Pioneer S-DVR9SW, XV-DVR9H, HTZ-929DVR Manual

DVD-RW/HDD TUNER

DVD-RW/HDD 5.1ch SURROUND SYSTEM

XVHTZ-DVR9H-929DVR

SPEAKER SYSTEM

DVD-RW/HDD TUNER

SXV-DVR9ST-DVR9H

POWEREDSPEAKER SYSTEMSUBWOOFER

S-DVR9ST

-DVR9SW

POWERED SUBWOOFER

S-DVR9SW

Operating Instructions

Operating Instructions

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Location: underside of the unit

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.

WARNING

Before plugging in for the first time, read the following section carefully.

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

CAUTION

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

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

CLASS1CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

LASER PRODUCT

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Operating Environment

Operating environment temperature and humidity: +5 ºC – +35 ºC (+41 ºF – +95 ºF); less than 85 %RH (cooling vents not blocked)

Do not install this unit in a poorly ventilated area, or in locations exposed to high humidity or direct sunlight (or strong artificial light)

WARNING

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

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

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CAUTION

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

VENTILATION CAUTION

When installing this unit, make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat radiation (at least 5 cm at top, 5 cm at rear, and

5 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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Powered subwoofer unit (S-DVR9SW)

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DVD-RW/HDD Tuner unit (XV-DVR9H)

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).

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

This product includes FontAvenue® fonts licenced by NEC

corporation. FontAvenue is a registered trademark of NEC

Corporation.

POWER-CORD CAUTION

Handle the power cord by the plug. Do not pull out the plug by tugging the cord and never touch the power cord when your hands are wet as this could cause a short circuit or electric shock. Do not place the unit, a piece of furniture, etc., on the power cord, or pinch the cord. Never make a knot in the cord or tie it with other cords. The power cords should be routed such that they are not likely to be stepped on. A damaged power cord can cause a fire or give you an electrical shock. Check the power cord once in a while. When you find it damaged, ask your nearest PIONEER authorized service center or your dealer for a replacement.

When using this product follow the instructions written on the underside of the unit, which concern rated voltage, etc.

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Contents

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

01 Before you start

Introduction to home theater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 What’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Putting the batteries in the remote control . . . . . . . . . 9

Using the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Disc / content format playback compatibility . . . . . . 10 About the internal hard disk drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

02 Controls and displays

Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

03 Getting started

Switching on and setting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Using the Room Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Selecting the hard disk or DVD for playback and recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Making your first recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Using the built-in TV tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Basic playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Using the Home Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Displaying disc information on-screen . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Listening to an external audio source . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

04 Listening to your system

Home theater sound setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Listening with home theater sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Using the Advanced Surround effects . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Listening in stereo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Listening with headphones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Enhancing dialogue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Adjusting the bass and treble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Boosting the bass level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

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05 Playback

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents

of a disc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Navigating discs and the HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Scanning discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Playing in slow motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Frame advance/frame reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

The Play Mode menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Displaying and switching subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Switching DVD soundtracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Switching audio channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Switching camera angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

06 Recording

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 About DVD recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 About HDD recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Recording time and picture quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Restrictions on video recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Setting the picture quality/recording time . . . . . . . . 46 Basic recording from the TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Setting a timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Timer recording FAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Simultaneous recording and playback . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Recording from an external component . . . . . . . . . . 54 Automatic recording from a satellite tuner . . . . . . . . 54 Recording from a DV camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Recording from the DV output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Playing your recordings on other DVD players . . . . . 57 Initializing a DVD-RW disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

07 Copying and back-up

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

One Touch Copy (HDD to DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 One Touch Copy (DVD to HDD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Copying from HDD to DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Recording the Copy List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

HDD to DVD Copy List menu options . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Copying from DVD to HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Recording the Copy List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

DVD to HDD Copy List menu options . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Using disc back-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

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08 Editing

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

The Disc Navigator screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Disc Navigator menu options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Editing VR mode Original, Video mode and HDD content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Editing HDD groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Creating and editing a VR mode Play List . . . . . . . . 82

09 Disc History

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Using the Disc History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

10 The PhotoViewer

Playing a slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

11 Listening to the radio

Listening to the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

12 Surround sound and other settings

Using the System Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Setting the channel levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

13 The Disc Setup menu

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Initialize settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 HDD Initialize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Finalize settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

14 The Video Adjust menu

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Setting the picture quality for TV and external

inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Setting the picture quality for disc playback . . . . . . 97

16 Other connections

Connecting to a cable box or satellite

receiver (1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Connecting to a cable box or satellite

receiver (2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Connecting using the S-video output . . . . . . . . . . . 116 Connecting using the component video output . . . 116 Connecting external antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Using the front panel connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Connecting auxiliary components . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Using this unit with a Pioneer plasma display . . . . 119

17 Additional information

Optional system settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 Resetting the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Setting up the remote to control your TV . . . . . . . . 121

TV Preset code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Using and taking care of discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

DVD-Video region coding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Proper installation and maintenance of this

system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Screen sizes and disc formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

On-screen displays and system displays . . . . . . . . 130 Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

About DV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133 Manual recording modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Selecting languages using the language

code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Language code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Country code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

15 The Initial Setup menu

Using the Initial Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Tuner settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Video In / Out settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Audio In settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Audio Out settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Language settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Recording settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Playback settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

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01 Before you start

Chapter 1

Before you start

Introduction to home theater

You are probably used to using stereo equipment to listen to music, but may not be used to home theater systems that give you many more options (such as surround sound) when listening to soundtracks.

Home theater refers to the use of multiple audio tracks to create a surround sound effect, making you feel like you’re in the middle of the action or concert. The surround sound you get from a home theater system depends not only on the speakers you have set up in your room, but also on the source and the sound settings of your system.

DVD-Video has become the basic source material for home theater due to its size, quality and ease of use. The true multichannel audio possible using DVD is what creates a convincing surround sound effect and gives you the feeling of ‘being there’.

Features

•Dolby Digital and DTS decoding

Dolby Digital and DTS decoding brings theater sound right into your home with up to six channels of surround sound, including a special LFE (Low Frequency Effects) channel for deep, realistic sound effects.

•Dolby Pro Logic II decoder

The built-in Dolby Pro Logic II decoder not only provides full surround sound decoding for Dolby Surround sources, but will also generate convincing surround sound for any stereo source.

•Surround and Advanced Surround modes

Used together with the Dolby Digital, DTS or Dolby Pro Logic II modes, the Surround and Advanced Surround modes are designed to enhance particular types of program material by, for example, reproducing the acoustic space of a concert hall for music-based material.

•Front Surround sound

If it’s not possible to place the surround speakers behind you, or you want to avoid running long speaker cables in your listening area, you can use the Front Surround modes to take advantage of wall and ceiling reflections for a very realistic surround effect.

•HDD recording

You can record up to 102 hours of video (in EP mode) on the internal 80GB (gigabyte) hard disk (HDD). And with both recordable DVD and a high-capacity HDD in the same system, you have the flexibility to keep recordings on the HDD for quick access anytime, or record to DVD for archiving or playing on other DVD players.

•Copy between HDD and DVD

You can copy recordings from the HDD to recordable DVD, or from DVD to the HDD. Usually you can use the high-speed copy feature, which can copy an hour of video in under two minutes (when recorded in EP mode using a DVD-R Ver. 2.0 / 8x disc).

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

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•One Touch Copy

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

•Chase play

Using chase play you can start watching a recording before the recording has finished. For example, you could set a timer recording for a program that you’re going to miss the first 15 minutes of, then start watching while still recording the program 15 minutes ahead of you.

•Simultaneous recording and playback

Playback and recording for both DVDs and the built-in hard disk drive (HDD) are completely independent. For example you can record a broadcast program to either a recordable DVD or the HDD, while watching another recording you already made on the same DVD or on the HDD.

•Disc Navigator

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

•Disc History

The Disc History screen shows disc information, including how much free space remains for recording, for the last 30 recordable discs loaded. Every time you load a recordable disc, the Disc History is automatically updated with the latest information.

•Easy Timer Recording

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

•Program up to 32 timer recordings

You can program the system to record up to 32 programs,

up to a month in advance, using the G-Code™ system* for easy programming if you want. As well as single programs, you can specify daily or weekly recordings, too.

* G-Code is registered in at least the following countries: Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore.

The G-Code system is manufactured under license from Gemstar Development Corporation.

•One Touch Recording

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

•Optimized recording

Optimized recording adjusts the recording quality automatically if a timer recording will not fit onto a disc with the settings that you made.

•Auto Start Recording from satellite receiver or other set top box

With a satellite receiver or other set top box connected to the LINE 1 IN(AUTO START REC) inputs of this system, you can start and stop recording automatically according to the timer settings of the set top box.

•High quality 16-bit Linear PCM audio

When recording using one of the high quality record settings (FINE or MN32), the audio is recorded in uncompressed 16-bit Linear PCM format. This delivers great sounding audio to accompany the high picture quality.

•Picture quality adjustment features

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

•Find what you want to watch quickly and easily

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

•Manual recording

In addition to the four preset recording quality modes (FINE, SP, LP and EP), the manual recording mode allows you to access 32 different recording quality/time settings, giving you precise control over the recording.

•Record to and from a DV camcorder

The built-in DV (Digital Video) input/output jack is for connection to a DV camcorder, making the system ideal for transferring camcorder footage to DVD or HDD for editing. You can also transfer DVD or HDD content back to the camcorder if you need to.

•Safe, non-destructive editing

When you edit a DVD-RW, the actual content of the disc (the Original content) is not touched. The edited version (the Play List content) just points to various parts of the Original content.

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•Play Video mode recordings on a regular DVD player

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

compatible with DVD-Video playback*.

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

Note: ‘Finalization’ is required.

•WMA, MP3 and JPEG file playback

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

•Disc Back-up

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

•Recovery Recording

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

•Auto Replace Recording

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

Note on copying:

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

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What’s in the box

Please confirm that the following items are all supplied. Main box:

•DVD-RW/HDD Tuner system unit

•Remote control

•AA/R6P dry cell batteries x2

•Video cable (yellow plugs)

•RF antenna cable

•Power cables x2

•AM loop antenna

•FM wire antenna

•12-pin system cable

•16-pin system cable

•Setup guide

•These operating instructions

•Warranty card (Australia and New Zealand only) Subwoofer box:

•Powered subwoofer

Speakers box:

•Speakers (front x2, surround x2, center)

•Speaker cables x5

•Front speaker covers x2

•Surround speaker bases x2

•Non-slip pads x12

•Adhesive strips x4

•Front speaker stand bases x2

•Front speaker stand stems x2

•Small screws x8

•Large screws x4

•Speaker setup guide

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Putting the batteries in the remote control

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

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

3 Close the cover.

Caution

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

•Don’t mix new and old batteries together.

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

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

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

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

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Using the remote control

Keep in mind the following when using the remote control:

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

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

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

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

•When the batteries run down or you change the batteries, the TV preset codes may be reset. See

Setting up the remote to control your TV on page 121 to set them again.

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

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Disc / content format playback compatibility

General disc compatibility

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

DVD-Video DVD-R DVD-RW

Audio CD

Video CD

CD-R

CD-RW

Fujicolor CD

• Also compatible with KODAK Picture CD

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• is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing Corporation.

•is a trademark of Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd.

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

VIDEO

CD

Super Video CD (Super VCD)

DVD-R/RW compatibility

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

Compatible media:

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

•DVD-R Ver. 2.0 and Ver. 2.0 / 4x / 8x Recording formats:

•DVD-R: DVD-Video format (Video mode)

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

Older models of DVD recorders and DVD writers may reject DVD-RW Ver. 1.2 / 4x discs. To share DVD-RW discs between this recorder and an older recorder/writer, we recommending Ver. 1.1 discs1.

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

Model	Playable	Recordable
DVR-7000	Yes1,2,3	No
DVR-310/ DVR-510H	Yes1	No

1Discs should be finalized in this recorder before playing. Unfinalized VR mode and Video mode discs may not play.

2Cannot read the CPRM information will show in the display when you load a disc. However, this will not affect playback.

3Copy-once protected disc titles will not play.

CD-R/RW compatibility

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

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

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

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

•Unfinalized disc playback: CD-Audio only

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Compressed audio compatibility

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

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

•Sampling rates: 44.1 or 48kHz

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

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

•VBR WMA playback: No

•WMA encoder compatibility: Windows Media Codec 8 (files encoded using Windows Media Codec 9 may be playable but some parts of the specification are not supported; specifically, Pro, Lossless, Voice and VBR)

•DRM (Digital Rights Management) file playback: No (see also DRM in the Glossary on page 136)

•File extensions: .mp3, .wma (these must be used for the system 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

The Windows Media® logo printed on the box indicates that this system 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 version 7, 7.1, Windows

Media® Player for Windows® XP, or Windows Media® Player 9 Series.

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

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, 4:4:2, 4:2:0

•Horizontal resolution: 160 – 5120 pixels

•Vertical resolution: 120 – 3840 pixels

•Progressive JPEG compatible: No

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

•File structure: The system can load up to 99 folders / 999 files at one time (if there are more files/folders that this on the disc then more can be reloaded)

PC-created disc compatibility

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

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

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

Frequently asked questions

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

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

For more information, see About DVD recording on page 44.

•What’s VR mode?

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

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

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

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

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

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

*‘DVD-Video format’ recording: The use of the DVDVideo format for recording on DVD-R and DVD-RW discs is referred to as recording in ‘Video mode’ on Pioneer’s DVD recorders. Supporting playback of DVD-R / DVD-

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RW discs is optional for manufacturers of DVD playback equipment, and there is DVD playback equipment that does not play DVD-R or DVD-RW discs recorded in the DVD-Video format.

Note: ‘Finalization’ is required.

This system supports the recording of ‘copy-once’ broadcast programs using the CPRM copy protection system (see CPRM on page 45) on CPRM-compliant DVD-RW discs in VR mode. CPRM recordings can only be played on players that are specifically compatible with CPRM.

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

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

Original

Title 1

Title 2

Title 3

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Title 1		Title 2
Chapter 1	Chapter 2	Chapter 1	Chapter 2

Play List

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

•Original content refers to what’s actually recorded on the disc.

•Play List content refers to the edited version of the disc—how the Original content is to be played.

About the internal hard disk drive

The internal hard disk drive (HDD) is a fragile piece of equipment. Please use the system following the guidelines below to protect against possible HDD failure.

HDD

We recommend that you back up your important recordings onto DVD-R/RW discs in order to protect against accidental loss.

•Do not move the main system unit while it is on.

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

•Do not block the rear vent/cooling fan.

•Do not use the system 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 system. This can be a cause of HDD failure.

•While the system is switched on, do not unplug from the wall socket or switch the electricity off from the breaker switch.

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

1 After the message POWER OFF is shown in the display, wait at least two minutes.

2 Unplug from the wall socket.

3 Move the system.

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

•The HDD is very delicate. If used improperly or in an unsuitable environment, it is possible that the HDD will fail after a few years of use. Signs of problems include playback unexpectedly freezing and noticeable block noise (mozaic) 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 (this is not covered outside the warranty period).

Please note that if replacement of the HDD is necessary due to HDD failure, all recorded material on the disk will be lost.

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Controls and displays

Front panel

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8		9 10
STANDBY/ON	VOLUME	PLAY	STOP		OPEN/CLOSE HDD/DVD –/			+/	STOP REC REC

PULL OPEN

				DV IN/OUT
14	13	15	12	11

1 STANDBY/ON

Press to switch the system on/into standby.

2VOLUME buttons

Use to adjust the volume.

3PLAY

Press to start or restart playback.

4 STOP

Press to stop playback.

5Disc tray

6OPEN/CLOSE

Press to open/close the disc tray.

7 HDD/DVD

Press to switch between the hard disk drive (HDD) and DVD for recording and playback.

8 – + (page 23, 25)

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

9 STOP REC

Press to stop recording.

10 REC

Press to start recording.

11 DV IN/OUT jack(page 55, 106, 117)

Digital input/output jack for use with a DV camcorder.

12 Front panel display

See Display on page 14 for details.

13IR remote sensor (page 10)

14Front panel inputs and headphones jack

(page 117)

Pull the cover down where indicated to access the front panel input jacks. Especially convenient for connecting camcorders and other portable equipment.

15HDD indicator

Lights blue when the HDD is selected.

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Display

1		2		3		4	5
HDD	DVD	SR+NICAM MONO ST		PRGSVE OVER	D		F.SURR.
		DVDR W	AUTO	NTSC		ADV.SURR.	DIALOG
FINE		V PL		ANAFIX MUTE
						REM
SP
LP						MHz
EP
MN						kHz
9			8			7	6

1 HDD and DVD playback / recording indicators

HDD	DVD (page 21)

Arrows indicate the copy direction between the HDD ( HDD ) and DVD ( DVD ).

PLAY / REC indicators

Lights during playback / recording; blinks when playback / recording is paused.

2SR+

Lights when the SR+ control mode is on (page 119).

NICAM

Lights when the broadcast audio is NICAM encoded.

MONO

Lights when a FM radio mono reception is selected.

ST

Lights when a FM radio broadcast is being received in auto stereo mode.

DVD / R / W

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

V

Lights when an unfinalized Video mode disc is loaded.

PL

Lights when a VR mode disc is loaded and the system is in Play List mode.

Indicates which channels of a bilingual broadcast are recorded (page 23).

Lights when a radio broadcast is being received.

3

Lights when a timer recording has been set. (Indicator blinks if the timer has been set to DVD but there isn’t a recordable disc loaded, or the timer has been set to HDD but the HDD is not recordable) (page 47).

AUTO

Lights when Auto Start Recording has been set, and during Auto Start Recording (page 54).

PRGSVE

Lights when progressive scan video output is selected (page 104).

OVER

Lights when the LINE1 or LINE2 input level is too high (page 106).

NTSC

Lights when playing NTSC format video.

ANA FIX

Lights when the Analog out mode is set to Fix (page 118).

MUTE

Lights to indicate that the system is muted.

42 D

Lights during playback of a Dolby Digital source (page 30).

Lights during Dolby Pro Logic II decoding (page 30).

Lights during playback of a DTS source (page 30).

ADV.SURR.

Lights when one of the Advanced or Front Surround listening modes is selected (page 31).

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5F.SURR.

Lights when playing in Front Surround mode (page 32).

DIALOG

Lights when dialogue enhancement is on (page 33).

6Speaker indicators

These show which speakers are being used to output the current source (they are not placement diagrams). The illustrations below show some example displays.

5.1 channel surround sound

Stereo (2.1 channel) sound

3.1 channel sound

7REM

Lights when the character display is showing the remaining available recording time.

kHz / MHz

Indicates the unit of the frequency shown in the character display (kHz for AM, MHz for FM).

8Character display

9Recording quality indicators (page 45)

FINE

Lights when the recording mode is set to FINE (best quality).

SP

Lights when the recording mode is set to SP (standard play).

LP

Lights when the recording mode is set to LP (long play).

EP

Lights when the recording mode is set to EP (extended play).

MN

Lights when the recording mode is set to MN (manual recording level) mode.

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Remote control

1

		STANDBY/ON	MUTE	ONE TOUCH COPY
	2						3
			VOLUME
	4		–	+
	5	HDD	DVD	FM/AM	AUDIO INPUT
					DIG1/2/ANA
					CHANNEL		6
	7
				VIDEO INPUT			8
	9	G-CODE
				CLEAR
	10	DISC NAVIGATOR				DVD MENU	11
			TUNE +
		TOP MENU				PLAY LIST
	12	SR+				SYSTEM
			ST –	ST +		SETUP
			ENTER
		HOME
		MENU				RETURN
	13		TUNE –				14
		TEST TONE		CH LEVEL
		REV SCAN	PLAY		FWD SCAN
	15	PAUSE	STOP	BACK CM		SKIP
		PREV	NEXT	STEP/SLOW
	16	REC	STOPREC	REC MODE		NAVI MARK
							17
		SURROUND ADVANCED		DIALOGUE		SOUND
	18	AUDIO	SUBTITLE	ANGLE	PLAY MODE
		STANDBY/ON				INPUT
							19
	20		CHANNEL	VOLUME	DISPLAY		21
		SHIFT	TV CONTROL		DIMMER

Important

•Functions printed in green on the remote control are accessed by pressing the button indicated while holding down the SHIFT button.

1 MUTE

Press to mute all audio from the speakers and headphones. Press again to cancel and restore the sound.

2 STANDBY/ON

Press to switch the system on or into standby.

3 ONE TOUCH COPY (page 60)

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

4 VOLUME +/–

Use to adjust the volume.

5Function select buttons

HDD (page 21)

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

DVD (page 21)

Press to select the DVD for recording or playback.

FM/AM (page 90)

Press to select the built-in radio tuner.

AUDIO INPUT (page 29)

Press repeatedly to select one of the external audio inputs (DIGITAL 1, 2, or ANALOG).

6CHANNEL +/– (page 23)

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

7 Numeric buttons and CLEAR

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

Use CLEAR to clear an entry and start again.

8 VIDEO INPUT

Press to change the input for recording and playback.

9 G-CODE (page 51)

Press, then use the number buttons to enter a G-Code programming number for timer recording.

10 DISC NAVIGATOR (page 34, 74) / TOP MENU

(page 25)

Press to display the Disc Navigator screen, or the top menu if a DVD-Video disc is loaded.

+ SHIFT: SR+

Press to setup SR+ and switch SR+ control on/off (page 119).

11PLAYLIST (page 74, 82) / DVD MENU (page 25) Press to switch between Original and Play List content on VR mode discs, or display the disc menu if a DVD-Video disc is loaded.

+ SHIFT: SYSTEM SETUP

Use to access the menu system for surround sound setup, tuner settings and so on (page 21, 90, 92, 121).

12/ / / (cursor buttons) and ENTER

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

TUNE +/–

Use to tune the radio.

ST +/–

Use to select station presets when listening to the radio.

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13HOME MENU (page 27)

Press to display the Home Menu, from which you can navigate many the functions of the system.

+ SHIFT: TEST TONE

Use to output the test tone (for speaker setup) (page 93).

14RETURN

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

+ SHIFT: CH LEVEL

Use to adjust the speaker level (page 93).

15 Playback controls (page 24)
REV SCAN / FWD SCAN	(page 24, 36)

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

PLAY (page 24)

Press to start playback.

PAUSE (page 24)

Press to pause playback or recording.

STOP (page 24)

Press to stop playback.

CM BACK (commercial back) (page 24)

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

CM SKIP (commercial skip) (page 24)

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

PREV / NEXT (page 24)

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

STEP/SLOW (page 24, 37)

During playback, press to start slow-motion playback; while paused, press to show the previous or next video frame.

16 Recording controls (page 22)

REC

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

STOP REC

Press to stop recording.

REC MODE (page 46)

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

17 NAVI MARK (page 36)

Press to select a thumbnail picture for the current title for use in the Disc Navigator screen.

18 DVD playback functions and surround sound mode/sound enhancement buttons

AUDIO (page 23, 42)

Changes the audio language or channel. (When no disc is playing or recording, press to change the tuner audio.)

+ SHIFT: SURROUND

Use to select a Surround mode (page 30).

SUBTITLE (page 42)

Displays/changes the subtitles included in multilingual DVD-Video discs.

+ SHIFT: ADVANCED

Use to select an Advanced Surround mode (page 31).

ANGLE (page 43)

Switches camera angles on discs with multi-angle scenes.

+ SHIFT: DIALOGUE

Use to select a Dialogue mode (page 33).

PLAY MODE (page 38)

Press to display the Play Mode menu (for features such as search, repeat and program play).

+ SHIFT: SOUND (page 33)

Press to access the sound menu, from which you can adjust bass and treble, etc.

19 TV CONTROL (page 121)

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

20 SHIFT

Press to access functions on the remote printed in green.

21DISPLAY (page 27, 61)

Displays/changes the on-screen information displays.

+ SHIFT: DIMMER

Press to switch between normal and dimmed front panel display.

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Getting started

Switching on and setting up

Before switching on for the first time, make sure that everything is connected properly and the system is plugged into a power outlet. See the Setup Guide for information on connecting up your system.

When you switch the system 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 and audio output settings.

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

Note

•Some of the setup Navigator on-screen displays (OSDs) in this section vary slightly depending on the country or region of purchase.

STANDBY/ON

TUNE +

ST –

ST +

ENTER

RETURN

TUNE –

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

2 Press the STANDBY/ON button on the remote control or the front panel to switch on.

When you switch on for the first time, your TV should display the Setup Navigator screen. (If the Setup Navigator doesn’t appear, you can also access it from the Initial Setup menu; see page 101).

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3 Use the /(cursor up/down) buttons to choose a language, then press ENTER.

Initial Setup
Basic	Clock SetLanguage
Tuner	Input Line System	English
Video In/Out	On Screen Display
Audio In	Front Panel Display français
Audio Out	Power Save	Deutsch
Language	Setup Navigator	Italiano
Recording		Español

Playback

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

	Initial Setup
	Basic	Clock Set Complete this setup before you
	Tuner	Input Line System
	Video In/Out	start using your recorder.
		On Screen Display
	Audio In	Front Panel Display Start
	Audio Out	Power Save	Cancel
	Language	Setup Navigator

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

•If you don’t want to use the Setup Navigator, press (cursor down) to select Cancel, then press ENTER to exit the Setup Navigator.

5 Select ‘Auto Scan’ to start automatic channel setup, then press ENTER.

Initial Setup
Basic	Auto Channel Setting
	Clock Set
Tuner	Input Line System
Video In/Out	On Screen Display
Audio In	Front Panel Display Auto Scan
Audio Out	Power Save	Do not set
Language	Setup Navigator
Recording
Playback

•Select Do not set if you want to skip setting up the channels (because they have already been set up, for example).

•Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to choose your country, then press ENTER.

Initial Setup
Basic	Clock SetCountry Selection
Tuner	Input Line System	Singapore
Video In/Out	Country
	On Screen Display
Audio In	Front Panel Display
Audio Out	Power Save
Language	Setup Navigator
Recording
Playback

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

Initial Setup
Basic	Clock SetClock Setting
Tuner	Input Line System
Video In/Out	On Screen Display
Audio In	Front Panel Display Auto
Audio Out	Power Save	Manual
Language	Setup Navigator
Recording
Playback

•Auto clock setting

Some TV channels broadcast time signals together with the program. This system 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.

Initial Setup
Basic	Clock SetAuto Clock Setting
Tuner	Input Line System
Video In/Out	Date
	On Screen Display
Audio In	Front PanelTimeDisplay
Audio Out	Power Save	Pr 1
	Clock Set CH
Language	Setup Navigator	Start
Recording
Playback

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

Initial Setup
Basic	Clock SetAuto Clock Setting
Tuner	Input Line System	THU	01	01 2004
Video In/Out	Date
	On Screen Display		11	20
Audio In	Front PanelTimeDisplay
Audio Out	Power Save			Pr 1
	Clock Set CH
Language	Setup Navigator			Start
Recording
				Next
Playback

If the time could not be set automatically, press RETURN to go back to the previous screen and select

Manual.

•Manual clock setting

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

•Auto-tuning channels

The Auto Scan option automatically scans and sets the channel presets.

Tuning

32/110

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Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to set your time zone.

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

Initial Setup
Basic	Clock SetManual Clock Setting		1/2
Tuner	Input Line System		Singapore
Video In/Out	On Screen Display
Audio In	Time Zone		Singapore
	Front Panel Display
Audio Out	Power Save	Off
Language	Summer Time
	Setup Navigator

Recording

Playback

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

Select On if you are currently using summer time.

Initial Setup
Basic	Clock SetManual Clock Setting		1/2
Tuner	Input Line System		Singapore
Video In/Out	On Screen Display
Audio In	Time Zone		Singapore
	Front Panel Display
Audio Out	Power Save	On
Language	Summer Time
	Setup Navigator

Recording

Playback

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

Initial Setup
Basic	Clock SetManual Clock Setting				2/2
Tuner	Input Line System	THU	01	01	2004
Video In/Out	Date
	On Screen Display
Audio In	Front PanTimel Display		00	00
Audio Out	Power Save		Singapore
Language	Time Zone
	Setup Navigator		Singapore
Recording
	Summer Time		On
Playback

Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to change the value in the highlighted field.

Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to move from one field to another.

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

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

Initial Setup
Basic	Clock SetTV Screen Size
Tuner	Input Line System
Video In/Out	On Screen Display
Audio In	Front Panel Display Wide (16:9)
Audio Out	Power Save	Standard (4:3)
Language	Setup Navigator
Recording
Playback

Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to select, then press ENTER.

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Initial Setup
Basic	Clock SetProgressive
Tuner	Input Line System
Video In/Out	On Screen Display
Audio In	Front Panel Display Compatible
Audio Out	Power Save	Not Compatible
Language	Setup Navigator	Don't Know
Recording
Playback

Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to select

Compatible, Not Compatible, or Don’t Know, then press ENTER.

•Note that progressive scan video is only output through the component video outputs and only when the video source is NTSC.

9 Press ENTER to exit the Setup Navigator, or select ‘Go Back’ if you want to start again.

Initial Setup
Basic	Clock Set
Tuner	Input Line System
Video In/Out	Setup is complete!
	On Screen Display
Audio In	Enjoy using your DVD recorder!
	Front Panel Display	Finish Setup
Audio Out	Power Save
Language	Setup Navigator	Go Back
Recording
Playback

That completes basic setup using the Setup Navigator.

Other settings you can make

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

•Manual channel setting – This setting lets you skip channels where there is no station, as well as manually tune to stations. See Manual CH Setting on page 102.

•G-Code channel setting – This setting lets you assign guide channels to ensure that the G-Code programming system works correctly. See G-Code CH Setting on page 103.

•Setting up the remote to control your TV – You can set up the supplied remote control to control many brands of TV. See Setting up the remote to control your TV on page 121.

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Using the Room Setup

After you have set up your speakers to your liking (see

Home theater sound setup on page 30), make sure you calibrate your system for surround sound. This is a quick and easy way to get good surround sound for your room.

For a more detailed surround sound setup, see Using the System Setup menu on page 92.

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Selecting the hard disk or DVD for playback and recording

The HDD and DVD buttons (remote control) are used to select the hard disk (HDD) or DVD for playback and recording. You can see in the front panel display which is currently active. Additionally, the HDD indicator on the front panel lights blue when the HDD is selected.

	TUNE +
	HDD DVD
	SYSTEM
ST –	ST + SETUP
	ENTER
	TUNE –

Alternatively, you can use the HDD/DVD button on the front panel. Press to switch from one to the other.

SHIFT

1Press SHIFT and SYSTEM SETUP.

2Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to select

‘Room Set ?’ from the menu, then press ENTER.

3Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to select a room size setting, then press ENTER.

Select from:

•Room S – Smaller than average room (approx. 3.5 x 4.5m)

•Room M – Average room (approx. 5.5 x 6.0m)

•Room L – Larger than average room (approx. 7.5 x 9.0m)

4Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to select a seating position setting, then press ENTER.

Select from:

•Seat Fwd – If you are nearer to the front speakers than the surround speakers

•Seat Mid – If you are equal distance from the front and surround speakers

•Seat Back – If you are nearer to the surround speakers than the front speakers

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Making your first recording

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

Recording is covered in much more detail in chapter 6 (Recording) starting on page 44.

STANDBY/ON

HDD DVD

CHANNEL

PAUSE

REC STOPREC

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

Press STANDBY/ON to switch on.

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

2Press HDD to record to the HDD, or DVD to record to a recordable DVD.

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

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

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

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

5Use the CHANNEL +/– buttons to select the TV channel you want to record from.

• You can also use the – + buttons on the front panel when not playing or recording.

• Channel presets are numbered 1–99.

6 Press REC to start recording.

•By default, the recording will be in SP (standard play) mode, which will give you around two hours of recording from a blank DVD disc.

• You can pause recording by pressing PAUSE. Press REC or PAUSE again to restart recording.

7 When you want to stop recording, press REC STOP.

•If you changed the playback/recording function, change it back to DVD or HDD, as appropriate, first.

Playing back your recording

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

• Press PLAY to start playback.

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

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Using the built-in TV tuner

Note that the input function must be set to DVD or HDD in order to change TV channels or audio channel playback.

Changing TV channels

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

CHANNEL

ENTER

•CHANNEL +/– buttons on the remote

•Number buttons on the remote – For example, to select channel 4, press 4 then ENTER; for channel 34, press 3, 4, ENTER.

• –

+

buttons on the front panel

Note

• Channel presets are numbered 1–99.

Changing audio channels

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

AUDIO

•Press AUDIO to change the audio.

The current audio channel is displayed on-screen.

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•If the NICAM audio setting (see NICAM Select on page 105) is set to NICAM and you are watching a NICAM broadcast, you can switch between NICAM and 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

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

A (L)

B (R)

A + B (L+R)

•Some TV programs are broadcast with both a main and a Second Audio Program (SAP).

•If SAP is selected, but there is no SAP channel being broadcast, you will still hear the main audio channel.

•If the sound is poor quality when set to Stereo, you can often improve it by changing to Mono.

Mono SAP

Stereo

•When watching a recording made from an external input with Bilingual recording selected (see External Audio on page 105), you can switch the audio channel between left (L), right (R) or both (L+R).

L R

L+R

Note

•When recording to the HDD, or in Video mode, or in VR mode using the FINE/MN32 setting, only one channel of a bilingual broadcast is recorded. In this case, decide which language you want to record before recording by setting the Bilingual Recording setting (see Bilingual Recording on page 105).

•In VR mode (excluding FINE/MN32 recordings), both channels of a bilingual broadcast are recorded. If SAP is selected then both SAP and mono channels are recorded.

•In Video mode, or if the recording mode is FINE/ MN32, only one channel of a bilingual broadcast is recorded. In this case, decide which language/audio program you want to record before recording by

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setting the Bilingual Recording setting (see Bilingual Recording on page 105). For a SAP broadcast, select the channel you want to record (Mono, SAP or

Stereo).

Basic playback

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

Important

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

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

STANDBY/ON

HDD DVD

		CLEAR
		DVD MENU
	TUNE +
TOP MENU
	ST –	ST +
	ENTER
		RETURN
	TUNE –
REV SCAN	PLAY	FWD SCAN
PAUSE	STOP	BACK CM SKIP
PREV	NEXT	STEP/SLOW

1 Press STANDBY/ON to switch on.

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

2	Press HDD to playback from the HDD, or DVD to
play a DVD.
If playing video from the HDD, skip to step 5 below.
3	Press OPEN/CLOSE (front panel only) to open

the disc tray.

4 Load a disc.

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

5 Press PLAY to start playback.

•If you’re playing a DVD-Video or Video CD, a disc

menu may appear when you start playback. Use the / / / (cursor) buttons and ENTER to navigate DVD disc menus, and the number buttons and ENTER for Video CD menus.

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

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

6 To stop playback, press STOP.

•You can resume playback of a DVD disc from this point if you don’t switch the system into standby (you can switch to the FM/AM radio tuner without losing the resume point).

•Note that if you switch the input function (to FM/AM for example), playback will automatically stop.

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

• To open/close the disc tray, press OPEN/CLOSE on the front panel. Remove the disc before putting the system into standby.

•Press STANDBY/ON to switch the system into standby.

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Playing DVD discs

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

					PLAY			Press to start playback.
								If RESUME is displayed on-screen, play-
								back starts from the place last stopped.
								Press to stop playback.
							STOP
								You can resume playback from the same
								point by pressing PLAY. (Press	STOP
								again to cancel the resume function.)
								Pauses playback, or restarts playback
						PAUSE
								when paused.
								Press to start scanning. Press repeatedly
		REV SCAN			FWD SCAN
								to increase the scanning speed.
								Press to skip to previous/next chapter/title.
			PREV				NEXT
								(You can also use the front panel –	+
								buttons to do this during playback.)
								Except VR mode: During playback, enter a
								chapter number then press ENTER to skip
								directly to that chapter within the currently
								playing title.
							CLEAR	On some discs, you can also use the num-
								ber buttons to select numbered items in
							ENTER	the disc menu.
								VR mode only: During playback, enter a
								title number then press ENTER.
								All: Press CLEAR to clear a number entry
								and start again.
								(Commercial back/skip) Each press skips
				BACK CM SKIP
								backward/forward progressively up to a
								maximum of 10 minutes forward or three
								minutes back.
								During playback, press to start slow-
				STEP/SLOW
								motion playback. Press repeatedly to
								change the playback speed.
								While paused, press to advance a single
								frame in either direction.
						DVD MENU		Press to display the ‘top’ menu or menu of
								a DVD-Video disc (these are often the

TOP MENU

same).

Use the cursor buttons to navigate DVD-

	TUNE +	Video disc menus; press ENTER to select
ST –		ST +
	ENTER	items.
	TUNE –
		RETURN Press to return to the previous level of a
		DVD-Video disc menu.

Playing from the HDD

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

PLAY Press to start playback.

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

STOP Press to stop playback.

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

PAUSE Pauses playback, or restarts playback

when paused.

REV SCAN FWD SCAN Press to start scanning. Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed.

		Press to skip to previous/next chapter/title.
PREV	NEXT
		(You can also use the front panel –	+
		buttons to do this during playback.)

During playback, enter a title number then press ENTER to skip directly to that title. Press CLEAR to clear a number entry and start again.

CLEAR

ENTER

BACK CM SKIP (Commercial back/skip) Each press skips backward/forward progressively up to a

maximum of 10 minutes forward or three minutes back.

STEP/SLOW During playback, press to start slow- motion playback. Press repeatedly to change the playback speed.

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

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Playing CDs and WMA/MP3 discs

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

PLAY Press to start playback.

STOP Press to stop playback.

PAUSE Pauses playback, or restarts playback

when paused.

REV SCAN FWD SCAN CD and MP3 only: 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). (You can also
		use the front panel –	+	buttons
		to do this during playback.)
		During playback, enter a track number
		then press ENTER to skip directly to that
		track.
		Press CLEAR to clear a number entry and
	CLEAR	start again.

ENTER

Note

•When listening to DTS-CDs, audio channel playback should be set to STEREO to avoid noise being output. Use the AUDIO button to set the audio channel playback mode (see Switching audio channels on page 43).

Playing Video CD/Super VCDs

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

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

PLAY Press to start playback.

Video CD only: If RESUME is displayed onscreen, playback starts from the place last stopped.

STOP Press to stop playback.

Video CD only: You can resume playback from the same point by pressing PLAY. (Press STOP again to cancel the resume function.)

PAUSE Pauses playback, or restarts playback

when paused.

REV SCAN FWD SCAN Press to start scanning. Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed.

				Press to skip to previous/next track. (You
		PREV	NEXT
				can also use the front panel –	+
				buttons to do this during playback.)
				When a PBC menu is displayed, press to
				display the previous/next page.
				During playback, enter a track number
				then press ENTER to skip directly to that
				track.
				Press CLEAR to clear a number entry and
			CLEAR	start again.
				While a PBC menu screen is displayed,
			ENTER	use to select numbered menu items.

BACK CM SKIP Video CD only: Each press skips backward/ forward progressively up to a maximum of 10 minutes forward or three minutes back.

Note that this function doesn’t work when playing in PBC mode.

STEP/SLOW During playback, press to start slow- motion playback. Press repeatedly to change the playback speed.

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

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

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Note

•When playing in PBC mode, some playback features, such as search, repeat and program play are not available. You can play a PBC Video CD/Super VCD in

non-PBC mode by pressing	to start playback
instead of PLAY.

Note

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

Using the Home Menu

From the Home Menu screen you can access all the features of the system. Press HOME MENU to display the Home Menu screen:

Displaying disc information onscreen

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

Timer Recording	Disc Setup
Disc Navigator	Initial Setup
Copy	Video Adjust
Disc History	Play Mode
PhotoViewer	DV Record

Use the / / / (cursor) buttons followed by ENTER to select the option you want. To exit the Home Menu, press HOME MENU. Use the RETURN button to go back to the previous screen or selection.

	TUNE +
ST –	ST +
	ENTER
HOME
MENU	RETURN
	TUNE –

Home menu options

Timer Recording			Disc Setup (page 94)
(page 47)
Disc Navigator (page 34 ,			Initial Setup (page 99)
74)
Copy (page 59)			Video Adjust (page 96)
Disc History (page 87)			Play Mode (page 38)
PhotoViewer (page 88)			DV Record (page 55)

DISPLAY

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

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

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

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

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

HDD and removable disc activity display

Press DISPLAY once to see the HDD and removable disc (DVD, etc.) activity. Use the HDD and DVD buttons to switch between the two kinds of display.

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

Rec Mode SP(2h00m/DVD)
HDD		DVD-RW Video
Remain 10h35m	Hi-Speed Copy	Remain –h––m
Stop		Stop
	0h08m left

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Rec Mode	SP(2h00m/DVD)
HDD	DVD-RW Video
Remain 10h35m	Remain 0h52m
Chase Play	Stop
Rec

Recording time

Relative playback position

Stop display 1

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	Stop				ABC Pr 1
	DVD-RW VR		Resume		Stereo
	Original		FINE (1h00m/DVD)	Rem. 0h35m	Copy Once
			Finalized
	Disc Name	: Comedy shows

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1 DVD-RW Original / Play List

If a VR mode disc is loaded, this shows whether playback is currently set to Original or Play List.

During preview playback of the Copy List, this shows

Copy List.

2 Disc type and mode

Shows the disc type (HDD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD, etc.), and the disc mode for recordable DVD, if applicable (VR or Video).

3 Recording mode and time

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

4 Resume

Shows Resume if playback can be resumed from the last place stopped.

5 Recording time remaining

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

6 Preset name and number

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

7 Audio mode

Shows the broadcast audio mode for the current channel preset (Mono, Stereo, etc.).

8 Copy control information

Shows recording restrictions of the current channel program.

9Disc name

Shows the disc name.

(For CDs, this area shows playable files other than CD audio tracks; for example, Multi-format: WMA/MP3.)

10Finalized

Shows Finalized if a recordable DVD is finalized.

Stop display 2

			1		2
	Stop					ABC Pr 1
	DVD-RW VR					Stereo
	Original	14:52 SAT	15/11/2003			Copy Once
	Titles	: Original 99	Play List 15
	Lock Disc	: On

1Date and time

2Number of titles/tracks on disc

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

Play display 1

1	2	3	4	5
Play	3–2	0. 00. 15
DVD-R Video	Chapters 15

Title Total 0. 11. 52

1Number of chapters in title

2Current title and chapter number

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

3 Elapsed title time

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

4Total running time of title

5Angle indicator

Lights during multi-angle scenes.

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Play display 2

1					2		3		4		5
		Play	3–2	0. 00. 15							!
		DVD-R Video	Chapter Time		0. 00. 21
			Chapter Total		0. 01. 52
		Hi-Speed Copy			4.32Mbps
		Title Name	: 21/11 Football match

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

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

2Elapsed chapter time

3Total running time of chapter

4Data transfer rate

Shows the current data rate being read from the disc.

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

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

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

Recording display

1			2			3				4
Rec				3		0. 00. 15				ABC Pr 1
DVD-R VIDEO				21:00 –		22:00				Stereo
				FINE (1h00m/DVD) Rem.					0h35m	Copy Once

5

1Current title number

2Elapsed recording time

3Timer recording start and stop times

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

4 Remaining recording time available

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

5 Recording mode

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

Note

•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.

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

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

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

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

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

•Copy Once or Can’t Record messages may appear in the stop or recording displays. These indicate that the broadcast TV program contains copy control information.

Listening to an external audio source

You can connect both analog and digital external audio sources to this system. Digital audio sources include digital satellite receivers, CD recorders, etc. Analog sources include tape decks and turntables (used with a suitable phono pre-amp). See also Connecting auxiliary components on page 118.

STANDBY/ON

AUDIO INPUT

DIG 1/2/ANA

1 If the system isn’t already on, press STANDBY/ ON to switch on.

Also make sure that the external source (TV, satellite receiver, etc.) is switched on.

2 Use the AUDIO INPUT button to select an audio input source.

Digital 1

Digital 2

Analog

3 If necessary, start playback of the external source.

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Listening to your system

Home theater sound setup

Depending on the size and characteristics of your room, you can choose to place your speakers in one of two ways using this system:

•Standard surround 5-spot setup – This is a standard multichannel surround sound speaker setup for optimal 5.1 channel home theatre sound. Use the standard Surround and Advanced Surround listening modes with this setup.

	Subwoofer
Front L.	Front R.
	Center
Surround L.	Surround R.

Note

•The front, center and surround speakers, and subwoofer supplied with this system are magnetically shielded. However, placing them extremely close to a television may result in color distortion on the screen. If this happens, move the speakers a little further away and switch off the television for 15–30 minutes.

•Make sure you have completed Using the Room Setup on page 21. For a more detailed surround sound setup, see Using the System Setup menu on page 92.

•Certain features explained in this section may not be possible depending on the source (for example, 88.2 / 96 kHz sources), or a conflicting system setting. See

Front panel display error messages on page 131 for more on this.

•Front surround 3-spot setup – This setup is ideal when rear surround speaker placement isn't possible or you want to avoid running long speaker cables in your listening area. Use this setup together with the Front Surround modes to take advantage of wall and ceiling reflections for a very realistic surround effect.

Surround L.	Surround R.
	Subwoofer
Front L.	Front R.
	Center

Listening with home theater sound

You can listen to any source—DVD discs, the radio, an external component—in stereo or surround sound, as you like. If you want to listen to the source as it was mastered, select the Auto listening mode. This automatically selects a listening mode depending on the channels present in the source material.

TUNE +

TUNE –

SURROUND

SHIFT

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