
Thank you for purchasing the Pioneer PRV-LX1. As indicated,
Pioneer is providing a System Update that modifies the
recorder’s Firmware and the operating system (O/S). This
document is a description of added or enhanced features
provided with each update.
PRV-LX1 System Update
Firmware Version 3.01 and O/S Version 1.04
Description of Additions and Changes
Version 3.01/1.04 contains all earlier version changes plus
the following:
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PAL Support
- PAL/NTSC (TV System) Switching Function
- PAL/NTSC (TV System) for Playback
- PAL/NTSC (TV System) for Recording
- PAL/NTSC (TV System) for Menu
♦ Project Management Modification (GUI)
- NTSC – PAL recorded clips begin with the letter P
- PAL – NTSC recorded clips begin with the letter N

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Release of Restricted Playback Function
Built-in DVD playback application from Pioneer
♦ Remote Control Support for NLE
Additional RS-422A and IEEE-1394 command support for Non
Linear Editors (NLEs)
♦ Expanded EDL Format
Entries for auto naming Titles/Chapters and the ability to set
encode parameters
♦ EDL Renaming
Support to rename EDL files
♦ VOB File Export
Allows VOB file exportation through the network connection
♦ Backup Capability for User Setting to USB HDD
Add the capability of backin♦ g up the User Settings
Title Repeat Command
Title-Repeat Adds a DVD Menu post command option of
♦ Route Menu Capability (Title > Chapter)
Allows two layer menus, Title Menu(s) with Chapter Me
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DVD Disc Creation With Introduction and Idle Clip
Force a disc to automatically play an Introducto
♦
Improvement of the Default Menu Handling
Save and Load options added for improved Default Me
♦
Improvement of Title (Clip) Name Editing
Project command added to rename multiple clips at on
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Mouse Wheel Operation and SCAN Speed of RCU
Scan Forwar
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Divide Clip
Ability to divide a single clip into two
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Auto-Stop Feature for Recording
Unit stops recording w
HDD (or DVD) is full
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Eject With Finalization
nable disc finalization when the Eject button is pressed
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PRV-LX1 System Update Description for Version 2.60/1.03
Version 2.60/1.03 contains all earlier version changes plus
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e following:
Lip Sync
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A 2-frame lip sync delay is reduced to less than a frame
when recording/encoding Dolby Digital 2-chann
♦
Playback Bug on DVDs with 18/19 Titles
DVD-Video discs of 18 or 19 titles create
play correctly.
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Chapter Menu Process
Optimization of the Chapter Menu authoring process has
improved
menus.
finalization time for DVD discs containing chapter
el audio.
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Previous System Update Description for Version 2.51/1.03
Version 2.51/1.03 contains Version 2.04/1.03 changes
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us the following:
Copy Protection Error
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The PRV-LX1 would some times interpret video white noi
on a source tape as copy protection data. It would stop
recording and display a copy protection error message.
After this update, the unit no longer confuses wh
with copy protection data, elimina
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Multi-border disc modification
Support added for playing back multi-border discs
ting the error.
ite noise
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P
revious System Update Description for Version 2.04/1.03
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Enable Eject of Non-Finalized DVD-R or DVD-RW D
DVD-R/RW disc(s) recorded on the PRV-LX1 can be
ejected without having to finalize the disc. Video/audio
material can be added to a non-finalized DVD-R/RW dis
long as that disc has been recorded with the 2.04/1.03
version of the LX1. These discs can be moved between
LX1 machines with system software version 2.04/1.03 or
c as
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