Pioneer DVR-LX60D User Manual

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Operating Instructions

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. ÉV ITEZ TOUT EXPOSITION AU FAISCEAU.

ATTENTION

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

ADVARSEL

KLASS 3B SYNLIG O CH OSYNLIG LASER STRÅLNING NÄR DENNA DEL ÄR ÖPPNAD. UNDVIK AT T U TSÄ TTA 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 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

Contents

01 Before you start

What’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Putting the batteries in the remote

control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Using the remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Disc/content format playback

compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

About the internal hard disk drive . . . . . . 12

Symbols used in this manual . . . . . . . . . 13

02 Connections

Rear panel connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Front panel connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Connecting a TV antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Easy connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Using other types of audio/

video output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Connecting to a cable box or satellite

receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Connecting an external

decoder box (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Connecting an external

decoder box (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Connecting to an AV amplifier/

receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Connecting using HDMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Connecting other AV sources . . . . . . . . . 22

Connecting a USB device . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Plugging in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

03 Controls and displays

Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Common Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

04 Getting started

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

For users receiving digital broadcast

services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Setting up the GUIDE Plus+®

system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

05 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide

The GUIDE Plus+® system . . . . . . . . . . 37

Using the GUIDE Plus+® system . . . . . 37

Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

GUIDE Plus+® FAQ and

troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

06 Using the digital electronic programme guide

The Digital EPG system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Using the Digital EPG. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Setting timer programmes . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Other useful EPG functions . . . . . . . . . . 57

07 Recording

About DVD recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

About HDD recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Recorded audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Restrictions on video recording . . . . . . . 61

Using the built-in A.TV and

D.TV tuners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Setting the picture quality/

recording time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Basic recording from the TV . . . . . . . . . . 64

Pause Live TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

About timer recordings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Timer recording FAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Simultaneous recording and playback

(Chase Play) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Recording from an external

component. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Playing your recordings on other DVD

players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Initializing recordable DVD discs . . . . . . 72

DVD-RW Auto Initialize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

08 Playback

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Basic playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Using the Disc Navigator to browse the

contents of a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Scanning discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Playing in slow motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Frame advance/frame reverse . . . . . . . . 80

The Play Mode menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Displaying and switching subtitles . . . . . 82

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

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

. . . . . . . . . . . . 83

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

. . . . . . . . . . . . 83

14 The Disc Setup menu

Basic settings Initialize settings Finalize settings Optimize HDD Initialize HDD

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

09 Playing and recording from a DV camcorder

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

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

. . . . . . . . . 85

. . . . . . . 85

10 Editing

Editing options The Disc Navigator screen

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

. . . . . . . . . . . . 89

11 Copying and backup

Introduction One Touch Copy Using Copy Lists Using disc backup

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

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

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

12 Using the Jukebox

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

. . . . . . . . . . 108

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

. . . . . . 111

. . . . . . . . . . . . 112

13 The PhotoViewer

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

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

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

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15 The Video Adjust menu

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

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

16 The Initial Setup menu

Using the Initial Setup menu Selecting other languages for

language options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Using Software Update

(Digital tuner) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

. . . . . . . . 127

17 Additional information

Setting up the remote to control

your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Minimum copying times. . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Manual recording modes . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

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

working . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

On-screen displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Front-panel displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Language code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Country/Area code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155

Screen sizes and disc formats . . . . . . . 155

Handling discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Cleaning the pickup lens . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Condensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Hints on installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Moving the recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Resetting the recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

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 x 2

• 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 (,) inside the compartment.

Important

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

• Don’t mix new and old batteries together.

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

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

the battery compartment.

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

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

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 Remote Control Mode on page 139.

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

7 m

Before you start

• 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

DVR-7000

DVR-3100/ DVR-5100H

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

Cannot read the CPRM information

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

Copy-once protected disc titles will not play.

Playable Recordable

Yes

1,2,3

will show in

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

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.

Before you start

HDD/DVD Recording and playback compatibility

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

HDD DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R

Marks used in this manual

Logos

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

*1 *1 *2 *13, 16

DVD +RW

DVD-

RAM

Re-recordable/



Erasable

Editing of recorded

   *4   *4  *4  *4 

programmes

Recording of Copy-

 

once protected material

n/a

Playback in other players/recorders

Chase play

16:9 and 4:3



   

programme recording

Bilingual broadcast recording of both



*10, 11



audio channels

Notes to table

*1 Must be initialized for VR mode recording (page 122). *2 Must be initialized for Video mode recording (page 122). *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 71). *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 136). *11 Only when the recording mode is not set to LPCM. *12 CPRM-compatible discs only.

*12

*11

 



 *6



*14



*12

 *6 

*11

*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 122). In this case, initialization will take about an hour.

is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo

*6, 15

 *8 

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*12

*11

Licensing Corporation.

Before you start

Using DVD-R DL/DVD+R DL discs

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

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

• 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, USB

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

Before you start

• 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

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

• Official DivX

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

Certified product.

6) with standard

media files.

video

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

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

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

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

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.

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 157) 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.

Before you start

DVB

The Digital Video Broadcasting Project, or DVB for short, is a set of open standards for digital broadcasting, covering terrestrial, cable and satellite broadcasts.

Based around the MPEG-2 coding system, these open standards ensure that compliant systems are able to work together, independent of manufacturer.

DVB is extremely flexible, being able to deliver virtually any kind of digital content to the home, including High Definition and Standard Definition TV, broadband multimedia content and interactive services.

DVB is a registered trademark of the DVB Project.

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:

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.

EPG

), do not unplug

POWER OFF

Before you start

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 122).

Optimize HDD

Symbols used in this manual

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

HDD

DVD

DVD-Video

DVD (Video)

DVD (VR)

DVD+R

DVD+RW

DVD-RAM

HDD

Any type of DVD disc (recordable or playback

only), finalized or not.

Commercially produced DVD, finalized Video mode

DVD-R/-RW.

Video mode DVD-R/-RW (unfinalized)

VR mode DVD-R/-RW

DVD+R

DVD+RW

DVD-RAM

Video CD

Super VCD

WMA/MP3

DivX

A L L

Audio CD

Video CD

Super VCD

WMA or MP3 files

DivX files

All of the above

Connections

Chapter 2

Connections

Rear panel connections

1 2

ANTENNA

OUT

Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

VIDEOAUDIO

S-VIDEO

7 8 9 10 11 12

3 4 5

INPUT 3

AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

OUTPUT

AV 1 (RGB) – TV

1 ANTENNA IN (RF IN)/OUT Connect your TV antenna to the ANTENNA IN (RF IN) jack. The signal is passed through

to the ANTENNA OUT jack for connection to your TV.

2 INPUT 3

Stereo analog audio, video and S-video inputs for connection to a 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 132 for how to set this up.

4 HDMI OUT

HDMI output for high quality digital audio and video.

5 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (COAXIAL)

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.

7 OUTPUT

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

amplifier/receiver.

DIGITAL

AUDIO OUT

COAXIAL

G-LINK

CONTROL

ANTENNA(DIGITAL)

OUT

5 V

HDMI OUT

30 mA

AC IN

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, S-video and RGB. See AV1 Out on page 131 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 terminal and bearing the Pioneer  mark. Connect the CONTROL

OUT of the other component to the CONTROL IN of this recorder using a mini-

plug cord.

11 ANTENNA (DIGITAL) IN/OUT Connect your DTV antenna to the ANTENNA (DIGITAL) IN jack. The signal is passed

through to the ANTENNA (DIGITAL) OUT jack for connection to your TV.

12 AC IN – Power inlet

Connections

Front panel connections

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

Left side:

DV IN

USB

13 14 15

13 DV IN

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

14 USB port (Type B)

USB port for connecting a PictBridgecompatible printer or PC.

15 USB port (Type A)

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

Right side:

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

INPUT 2

L(MONO)RAUDIO

16 INPUT 2

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

Connecting a TV antenna

This recorder has separate built-in TV tuners for terrestrial digital and terrestrial analog TV broadcasts.

If you are ready to receive digital broadcasts now, use one of the supplied RF antenna cables connect an antenna (either an antenna wall outlet or indoor antenna) to the ANTENNA (DIGITAL) IN connector. Next, connect the other supplied RF antenna cable to connect an antenna to the ANTENNA IN (RF IN) connector. Lastly, connect the recorder to your TV from the ANTENNA OUT connector.

Antenna wall outlet

ANTENNA

(DIGITAL) IN

DIGITAL

AUDIO OUT

COAXIAL

HDMI OUT

or indoor antenna

AC IN

ANTENNA

OUT

ANTENNA IN (RF IN)

Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

ANTENNA

OUT

Antenna wall outlet

VIDEOAUDIO

S-VIDEO

INPUT 3

OUTPUT

AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

AV 1 (RGB) – TV

ANTENNA(DIGITAL)

G-LINK

OUT

30 mA

5 V

CONTROL

To antenna input

Important

• If there is only one antenna outlet on your wall, use a divider.

• Do not connect a component that can receive analog signals to the ANTENNA (DIGITAL) OUT.

If your area is not yet served with terrestrial digital services, connect your antenna’s output to the

ANTENNA IN (RF IN)

connector using one of the supplied RF antenna cables. Next, connect the recorder to your TV from the

ANTENNA IN (RF IN)

AUDIO

VIDEO

ANTENNA

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

ANTENNA

OUT

To antenna input

S-VIDEO

INPUT 3

AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

OUTPUT

AV 1 (RGB) – TV

ANTENNA OUT

Antenna wall outlet

DIGITAL

AUDIO OUT

COAXIAL

HDMI OUT

ANTENNA(DIGITAL)

G-LINK

OUT

30 mA

5 V

CONTROL

connector.

AC IN

We strongly recommend using an outdoor antenna for better broadcast picture quality.

If, however, you want to use an indoor antenna, use one with a signal amplifier rated at 5 V, 30 mA and set Aerial Power to On in the Initial Setup menu (see page 129).

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 132 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

To recorder's

antenna input

AV2 (INPUT 1/

DECODER)

ANTENNA

OUT

Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

AV1 (RGB) - TV

Using the supplied audio/video

below.

AV1 (RGB)-TV

AV1 Out

To antenna input

VCR

VIDEOAUDIO

S-VIDEO

INPUT 3

AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

OUTPUT

AV 1 (RGB) – TV

AV connector can

on page 131 and

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

HDMI OUT

ANTENNA(DIGITAL)

G-LINK

OUT

30 mA

5 V

CONTROL

COAXIAL

connector

AV2/L1 In

Antenna/cable TV wall outlet

From SCART AV

connector

To SCART AV

connector

1 Connect your TV antenna to the recorder and TV.

See

Connecting a TV antenna

on page 15 for

details.

• If you want to incorporate a VCR in your setup, connect it

before

the recorder (i.e., between the antenna wall outlet and the antenna input on the recorder).

2 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.

3 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 127).

Off

— see

Power

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

AC IN

AUDIO

OUTPUT

To audio input

To video input

VIDEO

OUTPUT

VIDEOAUDIO

ANTENNA

S-VIDEO

INPUT 3

AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

G-LINK

OUTPUT

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

CONTROL

AV 1 (RGB) – TV

DIGITAL

AUDIO OUT

COAXIAL

HDMI OUT

ANTENNA(DIGITAL)

OUT

30 mA

5 V

AC IN

Connections

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

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

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

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

Using the S-video or component video output

To component video input

DIGITAL

AUDIO OUT

COAXIAL

HDMI OUT

on page 131

To video input

AC IN

S-VIDEO

To audio input

AUDIO

OUTPUT

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

S-VIDEO OUTPUT

VIDEOAUDIO

ANTENNA

S-VIDEO

INPUT 3

AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

OUTPUT

OUT

AV 1 (RGB) – TV

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

ANTENNA(DIGITAL)

G-LINK

OUT

30 mA

5 V

CONTROL

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.

Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver

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

page.

If you are using a separate decoder box for your cable/satellite TV, set up following the instructions on the next page.

Using the setup on this page you can:

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

Note

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

connections.

CONTROL

G-LINK

AV 1 (RGB) – TV

AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

S-VIDEO

INPUT 3

OUTPUT

Connections

Position the IR transmitter end of the G-LINK™ cable so that the IR receiver on your cable/satellite receiver will pick up the control signals (see diagram).

G-LINK cable

AC IN

See the manual that came with your cable/ satellite 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

From antenna output

To recorder's

antenna input

VIDEOAUDIO

ANTENNA

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

S-VIDEO

INPUT 3

OUTPUT

To antenna input

Cable/Satellite receiver

AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

G-LINK

AV 1 (RGB) – TV

AV2 (INPUT 1/

DECODER)

CONTROL

AV1 (RGB) - TV

Satellite dish/ antenna/cable TV wall outlet

From SCART AV

connector

DIGITAL

AUDIO OUT

COAXIAL

HDMI OUT

ANTENNA(DIGITAL)

OUT

5 V

30 mA

until you find the place where the receiver responds.

To SCART AV

connector

Tip

• This recorder has a ‘through’ function which allows you to record a TV

1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown.

See

Connecting a TV antenna

on page 15 for more on RF antenna connections, including from this recorder to your TV.

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

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 127).

Off

— see

Power

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 receiver.

This enables you to record scrambled TV channels.

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.

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.

Important

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

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

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

during recording.

Connections

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

AV2 (INPUT 1/

DECODER)

G-LINK

CONTROL

AV1 (RGB) - TV

SCART AV

connection

Decoder

ANTENNA(DIGITAL)

OUT

30 mA

5 V

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

COAXIAL

HDMI OUT

AC IN

To SCART AV

connector

Antenna/cable TV wall outlet

From SCART AV

connector

ANTENNA

OUT

Y COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

To antenna input

VCR/Satellite receiver /Cable box

VIDEOAUDIO

S-VIDEO

INPUT 3

AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

OUTPUT

AV 1 (RGB) – TV

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

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

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

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

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

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 analog 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.

Decoder

VIDEOAUDIO

ANTENNA

S-VIDEO

INPUT 3

AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

OUTPUT

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

AV 1 (RGB) – TV

1 Connect your TV antenna to the recorder and TV.

See

Connecting a TV antenna

details.

AV2 (INPUT 1/

G-LINK

CONTROL

AV1 (RGB) - TV

DECODER)

ANTENNA(DIGITAL)

OUT

5 V

From SCART AV

connector

30 mA

DIGITAL

AUDIO OUT

COAXIAL

HDMI OUT

To SCART AV

connector

on page 15 for

AC IN

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 130).

Decoder

from the Initial Setup menu (see

screen, set the

Decoder

AV2/L1 In

on page 132).

setting for the scrambled channels to On (see

Manual

Connections

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

VIDEOAUDIO

ANTENNA

S-VIDEO

INPUT 3

AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

G-LINK

OUTPUT

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

AUDIO/VIDEO

To audio/video input To digital input

OUTPUT

CONTROL

AV 1 (RGB) – TV

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

HDMI OUT

ANTENNA(DIGITAL)

OUT

5 V

30 mA

COAXIAL

your decoder box.

This enables you to record scrambled TV channels.

AV amp/ receiver

Connecting to an AV amplifier/receiver

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

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

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

Important

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

Audio Out

on page 133).

• When watching D.TV only linear PCM audio is output from the coaxial digital out jack.

1 Connect your TV antenna to the recorder and TV.

See details.

This enables you to watch and record TV channels.

2 Connect the DIGITAL AUDIO OUT (COAXIAL) 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.

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

Connecting using HDMI

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

this recorder using an HDMI cable (not supplied).

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.

Connecting a TV antenna

jack on this recorder to a

, you can connect it to

on page 15 for

DIGITAL

AUDIO OUT

From video

output

To video input

AC IN

Connections

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

1 Use an HDMI cable to connect the HDMI OUT connector on this recorder to an HDMI connector on an HDMIcompatible display.

HDMI

To HDMI

input

HDMI-compatible display

HDMI

OUT

VIDEOAUDIO

ANTENNA

S-VIDEO

INPUT 3

AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

G-LINK

OUTPUT

OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

CONTROL

AV 1 (RGB) – TV

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

COAXIAL

HDMI OUT

ANTENNA(DIGITAL)

OUT

30 mA

5 V

AC IN

• 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

when an HDMI device is connected)

HDMI Output (only available

on page 138 for more information. Note that the HDMI settings remain in effect until you change them, or connect a new HDMI component.

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 Highbandwidth 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.

Connections

Connecting other AV sources

Connecting a VCR or analog camcorder

HDD/DVD

DivX

PLTVD.TVA.TV

COPY HDMI

USB

AUDIO/VIDEO

OUTPUT

(Rear panel)

COMMON INTERFACE

STANDBY/ON

DV IN

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.

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

INPUT 2

jack on the front panel.

OPEN/CLOSE

S-VIDEO

INPUT 2

ONE TOUCH

STOP REC

COPY

INPUT

A.TV/D.TV

SELECT

AUDIO/VIDEO

INPUT

(Front panel)

From audio/video outputTo audio/video input

AV2

SCART connector

VIDEO

L(MONO)R AUD IO

Connecting a DV camcorder

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

DV IN

jack.

Important

REC

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

HDD/DVD

DivX

PLTVD.TVA.TV

COPY HDMI

STANDBY/ON

DV IN

USB

DV IN

From DV output

COMMON INTERFACE

OPEN/CLOSE

STOP REC

INPUT

SELECT

DV camcorder

•

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

Connecting a USB device

Using the USB ports on the front of the recorder you can connect USB devices such as digital cameras, printers, keyboards and PCs. Please also see the instructions that came with the device you want to connect before using.

HDD/DVD

DivX

PLTVD.TVA.TV

COPY HDMI

COMMON INTERFACE

DV IN

USB

(Type A)

PictBridge-compatible

Printer

STANDBY/ON

USB

(Type B)

USB

ONE TOUCH

A.TV/D.TV

COPY

Keyboard

INPUT 2

USB

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

OPEN/CLOSE

STOP REC

INPUT

SELECT

L(MONO)R AUDIO

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

INPUT 2

ONE TOUCH

COPY

A.TV/D.TV

Digital Camera

REC

L(MONO)R AUDIO

REC

Connections

Important

• Some USB devices may not work with this recorder.

• When connecting a PC to this unit, make sure the power is turned off on both the PC and this unit when you connect them via USB.

• We recommend connecting USB devices when this recorder is switched off (in standby).

JPEG file storage devices

• Digital still camera

• Memory card reader (any type of memory card)

• USB memory

The Mass Storage Class (MSC) device should be FAT-compatible. Note that if the device is partitioned, this recorder may not recognize it.

The Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) can be used to transfer up to a maximum of 4000 files.

WMA/MP3 file storage devices

• Memory card reader (any type of memory card)

• USB memory

• PC (Use Connect PC function)

The Mass Storage Class (MSC) device should be FAT-compatible. Note that if the device is partitioned, this recorder may not recognize it.

Note that although multi-slot card readers can be used, the recorder will only recognize the first card inserted. To read another card, remove all the cards and insert the card to be read again.

Using a USB hub

• Use a hub compatible with USB 1.1 and/ or 2.0.

• Use an independently powered hub (bus powered hubs may not work reliably).

• In the event of unreliable operation with the hub, we recommend plugging the device directly into the recorder’s USB port.

• Operation may become unreliable if too many devices are connected to the hub. In this case, try unplugging some devices.

• If the power delivered through a hub is insufficient for the devices connected, communication can become unreliable. In this case, disconnect one or more devices then perform a USB restart. (See

Restart USB Device

on page 140.)

Using a USB printer

• Use a PictBridge-compatible printer.

Using a USB keyboard

• Do not use a PS/2 keyboard connected using a PS/2-USB adapter.

Using a PC

• Note that you can connect a PC to this device via USB to copy WMA and MP3 files. For more information, see

on page 109. To use Connect PC with this device, your PC must run either the Windows XP Home Edition (SP2) or Windows XP Professional (SP2) operating system and be able to run Windows Media Player 10. Even if your PC can run Windows Media Player 10, we cannot guarantee that it will function properly with this device. For more details see the ‘Help’ section of Windows Media Player 10.

Connect

Plugging in

After checking all the connections, plug in the recorder.

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

Controls and displays

Chapter 3

Controls and displays

Front panel

HDD/DVD

DivX

PLTVD.TVA.TV

COPY HDMI

STANDBY/ON

DV IN

USB

1 A.TV indicator

Lights when analog TV is selected.

D.TV indicator

Lights when digital TV is selected.

PLTV indicator

Lights during recording started using the Pause Live TV feature.

DivX indicator

Lights during DivX playback.

COPY indicator

Lights when copying is underway.

2 HDD/DVD

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

3 Disc tray

COMMON INTERFACE

73 5 62 4

OPEN/CLOSE

S-VIDEO

VIDEO

INPUT 2

ONE TOUCH

STOP REC

COPY

INPUT

SELECT

A.TV/D.TV

L(MONO)R AUDIO

REC

1298 9 10 11

4 HDD/DVD indicator

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

5 OPEN/CLOSE

Press to open/close the disc tray.

6 HDMI indicator

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

7 Front panel display and IR remote sensor

See

Display

on page 26 for details.

8 STANDBY/ON

Press to switch the recorder on/into standby.

9 Front panel inputs

See

Front panel connections

more information on these.

10 COMMON INTERFACE slot

Slot for CA module and smart card used to decode scrambled D.TV channels. See

Common Interface

on page 25.

on page 15 for

Controls and displays



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.

A.TV/D.TV

Switches between analog TV antenna input and digital TV antenna input. The

A.TV

and

D.TV

selected.

12 REC

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

indicators show which is

Common Interface

To receive scrambled D.TV channels you will need a CA module and smart card provided by your service provider.

Different CA modules support different encryption systems. This recorder is designed to work with modules that support the DVB standard. Contact your service provider to obtain the right kind of CA module.

Note that neither CA modules nor smart cards are supplied or sold by Pioneer.

Inserting a CA module

The Common Interface card slot is located on the front panel of the recorder.

• Insert the CA module into the card slot as far as it will go.

The Common Interface card slot accepts Type I and Type II PC Cards (PCMCIA cards).

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 68) 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 record to the HDD but the HDD is not recordable.)

NTSC

Lights when the video output signal format is NTSC.

(page 132) Indicates which channels of a bilingual broadcast are recorded.

(page 131) Lights when the component video output is set to progressive scan.

VPS/PDC

(page 68) 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).

(page 64)

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

2 3

(page 139) Shows the remote control mode (if nothing is displayed, the remote control mode is 1).

Lights when an unfinalized Video mode disc is loaded.

Controls and displays

Remote control

STANDBY/ON

1 12

TOP MENU

NAVIGATOR

4 5

CHANNEL

A.TV/D.TV

8 9

INPUT SELECT

1 STANDBY/ON

Press to switch the recorder on/into standby.

2 PLAY

Press to start playback.



Press to pause playback or recording.



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.

(page 74)

PAUSE

STOP

(page 74)

PREV  NEXT

STOP

PAUSE

PREV NEXT

PLAY

HELP

REC

STOP REC

HOME MENU

DISC

ENTER

–

TIMER

PAUSE

REC

LIVE TV

REC MODE

AUDIO

ANGLE

SUBTITLE

ABC DEF

JKLGHI MNO

WXYZ

TUV

PQRS

CLEAR CLEAR

TV CONTROL

CHANNEL

VOLUME

OPEN

HDD/DVD

INFO

GUIDE

CM BACK

CM SKIP

RETURN/EXIT

ONE TOUCH

COPY

INPUT SELECT

DISPLAY

TEXT

TV/DVD

13 14

15 16



 (page 79)

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

/

/

(page 79) 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.

3 HELP

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

4 DISC NAVIGATOR TOP MENU

(page 75)

(page 78, 89)

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 (Smart Jog)

Used to navigate all on-screen displays. Rotate the up or down. Press

Smart Jog

ENTER

to move the cursor

to select the

currently highlighted option. When using the

Smart Jog

, turn it lighty to avoid pressing down on the cursor keys.

While watching D.TV press

ENTER

display the Channel List screen. Rotate the

Smart Jog

when playback is paused to do a frame-by-frame search back/forward.

CM BACK (commercial back)

Turn the

Smart Jog

counter-clockwise during playback to skip progressively backward through the video playing.

CM SKIP (commercial skip)

Turn the

Smart Jog

clockwise during playback to skip progressively forward through the video playing.

CHANNEL +/–

While stopped, turn the

(page 61)

Smart Jog

to change the channel of the built-in TV tuner.

Controls and displays

6 A.TV/D.TV

Press to switch between analog TV antenna input and digital TV antenna input. The and

D.TV

which is selected.

7 Colour buttons

Use when an EPG screen is displayed or when tuned to a data channel of a digital broadcast. The function of each button will be described on-screen, and changes depending on the screen being displayed.

8 PAUSE LIVE TV

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

9 AUDIO

10 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

11 TV CONTROL buttons

After setting up, use these controls to control your TV.

12 HDD/DVD

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

indicators on the front panel show

(RED, GREEN, YELLOW, BLUE)

(page 66)

(page 62, 63, 82, 83) Press to change the audio language or channel. (When the recorder is stopped, press to change the tuner audio.)

SUBTITLE

Press to display/change the subtitles included in multilingual DVD-Video discs.

While watching D.TV, press to change the D.TV subtitles.

ANGLE

Press to switch camera angles on discs with multi-angle scenes.

CLEAR

(page 82)

(page 83)

to clear an entry and start again.

(page 143)

(page 64)

A.TV

13 Recording controls



REC

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.

14 INFO

While watching D.TV, press to display the information banner.

Press to see additional information for the highlighted item in the EPG.

15 GUIDE

Press to display the EPG screen; press again to exit.

16 HOME MENU

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

17 RETURN/EXIT

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

Also press to exit the MHEG application.

18 TIMER REC

Press to set a timer recording.

REC MODE

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

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.

(page 38, 68)

(page 64)

(page 75)

(page 64)

(page 100)

(page 70)

Controls and displays

22 DISPLAY

Displays/changes the on-screen information displays.

23 TEXT

Press to display Teletext information (in European countries except the UK) or to start the MHEG application display (UK only) if available during digital broadcasts.

24 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).

(page 84)

(page 62, 63)

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 127).

• 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 Out

Language

Recording

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 an Aerial Power

setting

for the built-in digital tuner.

•On: power is always supplied to the connected aerial, whether the recorder is on or in standby.

•

Auto

: power is only supplied when this

recorder is on.

•

Off

: power is never supplied to the

aerial.

ENTER

6 Select ‘Auto Scan’ to start scanning for D.TV channels.

• Select

Do not set

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

ENTER

below.

7 Select your country.

The recorder starts scanning for new channels. After the scan is complete the recorder will let you know how many new channels were found.

• The country setting will apply to both the digital and analog TV tuners.

Note

1 If the recorder does not accept the On or

is properly connected and that it is not shorted, then try making the setting again.

Auto

setting (the highlight jumps back to

Off

), check that the antenna

Getting started

• The clock will also be set automatically here if D.TV channels are found.

• If no new channels were found a message appears asking if you want to scan again. Check the aerial connection before selecting skip to step

ENTER

Yes

below.)

. (If you select No,

8 Select the analog TV (A.TV) 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

• 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

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

manually.

If the clock was already set from a D.TV channel in step

Setting

Clock Setting

Line System

r Save

, this step is skipped.

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/EXIT

to go

back to the previous screen and select

Manual

Getting started

• 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 in the Setup Navigator by pressing

RETURN/EXIT

ENTER

10 Select the EPG (Electronic Programme Guide) type to use.

•

GUIDE Plus+

Plus+ EPG (see also

GUIDE Plus+® system

: Use the Gemstar GUIDE

Setting up the

on page 33 and

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide

Digital EPG

•

on page 37).

: Use the SI EPG (programme information broadcast together with digital channels).

• If no channels were found when scanning for digital TV channels then this screen does not appear and the EPG is set according to the country set in step

above.

ENTER

11 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

12 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

13 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.

Getting started

Setting

ENTER

14 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 130.

Manual

For users receiving digital broadcast services

This unit can set its internal clock automatically from digital broadcasts. However, depending on the broadcaster, the clock information received may not be accurate.

Use the following procedure (while the recorder is not recording) to set the clock manually.

HOME MENU

1 Press HOME MENU.

ENTER

2 Select ’Initial Setup’ > ‘Basic’ > ‘Clock Setting’. 3 Highlight the time setting.

ENTER

4 Press to display the manual clock setting screen. 5 Set the correct time.

Setting up the GUIDE Plus+® system

This section is only applicable if you chose to use the GUIDE Plus+ system as the EPG type in step

of the Setup Navigator above.

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 30).

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.

Switching on and

Return to automatic clock setting

• To return to the automatic clock setting, follow the instructions for ‘Replace Channels’ (page 128).

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

Getting started

ENTER

2 Highlight ‘Postal Code’.

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 or satellite

receiver

on page 17 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

Getting started

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+ screen.

• 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 48.

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 (analog) 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 an analog 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.)

If digital broadcasts start in your area, please set the

EPG Type Select

the Initial Setup menu to

Other

) in the

setting in

Digital EPG

Getting started

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

recording

on page 45.

• The front panel display shows

Setting a manual

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

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.

Name On/Off Source Prog. No. BBC1

BBC2 On ITV On CH4 On CH5 On BBC3 On ITV2 On

E4 Off

UKGOL On

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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Chapter 5

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide

This chapter is only applicable if the EPG Type Select setting made in the Setup Navigator (or the Initial Setup menu) is set to

GUIDE Plus+

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 33 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.

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

Note

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

System

on page 127).

The system provides

HOWVIEW

, VIDEO Plus+,

GEMSTAR-TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND/ OR ITS RELATED AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY AMOUNTS REPRESENTING LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS

OF BUSINESS, OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROVISION OR USE OF ANY INFORMATION, EQUIPMENT, OR SERVICES RELATING TO THE GUIDE PLUS+ SYSTEM.

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

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

2 Information panels

programme promotions or instructions on the GUIDE Plus+ system.

3 Action bar

buttons change function depending on the area.

4 Information box

programme descriptions or help menus.

– Allows you to continue

– Display

– Colour-coded Action

– Shows short

525 System

(see also

Input Line

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5 Menu bar

– Gives access to the various

areas of the GUIDE Plus+ system.

6 Grid

– Shows TV listings information for

the next seven days by channel and time.

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

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 43).

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 42).

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.

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide

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.

RED

Action

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

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.

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide

• 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.

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide

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

GREEN

Action button to exit and continue.

ENTER

4 Start the keyword search.

• You can delete or edit keywords using the

RED

and

GREEN

Action buttons.

• When you have set more than two keywords, an

All

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

Channels

is now highlighted.

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide

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 category to your profile, highlight ‘Categories’ and press the YELLOW Action button.

Select a category 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 ENTER to activate your profile.

///

to select characters from the on-

GREEN

• You can add up to 16 keywords by repeating step

• You can edit or delete your profile using the

RED

buttons followed by

Action button to exit and

and

GREEN

Action buttons.

The Schedule Area

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

From the Schedule Area you can:

• Edit or delete a One-Button-Recording

• Set, edit or delete a VIDEO Plus+ recording

• Set, edit or delete a manual recording

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide

Editing a scheduled recording

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

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

below.

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

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

4 Enter a name for the scheduled recording.

Use the

ENTER

///

buttons followed by

to select characters from the on-

screen keyboard. After entering the whole name, press the

GREEN

Action button to continue.

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

to change the recording quality.

Use the

/

buttons or the number buttons

Select from or a manual recording mode (see

Recording modes

AUTO2, XP, SP, LP, EP,

SLP, SEP

Manual

on page 135 and Manual recording

on page 145). to edit. Press the

continue, or the

GREEN

Action button to go to

RED

Action button to go

back.

Note

1 See

About timer recordings

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

HDD.

on page 68 for more information about scheduled recordings.

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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 will automatically make the recording to the HDD instead.

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

• If the HDD is being used for playback or high-speed copying when an Auto Replace Recording is due to start, the new timer recording will not replace the old one. However, the next time the timer recording starts, both of the older two 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 digital broadcasts or an external input, or when the

recording mode is set to

DVD, HDD

HDDr

Optimized Rec

MN1

recording quality (

AUTO

(Auto

(see

Optimized Rec

MN4

for DVD+R/+RW) then the Recovery Recording feature

on page 135) is set to On (and VPS/PDC is

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide

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 PlusCode 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).

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide

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.

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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 (

Ext. 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.

A.TV, D.TV

, etc.)

Alternatively, you can press the Action button (

/

buttons to select a channel from the

Mosaic

mosaic, followed by

) and use the

ENTER

YELLOW

//

Name On/Off Source Prog. No.

BBC1

BBC2 On ITV On CH4 On CH5 On BBC3 On ITV2 On

E4 Off

UKGOL On

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.

Name On/Off Source BBC1

BBC2 On ITV On CH4 On CH5 On BBC3 On ITV2 On

E4 Off

UKGOL On

Prog. No.

D. TV 001

D. TV 002 D. TV 003 D. TV 004 D. TV 005 Ext. Rec. 1 007 D. TV 006

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D. TV 017

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 (

Ext. Rec. 1

RED

Action button

A.TV, D.TV

, etc.). To set a programme

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

A.TV

D.TV

ENTER

, make sure that the 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.

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide

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 35 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 or satellite receiver

on page 17.

– 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.

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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.

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

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.

on page 14 to double check

Setting up the GUIDE Plus+®

on page 33).

Setting up

on page 33)

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide

•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 setting), make 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.

• 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.

EPG

Setting up the GUIDE Plus+®

on page 33). When the GUIDE

A.TV

is displayed, the download

EPG

D.TV

EPG

when

. Can I stop

• 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

on page 48 for how to do this.

Manual Host Channel

Using the digital electronic programme guide

Chapter 6

Using the digital electronic programme guide

This chapter is only applicable if the EPG Type Select setting made in the Setup Navigator (or

the Initial Setup menu) is set to

Digital EPG

The Digital EPG system

The Digital EPG shows a table of scheduled digital TV programmes and detailed information about individual programmes. It also allows you easily to select and tune to a

particular programme. The Digital EPG screen consists of

programme Information, Channel List and General Programme List. This section describes information displayed in the schedule and information windows.

Note that the recorder’s clock must be set to the correct time and date to ensure all relevant EPG information is displayed.

Indicates the programme set for

recording

Appears when other programmes (often

short ones) have been scheduled for the same period

Programme title

Time dividers

• The general programme list may show sections whose bottom right corners have been folded. This indicates that other programmes have been scheduled for that period. To view the title of such a programme and related information, highlight a folded section, and then press

/

Programme information

General Programme List

D007

Appears when the schedule table can be

scrolled forward or backward

Time schedule

Channel list

Highlights the currently selected

channel

Note

1 EPG information is only viewable for D.TV programmes that provide EPG information.

D007

Channel number

Station name

Programme title

Appear when other programmes have

been scheduled for the same period

Programme schedule

Programme genre

Using the digital electronic programme guide

Using the Digital EPG

Using the Digital EPG you can check the schedule of digital TV programmes, view information about desired programmes, and/or select programmes.

GUIDE

1 Press to display the Digital EPG screen.

The EPG screen updates automatically if the EPG data is acquired successfully. If not, the Digital EPG screen shows a blank image.

2 Select a TV programme.

D007

• Press  PREV/ NEXT the next or previous channel list page.

• Information about the selected programme appears in the information

window.

• To watch a programme currently on air, select the programme (then press

ENTER

• You can check information about programmes scheduled up to one week ahead, depending on conditions.

• Depending on conditions, it may take some time to acquire EPG data.

INFO

3 Press to view more information about the selected programme.

Detailed information appears in the schedule window.

If the screen contains further information,

More ...

is displayed.

to skip to

• To quit the display of detailed

INFO

information, press

RETURN/EXIT

D007

************

************* **************************

GUIDE

4 Press to exit the Digital EPG

again (or

14:0513:40 -

More...

screen.

Setting timer programmes

Using the Digital EPG, it’s easy to set digital TV programmes for recording

GUIDE

1 Press to display the Digital EPG screen.

ENTER

2 Select a programme.

D007

• Select a programme currently on-air: press

ENTER

to close the Digital EPG screen and watch the channel immediately, or press programme for recording immediately.

• Select a programme not yet started then press

ENTER

RED

programme for recording.

RED

to set the

Note

1 The general programme list does not show programmes that have already finished.

2 For more information on timer programmes, see

About timer recordings

on page 68.

Using the digital electronic programme guide

3 Enter the timer recording settings.

Use the the

/

buttons to select a field; use

/

buttons to change the value1.

Timer Programme Set

Manhattan Open Tennis

CH Date Start Stop Extend

D.TV003

SUN 1/4 18:00 19:00 Off

Detailed Settings

Record To HDD Recording Mode XP VPS/PDC ------ Auto Replace Rec. ------ Genre No Category

•

– Choose a channel (Pr 1 to Pr 99 for

Enter Details

Store Programme

Set Detailed

Set Title Name

Cancel

VPS/PDC 0/8

analog channels and available digital channels (excluding skip channels)), or one of the external inputs from which to record.

•

Date

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

•

Start

– Set the recording start time.

•

Stop

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

•

Extend

– Extend the end time of the

timer recording (select

Off, 10, 20

or 30

mins.)

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

In this area you can set:

Record to

recording or

Recording Mode SP, LP, EP, SLP, SEP

quality/recording time

– Select

HDD

DVD

for DVD recording2. – Select from

(See

for hard disk

AUTO3, XP,

Setting the picture

on page 64). If Manual

Recording is on, then you can also select the

LPCM

setting,

then use the

XP+

or MN (press

/

buttons to select the

ENTER

level).

VPS/PDC4

– Choose whether or not to use VPS/PDC when making timer recordings of analog programmes (see

recordings

on page 68).

Auto Replace Rec.

About timer

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

Genre – Select a record genre (for HDD recording only).

Note

1 You cannot change the CH, Date, Start, Stop, Extend and title name when you have EPG Link set to On (see

page 54).

2• For a DVD timer recording, if Optimized Rec (see Optimized Rec on page 135) is set to On (and VPS/PDC is

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 MN1 recording quality (MN4 for DVD+R/+RW) then the Recovery Recording feature will automatically make the recording to the HDD instead.

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

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

HDD.

4• 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 digital broadcasts or an external input, or when the recording mode is set to AUTO.

Using the digital electronic programme guide

EPG Link1

(UK only) – Choose whether or not

to have this device automatically record scheduled programmes from the Digital EPG even if the times in which they are broadcast change.

Series Recording2

(UK only) – Choose

whether or not to record all programmes from a series when you make a recording from the Digital EPG (for HDD recordings only).

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

A red clock icon appears for the programme.

GUIDE

6 Press to exit the Digital EPG screen.

Tip

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

Name

and follow the on-screen display.

Set Title

Editing a timer programme

You can change any of the settings in a timer programme before the recording is due to start. Even if a programme is currently being recorded, you can program a new end time or edit its extend time parameter.

TIMER

REC

1 Press to display the Timer Programme View screen.

You can also access the Timer Programme View screen from the Home Menu (press

HOME MENU

then

Timer Recording

, select

Timer Recording

This screen shows all the timer programmes currently set.

Timer Programme View

Manhattan Open Tennis OK SUN 25/3 18:00 – 19:00 Pr 4 World Journey MON 26/3 19:30 – 21:00 Pr 6 Flower Until 20/4 MON – FRI 13:30 – 14:00

HDD Remain DVD Remain

VPS/PDC 0/8

New Input

SUN 25/3 15:00

Tmr Pgms 3/32

Pr 8

59h59m(SP)

1h59m(SP)

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

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

• In the upper-right corner, the number of timer programmes already set is shown next to

Tmr Pgms

• If there are more than five timer programmes already set, press



the

to switch page (go back using



button).

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

Deleting a timer programme

CLEAR

. See

page 56.

Note

1• You cannot set an

• You cannot change the CH,

• When you have parts, all parts of that programme are recorded automatically. In the programme list, the earliest part of the programme to be recorded has a red by the broadcaster determines which programmes are classified as divided programmes.

2• In the programme list, the earliest programme to be recorded has a red icon, with successive programmes

indicated by a gray icon.

• There is a limit to the number of programmes you can schedule to record with the

• Data provided by the broadcaster determines which programmes are classified as part of a series.

EPG Link

when recording mode is set to

EPG Link

Date, Start, Stop, Extend

set to On and you set a timer recording for a programme that is divided into multiple

icon, with successive parts indicated by a gray icon. Data provided

AUTO

and title name when you have

Series Recording

EPG Link

set to On.

function.

Using the digital electronic programme guide

• Cancel Once – A regular timer

programme is set to skip.

2 Highlight the timer

programme you want to change

If you want to set a new timer programme, select

‘New Input’ and skip to step 4 .

ENTER

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

Alternatively, press ENTER . The Timer Programme Set screen appears

from which you can edit the settings.

ENTER

4 Enter the timer recording settings.

Use the / buttons to select a field; use the

/ buttons to change the value. For

more information on the options available at the Timer Programme Set screen, See

Setting timer programmes on page 52.

ENTER

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

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

•

– Can be recorded.

•

Time Over – Not enough space on the

HDD (the recording won’t finish).

•

Over 12h – Recording time of over 12

hours set (when recording to the HDD the recording will be split into two titles).

•

Overlap – Two timer programmes

partially or completely overlap. The one starting earlier will take priority.

•

Until ... (eg., Until 13/8 ) – For a regular

recording, the last programme that could be recorded is shown.

•

Data Over – Can’t record because the

disc management area of the disc is full.

• Can’t Rec – Not possible to record.

•

Title Over – Can’t record because there

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

• Recording – The programme is currently

recording.

• Standby – The recorder is in timer

recording standby.

• Valid Until ... (eg., Valid Until 13/8 ) (UK

only)

– When you have set to make a series recording of a programme that has no new scheduled broadcasts, the date displayed indicates the last day until which the scheduled programme settings remain valid. (If the programme is not broadcast for over 13 weeks, its settings are automatically deleted.)

• No Broadcast (UK only) – Displays when

a programme for which you had the

Link

set to On does not record because the date of the scheduled recording has already passed.

•

nothing displayed – Another timer

recording or copying is in progress.

HOME MENU

6 Press to exit the timer recording screen.

Note

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

Recovery is shown. In this case (unless

you load a suitable disc before the recording actually starts), the recorder will use the HDD for recording. (The message

Can’t Rec will appear if there

are already 999 titles on the HDD or if there is not enough free space on the HDD for recording.)

EPG

Using the digital electronic programme guide

• When you have

Recording

EPG Link

Series

set to On, any changes in broadcast time or division of broadcasts are automatically accommodated for and your scheduled recordings are carried out without any additional settings. As a result, even when you have not scheduled programmes to record at the same time, changes in broadcasting schedules can cause scheduled recordings to overlap.

Deleting a timer programme

You can delete timer programmes you no longer need.

TIMER

REC

1 Press TIMER REC.

2 Highlight the timer programme you want to erase

ENTER

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

• Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel.

• You can also just press

CLEAR when the

timer programme is highlighted.

Skipping a regular timer programme

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

TIMER

REC

1 Press TIMER REC.

ENTER

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

• In the timer programme list, Cancel

Once

appears by the programme.

• You can also just press

PAUSE when

the timer programme is highlighted.

Checking for alternative broadcast times

(UK only)

You can check to see if a programme you have scheduled to record is airing at an

alternative time slot

TIMER

REC

1 Press TIMER REC.

2 Highlight the timer programme you want to search.

ENTER

3 Press

then select ‘Alternate

Search’ from the command menu panel.

• The search results are displayed. Choose the programme you would like to record and press either the or

ENTER to schedule a recording.

RED button

Searching for series

(UK only)

You can search for broadcasts of programmes of the same series as a

programme you have scheduled to record

TIMER

REC

1 Press TIMER REC.

2 Highlight the timer programme you want to skip

Note

1• Programme search results are based upon data provided by the broadcaster.

• This function may not be applicable to all programmes.



2 Highlight the timer



programme you want to search.

Using the digital electronic programme guide

ENTER

3 Press  then select ‘Series Search’ from the command menu panel.

• The search results are displayed. Choose the programme you would like to record and press either the or

ENTER

to schedule a recording.

RED

button

Searching for recommendations

(UK only)

You can search for recommended programmes generated from the content of the programmes you have scheduled to

record

TIMER

REC

1 Press TIMER REC.

2 Highlight the timer programme you want to search.

ENTER

3 Press ‘Recommendation Search’ from the command menu panel.

The search results are displayed. Choose the programme you would like to record and press either the schedule a recording.



then select

RED

button or

ENTER

Other useful EPG functions

EPG Jump

1 Press GREEN when the Digital EPG screen (Programme List, Detailed information or Search Result) is displayed.

2 In the ‘Date’ field select a date (within one week) to jump to.

Date

Time

3 In the ‘Time’ field select a time of the day (0:00 to 23:00) to jump to.

ENTER

4 Select ‘Jump’.

The Programme List for the specified day and time is displayed.

EPG Search

1 Press YELLOW when the EPG screen (Programme List, Detailed information or Search Result) is displayed.

Mon.13.Sep

14:00

CancelJump

2 In the ‘Date’ field select a date (within one week) to search in.

Date

Time

Genre

0/16

•

Note

1• Programme search results are based upon data provided by the broadcaster.

• This function may not be applicable to all programmes.

Sun.12.Sep

12:00

Select

•

CancelSearch

Using the digital electronic programme guide

3 In the ‘Time’ field select the time of day (0:00 to 23:00) to search in.

4 In the ‘Genre’ field, select the genre to search for.

You can search for multiple genres by pressing

ENTER

after each genre.

5 Select ‘OK’.

ENTER

6 Select ‘Search’.

The results of your search are displayed.

Recording

Chapter 7

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:

VR mode

Important

recording. Each

+VR

Disc type/rec. format

DVD-R/-RW Video mode

DVD-R/-RW/-RAM VR mode

DVD+R/+RW 49

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.

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

Max. titles

(per disc)

99 99

on page 141.

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.

Recording

• 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 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 141) 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 136).

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 132).

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 on the

LPCM

Recording setting (page 132) to select the

A/L

B/R

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

LPCM

mode, sound is

. When

, sound is recorded in high

setting, use the Bilingual

audio channel to record before

Recording

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 84).

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.

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 A.TV and D.TV tuners

Switching between A.TV and D.TV tuners

A.TV/D.T

• (digital) and A.TV (analog).

Changing channels

There are a number of ways to select analog and digital TV channels.

change the TV channel during playback, recording or during recording standby.

Press to switch between D.TV

Note that you can’t

CHANNEL

–

CHANNEL

• Smart Jog

• Number buttons

For example, to select channel 4 (digital channel D004), press

then

ENTER

channel 34 (digital channel D034), press

ENTER

on the front panel.

, 4,

•

CH +/– buttons

• For D.TV channels only, you can also use the Channel List — see below.

; for

Note

1• If you select a locked channel, you will need to enter your password to access it.

• While listening to D.TV radio channels, the screen saver automatically starts after no button has been pressed for three minutes.

2 Analog channel presets are numbered 1 to 99; digital channel presets are numbered D001 to D999.

Recording

Tip

• When changing terrestrial digital broadcast channels, channels with a low signal strength may result in a black screen being displayed.

• For other channels, it may take a short

() and Teletext/MHEG ( ) icon if they apply to the selected channel.

• To see more detailed channel information, press

Now

************************

INFO

again.3

while for the channel picture to appear, and/or for the channel number to appear.

• The channel banner displays the Subtitles

Use the

/

• In both of the above cases, some improvement may be possible by adjusting the antenna.

information about previous and following programmes. Use the

buttons to display

/

see information about other channels.

Using the D.TV Channel List

When in D.TV mode, you can call up the onscreen Channel List anytime by pressing Use the

/

buttons to select a channel, then

ENTER

press

to switch to that channel.

D001

************

D002

************

D003

******

D004

************

D005

****

D006

******

ENTER

• If there is still more information to be

the

displayed,

More ...

BLUE

button to see the extra

is displayed; press

information.

• To hide the channel banner, press

RETURN/EXIT

Changing D.TV audio languages

AUDIO

• Press to display the current audio language. Press repeatedly to change it

Displaying a channel banner

A channel banner shows programme titles, start and end times of the current programme and other channel information. The information is updated every minute.

INFO

• Press to display the channel banner for the current channel.

D001

************

Now

********************

*************

• Use the

/

buttons to display the channel banner for other channels. To switch to the displayed banner’s channel, press

Note

1• If you select a locked channel, you will need to enter your password to access it.

• While listening to D.TV radio channels, the screen saver automatically starts after no button has been pressed for three minutes.

2 Due to inaccurate information provided by the broadcaster, some icons may occasionally be present or absent

in error. 3 Not all channels supply more detailed information. 4 If you start recording while the MHEG application is running, the MHEG application screen will also be

recorded. To avoid this, quit the application first, then start recording. It is not possible to start the MHEG

application while recording is in progress.

ENTER

Wed.30.Apr 12:46

12:00

11:30

12:30

12:00--

to other available languages.

Changing D.TV subtitle languages

SUBTITLE

• Press to display the current subtitle language. Press repeatedly to change it to other available languages.

Using the MHEG application

(UK only)

Some stations bring you programmes with the MHEG (Multimedia and Hypermedia Expert Group) application encoded, letting

you experience D.TV interactively.

12:0011:30-

More...

buttons to

Recording

The channel banner displays an icon ( ) to indicate that the MHEG application can be run.

TEXT

• Press to start the MHEG application.

• You can also use any of the colour buttons.

• Press

TEXT to quit the MHEG

application.

Viewing Teletext

(European countries except the UK.)

You can view the Teletext that comes simultaneously with certain programmes.

TEXT

• Press to display the Teletext.

• You can also use any of the colour buttons.

• Press the

TEXT

button again to hide the

Teletext screen.

Changing A.TV audio channels

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

AUDIO

• Press to change the audio type.

The current audio channel is displayed onscreen.

• If the NICAM audio setting (see

Select

on page 132) is set to you are watching a NICAM broadcast, you can switch between

Regular

(non-NICAM) audio.

NICAM

Regular

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

NICAM A NICAM B

Regular

NICAM A+B

NICAM

and

• 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 132), 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 132).

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

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

• Switch between TV mode and DVD mode.

mode setting.

TV/DVD

Note

1 This function is not available when subtitle display is active.

Recording

Setting the picture quality/ recording time

DVD (VR) DVD (V ideo) 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

• Press repeatedly to select the recording quality.

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

•

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

•

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

•

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

on page 135), 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

•

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 139) is

On Screen

Off

then this

information is not displayed.)

Basic recording from the TV

DVD (VR) DVD (V ideo) 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 72).

A.TV/D.T

2 Press to switch between D.TV (digital) and A.TV (analog).

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 132).

MN32

is used.) When copied

Recording

CHANNEL

–

CHANNEL

3 Select a TV channel to record.

The front panel display shows the channel number, or channel name if it’s available:

A.TV Channel preset

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

2, 4

then

ENTER

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

CH +/–

buttons on the front

panel to select the channel number.

REC MODE

4 Set the picture quality/recording time.

• See

Setting the picture quality/recording

time

on page 64 for detailed instructions.

AUDIO

5 If you’re recording from the A.TV tuner, select the audio channel to record.

See

Changing A.TV audio channels

page 63 for more on this.

• When recording in VR mode, if a broadcast is bilingual, both audio channels are recorded, allowing you to switch the audio channel on playback. The only exception to this is when the picture quality is set to

LPCM

, in which case you do need to select the audio channel before recording.

AUDIO

6 If you’re recording from the D.TV tuner, select the audio language to record.

• You may also be able to set which subtitle language to record; use

SUBTITLE to select.

• Note that audio and subtitle languages cannot be changed during the recording of a digital broadcast.

REC

7 Start recording.

If you want to set a recording end time, press the



REC

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

• To cancel the set recording time, press



REC

• If you want to pause recording at any

time

, press  PAUSE

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

STOP REC

8 Press to stop recording.

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



STOP REC

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

Tip

• During recording you can turn on/off the SCART loop through function. During recording, press the front panel button to switch to through on), or

NORM

(loop through off). Loop through

SCART THRU

CH –

to switch to

CH +

(loop

SCART

is automatically reset to off after recording has finished. Note that you can’t switch loop through on if recording from the

AV1(RGB)-TV

connector.

Note

1 Except during Chase Play.

Recording

Pause Live TV

HDD

The Pause Live TV feature lets you effectively pause a TV programme you’re watching. When you’re ready to resume watching, just press the

Setting up for Pause Live TV

You can use the Pause Live TV feature with an AV Link-compatible TV connected using a SCART cable (see

Live TV

internal tuner (see

internal tuner for Pause Live TV

TV tuner setup for Pause Live TV

To use this feature with an external TV tuner, the recorder must be connected to your TV using a SCART cable, and the setting (page 139) should be set to

Recorder Only

page 140 for more on this. In order to use Pause Live TV, make the

following connections and settings.

• Pause Live TV will not work as expected



PLAY

button.

TV tuner setup for Pause

below), or using this recorder’s

Using the recorder’s

below).

AV. Link

This

.1 See also

when watching TV via an external component such as a VCR or digital tuner. It only works with the channel selected on the TV.

Pause Live TV

1 Connect this recorder to your TV with a SCART cable.

2 Press HOME MENU. 3 Select ‘Initial Setup’ > ‘Options2’ >

‘Pause Live TV’ > ‘TV’s Tuner’. 4 Select ‘Initial Setup’ > ‘Analog Tuner’

> ‘Auto Channel Setting’ > ‘Download from TV’.

• If the Download from TV option appears grayed out, check the connections to your TV and try again.

• Depending on your TV, you might have to switch off and unplug it for a few moments before plugging it back in and switching it on again.

5 Follow the on-screen instructions.

Using the recorder’s internal tuner for Pause Live TV

If you haven’t connected to your TV using a SCART cable (or your TV is not compatible with AV Link) you can use the recorder’s internal tuner for the Pause Live TV.

1 Press HOME MENU. 2 Select ‘Initial Setup’ > ‘Options2’ >

‘Pause Live TV’ > ‘Recorder’s Tuner’.

See

Pause Live TV

You can record the channel selected on the recorder.

on page 140 to do this.

Important

• Pause Live TV only works with the built-in A.TV (analog) tuner. It does not work with the D.TV tuner or the external inputs. Make sure the set to

Download from TV

Channel Setting

Note

1• Not all TVs support this feature. Check the instructions that came with your TV if you are unsure.

• This feature will not work unless your TV is compatible with AV Link. See the operating instructions that came

with your TV if you’re unsure about your TV’s compatibility with this feature.

Auto Channel Setting

(see

Auto

on page 130).

Recording

Using Pause Live TV

PAUSE LIVE T

1 Start recording the current TV channel.

Recording continues with playback paused.

• Note that it may take up to 10 seconds for recording to start.

2 Press to start playback.

You can also use the scan buttons (



), pause ( PAUSE

) and stop ( STOP

— all without affecting the recording.

STOP REC

3 Press to stop the recording.

The operation is slightly different depending on the viewing source. See the

table

below for details.

Operation table

Viewing source

TV built-in analog tuner

TV built-in digital tuner

External input of TV TV – Direct TV

DVR built-in analog tuner

DVR built-in digital tuner

TV/DVD

mode of

DVR source

DVR

TV – Pause Live TV Preset channel of DVR and TV are

TV – Direct TV

DVD DVR built-in

analog tuner

DVD DVR built-in

digital tuner

/

)

Operation

Pause Live TV function button

Direct TV recording

recording

Pause Live TV

Tip

• When the page 140) is set to press

Pause Live TV

TV’s Tuner

PAUSE LIVE TV

setting (see

, you can

while the recorder is in standby to switch on and immediately start recording. When set to

, it is not possible to use the Pause

Tuner

Recorder’s

Live TV feature from standby.

• After pressing

PAUSE LIVE TV

, it will take at least 10 seconds for the picture to change (during this time, all controls except the power button are inoperative). (Note that startup from standby is not possible if you have selected

Tuner

Pause Live TV

Recorder’s

on page 140.)

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

(INPUT 1/DECODER)

connector using

the Pause Live TV feature.

Condition

matched after downloading from TV.

Preset channel of DVR and TV are NOT matched after downloading from TV. Record TV programme that you’re watching.

Preset channel info. in D.TV cannot be shared by DVR even after Download from TV. Record TV programme that you’re watching.

Record TV programme that you’re watching.

AV2

*1 No Chase Play! Warning if you change input this will stop the recording.

Recording

About timer recordings

DVD (VR) DVD (V ideo) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM HDD

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

You can set the recording quality for your timer recording in the same way as for a regular recording, but with the added option of an

AUTO

recording quality for the space available on the disc (if recording to DVD), or to fit on to a blank DVD disc (if recording to the HDD).

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

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

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

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

mode, which maximizes the

Optimized Rec

on page 135 for more on

Important

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

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

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

• When the front panel display is set to ON, the timer indicator ( ) lights in the

front panel display when the timer is active. If the indicator is blinking it means that (for a DVD timer recording) there is no disc loaded, or the disc loaded is not recordable (for an HDD timer recording it means that the HDD is not recordable).

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

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

• VPS/PDC works only with analog stations; it does not work with digital TV stations.

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

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

Recording

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

Extending a timer recording in progress

You can extend a timer recording beyond the programmed end time. This can be useful if a broadcast programme overruns, for example.

Cancelling or extending the timer

REC

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

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

REC

2 Press repeatedly to extend recording in 30 minute blocks.

Stopping a timer recording

STOP REC

1 Press during a timer recording.

ENTER

2 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm.

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

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

STANDBY/ON



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

2 [Front panel] Press and hold for three seconds to lock the controls.

The front panel display briefly shows

LOCKED

remote or front panel,

. If any buttons are pressed on the

LOCKED

is briefly

displayed again.

• To unlock the recorder, press and hold



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

UNLOCKED

Timer recording FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Check that the disc loaded or HDD is recordable, not locked (see page 121), and that there are fewer than 99/999 titles already on the DVD/HDD.

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

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

• What happens when two or more timer programmes overlap?

Basically, the programme with the earlier recording start time has priority. However, the recorder will start recording the programme with the later start time after the earlier programme is finished. If schedule to record two programmes have the same times (but different channels, for example), then only one of the two programmes will be recorded. In this event you should cancel the scheduled recording of the lesser important programme. If one of the overlapping programmes is a regular timer programme for a digital broadcast, you may choose

‘Cancel Once’

to avoid having it overlap with a separately scheduled programme

Skipping a regular timer programme

page 56)

Lock Disc

in order

(see

Recording

Simultaneous recording and playback (Chase Play)

HDD

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

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

Using the Disc Navigator with recordable

discs and the HDD

Chase Play is not possible when DV is the recording input.

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

current recording

DISC

• Press during recording to select

NAVIGATOR

another title to play.

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

• To stop playback, press (recording will continue).

• To stop recording, press (playback will continue).

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

the TV system settings

on page 78).



STOP



STOP REC

Additional information about

on page 141).

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

Recording from an external component

DVD (VR) DVD (V ideo) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM HDD

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

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

See Chapter 2 ( connection options.

INPUT SELECT

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

The current input is shown on-screen and in the front panel display:

•

AV2/L1

•L2 – Input 2 (front panel)

– Input 3

•

Check that the

External Audio

are as you want them (see page 132).

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

• To watch video coming in via the DV input (front panel), select

Video Playback

(see also page 85).

REC MODE

3 Set the recording quality.

• See

time

Connecting up

– Input 1

Audio In

and

Bilingual Recording

) for

settings for

Audio In

from the Home Menu

Playing from a DV camcorder

Setting the picture quality/recording

on page 64 for detailed information.

Note

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

while copying or backing up.

2 This cannot be selected if

AV2/L1 In

is set to

Decoder

(see

AV2/L1 In

on page 132).

Recording

HDD/DVD

4 Select the HDD or DVD for recording.

REC

5 Press to start recording.

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

recording

Restrictions on video

on page 61 for more details.

Playing your recordings on other DVD players

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

Most regular DVD players can play finalized discs recorded in DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) and DVD+R discs. A number of players (including many Pioneer models) can also play DVD-RW discs recorded in VR mode, finalized or not. Most players will not play VR mode DVD-R discs, although some DVDROM drives and DVD recorders may be able to (finalization might be necessary). Check the manual that came with the player to check what kinds of discs it will play.

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

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



followed by

start playback.

ENTER

to select titles and

TOP MENU

///

Finalizing a disc

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

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

DVD-ROM drive. Note that the disc name will appear in the

title menu after you finalize a disc. Make sure the disc name is as you want it before you finalize the disc as it can’t be changed afterwards. If you want to rename the disc, see

Input Disc Name

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

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

Important

• Once you’ve finalized a DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R disc, you can’t edit or record anything else on that disc. However, the finalization on a DVD-RW disc maybe ‘undone’; see on page 122 for how to do this.

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

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

on page 121 before

Undo Finalize

Note

1 If the TV line system of the disc is different to the current setting of the recorder, you will not be able to finalize

the disc. See setting.

Additional information about the TV system settings

on page 141 for how to change the recorder’s

Recording

1 Load the disc you want to finalize.

Make sure that the recorder is stopped before proceeding.

2 Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the

HOME MENU

Home Menu.

ENTER

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

Disc Setup

Basic Initialize Finalize

Finalize Optimize HDD

ENTER

Finalize

Undo Finalize

Next Screen

Start

4 For DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) and DVD+R/+RW discs only, select a title

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

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

Finalize

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

5 The recorder will now start finalizing the disc.

During finalization:

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

ENTER

to cancel. Around four minutes before completion, the option to cancel disappears.

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

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

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

Initializing recordable DVD discs

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

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

recording. When you first load a blank DVD-RW or

DVD+RW disc, the recorder initializes it for recording automatically. By default, blank DVD-RW discs are initialized for VR mode recording. See page 73 if you want to change the default to Video mode.

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

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

DVD-RW Auto Initialize

Note

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

it for Video mode recording.

Recording

Important

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

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

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

HOME MENU

1 Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the Home Menu.

ENTER

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

DVD+RW’.

Disc Setup

Basic Initialize

Initialize Finalize Optimize HDD

VR Mode Video Mode Initialize DVD+RW

Start Start Start

DVD-RW Auto Initialize

DVD-RW

• Default setting:

Initialization mode is automatically carried out when you insert a blank DVD-RW. You must set the desired initialization mode before inserting a disc.

HOME MENU

1 Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the Home Menu.

ENTER

2 Select ‘Basic’>’DVD-RW Auto Init.’, then ‘VR Mode’ or ‘Video Mode’.

Disc Setup

Basic

Basic Initialize Finalize Optimize HDD

VR Mode

Input Disc Name Lock Disc DVD-RW Auto Init.

VR Mode Video Mode

ENTER

3 Select ‘Start’.

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

Initializing Disc

Pr 1

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Playback

Chapter 8

Playback

Introduction

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

ENTER

. To go back one level from any

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

bottom of every screen shows which buttons do what.

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

• Many functions are not available when a Video CD is playing in PBC mode. Start playback from the Disc Navigator screen for non-PBC playback (see

Disc Navigator with playback-only discs

on page 79).

• For discs that contain JPEG picture files, see

RETURN/EXIT

The PhotoViewer

on page 113.

Basic playback

A L L

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

Important

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

button.

Using the

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

HDD/DVD

1 Select the HDD or DVD for playback.

• If playing video from the HDD, skip to step

below.

• Select DVD for any kind of disc playback.

OPEN/CLOSE

2 [Front panel] Load a disc.

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

• If you want to play a DTS audio CD, please first read the note on page 76.

3 Start playback.

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

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

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

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

STOP

4 Press to stop playback. 5 When you’ve finished using the

recorder, eject the disc and switch the recorder back into standby.

///

ENTER

for Video

Playback

Playing DVD discs

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

Press to start playback. If

RESUME

screen, playback starts from the place last stopped.

Press to stop playback.

STOP

You can resume playback from the same point by pressing



PLAY

to cancel the resume function.)

PAUSE

Pauses playback, or restarts playback when paused.

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

PREV NEXT

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

CH +/–

DVD+R/DVD+RW only:

 PREV

to the previous title.

Except VR mode:

back, enter a chapter number then press directly to that chapter within

CLEAR CLEAR

the currently playing title. On some discs, you can also

ENTER

use the number buttons to select numbered items in the disc menu.

VR mode only:

enter a title number then press

ENTER

All:

number entry and start again.

(Commercial back/skip)

CM BAC

Turn the

CM SKIP

clockwise for backward skip; turn clockwise for forward skip. You can search up to two hours in either direction.

is displayed on-

. (Press  STOP

buttons.)

may not always skip

ENTER

During playback,

Press

CLEAR

Smart Jog

again

During play-

to skip

to clear a

counter-

//

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. You can also execute frame-by-frame playback/backward scanning via the

TOP MENU

DISC

NAVIGATOR

Smart Jog

Press to display the menu of a

DVD-Video disc. (DVD+R/+RW

discs ﬁnalized on this recorder will display the Disc Navigator. Press

to display the disc

menu.)

Use the cursor buttons to navi-

ENTER

gate DVD-Video disc menus; press

ENTER

to select items.

RETURN/EXIT

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

Playing from the HDD

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

Press to start playback. If

RESUME

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

Press to stop playback.

STOP

You can resume playback from the same point by pressing



PLAY

to cancel the resume function.)

PAUSE

Pauses playback, or restarts playback when paused.

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

is displayed on-

. (Press  STOP

again

Playback

PREV NEXT

CLEAR CLEAR

ENTER

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

CH +/–

buttons.)

During playback, enter a title number then press

ENTER

skip directly to that title. Press

CLEAR

to clear a number

entry and start again.

(Commercial back/skip)

CM BAC

Turn the

CM SKIP

clockwise for backward skip;

Smart Jog

counter-

turn clockwise for forward skip. You can search up to two hours in either direction.

//

Smart Jog

Except WMA:

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

PREV NEXT

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

CH +/–

buttons.)

During playback, enter a track number then press

ENTER

to skip directly to that track. Press

CLEAR

CLEAR CLEAR

entry and start again.

ENTER

to clear a number

Playing Video CD/Super VCDs

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

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

what to watch.

Playing CDs and WMA/MP3 discs

The table below shows the basic playback controls for audio CDs

files.

Press to start playback.

Press to stop playback.

STOP

, and WMA/MP3

Press to start playback.

Video CD only:

RESUME

played on-screen, playback starts from the place last stopped.

Press to stop playback.

STOP

Video CD only:

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



STOP

again to cancel the

PAUSE

Pauses playback, or restarts

resume function.)

playback when paused.

Note

1 If you want to play a DTS audio CD, make sure the recorder is connected to a DTS-compatible amp/receiver with

a digital connection. Noise will be output through the analog outputs. Also make sure that using the

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

available. You can play a PBC Video CD/Super VCD in non-PBC mode by starting playback using the Disc

Navigator (see

AUDIO

button (see

Using the Disc Navigator with playback-only discs

Switching audio channels

on page 83).

on page 79).

STEREO

is dis-

. (Press

is selected

Playback

PREV NEXT

CLEAR CLEAR

ENTER

RETURN/EXIT

PAUSE

Pauses playback, or restarts playback when paused.

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

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

CH +/–

buttons.)

During playback, enter a track number then press

ENTER

skip directly to that track. Press

CLEAR

to clear a number entry and start again. While a PBC menu screen is displayed, use to select numbered menu items.

Video CD in non-PBC mode only:

CM BAC

(Commercial back/skip)

CM SKIP

Turn the

Smart Jog

counterclockwise for backward skip; turn clockwise for forward skip. You can search up to two hours in either direction.

/

While paused, press and hold to start slow-motion playback. Press repeatedly to change the playback speed (forward only). While paused, press to advance a single frame (forward only). You can also execute frame-byframe playback via the

Smart Jog

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

Playing DivX video files

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

Press to start playback. If

RESUME

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

Press to stop playback.

STOP

You can resume playback from the same point by pressing



PLAY

to cancel the resume function.)

PAUSE

Pauses playback, or restarts playback when paused.

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

PREV NEXT

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

/

While paused, press to advance one frame. Press and hold to start slow motion playback (press repeatedly to change the slow motion play speed). You can also execute frame-byframe playback via the

Smart Jog

AUDIO

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

SUBTITLE

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

is displayed on-

. (Press  STOP

again

CH +/–

Playback

Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc

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

Using the Disc Navigator with recordable discs and the HDD

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

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

See also editing recordable discs.

1 Select the HDD or DVD.

2 Open the Disc Navigator.

3 Browse the list of titles.

Editing

on page 88 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.

• You can also use the

Smart Jog

to select

titles.

• 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 93.

• 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 139.

ENTER

4 Play the highlighted title.

• You can also select

Play

from the

command menu options.

Changing the display style of the Disc Navigator

You can 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)

Playback

Using the Disc Navigator with playback-only discs

DVD-Video CD Video CD Super VCD

HOME MENU

1 Display the Home Menu.

ENTER

WMA/MP3

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

Track(001-004)

001.Intro

002.Escape

003.Everything You Say

004.What I Do

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

DivX

. This can only

be done while the disc is stopped.

ENTER

DivX

DISC

Scanning discs

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.

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.

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.

4 Resume normal playback.

DivX

A L L

(except WMA)

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

Note

1• 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

Playback

Frame advance/frame reverse

DVD HDD Video CD Super VCD

You can advance or back up video on a DVD

or the HDD frame-by-frame.

disc 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.

• You can also do this by rotating the

Smart Jog

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.

HOME MENU

• Select ‘Play Mode’ from the Home Menu.

Play Mode

Search Mode A-B Repeat Repeat Programme

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.

Time Search Title Search Chapter Search

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.

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

Play Mode

Search Mode A-B Repeat Repeat Programme

Time Search (HDD, DVD):

minutes into the current title, press

Time Search Title Search Chapter Search

Input Time

0.01.00

For example, for 25

2, 5, 0, 0

For 1 hour and 15 minutes and 20 seconds into the title, press

Time Search (Video CD):

1, 1, 5, 2, 0

For example, for

2 minutes and 30 seconds into the current track, press

Title/Chapter/Folder/Track Search:

example, for track 6, press

3 Start playback.

ENTER

2, 3, 0

For

A-B Repeat

DVD HDD CD Video CD

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

and over.

ENTER

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

DivX

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.

3 If you switch camera angles on a DVD during A-B repeat play, A-B repeat is cancelled.

Playback

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, 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.

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

CLEAR

Mode menu) is displayed.

Repeat play

A L L

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

Programme play

A (Loop Start) B (Loop End) Off

Off

if no menu OSD (such as the Play

below).

ENTER

• 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 S uper VCD

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

the HDD.

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.

/folders/tracks on a disc or

Title (01-03)

Title 01 Title 02 Title 03

Chapter(001-015)

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

WMA/MP3

ENTER

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

programme list.

Note

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

Playback

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.

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

• During programme play, press

to skip to the next programme

HOME MENU



step.

• To repeat play the programme list, select

Programme Repeat

Play Mode menu (see

from the Repeat

Repeat play

page 81).

• Press

CLEAR

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

• From the programme menu you can also:

Start Programme Play

– Starts

playback of a saved programme list

Cancel Programme Play

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

Erase Programme List

– Erases the programme list and turns off programme play

Displaying and switching subtitles

DVD-Video

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

during playback. Check the disc packaging for details of the

subtitle options.

• Select/change the subtitle language.

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

• To switch off subtitles, press

DivX

SUBTITLE

SUBTITLE 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.

DivX

Note

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

access.

• To set subtitle preferences, see

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

access.

• To set audio language preferences, see

Subtitle Language

Audio Language

on page 134.

TOP MENU

Playback

Check the disc packaging for details of the soundtrack options.

AUDIO

• 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 seconds when switching soundtracks.

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

an AV amplifier/receiver

Connecting to

on page 20 for

connection details.

Switching audio channels

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

WMA/MP3

For HDD1 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.

AUDIO

• Press repeatedly to display/switch the audio channel.

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

HDD DVD ( VR) DVD-RAM

L+R

– Both channels (default)

– Left channel only

– Right channel only

CD Video CD

Stereo

– Stereo (default)

1/L

– Left channel only

2/R

– Right channel only

Super VCD

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

Switching camera angles

DVD-Video

– Soundtrack 1/Stereo (default) – Soundtrack 1/Left channel – Soundtrack 1/Right channel

– Soundtrack 2/Stereo – Soundtrack 2/Left channel – Soundtrack 2/Right channel

WMA/MP3

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

on page 137).

ANGLE

• Switch the camera angle.

• The angle number is displayed onscreen.

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

Angle

Note

1 Only when HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off ( 2 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 133) or listen via the analog outputs if you need to switch the audio channel.

HDD Recording Format

Dolby Digital Out

on page 136).

Dolby Digital  PCM

(see

Playback

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

HDD and removable disc activity display

Press 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.

repeatedly until it disappears.

DISPLAY

once to see the HDD and

button to switch between the two

Rec Mode SP(2h00m/DVD)

HDD

Remain 10h35m Stop

HDD

Remain 10h35m Chase Play Rec

Hi-Speed Copy

HDD  DVD

0h08m left

Rec Mode SP(2h00m/DVD)

Recording time

Relative playback position

Remain –h––m Stop

Remain 0h52m Stop

DVD-RW Video

Shows recording restrictions for the current channel programme

 Stop DVD-RW VR

Resume XP (1h00m/DVD)

Original

Finalized

Disc Name : Comedy shows

Indicates copy-protected material

Indicates a multi-angle scene

3–2 0. 00. 15 !

 Play

Chapter Time Chapter Total



0. 00. 21 0h01m52s

DVD-R Video

Title Name 21/11 Football match:

Indicates the data transfer rate

Rem. 0h35m Copy Once

4.32Mbps

ABC Pr 1

Stereo

DVD Mode

Tip

• See

Switching camera angles

on page 83 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

Can’t Record

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

Playing and recording from a DV camcorder

Chapter 9

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

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 133 for more on this.

Audio In

and

Bilingual

are as you want them (see

on page 132).

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 61 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 play-pause.

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

2 Set the recording quality.

• See

Setting the picture quality/recording

time

on page 64 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

4 Select ‘DV’, then ‘Copy from a

on page 133 for more on this.

Audio In

and

Bilingual

are as you want them (see

on page 132).

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/EXIT

HOME

button.

DV Auto Copy

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

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

Also, set the camcorder to VTR mode.

REC MODE

2 Set the recording quality.

• See

Setting the picture quality/recording

time

on page 64 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

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 133 for more on this.

Audio In

and

settings for

Bilingual

are as you want them (see

on page 132).

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 121).

• 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 133) 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 133).

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 132).

Editing

Chapter 10

Editing

Editing options

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

Create

(page 90)

Play

(page 90)

Erase

(page 90)

Edit > Title Name

Edit > Set Thumbnail

(page 93)

Edit > Erase Section

(page 93)

Edit > Divide

Edit > Chapter Edit

(page 94)

Edit > Set Genre

Edit > Lock

Edit > Move

Edit > Combine

Genre Name

Multi-Mode

Undo

(page 99)

(page 91)

(page 94)

(page 95)

(page 96)

(page 97)

(page 98)

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

Editing

Disc Navigator (DVD)

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10Titles

Original

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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 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 141.

• 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

2 Display the Disc Navigator

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)

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HDD

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Available

recording time

4 Titles

Recent first

All Genres

Remain

30h30m

Title thumbnail Title information

• Press to display the command menu panel. Use the

buttons to navigate the menus.

Title list

/

Additional

10Titles

2h00m(1.0G)

1h00m(1.0G)

Command menu panel

and

Selected title

ENTER

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

Editing

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 20 genres in total, including five 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.

• You can also use the titles.

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

Play List only

No title

Smart Jog

0Titles

Play Erase

2h00m(1.0G)

Edit

2h00m(1.0G)

Create

Undo

1h00m(1.0G)

to select

Play

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

Use this function to start playback of a title.

1 Highlight the title you want to play.

2 Select ‘Play’ from the command menu panel.

Playback of the title you selected starts.

• You can also use the

Smart Jog

titles.

ENTER

Disc Navigator (HDD)

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4 Titles

Recent first

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

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2h00m(1.0G)

1h00m(1.0G)

10Titles

Play Erase

Edit

Genre Name

Multi-Mode

to select

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.

Note

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

Editing

1 Highlight the title you want to erase.

• You can also use the titles.

ENTER

2 Select ‘Erase’ from the command menu panel.

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

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.

• You can also use the titles.

ENTER

Smart Jog

ENTER

Smart Jog

to select

ENTER

3 Input a name for the selected title.

Input Title Name

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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

CAPS

small

to change to upper

or lower-case, or use the

CASE SELECTION



• You can also use the

buttons ( PREV

CLEAR

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

on page 92.

• 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/EXIT

Disc Navigator (HDD)

4 Titles

Recent first

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

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Play

Title Name

Erase

2h00m(1.0G)

Set Thumbnail Erase Section

Edit Divide Chapter Edit

2h00m(1.0G)

Set Genre Lock

1h00m(1.0G)

Cancel

1h00m(1.0G)

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Multi-Mode Genre Name

Cancel

Editing

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

a b c 2 ä à á â ã



/[change case]



æ ç

d e f 3 è é ë ê

g h i 4 î ï ì í ¡

j k l 5 £

[cursor back]

<space>

( ) _ / : ; ” ` ^ @ # ∗ % ¥ | + =

{ } [ ] < >



CLEAR



m n o 6 ö ô ò ó

ø ñ

p q r s 7 $

ÿ/ß

t u v 8 ü ù û ú

w x y z 9

[cursor for-

ward]

[clear charac-

ter]

[ﬁnish name

input]

Using a USB keyboard to enter a name

Using a USB keyboard connected to this recorder makes entering names very quick

and convenient.

When in USB keyboard

input mode, a USB icon ( ) appears in the lower-left of the screen.

Other than the standard alpha-numeric keys, use the following keys when entering

names:

Key



delete

back

space

enter

esc

Function

Change the cursor position

Select

CAPS

small

Select

Delete character at the current cursor position

Delete the character at the previous cursor position

Enter the name

Exit the input screen

lower-case: ÿ; upper-case: ß

Note

1• It’s possible that some USB keyboards will not work exactly as expected when connected to this recorder. See

also

Connecting a USB device

• Certain keyboards may not be able to correctly input all characters.

2 If you use the remote control to enter a name when in the USB keyboard input mode, the recorder will

automatically switch to remote control input mode. Press any key on the USB keyboard to return to USB

keyboard input mode.

on page 22 for more connection information.

Editing

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.

• You can also use the titles.

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

3 Use the playback controls (, , ,



, etc.) to find a suitable frame, then

press ENTER to set.

Set Thumbnail (HDD)

Exit

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

Smart Jog

BACK

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

Smart Jog

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Play

Title Name

Erase

2h00m(1.0G)

Set Thumbnail Erase Section

Edit Divide Chapter Edit

2h00m(1.0G)

Set Genre Lock

Cancel

1h00m(1.0G)

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Rec. time

10-1

00.00.09.15

 Play Pause

YELLOW

(for

CM SKIP

10Titles

Multi-Mode Genre Name

Cancel

2h00m

to select

button),

and

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.

• You can also use the titles.

ENTER

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

ENTER

HDD only:

edit.

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

Video Mode Compatible Editing

• For more information about these options, see

4 Highlight ‘From’ then use the playback controls ( 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 the section.

ENTER

Erase Section (HDD)

From

Exit

, a marker shows the start of

Smart Jog

Select the type of

HDD/DVD RECORDER

Frame Accurate Editing

Editing accuracy

, , , 

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Rec. time

10-1

00.00.09.15

 Play Pause

to select

on page 89.

, etc.) to

2h00m

Editing

ENTER

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

DVD (VR) DVD-RAM

HDD

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.

• You can also use the titles.

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.

Play List only

Smart Jog

to select

Select the type of edit.

HDD/DVD RECORDER

4 Use the playback controls (, , ,



, etc.) to find the place you want to

divide the title.

Divide Title (HDD)

Divide

Cancel

ENTER

5 Press to divide the title at the

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Rec. time

10–1

00.00.09.15



Play Pause

2h00m

current playback position.

ENTER

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

Divided titles cannot

be combined. OK?

Yes

Chapter Edit

DVD (VR) DVD-RAM HDD

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

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

• You can also use the titles.

ENTER

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

Smart Jog

to select

Video Mode Compatible Editing

Frame Accurate Editing

• For more information about these options, see

Editing accuracy

on page 89.

Editing

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 89.

4 Select the command you want:

•

Divide

– Divide a chapter into two or more parts: Use the playback controls (

, , , 

, etc.) to find the point at which you want to divide the chapter, then press

ENTER

Chapter Edit (DVD VR mode Play List)

1–1

0.00.00

 Play

Exit

Divide

Erase/Move

Combine

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1h00m

Rec. time Chapters

You can keep dividing the chapter as many times as you wish (up to 999 chapters per DVD-R/-RW/-RAM disc or 99 chapters per HDD title).

•

Erase1/Move2 – Erase or move

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

ENTER

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

Move command only:

Select the

destination for the chapter, and press

ENTER

Chapter Edit (DVD VR mode Play List)

Combine3 – Combine two adjacent

•

Exit

Divide

Erase/Move

Combine

002 003 005004001

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1h00m

Rec. time

0h01m

Chapter

Erase Move

Cancel

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

Chapter Edit (DVD VR mode Play List)

Erase/Move

ENTER

Exit

Divide

Combine

2 3 541

19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP

1h00m

Rec. time

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.

• You can also use the titles.

Smart Jog

to select

Note

1 When editing VR mode Original content, it may not be possible to erase chapters less than five seconds long. 2 VR mode Play List only. 3 It may not always be possible to combine two chapters, even though they are adjacent. If a chapter has been

divided into three, then the middle chapter erased, it is not possible to combine the two remaining chapters into one.

Editing

ENTER

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

Disc Navigator (HDD)

4 Titles

Recent first

All Genres

HDD

Remain

30h30m

ENTER

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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 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

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11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

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10Titles

Play Title name

No Category

Erase

2h00m(1.0G)

Set Thumbnail

Movies Erase Section

Edit

Drama Edit Chapter

Entertainmt. Divide

News

2h00m(1.0G)

Multi-Mode

Set Genre

Sport

Genre Name

Lock

Comedy

Cancel

1h00m(1.0G)

Lock

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

Original only

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

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).

• You can also use the titles.

Smart Jog

to select

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

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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.

• You can also use the titles.

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

Smart Jog

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11/29 MON 7:00PM

23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 7 SP SP

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

20:00 FRI 3/12 SP 20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 7 SP SP

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

to select

10Titles

Editing

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

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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 List is displayed.

ENTER

, the new, updated Play

Combine

DVD (VR) DVD-RAM

Use this function to combine two Play List titles into one.

1 Highlight the title you want to combine.

• You can also use the titles.

This title will remain in the same place after combining with another title.

Play List only

Smart Jog

to select

ENTER

3 Select another title to combine with the first.

This title will be appended to the first title selected.

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

Disc Navigator (DVD)

4 Titles

Play List

DVD

VR Mode

Remain

0h30m

ENTER

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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

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

Free 1

Free 5

ENTER

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

Disc Navigator (DVD)

4 Titles

Play List

DVD

VR Mode

Remain

0h30m

23:00 FRI 3/12

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

11/29Mon 7:00PM 2ch SP

20:00 FRI 3/12 SP 20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 7 SP SP

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

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

10Titles

Play

Title Name

Erase

Set Thumbnail

2h00m(1.0G)

Erase Section

Edit Divide Chapter Edit

2h00m(1.0G)

Multi-Mode Move

Genre Name

Combine

Cancel

1h00m(1.0G)

ENTER

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

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Editing

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2 Select one of the userdefinable genre names.

Disc Navigator (HDD)

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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

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Using the remote key

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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)

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2 Select titles from the title list.

Selected titles are marked with a .

• You can also use the titles.

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Genre Name

Multi-Mode

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Smart Jog

to select

ENTER

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

ENTER

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

For example, select

Erase

to erase all the

marked titles.

Disc Navigator (HDD)

4 Titles

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All Genres

HDD

Remain

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Multi-Mode

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

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Single Mode

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Once the command is completed, MultiMode is automatically exited.

Editing

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

ENTER

Disc Navigator screen.

Disc Navigator (DVD)

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Frequently asked questions

• Why doesn’t the available recording time increase when I erase titles from a VR mode DVD-R?

When you erase titles from a DVD-R (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.

•I can’t edit my disc!

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

Copying and backup

Chapter 11

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 136).

Using Copy Lists

on a DVD). Copying in this way

and

Auto Chapter (DVD+R/+RW)

One Touch Copy

on page 102 for

on page 144 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 61 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.

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