, representing the length of the recording. A recording of up to six hours can be set.

6 Press ENTER to set the end time.

7 Select ‘Yes’ to set the timer recording and exit, or ‘No’ to go back to the timer recording screen.

• You can check the timer recording details you just set from the Schedule Area in GUIDE Plus+; see

Schedule Area

on page 43).

The

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 STOP 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.

TIMER REC

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.

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

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

2 When you want to stop recording completely, press



STOP REC.

Tip

• You can also stop a timer recording immediately by pressing



STOP REC

then selecting

Yes

to confirm.

Preventing use of the recorder before a timer recording (child lock)

You can make all the front panel and remote control buttons inoperative using the child lock feature. This is useful when you set a timer recording and want to make sure that the timer settings are not changed before recording has finished.

1 If the recorder is on, switch it into standby.



2 Press and hold three 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 the front panel for three seconds until the display shows

UNLOCK

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

STOP on the front panel for

LOCK

. If any buttons

LOCK



STOP



REC

for three seconds.

is briefly

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Timer recording FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Check that the disc loaded or HDD is recordable, not locked (see fewer than 99/999 titles already on the DVD/HDD.

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

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

• 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 set most recently takes priority.

If VPS/PDC is active for two timer programs that are programmed to start at the same time, then the program that actually starts first takes priority.

Lock Disc

on page 95), and that there are

Simultaneous recording and playback

VR mode HDD

A feature called Chase Play makes it possible to watch a recording in progress (DVD or HDD) from the start of the recording (as in, playback is ‘chasing’ the recording). For example, perhaps you have to miss the first 30 minutes of a movie on TV; you can start recording, then start watching the movie, from the beginning, while the recorder is still recording 30 minutes ahead of you.

In fact, you’re not just limited to watching the recording in progress; you can watch anything else already on the DVD or HDD by selecting it from the Disc Navigator screen (see

discs and the HDD

• Note that you must use a DVD-RW Ver. 1.1 / 2x or

• You may not be able to use this feature with a

• Chase playback is not possible using a VR mode

• During recording, press  PLAY to start playback from the beginning of the current recording

press DISC NAVIGATOR and select another title to play from there.

You can use all the usual playback controls, such as pause, slow-motion play, scan

• To stop playback, press

• To stop recording, press

• During recording or in timer recording standby, you

Using the Disc Navigator with recordable

on page 62).

Important

Ver. 1.2 disc to be able to use this feature.

DVD-RW disc that was first initialized on another recorder.

DVD-R disc.

, or

and skip.



STOP



STOP REC

(recording will

(playback will

continue).

can’t play an HDD title, DVD or Video CD/Super VCD disc if the Input Line System setting doesn’t match the TV line system of the disc/HDD title (see also

Additional information about the TV system settings

on page 107). Also, during simultaneous recording and playback, if the TV line system of the playback track/title changes then playback will automatically stop.

Note

1.You can’t start playback immediately after recording starts. Simultaneous playback and recording doesn’t work while copying or backing up.

2.When scanning a DVD, no sound is output if the recorder is also recording the DVD (see

Scanning discs

on page 64).

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Recording from an external component

VR mode Video mode HDD

You can record from an external component, such as a camcorder or VCR, connected to one of the recorder’s external inputs.

HDD DVD

INPUT SELECT

• 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

REC MODE

Setting the picture quality/recording time

to set the recording quality. See

on page 51

for detailed information.

• Press

HDD

to record to the hard disk drive, or

DVD

record to a DVD.

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

• The recorder will only start recording from the jack if there is a valid signal. Recording will also pause if the signal is interrupted during recording.

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

video recording

on page 50 for more details.

Restrictions on

DV IN

REC



REC MODE

1 Make sure that the component you want to record from is connected properly to the DVD recorder.

See Chapter 2 (

Connecting up

) for connection options.

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

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

•

AV2/L1

– Input 1

•L2 – Input 2 (front panel)

•

– Input 3

•

– DV input (front panel)

Check that the

Audio In

Bilingual Recording

(see

Audio In Settings

Note

1.This cannot be selected if

settings for

and

DV Input

on page 102).

AV2/L1 In

is set to

External Audio

are as you want them

Decoder

(see

AV2/L1 In

on page 102).

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Recording from a DV camcorder

VR mode Video mode HDD

You can record from a DV camcorder connected to the

DV IN

jack on the front panel of this recorder. Using the recorder’s remote, you can control both the camcorder and this recorder.

Before recording, make sure that the audio input for the

DV IN

jack is setup (see

DV Input

HDD DVD

HOME MENU

REV SCAN PLAY FWD SCAN

PAUSE STOP



ENTER

REC MODE

DVD RECORDER

on page 103).

RETURN

STEP/SLOW



Important

• The source signal must be DVC-SD format

• Some camcorders cannot be controlled using this recorder’s remote.

• If you connect a second recorder using a DV cable, you cannot control the second unit from this one.

• You can’t control this unit remotely from a component connected to the

DV IN

jack.

• You can’t record date and time information from DV cassette.

• During DV recording, if a part of the tape is blank, or has copy-protected material on it, this recorder will pause recording. Recording will restart automatically when there is a recordable signal. However, if there is more than 10 seconds of blank tape, this recorder will stop recording and the camcorder should stop (depending on the camcorder).

• For best results when recording from a DV camcorder to this recorder, we recommend cueing the camcorder to the place you want to start recording from and setting the camcorder to playpause.

1 Make sure your digital camcorder is connected to the front panel DV IN jack.

Also, set the camcorder to VTR mode.

2 Set up the recorder.

• Use

REC MODE

Setting the picture quality/recording time

to set the recording quality. See

on page 51

for detailed information.

• Make sure a recordable disc is loaded if you want to record to DVD.

3 From the Initial Settings menu, check that the DV audio input is setup as you require.

See

DV Input

• Check also that the

Audio

them (see

on page 103 for more on this.

Audio In

and

Bilingual Recording

Audio In Settings

settings for

on page 102).

External

are as you want

4 Press HOME MENU, select ‘Copy’, then ‘DV Record’ from the menu.

• DV recording only works when the digital camcorder is in VTR mode with a tape loaded.

5 Select ‘Record to HDD’ or ‘Record to DVD’ to record to the hard disk drive or a recordable DVD respectively.

6 Find the place on the camcorder tape that you want to start recording from.

For best results, pause playback at the point from which you want to record.

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• Depending on your camcorder, you can use this recorder’s remote to control the camcorder using the  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  and  buttons.

7 Use the / buttons to select ‘Start Rec’ and press ENTER.

Stop Stop

Control with these buttons





1.02.22







HDD

Rem.

Start Rec

Pause Rec

Stop Rec

SP (2h00m/DVD)

32h45m

• Recording is automatically paused if the recorder detects no signal, or a copy-protected signal. Recording restarts when there is a non-copyprotected signal.

• You can pause or stop the recording by selecting Pause Rec or Stop Rec from the on-screen display. You cannot control the camcorder from this remote control during recording.

• If you restart recording after stopping the camcorder, the first few seconds of the camcorder tape will not be recorded. Use the pause button on your camcorder instead and recording will start immediately.

• HDD and DVD-RW (VR Mode) only: A chapter marker is inserted every time there is a break in the timecode on the DV tape. This happens when the recording is stopped or paused then restarted, for example.

• While recording, you cannot exit the DV recording screen using the HOME MENU or RETURN button.

• See also DV-related messages on page 115 if you encounter an error while using the DV IN jack.

Frequently Asked Questions

•I can’t get my DV camcorder to work with the recorder!

Check that the DV cable is properly connected. Also make sure that what you’re trying to record is not copy-protected.

If it still doesn’t work, try switching off the camcorder then switch back on.

• There’s a picture, but no sound!

Try switching the DV Input setting (see DV Input on page 103) between Stereo 1 and Stereo 2.

Note

1.If the audio subcode on the DV tape cannot be read correctly, the audio type will not switch automatically. You can switch the audio manually from the External Audio setting (page 102).

2.If the TV line system of the disc is different to the current setting of the recorder, you will not be able to finalize the disc. See Additional infor- mation about the TV system settings on page 107 for how to change the recorder’s setting.

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. Most players will not play VR mode DVD-R discs, although some DVDROM drives and DVD recorders may be able to (finalization might be necessary). Check the manual that came with the player to check what kinds of discs it will play.

When you finalize a Video mode disc, a title menu is created from which you can select titles when you play the disc. There are a number of different styles of title menu to choose from to suit the content of the disc.

All the title menus are navigated in the usual way, pressing MENU or TOP MENU to display the menu, then using the /// followed by ENTER to select titles and start playback.

Finalizing a disc

VR mode Video mode

Finalizing ‘fixes’ the recordings in place so that the disc can be played on a regular DVD player or computer

equipped with a suitable DVD-ROM drive. Note that the disc name will appear in the title menu after

you finalize a disc. Make sure the disc name is as you want it before you finalize the disc as it can’t be changed afterwards. If you want to rename the disc, see Input Disc Name on page 95 before starting the steps below.

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 96 for how to do this.

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

1 Load the disc you want to finalize.

Make sure that the recorder is stopped before proceeding.

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2 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Disc Setup’.

3 Select ‘Finalize’.

Disc Setup

Basic

Initialize Finalize

Finalize

Optimize HDD

Finalize

Undo Finalize

4 Select ‘Finalize’ from the finalize options, then ‘Next Screen’.

5 For Video mode discs only, select a title menu style, then select ‘Yes’ to start finalization or ‘No’ to cancel.

The menu you select will be the one that appears when the ‘top menu’ is selected on any DVD player.

Finalize

• Discs recorded partially or fully on the Pioneer DVR-7000 DVD recorder do not support this feature. These discs will have only a text title menu when finalized on this recorder.

6 The recorder will now start finalizing the disc.

During finalization:

• If the finalization process of a DVD-RW disc is going to take more than around four minutes, you can press

ENTER

to cancel. Around four minutes before

completion, the option to cancel disappears.

• You can’t cancel the finalization of a VR mode DVD-R disc.

• 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.

TITLE MENU

Next Screen

Start

Initializing a recordable DVD disc

When you first load a blank disc, the recorder will initialize it automatically for recording. You can also manually initialize discs for either Video mode recording

or VR mode recording. By default, the recorder initializes blank DVD-RW discs

for VR mode recording. See page 105 if you want to change the default to Video mode.

DVD-R discs are ready for Video mode recordings out of the box; if you want to use a DVD-R for VR mode recording, you must do it before recording anything else on the disc.

Important

• Initializing a DVD-RW disc will erase everything recorded on it. Make sure there is nothing on the disc that you want to keep!

• You may not be able to re-initialize a DVD-RW disc in a different format if it was originally initialized on an older DVD recorder.

• Once initialized for VR mode recording, you can’t reinitialize a DVD-R back to Video mode.

1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Disc Setup’.

2 Select ‘Initialize’

Disc Setup

Basic

Initialize

Finalize

Optimize HDD

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

4 Select ‘Start’.

It takes about 30 seconds to initialize the disc.

VR Mode

Video Mode

Initializing Disc

DVD-RW Auto Init.

Start

Pr 1

1 min left

Note

1.If a disc was previously finalized on an older DVD recorder, you may not be able to re-initialize and/or initialize it for Video mode recording.

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Chapter 7

Playback

Introduction

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



and

ENTER

the

RETURN

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

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

DVD-Video

Video mode

VR mode

Video CD

Super VCD

WMA/MP3

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

• When playing Video CDs, some functions, such as making a program list, are not available in PBC mode. Stop the disc first, then start playback by pressing

• For discs that contain JPEG picture files, see

PhotoViewer

. To go back one level from any screen, use

button. Remember also that the button

DVD

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

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

Video mode DVD-R/RW (unfinalized)

VR mode DVD-R/RW

HDD

Audio CD

Video CD

Super VCD

WMA or MP3 files



on page 93.

///

The

Navigating discs and the HDD

ALL

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

ENTER

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.

CLEAR

• To clear and start again, press

2 Optionally: Press ENTER.

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

HDD 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

2 Optionally: Press ENTER.

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

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CD Video CD Super VCD

WMA/MP3

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 4.

• To clear and start again, press CLEAR.

2 Optionally: Press ENTER.

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

Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc.

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

Using the Disc Navigator with recordable discs and the HDD

VR mode

Video mode

You can use the Disc Navigator to browse and edit video on recordable DVDs and the HDD, and to view information on titles.

See also Editing on page 81 for more on editing recordable discs.

1 Press HDD or DVD to select the hard disk drive or DVD.

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

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

3 Use the / buttons to browse up and down the list of titles.

Disc Navigator (HDD)

4 Titles

Recent First

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

• Use the / buttons to display the previous/ next page of titles, if there are more titles than can fit on to the screen.

• You can change the style and order in which titles are displayed from the view options menu. See below for more on this.

HDD

23:00 FRI 3/12

11/29 MON 7:00PM 23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 4 SP

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

20:00 FRI 3/12 20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 9 SP

22:00 THU 2/12 22:00 Thu 2/12 Pr 7 SP

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

10Titles

2h00m(1.0G)

1h00m(1.0G)

• You can change the thumbnail picture displayed for

a title; see Set Thumbnail on page 84.

4 To play the highlighted title, press ENTER.

• You can also select Play from the command menu options.

Tip

• Use the time search feature to find a particular point on a DVD or within a title on the HDD. See Search Mode on page 65 for more information.

Changing the display style of the Disc Navigator

You can choose to display titles in the Disc Navigator in various different ways, sorted alphabetically, by recording date, by genre, and so on. You can also choose whether to display four or eight titles on the screen at the same time.

1 From the Disc Navigator’s title list, press  to display the view options panel.

The View Options panel

Disc Navigator (HDD)

23:00 FRI 3/12

Style

4 Titles

Sort order

Recent First

NEW first

Genre

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

11/29 MON 7:00PM 23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 4 SP

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

20:00 FRI 3/12 20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 9 SP

22:00 THU 2/12 22:00 Thu 2/12 Pr 7 SP

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

2 Use the / buttons to select ‘Style’, ‘Sort Order’ or ‘Genre’, then press ENTER to see the available view options.

• Style – Select four or eight titles per screen view

Disc Navigator (HDD)

23:00 FRI 3/12

11/29 MON 7:00PM 23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 4 SP

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

20:00 FRI 3/12 20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 9 SP

22:00 THU 2/12 22:00 Thu 2/12 Pr 7 SP

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

Style

4 Titles

Sort order

Recent First

NEW first

Genre

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

4 Titles

4 Titles 8 Titles

Cancel

10Titles

2h00m(1.0G)

1h00m(1.0G)

10Titles

2h00m(1.0G)

1h00m(1.0G)

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•

Sort Order

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

•

Genre

3 Use the press ENTER.

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

4 Press  to return to the title list.

– Sort by date (most recent first),

Disc Navigator (HDD)

Style

Recent first

4 Titles

New first

4 Titles

By title

Sort order

By rec.date

Recent First

NEW first

Cancel

Genre

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

23:00 FRI 3/12

11/29 MON 7:00PM 23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 4 SP

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

20:00 FRI 3/12 20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 9 SP

22:00 THU 2/12 22:00 Thu 2/12 Pr 7 SP

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

10Titles

2h00m(1.0G)

1h00m(1.0G)

– Display all genres or just a selected genre

Disc Navigator (HDD)

Style

4 Titles

Sort order

Recent First

NEW first

Genre

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

/

23:00 FRI 3/12

11/29 MON 7:00PM 23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 4 SP

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

20:00 FRI 3/12 20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 9 SP

22:00 THU 2/12 22:00 Thu 2/12 Pr 7 SP

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

All Genres

No Category Movies

Sport

Children Other Free 1

buttons to select an option, then

HDD DVD

10Titles

2h00m(1.0G)

1h00m(1.0G)

Using the Disc Navigator with playback-only discs

DVD-Video CD Video CD Super VCD WMA/MP3

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

Alternatively, for a CD, Video CD, Super VCD or WMA/ MP3 disc, you can press you straight to the Disc Navigator screen.

Disc Navigator

GUIDE Plus+

Easy Timer

Play Mode

Photo Viewer

2 Select what you want to play.

Use the

///

select. Depending on the type of disc you have loaded, the Disc

Navigator looks slightly different.

• When a DVD is loaded, titles are shown on the left, chapters on the right. Select a title, or a chapter within a title.

• When a CD or Video CD/Super VCD of the tracks is displayed.

• When a WMA/MP3 disc is loaded, a list of folders and tracks is displayed (as shown below). Select a folder or a track within a folder.

Disc Navigator

CD WMA/MP3

DISC NAVIGATOR

Disc Setup

Initial Setup

Video/Audio Adjust

Copy

Jukebox

to highlight items and

is loaded, a list

Folder (01-03)

01.Rock

02.Pop

03.Dance

Track(001-004)

001.Intro

002.Escape

003.Everything You Say

004.What I Do

, which takes

ENTER

DISC NAVIGATOR

Playback starts after you press

ENTER

HOME MENU

• For discs that contain both CD-Audio tracks and WMA/MP3 tracks, you can switch the playback area between

and

while the disc is stopped.

Note

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

WMA/MP3

ENTER

. This can only be done

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PLAY

STEP/SLOW



Playback

Scanning discs

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

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.

•

3 To resume normal playback, press

REV SCAN PLAY FWD SCAN

DVD HDD

Forward: SCAN 1

(1.5x Quick View)  SCAN 2  SCAN 3 

SCAN 4 Reverse: Reverse play



SCAN 1  SCAN 2  SCAN 3

 SCAN 4

Video CD

Super VCD

Forward/Reverse: SCAN 1



SCAN 2

WMA/MP3



PLAY.

Playing in slow motion

DVD HDD Video CD

You can play video at various slow motion speeds. DVDs and video on the HDD can be played in slow motion in either direction, while Video CD/Super VCDs can only be

played forwards in slow motion.

1 Press  or  to start slow motion reverse or forward playback.

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

SLOW 1/16 SLOW 1/8

SLOW 1/2

3 To resume normal playback, press

Super VCD

SLOW 1/4



PLAY.

Note

1.• Only analog audio is output when scanning audio CDs.

• No subtitles are displayed when scanning DVDs.

• Analog and digital sound is output when scanning DVDs with Dolby Digital or Linear PCM sound on forward from the optical digital output, Except during chase playback and simultaneous recording/playback) No sound is output when using other scan speeds.

• No sound is output when scanning from the HDD, except on forward forward

SCAN 1

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

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

3.• The picture quality during slow motion playback is not as good as during normal playback and depends on the disc being played.

• 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.

SCAN 1

. (Linear PCM is output from the optical digital output during

SCAN 1

. (Linear PCM is output

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PLAY MODE

CLEAR

ENTER

CLEAR

PLAY

Frame advance/frame reverse

DVD HDD Video CD

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

can only use frame advance.

PAUSE

PLAY

Super VCD

STEP/SLOW



1 During playback, press  PAUSE.



2 Press

or  to back up or advance one frame.

• Hold down  or  for continuous frame reverse/ frame advance.

3 To resume normal playback, press  PLAY.

The Play Mode menu

ALL

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

Important

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

1 Press PLAY MODE to display the Play Mode menu screen.

Play Mode

Search Mode A-B Repeat Repeat Program

Time Search Title Search Chapter Search

• You can also access the Play Mode menu from the Home Menu (press

2 Use the

///

• To exit the Play Mode menu, press

PLAY MODE

HOME MENU

and ENTER to navigate.

HOME MENU

Search Mode

ALL

The Search Mode feature lets you start playback from a specified point in a disc by time

folder/track number.

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

2 Select one of the search options.

or by title/chapter/

Note

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

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

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

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

3 With ‘B (Loop End)’ highlighted, press ENTER at the point you want the loop to end.

Playback immediately jumps back to the start point and plays the loop round and round.

Play Mode

Search Mode A-B Repeat Repeat Program

Time Search Title Search Chapter Search

Input Time

0.00.00

• When playing a DVD-Video/Video mode DVD, or from the HDD, the start and end points of the loop must be in the same title.

4 To resume normal playback, select ‘Off’ from the A-B Repeat menu.

• You can also press CLEAR to cancel A-B Repeat play

Time Search (HDD, DVD): For example, for 25 minutes into the current title, press 2, 5, 0, 0. For 1 hour and 15

if no menu OSD (such as the Play Mode menu) is displayed.

minutes and 20 seconds into the title, press 1, 1, 5, 2, 0. Time Search (Video CD): For example, for 2 minutes and

30 seconds into the current track, press 2, 3, 0. Title/Chapter/Folder/Track Search: For example, for track 6,

press 6. Alternatively, you can use the / buttons.

4 Press ENTER.

Repeat play

ALL

There are various repeat play options, depending on the kind of disc loaded, or if you’re using the HDD for playback. It’s also possible to use repeat play together with program play to repeat the tracks/chapters in the

Tip

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

• Time search doesn’t work with CDs and Super VCDs.

A-B Repeat

DVD

Video CD HDD

program list (see Program play on page 67).

1 Select ‘Repeat’ from the Play Mode menu. 2 Select a repeat play mode.

Play Mode

Search Mode A-B Repeat Repeat Program

The A-B Repeat function allows you to specify two points (A and B) within a track or title that form a loop which is

played over and over.

1 During playback, select ‘A-B Repeat’ from the Play Mode menu.

VR mode

• For VR mode DVD discs, select Repeat Disc, Repeat Title or Repeat Chapter (or Repeat Off).

2 With ‘A (Loop Start)’ highlighted, press ENTER at the point you want the loop to start.

Play Mode

Search Mode A-B Repeat Repeat Program

A (Loop Start) B (Loop End) Off

DVD-Video Video mode

• For HDD, DVD-Video and Video mode DVD discs, select Repeat Title or Repeat Chapter (or Repeat Off).

Video CD

• For CDs and Video CD/Super VCDs, select Repeat

After setting the loop start point, the highlight will

Disc or Repeat Track (or Repeat Off).

automatically move down to B (Loop End).

WMA/MP3

• For WMA/MP3 discs, select Repeat Disc, Repeat Folder or Repeat Track (or Repeat Off).

Note

1.• If you switch camera angles during A-B repeat play, A-B repeat is canceled.

• You can’t use A-B Repeat with WMA/MP3 or Super VCD discs.

2.If you switch the camera angle during repeat play of a DVD-Video disc, repeat play is canceled.

Repeat Disc Repeat Title Repeat Chapter Repeat Off

HDD

Super VCD

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

• You can also press

CLEAR

to cancel repeat play if no menu OSD (such as the Play Mode menu) is displayed.

Program play

DVD-Video

HDD CD

Video CD

This feature lets you program the play order of titles/ chapters

/folders/tracks on a disc or the HDD.

1 Select ‘Program’ from the Play Mode menu.

2 Select ‘Input/Edit Program’ from the list of program options.

Play Mode

Search Mode A-B Repeat Repeat Program

Input/Edit Program Start Program Play Cancel Program Play Erase Program List

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

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

3 Select a title, chapter, folder or track for the current step in the program list.

DVD or HDD:

You can add a whole title, or a chapter

within a title to the program list.

• To add a title, select the title.

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



and select a chapter from the list.

Program

Step

01.001

02.

03.

04.

05.

06.

07.

08.

Title (01-03)

Title 01 Title 02 Title 03

Super VCD

Chapter(001-015)

Chapter 001 Chapter 002 Chapter 003 Chapter 004 Chapter 005 Chapter 006 Chapter 007 Chapter 008

WMA/MP3

CD or Video CD

/Super VCD: Select a track to add to the

program list.

Program

Step

01.04

02.

03.

04.

05.

06.

07.

08.

WMA/MP3:

Track (01-10)

Track 01 Track 02 Track 03 Track 04 Track 05 Track 06 Track 07 Track 08

You can add a whole folder, or a track within

Total Time 0.00.00

a folder to the program list.

• To add a folder, select the folder.

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



and select a track from the list.

Program

Step

01.01

02.

03.

04.

05.

06.

07.

08.

After pressing

Folder (01-03)

01.Rock

02.Pop

03.Dance

ENTER

to add the title/chapter/folder/

Track(001-004)

001.Intro

002.Escape

003.Everything You Say

004.What I Do

track, the step number automatically moves down one.

• To insert a step into the program list, highlight the step number where you want to insert another step, then select a chapter/title/folder/track as usual. After pressing

ENTER

, all the subsequent steps move

down one.

• To delete a step from the program list, highlight the step you want to delete, then press

CLEAR

4 Repeat step 3 to build up a program list.

A program list can contain up to 24 titles/chapters/ folders/tracks.

5 To play the program list, press  PLAY.

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

• You can use repeat play with program play. Start playback of the program list then select

Repeat

from the Repeat Play Mode menu (see

Repeat play

on page 66).

Program

Note

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

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SUBTITLE

CLEAR

Playback

Tip

• To save your program list and exit the program edit screen without starting playback, press

PLAY MODE

• You can change the program list by selecting

Edit

Program

• During program play, press

from the Play Mode Program menu.



HOME

Input/

to skip to the next

program step.

• Press

CLEAR

during playback to switch off program play (if no menu OSD, such as the Disc Navigator, is displayed). Press while stopped to erase the program list.

Other Program play functions

As well as creating and editing a program list, you can start program play, cancel program play, and erase the program list from the Play Mode menu.

1 Press PLAY MODE and select ‘Program’ from the list of functions on the left.

2 Select a program play function.

•

Input/Edit Program Start Program Play

•

– See above

– Starts playback of a saved

program list

•

Cancel Program Play

– Turns off program play, but

does not erase the program list

•

Erase Program List

– Erases the program list and

turns off program play

Displaying and switching subtitles

DVD-Video

Some DVD discs have subtitles in one or more languages; the disc box will usually tell you which subtitle languages are available. You can switch subtitle

language during playback. Check the disc packaging for details of the subtitle

options.

1 Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select a subtitle option.

The current subtitle language is shown on-screen and in the front panel display.

Subtitle: 1/2 English

The toucan lives in tropical forests

Note

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

• To set subtitle preferences, see

Subtitle Language

on page 104.

2 To switch off subtitles, press SUBTITLE then CLEAR.

TOP MENU

to access.

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Playback

AUDIO

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 Dolby Digital 2/0CH

• The sound may drop out for a few seconds when switching soundtracks.

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

Connecting to an AV amplifier/receiver

page 19 for connection details.

Switching audio channels

VR mode HDD CD Video CD S uper VCD

WMA/MP3

For HDD2 and VR mode content recorded with bilingual audio, you can switch between left (

channel, or both ( When playing Video CDs and audio CDs you can switch

between stereo, just the left channel or just the right channel.

Some Super VCDs have two soundtracks. With these discs you can switch between the two soundtracks as well as individual channels in each.

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

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

VR mode HDD

•

L+R

– Both channels (default)

– Left channel only

•

– Right channel only

CD Video CD

•

Stereo 1/L

– Left channel only

•

2/R

– Right channel only

•

L+R

WMA/MP3

– Stereo (default)

) channel, right (R)

Super VCD

1 Stereo

•

1 L

•

1 R

•

2 Stereo 2 L

•

2 R

Note

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

• To set audio language preferences, see

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

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

Dolby Digital Out

Audio Language

Dolby Digital  PCM

on page 103.

HDD Recording Format

(see

– Soundtrack 1 / Stereo (default)

– Soundtrack 1 / Left channel

– Soundtrack 1 / Right channel

– Soundtrack 2 / Stereo

– Soundtrack 2 / Left channel

– Soundtrack 2 / Right channel

TOP MENU

on page 105).

Dolby Digital Out

to access.

on page 103) or listen via the analog outputs

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Playback

Switching camera angles

DVD-Video

Some DVD-Video discs feature scenes shot from two or more angles—check the disc box for details: it should be

marked with a icon if it contains multi-angle scenes. When a multi-angle scene is playing, the same icon

appears on screen to let you know that other angles are available (this can be switched off if you prefer—see

Angle Indicator

• 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.

• Repeat play is canceled if you change the angle while repeat playback is active.

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

on page 106).

TOP MENU

ANGLE

to access.

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ONE TOUCH

COPY

Chapter 8

Copying and back-up

Introduction

Use the copying features of this recorder to:

• Back up important recordings stored on the HDD to a DVD.

• Make a DVD copy of a recording on the HDD to play in another player.

• Transfer video from a DVD to the HDD for editing.

• Transfer edited video from the HDD to DVD.

The simplest way to copy a title is to use the One Touch Copy feature. This copies the currently playing HDD title to DVD, or DVD title to the HDD. See page 71 for detailed instructions.

For more sophisticated copying tasks you can build a Copy List of titles to copy, and edit titles so that you only copy the bits you want. See for detailed instructions.

Where possible, the recorder will copy your recordings at high-speed. Depending on the recording mode, the kind of disc loaded and various other factors, copying can be as fast as one minute per hour of video. See

copying times

If you want to save disc space you can copy video at a lower recording quality (for example, an XP recording on the HDD copied to SP on a DVD). Copying in this way is always done in real-time.

When real-time copying from the HDD to a Video mode DVD, the chapter markers in the original material are not copied. Chapter markers are put into the copy at intervals, according to the Auto Chapter (Video) setting (see also

on page 111 for more on copying times.

Auto Chapter (Video)

Using Copy Lists

Restrictions on copying

Some video material is copy-once protected. This means that it can be recorded to HDD, but it can’t then be freely copied again. If you want to transfer copy-once protected material from HDD to DVD, you’ll need to use a VR mode disc compatible with CPRM Ver. 1.1 or higher (see

on page 50

once protected title can be added to the Copy List, and after it’s been copied, the title is erased from the HDD (it is therefore not possible to copy a locked title that is copyonce protected).

You can identify copy-once protected material during playback by displaying disc information on-screen. If the current title is copy-once protected, an exclamation mark (

) is shown (see

for more on this). Only one instance of a copy-

Play display 2

One Touch Copy

on page 72

Minimum

on page 105).

CPRM

on page 37).

One Touch Copy

* See also The One Touch Copy feature copies the currently playing

or selected (in the Disc Navigator) HDD title to DVD, or DVD title to HDD. The whole title is copied, regardless of where in the title you start the copy.

HDD to DVD copies are made in the same recording mode. When copying DVD to HDD, the copy is made in whatever recording mode is currently set.

Make sure that a recordable DVD-R/RW disc is loaded when trying to copy from the HDD.

1 If you’re copying from DVD to the HDD, use the REC MODE button to select a recording mode.

Note that selecting a recording mode higher than the title playing will not result in a better quality recording.

2 During playback, press ONE TOUCH COPY to copy the current title.

The front panel display indicates that the title is being copied.

• High-speed copying is used when copying from the HDD to DVD. Playback continues while copying.

• Real-time copying is used when copying from DVD to the HDD. Playback restarts from the beginning of the title.

above.

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RETURN

HOME MENU

ENTER

PREV NEXT

Copying and back-up

Canceling One Touch Copy

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

• Press and hold ONE TOUCH COPY for more than a second.

Copying is canceled and the video already copied is erased.

• If you cancel a HDD to DVD-R copy, the space available for recording does not return to the precopy figure.

Notes on copying using One Touch Copy

Copying to DVD

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

• The chapter markers in the copy may not be in exactly the same positions as the original when recording on to a Video mode disc.

• You can’t use the One Touch Copy function to copy a title if any part of the title is copy-once protected.

•A title that contains mixed aspect ratios can’t be copied to a Video mode disc. Use a VR mode disc for this type of material.

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

• When HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off, titles recorded in high-speed copied to a Video mode DVD. Please use a VR mode disc.

• Recordings of bilingual broadcasts cannot be highspeed copied to a Video mode DVD. Please use a VR mode disc.

•

XP+

titles cannot be copied to DVD at high-speed.

SEP

through LP modes1) widescreen

LP/MN9–15

modes cannot be

Using Copy Lists

* See also At its simplest, a Copy List is just a list of HDD or DVD

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

Copying from HDD to DVD

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

• The Copy List is erased if the Input Line System

• Resetting the recorder to its factory settings (see

on page 71.

Important

setting is changed (see

the TV system settings

Resetting the recorder

on page 109) will erase the

Copy List.

Additional information about

on page 107).

Copying to the HDD

• The maximum title length for copying is 12 hours.

• Title name and chapter markers are also copied, except when copying from a finalized Video mode disc.

• Thumbnail picture markers and chapter markers for the Disc Navigator are copied, but their position in the copy may be slightly changed from the original.

• If some part of the title being copied is copyprotected, copying will start, but the copy-protected portions will not be copied.

Note

1.In manual recording mode these equate to

MN1–15

(Video Mode Off) or

1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Copy’.

MN1–11

Disc Navigator

TV GUIDE

Timer Recording

Play Mode

Photo Viewer

(Video Mode On).

Disc Setup

Initial Setup

Video/Audio Adjust

Copy

Jukebox

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2 Select ‘HDD  DVD’.

If this is the first time to create a Copy List, skip to step 4 below.

Copy

HDD DVD

DVD/CD HDD

Disc Back-up

DV Record

3 If there is already a Copy List stored in the recorder, choose whether to ‘Create New Copy List’ or ‘Use Existing Copy List’.

If you select

• Selecting

Use Existing Copy List

Copy

Use Existng Copy List

Create New Cppy List

Create New Copy List

, skip to step 8 below.

will erase any Copy

List already stored in the recorder.

4 Select VR mode or Video mode for the copy.

For certain kinds of material you must use VR mode; for greater compatibility with other players, use Video mode.

5 Use the

/

buttons to highlight titles you want to copy, pressing ENTER after each one to add it to the Copy List.

Select Title

Recent first

All Genres

Copy

HDD DVD (Video mode)

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

Copy List Total Current DVD Remain

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

1.2G

10 Title

Return

Titles you’ve added to the Copy List are highlighted in pink.

There are some restrictions on titles that can be added to the Copy List if you are copying to a Video mode DVD:

• When adding titles that contain copy-once protected material, the copy-once parts will not be added.

• When adding titles that contain material of more than one aspect ratio (screen size), each part with a different aspect ratio will be added as a separate title if high-speed copying is possible.

Depending on the title

, high-speed copying may not be

possible to a Video mode disc.

6 Press  to display the command menu panel.

The Command Menu panel

Copy

HDD DVD

Select Recording Format

Please select the recording format for the disc.

Copying of bilingual broadcasts and

VR Mode

copy-once protected material is possible.

Video Mode High compatibility mode. Must be final-

ized for playback on other equipment.

Note

1.• Widescreen titles recorded at low resolution (

• LP/

MN9–15

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

SEP

through LP/

MN1–15

(Video Mode Off) or

• Bilingual recordings.

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

•

XP+

titles.

Select Title

Recent first

All Genres

Copy

HDD DVD (Video mode)

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

Copy List Total Current DVD Remain

MN1–11

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

1.2G

(Video Mode On).

10 Title

Return

Confirm

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

2h00m(1.0G)

3 Title

Return

/

Copy

Edit Title

HDD DVD (Video mode)

19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP

Copy List Total Current DVD Remain

1.2G

8 To edit a title, highlight it using the buttons, then press ENTER.

Edit Title

Copy

Copy List Total Current DVD Remain

HDD DVD (Video mode)

19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP

Erase Title Name Erase Section Move Preview

Cancel

1.2G

3 Title

Return

2h00m(1.0G)

A menu of editing commands appears:

•

Erase

– Erase individual titles from the Copy List (see

page 75).

•

Title Name

– Name or rename a title in the Copy List

(see page 75).

•

Erase Section Move

•

– Change the order of titles in the Copy List

– Erase part of a title (see page 76).

(see page 76).

•

Preview

– Check the content of a title in the Copy List

(see page 77).

•

Divide

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

page 77).

•

Combine

– Combine two titles in the Copy List into

one (see page 77).

•

Chapter Edit

– Edit chapters within a Copy List title

(see page 77):

•

Divide

•

– Divide a chapter into two.

Erase/Move

– Erase a chapter/Change the

chapter order.

•

Combine

•

Set Thumbnail

– Combine two chapters into one.

– Set the thumbnail frame for a title

(see page 78).

•

Recording Mode

– Set the picture quality of the copy

(see page 78).

•

Bilingual

– Set how bilingual audio should be copied when copying from HDD to Video mode DVD (see page 79).

•

Cancel

– Exit the Copy List screen without saving any

changes.

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

9 Press  to display the command menu panel.

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

Copy

Edit Title

• Select

HDD DVD (Video mode)

1 2 3

Copy List Total Current DVD Remain

Recording Mode

recording quality (see

• Select

Input Disc Name

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

19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP

1.2G

if you want to change the

Recording Mode

if you want to change the

3 Title

2h00m(1.0G)

Return

Confirm

on page 78).

disc name. Input a name of up to 64 characters for a VR mode disc or 40 characters for a Video mode disc. (The input method is similar to that of naming titles; see

Title Name

• Select Video mode DVD after copying.

on page 75.)

Finalize

if you want to automatically finalize a

Select a title menu

style from the following screen.

Copy HDD DVD (Video Mode)

Start Copy

HDD

Copy Time 0h00m

Recording Mode Disc Name

Finalized

Copy List Total Current DVD Remain

DVD-RW

Off

1.2G

Return

Change Rec. Mode Input Disc Name

Finalized

Start Copy

11 Select ‘Start Copy’ to start copying.

Note

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

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Copying from DVD to HDD

Important

• The DVD to HDD Copy screen isn’t accessible when a finalized Video mode disc is loaded. However, you can still use the One Touch Copy function (See

Touch Copy

on page 71).

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

• The Copy List will be erased if: – any of the titles on the DVD disc are erased or edited. – the disc tray is opened. – playback is switched between Play List and Original. – the DVD disc is re-initialized or finalized. – the recorder is reset to its factory settings (see

Resetting the recorder

on page 109).

• It may not be possible to copy from a DVD disc that was recorded on a different DVD recorder or a PC.

1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Copy’.



2 Select ‘DVD/CD

HDD’.

3 If there is already a Copy List stored in the recorder, choose whether to ‘Create New Copy List’ or ‘Use Existing Copy List’.

• Selecting

Create New Copy List

will erase any Copy

List already stored in the recorder.

4 Use the

/

buttons to highlight titles you want to copy, pressing ENTER after each one to add it to the Copy List.

Titles you’ve added to the Copy List are highlighted in pink.

5 Press  to display the command menu panel.

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

7 To edit a title, highlight it using the

/

buttons, then press ENTER.

A menu appears of Copy List editing commands:

•

Erase

– Erase individual titles from the Copy List (see

page 75).

•

Move

– Change the order of titles in the Copy List

(see page 76).

•

Preview

– Check the content of a title in the Copy List

(see page 77).

•

Cancel

– Exit the Copy List screen without saving any

changes.

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

One

8 Press  to display the command menu panel.

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

• Select

Recording Mode

recording quality (see

if you want to change the

Recording Mode

on page 78).

10 Select ‘Start Copy’ to start copying.

Erase

Use this command to erase individual titles from the Copy List.

1 Highlight the title you want to erase.

2 Select ‘Erase’ from the command menu panel.

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

Erase ?

Yes

Tip

• You can erase a title quickly by pressing

CLEAR

when

the title is highlighted. Confirm the edit by pressing

ENTER

Title Name

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

1 Highlight the title you want to name (or rename).

2 Select ‘Title Name’ from the command menu panel.

3 Input a name for the selected title.

Input Title Name

12:30 Wed 4/11 Pr 5 LP

CAPS small

• Use the

///

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

/

position.

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

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

A A A A A A Æ

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

OK Clear Space

µ ¶ ·

and

E E E E I I I I #

–

1/41/23

–

ENTER

to select characters.

N O O O O O ø U U U U Y ß $

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

buttons to change the cursor

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• Select

• You can also use the

CAPS

case, or use the



small

to change to upper or lower-

CASE SELECTION

CLEAR

buttons (

button to delete

/

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

input a name

Using the remote key shortcuts to

on page 84.

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

4 Highlight ‘OK’ then press ENTER to enter the name and return to the Copy List.

• To return to the main Copy List screen without saving changes to the title name, press

RETURN

Erase Section

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

1 Highlight the title containing the section you want to erase.

2 Select ‘Erase Section’ from the command menu panel.

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

3 Select the type of edit.

Please select the type of editing. Video Mode Compatible Editing is recommended for compatibility with high-speed copying.

•

Video Mode Compatible Editing

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

•

Frame Accurate Editing

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

• For more information about these options, see

Editing accuracy

on page 82

DVD RECORDER

Video Mode Compatible Editing

Frame Accurate Editing

– Edit points

– Exact edit points are

4 Highlight ‘From’ then use the playback controls (

, , , 

, etc.) to find the start of the section

to erase, then press ENTER.

The bar at the bottom of the screen indicates the current play position in the title. After pressing

ENTER

, a marker

shows the start of the section.

Erase Section (HDD Copy)

From

Exit

19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP

0h01m

Rec. time

5-1

00.00.09.15

 Play Pause

5 Highlight ‘To’ then, in the same way, find the end of the section to erase, then press ENTER.

After pressing

ENTER

, another marker indicates the end

of the section, with the section itself marked in red.

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

Erase ?

Yes

In the thumbnail viewer you can see a few seconds of video either side of the marked section to see how the edit will look.

Move

Use this command to change the order of titles in the Copy List.

1 Highlight the title you want to move and press ENTER.

2 Select ‘Move’ from the command menu panel.

3 Move the insert bar to the new position for the title and press ENTER.

Insertion positionTitle to move

Edit Title

Copy

HDD DVD (Video mode)

19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP

3 Title

Return

19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP

Copy List Total Current DVD Remain

2h00m(1.0G)

1.2G

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Preview

Use this command to check what’s in a title.

1 Highlight the title you want to preview.

2 Select ‘Preview’ from the command menu panel.

The selected title starts to play. Use any of the usual playback controls to scan, skip, play in slow-motion, etc.

3 To get back to the Copy List, press RETURN.

Divide

Use this command to make two titles from a title already in the Copy List.

1 Highlight the title you want to divide.

2 Select ‘Divide’ from the command menu panel.

3 Select the type of edit.

Please select the type of editing. Video Mode Compatible Editing is recommended for compatibility with high-speed copying.

Video Mode Compatible Editing

•

Video Mode Compatible Editing

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

•

Frame Accurate Editing

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

• For more information about these options, see

Editing accuracy

4 Use the playback controls (, , , , etc.) to find the place you want to divide the title.

Divide Title (HDD Copy)

Divide

Cancel

5 Press ENTER to divide the title at the current playback position.

on page 82

DVD RECORDER

Frame Accurate Editing

– Exact edit points are

19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP

Rec. time

5–1

00.00.09.15

 Play Pause

– Edit points

0h01m

Combine

Use this command to make a single title from two titles in the Copy List. The second title selected will be appended to the first.

1 Highlight the title you want to combine with another, then press ENTER.

This title will not move. The next title you select will be appended to this one.

2 Select ‘Combine’ from the command menu panel.

3 Select the title you want to append to the first, then press ENTER.

This title will effectively move to be added to the end of the first title. In the example below, title 3 will be appended to title 1.

This title will not move This title will be appended

Edit Title

Copy

HDD DVD (Video mode)

19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP

Copy List Total Current DVD Remain

1.2G

3 Title

Return

2h00m(1.0G)

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

OK to combine titles

1 and 3 ?

Yes

Chapter Edit

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

1 Highlight the title that contains the chapters you want to edit.

2 Select ‘Chapter Edit’ from the command menu panel.

3 Select the type of editing.

Please select the type of editing. Video Mode Compatible Editing is recommended for compatibility with high-speed copying.

DVD RECORDER

Video Mode Compatible Editing

Frame Accurate Editing

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•

Video Mode Compatible Editing

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

•

Frame Accurate Editing

– Exact edit points are preserved, but high-speed copying to Video mode DVD will not be possible.

• For more information about these options, see

Editing accuracy

on page 82

4 Select the command you want:

•

Divide

– Divide a chapter into two or more parts: Use

the playback controls (

, , , 

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

ENTER

Edit Chapter (HDD Copy)

1–1

 Play

Exit

Divide

Erase/Move

Combine

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

Erase/Move

•

– Erase or move chapters: Select the chapter you want to erase/move and press Select whether you want to erase or move the chapter.

Move command only:

chapter, and press

Edit Chapter (HDD Copy)

Combine

•

– Combine two adjacent chapters into one:

Select the destination for the

ENTER

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1h00m

Rec. time

0h01m

Chapter

002 003 005004001

Exit

Divide

Erase/Move

Combine

Highlight the bar divider between two adjacent chapters and press

Edit Chapter (HDD Copy)

002 003 005004001

Exit

Divide

Erase/Move

Combine

Erase/Move

ENTER

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Rec. time

5 Select ‘Exit’ to get back to the main Copy List screen.

1h00m

Erase Move

Cancel

1h00m

– Edit points

, etc.) to find the

ENTER

Set Thumbnail

You can change the thumbnail picture that appears in the four-title display of the Disc Navigator for a title to any frame that appears in that title.

1 Highlight the title you want to change the thumbnail picture for.

2 Select ‘Set Thumbnail’ from the command menu panel.

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

3 Use the playback controls (, , , , etc.) to find a suitable frame, then press ENTER to set.

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

PLAY MODE

Set Thumbnail (HDD Copy)

Exit

), and the

CM SKIP

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5-1

 Play Pause

Rec. time

buttons.

0h01m

00.00.09.15

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

Recording Mode

1 Select ‘Recording Mode’ from the command menu panel.

2 Use the for the copy.

•

High-Speed Copy1 – The Copy List is copied at the

same recording quality as the original.

•

XP, SP, LP, EP, SLP, SEP, MN2 – The Copy List is

copied at the specified recording quality in real-time. (Note that if you copy at a higher quality setting than the original, the copy will not be better quality than the original.)

If you select setting (

Recording Quality box that appears.

•

Optimized

adjusted so that the Copy List fits on to the space available on the disc. Copying is carried out in realtime.

/

buttons to select a recording mode

above, you can also change the level

MN1–MN32, LPCM

2,4

– The recording quality is automatically

XP+3) from the

Note

1.When copying to a Video mode DVD, the chapter markers in the copy may not be in exactly the same position as the original.

2.When the copy mode is set to something other than High-Speed Copy for copying to a Video mode DVD, the chapter markers of the original are not copied. Chapter markers are put into the copy at regular intervals, according to the Auto Chapter setting (see also

Auto Chapter (Video)

on page 105).

3.XP+ mode available only when copying to HDD.

4.Optimized mode only available when copying to DVD.

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When you change the recording mode setting, you can see how much disc space it will require. If this is more than is available, it shows up in red and you won’t be able to start copying. In this case, either change the recording quality, or press

RETURN

to go back to the Copy List

screen and erase one or more titles from the Copy List.

3 Press ENTER.

Bilingual

1 Select the title containing the audio you want to change.

2 Select ‘Bilingual’ from the command menu panel.

3 Use the

/

buttons to select a bilingual audio

option.

4 Press ENTER.

Using disc back-up

* See also This feature offers a simple way to make a back-up copy

of a finalized Video mode disc. The data is copied first to the hard disk drive

disc.

1 Press HOME MENU, select ‘Copy’, then ‘Disc Backup’.

2 Select a back-up option.

There are three back-up options:

•

Disc Back-up

Start new disc back-up

on page 71.

, then on to another recordable DVD

Start new disc back-up

Resume writing date

Erase back-up date

– Start making a back-up of

a disc.

Resume writing data

– Record the back-up data

already on the HDD to a recordable DVD.

Erase back-up data

– Erase the back-up data on the

HDD.

3 Press  OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray and load the disc you want to make a back-up of, then close the disc tray.

You can only make back-up copies of finalized Video mode discs.

Disc Back-up

No Disc.

Please load a disc to be backed-up.

Cancel

Start

4 Select ‘Start’.

Disc Back-up

Read from disc and save to HDD.

Start reading?

Cancel

Start

• To see the progress of the back-up, press

• You can cancel the back-up process by pressing

TOUCH COPY

for more than one second.

DISPLAY

ONE

5 When the data has been copied, press  OPEN/ CLOSE to open the disc tray. Take out the disc and load a blank* recordable DVD.

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

Disc Back-up

Disc content saved to Hard Disk Drive.

Please eject the disc and load a

recordable disc

Cancel

Start

You can use a DVD-R Ver. 2.0 or 2.1 disc, or DVD-RW Ver.

1.1 or Ver. 1.2 disc for the back-up.

• If you back-up a DVD-R disc to DVD-RW, you cannot undo the finalization later.

• Actual recordable capacity of discs vary so there may be cases where the contents of the disc you’re backing-up will not fit on to a particular blank disc. If this happens, please try another brand of disc.

Note

1.It is not possible to play this material directly from the HDD.

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6 Select ‘Start’ to start writing the backed-up data to the blank disc.

Disc Back-up

Write back-up data from Hard Disk Drive.

The disc contents will be overwritten.

OK to start?

Cancel

Start

• To see the progress of the back-up, press

• You can cancel the back-up process by pressing

TOUCH COPY

for more than one second. However,

DISPLAY

ONE

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

DVD disc

on page 60.)

Initializing a recordable

7 After the recorder has finished recording the back-up disc, you can select whether to make another back-up of the same data or exit.

Disc Back-up

Disc back-up finished.

To make another back-up copy, please load

a recordable disc.

Cancel

Start

• Select

Start

to make another back-up copy or

Cancel

to finish. If you want to make another back-up copy, return to step

above.

8 If you don’t need to keep the back-up data on the HDD, you can delete it now.

Select

Yes

to delete the data from the HDD; select No to

keep it (you can delete it later if you want to).

Disc Back-up

The backed-up data is still on the HDD.

Erasing it will increase the free space

available. OK to Erase?

Yes

• If you decide to leave the back-up data on the HDD, you can make back-up copies to recordable DVD discs anytime from the Disc Back-up menu.

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Disc Navigator (DVD)

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Style

4 Titles

PlayList

Original

Chapter 9

Editing

The Disc Navigator screen

The Disc Navigator screen is where you can edit video content on unfinalized Video mode and VR mode DVD

, as well as video content on the internal hard disk

discs drive.

Important

• Titles that have been recorded with a Line Input setting different to the current setting of the recorder are shown in the Disc Navigator with a blank thumbnail image. See also

about the TV system settings

• During recording, if you display the Disc Navigator for the HDD, some of the titles may appear with a

mark. These titles were recorded with a Line Input setting different to the current setting of the recorder. During recording, these titles cannot be played.

HDD DVD

DISC NAVIGATOR

Additional information

on page 107.

CLEAR

1 Press HDD or DVD to select the hard disk drive or the DVD.

2 Press DISC NAVIGATOR to display the Disc Navigator screen.

Playback will automatically stop when you do this.

Title list style

Title list order

selection

Available

recording time

View options panel

Genre

Disc Navigator (HDD)

4 Titles

Recent First

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

Title thumbnail Title information

Title list

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2h00m(1.0G)

1h00m(1.0G)

10Titles

Command menu panel

Selected title

• You can also access the Disc Navigator from the Home Menu (press

Navigator

then press

HOME MENU

• From the title list, press menu panel. Use the

/

ENTER



, select

Disc

to display the command and

ENTER

buttons to

navigate the menus.

• When in the title list, use the (



) buttons to display the previous/next page if

PREV (

) and

there are more titles than can be displayed.

• Press

DISPLAY

to change the title information

displayed in the title list.

• If you are editing a VR mode disc you can display the Play List by selecting panel (press options, then

Play List



, then select

Play List

from the view options

Play List

from the view

ENTER

HOME MENU

RETURN

DISPLAY

PLAY

Note

1.It isn’t possible to edit video on DVD-RAM discs using this recorder.

• You can switch between the HDD and the DVD Disc

HDD

and

DVD

Navigator screens using the

buttons

(front panel or remote).

Titles on the HDD marked with a icon are timer recordings set to Auto Replace Recording (see

scheduled recording

on page 43).

Editing a

Titles on the HDD marked with a icon are recently recorded titles that haven’t yet been played.

3 To exit the Disc Navigator, press HOME MENU

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Command menu panel options

The table below shows which commands you can use with which video type.

(page 83)

Create

(page 83)

Play

(page 83)

Erase

Edit > Title Name

(page 83)

Edit > Set Thumbnail

Edit > Erase Section

Edit > Divide

Edit > Chapter Edit

Edit > Set Genre

Edit > Lock

Edit > Move

Edit > Combine

Genre Name

Multi Mode

Undo

(page 85)

(page 86)

(page 87)

(page 88)

(page 89)

(page 84)

(page 85)

HDD

 









 



Video mode



VR mode (Original)



VR mode

(Play List)



Editing accuracy

Some editing (and Copy List) commands ask you whether you want to keep Video mode compatibility or frame accuracy (

accurate editing

Frame accurate editing is very precise. The edit point is accurate to the exact frame you choose. However, this accuracy is not preserved in any copy you make if you use the high-speed copy function to make a Video mode DVD.

Video mode compatible editing is less precise. The edit point you choose will only be accurate to within 0.5–1 second. On the other hand, these edit points will be preserved if you use high-speed copy to make a Video mode DVD.

Video mode compatible editing

, or

Frame

HDD genres

The large capacity of the HDD means that there may be many hours of video in the recorder. To help you organize your HDD video content you can assign different genres to titles. There are nine genres in total, including five user-definable ones that you can name as you like.

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Create

VR mode

Play List only

Use this function to create a Play List and add titles to it. Before you can use this command, make sure that the

Play List is switched on in the view options panel on the left.

1 Select ‘Create’ from the command menu panel.

Disc Navigator (DVD)

4 Titles

Play List

DVD

VR Mode

Remain

0h30m

No title

10Titles

Play

Erase

2h00m(1.0G)

Edit

2h00m(1.0G)

Make Playlist

Undo

1h00m(1.0G)

2 Select a title to add to the Play List.

Use the press

/

buttons to highlight an Original title then

ENTER

to add it to the Play List.

3 When you’ve added all the titles you want, select ‘Cancel’ from the command menu panel to get back to the Disc Navigator screen.

Play

HDD Video mode VR mode

Use this function to start playback of a title.

1 Highlight the title you want to play.

2 Select ‘Play’ from the command menu panel.

Playback of the title you selected starts.

Disc Navigator (HDD)

4 Titles

Recent First

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

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10Titles

Play

Erase

2h00m(1.0G)

Edit

2h00m(1.0G)

Genre Name

1h00m(1.0G)

Multi-Mode

1h00m(1.0G)

Erase

HDD Video mode VR mode

Use this function to erase unwanted titles. When you erase titles from the HDD or Original titles

from a VR mode DVD-RW, the available recording space increases accordingly. Erasing a title from a Video mode DVD-RW disc increases the available recording time only if it is the last title on the disc.

Erasing Play List titles, or titles from a DVD-R, VR mode or Video mode, will not result in any more free space on the disc.

1 Highlight the title you want to erase.

2 Select ‘Erase’ from the command menu panel.

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

Tip

• You can erase a title quickly by pressing

CLEAR

when

the title is highlighted. Confirm the edit by pressing

ENTER

Title Name

HDD Video mode VR mode

You can give titles new names of up to 64 characters long for VR mode and HDD recordings, and up to 40 characters for Video mode recordings.

1 Highlight the title you want to name (or rename).

2 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Title Name’ from the command menu panel.

Disc Navigator (HDD)

4 Titles

Recent First

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

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Play

Title name

Erase

2h00m(1.0G)

Set Thumbnail Erase Section

Edit Divide Chapter Edit

2h00m(1.0G)

Multi-Mode

Set Genre

Genre Name

Lock

1h00m(1.0G)

Cancel

1h00m(1.0G)

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3 Input a name for the selected title.

Input Title Name

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CAPS small

• Use the

///

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

/

position.

• Select

CAPS

case, or use the



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

input a 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 main Disc Navigator screen.

• To return to the main Disc Navigator screen without saving changes to the title name, press

Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name

The table below shows the remote control key shortcuts that you can use to input characters in the name input screen. Pressing a button repeatedly cycles through the characters shown.

If you want to enter two characters in succession that are both on the same button (for example a press



to advance the cursor one space manually

between inputting the two characters.

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

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

A A A A A A Æ

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

OK Clear Space

µ ¶ ·

and

E E E E I I I I #

–

/41/23/4

ENTER

to select characters.

N O O O O O ø U U U U Y ß $

buttons to change the cursor

small

to change to upper or lower-

CASE SELECTION

CLEAR

button to delete

Using the remote key shortcuts to

below.

buttons (

and an R),

/

RETURN

Key Characters Key Characters

. , ’ ? ! – & 1

a b c 2 ä à á â ã

æ ç

d e f 3 è é ë ê



g h i 4 î ï ì í ¡

j k l 5 £

[cursor back]

/[change case]



<space>

( ) _ / : ; ” ` ^ @ # ∗ % ¥ | + =

m n o 6 ö ô ò ó ø ñ



CLEAR



[ﬁnish name input]

p q r s 7 $

ÿ/ß

t u v 8 ü ù û ú

w x y z 9

[cursor forward]

[clear character]

{ } [ ] < >

lower-case: ÿ; upper-case: ß

Set Thumbnail

HDD Video mode VR mode

You can change the thumbnail picture that appears in the Disc Navigator for a title to any frame that appears in that title.

1 Highlight the title you want to change the thumbnail picture for.

2 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Set Thumbnail’ from the command menu panel.

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

Disc Navigator (HDD)

4 Titles

Recent First

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

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Play

Title name

Erase

2h00m(1.0G)

Set Thumbnail Erase Section

Edit Divide

Chapter Edit

2h00m(1.0G)

Multi-Mode

Set Genre

Genre Name

Lock

Cancel

1h00m(1.0G)

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3 Use the playback controls (, , , , etc.) to find a suitable frame, then press ENTER to set.

Set Thumbnail (HDD)

Exit Exit

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5-1

00.00.09.15

 Play Pause

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

PLAY MODE

), and the

CM SKIP

buttons.

4 Select ‘Exit’ to return to the Edit screen.

Erase Section

HDD VR mode

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

1 Highlight the title containing the section you want to erase.

2 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Erase Section’ from the command menu panel.

HDD only:

•

Video Mode Compatible Editing

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

•

Frame Accurate Editing

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

• For more information about these options, see

Editing accuracy

Select the type of edit.

Please select the type of editing. Video Mode Compatible Editing is recommended for compatibility with high-speed copying.

Video Mode Compatible Editing

DVD RECORDER

Frame Accurate Editing

– Exact edit points are

on page 82

– Edit points

4 Highlight ‘From’ then use the playback controls (

, , , 

, etc.) to find the start of the section

to erase, then press ENTER.

The bar at the bottom of the screen indicates the current play position in the title. After pressing

ENTER

, a marker

shows the start of the section.

Erase Section (HDD)

From

Exit

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5-1

 Play Pause

0h01m

00.00.09.15

5 Highlight ‘To’ then, in the same way, find the end of the section to erase, then press ENTER.

After pressing

ENTER

, another marker indicates the end

of the section, with the section itself marked in red.

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

In the thumbnail viewer you can see a few seconds of video either side of the marked section to see how the edit will look.

• When editing VR mode Original content, you may not be able to erase very short sections (less than five seconds).

Divide

HDD VR mode

Use this command to divide a title into two. Note that once divided, the two new HDD titles cannot be recombined into one again.

1 Highlight the title you want to divide.

2 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Divide’ from the command menu panel.

HDD only:

Play List only

Select the type of edit.

Please select the type of editing. Video Mode Compatible Editing is recommended for compatibility with high-speed copying.

DVD RECORDER

Video Mode Compatible Editing

Frame Accurate Editing

•

Video Mode Compatible Editing

– Edit points cannot be set with absolute precision, but highspeed copying to Video mode DVD will be possible.

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•

Frame Accurate Editing

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

• For more information about these options, see

Editing accuracy

on page 82

4 Use the playback controls (, , , , etc.) to find the place you want to divide the title.

Divide Title (HDD)

Divide

Cancel

5 Press ENTER to divide the title at the current playback position.

6 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm you want to divide the title, or ‘No’ to cancel.

Chapter Edit

HDD VR mode

When editing a VR mode DVD or video on the HDD you can edit individual chapters within a title, with commands for erasing, combining and dividing.

1 Highlight the title that contains the chapters you want to edit.

2 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Chapter Edit’ from the command menu panel.

HDD only:

Select the type of edit.

Please select the type of editing. Video Mode Compatible Editing is recommended for compatibility with high-speed copying.

Video Mode Compatible Editing

– Exact edit points are

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5–1

00.00.09.15

Play Pause



Divided titles cannot be combined. OK?

Yes

DVD RECORDER

Frame Accurate Editing

0h01m

•

Video Mode Compatible Editing

– Edit points cannot be set with absolute precision, but highspeed copying to Video mode DVD will be possible.

•

Frame Accurate Editing

– Exact edit points are preserved, but high-speed copying to Video mode DVD will not be possible.

• For more information about these options, see

Editing accuracy

on page 82

4 Select the command you want:

•

Divide

– Divide a chapter into two or more parts: Use

the playback controls (

, , , 

, etc.) to find the point at which you want to divide the chapter, then press

ENTER

Chapter Edit (DVD VR mode Play List)

1–1

 Play

Exit

Divide

Erase/Move

Combine

0.00.00

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1h00m

Rec. time Chapters

You can keep dividing the chapter as many times as you wish (up to 999 chapters per DVD disc or 99 chapters per HDD title).

•

Erase1/Move2 – Erase or move chapters: Select the

chapter you want to erase/move and press Select whether you want to erase or move the chapter.

Chapter Edit (DVD VR mode Play List)

Move command only:

chapter, and press

•

Combine3 – Combine two adjacent chapters into

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Erase

1h00m

Rec. time

Move

0h01m

Chapter

Cancel

Exit

Divide

Erase/Move

Combine

002 003 005004001

Select the destination for the

ENTER

one: Highlight the bar divider between two adjacent chapters and press

ENTER

Chapter Edit (DVD VR mode Play List)

Exit

Divide

Erase/Move

Combine

002 003 005004001

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Rec. time

1h00m

ENTER

5 Select ‘Exit’ to get back to the main Disc Navigator screen.

Note

1.When editing VR mode Original content, it may not be possible to erase chapters less than five seconds long.

2.VR mode Play List only.

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

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Set Genre

HDD

Use this command to assign a genre to a title.

1 Highlight the title you want to assign a genre to.

2 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Set Genre’ from the command menu panel.

4 Titles

Recent First

All Genres

Remain

30h30m

3 Use the

Disc Navigator (HDD)

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HDD

/

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buttons to select a genre for the

10Titles

Play

Title name

Erase

2h00m(1.0G)

Set Thumbnail Erase Section

Edit Divide

Chapter Edit

2h00m(1.0G)

Multi-Mode

Set Genre

Genre Name

Lock

Cancel

1h00m(1.0G)

title, then press ENTER.

Disc Navigator (HDD)

4 Titles

Recent First

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

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11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

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10Titles

Play Title name

No Category

Erase

2h00m(1.0G)

Set Thumbnail

Movies Erase Section

Edit

Sport Edit Chapter

Children Divide

Other

2h00m(1.0G)

Multi-Mode

Set Genre

Free1

Genre Name

Lock

Free2

Cancel

1h00m(1.0G)

Lock

HDD Video mode VR mode

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

Original only

2 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Lock’ from the command menu panel.

Disc Navigator (HDD)

4 Titles

Recent First

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

23:00 FRI 3/12

11/29 MON 7:00PM 23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 4 SP

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

20:00 FRI 3/12 20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 9 SP

22:00 THU 2/12 22:00 Thu 2/12 Pr 7 SP

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

10Titles

Play

Title name

Erase

2h00m(1.0G)

Set Thumbnail Erase Section

Edit Divide

Chapter Edit

2h00m(1.0G)

Multi-Mode

Set Genre

Genre Name

Lock

Cancel

1h00m(1.0G)

An unlocked title will become locked; a locked title will be unlocked. Locked titles are shown in the Disc Navigator with a padlock icon.

Move

VR mode

Play List only

Use this function to re-arrange the playing order of Play List titles.

1 Highlight the title you want to move.

2 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Move’ from the command menu panel.

Disc Navigator (DVD)

11/29 MON 7:00PM

11/29 MON 7:00PM 11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

12/2 THU 10:00PM 12/2Thu 10:00PM 7ch SP

12/3 FRI 8:00PM 12/3Fri 8:00PM 9ch SP

12/3 FRI 11:00PM 12/3Fri 11:00PM 9ch SP

Remain

4 Titles

Play List

DVD

VR Mode

0h30m

3 Select a new position in the Play List for the title, then press ENTER.

10Titles

Play

Title name

Erase

2h00m(1.0G)

Set Thumbnail

2h00m(1.0G)

Erase Section

Edit

Divide

Chapter Edit

2h00m(1.0G)

Multi-Mode

Move

Genre Name

Combine

Cancel

1h00m(1.0G)

Important

• You can’t undo any edits made before changing the lock status. You also can’t undo a lock/unlock command using the

Undo

option from the Disc

Navigator menu.

1 Highlight the title you want to lock (or unlock).

Disc Navigator (DVD)

4 Titles

Play List

DVD

VR Mode

Remain

0h30m

After pressing displayed.

23:00 FRI 3/12

11/29 MON 7:00PM 23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 4 SP

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

20:00 FRI 3/12 20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 9 SP

22:00 THU 2/12 22:00 Thu 2/12 Pr 7 SP

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

ENTER

, the new, updated Play List is

2h00m(1.0G)

1h00m(1.0G)

10Titles

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Editing

Combine

VR mode

Play List only

Use this function to combine two Play List titles into one.

1 Highlight the title you want to combine.

This title will remain in the same place after combining with another title.

2 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Combine’ from the command menu panel.

Disc Navigator (DVD)

4 Titles

Play List

DVD

VR Mode

Remain

0h30m

23:00 FRI 3/12

11/29 MON 7:00PM 23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 4 SP

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

20:00 FRI 3/12 20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 9 SP

22:00 THU 2/12 22:00 Thu 2/12 Pr 7 SP

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

10Titles

Play

Title name

Erase

Set Thumbnail

2h00m(1.0G)

Erase Section

Edit Divide

Chapter Edit

2h00m(1.0G)

Multi-Mode

Move

Genre Name

Combine

Cancel

1h00m(1.0G)

3 Select another title to combine with the first.

This title will be appended to the first title selected. After pressing

ENTER

, the new, updated Play List is

displayed.

Disc Navigator (DVD)

4 Titles

Play List

DVD

VR Mode

Remain

0h30m

23:00 FRI 3/12 23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 4 SP

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

20:00 FRI 3/12 20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 9 SP

22:00 THU 2/12 22:00 Thu 2/12 Pr 7 SP

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

10Titles

2h00m(1.0G)

1h00m(1.0G)

Genre Name

HDD

Use this command to rename one of the five userdefinable genres (

1 Select ‘Genre Name’ from the command menu panel.

Recent First

All Genres

Remain

Disc Navigator (HDD)

4 Titles

HDD

30h30m

Free 1–5

23:00 FRI 3/12

11/29 MON 7:00PM 23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 4 SP

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

20:00 FRI 3/12 20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 9 SP

22:00 THU 2/12 22:00 Thu 2/12 Pr 7 SP

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

Play

Erase

2h00m(1.0G)

Edit

2h00m(1.0G)

Genre Name

Multi Mode

Multi-Mode0G)

1h00m(1.0G)

10Titles

2 Use the

/

buttons to select one of the user-

definable genre names, then press ENTER.

Disc Navigator (HDD)

4 Titles

Recent First

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

23:00 FRI 3/12

11/29 MON 7:00PM 23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 4 SP

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

20:00 FRI 3/12 20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 9 SP

22:00 THU 2/12 22:00 Thu 2/12 Pr 7 SP

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

10Titles

Play

Free1

Erase

Free2

2h00m(1.0G)

Free3

Edit

Free4 Free5

2h00m(1.0G)

Multi-Mode

Cancel

Genre Name

Cancel

1h00m(1.0G)

3 Input a name for the genre.

The name can be up to 12 characters long.

Input Genre Name

Free 1

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

CAPS

small

OK Clear

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

A A A A A A Æ

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

µ ¶ ·

E E E E I I I I #

–

1/41/23

–

Space

N O O O O O ø U U U U Y ß $

4 To finish entering the name, highlight ‘OK’ and press ENTER.

Multi Mode

HDD

Multi Mode allows you to select several titles, then select a command that will be applied to all of them. In this way you can select multiple titles and then erase them all at once, for example.

1 Select ‘Multi Mode’ from the command menu panel.

Disc Navigator (HDD)

23:00 FRI 3/12

11/29 MON 7:00PM

23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 4 SP

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

20:00 FRI 3/12 20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 9 SP

22:00 THU 2/12 22:00 Thu 2/12 Pr 7 SP

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

4 Titles

Recent First

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

2 Select titles from the title list.

Use the titles are marked with a

/

and

ENTER

buttons to select. Selected



10Titles

Play

Erase

2h00m(1.0G)

Edit

2h00m(1.0G)

Genre Name

Multi-Mode

1h00m(1.0G)

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Editing

3 Select ‘Next’ from the command menu panel.

Disc Navigator (HDD)

4 Titles

Recent First

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

Multi-Mode

23:00 FRI 3/12 23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 4 SP

20:00 FRI 3/12 20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 9 SP

22:00 THU 2/12 22:00 Thu 2/12 Pr 7 SP

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

10Titles

2h00m(1.0G)

Single Mode

1h00m(1.0G)

4 Select the command that you want applied to all the marked titles.

For example, select

Disc Navigator (HDD)

4 Titles

Recent First

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

Erase

to erase all the marked titles.

Multi-Mode

23:00 FRI 3/12 23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 4 SP

20:00 FRI 3/12 20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 9 SP

22:00 THU 2/12 22:00 Thu 2/12 Pr 7 SP

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

10Titles

Erase Lock

2h00m(1.0G)

Unlock Change Genre

2h00m(1.0G)

Single Mode

Next Comfirm

Cancel

1h00m(1.0G)

Once the command is completed, Multi Mode is automatically exited.

Frequently asked questions

• Why doesn’t the available recording time increase when I erase titles from a VR mode DVD-R?

When you erase titles from a DVD-R, the titles are no longer displayed, but the content remains on the disc. DVD-R is a write-once medium; it can’t be erased or rewritten.

•I can’t edit my disc!

You may find that as the available recording time is reduced on a VR mode DVD-R disc, editing is no longer possible. This is because information about your edits requires a certain amount of disc space. As you edit, this information builds up, eventually preventing you from editing further.

Undo

Video mode VR mode

If you make a mistake while editing, you can generally undo it. There are three levels of undo (in other words, you can undo the last three edits you made).

1 Select ‘Undo’ from the command menu panel.

• You can’t undo anything after exiting the Disc Navigator screen.

Disc Navigator (DVD)

4 Titles

Play List

DVD

VR Mode

Remain

0h30m

11/29 MON 7:00PM

No title

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

10Titles

Play

Erase

2h00m(1.0G)

Edit

2h00m(1.0G)

Make Playlist

Undo

1h00m(1.0G)

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Using the Jukebox

Chapter 10

Using the Jukebox

The Jukebox feature allows you to use the recorder’s HDD to store and playback music from up to 999 of your CDs. Once on the HDD, you can name albums, assign them a genre, and set tracks that you don’t want to play to Jump.

Copying CDs to the HDD

The first step is to copy some CDs to your HDD. This is done in real-time. All tracks are copied from each CD

an album. Although album and track names are not copied, you can add these later (see

albums

on page 91).

Usually, the tracks are copied to the HDD in the order they appear on the CD. If you want to copy them in some other order, set the CD to play in program play mode. See

Program play

Note that once copied to the HDD, audio tracks cannot be recorded back to a DVD-R/RW disc.

on page 67 for how to do this.

Editing Jukebox

ONE TOUCH

COPY

DVD

PLAY

Important

• During copying, no other recorder operation is possible.

• Scheduled timer recordings will not start until copying is complete.

• Copy protected CDs may not copy successfully.

DVD RECORDER

1 Press DVD.

2 Load the CD you want to copy to the HDD.

If you want to copy the CD with a different track order, set the program play mode here.

3 Press  PLAY to starts CD playback.

4 Press ONE TOUCH COPY.

Alternatively, you can select Copy submenu of the Home Menu.

The CD can be playing or stopped when you press

TOUCH COPY

copying) will start from the beginning of the CD.

. If the CD is playing, playback (and

DVD/CD  HDD

from the

ONE

Note

1.The recorder can copy up to 999 CDs; a CD can contain up to 99 tracks. The recorded audio format is 256 kbps Dolby Digital.

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Using the Jukebox

Playing music from the Jukebox

You can select albums or individual tracks from the Jukebox to play.

1 Press Home Menu and select ‘Jukebox’.

The album list is displayed.

2 Use the want to play and press ENTER.

Info for selected album Playback status

• The album always plays from the first track. Once all tracks on the selected album have played, the next album in the list will play (excluding tracks that have been set to Jump—see page 91).

Remain

60h30m

Disc Navigator

GUIDE Plus+

Easy Timer

Play Mode

Photo Viewer

/

buttons to select the album you

Jukebox

Album1

New First

All Genres

Album2

Album3

Album4

Album5

Album6

Album7

Album8

21:00 FRI 25/03 Total 12 1.14.58

HDD

Repeat Off

Disc Setup

Initial Setup

Video/Audio Adjust

Copy

Jukebox

Album name

12/1

Editing Jukebox albums

ALL

10Albums

Play

Erase

Edit

Play Mode

Genre Name

1-10

0.03.58



Selecting a track from an album to play

1 Use the containing the track you want to play, then press

2 Use the want to play and press ENTER.

• You can play tracks that are set to Jump like this (after the track has played, the next track that doesn't have Jump set will be played).

Remain

60h30m

/

buttons to select the album

Jukebox

Album1

New First

All Genres

Album2

Album3

Album4

Album5

Album6

Album7

Album8

21:00 FRI 25/03 Total 12 1.14.58

HDD

Repeat Off

Track set to Jump

/

buttons to select the track you



All tracks set to play

12/1

ALL

10Albums

Play

Erase

Edit

Play Mode

Genre Name

1-10

0.03.58



Editing Jukebox albums

A number of commands are available for editing and changing the playback behaviour of albums.

1 Use the track you want to edit.

2 Press

3 Use the and press ENTER.

•

Erase

album are selected, the whole album is erased).

•

Edit > Album Name

characters for the album. See page page 83 for how to enter names.

•

Edit > Change Genre

the album.

•

Edit > Jump Set2 – Set a track to jump so that it

doesn't play (choose this command again to cancel the Jump setting).

•

Play Mode

and tracks.

•

Genre Name

for a genre. See page to enter names.

///



to display the command menu panel.

/

buttons to select the album/

buttons to select a menu command

– Erase the selected track (if all tracks in an

– Enter a name of up to 64

Title Name

– Set or change the genre for

– Change the playback order for albums

– Enter a name of up to 12 characters

Title Name

on page 83 for how

Note

1.The digital audio output contains a copy-prohibit signal when albums are playing from the HDD.

2.Tracks set to Jump will be skipped during consecutive track playback.

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Using the Jukebox

Changing the album view

1 From the album list, press  to display the view options menu panel.

2 Select the view option you want, then press ENTER.

Jukebox

Display order

New first

New First

Most Listened

Album Name

Genre

Recording Date

All Genres

Cancel

21:00 FRI 25/03 Total 12 1.14.58

HDD

Repeat Off

Remain

60h30m

•

Display order

New First

– Most recently copied CDs appear at the

top of the album list.

Most Listened

at the top of the list.

Album Name

– Albums are listed alphabetically.

Recording Date

date (oldest first).

•

Genre

Jukebox

Display order

All Genres

New First

No Category

Best

Genre

Rock Pops

All Genres

Jazz

Classical

21:00 FRI 25/03 Total 12 1.14.58

HDD

Repeat Off

Remain

60h30m

– All albums are displayed.

All

Genre

– Only albums in the selected genre are

displayed.

12/1

Album1

Album2

Album3

Album4

Album5

Album6

Album7

Album8

ALL

10Albums

Play

Erase

Edit

Play Mode

Genre Name

1-10

0.03.58



– Most often listened to CDs appear

– Albums are listed by the recording

12/1

Album1

Album2

Album3

Album4

Album5

Album6

Album7

Album8

ALL

10Albums

Play

Erase

Edit

Play Mode

Genre Name

1-10

0.03.58



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The PhotoViewer

Chapter 11

The PhotoViewer

From the PhotoViewer you can view JPEG photos and picture files stored on a CD-ROM/R/RW1 on your TV.

Currently selected thumbnail

PhotoViewer

Currently selected folder in folder list

Pages in folder list

File Date/Time

01. 12/12 TUE

02. 12/13 WED

03. 12/14 THU

04. 12/15 FRI

05. 12/16 SAT

06. 12/17 SUN

07. 12/18 MON

08. 12/19 TUE

Chair No. 2 10:00 MON 24/1

1/2 1/3

1920 x 1440

File information

Pages in file view

Incompatible/unknown file

Playing a slideshow

1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘PhotoViewer’ to display the PhotoViewer screen.

• The PhotoViewer is only accessible when a disc containing JPEG files is loaded.

• If you encounter a disc that will not play, check that the disc and file formats are compatible with this recorder (see

disc compatibility

2 Use the folder list.

The first nine images from the selected folder are displayed as thumbnails in the main part of the screen.

• The larger the file size, the longer it takes the recorder to load the file.

3 Press ENTER or  to move to the thumbnail view area.

The first thumbnail image is highlighted.

• To get back to the folder list, press when the leftmost thumbnail is highlighted).

JPEG file compatibility

and

on page 10).

/

buttons to select a folder from the

RETURN

PC-created

(or 

4 Use the

///

to select a thumbnail.

• Use the  and  buttons to display the previous/ next page of thumbnails.

5 Press ENTER or  PLAY to start playing a slideshow from the selected thumbnail.

• Use the  previous/next picture, or the

NEXT 

buttons to display the



PAUSE

button to

pause the slideshow.

• Depending on the aspect ratio, some pictures may be displayed with black bars top and bottom, or left and right.

• Large picture files may take a few seconds to display. This is normal.

6 Press  STOP or RETURN to return to the thumbnail view area.

7 To return to the folder view area, press RETURN (or



when the leftmost thumbnail is highlighted).

• To exit the PhotoViewer, press

HOME MENU

Note

1.Up to 999 files or 99 folders are viewable, but if there are more files/folders than this on the disc it is still possible to view them all using the Reload function (see the following page).

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The PhotoViewer

Reloading files from a disc

If you have a disc with a large number of files and/or folders, you can still view all the images using the reload function.

1 Use the  button to navigate to the last entry in the folder list (‘Read next: ...’).

2 Press ENTER to load the next batch of up to 999 files/99 folders from the disc.

It will take a moment (at most a minute) to load in the

images.

Zooming the image

During a slideshow you can zoom in to enlarge a portion of the picture by a factor of two or four. You can also move the area of the picture displayed.

1 During a slideshow, use the CHANNEL + button to zoom the picture.

2x Zoom



Repeated presses cycle between zoom off, 2x zoom and 4x zoom. The zoom factor is displayed on-screen.

2 Use the

///

to move the zoomed area

within the picture.

Rotating an image

You can rotate the displayed picture during a slideshow so you can always view pictures the right way up, whichever way they were taken.

• During a slideshow, press ANGLE to rotate the displayed picture clockwise by 90º.

Press

ANGLE

repeatedly to continue rotating the picture

in increments of 90º.



Note

1.You can press resume reloading.)

HOME MENU

to exit the PhotoViewer screen while the recorder is reloading images. (If you enter the PhotoViewer again, it will

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The Disc Setup menu

Chapter 12

The Disc Setup menu

Introduction

From the Disc Setup menu you can name discs, lock the contents to prevent accidental recording and erasure, initialize and finalize discs. The Disc Setup menu is accessed from the Home menu:

• Press HOME MENU and select ‘Disc Setup’.

Basic settings

Input Disc Name

VR mode Video mode

When you initialize a disc for recording, the recorder automatically assigns a name for the disc ranging from

DISC 1

DISC 99

function

to change the default disc name to something more descriptive. This name appears when you load the disc and when you display disc information on-screen.

1 Select ‘Input Disc Name’ from the Basic options, then ‘Next Screen’.

. You can use the Input Disc Name

Disc Setup

Basic

Initialize

Finalize

Optimize HDD

Input Disc Name

Lock Disc

Next ScreenInput Disc Name

• Use the

/

buttons to change the cursor

position.

CAPS

small

• Select case, or use the



• You can also use the

to change to upper or lower-

CASE SELECTION

CLEAR

buttons (

button to delete

/

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

input a name

Using the remote key shortcuts to

on page 84.

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

Lock Disc

VR mode

• Default setting:

Basic

Initialize

Finalize

Optimize HDD

Set to On to prevent accidental recording, editing or erasing of the disc loaded

to make edits, select

Disc Setup

Off

Input Disc Name

Lock Disc

Off

. If you need to unlock the disc

Important

2 Input a name for the disc up to 64 characters long for a VR mode disc, or 40 for a Video mode disc.

Input Disc Name

DISC7

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

CAPS

small

A A A A A A Æ

N O O O O O ø U U U U Y

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

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

E E E E I I I I

ß $

–

Space

µ ¶ ·

Clear

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

Initialize settings

DVD-R DVD-RW

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

The first time you load a new DVD-RW disc, it will be automatically initialized for recording according to the

• Use the

///

and

ENTER

to select characters.

Note

1.You cannot input a name for a disc if the TV line system of the disc is different to the current setting of the recorder. See

about the TV system settings

2.You cannot change the lock setting for a disc if the TV line system of the disc is different to the current setting of the recorder. See

information about the TV system settings

on page 107 for how to change the recorder’s setting.

DVD-RW Auto Init. setting in the Initial Setup menu (see page 105).

Additional information

Additional

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The Disc Setup menu

New DVD-R discs are ready for Video mode recording when you load them, but it is also possible to initialize them for VR mode recording.

The initialize menu here lets you reinitialize a disc, for example if you want to change the recording format of the disc. See Initializing a recordable DVD disc on page 60 for detailed instructions.

Finalize settings

Finalize

DVD-R DVD-RW

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

See Playing your recordings on other DVD players on page 59 for detailed instructions.

Undo Finalize

DVD-RW

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

You can also undo the finalization of VR mode discs which have been finalized on other DVD recorders. If when you load a disc the message This disc cannot be recorded. Undo the finalization is displayed, use this command to be able to record on the disc using this recorder.

1 From the Disc Setup menu, select ‘Finalize’, then ‘Undo Finalize’ from the finalize options.

2 Select ‘Start’.

Important

• Optimizing the HDD can take as long as eight hours. During optimization, playback and recording are not possible.

• Canceling optimization mid-way does not undo the optimization already done, so the HDD will be partly optimized.

• Select ‘Optimize HDD’ from the disc Setup menu.

Disc Setup

Basic

Initialize

Finalize

Optimize HDD

Start Optimization

Start

• Select ‘Start’ to optimize.

A progress bar indicates how long there is left to go.

Initialize HDD

HDD

When your DVD recorder is working without a problem this option is not visible in the Disc Setup menu. However, if the HDD file system becomes corrupted for some reason, you initialize the HDD to fix the problem. Note that initializing the HDD will erase all the data on it.

• Select ‘Initialize HDD’ from the disc Setup menu.

Disc Setup

Basic

Initialize

Finalize

Initialize HDD

Optimize HDD

Initialize

Start

• Select ‘Start’ to initialize.

Optimize HDD

HDD

You’ll see a message appear on-screen recommending you optimize the HDD.

As you record, erase and edit recordings, the HDD file system gradually becomes fragmented. Periodically, the HDD will need optimizing to ‘clean up’ all the fragmented files.

Note

1.You cannot finalize a disc or use the Undo Finalize command if the TV line system of the disc is different to the current setting of the recorder.

See Additional information about the TV system settings on page 107 for how to change the recorder’s setting.

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The Video/Audio Adjust menu

Chapter 13

The Video/Audio Adjust menu

Using the Video/Audio Adjust menu you can set up the picture quality for the built-in tuner and external inputs, for disc playback, and for recording.

You can press

Setting the picture quality for TV and external inputs

the current preset (

4 Press ENTER to select the preset.

Picture Creation lets you choose a set of picture quality settings for the built-in TV tuner and for each external input. There are several preset settings that suit various sources, or you can create up to three of your own sets.

Choosing a preset

1 With the recorder stopped, press HOME MENU and select ‘Video/Audio Adjust’.

Disc Navigator

GUIDE Plus+

Easy Timer

Play Mode

Photo Viewer

Disc Setup

Initial Setup

Video/Audio Adjust

Copy

Jukebox

Creating your own set

There are three user presets in which you can save your own set of picture quality settings.

1 Follow the user presets (Memory 1, 2 or 3).

2 Select ‘Detailed Settings’.

3 Use the setting you want to adjust.

2 Select ‘Video Adjust’.

3 Use the

• Use the

/

buttons to change the preset.

Tuner

Detailed Settings

INPUT SELECT

button to switch between the

Pr 1

You can adjust the following settings:

built-in TV tuner and the external inputs.

• Use the

CH +/–

buttons to change the channel of the

built-in TV tuner.

There are six presets available:

•

Tuner

– suitable for general TV broadcasts

•

VCR

– suitable for video cassettes

•

LDP

– suitable for Laserdiscs

Memory1

•

Memory2 Memory3

•

– user preset 1 – user preset 2 – user preset 3

DISPLAY

Choosing a preset

/

Memory1

Prog. Motion

PureCinma

YNR

CNR

Detail

White AGC

White Level

• Prog. Motion

to see the individual settings for

Tuner, VCR

LDP

above and select one of

Pr 1

Memory1

Detailed Settings

buttons to select the picture quality

Motion Still

Auto1

Off

Min

Max

Off

MaxMin

– Adjusts the motion and still picture

quality when video output is set to progressive.

• PureCinema

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

• YNR

Off

if the picture appears unnatural.

– Adjusts the amount of noise reduction (NR)

applied to the Y (brightness) component.

• CNR

– Adjusts the amount of noise reduction (NR)

applied to the C (colour) component.

•

Detail

– Adjusts how sharp edges appear.

Pr 1

Auto

; try

Note

1.When the DV input is selected, only

Prog. Motion

and

PureCinema

settings can be adjusted.

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The Video/Audio Adjust menu

•

White AGC

adjustment.

•

White Level Black Level

•

Black Setup

• level (NTSC video input only).

•

Gamma Correction

darker images.

•

Hue

green.

•

Chroma Level

appear.

4 Use the selected picture quality setting.

5 When you have all the settings as you want them, press HOME MENU to exit.

You can now use the preset for any other input or the built-in TV tuner.

– Turn on for automatic white level

– Adjusts the intensity of white. – Adjusts the intensity of black. – Corrects the standard reference black

– Adjusts the brightness of

– Adjusts overall balance between red and

– Adjusts how rich the colours

/

buttons to adjust the currently

Memory1

•

Memory2

•

Memory3

You can press the current preset (

– user preset 1 – user preset 2 – user preset 3

DISPLAY

to see the individual settings for

TV(CRT), PDP

Professional

4 Press ENTER to select the preset.

Creating your own set

There are three user presets in which you can save your own set of picture quality settings for disc playback.

1 Follow the user presets (Memory 1, 2 or 3).

2 Move the cursor down and select ‘Detailed Settings’.

Choosing a preset

Memory1

Detailed Settings

above and select one of

Tip

• To see more of the picture as you adjust different settings, press

ENTER

after selecting the setting you

want to adjust.

Setting the picture quality for disc playback

This setting determines how the picture will look when playing discs.

Choosing a preset

1 With a disc playing (or paused), press HOME MENU and select ‘Video/Audio Adjust’.

2 Select ‘Video Adjust’

3 Use the

There are six presets available:

•

TV(CRT)

•

PDP Professional

•

/

buttons to change the setting.

TV(CRT)

Detailed Settings

– suitable for standard cathode-ray tube TVs

– suitable for plasma display screens

– suitable for professional monitors

3 Select the picture quality setting you want to adjust.

Memory1

Prog. Motion

PureCinma

YNR

BNR

Detail

White Level

Black Level

Motion Still

Auto1

Off

Min

Max

MaxMin

You can adjust the following settings:

• Prog. Motion

– Adjusts the motion and still picture

quality when video output is set to progressive.

• PureCinema

– This setting optimizes the picture for film material when the video output is set to progressive. Usually this is best left set to

Auto 1

; try switching to

Auto 2, On

Off

if the

picture appears unnatural.

•

YNR

– Adjusts the amount of noise reduction (NR)

applied to the Y (brightness) component.

• BNR

– Adjusts the amount of noise reduction (NR) applied to the block noise (artefacts visible in areas of flat colour, caused by MPEG compression).

•

Detail

– Adjusts how sharp edges appear.

•

White Level

– Adjusts the intensity of white.

Note

1.When

White AGC

is On, the

White Level

setting can’t be adjusted.

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The Video/Audio Adjust menu

•

Black Level Black Setup

• level (NTSC video playback only).

•

Gamma Correction

darker images.

•

Hue

green.

•

Chroma Level

appear.

4 Use the selected picture quality setting.

5 When you have all the settings as you want them, press HOME MENU to exit.

Tip

• To see more of the picture as you adjust different settings, press want to adjust.

– Adjusts the intensity of black.

– Corrects the standard reference black

– Adjusts the brightness of

– Adjusts overall balance between red and

– Adjusts how rich the colours

/

buttons to adjust the currently

ENTER

after selecting the setting you

Audio DRC

• Default setting:

When watching Dolby Digital material at low volume, it’s easy to lose low level sounds completely—including some of the dialog. Switching on Audio DRC (Dynamic Range Control) can help by bringing up the low level sounds, while controlling high level peaks.

1 During playback or when paused, press HOME MENU and select ‘Video/Audio Adjust’.

2 Select ‘Audio Adjust’.

3 Use the ‘Max’.

Audio DRC

Exactly how much difference you can hear between the settings will depend on the material.

Tip

• Audio DRC is not effective when listening to a disc via the digital output when

Dolby Digital

from your AV amplifier/receiver.

Off

/

buttons to adjust DRC from ‘Off‘ to

MaxOff

Dolby Digital Out

. In this case adjust the dynamic range

is set to

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The Initial Setup menu

Chapter 14

The Initial Setup menu

Using the Initial Setup menu

The Initial Setup menu is where you can set various recorder options for sound, picture, language and so on. Some settings can only be changed when the recorder is stopped. During playback and recording these settings are

grayed out in the Initial Setup menu. Except for the Setup Navigator, menu screens are exited automatically after 20 minutes of inactivity.

• Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial Setup’.

In the table below, the default option is marked with a •.

Setting

Basic Settings

Clock Setting Auto

The clock must be set in order to use timer recording.

Input Line System 525 System

See also About the input line system on page 107 for more information on this setting.

Power Save Mode 1

Help Setting On •

Setup Navigator Start

Options Explanation

Set the channel that broadcasts a clock signal and the clock will be set automatically.

Manual •

625 System •

Mode 2

Off •

Off

If there is no channel that broadcasts a clock signal in your area, you can set the time and date manually.

Use for NTSC or PAL-60 recording from an external input.

Use for standard PAL or SECAM recording.

Only signals arriving at the antenna input are passed through to the antenna output when the recorder is in standby.

No input signals are passed through to the outputs when the recorder is in standby.

When the recorder is in standby, all signals arriving at the SCART and antenna inputs are passed along to the outputs.

Switches on the automatic Help screens for GUI displays.

Switches off the automatic Help screens for GUI displays. (Press on the remote to manually display the Help screen.)

Select to start the Setup Navigator. See also

on page 25

HELP

Switching on and setting

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