Pioneer DVR-550H-S User Manual

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DVR-550H-S

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

IMPORTANT

CAUTION

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

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

CAUTION:

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

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

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WARNING

This equipment is not waterproof. To prevent a fire or shock hazard, do not place any container filed with liquid near this equipment (such as a vase or flower pot) or expose it to dripping, splashing, rain or moisture.

CAUTION

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

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

CAUTION

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

ATTENTION

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

ADVARSEL

KLASS 3B SYNLIG OCH OSYNLIG LASERSTRÅLNING NÄ R DENNA DEL ÄR ÖPPNAD. UNDVIK AT T UT SÄT TA DIG FÖR STRÅLEN.

VARNING

BEI GEÖFFNETER ABDECKUNG IST SICHTB ARE UND UN SICH TBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG DER KLASSE 3B IM GERÄTEINNEREN VORHANDE N.

VORSICHT

NICHT DEM LASERSTRAHL AUSSETZEN! CUANDO SE ABRE HAY RADIACIÓN LÁSER DE CLASE 3B VISIBLE E INV IS IB LE . E VI T E LA EX PO SIC IÓN A LOS RAYO S LÁSER.

PRECAUCIÓN

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

VARO!

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

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WARNING

Before plugging in for the first time, read the following

section carefully.

The voltage of the available power supply differs according to country or region. Be sure that the power supply voltage of the area where this unit will be used meets the required voltage (e.g., 230 V or 120 V) written on the rear panel.

VRW2262 - A

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WARNING

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

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If you want to dispose this product, do not mix it with general household waste. There is a separate collection system for used electronic products in accordance with legislation that requires proper treatment, recovery and recycling.

Private households in the 25 member states of the EU, in Switzerland and Norway may return their used electronic products free of charge to designated collection facilities or to a retailer (if you purchase a similar new one).

For countries not mentioned above, please contact your local authorities for the correct method of disposal.

By doing so you will ensure that your disposed product undergoes the necessary treatment, recovery and recycling and thus prevent potential negative effects on the environment and human health.

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Operating Environment

Operating environment temperature and humidity: +5 ºC to +35 ºC (+41 ºF to +95 ºF); less than 85 %RH (cooling vents not blocked) Do not install this unit in a poorly ventilated area, or in locations exposed to high humidity or direct sunlight (or strong artificial light)

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VENTILATION CAUTION

When installing this unit, make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat radiation (at least 10 cm at top, 10 cm at rear, and 10 cm at each side).

WARNING

Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the product, and to protect it from overheating. To prevent fire hazard, the openings should never be blocked or covered with items (such as newspapers, table-cloths, curtains) or by operating the equipment on thick carpet or a bed.

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CAUTION

The STANDBY/ON switch on this unit will not completely shut off all power from the AC outlet. Since the power cord serves as the main disconnect device for the unit, you will need to unplug it from the AC outlet to shut down all power. Therefore, make sure the unit has been installed so that the power cord can be easily unplugged from the AC outlet in case of an accident. To avoid fire hazard, the power cord should also be unplugged from the AC outlet when left unused for a long period of time (for example, when on vacation).

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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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If the AC plug of this unit does not match the AC outlet you want to use, the plug must be removed and appropriate one fitted. Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel. If connected to an AC outlet, the cut-off plug can cause severe electrical shock. Make sure it is properly disposed of after removal. The equipment should be disconnected by removing the mains plug from the wall socket when left unused for a long period of time (for example, when on vacation).

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

IMPORTANT: THE MOULDED PLUG

This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug for your safety and convenience. A 5 amp fuse is fitted in this plug. Should the fuse need to be replaced, please ensure that the replacement fuse has a rating of 5 amps and that it is approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362.

Check for the ASTA mark or the BSI mark on the body of the fuse.

If the plug contains a removable fuse cover, you must ensure that it is refitted when the fuse is replaced. If you lose the fuse cover the plug must not be used until a replacement cover is obtained. A replacement fuse cover can be obtained from your local dealer.

If the fitted moulded plug is unsuitable for your socket outlet, then the fuse shall be removed and the plug cut off and disposed of safely. There is a danger of severe electrical shock if the cut off plug is inserted into any 13 amp socket.

If a new plug is to be fitted, please observe the wiring code as shown below. If in any doubt, please consult a qualified electrician.

IMPORTANT: The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: Blue : Neutral Brown : Live As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows ;

The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the

letter N or coloured BLACK.

The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the

letter L or coloured RED.

How to replace the fuse: Open the fuse compartment with a screwdriver and replace the fuse.

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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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POWER-CORD CAUTION

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Contents

01 Before you start

What’s in the box Putting the batteries in the remote control Using the remote control Disc/content format playback compatibility About the internal hard disk drive Symbols used in this manual

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02 Connections

Rear panel connections Front panel connections Easy connections Using other types of audio/ video output Connecting to a cable box, satellite receiver or digital terrestrial receiver Connecting an external decoder box (1) Connecting an external decoder box (2) Connecting to an AV amplifier/ receiver Connecting using HDMI Connecting other AV sources Plugging in

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05 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide

The GUIDE Plus+® system Using the GUIDE Plus+® system Areas

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GUIDE Plus+® FAQ and troubleshooting

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06 Recording

About DVD recording About HDD recording Recorded audio Restrictions on video recording Using the built-in TV tuner Setting the picture quality/ recording time

Basic recording from the TV . . . . . . . . . . 52

Pause Live TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Setting a timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Simultaneous recording and playback

(Chase Play) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Recording from an external

component. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Playing your recordings on other DVD

players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Initializing recordable DVD discs . . . . . . 61

DVD-RW Auto Initialize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

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03 Controls and displays

Front panel Display Remote control

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04 Getting started

Switching on and setting up Setting up the GUIDE Plus+®

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system

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07 Playback

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Basic playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Using the Disc Navigator to browse the

contents of a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Scanning discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Playing in slow motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Frame advance/frame reverse . . . . . . . . 69

The Play Mode menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

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Displaying and switching subtitles Switching DVD and DivX soundtracks Switching audio channels Switching camera angles Displaying disc information on-screen

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13 The Disc Setup menu

Basic settings Initialize settings Finalize settings Optimize HDD Initialize HDD

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08 Playing and recording from a DV camcorder

Playing from a DV camcorder Recording from a DV camcorder About DV

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09 Editing

Editing options The Disc Navigator screen

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10 Copying and backup

Introduction One Touch Copy Using Copy Lists Using disc backup

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11 Using the Jukebox

Copying music to the HDD Playing music from the Jukebox Editing Jukebox albums

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12 The PhotoViewer

Locating JPEG picture files Changing the display style of the PhotoViewer Playing a slideshow Reloading files from a disc Importing files to the HDD Selecting multiple files or folders Copying selected files to a DVD-R/-RW Editing files on the HDD

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14 The Video Adjust menu

Setting the picture quality for TV and external

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inputs Setting the picture quality for disc playback

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15 The Initial Setup menu

Using the Initial Setup menu . . . . . . . . 113

Selecting other languages for language

options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

16 Additional information

Minimum copying times. . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Manual recording modes . . . . . . . . . . . 127

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

If the picture freezes and the front panel and remote control buttons stop

working . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

On-screen displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Front-panel displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Language code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Country/Area code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Screen sizes and disc formats . . . . . . . 137

Handling discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Cleaning the pickup lens . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Condensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Hints on installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Moving the recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Resetting the recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

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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)

• G-LINK™ cable

• RF antenna cable

• Power cable

• These operating instructions

• Warranty card

Putting the batteries in the remote control

• 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.

• 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.

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Important

) inside the

• 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.

• 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

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

on page 122.

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Remote

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

connections

CONTROL IN

Rear panel

on page 14 for more

jack on

information.

Disc/content format playback compatibility

Compatible media

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

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

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

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

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

• DVD-R DL ver. 3.0 / 2x to 4x / 2x to 8x

• DVD+R DL 2.4x / 2.4x to 8x

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

The following table shows older Pioneer DVD recorders’ limited compatibility with DVDRW ver. 1.2 discs.

Model Playable Recordable

DVR-7000

DVR-3100/ DVR-5100H

Yes

1,2,3

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.

will show in

Readable file system

This recorder can play DVDs recorded under the following file systems

1.02, UDF 1.50, UDF 2.00, UDF 2.01. *

ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 compliant. Romeo and Joliet file systems are both compatible with this recorder.

: ISO 9660*, UDF

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

Note

1• Depending on the recording technique used, even files recorded in compatible file systems may not play

correctly.

• MP3/WMA files can be played back when recorded onto a DVD that contains no video files and uses the UDF

1.02, UDF 1.50, UDF 2.01 or ISO 9660 file systems.

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HDD/DVD Recording and playback compatibility

This recorder can play and record all widely-used DVD disc types, and additionally provides HDD functionality. The table below shows some specific compatibility differences between the different disc types.

Marks used in this manual

Logos

Re-recordable/ Erasable

Editing of recorded programmes

Recording of Copyonce protected material

Playback in other players/recorders

Chase play

16:9 and 4:3 programme 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

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n/a

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DVD +RW

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DVD-

RAM

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Notes to table

*1 Must be initialized for VR mode recording (page 108) *2 Must be initialized for Video mode recording (page 108) *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 60) *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 120)

*11 Only when the recording mode is not set to LPCM *12 CPRM-compatible discs only *13 Take the disc out of the cartridge before use. Only Panasonic and Maxell discs have been tested to work reliably with this recorder. Discs from other makers may become unusable when recorded or edited. *14 Erasing a title does not increase the available recording time, nor increase the number of recordable titles left. *15 Must be compatible with DVD+R playback *16 Depending on the disc, it may have to be initialized before it can be recorded (page 108). In this case, initialization will take about an hour.

is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo

Licensing Corporation.

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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.)

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

Correct operation has been confirmed for DL discs:

• DVD-R DL ver. 3.0/2x to 4x Mitsubishi Kagaku Media (Verbatim)

• DVD-R DL ver. 3.0/2x to 8x Mitsubishi Kagaku Media (Verbatim) That’s JVC

• DVD+R DL 2.4x Mitsubishi Kagaku Media (Verbatim) RICOH

• DVD+R DL 2.4x to 8x Mitsubishi Kagaku Media (Verbatim) RICOH

About DualDisc playback

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

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

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

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

For more detailed information on the DualDisc 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 logos on the disc and/or disc packaging shown below. Note however that some disc types, such as recordable CD (and DVD), may be in an unplayable format — see below for further compatibility information.

Audio CD CD-R

Video CD

CD-RW

Super Video CD (Super VCD)

CD-R/-RW compatibility

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

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

• Unfinalized disc playback: CD-Audio only

Compressed audio compatibility

• Compatible media: DVD-ROM, DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW, DVD-RAM, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW

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

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• 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

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

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

WMA (Windows Media™ Audio) compatibility

This recorder can playback Windows Media Audio content.

WMA is an acronym for Windows Media Audio and refers to an audio compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation. WMA content can be encoded by using Windows Media Player for Windows XP, Windows Media Player 9 or Windows Media Player 10 series.

Windows Media is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

This product includes technology owned by Microsoft Corporation and cannot be used or distributed without a license from Microsoft Licensing, Inc.

DivX video compatibility

DivX is a compressed digital video format created by the 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.

• Official DivX

• 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 codec from DivX,

Certified product.

6) with standard

media files.

video

Note that all

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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Before you start

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

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.

is displayed.

Important

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

• If you load a disc that contains DivX VOD content not authorized for this recorder, the message 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 139) will

Rental

• 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

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

(if there

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

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

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

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Before you start

About the internal hard disk drive

The internal hard disk drive (HDD) is a fragile piece of equipment. When used without the proper care or in the wrong conditions, it is possible that recorded contents may be damaged or lost entirely, in some cases making even normal playback or recording impossible. Please understand that in the event of repair or replacement of the HDD or related components, all your HDD recordings will be lost.

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

The HDD should not be regarded as a place to store recordings 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.

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

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

• Do not block the rear vent/cooling fan.

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

• While the recorder is switched on (including during EPG download when the display shows from the wall socket or switch the electricity off from the breaker switch.

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

below:

EPG

), do not unplug

After the message shown on the front panel display, wait at least two minutes.

Unplug from the wall socket.

Move the recorder.

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

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

POWER OFF

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 108).

Optimize HDD

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Before you start

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

Video CD

Super VCD

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

Audio CD

Video CD

Super VCD

WMA/MP3

DivX

A L L

WMA or MP3 files

DivX files

All of the above

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Connections

Chapter 2

Connections

Rear panel connections

1 2

VIDEOAUDIO

OUT

Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

ANTENNA

INPUT 3

S-VIDEO

OUTPUT

7 8 9 10 11

3 4 5

AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

AV 1 (RGB) – TV

G-LINK

CONTROL

1 ANTENNA IN (RF IN)/OUT

Connect your TV antenna to the

IN (RF IN)

to the

jack. The signal is passed through

ANTENNA OUT

jack for connection to

ANTENNA

your TV.

2 INPUT 3

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

3 AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) AV connector

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

AV2/L1 In

on page 116 for how to set this up.

4 HDMI OUT

HDMI output for high quality digital audio and video.

5 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

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

6 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

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

DIGITAL

HDMI OUT

AUDIO OUT

COAXIAL

AC IN

7 OUTPUT

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

8 AV1 (RGB)-TV AV connector

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

AV1 Out

page 115 for how to set this up.

9 G-LINK™

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

10 CONTROL IN

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

of this recorder using a mini-

CONTROL

plug cord.

11 AC IN – Power inlet

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Connections

Front panel connections

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

Left side:

DV IN

12 DV IN

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

Right side:

S-VIDEO

L(MONO)RAUDIO

VIDEO

INPUT 2

13 INPUT 2

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

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Connections

Easy connections

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

Important

• These connections use SCART cables (not supplied). If your TV (or VCR) does not have a SCART connection, and you want to use the supplied audio/video cable, see

cable

• The output ordinary (composite), S-video or RGB video, plus stereo analog audio. The

AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

accepts ordinary, S-video and RGB video input, as well as stereo analog audio. See on page 116 for how to setup these options.

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

From antenna output

ANTENNA IN (RF IN)

ANTENNA

OUT

Using the supplied audio/video

on page 17.

AV1 (RGB)-TV

AV1 Out

VIDEOAUDIO

ANTENNA

INPUT 3

S-VIDEO

OUT

OUTPUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

AV connector can

on page 115 and

To antenna input

VCR

AV2 (INPUT 1/

DECODER)

AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

G-LINK

CONTROL

AV 1 (RGB) – TV

AV1 (RGB) - TV

connector

AV2/L1 In

From SCART AV

connector

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

COAXIAL

HDMI OUT

Antenna/cable TV wall outlet

AC IN

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

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

(RF IN)

jack on this recorder and skip the

ANTENNA IN

next step.

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

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

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

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

Tip

• This recorder has a ‘through’ function which allows you to record a TV programme from the built-in TV tuner in this recorder while watching a video playing on your VCR (To use this feature when the recorder is in standby,

Save

must be set to

Save

on page 113).

Off

— see

Power

To antenna input

To SCART AV

connector

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Connections

Using other types of audio/ video output

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

Using the supplied audio/video cable

To audio input

To video input

AUDIO

OUTPUT

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

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

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

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

VIDEO

OUTPUT

VIDEOAUDIO

ANTENNA

INPUT 3

S-VIDEO

AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

G-LINK

CONTROL

AV 1 (RGB) – TV

OUTPUT

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

COAXIAL

HDMI OUT

AC IN

Using the S-video or component video output

To component video input

To audio input

AUDIO

OUTPUT

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

S-VIDEO OUTPUT

VIDEOAUDIO

ANTENNA

INPUT 3

S-VIDEO

AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

G-LINK

CONTROL

AV 1 (RGB) – TV

OUTPUT

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

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

OUTPUT

jack to an S-video input on your TV.

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

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

jacks to a component video input on your TV. See also

Component Video Out

for how to set up the component video output for use with a progressive scancompatible TV.

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

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

To video input

DIGITAL

AUDIO OUT

COAXIAL

HDMI OUT

S-VIDEO

on page 115

AC IN

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Connections

Connecting to a cable box, satellite receiver or digital terrestrial receiver

If you have a cable, satellite or digital terrestrial receiver with a built-in decoder, connect it to this recorder and your TV as

shown on this page. separate decoder box for your cable/satellite TV, set up following the instructions on the next page.

Using the setup on this page you can:

• Record any channel by selecting it on the cable box, satellite receiver or digital terrestrial receiver.

• Change channels and set timer recordings on the external receiver using the GUIDE Plus+® system (via the G-LINK™ cable, and after setting up).

Important

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

• When using the GUIDE Plus+ system to make a timer recording from an external receiver, make sure that the external receiver is switched on.

If you are using a

DIGITAL

AUDIO OUT

HDMI OUT

From SCART AV

connector

COAXIAL

To SCART AV

connector

Satellite dish/ antenna/cable TV wall outlet

AC IN

From antenna output

ANTENNA IN (RF IN)

ANTENNA

OUT

To antenna input

Cable/Satellite/ Digital Terrestrial receiver

AV2 (INPUT 1/

AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

AV 1 (RGB) – TV

G-LINK

CONTROL

AV1 (RGB) - TV

DECODER)

VIDEOAUDIO

ANTENNA

INPUT 3

S-VIDEO

OUT

OUTPUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown.

This enables you to watch and record TV channels.

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

This enables you to watch discs.

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

This enables you to record scrambled TV channels.

4 Plug the supplied G-LINK™ cable to the G-LINK™ jack.

This enables you to control the tuner in the external receiver using the GUIDE Plus+® system.

Note

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

connections.

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Connections

CONTROL

G-LINK

AV 1 (RGB) – TV

AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

S-VIDEO

OUTPUT

INPUT 3

Position the IR transmitter end of the GLINK™ cable so that the IR receiver on your cable/satellite/digital terrestrial receiver will

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

pick up the control signals (see diagram).

AV2 (INPUT 1/

DECODER)

G-LINK

CONTROL

AV1 (RGB) - TV

SCART AV

connection

Decoder

DIGITAL

AUDIO OUT

COAXIAL

HDMI OUT

AC IN

G-LINK cable

See the manual that came with your cable/ satellite/digital terrestrial receiver if you’re not sure where the IR receiver is on the front panel. Alternatively, experiment with the remote control, operating it from very close range until you find the place where the receiver responds.

Antenna/cable TV wall outlet

From SCART AV

connector

ANTENNA

OUT

Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

To antenna input

VCR/Satellite receiver /Cable box

VIDEOAUDIO

INPUT 3

S-VIDEO

AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

AV 1 (RGB) – TV

OUTPUT

Tip

Save

must be set to

Save

on page 113).

Off

— see

Power

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

To SCART AV

connector

2 Use a SCART cable (not supplied) to

Connecting an external decoder box (1)

If you have an external, dedicated decoder box for your satellite or cable TV system, use the setup described on this page. See above for how to connect the G-LINK™ cable.

connect your decoder to your VCR/ satellite receiver/cable box.

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

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

Important

• Do not connect your decoder box directly

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

to this recorder.

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

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

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Connections

Connecting an external decoder box (2)

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

page. Using the setup on this page you can:

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

Important

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

ANTENNA IN (RF IN)

ANTENNA

Antenna/cable TV wall outlet

ANTENNA

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

OUT

To antenna input

Decoder

AV2 (INPUT 1/

DECODER)

VIDEOAUDIO

INPUT 3

S-VIDEO

AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

G-LINK

OUTPUT

CONTROL

AV 1 (RGB) – TV

AV1 (RGB) - TV

From SCART AV

connector

DIGITAL

AUDIO OUT

COAXIAL

HDMI OUT

To SCART AV

connector

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

This enables you to record scrambled TV channels.

Connecting to an AV amplifier/receiver

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

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

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

AC IN

Important

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

Audio Out

on page 117).

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

1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown.

This enables you to watch and record TV channels.

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

This enables you to watch discs.

Note

1 In order to use this setup, you will need to make the following settings from the Initial Setup menu:

• Set the

• From the

CH Setting

AV2/L1 In

setting to

Manual CH Setting

on page 114).

Decoder

from the Initial Setup menu (see

screen, set the

Decoder

setting for the scrambled channels to On (see

AV2/L1 In

on page 116).

Manual

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Connections

Antenna/cable TV wall outlet

VIDEOAUDIO

ANTENNA

INPUT 3

S-VIDEO

AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

OUTPUT

AUDIO/VIDEO

OUTPUT

AV 1 (RGB) – TV

AV amp/ receiver

G-LINK

CONTROL

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

OUT

To audio/video input To digital input

To antenna input

HDMI OUT

DIGITAL

AUDIO OUT

COAXIAL

DIGITAL

AUDIO OUT

From video

output

To video input

ANTENNA IN (RF IN)

ANTENNA

1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown.

This enables you to watch and record TV channels.

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

This enables you to listen to multichannel surround sound.

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

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

Connecting using HDMI

If you have an HDMI or DVI-equipped1 monitor or display

this recorder using an HDMI cable (not supplied).

, you can connect it to

The HDMI connector outputs uncompressed digital video, as well as almost every kind of digital audio.

1 Use an HDMI cable to connect the

AC IN

HDMI OUT connector on this recorder to an HDMI connector on an HDMI-compatible monitor.

To HDMI

input

INPUT 3

S-VIDEO

OUTPUT

HDMI-compatible display

AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

G-LINK

AV 1 (RGB) – TV

HDMI

OUT

DIGITAL

AUDIO OUT

COAXIAL

CONTROL

HDMI OUT

VIDEOAUDIO

ANTENNA

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

• The arrow on the cable connector body should be face down for correct alignment with the connector on the recorder.

When connected to an HDMI component or HDCP-compatible DVI component, the HDMI indicator lights.

HDMI setup is generally automatic. There are however settings you can change if you need to. See

HDMI Output (only available

when an HDMI device is connected)

page 121 for more information. Note that the HDMI settings remain in effect until you change them, or connect a new HDMI component.

AC IN

Note

1 Depending on the component you have connected, using a DVI connection may result in unreliable signal

transfers.

2 The pixel resolution of this recorder’s HDMI video output is (according to TV format): NTSC (720 x 480i/p, 1280

x 720p, 1920 x 1080i/p) and PAL (720 x 576i/p, 1280 x 720p, 1920 x 1080i/p). If your display is not compatible with these resolutions the picture may not be correctly reproduced.

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Connections

Important

• An HDMI connection can only be made with DVI-equipped components compatible with both DVI and Highbandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP). If you choose to connect to a DVI connector, you will need a DVI to HDMI adaptor cable. A DVI to HDCP connection, however, does not support audio. Consult your local audio dealer for more information.

• The HDMI connection is compatible with 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 96 kHz, 16 bit/ 20 bit/24 bit 2-channel linear PCM signals, as well as Dolby Digital, DTS and MPEG audio bitstream.

• If your connected component is only compatible with Linear PCM, the signal is output as Linear PCM (DTS audio is not output).

• If you have connected to a Pioneer plasma display, please select the HDMI setup on the display (refer to the supplied manual for more on this).

About HDMI

HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) supports both video and audio on a single digital connection for use with DVD players and recorders, DTV, set-top boxes, and other AV devices. HDMI was developed to provide the technologies of High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) as well as Digital Visual Interface (DVI) in one specification. HDCP is used to protect digital content transmitted and received by DVI-compliant displays.

HDMI has the capability to support standard, enhanced, or high-definition video plus standard to multi-channel surroundsound audio. HDMI features include uncompressed digital video, a bandwidth of up to five gigabits per second (Dual Link), one connector (instead of several cables and connectors), and communication between the AV source and AV devices such as DTVs.

HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI licensing LLC.

Connecting other AV sources

Connecting a VCR or analog camcorder

HDD/DVD

DivX

COPY HDMI

STANDBY/ON

DV IN

AUDIO/VIDEO

OUTPUT

(Rear panel)

1 2

Analog camcorder

VCR

1 Connect a set of audio and video inputs of your VCR or camcorder to a set of outputs on this recorder.

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

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

• Alternatively, you can use the

(INPUT 1/DECODER)

for audio/video input and output with just one SCART cable.

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

This enables you to record tapes from your VCR or camcorder.

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

• The front panel connections make convenient connections for a camcorder input.

OPEN/CLOSE

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

L(MONO)R AUDIO

INPUT 2

ONE TOUCH

STOP REC

COPY

INPUT

REC MODE

SELECT

AUDIO/VIDEO

INPUT

(Front panel)

From audio/video outputTo audio/video input

AV2

SCART connector

REC

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Connections

• When connecting an external AV source that only supports monaural sound, only insert the left (white) audio jack to this device. Doing so will allow the same sound track to be recorded to both channels. You must connect to the

INPUT 2

Connecting a DV camcorder

You can connect a DV camcorder or DVD recorder with DV output to the front panel

DV IN

• This jack is for connection to DV equipment only. It is not compatible with digital satellite receivers or D-VHS video decks.

STANDBY/ON

•

Use a DV cable (not supplied) to connect the DV jack of your DV camcorder to the front panel DV IN jack of this recorder.

jack on the front panel.

jack.

Important

HDD/DVD

DivX

COPY HDMI

DV IN

From DV output

OPEN/CLOSE

INPUT 2

ONE TOUCH

STOP REC

COPY

INPUT

REC MODE

SELECT

DV camcorder

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

L(MONO)R AUDIO

REC

Plugging in

After checking all the connections, plug in the recorder.

• Use the supplied power cable to connect this recorder to a power outlet.

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Controls and displays

Chapter 3

Controls and displays

Front panel

84 61 732 5

HDD/DVD

DivX

COPY HDMI

STANDBY/ON

DV IN

1 DivX indicator

Lights when this recorder plays DivX video files.

2 HDD/DVD

Press to switch between HDD and DVD for recording and playback.

3 COPY indicator

Lights when copying is underway.

4 Disc tray 5 HDD/DVD indicator

Indicator lights blue when the hard disk (HDD) is selected; orange when the DVD drive is selected.

6 OPEN/CLOSE

Press to open/close the disc tray.

7 HDMI indicator

Lights when this recorder is connected to HDMI (HDCP) compatible component.

8 Front panel display and IR remote sensor

See

Display

on page 25 for details.

9 STANDBY/ON

Press to switch the recorder on/into standby.

10 Front panel inputs

See

Front panel connections

on page 15 for

more information on these.

OPEN/CLOSE

S-VIDEO

L(MONO)R AUDIO

VIDEO

INPUT 2

ONE TOUCH

STOP REC

COPY

INPUT

SELECT

REC MODE

REC

12109 10 11



Press to start or restart playback.



Press to stop playback.



STOP REC

Press to stop recording.

ONE TOUCH COPY

Press to start One Touch Copy of the currently playing title to DVD or the HDD.

CH +/–

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

INPUT SELECT

Press to change the input used for recording.

REC MODE

Press repeatedly to cycle through recording modes (picture quality).

12 REC

Press to start recording. Press repeatedly to set the recording time in 30 minute blocks.

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Controls and displays

Display

2 43 5

8 7



Lights during playback; blinks when playback is paused.



Lights when copying.



Lights during recording; blinks when recording is paused.

(page 56) Lights when a timer recording has been set. (Indicator blinks if the timer has been set to DVD but there isn’t a recordable disc loaded, or the timer has been set to HDD but the HDD is not recordable.)

NTSC

Lights when the video output signal format is NTSC.

(page 116) Indicates which channels of a bilingual broadcast are recorded.

(page 115) Lights when the component video output is set to progressive scan.

VPS/PDC

(page 56) Lights when receiving a VPS/PDC broadcast during a VPS/PDC-enabled timer recording.

5 Recording quality indicators

Lights when the recording mode is set to

(high quality).

Lights when the recording mode is set to

(standard play).

LP/SLP

Lights when the recording mode is set to

(long play) or

SLP

(super-long play).

EP/SEP

Lights when the recording mode is set to

(extended play) or

SEP

(super-

extended play).

Lights when the recording mode is set to

(manual recording level) mode.

6 Character display 7 R/RW

Lights when a recordable DVD-R or DVD-RW disc is loaded.

8 PL

(page 79) Lights when a VR mode disc is loaded and the recorder is in Play List mode.

2 3

(page 122) Shows the remote control mode (if nothing is displayed, the remote control mode is 1).

Lights when an unfinalized Video mode disc is loaded.

(page 51)

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Controls and displays

Remote control

STANDBY/ON



1 11

TOP MENU

NAVIGATOR

3 14

BACK

PAUSE RETURN

5 15

STOP REC

TIMER REC

REC MODE

AUDIO

SHIFT CLEAR

1 STANDBY/ON

Press to switch the recorder on/into standby.

2 PAUSE LIVE TV

Press to start recording the current TV channel, but with playback paused, effectively pausing the broadcast.

3 DISC NAVIGATOR MENU

(page 64) Press to display the Disc Navigator screen, or the top menu if a DVD-Video or finalized DVD-R/-RW (Video) disc is loaded.

///

and ENTER

Used to navigate all on-screen displays. Press

ENTER

highlighted option.

CM BACK (commercial back)

Press repeatedly to skip progressively backward through the video playing.

HDD/DVD

DISC

HOME MENU INFOPAUSE LIVE TV

CHANNEL

ENTER

CHANNEL

PLAYREC STOP

PREV NEXT

//

SUBTITLE

–

OPEN

HELP

ANGLE

PLAY MODE

OPEN

GUIDE

ONE TOUCH COPY

INPUT SELECT

TV/DVD

DISPLAY

12 13

SKIP

(page 54)

(page 67, 79)

/TOP

to select the currently

CM SKIP (commercial skip)

Press repeatedly to skip progressively forward through the video playing.

CHANNEL +/–

(page 50) Press to change the channel of the builtin TV tuner.

5 PAUSE

Press to pause playback or recording.

6 Recording controls



REC

(page 52)

Press to start recording. Press repeatedly to set the recording time in blocks of 30 mins.

When the red action button is visible in a GUIDE Plus+® screen, use for OneButton-Record.



STOP REC

Press to stop recording.

7 GUIDE Plus+® Action buttons

(page 35)

When in the GUIDE Plus+® system, these buttons act as the Red, Green, Yellow and Blue Action buttons (the functions of these buttons change according to the GUIDE Plus+® Area).

TIMER REC

Hold

(page 35)

SHIFT

and press to set a timer recording from the GUIDE Plus+® system.



 (page 68)

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

/

/

(page 68) 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.

When GUIDE Plus+® is displayed, use to display the previous/next day.

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9 Number buttons, CLEAR

Use the number buttons for track/ chapter/title selection; channel selection, and so on. The same buttons can also be used to enter names for titles, discs and so on.

Use

CLEAR

again.

REC MODE

Hold change the recording mode (picture quality).

AUDIO

Hold audio language or channel. (When the recorder is stopped, press to change the tuner audio.)

SUBTITLE

Hold the subtitles included in multilingual DVD-Video discs.

ANGLE

Hold angles on discs with multi-angle scenes.

PLAY MODE

Hold mode (search, repeat, programme play, etc.).

10 SHIFT

Use to access functions on the remote printed in green.

11 HDD/DVD

Press to select the hard disk (HDD) or DVD for recording and playback.

12 INFO

Press to see additional information for the highlighted item in GUIDE Plus+®.

13 HOME MENU

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

14 GUIDE

Press to display the GUIDE Plus+® screen; press again to exit.

to clear an entry and start

(page 51)

SHIFT

and press repeatedly to

(page 50, 72)

SHIFT

and press to change the

(page 71)

SHIFT

and press to display/change

(page 73)

SHIFT

and press to switch camera

(page 69)

SHIFT

and press to change the play

(page 52)

15 RETURN

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

16 PLAY

Press to start playback.



Press to stop playback.



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

When GUIDE Plus+® is displayed, use to display the previous/next page.

18 HELP

Press for help on how to use the current GUI screen.

TV/DVD

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

19 ONE TOUCH COPY

Press to start One Touch Copy of the currently playing title to DVD or the HDD.

20 INPUT SELECT

Press to change the input to use for recording.

21 MENU

Press to display the disc menu if a DVDVideo, finalized DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or finalized DVD+R/+RW disc is loaded.

When in the GUIDE Plus+® system, use to jump directly to the Menu bar.

22 DISPLAY

Displays/changes the on-screen information displays.

(page 63)

STOP

(page 63)

PREV  NEXT

(page 64)

(page 73)

(page 89)

(page 59)

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Getting started

Chapter 4

Getting started

Switching on and setting up

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

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

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

STANDBY/ON



2 Switch on the recorder.

When you switch on for the first time, your TV should display the Setup Navigator screen (If the Setup Navigator doesn’t appear, you can also access it from the Initial Setup menu; see page 113).

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

ENTER

3 Choose a language (then press ENTER).

Initial Setup

Basic

Tuner

Video In/O ut

Audio In

Audio O ut

Language

Reco rding

Playback

Language

Clock Setting

Input Line System

Pow er Save

HELPp

Setup N avigator

ENTER

4 Start the Setup Navigator.

Setting

Complete this setup before you

Line System

start using your recorder.

r Save

Start

Cancel

Navigator

Please use the Initial Setup if you want to make more detailed settings.

• If you don’t want to use the Setup Navigator, press then press



to select

ENTER

to exit the Setup

Cancel

Navigator.

ENTER

5 Select the Auto Channel Setting (‘Auto Scan’ or ‘Download from

TV’), or ‘Do not set’.

Setting

Auto Channel Setting

Line System

r Save

English

Auto Scan

Download from TV

Navigator

Do not Set

Navigator

• Select

Do not set

if you want to skip channel setup (because they have already been set up, for example).

• You can only use the

feature if this recorder is connected

Download from

to your TV using a fully-wired 21-pin SCART cable via the

AV1 (RGB)-TV

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

ENTER

• Select your country.

Setting

Country Selection

Line System

r Save

Country

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Getting started

• Auto-tuning channels

The

Auto Scan

option automatically scans

and sets the channel presets.

Tun ing

32/99

Cancel

• Downloading channels from your TV

Use the

Download from TV

option to download all the channels that your TV is tuned to.

Downloading Pr 5

32/99

Cancel

ENTER

6 Select ‘Auto’ for automatic time setting, or ‘Manual’ to set the clock

manually.

Setting

Clock Setting

Line System

Auto

r Save

Auto

Manual

• Auto clock setting

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

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

Setting

Auto Clock Setting

Line System

Date

r Save

Time

Navigator

Clock Set CH

–– / –– / ––––

–– : ––

Pr 1

Start

The recorder takes a short while to set the time. After you see that it’s set, select

to proceed.

Setting

Auto Clock Setting

Line System

Date

Time

Clock Set CH

MON 01 / 01 / 2007

11 : 20

Pr 1

Start

r Save

Navigator

If the time could not be set automatically, press

RETURN

to go back

to the previous screen and select

Manual

• Manual clock setting

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

Use the

/

buttons to set your

time zone.

You can set this by selecting a city or a time relative to GMT.

Setting

Manual Clock Setting

Line System

Time Zone

r Save

Navigator

Summer Time

Navigator

Off

Press  then use the

England London

/

1/2

buttons to select ‘On’ or ‘Off’ for summer time, then press ENTER.

Select On if you are currently using summer time.

Setting

Manual Clock Setting

Line System

Time Zone

r Save

Navigator

Summer Time

Navigator

England London

1/2

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

Setting

Line System

r Save

Navigator

• Use the

Manual Clock Setting

Date

Time

Time Zone

Summer Time

/

01 / /01

00 : 00

England London

buttons to change the

2/2

2007MON

value in the highlighted field.

• Use the

/

buttons to move from one

field to another.

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

RETURN

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Setting

Getting started

ENTER

7 Select the TV screen type, ‘Wide (16:9)’ or ‘Standard (4:3)’.

Setting

TV Screen Size

Line System

r Save

Wide (16:9)

Standard (4:3)

ENTER

8 Select whether or not your TV is compatible with progressive scan

video.

Setting

Progressive

Line System

r Save

Compatible

Not Compatible

Navigator

Don't Know

Navigator

• Note that progressive scan video is only output through the

AV1 (RGB)-TV

connector and the component video outputs.

ENTER

9 Press to continue after reading the HDD caution.

Setting

In the event of HDD failure, recordings may be lost or normal playback/recording may

Line System

not be possible.

r Save

As recordings might be lost in case of a HDD failure, we recommend to use the HDD only as temporary storage media.

Navigator

Please copy recordings you want to keep to recordable DVD.

Press ENTER to continue.

ENTER

10 Select ‘Finish Setup’ to exit the Setup Navigator, or ‘Go Back’ if you

want to start again.

Setup is complete!

Line System

r Save

Finish Setup

Navigator

Go Back

Navigator

That completes basic setup using the Setup Navigator.

• If there are blank channels with no station, you can set these to skip using the manual channel setting. See

CH Setting

on page 114.

Manual

Setting up the GUIDE Plus+® system

The GUIDE Plus+® system is a free, interactive on-screen television programming guide. The system offers programme listings for all major channels, one-touch recording, search by genre, recommendations according to your profile and more.

For the GUIDE Plus+ system to function correctly, it is important that you set the language and country correctly in the Setup Navigator, and that you have performed a scan for available channels, as these are all used by the GUIDE Plus+ system. If any of these things are not yet set, please run the Setup Navigator first (see

setting up

on page 28).

TV listings information is received via ‘host channels’. In order to receive the correct TV listings information for your country or region you need to set up the GUIDE Plus+ system and ‘download’ the TV listings information. The initial download can take up to 24 hours, but once this is done, all future updates are automatic.

GUIDE

1 Display the GUIDE Plus+ setup menu.

The language and country settings are already set to whatever you selected in the Setup Navigator.

Switching on and

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Getting started

ENTER

2 Highlight ‘Postal Code’.

REC MODE

AUDIO SUBTITLE

ANGLE

PLAY MODE

ENTER

3 Enter your postal code.

The system uses your postal code to identify which TV listings data is correct for the area in which you live, so it is important that you enter it correctly.

4 If you are using an external receiver (such as a satellite receiver) with the supplied G-LINK cable, complete this step, otherwise jump to step 5 below.

• See

Connecting to a cable box, satellite

receiver or digital terrestrial receiver

on page 18 for more on using the supplied G-LINK cable.

• Select

After pressing

External Receiver 1, 2

press

ENTER

external receiver, use

. You can add further receivers in 2 and

if you need to.)

. (If you have just one

External Receiver

ENTER

or 3, then

• Select your reception method (

Terrestrial, Cable

Satellite

• Select your provider (if applicable).

• Select the brand of your external receiver.

• Identify which input your external receiver is connected to.

After completing these steps the recorder will try and communicate with your external receiver and change the channel via the GLINK cable. If the channel was successfully changed, select

If the channel did not change, select

Yes

to confirm.

. The GUIDE Plus+ system will try other codes assigned to your external receiver. If none of the codes changes the channel successfully, tune your external receiver to the host channel for your country (refer to step

below) and leave it on overnight. The

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recorder needs to be in standby; it will wake up automatically and download new codes from the host channel. The next day, try this setup process again:

• Press

GUIDE

to display the GUIDE

Plus+ setup menu.

• Press



use

to highlight the Menu bar, then



to reach the Setup area and

select Setup.

• Continue setting up from the start of this step again.

If your external receiver still doesn’t respond to the G-LINK controller, please call customer support and report the brand and model of your external receiver.

See also

troubleshooting

GUIDE Plus+ FAQ and

on page 45.

5 Identify the host channel for your country.

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

host channels

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

A, B

or C below depending on your

setup:

If you

are not

using an external receiver, this recorder will automatically scan all channels for the host channel:

• Leave the recorder in standby overnight (do

not

leave it switched on).

If you

are

using an external receiver, you need to identify the host channel from the table below:

Country/ Region

Austria Eurosport

Belgium RTL-TVI

France Canal+ Analog only

Germany Eurosport

Italy MTV Analog only

Netherlands Eurosport

Spain Tele 5 Analog only

Switzerland Eurosport

UK ITV, Eurosport ITV is analog only. Use

Host channels

Comments

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

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

If you use

both

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

About EPG download

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

• If you cannot receive any of the host channels (see the above table) then you won’t be able to use the GUIDE Plus+ system. In this case do not set the postal code (or set Country to GUIDE Plus+ setup screen. (When GUIDE Plus+ service starts in your area, set the postal code again.)

Other

) in the

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Getting started

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

recording

on page 56.

• The front panel display shows

Setting a timer

EPG

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

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

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

Checking the downloaded data the following day

GUIDE

1 Display the GUIDE Plus+ screen.

• For any channel that you turn

, the GUIDE Plus+ system will need to know how it is received (the source) and on which programme number. The source may be the built-in tuner of this recorder, or an external receiver. The programme number is the number on which the channel can be found on its receiving device/source. The entry in the Editor screen must match this number for correct recording of that channel.

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

REC MODE

AUDIO SUBTITLE

ANGLE

PLAY MODE

2 Change the programme numbers as you like.

Changing the programme numbers allows you to decide the order in which the channels change when stepping through them sequentially. You can do this to group certain channels together, for example.

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

/

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

• Press



repeatedly until the Menu bar is

highlighted.

• Press



until

Editor

is highlighted. The main area of the screen now shows a list of channels. Those that are turned

are displayed in the grid; those that are

OFF

are hidden. Use the

///

buttons to move down the list and turn channels

OFF

as necessary.

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

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

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Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide

Chapter 5

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide

The GUIDE Plus+ system

The GUIDE Plus+® system* is a free, interactive on-screen television

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

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

Setting up the GUIDE Plus+® system

page 30 before proceeding.

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

The system provides

HOWVIEW

, VIDEO Plus+,

INFORMATION, EQUIPMENT, OR SERVICES RELATING TO THE GUIDE PLUS+ SYSTEM.

Using the GUIDE Plus+ system

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

1 Video window

2 Information panels

3 Action bar

Legal Notice

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

Note

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

System

on page 113).

4 Information box

5 Menu bar

6 Grid

watching the current programme while using the GUIDE Plus+ system.

programme promotions or instructions on the GUIDE Plus+ system.

buttons change function depending on the area.

programme descriptions or help menus.

areas of the GUIDE Plus+ system.

– Shows TV listings information for

the next seven days by channel and time.

– Allows you to continue

– Display

– Colour-coded Action

– Shows short

– Gives access to the various

525 System

(see also

Input Line

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Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide

GUIDE Plus+ navigation

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

Key



REC

GUIDE

///

RED, GREEN YELLOW, BLUE

TIMER REC (SHIFT + RED)

INFO

ENTER

Number buttons



PREV/



/

What it does

Press to set or cancel One Button Recording.

Press to display the GUIDE Plus+ screen (also use to exit).

Use to navigate screens (highlight an item).

Action buttons that change functionality depending on the Area.

Press to jump directly to the Menu bar.

Press to go directly to the Schedule area.

Press to display extended information for the current programme.

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

Use for numeric entry.

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

Press to select the previous/ next day.

One-Button-Record

The

RED

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

The programme name, date, channel, recording start and end times are all set automatically when you set a timer recording using One-Button-Record.

If you need to, you can edit the settings at any time before the recording is due to start (see page 40).

1 Highlight a programme title.

2 Press the RED Action button (Record).

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

and start recording

Action button (Record) is visible

Editing a scheduled recording

• You can also use the



REC

button to set

the recording.

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

The Schedule Area

on page 39).

Note

1 Recording times set using the GUIDE Plus+ system do not automatically change to reflect any changes that

may occur in the programme broadcast schedules.

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Lock/Unlock video window

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

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

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

1 Highlight a channel logo.

Channel logos are displayed to the left of programme titles.

2 Press the RED Action button (Unlock).

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

If you want to lock the video window again, follow the same procedure. The button will now act as Lock.

Channel mosaic screen

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

YELLOW

Action button.

ENTER

RED

Action

to return

Areas

The GUIDE Plus+® system consists of seven

Areas

the Menu bar.

•

The Grid Area

The Grid is the main TV listings screen of the GUIDE Plus+ system and is the first screen that you see when you press see TV listings for the next seven days, starting with the current day.

When you highlight a programme in the Grid, you can see information about it in the Information Box, including title, synopsis, channel, source, time and length. If there is an

that there is an extended synopsis available. Press the

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

From the Grid Area you can:

• View and scroll through programme

• Read programme synopses.

. All Areas can be accessed from

Grid

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

– Search for TV programmes by category (e.g., Sport), subcategory (e.g., Football) or keyword.

My TV

– Set up a profile and receive recommendations according to your preferences.

Schedule

recordings.

Info

such as weather (not available in all regions).

Editor Setup

system.

symbol in the Information Box, it means

listings.

– Show all scheduled

– Area for additional information,

– Change channel settings.

– Setup the GUIDE Plus+®

GUIDE

. You can

INFO

button to see it.

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• Tune to a programme that’s currently showing.

• Set a programme to record.

• Lock or unlock the video window.

• Access Information panels.

Browsing the Grid

Use the following remote buttons to browse the grid:

///

(cursor buttons) – Navigate the

Grid



PREV/ NEXT

/

BLUE

– Previous/next day

Action button – Return to the current

– Previous/next page

time/date in the Grid

ENTER

– Press on the current selection to exit the GUIDE Plus+ system and start watching the programme

The Search Area

From the Search Area you can:

• Search by category.

• Search by subcategory.

• Search by keyword.

• Read programme synopses.

• Tune to a programme that’s currently showing.

• Set a programme to record.

• Access Information panels.

1 Select ‘Search’ from the Menu bar.

2 Select a category and a subcategory.

• If you choose

All

as the subcategory, all programmes in the category you selected will show up in the search results.

ENTER

3 Start the search.

The search results are shown sorted by time and date.

• If no search results are displayed, it means there are no programmes for the current day that match your search criteria.

Searching

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

Note

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

while it tunes to the channel. This is normal.

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Using My Choice keywords for a search

In addition to the standard categories, you can also set your own keywords.

1 Access My Choice.

2 Press the YELLOW Action button to add a keyword.

ENTER

3 Enter a keyword to appear in the menu.

My TV Area

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

From the My TV Area you can:

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

• Edit and delete profiles.

• Read programme synopses.

• Tune to a programme that’s currently showing.

• Set a programme to record.

• Access Information panels.

Setting up a profile

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

1 Select ‘My TV’ from the Menu bar. 2 Press the YELLOW Action button to

set a profile.

When you’re finished, press the Action button to exit and continue.

ENTER

4 Start the keyword search.

• You can delete or edit keywords using the

RED

and

GREEN

• When you have set more than two keywords, an

All

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

GREEN

Action buttons.

Channels

is now highlighted.

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

Select a channel from the mosaic of channel icons and press add up to 16 channels.

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

Select a theme from the Search Area categories and press step to add up to four categories.

ENTER

. Repeat this step to

ENTER

. Repeat this

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

Use the

ENTER

screen keyboard. When you’re finished, press the continue.

6 Press

///

to select characters from the on-

GREEN

ENTER

• You can add up to 16 keywords by repeating step

• You can edit or delete your profile using the

RED

and

buttons followed by

Action button to exit and

to activate your profile.

GREEN

Action buttons.

The Schedule Area

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

recording

recording features.) From the Schedule Area you can:

on page 56 for further timer

• Edit or delete a One-Button-Recording.

• Set, edit or delete a VIDEO Plus+ recording.

• Set, edit or delete a manual recording.

Setting a timer

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Editing a scheduled recording

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

1 Highlight the left tile of a scheduled recording.

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

2 Press the GREEN Action button (Edit). 3 Use the cursor and number buttons

to edit the recording date, start time, end time and channel.

below.

4 Enter a name for the scheduled recording.

Use the

ENTER

screen keyboard. After entering the whole name, press the

GREEN 5 Highlight the right recording tile. 6 Press the RED Action button (Quality)

to change the recording quality.

///

to select characters from the on-

Action button to continue.

buttons followed by

Select from or

Use the

/

to edit. Press the

continue, or the back.

Note

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

HDD.

buttons or the number buttons

GREEN

Action button to go to

RED

Action button to go

AUTO1, XP, SP, LP, EP,

(if manual recording is set to On).

SLP, SEP

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

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

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

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

9 Press  to access the extended recording options.

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

Genre

• Use the

YELLOW

) to select one.

GREEN

Action button (

Action button

Timing

to add extra time to the end of the recording (

PDC

• Press

+0, +10, +20, +30

(

V–P

)).



to display the standard

or VPS/

recording options again.

)

Select from Replace Recording)

Note

1• For a DVD timer recording, if

off), the recorder will adjust the recording quality to try and fit the recording on the disc. If the recording will not fit onto the disc even on 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 programmes will be erased.

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

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

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

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

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

AUTO

DVD, HDD

HDDr

(Auto

Optimized Rec

MN1

recording quality then the Recovery Recording feature will automatically make

(see

Optimized Rec

on page 119) is set to On (and VPS/PDC is

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Deleting a scheduled recording

1 Highlight the left tile of a scheduled recording.

2 Press the RED Action button (Delete).

The scheduled event is deleted.

Setting a VIDEO Plus+® recording

1 Select ‘Schedule’ from the Menu bar.

3 Use the number buttons to enter a Plus Code programming number.

Please enter the PlusCode programming number and press ENTER to confirm.

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

4 Press ENTER to confirm.

Setting a manual recording

1 Select ‘Schedule’ from the Menu bar.

2 Press the RED Action button (VIDEO Plus+).

2 Press the GREEN Action button (Manual).

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

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

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

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

///

The Info Area

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

The Editor Area

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

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

From the Editor Area you can:

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

• Select a channel source (

Rec. 1

Ext. Rec. 2

• Enter a channel programme number.

Switching a channel on/off

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

1 Select ‘Editor’ from the Menu bar.

Tuner, Ext.

, etc.).

Alternatively, you can press the Action button (

/

buttons to select a channel from the

mosaic, followed by

Mosaic

) and use the

ENTER

YELLOW

//

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

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

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Changing the source and programme number

1 Select ‘Editor’ from the Menu bar.

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

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

Each press of the changes the channel source (

Rec. 1

, etc.). To set a programme number,

RED

Action button

Tuner, Ext.

use the number buttons to enter a programme number then press (When set to

Tuner

, make sure that the

ENTER

programme number matches the preset number of this recorder for what you want to record).

The Setup Area

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

Making changes to your GUIDE Plus+ setup

1 Select ‘Setup’ from the Menu bar.

Press ENTER to access the Basic Setup screen.

Basic Setup

Host Channel Setup

GUIDE Plus+ System Information

2 Highlight the part you want to change.

You can change the Language, Country, Postal Code

and the External Receiver

settings.

3 Press ENTER to confirm.

Note

1 Making changes to the Country or Postal Code settings may require a new download of TV listings information.

This can take up to 24 hours.

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Manual Host Channel setup

The GUIDE Plus+ system will automatically identify your Host Channel as soon as the recorder is put into standby for the first time. See the table on page 32 for a list of all the European Host Channels.

If you know your Host Channel details (source and programme number) or if the automatic identification did not provide the expected result, you can identify your Host Channel manually. Select

Setup

in the Setup area and follow the instructions on the TV. Select the correct source (e.g., internal tuner or external receiver) and enter the respective programme number (e.g., if you have to press

on the remote to watch your Host Channel, enter 9 as the programme number). When you next switch the recorder into standby the GUIDE Plus+ system will complete the Host Channel setup.

You can reset the Host Channel settings at any time back to the default setting of automatic. Please be aware that resetting the Host Channel will erase all TV listings data.

Host Channel

GUIDE Plus+ FAQ and troubleshooting

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

FAQ

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

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

– The connections could be wrong. Make sure that the G-LINK cable is connected to the G-LINK connector on the recorder and the IR blaster is in front of the external receiver, pointing towards the

IR receiver of your external receiver. See

Connecting to a cable box, satellite receiver or digital terrestrial receiver

page 18. – The code that is listed under your

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

– The unit has not yet received new codes. The nightly data downloads frequently include new codes for controlling external receivers. Please tune your external receiver to your local host channel and leave it on overnight. Switch this recorder into standby. The next morning, please perform the GUIDE Plus+ setup again to see if your external receiver can now be controlled.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

There are several possibilities:

– Connections are wrong. See

Connections

everything. – The initial setup of GUIDE Plus+ was

completed incorrectly. Try setting it up again (see

system

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

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

the GUIDE Plus+® system

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

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

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

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

If you are recording from the recorder’s internal tuner (the sure that the programme number is the same as the preset number set on this recorder. If they are different, go to the Editor Area and change the programme number to match the recorder’s preset number.

on page 14 to double check

Setting up the GUIDE Plus+®

on page 30).

Setting up

on page 30)

Tuner

setting), make

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• The TV listings information doesn’t update.

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

Data downloads can take several hours. The front panel display shows downloading. If you switch the recorder on while will be cancelled.

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

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

system

Plus+ service starts in your area, please set the postal code again.

• The automatic Host Channel search failed or the GUIDE Plus+ system identified the wrong Host Channel for my region.

You can identify your Host Channel manually. See

setup

EPG

is displayed, the download

Setting up the GUIDE Plus+®

on page 30). When the GUIDE

Manual Host Channel

on page 45 for how to do this.

EPG

. Can I stop

when

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Recording

Chapter 6

Recording

About DVD recording

This recorder can record to DVD-R, DVDRW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-R DL and DVD+R DL media.

DVD-R and DVD-RW discs can be initialized for

Video mode

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

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

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

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

mode, all recording on that disc will be in that mode.

DVD+RW discs can be initialized for

mode

recording.

DVD-RAM discs can be initialized for VR mode recording.

DVD+R discs do not require initializing.

The table below shows the maximum number of titles recordable per disc and the maximum number of chapters per title:

Important

VR mode

recording. Each

+VR

Disc type/rec. format

DVD-R/-RW Video mode

DVD-R/-RW/-RAM VR mode

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A maximum of 999 chapters are recordable per disc.

A maximum of 254 chapters are recordable per disc.

• This recorder cannot play or record unfinalized DVD-R/-RW (Video mode)

and DVD+R discs recorded on another recorder. DVD+RW discs recorded on another recorder are playable on this recorder but are not recordable.

• The maximum continuous recording time for one title is eight hours when using a DVD+R/+RW disc.

• If you delete a title from a DVD+R/+RW disc, the total number of recordable titles remaining may not increase.

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

Additional information about the TV

system settings

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

Max. titles

(per disc)

99 99

on page 124.

Max.

chapters

(per title)

999

Note

1 Some DVD players, such as some Pioneer models, are compatible with VR mode discs. Check the operating

instructions for your player for VR mode compatibility information.

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Recording

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

• See also

compatibility

compatibility information.

Disc/content format playback

on page 7 for detailed disc

Recording to DVD-R DL/DVD+R DL discs

Recording to DVD-R DL/DVD+R DL discs is generally the same as recording to regular single-layer discs; however, please note the following points:

• When the recorder switches from the first layer to the second during recording a DVD-R DL (Video mode) disc, a new title is automatically started on the new layer.

• Up to 99 titles can be recorded on a DVD-R DL (Video mode) disc. If the 99th title is being recorded when the layer is switched, recording will stop.

• Up to 49 titles can be recorded on a DVD+R DL disc.

• You cannot play, record additional material to, edit or finalize a DVD-R DL or DVD+R DL disc that has been recorded on but not yet finalized on another DVD recorder.

About HDD recording

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

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

Important

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

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

• It is possible to record both PAL and NTSC titles on the HDD. Before recording, you need to make sure that the Input Line System setting (page 124) matches the TV line system of the source you’re recording.

HDD Video mode compatibility

When recording to the HDD you can choose to record in one of two formats. Set the format from the HDD Recording Format item in the Initial Setup menu (see page 120).

When set to Video Mode On, high-speed copying from HDD to DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R/+RW is possible. When recording a bilingual broadcast, set which channel you want to record from the Initial Setup menu (see page 116).

When HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off, high-speed copying from HDD to DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R/+RW isn’t possible. However, both channels of bilingual broadcasts are recorded and you can switch the audio on playback.

Bilingual Recording

Recorded audio

In all except the recorded in two channel Dolby Digital format

(only Dolby Digital 2.0 can be recorded; Dolby Digital 5.1 recording is not possible)

set to

LPCM

quality, uncompressed Linear PCM format. If the broadcast audio is bilingual and you

are recording to DVD-R/-RW (Video mode), DVD+R/+RW, or to the HDD with the HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode On, or

LPCM

mode, sound is

. When

, sound is recorded in high

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Recording

on the

LPCM

setting, use the Bilingual

Recording setting (page 116) to select the

A/L

B/R

audio channel to record before recording starts. In other cases, both channels of a bilingual broadcast will be recorded and you can switch on playback.

Restrictions on video recording

You cannot record copy-protected video using this recorder. Copy-protected video includes DVD-Video discs and some satellite broadcasts. If copy-protected material is encountered during a recording, recording will pause automatically and an error message will be displayed on-screen.

Video that is ‘copy-once only’ can only be recorded to DVD-RAM or HDD, CPRMcompatible VR mode DVD-R/-RW (see below).

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

Displaying disc information on-screen

page 73).

Recording equipment and copyright

Recording equipment should be used only for lawful copying. You are advised to check carefully what constitutes lawful copying in the country in which you are making a copy. Copying of copyrighted material such as films or music is unlawful unless permitted by a legal exception or consented to by the rightowners.

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

Using the built-in TV tuner

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

CHANNEL

CPRM

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

Content Protection for Recordable Media

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

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

Note

1 Channel presets are numbered 1 to 99.

•

CHANNEL +/– buttons

CHANNEL

–

REC MODE

AUDIO SUBTITLE

ANGLE

PLAY MODE

Number buttons

For example, to select channel 4, press 4 then

ENTER

; for channel 34, press 3, 4,

ENTER

•

CH +/– buttons

on the front panel

Changing audio channels

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

AUDIO

SHIFT

• Press to change the audio

type.

The current audio channel is displayed onscreen.

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Recording

• If the NICAM audio setting (see

Select

on page 116) is set to

NICAM

and you are watching a NICAM broadcast, you can switch between

Regular

(non-NICAM) audio.

NICAM

Regular

NICAM

and

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

NICAM A NICAM B

Regular

NICAM A+B

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

A (L) B (R)

A + B (L+R)

• When watching a recording made from an external input with recording selected (see

Bilingual

External Audio

on page 116), you can switch the audio channel between left ( (

L+R

), right (R) or both

L+R

Note

• When recording to the HDD with HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode On, to DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) , to DVD+R/ +RW, or on the

LPCM

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

Recording

on page 116).

Bilingual

Switching between TV and DVD

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

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

TV/DVD

mode setting.

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

TV/DVD

• Switch between TV mode and DVD mode.

Setting the picture quality/ recording time

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

HDD

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

When Manual Recording is set to On (see

Manual Recording

option will be available (

LPCM

, or recording mode that features a transfer rate of around 15 Mbps) depending on what you set).

When recording to DVD, highest recording quality available. If you select

XP+

automatically revert to When recording to DVD+R/+RW,

longest recording time available. If you select

SEP

mode will automatically revert to

REC MODE

SHIFT

• Press repeatedly to select the recording quality.

•XP – High quality setting, gives about one hour of recording time on a DVD disc.

on page 119), a further

MN1

XP+

(a super-high quality HDD

MN32

, the recording mode will

MN32

MN1

MN3

, the recording

MN32

is the

SLP

is the

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Recording

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

•

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

•

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

•

SLP

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

•

SEP

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

•

MN1

MN32/LPCM1/

XP+2 – Manual/

Linear PCM/XP+ (available only when manual recording is on).

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

Display

on page 122) is

On Screen

Off

then this

information is not displayed.)

Basic recording from the TV

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

HDD

Basic recording from the TV involves just setting the channel to record, choosing whether to record to the HDD or a DVD and selecting the recording quality.

HDD/DVD

1 Select the HDD or DVD for recording.

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

• If you want to record a VR mode DVD-R or a Video mode DVD-RW, you must initialize it before proceeding (see

Initializing recordable DVD discs

page 61).

CHANNEL

2 Select a TV channel to record.

–

The front panel display shows the channel number:

Channel preset

• While the recorder is stopped, you can also use the number buttons on the remote to select the channel (e.g., for channel 24, press

2, 4

then

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

CH +/–

buttons on the front

panel to select the channel number.

REC MODE

SHIFT

3 Set the picture quality/ recording time.

• See

Setting the picture quality/recording

time

on page 51 for detailed instructions.

Note

1 Audio is recorded in 16-bit Linear PCM format, video is recorded at XP quality. When recording a bilingual

broadcast, select which audio channel to record (see

2 Applicable only to HDD recording. (If this setting is used when recording to DVD,

to DVD,

XP+

recordings are always copied in real time.

Bilingual Recording

on page 116).

MN32

is used.) When copied

ENTER

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Recording

AUDIO

SHIFT

4 Select the audio channel to record.

See

Changing audio channels

See also editing recordable discs.

1 Select the HDD or DVD.

2 Open the Disc Navigator.

3 Browse the list of titles.

Editing

on page 78 for more on

HDD/DVD

DISC

NAVIGATOR

Disc Navigator (HDD)

4 Titles

Recent first

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

23:00 FRI 3/12 Pr 4 SP

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

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

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

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

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

10Titles

2h00m(1.0G)

1h00m(1.0G)

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

• Use the  PREV/ NEXT

buttons to

display the previous/next page of titles.

• To change the thumbnail picture displayed for a title see

Set Thumbnail

page 82.

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

Normal

. See

Set Preview

on page 123.

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)

23:00 FRI 3/12 Pr 4 SP

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

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

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

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

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

Style

4 Titles

Sort order

Recent first

NEW first

Genre

All Genres

Remain

30h30m

4 Titles

HDD

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.

10Titles

2h00m(1.0G)

1h00m(1.0G)

ENTER

4 Play the highlighted title.

• You can also select

Play

from the

command menu options.

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Using the Disc Navigator with playback-only discs

DVD-Video CD Video CD Super VCD

DivX

HOME MENU

1 Display the Home Menu.

ENTER

2 Select ‘Disc Navigator’.

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

NAVIGATOR

, which takes you straight to

the Disc Navigator screen.

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

• 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

be done while the disc is stopped.

WMA/MP3

Track(001-004)

001.Intro

002.Escape

003.Everything You Say

004.What I Do

ENTER

DivX

. This can only

DISC

Scanning discs

A L L

(except WMA)

You can scan discs at various speeds, forwards or backwards.

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 Super VCD

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

There is no sound when playing in slow motion.

DivX

Note

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

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

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

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

disc.

2 Reverse playback may not be smooth.

SCAN 1

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PAUSE

1 Pause playback.

2 Press and hold to start slow

//

motion reverse or forward play.

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 Super VCD

You can advance or back up video on a DVD

disc

or the HDD frame-by-frame.

With Video CDs/Super VCDs and DivX titles, you can only use frame advance.

PAUSE

1 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 programme play functions.

SHIFT

• Press to display the Play

PLAY MODE

Mode menu.

Play Mode

Search Mode A-B Repeat Repeat Programme

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 9

PLAY MODE (SHIFT

Search Mode

A L L

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

time

or by title/chapter/folder/track

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.

REC MODE

AUDIO SUBTITLE

ANGLE

PLAY MODE

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

Play Mode

Search Mode A-B Repeat Repeat Programme

Time Search Title Search Chapter Search

Input Time

0.01.00

Time Search (HDD, DVD):

For example, for 25 minutes into the current title, press For 1 hour and 15 minutes and 20 seconds into the title, press

Note

1 Depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached. 2 When using time search, playback may occasionally start slightly before or after the time you input.

1, 1, 5, 2, 0

2, 5, 0, 0

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Time Search (Video CD):

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.

ENTER

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

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 Programme

ENTER

3 With ‘B (Loop End)’ highlighted,

A (Loop Start) B (Loop End) Off

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, DVD-R/-RW (Video mode), DVD+R/+RW, or from the HDD, the start and end points of the loop must be in the same title.

DivX

• To resume normal playback, select

Off

from the A-B Repeat menu, or press

CLEAR

if no menu OSD (such as the Play

Mode menu) is displayed.

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 programme play to repeat the tracks/ chapters in the programme list (see

Programme play

ENTER

below).

• Select ‘Repeat’ from the Play Mode menu, then choose a repeat play mode.

Play Mode

Search Mode A-B Repeat Repeat Programme

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.

Programme play

HDD DVD-Video CD Video CD Super VCD

WMA/MP3

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

the HDD.

/folders/tracks on a disc or

Note

1 If you switch camera angles on a DVD during A-B repeat play, A-B repeat is cancelled. 2 If you switch the camera angle during repeat play of a DVD-Video disc, repeat play is cancelled. 3 When playing a programme list of DVD-Video chapters, chapters not included in the programme list may be

sometimes be played, depending on the disc.

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ENTER

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

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

Programme

Step

01.001

02.

03.

04.

05.

06.

07.

08.

Title (01-03)

Title 01 Title 02 Title 03

ENTER

Chapter(001-015)

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

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

After pressing

ENTER

to add the title/ chapter/folder/track, the step number automatically moves down one.

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

ENTER

, all the subsequent

steps move down one.

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

CLEAR

3 Repeat step 2 to build up a programme list.

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

PLAY

4 Play the programme list.

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

Tip

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

MODE

(

• During programme play, press

to skip to the next programme

SHIFT

HOME MENU

+ 9).



PLAY

step.

• To repeat play the programme list, select

Programme Repeat

Play Mode menu (see

from the Repeat

Repeat play

page 70).

CLEAR

• Press

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

• From the Programme menu you can also:

Start Programme Play

– Starts

playback of a saved programme list

Cancel Programme Play

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

Erase Programme List

– Erases the programme list and turns off programme play

Displaying and switching subtitles

DVD-Video

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

during playback. Check the disc packaging for details of the

subtitle options.

DivX

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 118.

TOP MENU

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SUBTITLE

SHIFT

• Select/change the subtitle

language.

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

• To switch off subtitles, press (

SHIFT

+ 5) then

CLEAR

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

SHIFT

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/receiver

on page 20 for

connection details.

SUBTITLE

Connecting to

Switching audio channels

DVD (VR) DVD-RAM HDD CD Video CD Super VCD

WMA/MP3

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

) channel, right (R) channel, or both

(

L+R

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

Some Super VCDs have two soundtracks. With these discs you can switch between the

two soundtracks as well as individual channels in each.

SHIFT

• 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 channel only

– Right channel only

CD Video CD

Stereo 1/L

– Left channel only

2/R

– Right channel only

AUDIO

– Both channels (default)

WMA/MP3

– Stereo (default)

Note

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

access.

• To set audio language preferences, see

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

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

Dolby Digital Out

on page 117) or listen via the analog outputs if you need to switch the audio channel.

Audio Language

on page 118.

HDD Recording Format

Dolby Digital Out

on page 120).

Dolby Digital  PCM

TOP MENU

(see

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Super VCD

1 Stereo 1 L 1 R 2 Stereo 2 L 2 R

– Soundtrack 1/Stereo (default)

– Soundtrack 1/Left channel

– Soundtrack 1/Right channel

– Soundtrack 2/Stereo

– Soundtrack 2/Left channel

– Soundtrack 2/Right channel

Switching camera angles

DVD-Video

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

icon if it contains multi-angle scenes.

When a multi-angle scene is playing, the same icon appears on screen to let you know that other angles are available (this can be switched off if you prefer — see

Indicator

• Switch the camera angle.

on page 121).

ANGLE

SHIFT

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

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

HDD/DVD

kinds of display. The example displays below show high-

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

Remain 10h35m Stop

Remain 10h35m Chase Play Rec

 Stop DVD-RW VR Original

Disc Name : Comedy shows

 Play DVD-R Video

Title Name 21/11 Football match:

Indicates the data transfer rate

once to see the HDD and

button to switch between the two

Rec Mode SP(2h00m/DVD)

HDD

Hi-Speed Copy

HDD  DVD

0h08m left

Rec Mode SP(2h00m/DVD)

Recording time

Relative playback position

Shows recording restrictions for the current channel programme

Resume XP (1h00m/DVD) Finalized

Indicates copy-protected material

Indicates a multi-angle scene

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



0. 00. 21 0h01m52s

DVD-RW Video

Remain –h– –m Stop

DVD-RW Video

Remain 0h52m Stop

Rem. 0h35m Copy Once

4.32Mbps

ABC Pr 1

DVD Mode

Stereo

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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 DVD-R/-RW displays become the same as a DVD-Video disc once the disc is finalized.

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

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

Can’t Record

on page 73

messages

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Playing and recording from a DV camcorder

Chapter 8

Playing and recording from a DV camcorder

You can play back and record video from a DV camcorder connected to the on the front panel of this recorder.

Important

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

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

DV IN

jack

DV IN

Playing from a DV camcorder

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

2 From the Initial Setup menu, check that the DV audio input is setup as you would like.

See

DV Input

• Check also that the

External Audio Recording

Audio In

HOME MENU

3 Select ‘DV’, then ‘DV Video Playback’ from the Home Menu.

4 Start playback on the camcorder.

Images from the camcorder should appear on your TV.

• To record the incoming video, press

HDD/DVD

for recording, then press



If there is no signal from the device connected to the DV jack, or the signal is copy-protected, recording will pause. It will automatically restart once there is a recordable signal.

on page 117 for more on this.

Audio In

and

Bilingual

are as you want them (see

on page 116).

to select the HDD or a DVD

STOP REC

to finish recording.

settings for



REC

. Press

• The recorder will only start recording from the signal. Recording will pause if the signal is interrupted during recording.

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

recording

DV IN

jack if there is a valid

Restrictions on video

on page 50 for more details.

Recording from a DV camcorder

• The source signal must be DVC-SD format.

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

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

Copying from a DV source

Using the recorder’s remote, you can control both the camcorder and this recorder.

Important

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

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

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Playing and recording from a DV camcorder

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

Also, set the camcorder to VTR mode.

REC MODE

SHIFT

2 Set the recording quality.

• See

Setting the picture quality/recording

time

on page 51 for detailed information.

3 From the Initial Setup menu, check that the DV audio input is setup as you would like.

See

DV Input

• Check also that the

External Audio Recording

Audio In

HOME MENU

on page 117 for more on this.

Audio In

and

Bilingual

are as you want them (see

on page 116).

4 Select ‘DV’, then ‘Copy from a DV Source’ from the Home Menu.

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

ENTER

5 Select ‘Record to Hard Disk Drive’ or ‘Record to DVD’.

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

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

• Depending on your camcorder, you can use this recorder’s remote to control the camcorder using the



,  and  buttons.

ENTER



,  ,  ,  ,

7 Select ‘Start Rec’.

Stop  Stop

Control with these buttons





1.02.22

 



HDD Rem.

• You can pause or stop the recording by selecting

Pause Rec

Stop Rec

the on-screen display. You cannot

control the camcorder from this remote control during recording.

settings for

Start Rec

Pause Rec

Stop Rec

SP (2h00m/DVD)

32h45m

from

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

•

HDD, DVD (VR Mode) and DVD-RAM only:

A chapter marker is inserted every time there is a break in the timecode on the DV tape. This happens when the recording is stopped or paused then restarted, for example.

• If you don’t want to see the DV recording screen during recording, press

DISPLAY

to hide it (press again to display).

• While recording, you cannot exit the DV recording screen using the

RETURN

button.

HOME

DV Auto Copy

DV Auto Copy allows you to make an exact copy of the contents of a DV source to the HDD or a DVD.

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

Also, set the camcorder to VTR mode.

REC MODE

SHIFT

2 Set the recording quality.

• See

Setting the picture quality/recording

time

on page 51 for detailed information.

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

See

DV Input

• Check also that the

External Audio Recording

Audio In on page 116).

HOME MENU

4 Select ‘DV’, then ‘DV Auto Copy’ from the Home Menu.

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

on page 117 for more on this.

Audio In

and

settings for

Bilingual

are as you want them (see

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Playing and recording from a DV camcorder

ENTER

5 Select ‘Record to Hard Disk Drive’ or ‘Record to DVD’.

The DV tape is rewound to the beginning. Once it is rewound, the DV tape is played from the beginning and copied to either the HDD or a DVD.

• If there is a gap of two minutes or more between recorded contents, the copying process is automatically stopped.

• Once copying is finished, the DV tape is automatically rewound.

• To cancel the copying process, press



STOP REC

for more than three

seconds.

About automatic finalization

If you use a DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R/+RW disc for copying, it will automatically be finalized after copying is complete.

• You can’t customize the background for DVD-R/-RW or DVD+R/+RW disc finalization.

• No title names are assigned.

• If you want to give the disc a name, please do so before you start the copy (see

Input Disc Name

on page 107).

• If a timer recording is scheduled to start, and in some other instances, the disc will not be finalized.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

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

• There’s a picture, but no sound!

Try switching the

DV Input

and

on page 117) between

Stereo 2

DV Input

setting (see

Stereo 1

About DV

Using DV, also known as i.LINK or IEEE 13941995, you can connect a DV camcorder to this recorder using a DV cable for input of audio, video, data and control signals.

“i.LINK” and the “i.LINK” logo are trademarks.

• This recorder is only compatible with DVformat (DVC-SD) camcorders. Digital satellite receivers and Digital VHS video recorders are not compatible.

• You cannot connect more than one DV camcorder at a time to this recorder.

• You cannot control this recorder from external equipment connected via the

DV IN

jack.

• It may not always be possible to control the connected camcorder via the jack.

• DV camcorders can usually record audio as stereo 16-bit/48 kHz, or twin stereo tracks of 12-bit/32 kHz. This recorder can only record one stereo audio track. Set the

DV Input

Input

• Audio input to the

setting as required (see

on page 117).

DV IN

jack should be

32 kHz or 48 kHz (not 44.1 kHz).

• Picture disturbance in the recording may occur if the source component pauses playback or plays an unrecorded section of tape, or if the power fails in the source component, or the DV cable is disconnected.

• The

DV IN

jack is an input only. There is

no output functionality.

DV IN

Note

1 If the audio subcode on the DV tape cannot be read correctly, the audio type will not switch automatically. You

can switch the audio manually from the

External Audio

setting (page 116).

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Chapter 9

Editing

Editing options

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

Create

(page 80)

Play

(page 80)

Erase

(page 80)

Edit > Title Name

Edit > Set Thumbnail

(page 82)

Edit > Erase Section

(page 82)

Edit > Divide

Edit > Chapter Edit

(page 84)

Edit > Set Genre

Edit > Lock

Edit > Move

Edit > Combine

Genre Name

Multi-Mode

Undo

(page 88)

(page 81)

(page 83)

(page 85)

(page 86)

(page 87)

(page 88)

DVD-R/-RW

HDD

 









 



(Video mode),

DVD+R/+RW

 *1

DVD-R/-RW, DVD-RAM

(VR mode)

Original Play List



*1 DVD-R/-RW only

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Disc Navigator (DVD)

4 Titles

10Titles

Original

11/29 MON 7:00PM 11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

2h00m(1.0G)

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

2h00m(1.0G)

23:00 FRI 3/12 23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 4 SP

2h00m(1.0G)

Style

4 Titles

PlayList

Original

The Disc Navigator screen

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

Important

• Titles that have been recorded with a Input Line System setting different to the current setting of the recorder are shown in the Disc Navigator with a blank thumbnail image. See also

information about the TV system settings

on page 124.

• During recording, if you display the Disc Navigator for the HDD, some of the titles

may appear with a mark. These titles were recorded with a Input Line System

setting different to the current setting of the recorder. During recording, these titles cannot be played.

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.

View options panel

Disc Navigator (HDD)

4 Titles

Recent first

All Genres

HDD

Remain

Available

recording time

30h30m

Title thumbnail Title information

• Press to display the command menu panel. Use the

buttons to navigate the menus.

Title list

23:00 FRI 3/12 Pr 4 SP

11/29 MON 7:00PM

23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 4 SP

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

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

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

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

/

Additional

10Titles

2h00m(1.0G)

1h00m(1.0G)

Command menu panel

and

ENTER

Selected title

PREV NEXT

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

are more titles than can be displayed.

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 DVD-R/-RW (VR mode) or DVD-RAM disc you can display the Play List by selecting the view options panel (press select then

Play List

from the view options,

Play List

• 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.

Editing accuracy

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

Editing

Frame Accurate Editing

Frame Accurate Editing is very precise. The edit point is accurate to the exact frame you choose. However, this accuracy is not preserved in any copy you make if you use the high-speed copy function to make a DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R/+RW.

Video Mode Compatible Editing is less precise. The edit point you choose will only be accurate to within one-half to one second. On the other hand, these edit points will be preserved if you use high-speed copy to make a DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R/+RW.

Video Mode Compatible



from

, then

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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 14 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

2h00m(1.0G)

Edit

2h00m(1.0G)

Create

Undo

1h00m(1.0G)

1 Highlight the title you want to play.

ENTER

2 Select ‘Play’ from the command menu panel.

Playback of the title you selected starts.

Disc Navigator (HDD)

4 Titles

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All Genres

HDD

Remain

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11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

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

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10Titles

Play

Erase

2h00m(1.0G)

Edit

2h00m(1.0G)

Genre Name

1h00m(1.0G)

Multi-Mode

1h00m(1.0G)

Erase

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

HDD

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

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

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

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

Play

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

HDD

Use this function to start playback of a title.

Note

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

1 Highlight the title you want to erase.

ENTER

2 Select ‘Erase’ from the command menu panel.

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ENTER

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

Tip

• You can erase a title quickly by pressing

CLEAR

when the title is highlighted.

Confirm the edit by pressing

ENTER

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.

ENTER

Disc Navigator (HDD)

4 Titles

Recent first

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

23:00 FRI 3/12 Pr 4 SP

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

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

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

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

10Titles

Play

Title Name

Erase

2h00m(1.0G)

Set Thumbnail Erase Section

Edit Divide Chapter Edit

2h00m(1.0G)

Multi-Mode Set Genre

Genre Name

Lock

1h00m(1.0G)

Cancel

1h00m(1.0G)

ENTER

3 Input a name for the selected title.

Input Title Name

23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 4 SP

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

CAPS

small

OK Clear Space

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

A A A A A A Æ

N O O O O O ø U U U U Y

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

E E E E I I I I

+ – / @ [ ¥ ] ˆ ÷ x ± { | }

µ ¶ ·

–

£ \ § ¨ © ¬ – ®

ß $

•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 NEXT

buttons ( PREV/

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

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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.

Characters Key Characters

Key

. , ’ ? ! – & 1

m n o 6 ö ô ò ó

ø ñ

a b c 2 ä à á â ã

æ ç

d e f 3 è é ë ê

g h i 4 î ï ì í ¡



j k l 5 £

[cursor back]

/[change case]



CLEAR

p q r s 7 $

t u v 8 ü ù û ú

w x y z 9

[cursor forward]

[clear character]

ÿ/ß

 <space>  [ﬁnish name

input]

SHIFT

( ) _ / : ; ” ` ^ @ # ∗ % ¥ | + =

{ } [ ] < >

lower-case: ÿ; upper-case: ß

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

Recent first

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

23:00 FRI 3/12 Pr 4 SP

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

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

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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

23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 4 SP

Rec. time

10-1

00.00.09.15

 Play Pause

2h00m

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

)), and the

BACK

buttons.

PLAY MODE (SHIFT

CM SKIP

and

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

Set Thumbnail

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

DVD-RAM

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

1 Highlight the title you want

to change the thumbnail picture for.

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.

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ENTER

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

ENTER

HDD only:

Select the type of

edit.

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

HDD/DVD RECORDER

Video Mode Compatible Editing

Frame Accurate Editing

• For more information about these options, see

Editing accuracy

on page 79.

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

23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 4 SP

Rec. time

10-1

00.00.09.15

 Play Pause

2h00m

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).

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. 3

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.

Divide Title (HDD)

Play List only

Select the type of edit.

HDD/DVD RECORDER

Video Mode Compatible Editing

Frame Accurate Editing

Editing accuracy

on page 79.

23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 4 SP

Rec. time

2h00m

Divide

Cancel

10–1

 Play Pause

00.00.09.15

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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

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

3 edit.

HDD

HDD only:

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

Video Mode Compatible Editing

Select the type of

HDD/DVD RECORDER

Frame Accurate Editing

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

Chapter Edit (DVD VR mode Play List)

1–1



Play

0.00.00

Exit

Divide

Erase/Move

Combine

ENTER

19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP

Rec. time Chapters

1h00m

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

19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP

Rec. time Chapter

1h00m 0h01m

Erase Move

Cancel

• For more information about these options, see

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.

Editing accuracy

on page 79.

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•

Combine1 – Combine two adjacent

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

ENTER

Chapter Edit (DVD VR mode Play List)

19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP

Rec. time

2 3 541

Exit

Divide

Erase/Move

Combine

1h00m

ENTER

3 Select a genre for the title.

Disc Navigator (HDD)

4 Titles

Recent first

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

23:00 FRI 3/12 Pr 4 SP

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

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

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

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

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

10Titles

Play

Title name

No Category

Erase

2h00m(1.0G)

Set Thumbnail

Movies

Erase Section

Edit

Sport

Edit Chapter

Children

Divide

Other

2h00m(1.0G)

Multi-Mode

Set Genre

Free1

Genre Name

Lock

Free2

Cancel

1h00m(1.0G)

ENTER

5 Select ‘Exit’ to get back to the main Disc Navigator screen.

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)

4 Titles

Recent first

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

23:00 FRI 3/12 Pr 4 SP

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

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

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

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

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

10Titles

Play

Title Name

Erase

2h00m(1.0G)

Set Thumbnail Erase Section

Edit Divide

Chapter Edit

2h00m(1.0G)

Multi-Mode Set Genre

Genre Name

Lock

Cancel

1h00m(1.0G)

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).

DVD+R DVD+RW

Note

1 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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ENTER

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

Disc Navigator (HDD)

4 Titles

Recent first

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

23:00 FRI 3/12 Pr 4 SP

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

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

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

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

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

10Titles

Play

Title Name

Erase

2h00m(1.0G)

Set Thumbnail Erase Section

Edit Divide

Chapter Edit

2h00m(1.0G)

Multi-Mode Set Genre

Genre Name

Lock

Cancel

1h00m(1.0G)

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

Move

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

Play List only

23:00 FRI 3/12

11/29 MON 7:00PM 23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 2 SP SP

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

20:00 FRI 3/12 20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 2 SP

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

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

Play

Title Name

Erase

2h00m(1.0G)

Set Thumbnail

2h00m(1.0G)

Erase Section

Edit Divide

Chapter Edit

2h00m(1.0G)

Multi-Mode

Move

Genre Name

Combine

Cancel

1h00m(1.0G)

10Titles

ENTER

3 Select a new position for the title.

Title to move

Disc Navigator (DVD)

4 Titles

Play List

DVD

VR Mode

Remain

0h30m

23:00 FRI 3/12

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

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

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

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

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

10Titles

2h00m(1.0G)

1h00m(1.0G)

Insert position

After pressing

ENTER

, the new, updated Play

List is displayed.

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

23:00 FRI 3/12

11/29 MON 7:00PM

23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 2 SP SP

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

20:00 FRI 3/12 SP 20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 2 SP SP

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

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

Play

Title Name

Erase

Set Thumbnail

2h00m(1.0G)

Erase Section

Edit Divide

Chapter Edit

2h00m(1.0G)

Multi-Mode Move

Genre Name

Combine

Cancel

1h00m(1.0G)

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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

23:00 FRI 3/12 23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 4 SP

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

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

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

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

10Titles

2h00m(1.0G)

1h00m(1.0G)

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

OK to combine titles

1 and 3 ?

Yes

Genre Name

HDD

ENTER

2 Select one of the userdefinable genre names.

Disc Navigator (HDD)

4 Titles

Recent first

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

ENTER

23:00 FRI 3/12 Pr 4 SP

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

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

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

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

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

10Titles

Play

Free1

Erase

Free2

2h00m(1.0G)

Free3

Edit

Free4 Free5

2h00m(1.0G)

Multi-Mode

Free6 Free7

Genre Name

Cancel

1h00m(1.0G)

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

Using the remote key

on page 82.

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

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

A A A A A A Æ

N O O O O O ø U U U U Y

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

E E E E I I I I

µ ¶ ·

–

Space

ß $

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

ENTER

Free 1

Free 10

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

Disc Navigator (HDD)

4 Titles

Recent first

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

23:00 FRI 3/12 Pr 4 SP

11/29 MON 7:00PM

23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 4 SP

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

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

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

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

10Titles

Play

Erase

2h00m(1.0G)

Edit

2h00m(1.0G)

Genre Name

Multi-Mode

1h00m(1.0G)

0G)

ENTER

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

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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)

23:00 FRI 3/12 Pr 4 SP

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

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

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

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

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

4 Titles

Recent first

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

ENTER

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

marked titles.

Disc Navigator (HDD)

4 Titles

Recent first

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

Multi-Mode

23:00 FRI 3/12 Pr 4 SP 23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 4 SP

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

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

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

Once the command is completed, MultiMode is automatically exited.

10Titles

Play

Erase

2h00m(1.0G)

Edit

2h00m(1.0G)

Genre Name

Multi-Mode

1h00m(1.0G)

to erase all the

10 Titles

Erase Lock

2h00m(1.0G)

Unlock Change Genre

2h00m(1.0G)

Single Mode

1h00m(1.0G)

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

•I can’t edit my disc!

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.

You may find that as the available recording time is reduced on a VR mode DVD-R disc, editing is no longer possible. This is because information about your edits requires a certain amount of disc space. As you edit, this information builds up, eventually preventing you from editing further.

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Copying and backup

Chapter 10

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 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. If you want to save disc space you can copy

video at a lower recording quality (for example, an copied to is always done in real-time.

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

(Video)

page 120).

Using Copy Lists

on a DVD). Copying in this way

and

Auto Chapter (DVD+R/+RW)

One Touch Copy

on page 91 for

on page 126 for

recording on the HDD

Auto Chapter

below

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 50 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

Recording equipment should be used only for lawful copying and you are advised to check carefully what is lawful copying in the country in which you are making a copy. Copying of copyright material such as films or music is unlawful unless permitted by a legal exception or consented to by the rightowners.

One Touch Copy

* See also 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.

above.

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

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

REC MODE

SHIFT

1 If you’re copying from DVD

to the HDD, select a recording mode.

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

ONE TOUCH COP

2 Press during playback to copy the current title.

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

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

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

Cancelling 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 cancelled 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 DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) 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 DVD-R/

-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R/+RW.

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

•A title that contains mixed aspect ratios can’t be copied to a DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R/+RW. Use a DVD-R/

-RW (VR mode) or DVD-RAM disc for this type of material.

• Low resolution (

SEP

through LP modes1) widescreen material can’t be copied to a DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R/ +RW. Use a DVD-R/-RW (VR mode) or DVD-RAM disc for this type of material.

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

MN9

MN15

modes cannot be high-

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

• Recordings of bilingual broadcasts cannot be high-speed copied to a DVDR/-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R/+RW. Please use a DVD-R/-RW (VR mode) or DVD-RAM.

•

XP+

titles cannot be copied to DVD via

One Touch Copy.

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

• Titles recorded in 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 DVD-R/-RW.

Note

1 In manual recording mode these equate to

MN1

MN15

(Video Mode Off) or

MN1

MN8

(Video Mode On).

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• 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

• The Copy List is erased if the Input Line

• 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)

on page 89.

Important

at a time.

System setting is changed (see

Additional information about the TV system settings

settings (see

on page 124).

Resetting the recorder

page 139) 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

2 Select ‘Copy’ from the Home Menu.

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)

WED 29/03 20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SP Pr 2

MON 27/03 21:00 Mon 27/03 Pr 4 SP Pr 4

SAT 25/03 23:00 Sat 25/03 Pr 9 SP Pr 9

THU 23/03 22:00 Thu 23/03 Pr 6 SP Pr 6

WED 22/03 20:00 Wed 22/03 Pr 2 SP Pr 2

MON 20/03 13:00 Mon 20/03 Pr 9 SP Pr 9

FRI 17/03 21:00 Fri 17/03 Pr 4 SP Pr 4

WED 15/03 20:00 Wed 15/03 Pr 2 SP Pr 2

20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SP 20:00 1h00m(2.0G) Pr 2

Copy List Total Current DVD Remain

1 > 2 > 3

Sports

0.0G

4.3G

8 Title

Back

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 DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R/ +RW:

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• 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 DVDs.

6 Press  to display the command menu panel.

The Command Menu panel

Select Title

Recent first

All Genres

Copy

HDD DVD (Video mode)

WED 29/03 20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SP Pr 2

MON 27/03 21:00 Mon 27/03 Pr 4 SP Pr 4

SAT 25/03 23:00 Sat 25/03 Pr 9 SP Pr 9

THU 23/03 22:00 Thu 23/03 Pr 6 SP Pr 6

WED 22/03 20:00 Wed 22/03 Pr 2 SP Pr 2

MON 20/03 13:00 Mon 20/03 Pr 9 SP Pr 9

FRI 17/03 21:00 Fri 17/03 Pr 4 SP Pr 4

WED 15/03 20:00 Wed 15/03 Pr 2 SP Pr 2

20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SP 20:00 1h00m(2.0G) Pr 2

Copy List Total Current DVD Remain

1 > 2 > 3

Sports

4.3G

8 Title

Back

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

Title Edit

Copy

Copy List Total Current DVD Remain

1 2

HDD DVD (Video mode)

1 > 2 > 3

20:00 Wed 29/03 Pr 2 SP

20:00 Wed 29/03 Pr 2 SP 20:00 Wed 22/03 Pr 2 SP

20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SP

4.3G

2 Title

Back

1h00m(2.0G)

8 To edit a title, highlight it using the

/

buttons, then press ENTER.

Title Edit

Copy

Copy List Total Current DVD Remain

HDD DVD (Video mode)

20:00 Wed 29/03 Pr 2 SP

20:00 Wed 22/03 Pr 2 SP

20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SP

1 > 2 > 3

Erase Title Name Erase Section Move Preview

Cancel

4.3G

2 Title

Back

1h00m(2.0G)

A menu of editing commands appears:

•

Erase

– Erase individual titles from the

Copy List (see

Title Name

• the Copy List (see

Erase

on page 80).

– Name or rename a title in

Title Name

page 81).

•

Erase Section

Move

•

– Change the order of titles in the

Copy List (see

Preview

•

– Erase part of a title (see

on page 82).

Move

on page 86).

– 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 83).

– Combine two titles in the

Combine

page 86).

•

Chapter Edit

Copy List title (see

– Edit chapters within a

Chapter Edit

page 84):

•

Divide

•

– Divide a chapter into two.

Erase/Move

– Erase a chapter/

Change the chapter order.

•

Combine

– Combine two chapters

into one.

Note

1 The following titles cannot be copied at high-speed for DVD+R/+RW:

• Titles recorded in

MN1

MN6, SEP, SLP

or EP mode.

The following titles cannot be copied at high-speed for DVD-R/-RW (Video Mode) and DVD+R/+RW:

• Widescreen titles recorded at low resolution (

SEP

through LP/

MN1

MN15

(Video Mode Off) or

(Video Mode On)).

• LP/

MN9

MN15

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

• Bilingual recordings.

• Combined titles that were originally recorded using different recording modes. The following titles cannot be copied at high-speed for any types of DVD:

•

XP+

titles.

MN1

MN8

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•

Set Thumbnail

frame for a title (see page 82).

•

Recording Mode

quality of the copy (see on page 94).

•

Bilingual

should be copied when copying from HDD to DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) and DVD+R/+RW (see page 95).

•

Cancel

– Exit the menu.

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

9 Display the command menu panel.

ENTER

10 Select ‘Next’ to proceed.

Copy

Title Edit

1 2

– Set the thumbnail

Set Thumbnail

– Set the picture

Recording Mode

– Set how bilingual audio

HDD DVD (Video mode)

1 > 2 > 3

20:00 Wed 29/03 Pr 2 SP 20:00 Wed 22/03 Pr 2 SP

Bilingual

2 Title

Back

• Select

Finalize

if you want to

automatically finalize a DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) 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

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

Copy List Total

Current DVD Remain

• The

bar will be purple.

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

Copying from DVD to HDD

Back

Recording Mode Input Disc Name

Finalize

Start Copy

bar will be

20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SP

Copy List Total Current DVD Remain

1h00m(2.0G)

4.3G

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 94).

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 81.)

Note

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

Title

Important

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

Touch Copy

on page 89).

• 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

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

Resetting the recorder

page 139).

• 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



HDD’.

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

below).

8 Select ‘Start Copy’ to start

ENTER

copying.

3 Select a Copy List type.

• Selecting

Create New Copy List

will

Recording Mode

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

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

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

List is copied at the specified recording

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

•

– Change the order of titles in the

Copy List (see

Preview

•

Erase

on page 80).

Move

on page 86).

– Check the content of a title in

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 (

MN323,

above, you can also

MN1

LPCM or XP+4) from the

Recording Quality box that appears.

the Copy List.

Note

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

exactly the same position as the original.

2 When the copy mode is set to something other than High-Speed Copy for copying to a DVD-R/-RW (Video mode)

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

(DVD+R/+RW)

3 When copying to a DVD+R/+RW,

4 XP+ mode available only when copying to HDD.

on page 120).

MN1 to MN3 and SEP modes are not available.

Auto Chapter (Video)

and

Auto Chapter

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•

Optimized

1,2

– 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.

Bilingual

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

ENTER

2 Select ‘Bilingual’ from the command menu panel.

ENTER

3 Select a bilingual audio option.

Using disc backup

ENTER

2 Select a backup option.

Start new disc back-up

Resume writing data

Erase back-up data

There are three backup options:

•

Start new disc back-up

– Start making

a backup of a disc.

•

Resume writing data

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

•

Erase back-up 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 DVD-R/-RW discs, 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

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

backup copy of a finalized DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R/+RW. The data is

copied first to the hard disk drive another recordable DVD disc.

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

1 When the copy mode is set to something other than High-Speed Copy for copying to a DVD-R/-RW (Video mode)

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

(DVD+R/+RW)

2 Optimized mode only available when copying to DVD. Due to remaining space on the disc or the title that you

copy, this mode does not always exactly fill a disc.

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

HOME MENU

Note

on page 120).

on page 89.

, then on to

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

Auto Chapter (Video)

and

Auto Chapter

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• 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.

Disc Back-up

Disc content saved to Hard Disk Drive.

Please eject the disc and load a

recordable disc

Cancel

Start

You can use a DVD-R ver. 2.0, 2.1 or 2.2 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

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 61.)

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 Back-up menu.

• To see the progress of the backup, press

DISPLAY

• You can cancel the backup process by pressing

ONE TOUCH COPY

than one second. However, this will make the disc unusable (although if you

for more

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Using the Jukebox

Chapter 11

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 DVD. Once on the HDD, you can name albums and tracks, assign them a genre, and set tracks that you don’t want to play to Jump.

Copying music to the HDD

The first step is to copy some music to the HDD. CD audio, WMA and MP3 files are copied at high speed. All tracks are copied

from each CD 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 98).

Usually, the tracks are copied to the HDD in the order they appear on the CD/DVD.

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

• While copying, no other recorder operation is possible.

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

• Copy protected CDs may not copy successfully.

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

HOME MENU

2 Select ‘Copy’ from the Home Menu.

/DVD as an album.

Editing Jukebox albums

Important

ENTER

3 Select ‘DVD/CD to HDD’.

On pressing

ENTER

all tracks (or files) on the CD or all WMA/MP3 files on the DVD are copied to the HDD.

• You can also start copying by starting playback of the CD/DVD and then pressing

• To cancel copying press

ONE TOUCH COPY

ENTER

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

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 what you want to play.

The screen below shows albums stored on the HDD:

Album name

Jukebox

Album1

By number

All Genres

Remain

47.0 G

Album2

Album3

Album4

Album5

Album6

Album7

Album8

Album1 The Planets/Mars-Venus-Mercury-Jup

HDD

iter-Saturn-Uranus-Nep classical Total 12 70 MB

Info for selected album Playback status

ALL

10Albums

Play

Erase

Edit

Play Mode

Genre Name

3-10

0.03.58



Note

1 The recorder can copy up to 999 CDs; a CD can contain up to 99 tracks. The recorded audio format is Linear

PCM.

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• 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.

Track name

Jukebox

By number

All Genres

HDD

Remain

47.0 G

• Press

ANGLE

Album1

ALL

Album2

Album3

Album4

Album5

Album6

Album7

Album8

Jupiter classical MP3 8 MB

SHIFT

SUBTITLE

Mars

Venus

Mercury

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

to change the page.

10Albums

Play

Erase

Edit

Play Mode

Genre Name

0.03.58

SHIFT

3-10



Changing the album view

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

ENTER

2 Select a view option.

Jukebox

Sort order

By number

Genre

All Genres

Remain

47.0 G

•

Sort order

By number

Album1

Album2

By number

By favourite

Album3

By album

Album4

Album5

All Genres

Cancel

Album6

Album7

Album8

Album1 The Planets/Mars-Venus-Mercury-Jup

HDD

iter-Saturn-Uranus-Nep classical Total 12 70 MB

– Albums are listed by the

album number.

By favourite

– Most often listened to

music appears at the top of the list.

By album

– Albums are listed

alphabetically.

10Albums

Play

ALL

Erase

Edit

Play Mode 4

Genre Name

3-10



0.03.58

Genre

•

Jukebox

Sort order

By number

Genre

All Genres

Remain

47.0 G

All Genres

Genre

Album1

All Genres

Album2

By number

No Category

Album3

Best

Album4

Rock Pop

All Genres

Album5

Jazz

Album6

Classical

Album7

Album8

Album1 The Planets/Mars-Venus-Mercury-Jup

HDD

iter-Saturn-Uranus-Nep classical Total 12 70 MB

– All albums are displayed.

– Only albums in the selected

ALL

10Albums

Play

Erase

Edit

Play Mode

Genre Name

3-10

0.03.58



genre are displayed.

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’.

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 > Album name

up to 64 characters for the album. See page

Title Name

enter names.

•

Edit > Track name

to 64 characters for the track. See page

Title Name

on page 81 for how to enter

names.

•

Edit > Set Genre

genre for the album.

– Enter a name of

on page 81 for how to

– Enter a name of up

– Set or change the

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•

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

names.

– Change the playback order

– Enter a name of up to 12

on page 81 for how to enter

Title

Note

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

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The PhotoViewer

Chapter 12

The PhotoViewer

From the PhotoViewer you can view JPEG photos and picture files stored on the HDD,

recordable DVD or CD-R/-RW/-ROM

. 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/Edit Photos on the HDD

or edit photos already stored on the recorder’s HDD.

•

View Photos on a CD/DVD

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

– View

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

The first image from the selected folder is displayed as thumbnail at the bottom of the screen. From the Folder Information column, you can change thumbnails via the

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PhotoViewer HDD

Folder

HDD

Remain

100.0 G

buttons.

Select Folder

001

Folder1

002

Folder2

003

Folder3

004

Folder4

005

Folder5

Folder6

006

007

Folder7

008

Folder8

Currently selected folder in folder list

002 Folder2 Files 999 Folder 999 MB

Folder information

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4 Select the file you want to view, copy or edit.

Currently selected

thumbnail

PhotoViewer HDD

Folder2 Folder Size 999 MB

001 PIOR0000 002 PIOR0001

File

003 PIOR0002 004 PIOR0003 005 PIOR0004

12 Files

006 PIOR0005 007 PIOR0006 008 PIOR0007 009 PIOR0008 010 PIOR0009

HDD

011 PIOR0010

100.0 G

012 PIOR0011

Remain

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

Note

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

100

to view them all using the Reload function (see

Reloading files from a disc

on page 102).

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