Pioneer DVR-540H-S User Manual

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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.

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

The lightning flash with arrowhead, 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.

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

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IMPORTANT NOTICE – THE SERIAL NUMBER FOR THIS EQUIPMENT IS LOCATED IN THE REAR.

PLEASE WRITE THIS SERIAL NUMBER ON YOUR ENCLOSED WARRANTY CARD AND KEEP IN A SECURE AREA. THIS IS FOR YOUR SECURITY.

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Information to User

Alteration or modifications carried out without appropriate authorization may invalidate the user’s right to operate the equipment.

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NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to

Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. – Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. – Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. – Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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CAUTION : USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE

SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE.

CAUTION : THE USE OF OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH THIS PRODUCT WILL INCREASE EYE HAZARD.

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WARNING – TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK

HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

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CAUTION: This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded cables and connectors are used to connect the

unit to other equipment. To prevent electromagnetic interference with electric appliances such as radios and televisions, use shielded cables and connectors for connections.

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This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

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READ INSTRUCTIONS — All the safety and

operating instructions should be read before the product is operated.

RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS — The safety and

operating instructions should be retained for future reference.

HEED WARNINGS — All warnings on the product

and in the operating instructions should be adhered to.

FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS — All operating and use

instructions should be followed.

CLEANING — The product should be cleaned only

with a polishing cloth or a soft dry cloth. Never clean with furniture wax, benzine, insecticides or other volatile liquids since they may corrode the cabinet.

ATTACHMENTS — Do not use attachments not

recommended by the product manufacturer as they may cause hazards.

WATER AND MOISTURE — Do not use this

product near water — for example, near a bathtub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub; in a wet basement; or near a swimming pool; and the like.

ACCESSORIES — Do not place this product on an

unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table. The product may fall, causing serious injury to a child or adult, and serious damage to the product. Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table recommended by the manufacturer, or sold with the product. Any mounting of the product should follow the manufacturer’s instructions, and should use a mounting accessory recommended by the manufacturer.

CART — A product and cart combination should be

moved with care. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven surfaces may cause the product and cart combination to overturn.

VENTILATION — Slots and openings in the cabinet

are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating, and these openings must not be blocked or covered. The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. This product should not be placed in a built-in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer’s instructions have been adhered to.

POWER SOURCES — This product should be

operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home, consult your product dealer or local power company.

LOCATION – The appliance should be installed in a

stable location.

NONUSE PERIODS – The power cord of the

appliance should be unplugged from the outlet when left un-used for a long period of time.

GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION

• If this product is equipped with a polarized alternating current line plug (a plug having one blade wider than the other), it will fit into the outlet only one way. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet, try reversing the plug. If the plug should still fail to fit, contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized plug.

• If this product is equipped with a three-wire grounding type plug, a plug having a third (grounding) pin, it will only fit into a grounding type power outlet. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, contact your electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounding type plug.

POWER-CORD PROTECTION — Power-supply

cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the product.

OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING — If an

outside antenna or cable system is connected to the product, be sure the antenna or cable system is grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built-up static charges. Article 810 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, provides information with regard to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure, grounding of the lead-in wire to an antenna discharge unit, size of grounding conductors, location of antenna-discharge unit, connection to grounding electrodes, and requirements for the grounding electrode. See Figure A.

LIGHTNING — For added protection for this

product during a lightning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unplug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This will prevent damage to the product due to lightning and power-line surges.

POWER LINES — An outside antenna system

should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits. When installing an outside antenna system, extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal.

OVERLOADING — Do not overload wall outlets,

extension cords, or integral convenience receptacles as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock.

ELECTRIC SERVICE EQUIPMENT

Fig. A

OBJECT AND LIQUID ENTRY — Never push

objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short-out parts that could result in a fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any kind on the product.

SERVICING — Do not attempt to service this

product yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.

DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE — Unplug this

product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions:

• When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged.

• If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the product.

• If the product has been exposed to rain or water.

• If the product does not operate normally by following the operating instructions. Adjust only those controls that are covered by the operating instructions as an improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to its normal operation.

• If the product has been dropped or damaged in any way.

• When the product exhibits a distinct change in performance — this indicates a need for service.

REPLACEMENT PARTS — When replacement parts

are required, be sure the service technician has used replacement parts specified by the manufacturer or have the same characteristics as the original part. Unauthorized substitutions may result in fire, electric shock, or other hazards.

SAFETY CHECK — Upon completion of any service

or repairs to this product, ask the service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the product is in proper operating condition.

WALL OR CEILING MOUNTING — The product

should not be mounted to a wall or ceiling.

HEAT — The product should be situated away from

heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other products (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

ANTENNA LEAD IN

GROUND CLAMP

WIRE

ANTENNA DISCHARGE UNIT (NEC SECTION 810-20)

GROUNDING CONDUCTORS (NEC SECTION 810-21)

GROUND CLAMPS

POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM (NEC ART 250, PART H)

NEC — NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE

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DANGER

VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN. AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM.

CAUTION – PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO

RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET

ATTENTION –

NOTE TO CATV SYSTEM INSTALLER

THIS REMINDER IS PROVIDED TO CALL THE CATV SYSTEM INSTALLER’S ATTENTION TO ARTICLE 82040 OF THE NEC THAT PROVIDES GUIDELINES FOR PROPER GROUNDING AND, IN PARTICULAR, SPECIFIES THAT THE CABLE GROUND SHALL BE CONNECTED TO THE GROUNDING SYSTEM OF THE BUILDING, AS CLOSE TO THE POINT OF CABLE ENTRY AS PRACTICAL.

Recording equipment and copyright: You may use this product only to reproduce or copy materials for which you own the copyright or have obtained permission to copy from the copyright owner or for which you otherwise have a legal right to reproduce or copy. Unless you own the copyright or have obtained permission from the copyright owner or otherwise have a legal right to reproduce or copy, you may be violating the law, including copyright law, and may be subject to payment of damages and other remedies.

NOT USE THIS (POLARIZED) PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD.

UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE. POUR PREVENIR LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES NE PAS UTILISER CETTE FICHE POLARISEE AVEC UN PROLONGATEUR UNE PRISE DE COURANT OU UNE AUTRE SORTIE DE COURANT, SAUF SI LES LAMES PEUVENT ETRE INSEREES A FOND SANS EN LAISSER AUCUNE PARTIE A DECOUVVERT.

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

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

WARNING: Handling the cord on this product or cords associated with accessories sold with the product will expose you to chemicals listed on proposition 65 known to the State of California and other governmental entities to cause cancer and birth defect or other reproductive harm.

Wash hands after handling

his product contains mercury. Disposal of this material may be regulated due to environmental considerations. For disposal or recycling information, please contact your local authorities or the Electronics Industries Alliance : www.eiae.org.

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Selecting fine audio equipment such as the unit you’ve just purchased is only the start of your musical enjoyment. Now it’s time to consider how you can maximize the fun and excitement your equipment offers. This manufacturer and the Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer Electronics Group want you to get the most out of your equipment by playing it at a safe level. One that lets the sound come through loud and clear without annoying blaring or distortion-and, most importantly, without affecting your sensitive hearing.

Sound can be deceiving. Over time your hearing “comfort level” adapts to higher volumes of sound. So what sounds “normal” can actually be loud and harmful to your hearing. Guard against this by setting your equipment at a safe level BEFORE your hearing adapts.

To establish a safe level:

• Start your volume control at a low setting.

• Slowly increase the sound until you can hear it

comfortably and clearly, and without distortion.

Once you have established a comfortable sound level:

• Set the dial and leave it there.

Taking a minute to do this now will help to prevent hearing damage or loss in the future. After all, we want you listening for a lifetime.

We Want You Listening For A Lifetime

Used wisely, your new sound equipment will provide a lifetime of fun and enjoyment. Since hearing damage from loud noise is often undetectable until it is too late, this manufacturer and the Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer Electronics Group recommend you avoid prolonged exposure to excessive noise. This list of sound levels is included for your protection.

Decibel Level Example

30 Quiet library, soft whispers 40

Living room, refrigerator, bedroom away from traffic 50 Light traffic, normal conversation, quiet office 60 Air conditioner at 20 feet, sewing machine 70 Vacuum cleaner, hair dryer, noisy restaurant

Average city traffic, garbage disposals, alarm clock

80 at two feet.

THE FOLLOWING NOISES CAN BE DANGEROUS UNDER CONSTANT EXPOSURE

Subway, motorcycle, truck traffic, lawn mower 100 Garbage truck, chain saw, pneumatic drill 120 Rock band concert in front of speakers, thunderclap 140 Gunshot blast, jet plane 180 Rocket launching pad

Information courtesy of the Deafness Research Foundation.

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CAUTION

This product is a class 1 laser product, but this product contains a laser diode higher than Class 1. To ensure continued safety, do not remove any covers or attempt to gain access to the rear of the product. Refer all servicing to qualified personnel. The following caution label appears on your unit. Location: top of the unit

CLASS 3B VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN, AVOID EXPOSURE TO THE BEAM.

CAUTION

RADIATIONS LASER VISIBLES ET INVISIBLES DE CLASSE 3B QUAND OUVERT. ÉVITEZ TOUT EXPOSITION AU FAISCEAU.

ATTENTION

KLASSE 3B SYNLIG OG USYNLIG LASERSTRÅLING VED ÅBNING. UNDGÅ UDSÆTTELSE FOR ST RÅLING.

ADVARSEL

KLASS 3B SYNLIG OCH OSYNLIG LASERSTRÅLNING NÄR DENNA DEL ÄR ÖPPNAD. UNDVIK AT T UTSÄTTA DIG FÖR STRÅLEN.

VARNING

BEI GEÖFFNETER ABDECKUNG IST SICHTBARE UND UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG DER KLASSE 3B IM GERÄTEINNEREN VORHANDEN.

VORSICHT

NICHT DEM LASERSTRAHL AUSSETZEN! CUANDO SE ABRE HAY RADIACIÓN LÁSER DE CLASE 3B VISIBLE E INVISIBLE. EVITE LA EXPOSICIÓN A LOS RAYOS LÁSER.

PRECAUCIÓN

AVATTAESSA OLET ALTTIINA NÄKYVÄLLE JA NÄKYMÄTTÖMÄLLE LUOKAN 3B LASERSÄTEILYLLE. ÄLÄ KATSO SÄTEESEEN.

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Contents

01 Before you start

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 . . . . . . 14

Symbols used in this manual . . . . . . . . . 15

02 Connecting up

Rear panel connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Front panel connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Easy connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Using other types of video output . . . . . .19

Connecting to a cable box or satellite

receiver (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Connecting to a cable box or satellite

receiver (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Connecting to an AV amplifier or

receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Connecting other AV sources . . . . . . . . . 23

Connecting a USB device . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Plugging in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

03 Controls and displays

Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

04 Getting started

Switching on and setting up . . . . . . . . . . 30

05 Recording

About DVD recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

About HDD recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Recorded audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Restrictions on video recording . . . . . . . 35

Using the built-in TV tuner . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Setting the picture quality/

recording time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Basic recording from the TV . . . . . . . . . . 37

Setting a timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Timer recording FAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Simultaneous recording and playback

(Chase Play) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Recording from an external

component. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Automatic recording from a

satellite tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Playing your recordings on other DVD

players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Initializing recordable DVD discs . . . . . . 51

06 Playback

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Basic playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Using the Disc Navigator to browse

the contents of a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Scanning discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Playing in slow motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Frame advance/frame reverse . . . . . . . . 59

The Play Mode menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Displaying and switching subtitles . . . . . 62

Switching DVD and DivX soundtracks . . 63

Switching audio channels . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Switching camera angles . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Displaying disc information on-screen . . 64

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07 Editing

The Disc Navigator screen

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08 Copying and backup

Introduction One Touch Copy Using Copy Lists Using disc backup

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09 Using the Jukebox

Copying music to the HDD Copying files from a USB device to the HDD Playing music from the Jukebox Editing Jukebox albums

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10 The PhotoViewer (DVR-640H-S/ DVR-543H-S)

Locating JPEG picture files Playing a slideshow Importing files to the HDD Importing files from a USB device Copying selected files to a DVD-R/-RW Editing files on the HDD Printing files

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11 The PhotoViewer (DVR-540H-S)

Locating JPEG picture files Playing a slideshow

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13 The Video Adjust menu

Setting the picture quality for TV and external inputs Setting the picture quality for disc playback

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

14 The Initial Setup menu

Using the Initial Setup menu Selecting other languages for language

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

options

. . . . . . . . 110

15 Additional information

Minimum copying times Screen sizes and disc formats Troubleshooting Manual recording modes Language code list Country/Area code list Additional information for cable/ satellite/STB (set-top box) users On-screen displays and recorder displays Handling discs Cleaning the pickup lens Condensation Hints on installation Moving the recorder Resetting the recorder Specifications

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12 The Disc Setup menu

Basic settings Initialize settings Finalize settings Optimize HDD Initialize HDD

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Before you start

Chapter 1

Before you start

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 x 2

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

• RF antenna cable

• Power cable

• These operating instructions

• Quick start guide

• Warranty card

Putting the batteries in the remote control

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

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.

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) inside the

• 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.

Do not use or store batteries in direct sunlight or other excessively hot place, such as inside a car or near a heater. This can cause batteries to leak, overheat, explode or catch fire. It can also reduce the life or performance of batteries.

WARNING

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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.

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Before you start

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

• When the batteries run down or you change the batteries, the remote control mode is reset to Recorder 1. See

Control Mode

on page 117.

Remote

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

23 ft

• You can control this recorder using the remote sensor of another Pioneer component using the on the rear panel. See

connections

on page 16 for more

CONTROL IN

Rear panel

jack

information.

Disc / content format playback compatibility

Compatible media

• DVD-RW ver. 1.1 / 1 x / 1 x to 2 x, ver. 1.2 / 2 x to 4 x / 2 x to 6 x

• DVD-R ver. 2.0 /1 x / 1 x to 4 x / 1 x to 8 x / 1 x to 16 x, ver. 2.1 / 1 x to 8 x / 1 x to 16 x

• DVD+RW 1 x to 2.4 x / 1 x to 4 x / 3.3 x to 8 x

• DVD+R 1 x to 2.4 x / 1 x to 4 x / 1 x to 8 x / 1 x to 16 x

• DVD-RAM ver. 2.0 / 2 x, ver. 2.1 / 2 x / 2 x to 3 x / 2 x to 5 x, ver. 2.2 / 2 x / 2 x to 3 x / 2 x to 5 x

• DVD-R DL ver. 3.0 / 2 x to 4 x

• DVD+R DL 2.4 x / 2.4 x to 8 x

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 DVDRW ver. 1.2 discs.

Model

DVR-7000

DVR-810 H DVR-57H DVR-210 DVR-310 DVR-510H

Discs should be finalized in this recorder before playing. Unfinalized VR mode and Video mode discs may not play.

Cannot read the CPRM information

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

Copy-once protected disc titles will not play.

Playable Recordable

Yes

1,2,3

will show in

DVD/HDD Recording and playback compatibility

This recorder can play and record all the currently popular DVD disc types, as well as providing HDD functionality. The table below shows some specific compatibility differences between the different disc types.

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Before you start

Marks used in this manual

Logos

Re-recordable / Erasable

Editing of recorded programs

Recording of Copyonce protected material

Playback in other players/recorders

Chase play

16:9 and 4:3 program recording

Bilingual broadcast recording of both audio channels

HDD DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R

HDD DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM

*1 *1 *2 *13, 16

4.7

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n/a

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   

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*10, 11

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*12

 *6

*11

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*12

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*11

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*6, 15

DVD +RW

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 *8 

*14

DVDRAM

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*12

*11

Notes to table

*1 Must be initialized for VR mode recording (page 104) *2 Must be initialized for Video mode recording (page 104) *3 Erasable, but free space does not increase *4 Cannot erase sections, edit chapters or use playlist editing *5 Must be compatible with DVD-R(VR) playback *6 Finalize using this recorder (may not playback in some units) (page 49) *7 Must be compatible with DVD-RW(VR) playback *8 Must be compatible with DVD+RW playback *9 Must be compatible with DVD-RAM playback *10 Only when HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off (page 115) *11 Only when the recording mode is not set to LPCM *12 CPRM-compatible discs only

*13 Take the disc out of the cartridge before use. Only Matsushita and Maxell discs have been tested to work reliably with this recorder. Discs from other makers may become unusable when recorded or edited. *14 Erasing a title does not increase the available recording time, nor increase the number of recordable titles left. *15 Must be compatible with DVD+R playback *16 Depending on the disc, it may have to be initialized before it can be recorded (page 104). In this case, initialization will take about 1 hour.

is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo

Licensing Corporation.

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Before you start

Using DVD-R DL/DVD+R DL discs

DVD-R DL (dual-layer) and DVD+R DL (double-layer) discs contain two recordable layers on a single side, giving about 1.8 times the recording capacity of a conventional single-layer disc. This unit can record to both DVD-R DL and DVD+R DL discs.

• If you intend to play DVD-R DL (Video mode) or DVD+R DL discs recorded on this unit on other DVD recorders/players, you must finalize them. (Note that some DVD recorders/players may not play even finalized DL discs.)

• Please read the information provided on the disc packaging carefully before purchasing DVD-R DL/DVD+R DL discs:

•

Confirm the disc version:

Use ver. 3.0, 2 x

to 4 x DVD-R discs.

•

Confirm the recording speed:

DVD-R should be compatible with 2 x or 4 x recording; DVD+R with

2.4 x to 8 x recording.

• This logo indicates that the disc is a DVD-R DL or DVD+R DL disc:

R DL 4X/2X

• Correct operation has been confirmed for DVD-R DL discs (ver. 3.0 / 2 x, 4 x) produced by the following manufacturers: Mitsubishi Kagaku Media, Verbatim (as of March 2005).

About DualDisc playback

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

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

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

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

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

Other disc compatibility

In addition to DVD, this recorder is compatible with a wide range of disc types (media) and formats. Playable discs will generally feature one of the 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.

Audio CD CD-R CD-RW

Video CD

CD-R/RW compatibility

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

• Readable formats: CD-Audio, Video CD, ISO 9660 CD-ROM* containing MP3, WMA, JPEG or DivX 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 CDAudio and Video CD)

• Unfinalized disc playback: CD-Audio only

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Compressed audio compatibility

• Compatible media: CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-

WMA (Windows Media Audio) compatibility

RW, DVR-640H-S/DVR-543H-S only: USB

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

• Sampling rates: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz

• Bit-rates: Any (128 Kbps 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

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 Windows Media

XP, Windows Media® Player 9 or

Player for

Player 10 series.

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

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

DivX video compatibility

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)

DivX is a compressed digital video format

created by the DivX

video codec from DivX, Inc. This recorder can play DivX video files burned on CD-R/-RW/-ROM discs. Keeping the same terminology as DVD-Video, individual DivX video files are called "Titles." When naming files/titles on a CD-R/-RW disc prior to burning, keep in mind that by default they will be played in alphabetical order.

Note

1 DRM (digital rights management) copy protection is a technology designed to prevent unauthorized copying by

restricting playback, etc. of compressed audio files on devices other than the PC (or other recording equipment) used to record it. For detailed information, please see the instruction manuals or help files that came with your PC and/or software.

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• Official DivX® Certified product.

• Plays all versions of DivX (including DivX playback of DivX

• File extensions: .avi and .divx (these must be used for the recorder to recognize DivX video files).

files with the .avi extension are recognized as MPEG4, but not all of these are necessarily DivX video files and therefore may not be playable on this recorder.

• File structure: Up to 99 folders or 999 files.

DivX, DivX Certified, and associated logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under license.

video

6) with standard media files.

Note that all

DivX® VOD content

DivX

In order to play DivX VOD (video on demand) content on this recorder, you first need to register the recorder with your DivX VOD content provider. You do this by generating a DivX VOD registration code, which you submit to your provider.

Some DivX VOD content may only be playable a fixed number of times. When you load a disc containing this type of DivX VOD content, the remaining number of plays is shown on-screen and you then have the option of playing the disc (thereby using up one of the remaining plays), or stopping. If you load a disc that contains expired DivX VOD content (for example, content that has zero remaining plays), the message

Expired

is displayed.

Rental

If your DivX VOD content allows an unlimited number of plays, then you may load the disc into your recorder and play the content as often as you like, and no message will be displayed.

Important

• DivX VOD content is protected by a DRM (Digital Rights Management) system. This restricts playback of content to specific, registered devices.

• If you load a disc that contains DivX VOD content not authorized for this recorder, the message displayed and the content will not play.

• Resetting the recorder (as described in

Resetting the recorder

not cause you to lose your registration code.

Authorization Error

on page 132) will

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 to 5120 pixels

• Vertical resolution: 120 to 3840 pixels

• Progressive JPEG compatible: No

• File extensions: .jpg, .jpeg, .jpe, .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

there are more files/folders that this on the disc then more can be reloaded)

(if

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PC-created disc compatibility

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

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

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

Dolby Digital

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

DTS

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

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.

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 discs in order to protect against accidental loss.

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

• 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.

• 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 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.

POWER OFF

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• 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.

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 page 105).

Optimize HDD

Symbols used in this manual

The following icons are provided to help you quickly identify which instructions you need for which kind of disc.

HDD

DVD

DVD-Video

DVD (Video)

DVD (VR)

DVD+R

DVD+RW

DVD-RAM

HDD

Any type of DVD disc (recordable or playback

only), finalized or not.

Commercially produced DVD, finalized Video mode

DVD-R/-RW.

Video mode DVD-R/-RW (unfinalized)

VR mode DVD-R/-RW

DVD+R

DVD+RW

DVD-RAM

Video CD

WMA/MP3

DivX

Audio CD

Video CD

WMA or MP3 files

DivX files

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Connecting up

Chapter 2

Connecting up

Rear panel connections

OUTPUT 1

AC IN

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

DIGITAL

COAXIAL

CONTROL

OUT

1 OUTPUT 1

Stereo analog audio, S-video and composite video output for connection to a TV, monitor, AV receiver, etc.

2 INPUT 1/AUTO START REC

Stereo analog audio, S-video and composite video input for connection to a satellite receiver, set top box, etc.

3 AC IN

Connect to a power outlet using the supplied power cable after making all other connections.

4 COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT

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

5 CONTROL IN

COMPONENT

AUDIO

VIDEO OUT

OUTPUT 2

6 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

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

7 OUTPUT 2

Stereo analog audio, S-video and composite video output for connection to a TV, monitor, AV receiver, etc.

8 INPUT 3

Stereo analog audio, S-video and composite video input for connection to a satellite receiver, set top box, etc.

9 VHF/UHF IN/OUT

Connect your TV antenna to the

IN (RF IN)

through to the connection to your TV.

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

jack. The signal is passed

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

CONTROL OUT

Pioneer



OUT

of the other component to the

CONTROL IN

terminal and bearing the

mark. Connect the

CONTROL

of this recorder using a mini-

plug cord.

INPUT 1 / AUTO START REC

AUDIO

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

INPUT 3

VHF/UHF OUT

OUT

VHF/UHF

jack for

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Front panel connections

10 11 12

USB

S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R

INPUT 2

(MONO)

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

10 USB port (type B)

(DVR-640H-S/DVR-

543H-S only)

USB port for connecting a PictBridgecompatible printer.

11 USB port (type A)

(DVR-640H-S/DVR-

543H-S only)

USB port for connecting a digital camera, USB memory or other USB device.

12 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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Connecting up

Easy connections

The setup described here is a basic configuration that allows you to record TV programs on both this recorder and your VCR. When watching recordings from this recorder, set your TV to input 1; switch to input 2 to watch a video playing in the VCR.

Important

• This recorder is equipped with copy protection technology. Do not connect this recorder to your TV via a VCR (or your VCR via this recorder) using AV cables, as the picture from this recorder will not appear properly on your TV.

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

A/V

IN 1

VHF/UHF

4 5

A/V IN 2

A/V

VCR

OUT

VHF/UHF

OUT

VHF/UHF

1 Connect your TV antenna/cable TV outlet to the

VHF/UHF IN

jack on this

recorder.

2 Use an RF antenna cable (one is supplied) to connect the VHF/UHF OUT jack on this recorder to the antenna input on your VCR.

• If you are not connecting a VCR in the chain, connect this recorder directly to your TV and skip the next step.

3 Use an RF antenna cable to connect the antenna output on your VCR to the antenna input on your TV.

4 Connect the AUDIO and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks (1 or 2) to a set of audio/ video inputs on your TV.

Use the supplied three-pin audio/video cable. It is color-coded to help you match them up (red/white for the right/left audio connections and yellow for video in/outs). Make sure you match up the left and right outputs with their corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound.

5 Connect your VCR to your TV (A/V IN 2 above) using a set of audio and video cables.

• See the following page if you want to use S-video or component video cables for the video connection.

VHF/UHF

OUTPUT 1

AC IN

DIGITAL

CONTROL

OUT

COAXIAL IN

COMPONENT

VIDEO

VIDEO OUT

OUTPUT 2

Antenna/cable TV wall outlet

IN (RF IN)

INPUT 1 / AUTO START REC

S-VIDEO

OUT

VHF/UHF

AUDIO

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

INPUT 3

VHF/UHF

OUT

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Connecting up

Using other types of video output

This recorder has standard (composite), Svideo and component video outputs. The main difference between them is the quality of the picture. S-video delivers a better picture than composite video, while component video gives better picture quality still. The variety of outputs also gives you the flexibility of connecting your particular equipment using the best connection type available.

COMPONENT

INPUT

AC IN

DIGITAL

CONTROL

OUT

COAXIAL IN

COMPONENT

AUDIO

VIDEO OUT

OUTPUT 2

1 Connecting using an S-video output

S-video carries the picture as separate color and luminance (brightness) signals.

There are two S-video outputs for connection to TVs, monitors, VCRs or other equipment.

• Use an S-video cable (not supplied) to connect an S-VIDEO OUTPUT (1 or 2) to an S-video input on your TV, monitor (or other equipment).

S-VIDEO

INPUT

OUTPUT 1

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

INPUT 1 / AUTO START REC

OUT

VHF/UHF

AUDIO

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

INPUT 3

2 Connecting using the component video output

Component video carries the picture as two separate color signals, plus a luminance (brightness) signal.

more on this.

• When recording in VR mode (DVD) or with HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode Off (HDD), both mono and SAP audio channels are recorded, allowing you to switch the audio channel on playback. The only exception to this is when the picture quality is set to in which case you do need to select the audio channel before recording.

 REC

5 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

ENTER

)

on page 36 for

LPCM

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



REC

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



PAUSE

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

STOP REC

6 Press to stop recording.

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

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).

Setting a timer recording

A L L

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 three ways to set a timer recording;

using the Easy Timer Recording feature (see

Easy Timer Recording

VCR Plus+ programming system (see

recording using the VCR Plus+®* programming system

manual timer recording (see

manual timer recording

on page 39), using the

on page 40), or using

Setting a

on page 42).

STOP

Timer

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Recording

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 114 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.

• 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.

Easy Timer Recording

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

HOME MENU

1 Select ‘Timer Recording’ then ‘Easy Timer’ from the Home Menu.

PREV NEXT

2 Set the TV channel to record.

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.

Easy Timer Recording

AM PM

8:00 1/01 1/02

1/03



REC MODE

9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00

1/01 SUN

9:30

– ––:––

REC MODE

7ch

HDD/DVD

3 Set the recording quality.

HDD

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•

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.

HDD/DVD

4 Select the HDD or DVD for recording.

5 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

Easy Timer Recording

AM PM

8:00 1/01 1/02

1/03



9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00

1/01 SUN

11:45

REC MODE

7ch

– ––:––

HDD/DVD

HDD

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

The darker area represents time that has already passed and can’t therefore be selected. The lighter area is time that’s available.

ENTER

6 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

RETURN

7 Move the cursor to the recording end time on the grid.

Recording start time

Recording end time

Easy Timer Recording

AM PM

11:00 1/01 1/02

1/03



12:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00

1/01 SUN

11:45

REC MODE

7ch

– 1:45 PM

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.

ENTER

8 Set the end time.

9 Select ‘Yes’ to set the timer recording and exit, or ‘No’ to go back to the Easy Timer Recording screen.

• You can check the timer recording details you just set from the main timer recording screen (see

timer recording

Setting a manual

on page 42).

Timer recording using the VCR

Plus+

This system makes programming timer recordings very simple. Most TV guides publish PlusCode programming numbers with their program details. If you want to make a timer recording of a program, you

* programming system

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Recording

just input the corresponding code. The date, start, stop and channel settings are made automatically. All you have to do is tell the recorder the recording mode, and whether it’s a once-only recording or a regular recording.

* VCR Plus+ and PlusCode are registered trademarks of Gemstar Development Corporation.

The VCR Plus+ system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation.

1 Press ‘VCR Plus+’ to display the VCR Plus+ program screen.

You can also access this screen from the Home Menu (press

Timer Recording VCR Plus+

HOME MENU

, then

PlusCode#

1 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

, select

Cancel

Details

Clear Enter

• Use the number buttons to enter the PlusCode number. (To clear the last digit entered, press

• You can also use the

CLEAR

///

buttons to select digits from the onscreen display.

2 After making the settings, select ‘Enter’ and press ENTER.

The timer recording screen appears with the timer program you just set.

3 Confirm that the settings are correct.

If the channel number isn't displayed, use the

/

the

buttons to highlight CH, then use

/

buttons to set the correct channel

number.

• If the channel number is set, but incorrectly, set up the guide channel (see

VCR Plus+ CH Setting

on page 111).

4 Select ‘Store Program’ to finish.

• Other options in the same menu panel allow you to name the program, and change the recording destination and/or recording mode.

Checking/editing timer recording settings

You can check and/or edit the timer recording settings made by the VCR Plus+ system by selecting

Details

from the

PlusCode# setting screen.

ENTER

1 Select ‘Details’ from the PlusCode# setting screen.

The Timer Program Set screen appears, filled out with the timer recording details.

2 Check and edit the fields as necessary.

See

Setting a manual timer recording

page 42 for more on this.

ENTER

3 Select ‘Store Program’ to save the timer program and exit.

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VCR Plus+ programming with the power off

You can enter a PlusCode programming number when the recorder is in standby.

Note that the recording is always made to the HDD. If you want to record to a DVD disc, you’ll need to switch on the power and use the full VCR Plus+ program screen.

Important

• You can’t use this feature until you have

set up the guide channels. see VCR Plus+ CH Setting on page 111.

• You can’t change the recording mode.

• You can’t program daily or weekly timer recordings.

1 Press ‘VCR Plus+’.

The front panel display shows the current recording mode and prompts you to enter the PlusCode programming number.

2 Use the number buttons to enter the PlusCode number.

• To clear the last digit entered, press

CLEAR.

3 Press ENTER.

The display shows the timer settings: Date  Start time  End time  HDD and Recording channel  Recording mode.

• If CODE ERROR appears in the display, check that the number is correct and that the guide channel is set (see VCR Plus+ CH Setting on page 111), then set the timer recording again.

• If CAN’T SET appears in the display, it means that although you entered a valid PlusCode number, the program has already finished.

Setting a manual timer recording

The timer recording screen you can see all the timer programs already set, clear programs and set up new ones.

1 Press HOME MENU, select Timer Recording, then Timer Recording.

This screen shows all the timer programs currently set.

Timer Program View

Manhattan Open Tennis OK 3/26 SUN 6:00PM – 7:00PM 10ch World Journey 3/27 MON 7:30PM – 9:00PM 4ch Flower MON – FRI 1:30PM – 2:00PM

HDD Remain DVD Remain

New Input

• Each row is for one timer recording program, with the date and time information, channel, recording mode, DVD or HDD and recording status.

• The amount of free space available on the HDD and the currently loaded recordable DVD is shown towards the bottom of the screen.

• In the upper-right corner, the number of timer programs already set is shown next to Tmr Pgms.

• If there are more than five timer programs already set, press NEXT  to switch page (go back using the PREV  button).

• You can also delete a timer program before it’s started (before the recorder enters timer recording standby) by highlighting it and pressing CLEAR. See

3/26 SUN 3:00PM

Tmr Pgms 3/32

Until 4/20

8ch

59h59m(SP)

1h59m(SP)

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also

Deleting a timer program

page 44.

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

Timer Program Set

Manhattan Open Tennis

CH Date Start Stop Extend

10ch EVERYDAY 6:00PM 7:00PM 30 min

Detailed Settings

Record To HDD Recording Mode XP Auto Replace Rec. On Genre No Category Dual Mono Recording L HDD Recording Format Video Mode On

Enter Details

3 Enter the timer recording settings.

Use the

/

the

•

/

buttons to select a field; use

buttons to change the value.

– Choose a channel (2 to 69 for antenna channels; 1 to 125 for cable, excluding skip channels), or one of the external inputs from which to record.

•

Date

– Choose a date up to one month in advance, or select a daily or weekly program.

•

Start

– Set the recording start time.

•

Stop

– Set the recording end time (maximum length of a timer recording is 24 hours).

•

Extend

– Extend the end time of the

timer recording (select

120

mins).

4 If you want to change the recording mode, recording destination, etc., select ‘Set Detailed’.

In this area you can set:

Record to

recording or

HDD

– Select

HDD

for hard disk

DVD

for DVD recording. Select

for Auto Replace Recording (daily or

weekly timer recording only).

Store Program

Set Detailed

Set Title Name

Cancel

Off, 30, 60, 90

Recording Mode SLP

SEP

recording time

– Select XP, SP, LP, EP,

, (See

Setting the picture quality/

on page 37). If Manual

Recording is on, then you can also select the

LPCM

setting, or MN (press

the

/

buttons to select the level).

Auto Replace Rec.

– automatically erases

ENTER

then use

the previous daily or weekly recording when the next one is recorded.

Genre

– Select a record genre (for HDD

recording only).

Dual Mono Recording

– Select which channel of a dual mono broadcast to record (necessary if recording to a Video mode DVD).

HDD Recording Format Mode On

Video Mode Off

– Select

depending on

Video

whether you need high-speed copying to Video mode DVD capability or not.

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

The timer recording list screen is displayed again. The timer program you just input appears in the list. The rightmost column shows various timer recording status messages:

• OK – Can be recorded.

• Time Over – Not enough space on the HDD (the recording won’t finish).

• Over 12h – Recording time of over 12 hours set (when recording to the HDD the recording will be split into two titles).

• Overlap – Two timer programs partially or completely overlap. The one starting earlier will take priority.

• Until ... (e.g., Until 8/13) – For a regular recording, the last program that could be recorded is shown.

• Data Over –Can’t record because the disc management area of the disc is full.

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• Cancel Once

is set to skip.

• Can’t Rec

•

Title Over

is already the maximum number of titles on the disc (HDD: 999; DVD: 99).

• Recording

recording.

• Standby

recording standby.

•

nothing displayed

recording or copying is in progress.

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

Tip

• To enter a title name for the timer recording in advance, select

Name

Note

• If you set a DVD timer recording but there is no recordable DVD disc loaded, or the disc loaded doesn’t have enough free space for the complete recording,

Recovery

you load a suitable disc before the recording actually starts), the recorder will use the HDD for recording. (The message are already 999 titles on the HDD or if there is not enough free space on the HDD for recording.)

• For a DVD timer recording, if

Rec

(see set to recording quality to try and fit the recording on the disc. If the recording will not fit onto the disc even on (

MN4

– A regular timer program

– Not possible to record.

– Can’t record because there

– The program is currently

– The recorder is in timer

– Another timer

Set Title

and follow the on-screen display.

is shown. In this case (unless

Can’t Rec

Optimized Rec

, the recorder will adjust the

for DVD+R/+RW) recording

will appear if there

Optimized

on page 114) is

MN1

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.

Editing a timer program

You can change any of the settings in a timer program before the recording is due to start.

1 Press HOME MENU, select Timer Recording, then Timer Recording.

2 Highlight the timer program you

want to change

3 Press  then select ‘Modify’ from the command menu panel.

Alternatively, press ENTER . The Timer Program Set screen appears from

which you can edit the settings.

4 Edit the timer recording settings as necessary.

5 Select ‘Store Program’ to finish.

Confirm the settings you made from the following screen.

Deleting a timer program

You can delete timer programs you no longer need.

1 Press HOME MENU, select Timer Recording, then Timer Recording.

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2 Highlight the timer program you

want to erase

3 Press  then select ‘Erase’ from the command menu panel.

• Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel.

• You can also just press

CLEAR when the

timer program is highlighted.

Skipping a regular timer program

If you’ve set a regular daily or weekly timer program, you can set the recorder to skip the next scheduled recording.

1 Press HOME MENU, select Timer Recording, then Timer Recording.

2 Highlight the timer program you





want to skip

3 Press  then select ‘Cancel Once’ from the command menu panel.

• In the timer program list, Cancel Once appears by the program.

• You can also just press

when the timer

program is highlighted.

Extending a timer recording in progress

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

Canceling or extending the timer

 REC

1 Press and hold for three seconds during a timer recording.

Recording continues, but the timer indicator disappears from the front panel display indicating that the timer has been canceled.

Programming a new end time

You can edit the end time of a timer recording you have previously set.

HOME MENU

1 Select ‘Timer Recording’ then ‘Timer Recording’ from the Home Menu.

2 Highlight the timer recording you want to change.

ENTER

3 Press

then select ‘Modify’

from the command menu panel.

Alternatively, press ENTER . The Timer Program Set screen appears, from

which you can edit the settings.

ENTER

4 Edit the end time as necessary.

You can also edit the Extend time parameter.

ENTER

5 Select ‘Store Program’.

HOME MENU

6 Press to exit the Timer Recording screen.

Stopping a timer recording

STOP REC

1 Press during a timer recording.

ENTER

2 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm.

 REC

2 Press repeatedly to extend recording in 30 minute blocks.

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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.

STANDBY/ON



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



2 (front panel) Press and hold for three seconds to lock the controls.

The front panel display briefly shows If any buttons are pressed on the remote or front panel,

• To unlock the recorder, press and hold

LOCK

is briefly displayed again.

STOP

on the front panel (while the recorder is stopped) for three seconds until the display shows

UNLOCK

LOCK



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 page 103), and that there are fewer than 99/999 titles already on the DVD/HDD.

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

Lock Disc

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.

Simultaneous recording and

playback (Chase Play)

HDD

Chase Play allows you to watch a recording that is still in progress from the start, without having to wait until the recording has finished (i.e., playback is ‘chasing’ the recording).

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

Using the Disc Navigator with recordable

discs and the HDD

PLAY

• Press during recording to start playback from the beginning of the

current recording

on page 57).

Note

1 You can’t start playback immediately after recording starts. Simultaneous playback and recording doesn’t work

while copying or backing up.

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DISC

NAVIGATOR

• Press during recording to select another title to play.

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

• To stop playback, press



STOP

(recording will continue).

• To stop recording, press

STOP REC

(playback will continue).

Recording from an external component

DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM

HDD

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

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

See Chapter 2 ( connection options.

INPUT SELECT

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

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

•

– INPUT 1/AUTO START REC

•

– INPUT 2 (front panel)

– INPUT 3

•

Connecting up

) for

Check that the

External Audio Recording

on page 111).

are as you want them (see

Audio In

, and

settings for

Dual Mono

Audio

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

REC MODE

3 Set the recording quality.

• See

Setting the picture quality/recording

time

on page 37 for detailed information.

HDD/DVD

4 Select the HDD or DVD for recording.

 REC

5 Press to start recording.

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

recording

Restrictions on video

on page 35 for more details.

Automatic recording from a satellite tuner

HDD

If you have a satellite tuner or some other kind of set top box connected to the

1/AUTO START REC

input, you can have the recorder start and stop recording automatically with the timer settings of the connected component. (If the other component doesn’t have a built-in timer, you’ll need to use it with an external timer

unit.)

INPUT

Note

1 You can’t set Auto Start Recording when:

– the recorder is recording or in timer recording standby. – the HDD is not recordable. – the HDD already contains the maximum number of titles (999).

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After setting up for Auto Start Recording, this recorder starts recording when it detects a signal from the other component. When the signal ceases, the recorder stops recording.

If you want to use this recorder with the timer features of your satellite tuner, see

Additional information for cable/satellite/STB (set-top box) users

below.

Important

• It takes a little while for this recorder to switch on and start recording after detecting a signal. Please bear this in mind when setting the timer.

• If Auto Start Recording is set, it will not start if another timer recording is in progress.

• Timer recordings take precedence over Auto Start Recording. Auto Start Recording will stop if a timer recording is due to start. After the timer recording has finished, Auto Start Recording will resume.

1 Set the timer for the satellite receiver (or other component), then switch it into standby (if necessary).

Check the manual that came with the receiver if you’re not sure how to do this.

2 Check that the ‘Audio In’ settings for ‘External Audio’ and ‘Dual Mono Recording’ are as you want them.

See

Audio In

on page 111 for more on these

settings.

3 Set up the recorder.

• Use

REC MODE

quality. See

recording time

to set the recording

Setting the picture quality/

on page 37 for detailed

information.

HOME MENU

4 Select ‘Timer Recording’, then ‘Auto Start Recording’ from the Home

Menu.

ENTER

5 Select ‘Yes’ to switch Auto Start Recording on, or ‘No’ to switch off.

If you choose

‘Yes’

the recorder

automatically goes into standby. The

AUTO

indicator in the front panel

display lights. The recorder will automatically switch on

and start recording when the other component comes on. Recording stops when the external component switches off.

• To cancel Auto Start Recording, press

STANDBY/ON

standby. The

while the recorder is in

AUTO

indicator goes off.



• To cancel Auto Start Recording once recording has already started, press

REC

for three seconds (this cancels Auto



Start Recording, but recording continues), then

STOP REC

to stop

recording.

• You can also stop recording by pressing

STOP REC

then selecting

Yes

to confirm.

Tip

• Alternatively, with no OSD displayed, press and hold the front panel

REC

button for more than three seconds

STOP

to switch Auto Start Recording on directly. After switching on, switch the recorder into standby (step

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Additional information for cable/ satellite/STB (set-top box) users

The following instructions show how to use the timer features of your STB with this recorder.

Setting up

1 Connect the STB’s audio/video outputs to a set of audio/video inputs on this recorder.

2 Switch on both the STB and this recorder and switch the recorder’s input function to the STB (L1, L2 or L3).

To check that everything is connected properly, switch on your TV and select this recorder as the video input. You should see whatever the STB is tuned to.

3 Program the IR controller supplied with your STB to send start/stop recording codes for a Pioneer VCR.

See the manual that came with the STB for how to do this.

Only the effect when used with this recorder:

4 Position the IR controller so that it will control this recorder.

The IR sensor on the recorder is located just above the

REC

•

REC

– Start recording

•

STOP

– Stop recording



and

STOP

codes have any

mark on the front panel.

• At the programmed times, the STB will start and stop recording on this recorder.

Playing your recordings on other DVD players

DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW

Most regular DVD players can play finalized discs recorded in Video mode and DVD+R discs. 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 DVD-ROM drives and DVD recorders may be able to (finalization might be necessary). Check the manual that came with the player to check what kinds of discs it will play.

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

All the title menus are navigated in the usual way, pressing display the menu, then using the



followed by

start playback.

ENTER

to select titles and

TOP MENU

///

Making a timer recording

1 Set the timer on the STB.

See the manual that came with your STB for how to do this.

2 Switch on this recorder.

You must leave the recorder on until the recording finishes.

Finalizing a disc

DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW

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

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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 103 before

starting the steps below. DVD+RW discs don’t generally need

finalizing. However, if you want a title menu to appear when you play the disc, then you will need to finalize. When using a DVD+RW, you can still record and edit even after finalizing. although the title menu will disappear if you do so. Finalize the disc again to generate a new title menu.

Important

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

Undo Finalize

on page 104

for how to do this.

•A VR mode DVD-R/-RW (excluding DVDR DL) disc can still be recorded and edited on this recorder even after finalizing.

• Video mode DVD-R DL discs and DVD+R DL discs must be finalized in order to play in other recorders/players. Note however that some recorders/ players will not play even finalized duallayer discs.

1 Load the disc you want to finalize.

Make sure that the recorder is stopped before proceeding.

HOME MENU

2 Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the Home Menu.

ENTER

3 Select ‘Finalize’ > ‘Finalize’ > ‘Next Screen’.

Disc Setup

Basic

Initialize Finalize

Finalize

Optimize HDD

ENTER

Finalize

Undo Finalize

Next Screen

Start

4 For Video mode and DVD+R/ +RW discs only, select a title menu style,

then select ‘Yes’ to start finalization or ‘No’ to cancel.

The menu you select will be the one that appears when the ‘top menu’ (or ‘menu’ for a DVD+R/+RW) is selected on any DVD player.

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.

5 The recorder will now start finalizing the disc.

During finalization:

• If the finalization process of a DVD-RW or DVD+R/+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.

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• 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. Video mode DVD-R/-RW and DVD+R/+RW discs can take up to 20 minutes.

Initializing recordable DVD discs

DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+RW DVD-RAM

DVD-R/-RW discs can be initialized for either Video mode recording or VR mode recording.

When you first load a blank DVD-RW or DVD+RW disc, the recorder initializes it for recording automatically. By default, blank DVD-RW discs are initialized for VR mode recording. See

DVD-RW Auto Init.

on page 115 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 initialize it before recording anything on the disc.

DVD+RW and DVD-RAM discs can also be initialized in order to erase the contents of the disc.

nothing on the disc that you want to keep!

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

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

HOME MENU

1 Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the Home Menu.

ENTER

2 Select ‘Initialize’ > ‘Video Mode’, ‘VR Mode’ or ‘Initialize

DVD+RW’.

Disc Setup

Basic

Initialize

Finalize

Optimize HDD

ENTER

VR Mode

Video Mode

Initialize DVD+RW

Start

3 Select ‘Start’.

It takes about 30 seconds to initialize the disc (except DVD-RAM discs, which can take up to 1 hour).

Initializing Disc

2 ch

1 min left

Important

• Initializing a DVD-RW, DVD+RW or DVD-RAM disc will erase everything recorded on it. Make sure there is

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 6

Playback

Introduction

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

ENTER

. To go back one level from any

screen, use the Remember also that the button guide at the

bottom of every screen shows which buttons do what.

Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to the HDD, DVD discs, Video CDs, WMA/MP3/DivX discs and CDs, although the exact operation of some varies slightly with the kind of disc loaded.

• Many functions are not available when a Video CD is playing in PBC mode. Stop playback, then press playback.

• For discs that contain JPEG picture files, see

543H-S) (DVR-540H-S)

RETURN

The PhotoViewer (DVR-640H-S/DVR-

on page 93 and

button.



The PhotoViewer

on page 101.

for non-PBC

Basic playback

A L L

This section shows you how to use your recorder for playback of discs (DVD, CD, etc.), and for playback of video from the HDD.

Important

• Throughout this manual, the term ‘DVD’ means any kind of playable or recordable DVD. If a function is specific to a particular kind of DVD disc, it is specified.

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

HDD/DVD

1 Select the HDD or DVD for playback.

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

Select DVD for any kind of disc playback.

OPEN/CLOSE

2 Load a disc.

Load a disc with the label side facing up, using the disc tray guide to align the disc (if you’re loading a double-sided DVD-Video disc, load it with the side you want to play face down).

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• If you want to play a DTS audio CD, please first read the note on page 55.

PLAY

3 Start playback.

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

ENTER

///

to navigate DVD disc

menus, and the number buttons and

ENTER

for Video CD menus.

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

• There may be a slight pause when playback switches from the first to the second layer of a dual-layer disc.

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

STOP

4 Press to stop playback.

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

Playing DVD discs

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

Press to start playback.

PLAY

PREV NEXT

ABC DEF

GHI

JKL

PQRS TUV WXYZ

ENTER

RESUME

screen, playback starts from the place last stopped.

Press to stop playback.

STOP

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.

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

DVD+R/DVD+RW only:



the previous title.

Except VR mode:

back, enter a chapter number

MNO

then press directly to that chapter within

CLEAR

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:

back, enter a title number then press

All:

number entry and start again.

is displayed on-

. (Press  STOP

CH +/–

buttons.)

may not always skip to

During play-

ENTER

to skip

During play-

ENTER

Press

CLEAR

to clear a

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DVD-R/-RW, DVD-RAM only:

(Commercial back/skip) Each

BACK

CM SKIP

press skips backward/forward progressively up to a maximum of ten minutes forward or three minutes back.

While paused, press and hold

//

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

TOP MENU

DISC

NAVIGATOR

Press to display the menu of

a DVD-Video disc. (DVD+R/ +RW discs ﬁnalized on this recorder will display the Disc Navigator. Press

display the disc menu.)

Use the cursor buttons to navigate DVD-Video disc

ENTER

menus; press

ENTER

select items.

RETURN

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

Playing from the HDD

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

Press to start playback.

PLAY

RESUME

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

is displayed on-

GHI

PQRS TUV WXYZ

BACK

PREV NEXT

ABC DEF

JKL

ENTER

Press to stop playback.

STOP

You can resume playback from the same point by pressing  PLAY

. (Press  STOP again to cancel the resume function.)

PAUSE

Pauses playback, or restarts playback when paused.

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

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

CH +/–

During playback, enter a title number then press

MNO

skip directly to that title. Press

CLEAR

ber entry and start again.

to clear a num-

(Commercial back/skip) Each press skips backward/for-

CM SKIP

ward progressively up to a maximum of ten minutes forward or three minutes back.

While paused, press and hold

//

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

buttons.)

ENTER

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Playing CDs and WMA/MP3 discs

The table below shows the basic playback controls for audio CDs

files.

PLAY

STOP

PAUSE

PREV NEXT

ABC DEF

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS TUV WXYZ

CLEAR

ENTER

, and WMA/MP3

Press to start playback.

Press to stop playback.

Pauses playback, or restarts playback when paused.

Except WMA:

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

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

CH +/–

buttons.)

During playback, enter a track number then press

ENTER

to skip directly to that track. Press

CLEAR

to clear a num-

ber entry and start again.

Playing Video CD

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

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.

PREV NEXT

Press to start playback.

PLAY

RESUME

is displayed onscreen, playback starts from the place last stopped.

Press to stop playback.

STOP

You can resume playback from the same point by pressing  PLAY

. (Press  STOP again to cancel the resume function.)

PAUSE

Pauses playback, or restarts playback when paused.

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

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

CH +/–

buttons.)

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 using the

2 When playing in PBC mode, some playback features, such as search, repeat and program play are not avail-

able. You can play a PBC Video CD in non-PBC mode by pressing  to start playback instead of  PLAY

AUDIO

button (see

Switching audio channels

on page 63).

Stereo

is selected

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ABC DEF

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS TUV WXYZ

CLEAR

During playback, enter a track number then press

ENTER

to skip directly to that track. Press

CLEAR

ber entry and start again.

ENTER

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

Video CD only:

skips backward/forward pro-

BACK

CM SKIP

gressively up to a maximum of ten minutes forward or three minutes back. Note that this function doesn’t work when playing in PBC mode.



While paused, press and hold 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 playing in PBC mode.

Playing DivX video files

The table below shows the basic playback controls for DivX video files.

to clear a num-

Each press

PREV NEXT

SUBTITLE

Press to stop playback.

STOP

You can resume playback from the same point by pressing  PLAY

. (Press  STOP again to cancel the resume function.)

PAUSE

Pauses playback, or restarts playback when paused.

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

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

CH +/–

buttons.)

While paused, press to

/

advance one frame. Press and hold to start slow motion playback (press repeatedly to change the slow motion play speed).

AUDIO

Press to display the playback audio type; press repeatedly to change the playback audio type.

Press to display subtitle information; press repeatedly to change subtitles.

Press to start playback.

PLAY

RESUME

is displayed onscreen, playback starts from the place last stopped. Playback of titles (DivX ﬁles) proceeds in alphabetical order.

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Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc

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

Using the Disc Navigator with recordable discs and the HDD

DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM

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 66 for more on

editing recordable discs.

HDD/DVD

1 Select the hard disk drive or DVD.

DISC

NAVIGATOR

2 Open the Disc Navigator.

Disc Navigator (HDD)

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4 Titles

Recent first

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

• You can also access the Disc Navigator from the Home Menu.

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HDD

• To change the thumbnail picture displayed for a title see

Set Thumbnail

page 71.

• For HDD recordings, you should be able to see a thumbnail title digest. If it doesn’t display, set Set Preview to

Normal

. See

Set Preview

ENTER

4 Play the highlighted title.

• You can also select

on page 117.

Play

from the

command menu options.

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 Display the View Options panel.

The View Options panel

Disc Navigator (HDD)

Style

4 Titles

Sort order

Recent first

NEW first

Genre

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

12/03 SUN 11:00PM

11/29 MON 7:00PM 12/03Sun 11:00PM 4ch SP

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

12/03 SUN 8:00PM 12/03Sun 8:00PM 9ch SP

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1h00m(1.0G)

3 Browse the list of titles.

• Use the

/

buttons to display the

previous/next page of titles.

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ENTER

2 Choose ‘Style’, ‘Sort order’ or ‘Genre’, then press ENTER to see the

available view options.

•

Style

– Select four or eight titles per

screen view

•

Sort order

– Sort by date (most recent first), unwatched first, title name or recording date (oldest first)

•

Genre

– Display all genres or just a

selected genre

ENTER

3 Choose a view option, then press ENTER.

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

Using the Disc Navigator with playback-only discs

DVD-Video CD Video CD

1 Display the Home Menu.

HOME MENU

ENTER

WMA/MP3

2 Select ‘Disc Navigator’.

Alternatively, for a CD, Video CD or WMA/ MP3/DivX disc, you can press

NAVIGATOR

, which takes you straight to

the Disc Navigator screen.

DivX

DISC

ENTER

3 Select what you want to play.

Depending on the type of disc you have loaded, the Disc Navigator looks slightly

different, but they are all navigated in the same way.

The screen below shows a WMA/MP3/DivX disc. Navigate to the folder, or the track/title within a folder that you want to play.

Disc Navigator

CD WMA/MP3 DivX

Folder (01-03)

01.Rock

02.Pop

03.Dance

Playback starts after you press

Track(001-004)

001.Intro

002.Escape

003.Everything You Say

004.What I Do

ENTER

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

CD, WMA/MP3

and

DivX

. This can only

be done while the disc is stopped.

Scanning discs

A L L

(except WMA)

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

Note

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

• No subtitles are displayed when scanning DVDs and DivX titles.

• Analog and digital sound is output when scanning DVDs and DivX titles with Dolby Digital or Linear PCM sound on forward 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 optical digital output during forward

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

SCAN 1

(Linear PCM is output from the optical digital output, except during chase playback

SCAN 1

(Linear PCM is output from the

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Playback

1 During playback, start reverse or forward scanning.

• The scanning speed is shown on-screen.

2 Press repeatedly to change the scanning speed.

There are four scanning speeds available when playing HDD video, a DVD or a DivX title. Reverse playback is also possible with

HDD and DVD video.

There are two scanning speeds for other types of disc.

PLAY

3 Resume normal playback.

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 CDs and DivX titles can only be played forwards in slow motion.

There is no sound when playing in slow motion.

PAUSE

1 Pause playback.

//

2 Press and hold to start slow motion reverse or forward play.

DivX

//

3 Press repeatedly to change the slow motion speed.

The current playback speed is indicated onscreen.

PLAY

4 Resume normal playback.

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 and DivX titles, you can only use frame advance.

PAUSE

1 Pause playback.

2 Back up or advance one frame with each press.

PLAY

3 Resume normal playback.

DivX

//

The Play Mode menu

A L L

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

Note

1 Reverse playback may not be smooth. 2 Depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached.

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PLAY MODE

Press

to display the Play Mode

menu.

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

HOME MENU

• To exit the Play Mode menu, press

HOME MENU

PLAY MODE

Search Mode

A L L

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

or by title/chapter/folder/track

time number.

ENTER

1 Select ‘Search mode’ from the Play Mode menu, then choose a search

option.

The available search options depend on the type of disc.

ABC DEF

GHI

JKL

MNO

PQRS TUV WXYZ

2 Enter a title/chapter/folder/ track number or a search time.

Play Mode

Search Mode A-B Repeat Repeat Program

Time Search (HDD, DVD):

minutes into the current title, press

. For 1 hour and 15 minutes and 20 seconds

into the title, press

Time Search (Video CD):

Time Search Title Search Chapter Search

1, 1, 5, 2, 0

Input Time

0.01.00

For example, for 25

2, 5, 0,

For example, for 2 minutes and 30 seconds into the current track, press

Title/Chapter/Folder/Track Search:

example, for track 6, press

3 Start playback.

ENTER

2, 3, 0

For

A-B Repeat

DVD HDD CD Video CD

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.

DivX

ENTER

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

Note

1 When using time search, playback may occasionally start slightly before or after the time you input. 2 If you switch camera angles on a DVD during A-B repeat play, A-B repeat is canceled.

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ENTER

2 With ‘A (Loop Start)’ highlighted, press at the point you want

the loop to start.

Play Mode

Search Mode A-B Repeat Repeat Program

ENTER

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

end.

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

• 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.

• To resume normal playback, select from the A-B Repeat menu, or press

CLEAR

Mode menu) is displayed.

Repeat play

A L L

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

page 61).

A (Loop Start) B (Loop End) Off

if no menu OSD (such as the Play

Program play

Off

ENTER

1 Select ‘Repeat’ from the Play Mode menu, then choose a repeat play

mode.

Play Mode

Search Mode A-B Repeat Repeat Program

Repeat Disc Repeat Title Repeat Chapter Repeat Off

• To resume normal playback, select

Repeat Off

or press

from the Repeat Play menu,

CLEAR

if no menu OSD (such as

the Play Mode menu) is displayed.

Program play

DVD-Video CD Video CD

HDD

This feature lets you program the play order

of titles/chapters

/folders/tracks on a disc or

the HDD.

ENTER

1 Select ‘Program’ from the Play Mode menu, then ‘Input/Edit Program’.

The Input/Edit Program screen varies according to the disc type. Below is the DVD input screen.

Program

Step

01.001

02.

03.

04.

05.

06.

07.

08.

Title (01-03)

Title 01 Title 02 Title 03

WMA/MP3

Chapter(001-015)

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

Note

1 If you switch the camera angle during repeat play of a DVD-Video disc, repeat play is canceled. 2 When playing a program list of DVD-Video chapters, chapters not included in the program list may be some-

times be played, depending on the disc.

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ENTER

2 Select a title, chapter, folder or track for the current step in the

program list.

After pressing

ENTER

to add the title/ chapter/folder/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

3 Repeat step 2 to build up a program list.

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

PLAY

4 Play the program list.

Program play remains active until you cancel program play, erase the program list, eject the disc or switch off the recorder.

Tip

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

MODE

• During program play, press

HOME MENU



PLAY

to skip

to the next program step.

• To repeat play the program list, select

Program Repeat

Mode menu (see

from the Repeat Play

Repeat play

page 61).

• 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.

• From the Program menu you can also:

Start Program Play

– Starts playback of

a saved program list

Cancel Program Play

– Turns off program play, but does not erase the program list

Erase Program List

– Erases the

program list and turns off program play

Displaying and switching subtitles

DVD-Video

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

during playback.

Note

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

access.

• To set subtitle preferences, see

Subtitle Language

on page 113.

DivX

TOP MENU

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Check the disc packaging for details of the subtitle options.

SUBTITLE

• Select/change the subtitle language.

The current subtitle language is shown onscreen and in the front panel display.

• To switch off subtitles, press then

CLEAR

SUBTITLE

Switching DVD and DivX soundtracks

DVD-Video

When playing a DVD disc or DivX title recorded with two or more soundtracks (often in different languages), you can

switch the soundtrack during playback. Check the disc packaging for details of the

soundtrack options.

• Change the audio soundtrack.

The current audio language is shown onscreen and in the front panel display.

• The sound may drop out for a few

• Some discs feature both Dolby Digital

DivX

AUDIO

seconds when switching soundtracks.

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

an AV amplifier or receiver

Connecting to

on page 22 for

connection details.

Switching audio channels

DVD (VR) DVD-RAM HDD CD Video CD

For HDD2 and VR mode content that has both a main and a SAP (Secondary Audio Program) audio channels, you can switch

between main ( When playing Video CDs and audio CDs you

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

AUDIO

• Press repeatedly to display/switch the audio channel.

The audio channel(s) currently playing are indicated on-screen.

HDD DVD (VR) DVD-RAM

L+R L

– Left/main channel only

– Right/SAP channel only

CD Video CD

Stereo 1/L

– Left channel only

2/R

– Right channel only

), SAP (R), or both (

– Both channels (default)

WMA/MP3

– Stereo (default)

WMA/MP3

L+R

Note

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

cess.

• To set audio language preferences, see

2 Only when HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off ( 3 When playing a dual mono recording on a VR mode disc, if you are listening to the Dolby Digital soundtrack via

the digital output, you cannot switch the audio channel. Set

Dolby Digital Out

on page 112) or listen via the analog outputs if you need to switch the audio channel.

Audio Language

on page 113.

HDD Recording Format

Dolby Digital Out

TOP MENU

on page 115).

Dolby Digital  PCM

to ac-

(see

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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

Indicator

• Switch the camera angle.

on page 117).

ANGLE

Angle

• The angle number is displayed onscreen.

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

Displaying disc information on-screen

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

DISPLAY

• 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).

• To hide the information display, press

DISPLAY

repeatedly until it disappears.

HDD and removable disc activity display

Press

DISPLAY

once to see the HDD and

removable disc (DVD, etc.) activity. Use the

HDD/DVD

button to switch between the two

kinds of display. The example displays below show high-

speed copying from HDD to DVD, and HDD chase playback.

Rec Mode SP(2h00m/DVD)

HDD

Remain 10h35m Stop

Rec Mode SP(2h00m/DVD)

HDD

Remain 10h35m Chase Play Rec

Relative playback position

Shows recording restrictions for the current channel program

 Stop DVD-RW VR Original

Disc Name : Comedy shows

 Play DVD-R Video

Title Name 11/21 Soccer game:

Resume XP (1h00m/DVD) Finalized

Indicates copy-protected material

Indicates a multi-angle scene

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



Hi-Speed Copy

HDD  DVD

0h08m left

Recording time

0. 00. 21 0h01m52s

DVD-RW Video

Remain –h– –m Stop

DVD-RW Video

Remain 0h52m Stop

WNBC

Rem. 0h35m Copy Once

4.32Mbps

Stereo

Indicates the data transfer rate

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Tip

• See

Switching camera angles

for more on multi-angle scene switching.

• 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 12 cm / 4.7 GB disc at the displayed record setting.

• Recording and playback times for TV recordings are approximately 0.1 % shorter than the actual time. This is 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

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

Can’t Record

on page 64

messages

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Disc Navigator (DVD)

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Style

4 Titles

PlayList

Original

Editing

Chapter 7

Editing

The Disc Navigator screen

The Disc Navigator screen is where you can edit video content on unfinalized Video mode and VR mode DVD-R/-RW discs, DVD+R/ +RW and DVD-RAM, as well as video content on the internal hard disk drive.

HDD/DVD

1 Select the HDD or DVD.

DISC

NAVIGATOR

2 Display the Disc Navigator screen.

Playback will automatically stop when you do this.

• The Disc Navigator is also accessible from the Home Menu.

Available

recording time

View options panel

Disc Navigator (HDD)

4 Titles

Recent first

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

Title thumbnail Title information

Title list

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Command menu panel

Selected title

DISPLAY

• Press to change the title information displayed in the title list.

HDD/DVD

• Press to switch between the HDD and DVD Disc Navigator screens.

• If you are editing a VR mode DVD-R/-RW or DVD-RAM disc you can display the Play List by selecting

Play List

view options panel (press

Play List Play List

from the view options, then ).

from the



, then select

• Titles on the HDD marked with a icon are timer recordings set to Auto Replace Recording (see

recording

Setting a manual timer

on page 42).

• Titles on the HDD marked with a icon are recently recorded titles that haven’t yet been played.

DISC

NAVIGATOR

3 Press to exit the Disc Navigator

• Press to display the command menu panel. Use the

/

buttons to navigate the menus.

PREV NEXT

• When in the title list, press to display the previous/next page if there

are more titles than can be displayed.

and

ENTER

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Command menu panel options

The table below shows which commands you can use with the HDD and different disc types.

Create

(page 68)

Play

(page 69)

Erase

(page 69)

Edit > Title Name

(page 70)

Edit > Set Thumbnail

(page 71)

Edit > Erase Section

(page 72)

Edit > Divide

(page 73)

Edit > Chapter Edit

(page 73)

Edit > Set Genre

Edit > Lock

Edit > Move

Edit > Combine

Genre Name

Multi-Mode

Undo

(page 79)

(page 75)

(page 76)

(page 77)

(page 78)

DVD-R/-RW

HDD















(Video mode),

DVD+R/+RW



DVD-R/-RW, DVD-RAM

(VR mode)

Original Play List



*1 DVD-R/-RW only

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Editing accuracy

Some editing commands ask you whether you want to keep Video mode compatibility or frame accuracy (

Editing

Frame Accurate Editing

Video Mode Compatible

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 to 1 second. On the other hand, these edit points will be preserved if you use high-speed copy to make a Video mode DVD or DVD+R/+RW.

HDD genres

The large capacity of the HDD means that there may be many hours of video in the recorder. To help you organize your HDD video content you can assign different genres to titles. There are 10 genres in total, including ten user-definable ones that you can name as you like.

Create

DVD (VR) DVD-RAM

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.

ENTER

1 Select ‘Create’ from the command menu panel.

Disc Navigator (DVD)

4 Titles

Play List

DVD

VR Mode

Remain

0h30m

ENTER

2 Select an original title to add to the Play List.

Repeat these two steps to add as many titles as necessary to the Play List.

Play List only

No title

0Titles

Play

Erase

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Edit

2h00m(1.0G)

Create

Undo

1h00m(1.0G)

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Play

DVD (Video) DVD (VR) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM

HDD

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.

ENTER

Disc Navigator (HDD)

4 Titles

Recent first

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

12/03 SUN 11:00PM

11/29 MON 7:00PM

12/03Sun 11:00PM 4ch SP

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

12/03 SUN 8:00PM 12/03Sun 8:00PM 9ch SP

12/02 SAT 10:00PM 12/02Sat 10:00PM 7ch SP

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Play

Erase

2h00m(1.0G)

Edit

2h00m(1.0G)

Genre Name

1h00m(1.0G)

Multi-Mode

1h00m(1.0G)

Erase

DVD (Video) DVD (VR) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM

HDD

Use this function to erase unwanted titles. When you erase titles from the HDD or

Original titles from a VR mode DVD-RW, the available recording space increases accordingly. Erasing a title from a Video mode DVD-RW or DVD+RW disc increases the available recording time only if it is the

last title on the disc. Erasing Play List titles, or titles from a DVD-

R (VR mode or Video mode) or DVD+R, will not result in any more free space on the disc.

1 Highlight the title you want to erase.

2 Select ‘Erase’ from the command menu panel.

3 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm or ‘No’ to cancel.

ENTER

Tip

• You can erase a title quickly by pressing

CLEAR

when the title is highlighted.

Confirm the edit by pressing

Note

1 There may be cases where erasing a title from a DVD+R/+RW disc will result in non-contiguous title numbers.

ENTER

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Title Name

DVD (Video) DVD (VR) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM

HDD

You can give titles new names of up to 64 characters long for VR mode, DVD-RAM and HDD recordings, and up to 40 characters for Video mode recordings and DVD+R/+RW discs.

1 Highlight the title you want to name (or rename).

2 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Title Name’ from the command menu panel.

3 Input a name for the selected title.

ENTER

Disc Navigator (HDD)

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11/29 MON 7:00PM

12/03Sun 11:00PM 4ch SP

4 Titles

Recent first

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

ENTER

Input Title Name

12/03 Sun 11:00PM 4ch SP

CAPS small

OK Clear Space

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

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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

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Cancel

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–

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–

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



buttons to change the cursor

/

position.

• Select

• You can also use the

CAPS

small

to change to upper

or lower-case, or use the

SELECTION

buttons (

/

CLEAR

CASE

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

shortcuts to input a name

Using the remote key

below.

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

ENTER

4 Select ‘OK’ 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

RETURN

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

and an R), press  to advance the cursor one space manually between inputting the two characters.

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Key

Characters Key Characters

. , ’ ? ! – & 1

m n o 6 ö ô ò ó

ø ñ

a b c 2 ä à á â ã

d e f 3 è é ë ê



[cursor back]

æ ç

g h i 4 î ï ì í ¡

j k l 5 £



p q r s 7 $

ÿ/ß

t u v 8 ü ù û ú

w x y z 9

[cursor for-

ward]

/[change case]

CLEAR[clear charac-

ter]



<space>



[ﬁnish name

input]

( ) _ / : ; ” ` ^ @ # ∗ % ¥ | + =

{ } [ ] < >

lower-case: ÿ; upper-case: ß

Set Thumbnail

DVD (Video) DVD (VR) DVD+R DVD+RW

HDD

DVD-RAM

You can change the thumbnail picture that appears in the Disc Navigator for a title to any frame that appears in that title.

1 Highlight the title you want to change the thumbnail picture for.

ENTER

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

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All Genres

HDD

Remain

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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)

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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2h00m

Rec. time

10-1

00.00.09.15

 Play Pause

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

CM SKIP

buttons.

ENTER

PLAY MODE

), and

4 Select ‘Exit’ to return to the Edit screen.

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Erase Section

HDD DVD (VR) DVD-RAM

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

1 Highlight the title containing the section you want to erase.

ENTER

2 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Erase Section’ from the command menu panel.

ENTER

HDD only:

edit.

Please select the type of editing. Video Mode Compatible Editing is recommended for compatibility with high-speed copying.

Video Mode Compatible Editing

• For more information about these options, see

Select the type of

DVD RECORDER

Frame Accurate Editing

Editing accuracy

on page 68.

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

ENTER

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Rec. time

10-1

 Play Pause

2h00m

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.

ENTER

6 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm, or ‘No’ to cancel,.

In the thumbnail viewer you can see a few seconds of video either side of the marked section to see how the edit will look.

• When editing VR mode Original content, you may not be able to erase very short sections (less than five seconds).

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Divide

HDD DVD (VR) DVD-RAM

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.

ENTER

2 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Divide’ from the command menu panel.

HDD only:

Please select the type of editing. Video Mode Compatible Editing is recommended for compatibility with high-speed copying.

• For more information about these options, see

4 Use the playback controls (, , ,



, etc.) to find the place you want to

divide the title.

Play List only

Select the type of edit.

DVD RECORDER

Video Mode Compatible Editing

Frame Accurate Editing

Editing accuracy

on page 68.

ENTER

5 Press to divide the title at the current playback position.

ENTER

6 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm or ‘No’ to cancel.

Divided titles cannot

be combined. OK?

Yes

Chapter Edit

DVD (VR) DVD-RAM HDD

When editing a VR mode DVD or video on the HDD you can edit individual chapters within a title, with commands for erasing, combining and dividing.

1 Highlight the title that contains the chapters you want to edit.

ENTER

2 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Chapter Edit’ from the command menu panel.

ENTER

HDD only:

edit.

Select the type of

Divide Title (HDD)

Divide

Cancel

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Rec. time

10–1



Play Pause

2h00m

00.00.09.15

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

• For more information about these options, see

Editing accuracy

on page 68.

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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

0.00.00

 Play

Exit

Divide

Erase/Move

Combine

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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-R/-RW/-RAM disc or 99 chapters per HDD title).

•

Erase1/Move2 – Erase or move

chapters: Select the chapter you want to erase/move and press

ENTER

. Select whether you want to erase or move the chapter.

Move command only:

Select the

destination for the chapter, and press

ENTER

Chapter Edit (DVD VR mode Play List)

Exit

Divide

Erase/Move

Combine

002 003 005004001

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1h00m

Rec. time

0h01m

Chapter

Erase Move

Cancel

Combine3 – Combine two adjacent

• chapters into one: Highlight the bar divider between two adjacent chapters and press

Chapter Edit (DVD VR mode Play List)

ENTER

Exit

Divide

Erase/Move

Combine

002 003 005004001

12/03Sun 11:00PM 4ch SP

1h00m

Rec. time

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.

ENTER

2 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Set Genre’ from the command menu panel.

Disc Navigator (HDD)

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4 Titles

Recent first

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

ENTER

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3 Select a genre for the title.

Disc Navigator (HDD)

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4 Titles

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All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

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12/02 SAT 10:00PM 12/02Sat 10:00PM 7ch SP

11/29 WED 7:00PM 11/29Wed 7:00PM 2ch 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)

10Titles

Play Title name

No Category

Erase

2h00m(1.0G)

Set Thumbnail

Free1 Erase Section

Edit

Free2 Edit Chapter

Free3 Divide

Free4

2h00m(1.0G)

Multi-Mode

Set Genre

Free5

Genre Name

Lock

Free6

Cancel

1h00m(1.0G)

Lock

HDD DVD (Video) DVD (VR)

DVD-RAM

Original only

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

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).

ENTER

2 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Lock’ from the command menu panel.

Disc Navigator (HDD)

4 Titles

Recent first

Remain

All Genres

HDD

30h30m

An unlocked title will become locked; a locked title will be unlocked. Locked titles are shown in the Disc Navigator with a padlock icon.

DVD+R DVD+RW

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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)

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Move

DVD (VR) DVD-RAM

Use this function to re-arrange the playing order of Play List titles.

1 Highlight the title you want to move.

ENTER

2 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Move’ from the command menu panel.

Disc Navigator (DVD)

4 Titles

Play List

DVD

VR Mode

Remain

0h30m

ENTER

3 Select a new position for the title.

Play List only

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11/29 WED 7:00PM 11/29Wed 7:00PM 2ch SP

Play

Title name

Erase

2h00m(1.0G)

Set Thumbnail Erase Section

Edit Divide

Chapter Edit

2h00m(1.0G)

Multi-Mode

Move

Genre Name

Combine

Cancel

1h00m(1.0G)

10Titles

Combine

DVD (VR) DVD-RAM

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.

ENTER

2 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Combine’ from the command menu panel.

Disc Navigator (DVD)

4 Titles

Play List

DVD

VR Mode

Remain

0h30m

Play List only

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10Titles

2h00m(1.0G)

1h00m(1.0G)

After pressing List is displayed.

Disc Navigator (DVD)

4 Titles

Play List

DVD

VR Mode

Remain

0h30m

Title to move

ENTER

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10Titles

2h00m(1.0G)

1h00m(1.0G)

Insert position

, the new, updated Play

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ENTER

3 Select another title to combine with the first.

This title will be appended to the first title selected.

The screen below shows title 3 selected to be appended to title 1:

Disc Navigator (DVD)

4 Titles

Play List

DVD

VR Mode

Remain

0h30m

ENTER

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10Titles

2h00m(1.0G)

1h00m(1.0G)

4 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm or ‘No’ to cancel.

OK to combine titles

1 and 3 ?

Yes

Genre Name

HDD

Use this command to rename one of the ten user-definable genres (

ENTER

1 Select ‘Genre Name’ from the command menu panel.

Disc Navigator (HDD)

4 Titles

Recent first

All Genres

Remain

HDD

30h30m

ENTER

2 Select one of the userdefinable genre names.

Disc Navigator (HDD)

4 Titles

Recent first

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

Free 1

Free 10

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11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

12/03 SUN 8:00PM 12/03Sun 8:00PM 9ch SP

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11/29 WED 7:00PM 11/29Wed 7:00PM 2ch SP

12/03 SUN 11:00PM

11/29 MON 7:00PM

12/03Sun 11:00PM 4ch SP

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

12/03 SUN 8:00PM 12/03Sun 8:00PM 9ch SP

12/02 SAT 10:00PM 12/02Sat 10:00PM 7ch SP

11/29 WED 7:00PM 11/29Wed 7:00PM 2ch SP

10Titles

Play

Erase

2h00m(1.0G)

Edit

2h00m(1.0G)

Genre Name

Multi-Mode

1h00m(1.0G)

10Titles

Play

Free1

Erase

Free2

2h00m(1.0G)

Free3

Edit

Free4 Free5

2h00m(1.0G)

Multi-Mode

Free6 Free7

Genre Name

Cancel

1h00m(1.0G)

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ENTER

3 Input a name for the genre.

• The name can be up to 12 characters long.

• For information on remote control key short cuts, see

shortcuts to input a name

Input Genre Name

Free 1

CAPS small

OK Clear

ENTER

Using the remote key

on page 70.

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4 Select ‘OK’ to enter the name and exit.

Multi-Mode

HDD

Multi-Mode allows you to select several titles, then select a command that will be applied to all of them. In this way you can select multiple titles and then erase them all at once, for example.

ENTER

1 Select ‘Multi-Mode’ from the command menu panel.

Disc Navigator (HDD)

4 Titles

Recent first

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

ENTER

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12/02 SAT 10:00PM 12/02Sat 10:00PM 7ch SP

11/29 WED 7:00PM 11/29Wed 7:00PM 2ch SP

10Titles

Play

Erase

2h00m(1.0G)

Edit

2h00m(1.0G)

Genre Name

Multi-Mode

1h00m(1.0G)

2 Select titles from the title list.

Selected titles are marked with a .

ENTER

3 Select the command that you want applied to all the marked titles.

For example, select

Erase

to erase all the

marked titles.

Disc Navigator (HDD)

4 Titles

Recent first

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

Multi-Mode

12/03 SUN 11:00PM 12/03Sun 11:00PM 4ch SP

12/03 SUN 8:00PM 12/03Sun 8:00PM 9ch SP

12/02 SAT 10:00PM 12/02Sat 10:00PM 7ch SP

11/29 WED 7:00PM 11/29Wed 7:00PM 2ch SP

2h00m(1.0G)

1h00m(1.0G)

10Titles

Erase Lock Unlock Change Genre

Single Mode

Cancel

Once the command is completed, MultiMode is automatically exited.

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Undo

DVD (Video) DVD (VR) DVD+R DVD+RW

If you make a mistake while editing, you can generally undo it. There is one level of undo (in other words, you can only undo the last edit you made).

• Select ‘Undo’ from the command menu panel.

• You can’t undo anything after exiting the

• Why doesn’t the available recording time

ENTER

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

0Titles

Play

Erase

2h00m(1.0G)

Edit

2h00m(1.0G)

Create

Undo

1h00m(1.0G)

Frequently asked questions

increase when I erase titles from a VR mode DVD-R?

When you erase titles from a DVD-R (or DVD+R), the titles are no longer displayed, but the content remains on the disc. DVD-R/+R are write-once media; they can’t be erased or rewritten.

about your edits requires a certain amount of disc space. As you edit, this information builds up, eventually preventing you from editing further.

•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

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Chapter 8

Copying and backup

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 81 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 detailed instructions.

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

Minimum copying times

more on copying times. (Please note that additional time is required for initializing and finalizing a disc.)

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.

Using Copy Lists

One Touch Copy

on page 82 for

on page 119 for

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

(Video)

and

page 115).

Auto Chapter (DVD+R/+RW)

Auto Chapter

Restrictions on copying

Commercial DVD-Video discs are protected using Copy Guard. These discs cannot be copied to the HDD.

Some video material is copy-once protected. This means that it can be recorded to HDD, but it can’t then be freely copied again. If you want to transfer copy-once protected material from HDD to DVD, you’ll need to a CPRM ver. 1.1 or higher VR mode DVD-RW, ver. 2.0 or 2.1 VR mode DVD-R, or CPRMcompatible DVD-RAM disc (see page 35 for more on this). Only one instance of a copy-once protected title can be added to the Copy List, and after it’s been copied, the title is erased from the HDD (it is therefore not possible to copy a locked title that is copy-once protected).

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

) is shown.

CPRM

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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 disc is loaded when trying to copy from the HDD.

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

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

2 Press during playback to copy the current title.

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

REC MODE

ONE TOUCH COP

above.

• 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.

Canceling One Touch Copy

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

ONE TOUCH COP

• Press and hold for more than a second.

Copying is canceled and the video already copied is erased.

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

Notes on copying using One Touch Copy

Copying to DVD

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

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

•A title that contains mixed aspect ratios can’t be copied to a Video mode disc. Use a VR mode DVD-R/-RW or DVD-RAM disc for this type of material.

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• Low resolution (

SEP

through LP modes1) widescreen material can’t be copied to a Video mode disc. Use a VR mode DVD-R/

-RW or DVD-RAM disc for this type of material.

• When HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off, titles recorded in

MN9

MN15

modes cannot be high-

speed copied to a Video mode disc. Please use a VR mode DVD-R/-RW or DVD-RAM.

• Recordings of dual mono broadcasts cannot be high-speed copied to a Video mode DVD. Please use a VR mode DVDR/-RW or DVD-RAM.

• Titles over 8 hours cannot be copied to single-layer DVD+R/+RW discs using One Touch Copy. Use DVD+R DL discs for titles over 8 hours.

• Titles recorded in or

mode cannot be copied to DVD+R/

MN1

MN6, SEP, SLP

+RW using One Touch Copy.

Copying to the HDD

• The maximum title length for copying is 12 hours.

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

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

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

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 renaming 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

• Resetting the recorder to its factory

1 Load a recordable DVD.

• It is possible to complete the following

• If you want to use a DVD-RW (VR mode)

2 Select ‘Copy’ from the Home Menu.

on page 81.

Important

at a time.

settings (see

Resetting the recorder

page 132) will erase the Copy List.

steps without having a recordable DVD loaded (or having an uninitialized DVD loaded); however, the steps are slightly different.

disc for the copy, make sure it is initialized before you start.

HOME MENU

Note

1 In manual recording mode these equate to

MN1–15

(Video Mode Off) or

MN1–8

(Video Mode On).

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ENTER

3 Select ‘HDD  DVD’.

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

below.

HDD DVD

DVD/CD HDD

Disc Back-up

4 If there is already a Copy List stored in the recorder, choose whether to ‘Create New Copy List’ or ‘Continue Using Previous Copy List’.

Continue Using Previous Copy List

Create New Copy List

• If you select

Copy List

• Selecting

Continue Using Previous

, skip to step 10 below.

Create New Copy List

will erase any Copy List already stored in the recorder.

ENTER

5 Add titles to the Copy List (highlight a title and press ENTER to add).

Select Title

Recent first

All Genres

Copy

HDD DVD (Video mode)

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11/29Wed 7:00PM 2ch SP 7:00PM 2h00m(1.0G)

Copy List Total Current DVD Remain

1 > 2 > 3

Free 1

0.0G

4.3G

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 or DVD+R/+RW:

• When adding titles that contain copyonce 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.

Note

1• Widescreen titles recorded at low resolution (

SEP

through LP/

MN1

MN15

(Video Mode On).

• LP/

MN9

MN15

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

• Dual mono recordings.

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

(Video Mode Off) or

MN1

MN8

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6 Press  to display the command menu panel.

The Command Menu panel

Select Title

Recent first

All Genres

Copy

HDD DVD (Video mode)

11/29 WED 11/29Wed 7:00PM 2ch SP

11/29Wed 7:00PM 2ch SP 7:00PM 2h00m(1.0G)

Copy List Total Current DVD Remain

1 > 2 > 3

Free 1

4.3G

10 Title

Return

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

Edit Title

Copy

Copy List Total Current DVD Remain

HDD DVD (Video mode)

1 2 3

1 > 2 > 3

19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP

11/29Wed 7:00PM 2ch SP 11/29Wed 7:00PM 2ch SP 11/29Wed 7:00PM 2ch SP

11/29Wed 7:00PM 2ch SP

4.3G

3 Title

Return

2h00m(1.0G)

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)

1 2 3

1 > 2 > 3

19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP

11/29Wed 7:00PM 2ch SP 11/29Wed 7:00PM 2ch SP 11/29Wed 7:00PM 2ch SP

Erase Title Name Erase Section Move Preview

Cancel

11/29Wed 7:00PM 2ch SP

4.3G

3 Title

Return

2h00m(1.0G)

•

Title Name

the Copy List (see

– Name or rename a title in

Title Name

page 70).

•

Erase Section

•

Move

Copy List (see

Preview

•

– Erase part of a title (see

on page 72).

– Change the order of titles in the

Move

on page 76).

– Check the content of a title in

the Copy List.

•

Divide

– Divide a title in the Copy List

into two (see

Combine

• Copy List into one (see

Divide

on page 73).

– Combine two titles in the

Combine

page 76).

•

Chapter Edit

Copy List title (see

– Edit chapters within a

Chapter Edit

page 73):

•

Divide

•

– Divide a chapter into two.

Erase/Move

– Erase a chapter/

Change the chapter order.

•

Combine

– Combine two chapters

into one.

•

Set Thumbnail

frame for a title (see

– Set the thumbnail

Set Thumbnail

page 71).

•

Recording Mode

quality of the copy (see

– Set the picture

Recording Mode

on page 87).

•

Dual Mono Audio

– Set how dual mono audio should be copied when copying from HDD to Video mode DVD (see

Mono Audio

•

Cancel

on page 87).

– Exit the menu.

Dual

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

A menu of editing commands appears:

•

Erase

– Erase individual titles from the

Copy List (see

Erase

on page 69).

9 Display the command menu panel.

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ENTER

10 Select ‘Next’ to proceed.

Edit Title

Copy

Copy List Total Current DVD Remain

1 2 3

HDD DVD (Video mode)

1 > 2 > 3

11/29Wed 7:00PM 2ch SP 11/29Wed 7:00PM 2ch SP 11/29Wed 7:00PM 2ch SP

11/29Wed 7:00PM 2ch SP

4.3G

3 Title

Return

2h00m(1.0G)

There are several options available from the next screen:

• Select

Recording Mode

if you want to

change the recording quality (see

Recording Mode

• Select

Input Disc Name

on page 87).

if you want to change the disc name. Input a name of up to 64 characters for a VR mode disc or 40 characters for a Video mode disc or DVD+R/+RW. (The input method is similar to that of naming titles; see

Name

on page 70.)

Finalize

• Select

if you want to

Title

automatically finalize a Video mode DVD

or DVD+R after copying.

Select a title

menu style from the following screen.

ENTER

11 Select ‘Start Copy’ to start copying.

Copy HDD DVD (Video Mode)

Start Copy

HDD

Copy Time 0h 16m

Recording Mode Disc Name

Finalize

Copy List Total Current DVD Remain

DVD-RW Video Mode

High-Speed

Off

4.3G

1 > 2 > 3

Return

Recording Mode Input Disc Name

Finalize

Start Copy

• If you’re using a DVD-R DL or DVD+R DL disc and the copy will span both layers, the

Copy List Total

• The

Current DVD Remain

bar will be purple.

bar will be half-length if the first layer of a DVD-R DL or DVD+R DL disc is already full.

Copying from DVD to HDD

Important

• The DVD to HDD Copy screen isn’t accessible when a finalized Video mode disc or a DVD-Video is loaded. As long as the disc is not Copy Guard protected, you can still use the One Touch Copy function, however (See on page 81).

• 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

One Touch Copy

Note

1 Titles recorded in

MN1

MN6, SEP, SLP

or EP mode cannot be copied to DVD+R/+RW using high-speed copy.

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

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finalized. – the recorder is reset to its factory settings (see

Resetting the recorder

page 132).

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

HOME MENU

1 Select ‘Copy’ from the Home Menu.

ENTER

2 Select ‘DVD/CD

ENTER



HDD’.

3 Select a Copy List type.

• Selecting

Create New Copy List

will erase any Copy List already stored in the recorder.

ENTER

4 Add titles to the Copy List (highlight a title and press ENTER to add).

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

ENTER

5 Select ‘Next’ from the command menu panel to proceed to the

title edit screen.

ENTER

6 Select a title to edit.

A menu appears of Copy List editing commands:

•

Erase

– Erase individual titles from the

Copy List (see

•

Move

Copy List (see

•

Preview

Erase

on page 69).

– Change the order of titles in the

Move

on page 76).

– Check the content of a title in

the Copy List.

•

Cancel

– Exit the menu.

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

ENTER

7 Select ‘Next’ from the command menu panel to proceed to the

copy options screen.

• Select

Recording Mode

if you want to

change the recording quality (see

Recording Mode

ENTER

on page 87).

8 Select ‘Start Copy’ to start copying.

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Recording Mode

ENTER

1 Select ‘Recording Mode’ from the command menu panel.

ENTER ENTER

2 Select a recording mode 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

Dual Mono Audio

1 Select the title containing the audio you want to change.

2 Select ‘Dual Mono Audio’ from the command menu panel.

ENTER

3 Select a dual mono audio option.

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 change the level setting (

LPCM

above, you can also

MN1

MN323

) from the Recording Quality box

that appears.

•

Optimized

2,4

– The recording quality is automatically adjusted so that the Copy List fits on to the space available on the disc. Copying is carried out in real-time.

When you change the recording mode setting, you can see how much disc space it will require. If this is more than is available, it shows up in red and you won’t be able to start copying. In this case, either change the recording quality, or press

RETURN

to go back to the Copy List screen and erase one or more titles from the Copy List.

Note

1 When copying to a Video mode DVD or DVD+R/+RW, the chapter markers in the copy may not be in exactly

the same position as the original.

2 When the copy mode is set to something other than High-Speed Copy for copying to a Video mode DVD or

DVD+R/+RW, the chapter markers of the original are not copied. Chapter markers are put into the copy at regular intervals, according to the Auto Chapter setting (see also

+RW)

on page 115. 3 When copying to a DVD+R/+RW, 4 Optimized mode only available when copying to DVD.

MN1

MN3

and

Auto Chapter (Video)

SEP

modes are not available.

) and

Auto Chapter (DVD+R/

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Using disc backup

* See also This feature offers a simple way to make a

backup copy of a finalized Video mode disc or DVD+R/+RW. The data is copied first to

the hard disk drive recordable DVD disc.

1 Select ‘Copy’, then ‘Disc backup’ from the Home Menu.

2 Select a backup option.

There are three backup options:

•

HOME MENU

ENTER

Start new disc backup

on page 81.

, then on to another

Start new disc back-up

Resume writing date

Erase back-up date

– Start making a

backup of a disc.

Resume writing data

– Record the backup data already on the HDD to a recordable DVD.

Erase backup data

– Erase the backup

data on the HDD.

3 Load the disc you want to make a backup of.

You can only make backup copies of finalized Video mode discs or finalized DVD+R or DVD+RW discs (excluding DVD-R DL/DVD+R DL discs).

Disc Back-up

No Disc.

Please load a disc to be backed-up.

Cancel

Start

ENTER

4 Select ‘Start’.

Disc Back-up

Read from disc and save to HDD.

Start reading?

Cancel

Start

• To see the progress of the backup, press

DISPLAY

• You can cancel the backup process by pressing

ONE TOUCH COPY

for more

than one second.

5 When the data has been copied, take out the disc and load a blank* recordable DVD.

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

Note

1 It is not possible to play this material directly from the HDD.

Disc Back-up

Disc content saved to Hard Disk Drive.

Please eject the disc and load a

recordable disc

Cancel

Start

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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 backup.

• If you backup a DVD-R disc to DVD-RW, you cannot undo the finalization later.

• Actual recordable capacity of discs vary so there may be cases where the contents of the disc you’re backing-up will not fit on to a particular blank disc. If this happens, please try another brand of disc.

• DVD-R/-RW discs can only be backed up to DVD-R/-RW discs; DVD+R/+RW discs can only be backed up to DVD+R/ +RW discs.

6 Select ‘Start’ to start writing the backed-up data to the 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 backup, press

DISPLAY

• You can cancel the backup process by pressing

ONE TOUCH COPY

for more than one second. However, this will make the disc unusable (although if you are using a DVD-RW or DVD+RW disc you can re-initialize it in order to make it usable again—see

DVD discs

on page 51.)

Initializing recordable

7 After the recorder has finished recording the backup disc, you can select whether to make another backup 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 copy or

Start

to make another backup

Cancel

to finish. If you want to make another backup copy, return to step

above.

8 If you don’t need to keep the backup data on the HDD, you can delete it now.

Select

Yes

select

to delete the data from the HDD;

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 backup data on the HDD, you can make backup copies to recordable DVD discs anytime from the Disc backup menu.

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Using the Jukebox

Chapter 9

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. You can also transfer WMA/MP3 files stored on CD-R/RW/-ROM or a USB device. 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 music to the HDD

The first step is to copy some music to the HDD. CD audio is copied in real-time, while WMA and MP3 files are copied at high

speed. All tracks are copied from each CD as an album.

WMA/MP3 album and track names are copied along with the audio. CD album and track names are not copied, but you can add these later (see page 92).

Usually, the tracks are copied to the HDD in the order they appear on the CD. When copying CD audio, you can copy them in some other order using the program play mode. See to do this.

Note that once copied to the HDD, audio tracks cannot be copied to a recordable DVD disc.

Editing Jukebox albums

Program play

on page 61 for how

• When copying CD audio, scheduled timer recordings will not start until copying is complete.

• Copy protected CDs may not copy successfully.

1 Load the CD you want to copy to the HDD.

HOME MENU

2 Select ‘Copy’ from the Home Menu.

ENTER

3 Select ‘DVD/CD to HDD’.

On pressing CD are copied to the HDD.

• You can also start copying by starting playback of the CD (including program play) and then pressing

COPY

• To cancel copying an audio CD, press and hold than one second.

• To cancel copying a WMA/MP3 disc, press

• If the CD loaded contains both CD audio tracks and WMA/MP3 files, the part currently selected will play.

ENTER

all tracks (or files) on the

ONE TOUCH COPY

ENTER

ONE TOUCH

for more

Important

• While copying CD audio, no other recorder operation is possible.

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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Copying files from a USB device to the HDD

DVR-640H-S/DVR-543H-S only

You can copy WMA or MP3 files from a connected USB device, such as a USB drive, to the HDD.

1 Connect the USB device.

HOME MENU

2 Select ‘Jukebox’ from the Home Menu.

ENTER

3 Select ‘Listen to Music from USB Device’.

ENTER

4 Select ‘Copy Album’ from the command menu panel.

ENTER

5 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm or ‘No’ to cancel.

The selected folder on the USB device will be copied to the HDD.

• Up to 99 folders/999 files on the USB device are copyable/displayable.

Playing music from the Jukebox

You can select albums or individual tracks from the Jukebox to play.

HOME MENU

1 Select ‘Jukebox’ from the Home Menu.

ENTER

2 Select a Jukebox option.

•

Listen to Music/Edit

– Listen to CDs

that have been copied to the HDD.

•

Listen to Music (WMA/MP3)/Edit

– Listen to WMA or MP3 files that have been stored on the HDD.

•

Listen to Music from USB Device

– Listen to music from an external USB device.

(DVR-640H-S/DVR-543H-S only)

ENTER

3 Select what you want to play.

The screen below shows CD albums stored on the HDD:

Album name

By number

All Genres

Remain

60h30m

Jukebox

Album1 The Planets/Mars-Venus-

Album2

Album3

Album4

Album5

Album6

Album7

Album8

Album1 The Planets/Mars-Venus-Mercury-Jup

HDD

iter-Saturn-Uranus-Nep classical Total 12 1.14.58

ALL

10Albums

Play

Erase

Edit

Play Mode

Genre Name

1-10

0.03.58



Info for selected album Playback status

• If you select a whole album to play, all tracks that are not set to Jump will play.

• If you want to start playback from a selected track in an album, or play a track that is set to Jump, press



to enter the track list then select a track to play.

• Press

SUBTITLE

ANGLE

to change

the page.

Note

1 The digital audio output contains a copy-prohibit signal when albums are playing from the HDD.

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Changing the album view

1 From the album list, display the view options menu panel.

ENTER

2 Select a view option.

Jukebox

12/1

Album1 The Planets/Mars-Venus-

Sort order

Album2

By number

New First

By favorite

Album3

By album

Album4

Genre

Album5

All Genres

Cancel

Album6

Album7

Album8

Album1 The Planets/Mars-Venus-Mercury-Jup

HDD

iter-Saturn-Uranus-Nep classical Total 12 1.14.58

Remain

60h30m

•

Sort order

By number

– Albums are listed by the

album number.

By favorite

– Most often listened to

music appears at the top of the list.

By album

– Albums are listed

alphabetically.

•

Genre

Jukebox

12/1

Album1 The Planets/Mars-Venus-

Sort order

New First

Genre

All Genres

Remain

60h30m

All Genres

Genre

Album1

Album2

All Genres

By number

No Category

Album3

Best

Album4

Rock Pop

Album5

All Genres

Jazz

Album6

Classical

Album7

Album8

Album1 The Planets/Mars-Venus-Mercury-Jup

HDD

iter-Saturn-Uranus-Nep classical Total 12 1.14.58

– All albums are displayed.

– Only albums in the selected

genre are displayed.

ALL

10Albums

Play

Erase

Edit

Play Mode

Genre Name

1-10

0.03.58

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 behavior of albums.

HOME MENU

1 Select ‘Jukebox’ from the Home Menu.

ENTER

2 Select ‘Listen to Music/Edit’ or ‘Listen to Music (WMA/MP3)/Edit’.

ENTER

3 Select what you want to edit.

ENTER

4 Select an edit function from the command menu panel.

•

Erase

– Erase the selected track (if all tracks in an album are selected, the whole album is erased).

•

Edit > Edit Title

64 characters for the album. See page

Title Name

names.

•

Edit > Set Genre

genre for the album.

•

Edit > Jump Set1 – Set a track to jump

so that it doesn't play (choose this command again to cancel the Jump setting).

•

Play Mode

for albums and tracks.

•

Genre Name

characters for a genre. See page

Name

on page 70 for how to enter names.

– Enter a name of up to

on page 70 for how to enter

– Set or change the

– Change the playback order

– Enter a name of up to 12

Title

Note

1 Tracks set to Jump will be skipped during consecutive track playback.

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The PhotoViewer (DVR-640H-S/DVR-543H-S)

Chapter 10

The PhotoViewer (DVR-640H-S/DVR-543H-S)

From the PhotoViewer you can view JPEG photos and picture files stored on the HDD, recordable DVD or CD-ROM/-R/-RW, or on a

USB-equipped digital camera.

You can also import files and save them to the recorder’s HDD or a DVD-R/-RW disc.

Locating JPEG picture files

HOME MENU

1 Select ‘PhotoViewer’ from the Home Menu.

ENTER

2 Select the location of the files you want to view or edit.

View/Edit photos on the HDD

View photos on a CD/DVD

View photos on a USB device

Copy photos from a USB device

• View/Edit photos on the HDD – View or edit photos already stored on the recorder’s HDD.

• View photos on a CD/DVD – View photos on a Fujicolor CD, CD-ROM, CDR/RW, or DVD-R/RW.

• View photos on a USB device – View photos on a digital camera (or other USB device) connected to the USB port.

• Copy photos from a USB device – Copy all photos on a connected USB device to the HDD.

ENTER

3 Select the folder containing the files you want to view, copy or edit.

Currently selected folder in folder list

PhotoViewer HDD

File

Chair No. 2

Date/Time

1/24/2006 10:00AM

001. 12/12 TUE

002. 12/13 WED

003. 12/14 THU

004. 12/15 FRI

005. 12/16 SAT

006. 12/17 SUN

007. 12/18 MON

008. 12/19 TUE

1/2 1/3

Pages in

folder list

Currently selected

Press ENTER to start slideshow. To return to folder list, press RETURN.

Incompatible/

unknown file

thumbnail

File information

Size

1920 x 1440

Pages in

file view

• If you encounter a disc that will not play, check that the disc and file formats are compatible with this recorder (see JPEG

file compatibility on page 13 and PCcreated disc compatibility on page 14).

Note

1 Up to 999 files or 99 folders are viewable, but if there are more files/folders than this on the disc or connected

USB camera it is still possible to view them all using the Reload function (see the following page).

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Playing a slideshow

ENTER

1 Select a folder from the folder list.

The first nine images from the selected folder are displayed as thumbnails in the main part of the screen.

• The larger the file size, the longer it takes the recorder to load the file.

• To start the slideshow from the first file in the folder, skip to step 4 after pressing

ENTER

2 Select ‘File Selection’ from the menu.

The first thumbnail image is highlighted.

• You can also select a folder, then press



to get to the thumbnail view area.

• To get back to the folder list, press

RETURN

thumbnail is highlighted).

3 Select a thumbnail.

• Use the  and  buttons to display the previous/next page of thumbnails.

(or  when the leftmost

• Use

 PREV

previous/next picture, or

NEXT 

to display the



PAUSE

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.

• During playback of the slideshow you can listen to WMA/MP3 files in the

Slideshow

albums

STOP

genre (see

on page 92).

Editing Jukebox

5 Press to return to the thumbnail view area.

• You can also use the

RETURN

6 Press to return to the folder

RETURN

button.

view area.

• With the leftmost thumbnail highlighted, you can use the

• To exit the PhotoViewer, press



button.

HOME

Reloading files from a disc or USB device

If you have a disc with more than 1000 files and/or 100 folders, you can still view all the images using the reload function.

ENTER

4 Select ‘Start Slideshow’ from the menu.

• You can also select a file or folder then press



PLAY

to start playing the

slideshow.

1 Navigate to the last entry in the folder list (‘Read next: ...’).

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ENTER

2 Load the next batch of up to 999 files/99 folders from the disc or

connected USB device.

It will take a moment (at most a few minutes) to load in the images.

Zooming an image

During a slideshow you can zoom in to enlarge a portion of the picture by a factor of two or four. You can also move the area of the picture displayed.

ENTER

1 Press during the slideshow to zoom the picture.

Repeated presses cycle between zoom off, 2 x zoom and 4 x zoom. The zoom factor is displayed on-screen.

2 Use to move the zoomed area.

Rotating an image

You can rotate the displayed picture during a slideshow so you can always view pictures the right way up, whichever way they were taken.

ANGLE

• Press during the slideshow to rotate the displayed picture clockwise by

90º.

Press repeatedly to continue rotating the picture in increments of 90º.

Importing files to the HDD

You can import files and save them on to the

HDD

from a CD, DVD or a connected USB camera. Once on the HDD you can edit and organize your pictures and print them out if you’ve connected a PictBridge-compatible printer.

ENTER

1 Select the location of folders/ files you want to import.

To import a whole folder, press and skip to step

below.

• To import multiple folders, use the MultiMode; see

folders

Selecting multiple files or

on page 96.

ENTER

2 Select ‘File Selection’ from the menu.

3 Select a file to import, then press

ENTER

• To import multiple folders, use the MultiMode; see

folders

Selecting multiple files or

below.

ENTER

here

Note

1 You can press HOME MENU to exit the PhotoViewer screen while the recorder is reloading images. (If you enter

the PhotoViewer again, it will resume reloading if from a CD or DVD.)

2 For files you want to keep permanently, we recommend backing up to DVD-R/-RW.

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ENTER

4 Select ‘Copy to HDD’ from the menu.

PhotoViewer

File Date/Time

001. 12/12 TUE

002. 12/13 WED

003. 12/14 THU

004. 12/15 FRI

005. 12/16 SAT

006. 12/17 SUN

007. 12/18 MON

008. 12/19 TUE

ENTER

CD/DVD

Chair No. 2 1/24/2006 10:00AM

Press ENTER to display the menu.

1/2 1/3

Press RETURN to go back to folder selection.

Size

Start Slideshow

Copy all to HDD

Copy to HDD

Multi-Mode

Cancel

1920 x 1440

5 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm and copy the folder(s)/file(s), or ‘No’ to

cancel.

• The files will be copied to the HDD with the same folder structure as the original.

• Importing to the HDD will not work if there is insufficient space on the HDD, or if there are already the maximum number of files and/or folders on the HDD (999 folders/999 files per folder).

Selecting multiple files or folders

The Multi-Mode allows you to select multiple folders/files at once for importing or editing.

PhotoViewer

Folder 12/13 WED

001. 12/12 TUE

002. 12/13 WED

003. 12/14 THU

004. 12/15 FRI

005. 12/16 SAT

006. 12/17 SUN

007. 12/18 MON

008. 12/19 TUE

ENTER

HDD

Use [][] to select, then press [] to

1/2 1/3

select file. Press ENTER to display menu.

File selection

Start Slideshow

New Folder

Folder Options

Copy to DVD

Multi-Mode

Cancel

3 To add a file/folder to the list, select it, then choose ‘Select’ from the

menu.

A checkbox mark () is shown by the item you selected.

• You can also select a file or folder and press



STOP

to add it to the list.

• To remove a file/folder from the list, select

Cancel Selection

PhotoViewer

File Date/Time

001. 12/12 TUE

002. 12/13 WED

003. 12/14 THU

004. 12/15 FRI

005. 12/16 SAT

006. 12/17 SUN

007. 12/18 MON

008. 12/19 TUE

HDD Multi-Mode

Chair No. 2 1/24/2006 10:00AM

Press STOP or ENTER to display the menu and

1/2 1/3

cancel selection.

from the menu.

Size

1920 x 1440

ENTER

1 Select the folder containing the files you want to import.

ENTER

2 Select ‘Multi-Mode’ from the menu.

ENTER

4 Display the command menu.

ENTER

5 Select the command you want to apply to all the selected items.

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Importing files from a USB device

Use this feature to copy all the files on a connected USB device to this recorder’s HDD.

Important

• After backing up the pictures on your USB device to HDD, we recommend verifying that they have been recorded properly before deleting anything from the camera.

ENTER

1 Select ‘Copy photos from a USB device’ from the main PhotoViewer

menu.

ENTER

2 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm or ‘No’ to cancel.

• While the files are being imported, any timer programs set to start will not begin, and no other operation is possible.

Copying selected files to a DVD-R/-RW

This feature allows you just to copy some of the files stored on HDD to a DVD.

A slideshow of the files is also recorded on the disc as a Video mode title, making it possible to view the photos on other DVD players/recorders that may not be compatible with JPEG file playback. Note

however that you may need to finalize the disc before it will play on another DVD player (copying selected files doesn’t automatically finalize the disc).

Important

•A maximum of 99 titles can be recorded.

• Slideshows can contain up to 99 files. If there are more files than this in the slideshow, multiple slideshows are created on the disc.

• If you erase a slideshow title from a DVD the slideshow will become unplayable but the free space will not increase.

1 Load a blank (or unfinalized Video mode) DVD-R or DVD-RW disc.

ENTER

2 Select ‘View/Edit Photos on the HDD’ from the menu.

ENTER

3 Select the file(s) or folder(s) you want to copy.

• Copying a folder will copy all the files contained in it.

• To copy multiple folders, use the MultiMode; see

folders

Selecting multiple files or

on page 96.

ENTER

4 Select ‘Copy to DVD’ from the menu.

ENTER

5 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm or ‘No’ to cancel.

• Folder names on the disc will be

PIONR

. File names will be

number

PHOT

number.

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• Note that during copying, any timer programs set to start will not begin, and no other operation is possible.

• While press

‘Cancel’

ENTER

is displayed, you can

to cancel.

Editing files on the HDD

There are a number of commands you can use to edit and organize your pictures stored on the HDD.

Creating a new folder

ENTER

1 From the folder list, display the menu.

ENTER

2 Select ‘New Folder’.

The folder appears at the bottom of the folder list with the name

PhotoViewer

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• There can be up to 999 folders on the HDD.

number

HDD

Use [][] to select, then press [] to select file. Press ENTER to display menu.

File selection

Start Slideshow

New Folder

Folder Options

Copy to DVD

Multi-Mode

Cancel

Erasing a file or folder

ENTER

1 Select the file(s) or folder(s) you want to erase.

• To erase multiple folders, use the MultiMode; see

folders

• Erasing a folder will erase all the files contained in it. Please be careful!

• You can’t erase files that have been locked.

•Folders containing locked files can’t be erased. Unlocked files in the folder, however, will be erased.

2 Select ‘File Options’ or ‘Folder Options’.

File Date/Time

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003. 12/14 THU

004. 12/15 FRI

005. 12/16 SAT

006. 12/17 SUN

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008. 12/19 TUE

3 Select ‘Erase’ or ‘Erase Folder’.

File Date/Time

001. 12/12 TUE

002. 12/13 WED

003. 12/14 THU

004. 12/15 FRI

005. 12/16 SAT

006. 12/17 SUN

007. 12/18 MON

008. 12/19 TUE

Selecting multiple files or

on page 96.

ENTER

PhotoViewer

ENTER

PhotoViewer

HDD

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Press ENTER to display the menu.

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Press RETURN to go back to folder selection.

HDD

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Press ENTER to display the menu.

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Press RETURN to go back to folder selection.

Size

Start Slideshow

File Options

Copy to DVD

Multi-Mode

Cancel

Size

Start Slideshow

Erase

File Options

Copy

Rename File

Copy to DVD

Lock

Multi-Mode

Cancel

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ENTER

4 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm, or ‘No’ to cancel.

• You can also erase a file or folder by pressing highlighted. Press

CLEAR

when the file or folder is

ENTER

to confirm.

Copying files

ENTER

1 Select the file(s) or folder(s) you want to copy.

• Copying a folder will copy all the files contained in it.

• To copy multiple folders, use the MultiMode; see

folders

2 Select ‘File Options’ or ‘Folder Options’.

3 Select ‘Copy’ or ‘Copy Folder Contents’.

File Date/Time

001. 12/12 TUE

002. 12/13 WED

003. 12/14 THU

004. 12/15 FRI

005. 12/16 SAT

006. 12/17 SUN

007. 12/18 MON

008. 12/19 TUE

4 Select a folder to copy the folder(s)/file(s) to.

Selecting multiple files or

on page 96.

ENTER

PhotoViewer

ENTER

HDD

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Press ENTER to display the menu.

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Press RETURN to go back to folder selection.

Size

Start Slideshow

Erase

File Options

Copy

Rename File

Copy to DVD

Lock

Multi-Mode

Cancel

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ENTER

5 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm, or ‘No’ to cancel.

• Copying to the HDD will not work if there is insufficient space on the HDD; if there are already the maximum number of files and/or folders on the HDD.

Naming files and folders

1 Select the file or folder you want to rename.

You can’t rename files that have been locked.

2 Select ‘File Options’ or ‘Folder Options’.

3 Select ‘Rename File’ or ‘Rename Folder’.

PhotoViewer

File Date/Time

001. 12/12 TUE

002. 12/13 WED

003. 12/14 THU

004. 12/15 FRI

005. 12/16 SAT

006. 12/17 SUN

007. 12/18 MON

008. 12/19 TUE

HDD

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Press ENTER to display the menu.

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Press RETURN to go back to folder selection.

Size

Start Slideshow

Erase

File Options

Copy

Rename File

Copy to DVD

Lock

Multi-Mode

Cancel

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4 Enter a new name for the file/folder.

File names or folder names can be up to 64 characters long.

See

Using the remote key shortcuts to input

a name

on page 70 for how to enter a name.

Locking/Unlocking files

Locking files will protect them from accidental erasure and prevent them from being renamed.

Use the same process to both lock and unlock files. Locked files are displayed in the PhotoViewer with a padlock icon.

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ENTER

1 Select the file(s) you want to lock (or unlock).

• To lock/unlock multiple folders, use the Multi-Mode; see

or folders

ENTER

Selecting multiple files

on page 96.

2 Select ‘File Options’ or ‘Folder Options’.

ENTER

3 Select ‘Lock’ or ‘Lock Folder Contents’.

PhotoViewer

File Date/Time

001. 12/12 TUE

002. 12/13 WED

003. 12/14 THU

004. 12/15 FRI

005. 12/16 SAT

006. 12/17 SUN

007. 12/18 MON

008. 12/19 TUE

HDD

Chair No. 2 1/24/2006 10:00AM

Press ENTER to display the menu.

1/2 1/3

Press RETURN to go back to folder selection.

Size

Start Slideshow

Erase

File Options

Copy

Rename File

Copy to DVD

Lock

Multi-Mode

Cancel

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Locked files are shown with a padlock icon next to them.

Printing files

ENTER

1 Select the file(s) you want to print.

• To print multiple folders, use the MultiMode; see

folders

Selecting multiple files or

on page 96.

ENTER

2 Select ‘Print’ from the menu.

PhotoViewer

File Date/Time

001. 12/12 TUE

002. 12/13 WED

003. 12/14 THU

004. 12/15 FRI

005. 12/16 SAT

006. 12/17 SUN

007. 12/18 MON

008. 12/19 TUE

HDD

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Press ENTER to display the menu.

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Press RETURN to go back to folder selection.

Size

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Start Slideshow

File Options

Copy to DVD

Multi-Mode

Cancel

It takes a moment for the recorder to communicate with the printer. During this time you can press

ENTER

to cancel the

print.

ENTER

3 Select ‘Start’ to confirm, or ‘Cancel’ to cancel.

• Once printing has started, you can cancel by pressing

ENTER

Connecting a PictBridge-compatible printer to the USB port will enable you to print out

picture files

stored on the HDD, or directly

from a digital camera. Make sure that the printer (and your digital

camera if you are using that as a source) is

Tip

• Paper size and layout can be set; the options available depend on your printer—check the printer manual for details.

connected to the recorder before starting.

Note

1 Picture files should be standard DCF format. Non-standard files may not print properly.

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