Pioneer S-DVR9SW, S-DVR9ST User Manual

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DVD-RW/HDD TUNER

XV-DVR9H

SPEAKER SYSTEM

S-DVR9ST

POWERED SUBWOOFER

S-DVR9SW

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.

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 inside of the product. Refer all servicing to qualified personnel. The following caution label appears on your unit. Location: inside of the unit

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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

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.

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CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

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)

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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.

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).

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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).

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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 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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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. K041_En

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.

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Powered subwoofer unit (S-DVR9SW)

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DVD -RW/HDD T uner unit (XV -DVR9H )

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

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

IMPORTANT

FOR USE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code: Blue : Neutral Brown : Live

If the plug provided is unsuitable for your socket outlets, the plug must be cut off and a suitable plug fitted.

The cut-off plug should be disposed of and must not be inserted into any 13 amp socket as this can result in electric shock. The plug or adaptor or the distribution panel should be provided with 5 A fuse. As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with 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.

Do not connect either wire to the earth terminal of a three pin plug.

NOTE After replacing or changing a fuse, the fuse cover in the plug must be replaced with a fuse cover which corresponds to the colour of the insert in the base of the plug or the word that is embossed on the base of the plug, and the appliance must not be used without a fuse cover. If lost replacement fuse covers can be obtained from your dealer. Only 5 A fuses approved by B.S.I or A.S.T.A to B.S.1362 should be used.

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

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02 Controls and displays

Front panel Display Remote control

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03 Getting started

Switching on and setting up Using the Room Setup Selecting the hard disk or DVD for playback and recording Making your first recording Using the built-in TV tuner Basic playback Using the Home Menu Displaying disc information on-screen Listening to an external audio source

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04 Listening to your system

Home theater sound setup Listening with home theater sound Using the Advanced Surround effects Listening in stereo Listening with headphones Enhancing dialogue Adjusting the bass and treble Boosting the bass level

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05 Playback

Introduction Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc. Navigating discs and the HDD

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Scanning discs Playing in slow motion Frame advance/frame reverse The Play Mode menu Displaying and switching subtitles Switching DVD soundtracks Switching audio channels Switching camera angles

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06 Recording

Introduction About DVD recording About HDD recording Recording time and picture quality Restrictions on video recording Setting the picture quality/recording time Basic recording from the TV Setting a timer recording Timer recording FAQ Simultaneous recording and playback Recording from an external component Automatic recording from a satellite tuner Recording from a DV camcorder Recording from the DV output Playing your recordings on other DVD players Initializing a DVD-RW disc

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07 Copying and back-up

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

One Touch Copy (HDD to DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

One Touch Copy (DVD to HDD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Copying from HDD to DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Recording the Copy List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

HDD to DVD Copy List menu options . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Copying from DVD to HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Recording the Copy List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

DVD to HDD Copy List menu options . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Using disc back-up. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

08 Editing

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

The Disc Navigator screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Disc Navigator menu options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Editing VR mode Original, Video mode and HDD

content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Editing HDD groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Creating and editing a VR mode Play List . . . . . . . . . 83

09 Disc History

Introduction Using the Disc History

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10 The PhotoViewer

Playing a slideshow

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11 Listening to the radio

Listening to the radio Using RDS

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12 Surround sound and other settings

Using the System Setup menu Setting the channel levels

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13 The Disc Setup menu

Introduction Basic settings Initialize settings HDD Initialize Finalize settings

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14 The Video Adjust menu

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

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16 Other connections

Extra features for use with compatible TVs Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver Connecting an external decoder box (1) Connecting an external decoder box (2) Connecting external antennas Using the front panel connections Connecting auxiliary components Using this unit with a Pioneer plasma display

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17 Additional information

Optional system settings Resetting the system Setting up the remote to control your TV TV Preset code list Using and taking care of discs DVD-Video region coding Proper installation and maintenance of this

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system Screen sizes and disc formats

Troubleshooting On-screen displays and system displays Frequently asked questions About DV Manual recording modes Selecting languages using the language code

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list Language code list Country code list Glossary Specifications

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15 The Initial Setup menu

Using the Initial Setup menu Basic settings Tuner settings Video In / Out settings Audio In settings Audio Out settings Language settings Recording settings Playback settings

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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.

Before you start

• 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 VIDEO Plus+

system

for easy programming if you want. As well as single programs, you can specify daily or weekly recordings, too.

This system is also compatible with VPS/PDC systems, which ensure you don’t miss a timer recording, even if the broadcast is not running to schedule.

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Development Corporation. The VIDEO Plus+ 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

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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

AV2(LINE 1/DECODER)

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

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.

Before you start

• 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.

Before you start

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

• SCART cable

• 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

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

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 ( 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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Before you start

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 124

to set them again.

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

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 CD-R CD-RW

• Also compatible with KODAK Picture CD

Video CD

Fujicolor CD

•

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

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 discs

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

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

Copy-once protected disc titles will not play.

Playable Recordable

1,2,3

Yes

will show in the display when

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

Before you start

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

• 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)

Glossary

on page 138)

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

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.

Player version 7, 7.1, Windows

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

this on the disc then more can be reloaded)

(if there are more files/folders that

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 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

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.

are playable in a regular DVD player,

About DVD recording

HDD

Before you start

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

Chapter 1

Title 2Title 1

Chapter 1

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.

Title 3Title 2

Chapter 1 Chapter 1 C hapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 2

Chapter 2Chapter 1Chapter 2

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:

After the message

display, wait at least two minutes.

Unplug from the wall socket.

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.

POWER OFF

is shown in the

Controls and displays

Chapter 2

Controls and displays

Front panel

1 2 3 4 65

STANDBY/ON

VOLUME

PLAY STOP

PULL OPEN

1 STANDBY/ON

Press to switch the system on/into standby.

2 VOLUME buttons

Use to adjust the volume.

3 PLAY

Press to start or restart playback.

4 STOP

Press to stop playback.

5 Disc tray



OPEN/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–/ +/

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

(page 22, 23)

7 8 9 10

OPEN/CLOSE

HDD/DVD



STOP REC

REC

DV IN/OUT

1213 1514 11

9 STOP REC

Press to stop recording.

10 REC

Press to start recording.

11 DV IN/OUT jack

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

12 Front panel display

See

Display

on page 14 for details.

13 IR remote sensor

14 Front panel inputs and headphones jack

(page 120) Pull the cover down where indicated to access the front panel input jacks. Especially convenient for connecting camcorders and other portable equipment.

15 HDD indicator

Lights blue when the HDD is selected.

(page 57, 108, 120)

(page 10)

Controls and displays

Display

1 2 3 4 5

MONO ST

HDD DVD

FINE SP LP EP MN

SR+ NICAM DVD

9 8

1 HDD and DVD playback / recording indicators

HDD DVD

Arrows indicate the copy direction between the HDD

HDD DVD

() and DVD ( ).



PLAY /  REC indicators

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

2 SR+

Lights when the SR+ control mode is on (page 122).

NICAM

Lights when the broadcast audio is NICAM encoded.

MONO

Lights when a FM radio mono reception is selected.

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.

Lights when an unfinalized Video mode disc is loaded.

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

Lights when a radio broadcast is being received.

Lights when RDS information is being displayed.

(page 21)

(page 22).

AUTO

OVER VPS NTSC PDC ANAFIX

MUTE

ADV.SURR.

REM

MHz kHz

F.SURR.

DIALOG

7 6

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 48).

AUTO

Lights when Auto Start Recording has been set, and during Auto Start Recording

OVER

Lights when the

LINE1

(page 108).

VPS / PDC

Lights when receiving a VPS/PDC broadcast during a VPS/PDC-enabled timer recording

NTSC

Lights when playing NTSC format video.

ANA FIX

Lights when the Analog out mode is set to (page 121).

MUTE

Lights to indicate that the system is muted.

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.ADV.SURR.

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

(page 56).

LINE2

input level is too high

(page 48).

Fix

Controls and displays

5 F.SURR.

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

DIALOG

Lights when dialog enhancement is on (page 33).

6 Speaker 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

7 REM

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 (

8 Character display

9 Recording quality indicators

FINE

Lights when the recording mode is set to quality).

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

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

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

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

kHz

for AM,

MHz

for FM).

(page 45)

FINE

(best

Remote control

STANDBY/ON ONE TOUCH COPY

MUTE

4 5

Important

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

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

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

4 VOLUME +/–

Use to adjust the volume.



VOLUME

HDD DVD

VIDEO Plus+

DISC NAVIGATOR DVD MENU

TOP MENU SR+

HOME MENU

TEST TONE

REV SCAN PLAY FWD SCAN

PAUSE STOP SKIPCMBACK

REC



SURROUND ADVANCED DIALOGUE SOUND

AUDIO

STANDBY/ON



SHIFT

+–

FM/AM AUDIO INPUT

DIG/ANA

CHANNEL

VIDEO INPUT

TV/DVD

TV DIRECT REC

CLEAR

TUNE +

ENTER

TUNE –

NEXT STEP/SLOW

STOP REC REC MODE NAVI MARK

SUBTITLE ANGLE PLAY MODE

CHANNEL

TV CONTROL

VOLUME

ST +ST –

CH LEVEL

PLAY LIST



INPUT

DISPLAY

DIMMER

button.

(page 61)

SYSTEM

RETURN

SETUP

20 22

Controls and displays

5 Function select buttons

(page 21)

HDD

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

Press to select the built-in radio tuner.

AUDIO INPUT

Press repeatedly to select one of the external audio inputs (

6 CHANNEL +/–

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

8 VIDEO INPUT

Press to change the input for recording and playback.

9 VIDEO Plus+

Press, then use the number buttons to enter a PlusCode

10 TV DIRECT REC

Press to start recording whatever channel your TV is set to.

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 system’s tuner (or an external input).

11 DISC NAVIGATOR

(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 122).

12 PLAYLIST

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 20, 91, 94, 124).

(page 91)

(page 29)

DIGITAL

CLEAR

to clear an entry and start again.

programming number for timer recording.

SHIFT: TV/DVD

ANALOG

(page 22)

(page 51)

(page 47)

(page 23)

(page 34, 75)

(page 75, 83)

/ TOP MENU

/ DVD MENU

(page 25)

///

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

TUNE +/–

Use to tune the radio.

ST +/–

Use to select station presets when listening to the radio.

14 HOME MENU

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 95).

15 RETURN

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

+ SHIFT: CH LEVEL

Use to adjust the speaker level (page 95).

16 Playback controls



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



PLAY

Press to start playback.



PAUSE

Press to pause playback or recording.



STOP

Press to stop playback.

CM BACK (commercial back)

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

CM SKIP (commercial skip)

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



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



STEP/SLOW  (page 23, 37)

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

(cursor buttons) and ENTER

(page 27)

(page 23)

REV SCAN / FWD SCAN  (page 23, 36)

(page 23)

PREV / NEXT  (page 23)

ENTER

Controls and displays

17 Recording controls



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

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

18 NAVI MARK

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

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

AUDIO

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

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

+ SHIFT: ADVANCED

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

ANGLE

Switches camera angles on discs with multi-angle scenes.

+ SHIFT: DIALOGUE

Use to select a Dialogue mode (page 33).

PLAY MODE

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

+ SHIFT: SOUND

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

20 TV CONTROL

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

21 SHIFT

Press to access functions on the remote printed in green.

22 DISPLAY

Displays/changes the on-screen information displays. Also changes RDS displays (page 93).

+ SHIFT: DIMMER

Press to switch between normal and dimmed front panel display.

(page 46)

(page 22, 42)

(page 41)

(page 43)

(page 27, 62)

(page 21)

(page 36)

(page 38)

(page 33)

(page 124)

Getting started

Chapter 3

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 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.

STANDBY/ON



Setup Guide

for

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 103).

• If this system is connected to a compatible TV using a fully-wired 21-pin SCART cable, the system 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.)

3 Use the

/

(cursor up/down) buttons to choose

a language, then press ENTER.

Initial Setup

Basic Tuner Video In/Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback

Language

Clock Set Input Line System On Screen Display Front Panel Display Power Save Setup NavigatorSetup Navigator

English français Deutsch Italiano Español

TUNE +

ENTER

TUNE –

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

ST +ST –

RETURN

Initial Setup

Basic Tuner Video In/Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback

Clock Set

Complete this setup before you

Input Line System

start using your recorder.

On Screen Display Front Panel Display Power Save Setup NavigatorSetup Navigator

Start Cancel

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

• If you don’t want to use the Setup Navigator, press  (cursor down) to select

Cancel

, then press

ENTER

exit the Setup Navigator.

5 Select the Auto Channel Setting (‘Auto Scan’ or ‘Download from TV’), or ‘Do not set’, then press ENTER.

Initial Setup

Basic Tuner Video In/Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback

Auto Channel Setting

Clock Set Input Line System On Screen Display Front Panel Display Power Save Setup NavigatorSetup Navigator

Auto Scan Download from TV Do not set

Getting started

• Select

Do not set

if you want to skip setting up the channels (because they have already been set up, for example).

• You can only use the

Download from TV

feature if you connected this system to your TV using a fully-wired 21-pin SCART cable connected to the

AV1(RGB)-TV

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

• Use the

/

(cursor left/right) buttons to

choose your country, then press ENTER.

Initial Setup

Basic Tuner Video In/Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback

Country Selection

Clock Set Input Line System

Country

On Screen Display Front Panel Display Power Save Setup NavigatorSetup Navigator

• Auto-tuning channels

The

Auto Scan

option automatically scans and sets the

channel presets.

Tuning

11/107

Cancel

• Downloading channels from your TV

Use the

Download from TV

option to download all the

channels that your TV is tuned to.

Downloading

Cancel

Pr 5

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

Initial Setup

Basic Tuner Video In/Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback

Clock Setting

Clock Set Input Line System On Screen Display Front Panel Display Power Save Setup NavigatorSetup Navigator

Auto Manual

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 Tuner Video In/Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback

Auto Clock Setting

Clock Set Input Line System

Date

On Screen Display

Time

Front Panel Display Power Save

Clock Set CH

Setup NavigatorSetup Navigator

Pr 1

Start

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

proceed.

Initial Setup

Basic Tuner Video In/Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback

Auto Clock Setting

Clock Set Input Line System

Date

On Screen Display

Time

Front Panel Display Power Save

Clock Set CH

Setup NavigatorSetup Navigator

THU

11 20

0101 2004

Pr 1

Start

If the time could not be set automatically, press

RETURN Manual

to go back to the previous screen and select

• Manual clock setting

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

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 Tuner Video In/Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback

Clock Set

Manual Clock Setting

Input Line System On Screen Display

Time Zone

Front Panel Display Power Save

Summer Time

Setup Navigator

Off

England London

Press  (cursor down) then use the

1/2

/

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

Select On if you are currently using summer time.

(cursor

• Auto clock setting

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

Initial Setup

Basic Tuner Video In/Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback

Manual Clock Setting

Clock Set Input Line System On Screen Display

Time Zone

Front Panel Display Power Save

Summer Time

Setup Navigator

England London

1/2

SYSTEM

SETUP

ST +ST –

TUNE +

TUNE –

SHIFT

ENTER

Getting started

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

Initial Setup

Basic Tuner Video In/Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback

Use the

/

Manual Clock Setting

Clock Set Input Line System On Screen Display Front Panel Display Power Save Setup Navigator

Setup Navigator

Date

Time

Time Zone

Summer Time

THU

01 01 2004

00 00

England London

2/2

(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

TV Screen Size

Clock Set Input Line System On Screen Display Front Panel Display Power Save Setup NavigatorSetup Navigator

Wide (16:9) Standard (4:3)

Use the press

ENTER

Basic Tuner Video In/Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback

/

(cursor up/down) buttons to select, then

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

• VIDEO Plus+ channel setting – This setting lets you assign guide channels to ensure that the VIDEO Plus+ programming system works correctly. See

VIDEO Plus+ CH

on page 105.

Set

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

on page 124.

Setting up the remote to control your

Using the Room Setup

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

Home theater sound setup

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

System Setup menu

on page 30), make sure you

Using the

on page 94.

Initial Setup

Basic Tuner Video In/Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback

Clock Set Input Line System

Setup is complete!

On Screen Display

Enjoy using your DVD recorder!

Front Panel Display Power Save Setup NavigatorSetup Navigator

Finish Setup Go Back

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

page 104.

1 Press SHIFT and SYSTEM SETUP.

/

2 Use the

(cursor left/right) buttons to select

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

3 Use 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

•

Room L

– Average room (approx. 5.5 x 6.0m)

– Larger than average room (approx. 7.5 x

•

9.0m)

Getting started

4 Use 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

Selecting the hard disk or DVD for playback and recording

The

HDD

and

DVD

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.

buttons (remote control) are used to

HDD DVD

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

Alternatively, you can use the

HDD/DVD

button on the

front panel. Press to switch from one to the other.

REC STOP REC



1 If 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.

2 Press 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.

ENTER

CHANNEL

AUDIO

Getting started

4 Load 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.

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

• You can also use the –/ front panel when not playing or recording.

• Channel presets are numbered 1–99.

• If the system is connected to your TV using a SCART cable and your TV supports Direct Recording, it’s possible to quickly start recording whatever channel your TV is tuned to. See page 47 for detailed instructions.

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 Press



REC

or  PAUSE

7 When you want to stop recording, press



STOP REC.

• 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

+/ buttons on the

Direct recording from TV



PAUSE

again to restart recording.

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 +/–

•

Number buttons

select channel 4, press 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.

buttons on the remote

on the remote – For example, to

then

ENTER

; for channel 34,

• Press AUDIO to change the audio.

The current audio channel is displayed on-screen.

Getting started

SHIFT

TV/DVD

• If the NICAM audio setting (see page 107) is set to

NICAM

NICAM broadcast, you can switch between and

Regular

(non-NICAM) audio.

NICAM

Regular

NICAM Select

and you are watching a

NICAM

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

NICAM A NICAM B

Regular

NICAM A+B

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

A (L) B (R)

A + B (L+R)

• When watching a recording made from an external input with

Audio

channel between left (

Bilingual

recording selected (see

on page 107), you can switch the audio

), right (R) or both (

L+R

External

Switching between TV and DVD

When the system 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 onscreen, the sound and video is always routed to your TV and is unaffected by the

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

TV/DVD

mode setting.

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 108).

• Press SHIFT and TV/DVD to switch between TV mode and DVD mode.

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.

Getting started

STANDBY/ON



HDD DVD

TOP MENU

REV SCAN PLAY FWD SCAN

PAUSE STOP

NEXT STEP/SLOW

TUNE +

ENTER

TUNE –

CLEAR

BACK

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.

DVD MENU

• You can resume playback of a DVD disc from this point if you don’t switch the system into standby (you

ST +ST –

RETURN

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.

SKIP

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 the front panel. Remove the disc before putting the

system into standby.

• Press



STANDBY/ON

to switch the system into

standby.

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).

Getting started

Playing DVD discs

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

PLAY

Press to start playback. If

STOP

PAUSE

REV SCAN FWD SC AN

PREV NEXT

CLEAR

ENTER

SKIPCMBACK

STEP/SLOW



DVD MENU

TOP MENU

TUNE +

ENTER

TUNE –

RESUME

back starts from the place last stopped.

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

Pauses playback, or restarts playback when paused.

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

Press to skip to previous/next chapter/title. (You can also use the front panel –/



Except VR mode:

chapter number then press directly to that chapter within the currently playing title. On some discs, you can also use the number buttons to select numbered items in the disc menu.

VR mode only:

title number then press

All:

and start again.

(Commercial back/skip) Each press skips backward/forward progressively up to a maximum of 10 minutes forward or three minutes back.

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

Press to display the ‘top’ menu or menu of a DVD-Video disc (these are often the same).

Use the cursor buttons to navigate DVDVideo disc menus; press

ST +ST –

items.

is displayed on-screen, play-

. (Press  STOP

buttons to do this during playback.)

During playback, enter a

ENTER

to skip

During playback, enter a

ENTER

Press

CLEAR

to clear a number entry

ENTER

to select

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

back 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 again to cancel the resume function.)

PAUSE

Pauses playback, or restarts playback when paused.

REV SCAN FWD SC AN

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

PREV NEXT

Press to skip to previous/next chapter/title. (You can also use the front panel –/



During playback, enter a title number then press Press start again.

CLEAR

ENTER

SKIPCMBACK

(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.

is displayed on-screen, play-

buttons to do this during playback.)

ENTER

to skip directly to that title.

CLEAR

to clear a number entry and

. (Press  STOP

RETURN

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

Getting started

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 SC AN

PREV NEXT

Note

• When listening to DTS-CDs, audio channel playback should be set to Use the playback mode (see page 42).

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.)

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

start again.

ENTER

AUDIO

STEREO

button to set the audio channel

to clear a number entry and

to avoid noise being output.

Switching audio channels

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.

STOP

PAUSE

REV SCAN FWD SC AN

PREV NEXT

CLEAR

ENTER

SKIPCMBACK

STEP/SLOW



RETURN

Video CD only:

screen, playback starts from the place last stopped.

Press to stop playback.

Video CD only:

from the same point by pressing  PLAY (Press  STOP function.)

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. (You 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 track. Press start again. While a PBC menu screen is displayed, use to select numbered menu items.

Video CD only:

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.

During playback, press to start slowmotion playback. Press repeatedly to change the playback speed. While paused, press to advance a single frame (forward direction only).

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

RESUME

is displayed on-

You can resume playback

again to cancel the resume

ENTER

to skip directly to that

CLEAR

to clear a number entry and

Each press skips backward/

+/

Getting started

DISPLAY

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 non-PBC mode by pressing instead of



PLAY



/Super VCD

to start playback

Using the Home Menu

From the Home Menu screen you can access all the features of the system. Press the Home Menu screen:

Timer Recording

Disc Navigator

Copy

Disc History

PhotoViewer

Use the

///

(cursor) buttons followed by to select the option you want. To exit the Home Menu, press

HOME MENU

. Use the to the previous screen or selection.

HOME MENU

Disc Setup

Initial Setup

Video Adjust

Play Mode

DV Record

RETURN

TUNE +

ST +ST –

ENTER

RETURN

TUNE –

to display

ENTER

button to go back

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.

Displaying disc information onscreen

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

1 Press 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.

2 To 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.

Timer Recording

(page 48)

Disc Navigator

75)

Copy

(page 60)

Disc History

PhotoViewer

(page 88)

(page 89)

Home menu options

(page 34 ,

Disc Setup

Initial Setup

Video Adjust

Play Mode

DV Record

(page 96)

(page 101)

(page 98)

(page 38)

(page 57)

HDD and removable disc activity display

Press

DISPLAY

(DVD, etc.) activity. Use the

once to see the HDD and removable disc

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

Remain 10h35m Stop

Hi-Speed Copy

0h08m left

DVD-RW Video

Remain –h––m Stop

Getting started

Rec Mode SP(2h00m/DVD)

HDD

Remain 10h35m Chase Play Rec

DVD-RW Video

Remain 0h52m Stop

Recording time

Relative playback position

Stop display 1

1 2

 Stop DVD-RW VR Original

Disc Name : Comedy shows

3 64 5

Resume FINE (1h00m/DVD) Finalized

ABC Pr 1

Rem. 0h35m Copy Once

Stereo

DVD Mode

109 11

1 DVD-RW Original / Play List

If a VR mode disc is loaded, this shows whether playback is currently set to

Original

Play List

During preview playback of the Copy List, this shows

Copy List

2 Disc type and mode

Shows the disc type ( and the disc mode for recordable DVD, if applicable ( or

Video

HDD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD

, etc.),

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.

9 Disc name

Shows the disc name. (For CDs, this area shows playable files other than CD audio tracks; for example,

Multi-format: WMA/MP3

10 Finalized

Shows

Finalized

if a recordable DVD is finalized.

11 TV/DVD mode

Shows the current mode of the system (see

between TV and DVD

on page 23).

Switching

Stop display 2

1 2

 Stop DVD-RW VR Original

Titles Lock Disc : On

14:52 MON 15/11/2004 Copy Once

: Original 99

Play List 15

ABC Pr 1

Stereo

TV Mode

1 Date and time

2 Number 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

 Play DVD-R Video

3–2 0. 00. 15 Chapters 15

0. 11. 52

Title Total

DVD Mode

1 Number of chapters in title

2 Current 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.)

4 Total running time of title

5 Angle indicator

Lights during multi-angle scenes.

Getting started

STANDBY/ON

AUDIO INPUT

DIG/ANA



Play display 2

 Play DVD-R Video

Hi-Speed Copy Title Name 21/11 Football match:

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



0. 00. 21

0. 01. 52

2 3 4

4.32Mbps

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

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

2 Elapsed chapter time

3 Total running time of chapter

4 Data transfer rate

Shows the current data rate being read from the disc.

5 Copy protected material (!)

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

Recording display

1 2 3 4

 Rec DVD-R Video

30. 00. 15 21:00 – 22:00 FINE (1h00m/DVD) Rem. 0h35m

ABC Pr 1

Stereo

Copy Once

• 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

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

components

on page 121.

Connecting auxiliary

1 Current title number

2 Elapsed recording time

3 Timer 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

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.

DVD Mode

, etc.),

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

ANALOG

3 If necessary, start playback of the external source.

Listening to your system

Chapter 4

Listening to your system

• Certain features explained in this section may not be

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

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.

Center

– This is a

Front R.

possible depending on the source (for example, 88.2 / 96 kHz sources), or a conflicting system setting. See

Front panel display error messages

more on this.

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.

on page 133 for

Surround L. Surround R.

•

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.

Center

Front R.

Note

• Make sure you have completed

Setup

on page 20. For a more detailed surround

sound setup, see

Using the System Setup menu

Using the Room

page 94.

TUNE +

TUNE –

SURROUND

SHIFT

• Press SHIFT and SURROUND then use the

/

(cursor up/down) buttons to select a surround sound listening mode.

• You can also hold down the

SURROUND

repeatedly to select a listening mode.

SHIFT

button and press

The listening mode choices available will vary according to the type of source that’s playing (see below).

•

Auto

– Auto listening mode. If the source is Dolby

Digital or DTS, the

2 D

dts

indicator in the front

panel display lights.

•

Dolby Digital

dts

– Multichannel Dolby Digital or

DTS decoding (depending on the source).

Listening to your system

•

Pro Logic

any two-channel source (surround channels are mono).

•

PL II Movie

sound, especially suited to movie sources, for use with any two-channel source.

•

PL II Music

sound, especially suited to music sources, for use with any two-channel source.

•

Stereo

Listening mode options for multichannel sources:

Listening mode options for two-channel sources:

– 4.1 channel surround sound for use with

– Pro Logic II 5.1 channel surround

– See

Listening in stereo

on page 32.

AUTO

STEREO

Dolby

Digital

/dts

Using the Advanced Surround effects

The Advanced Surround effects can be used with any multichannel or stereo source for a variety of additional surround sound effects.

Some of the Advanced Surround effects are designed for 5-spot speaker setups, while others are for 3-spot setups.

TUNE +

TUNE –

AUTO

PRO LOGICSTEREO

PLII

MUSIC

PLII

MOVIE

Note

• Dolby Digital / DTS sources that use only the center channel cannot be played back in surround sound.

ADVANCED

SHIFT

• Press SHIFT and ADVANCED then use the buttons to select an Advanced Surround mode.

• You can also hold down the

ADVANCED

repeatedly to select an Advanced

SHIFT

button and press

Surround mode.

Select from:

•

Adv. Movie

•

Adv. Music Expanded

•

TV Surr.

– Gives a movie theater-type sound.

– Gives a concert hall-type sound.

– Creates an extra wide surround field.

– Designed for mono or stereo TV

broadcasts and other sources.

•

Sports

– Designed for sports and other programs

based on commentary.

•

Game

– Creates surround sound from video game

sources.

•

ExPwrSurr.

– Extra power surround sound. Gives

additional energy and width to stereo sources.

•

5ch Stereo

– Designed to give powerful surround

sound to stereo music sources.

•

FrontMovie

– See

Using the front surround modes

below.

•

FrontMusic

– See

Using the front surround modes

below.

/

Listening to your system

•

ExtraPower

below.

Using the front surround modes

The Front Surround modes are effective when you are using the Front surround 3-spot speaker setup as described in surround speakers should be placed on top of the front speakers and oriented either towards the walls, or straight ahead, depending on which mode you are using (see below).

•

FrontMovie

emphasizes directionality, giving you a realistic movie theater-type sound.

•

FrontMusic

provides greater breadth and depth to music sources, enveloping you with a concert hall-type sound.

•

ExtraPower

energy and depth to a stereo source by using the surround speakers in addition to the front speakers.

If you have selected achieve best results by turning each surround speaker about 50º towards the closest wall. With orient the surround speakers in the same direction as the front speakers (towards the listening position).

– See

Using the front surround modes

Home theater sound setup

on page 30. The

– The Front Surround Movie mode

– The Front Surround Music mode

– The Extra Power mode gives additional

FrontMovie

FrontMusic

ExtraPower

, you will

Listening in stereo

You can listen to any source—stereo or multichannel, analog or digital—in stereo. When playing a multichannel source, stereo sound is created by downmixing all channels to the front left/right speakers and the subwoofer.

TUNE +

TUNE –

SURROUND

SHIFT



50º

Front Movie / Front Music Extra Power

• When turning, you will feel the surround speaker snap into the correct position. Do not force the speaker to turn past this point.

• Press SHIFT and SURROUND then use the

/

(cursor up/down) buttons to select ‘Stereo’.

Any active Advanced or Front Surround mode is canceled.

Listening with headphones

When headphones are connected, only the (default) and

Phones Surround

(virtual surround sound

for headphones) modes are available.

When you disconnect them it reverts to the previous mode.

• With headphones connected, press SHIFT and ADVANCED to select ‘Phones Surround’ or SHIFT and SURROUND to select ‘Stereo’

Stereo

Listening to your system

Enhancing dialogue

The Dialogue Enhancement feature is designed to make the dialog stand out from other background sounds in a TV or movie soundtrack.

DIALOGUE

SHIFT

• Press SHIFT and DIALOGUE to select the amount dialogue enhancement.

Select from:

•

Dialog. Off Dialog. Mid

•

Dialog. Max

– No dialog enhancement

– Moderate dialog enhancement

– Strong dialog enhancement

1 Press SHIFT and SOUND.

/

2 Use the

(cursor left/right) buttons to select

‘Bass’ or ‘Treble’.

3 Use the

/

(cursor up/down) buttons to adjust

the sound.

The bass and treble can be adjusted from –3 to +3.

4 Press ENTER to confirm.

Boosting the bass level

There are three bass modes you can use to enhance the bass in a source.

TUNE +

ST +ST –

ENTER

TUNE –

Adjusting the bass and treble

Use the bass and treble controls to adjust the overall tone.

TUNE +

ST +ST –

ENTER

TUNE –

SOUND

SHIFT

SOUND

SHIFT

1 Press SHIFT and SOUND.

/

2 Use the

(cursor left/right) buttons to select

‘Bass Mode’.

3 Use the

/

(cursor up/down) buttons to select

a bass mode.

Select from:

•

Music

– Can be used with music to give a deeper

bass sound

•

Cinema

– Good for action movies or movies with lots

of sound effects

•

P. Bass

– Can be used with music sources to bring

the beat of the music (or soundtrack) to the forefront

•

Off

– Switch off the bass boost if it causes excessive

bass (i.e. it sounds ‘boomy) in the source

4 Press ENTER to confirm.

ST +ST –

TUNE +

TUNE –

DISC NAVIGATOR

HOME MENU

HDD DVD

ENTER

Playback

Chapter 5

Playback

Introduction

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



(cursor buttons) and

from any screen, use the

ENTER

. To go back one level

RETURN

button. 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 discs and CDs, although the exact operation of some varies slightly with the kind of disc loaded. The following icons are provided to help you quickly identify which instructions you need for which kind of disc.

DVD

Any kind of DVD, DVD-R or DVD-RW

DVD-Video

Commercially produced DVD or finalized Video mode DVD-R/RW

Video mode

VR mode

Video CD

Super VCD

WMA/MP3

Video mode DVD-R/RW (unfinalized)

VR mode DVD-RW

HDD

Audio CD

Video CD

Super VCD

WMA or MP3 files

MP3

MP3 files

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

• When playing Video CDs, some functions, such as making a program list, are not available in PBC mode. Stop the disc first, then start playback by pressing



• For discs that contain JPEG picture files, see

PhotoViewer

on page 89.

///

The

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 playback-only discs

DVD-Video CD Video CD Super VCD WMA/MP3

1 Press DVD.

2 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Disc Navigator’ from the on-screen display.

Alternatively, for a CD, Video CD, Super VCD or WMA/ MP3 disc, you can press you straight to the Disc Navigator screen.

Timer Recording

Disc Navigator

Copy

Disc History

PhotoViewer

DISC NAVIGATOR

Disc Setup

Initial Setup

Video Adjust

Play Mode

DV Record

, which takes

Playback

3 Select what you want to play.

Use the and

///

ENTER

(cursor buttons) to highlight items

to select.

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

The screen for DVD discs shows the titles on the left and the chapters on the right. Select a title, or a chapter within a title.

Disc Navigator

DVD

Title (1-10) Title 01 Title 02 Title 03 Title 04 Title 05 Title 06 Title 07 Title 08

Chapter (1-003) Chapter 001 Chapter 002 Chapter 003

The screen for CDs and Video CDs shows a list of tracks.

Disc Navigator

Track (1-10) Track 01 Track 02 Track 03 Track 04 Track 05 Track 06 Track 07 Track 08

Total Time 0.58.25

The screen for WMA/MP3 discs shows a list of folders and tracks. Select a folder or a track within a folder.

Using the Disc Navigator with recordable discs and the HDD

VR mode

Video mode

When used with a recordable disc or the HDD, the Disc Navigator gives you access to all the editing features of this system as well as the ability to browse and play titles. See also

Editing

recordable discs.

1 Press HDD or DVD to select the hard disk drive or the DVD drive.

2 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Disc Navigator’ from the on-screen display.

Alternatively, you can press straight to the Disc Navigator screen.

3 Select ‘Play’ from the menu options.

Press

ENTER

to move to the thumbnails area of the

screen.

Disc Navigator

Video Mode

DVD

Play

Erase Ttl Name Lock Erase All

Undo

HDD

on page 75 for more on editing

DISC NAVIGATOR

123

12:30 Wed 4/11 Pr 5 LP

456

DVD Remain 0h37m(FINE)

1/1

to go

Disc Navigator

WMA/MP3

Folder (1-03)

01.Rock

02.Pop

03.Dance

Playback starts after you press

Track (1-004)

001.Intro

002.Escape

003.Everything You Say

004.What I Do

ENTER

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

and

WMA/MP3

. This can only be done

while the disc is stopped.

4 Use the

///

(cursor buttons) to select a

title to play.

5 Press ENTER to start playback.

Note

• It’s not possible to use the Disc Navigator when playing a Video CD in PBC mode.

• Another way to find a particular place on a disc is to use the time search mode. See

Search Mode

page 39.

REV SCAN PLAY FWD SCAN

Playback

Changing the thumbnail picture for a title

VR mode

You can change the thumbnail picture that appears for each title in the Disc Navigator screen using the

MARK

1 Start playback of the title you want to change the thumbnail for.

2 Press NAVI MARK anywhere in the title to make the displayed picture the thumbnail for that title.

• For greater control over the exact frame you want to

Video mode HDD

button.

NAVI MARK

use, you can use the



PAUSE

frame advance/reverse controls (

NAVI

and/or slow-motion/

 /

Navigating discs and the HDD

ALL

During playback you can easily jump to another title, chapter or track on a disc using the number buttons on the remote.

DVD-Video Video mode

1 During playback use the number buttons to enter a chapter number within the current title.

For example, for chapter 6, press 6; for chapter 24, press

, then 4.

• To clear and start again, press

CLEAR

2 Optionally: Press ENTER.

• Alternatively, just wait a few seconds and playback will jump to the new chapter.

VR mode HDD

1 During playback, use the number buttons to input a title number.

For example, for title 6, press 6; for title 24, press 2, then

CLEAR

• To clear and start again, press

2 Optionally: Press ENTER.

• Alternatively, just wait a few seconds and playback will jump to the new title.

CD Video CD Super VCD

WMA/MP3

1 During playback, use the number buttons to input a track number.

For example, for track 6, press 6; for track 24, press 2, then

• To clear and start again, press

CLEAR

2 Optionally: Press ENTER.

• Alternatively, just wait a few seconds and playback will jump to the new track.

Scanning discs

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

CLEAR

ENTER

1 During playback, press  or  to start reverse or forward scanning.

• The scanning speed is shown on-screen.

Playback

PLAY

STEP/SLOW



2 Press the same button repeatedly to increase the scanning speed.

DVD HDD

•

Forward: SCAN 1

•

Reverse: Reverse play

 SCAN 4



SCAN 2  SCAN 3  SCAN 4



SCAN 1  SCAN 2  SCAN 3

Playing in slow motion

DVD HDD Video CD

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

Super VCD

Video CD

•

Forward/Reverse: SCAN 1



3 To resume normal playback, press

SCAN 2

Super VCD MP3



PLAY.

Note

• Scanning is not possible with WMA files.

• There is no sound when scanning audio CDs, Video CDs. Sound is output when scanning MP3s.

• Sound is output when scanning DVDs with Dolby Digital or Linear PCM sound on forward

SCAN 1

(Linear PCM is output from the optical digital output.*) No sound is output when using other scan speeds. *

Except during chase playback and simultaneous

recording/playback.

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

SCAN 1

. (Linear PCM is output

from the optical digital output during forward

SCAN 1

• No subtitles are displayed while scanning DVD-Video discs.

• Depending on the disc, reverse playback may not be smooth.

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

1 Press  or  to start slow motion reverse or forward playback.

2 Press the same button repeatedly to change the slow motion speed.

SLOW 1/16 SLOW 1/8

SLOW 1/2

3 To resume normal playback, press

SLOW 1/4



PLAY.

Note

• The picture quality during slow motion playback is not as good as during normal playback and depends on the disc being played.

• Reverse slow-motion playback may not be as smooth as forward and may be better with some discs than others.

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

• No sound is output during slow-motion playback.

Playback

Frame advance/frame reverse

DVD HDD Video CD

You can advance or back up video on a DVD disc or the HDD frame-by-frame. With Video CD/Super VCDs, you can only use frame advance.

PAUSE

PLAY

Super VCD

STEP/SLOW



HDD DVD

TOP MENU

HOME MENU

TUNE +

ENTER

TUNE –

PLAY

CLEAR

DVD MENU

ST +ST –

1 During playback, press  PAUSE.



2 Press

or  to back up or advance one frame.

• Hold down  or  for continuous frame reverse/ frame advance.

3 To resume normal playback, press  PLAY.

Note

• The picture quality when using frame reverse is not as good as frame advance.

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

The Play Mode menu

ALL

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

Important

• You can’t use the Play Mode features with Video CD/ Super VCDs playing in PBC mode, or while a DVD disc menu is being displayed. For other restrictions, see the following sections.

PLAY MODE

1 With the input function set to HDD or DVD, press PLAY MODE to display the Play Mode menu screen.

Play Mode

Search Mode A-B Repeat Repeat Program

Time Search Title Search Chapter Search

• You can also access the Play Mode menu from the Home Menu (press

2 Use the

///

HOME MENU

(cursor buttons) and ENTER

to navigate.

• To exit the Play Mode menu, press

PLAY MODE

HOME MENU

Playback

Search Mode

ALL

The Search Mode feature lets you start playback from a specified point in a disc by time or by title/chapter/folder/ track number.

1 Select ‘Search Mode’ from the Play Mode menu.

2 Select one of the search options.

3 Use the number buttons to enter a title/chapter/ folder/track number or the search time (in hours, minutes & seconds).

Play Mode

Search Mode A-B Repeat Repeat Program

Time Search (HDD, DVD):

into the current title, press minutes and 20 seconds into the title, press

Time Search (Video CD):

the disc, press

Title/Chapter/Folder/Track Search:

press

. Alternatively, you can use the

down) buttons.

4 Press ENTER.

Tip

• You can often select what you want to watch on a DVD disc from the disc menu. Press

TOP MENU

Time Search Title Search Chapter Search

Input Time

0.01.00

For example, for 25 minutes

2, 5, 0, 0

. For 1 hour and 15

For example, for 45 minutes into

4, 5, 0, 0

For example, for track 6,

to display the disc menu.

1, 1, 5, 2, 0

/

(cursor up/

DVD MENU

Important

• You can’t use A-B Repeat with WMA/MP3 or Super VCD discs.

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

2 With ‘A (Loop Start)’ highlighted, press ENTER at the point you want the loop to start.

Play Mode

Search Mode A-B Repeat Repeat Program

A (Loop Start)

B (Loop End) Off

After setting the loop start point, the highlight will automatically move down to

B(Loop End)

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

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

• When playing a DVD-Video/Video mode DVD, or from the HDD, the start and end points of the loop must be in the same title.

4 To resume normal playback, select ‘Off’ from the A-B Repeat menu.

• You can also press

CLEAR

to cancel A-B Repeat play if no menu OSD (such as the Play Mode menu) is displayed.

Note

• If you switch camera angles while using A-B Repeat with a DVD-Video disc, A-B repeat is canceled.

Note

• When using time search, playback may occasionally start slightly before or after the time you input.

• Time search doesn’t work with Super VCDs.

• Audio CDs can only be searched by track.

A-B Repeat

DVD

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.

Video CD HDD

Repeat play

ALL

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

Program play

below).

Playback

1 Select ‘Repeat’ from the Play Mode menu.

2 Select a repeat play mode.

Play Mode

Search Mode A-B Repeat Repeat Program

VR mode

• For VR mode DVD discs, select

Title

DVD-Video Video mode

Repeat Disc Repeat Title Repeat Chapter Repeat Off

Repeat Chapter

HDD

Repeat Disc, Repeat

(or

Repeat Off

• For HDD, DVD-Video and Video mode DVD discs,

Repeat Title

select

Off

Video CD

• For CDs and Video CD/Super VCDs, select

Disc

Repeat Track

WMA/MP3

• For WMA/MP3 discs, select

Folder

Repeat Track

Repeat Chapter

Super VCD

(or

Repeat Off

(or

Repeat

Repeat Disc, Repeat

Repeat Off

3 To resume normal playback, select ‘Repeat Off’ from the Repeat Play menu.

• You can also press

CLEAR

to cancel repeat play if no menu OSD (such as the Play Mode menu) is displayed.

Note

• If you switch the camera angle during repeat play of a DVD-Video disc, repeat play is canceled.

• If there is a program list, you can also select

Program

to repeat the program list.

Repeat

Program play

DVD-Video CD Video CD Super VCD WMA/MP3

This feature lets you program the play order of titles/ chapters/folders/tracks on a disc.

1 Select ‘Program’ from the Play Mode menu.

2 Select ‘Input/Edit Program’ from the list of program options.

Play Mode

Search Mode A-B Repeat Repeat Program

Input/Edit Program

Start Program Play Cancel Program Play Erase Program List

The Program edit screen that appears depends on the kind of disc loaded.

On the left side is the program list, then to the right is a list of titles (DVD), folders (WMA/MP3), or tracks (CD, Video CD/Super VCDs). On the far right is a list of chapters (DVD) or tracks (WMA/MP3).

3 Select a title, chapter, folder or track for the current step in the program list.

For a DVD disc, you can add a whole title, or a chapter within a title to the program list.

• To add a title, select the title.

• To add a chapter, first highlight the title, then press



(cursor right)and select a chapter from the list.

Program

Step

01. 01-003

02.

03.

04.

05.

06.

07.

08.

Title (1-38) Title 01 Title 02 Title 03 Title 04 Title 05 Title 06 Title 07 Title 08

Chapter (1-004) Chapter 001 Chapter 002 Chapter 003 Chapter 004

For a CD or Video CD/Super VCD, select a track to add to the program list.

Program

Step

01. 04

02.

03.

04.

05.

06.

07.

08.

Track (1-12) Track 01 Track 02 Track 03 Track 04 Track 05 Track 06 Track 07 Track 08

Total Time 0.00.00

For a WMA/MP3 disc, you can add a whole folder, or a track within a folder to the program list.

• To add a folder, select the folder.

Playback

• To add a track, first highlight the folder, then press  (cursor right) and select a track from the list.

Program

Step

01. 01-003

02.

03.

04.

05.

06.

07.

08.

After pressing

Folder (1-06)

01. Pop

02. Electronic

03. Jazz

04. Indie

05. Rock

06. Classic

ENTER

to add the title/chapter/folder/

Track (1-010)

001. Track 01

002. Track 02

003. Track 03

004. Track 04

005. Track 05

006. Track 06

007. Track 07

008. Track 08

track, the step number automatically moves down one.

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

ENTER

, all the subsequent steps move

down one.

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

CLEAR

4 Repeat step 3 to build up a program list.

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

5 To play the program list, press  PLAY.

Program play remains active until you turn off program play (see below), erase the program list (see below), eject the disc or switch off the system.

•

Cancel Program Play

– Turns off program play, but

does not erase the program list

•

Erase Program List

– Erases the program list and

turns off program play

Note

• When playing a program list of DVD-Video chapters, chapters not included in the program list may be sometimes be played, depending on the disc.

• You can use repeat play with program play. Start playback of the program list then select

Repeat

from the Repeat Play Mode menu (see

Repeat play

on page 39).

Program

Tip

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

PLAY MODE

• You can change the program list by selecting

Edit

Program

• During program play, press

from the Play Mode Program menu.



HOME

Input/

to skip to the next

program step.

• Press

CLEAR

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

Other Program play functions

As well as creating and editing a program list, you can start program play, cancel program play, and erase the program list from the Play Mode menu.

1 Press PLAY MODE and select ‘Program’ from the list of functions on the left.

2 Select a program play function.

•

Input/Edit Program Start Program Play

•

– See above

– Starts playback of a saved

program list

Playback

Displaying and switching subtitles

DVD-Video

Some DVD 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.

CLEAR

SUBTITLE

1 Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select a subtitle option.

The current subtitle language is shown on-screen and in the front panel display.

Switching DVD soundtracks

DVD-Video

When playing a DVD disc recorded with two or more soundtracks (often in different languages), you can switch the soundtrack during playback.

Check the disc packaging for details of the soundtrack options.

TOP MENU

AUDIO

• Press AUDIO repeatedly to select an audio soundtrack.

Subtitle: 1/2 English

The toucan lives in tropical forests

2 To switch off subtitles, press SUBTITLE then CLEAR.

Note

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

TOP MENU

access.

• To set subtitle preferences, see

Subtitle Language

page 109.

Audio : 1/2 Dolby Digital 2/0CH

Note

• The sound may drop out for a few seconds when switching soundtracks.

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

• To set audio language preferences, see

Language

on page 109.

TOP MENU

to access.

Audio

Playback

TOP MENU

ANGLE

Switching audio channels

VR mode CD Video CD Super VCD

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

L+R

) channel, right (R) channel, or

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

Some Super VCD discs have two soundtracks. With these discs you can switch between the two soundtracks as well as individual channels in each.

AUDIO

1 To display/switch the audio channel, press AUDIO repeatedly.

The audio channel(s) currently playing are indicated onscreen.

WMA/MP3

Switching camera angles

DVD-Video

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

marked with a icon if it contains multi-angle scenes. When a multi-angle scene is playing, the same icon

appears on screen to let you know that other angles are available (this can be switched off if you prefer—see

Angle Indicator

on page 114).

VR mode

L+R

– Both channels

•

– Left channel only (default)

– 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

•

– 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

• To switch the camera angle, press ANGLE.

• The angle number is displayed on-screen.

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

• Repeat play is canceled if you change the angle while repeat playback is active.

Note

• You can also change the angle from some DVD-Video disc menus. Press

TOP MENU

to access.

Recording

Chapter 6

Recording

Introduction

Using this system you can record to either the HDD or a recordable DVD, from either the built-in TV tuner, or from one of the external inputs. It is not possible to record from the built-in radio tuner, nor can you record from the analog or digital audio inputs.

Note that to start recording, the input function must be set to

HDD

DVD

About DVD recording

This system can record on both DVD-R and DVD-RW media. The main difference between the two is that DVDR discs can only be recorded once, while DVD-RW can be recorded, erased and re-recorded many times.

A further difference between the two disc types is that only DVD-RW can be initialized for which offers much more comprehensive editing functions compared to

The big advantage, however, of Video mode is its compatibility with standard DVD players, most of which will not play VR mode DVD-RW discs (see also the notes below).

While DVD-R discs can only be recorded using the Video mode, you can initialize a DVD-RW disc for Video or VR mode recordings. Once initialized (any previous content is erased in this operation), all recordings on that disc will be in the chosen recording mode.

Important

• You cannot play, edit or record on unfinalized DVD-R/ RW discs recorded in Video mode on other DVD recorders. (Likewise, unfinalized Video mode discs recorded on this system are not playable on other players/recorders.)

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

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

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

Video mode

VR mode

recording.

recording,

• Although this system 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

System

on page 102.

Note

• Some DVD players, such as some Pioneer models, are compatible with VR mode DVD-RW discs. Check the operating instructions for your player for VR mode compatibility information.

• The maximum number of titles that can be recorded on a DVD-R/RW disc is 99.

• The maximum number of chapters recordable on a DVD-R/RW disc is 999.

• No more recording is possible on a disc that already contains the maximum number of chapters/titles.

Input Line

About HDD recording

Recording to the internal hard disk drive (HDD) is basically similar to recording to a VR mode DVD-RW disc. You have the full choice of recording quality options, including the 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 in the higher quality recording modes. To help you organize the contents, the HDD is divided into four groups. You can name and use these groups as you like—for example, you might have a group for movies, another for TV shows, and one for camcorder recordings.

Important

• 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 102) matches the TV line system of the source you’re recording.

Note

• The maximum number of titles that can be recorded on the HDD is 250.

• You can record up to 102 hours of video (in EP mode) on the internal 80GB (gigabyte) hard disk (HDD).

Recording

• The maximum number of chapters per title recordable on the HDD is 99.

• No more recording is possible on the HDD after the maximum number of titles has been reached.

• The maximum continuous recording time is six hours.

Recording time and picture quality

There are four preset recording quality modes:

FINE

– Highest quality setting, gives about one hour

• of recording time on a DVD disc.

•

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

•

(Long Play) – Slightly lower video quality, but doubles the recording time on a DVD to around four hours.

•

(Extended Play) – Use when maximum recording time is most important; EP gives you around six hours of recording time on a DVD disc.

In addition to these settings, you can access 32 different recording quality/time settings when manual recording mode is on (see you precise control over the recording.

When setting a timer recording there is a further option,

AUTO

, which maximizes the recording quality for the

space available on the disc loaded at the time of recording. (If recording to the HDD, the recording quality is maximized to fit on to a DVD disc.)

In all except the two channel Dolby Digital format. When set to

MN32

, sound is recorded in high quality, uncompressed

Linear PCM format.

If the broadcast audio is bilingual and you are recording in Video mode or to the HDD, or in VR mode on the

MN32

setting, use the Bilingual Recording setting

(page 108) to select the record before recording starts.

• Although this system 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

System

Note

• Note that all recording times (both here and those shown by the system itself) are only approximate. This is because of the way that the video is recorded; you may get slightly more or slightly less, depending on what you’re recording.

Manual Recording

FINE/MN32

on page 102.

on page 110), giving

modes, sound is recorded in

A/L

B/R

audio channel to

Input Line

FINE

Restrictions on video recording

• You cannot record copy-protected video using this system. Copy-protected video includes DVD-Video discs and some satellite broadcasts. If copyprotected 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 on the HDD or a DVD-RW disc in VR mode (see below).

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

information on-screen

CPRM

CPRM is a copy protection system with scramble system regarding the recording of ‘copy once’ broadcast programs. CPRM stands for

Recordable Media

This system is CPRM compatible, which means that you can record copy-once broadcast programs, but you cannot then make a copy of those recordings. CPRM recordings can only be made on CPRM-compatible DVDRW (ver. 1.1 or higher) discs formatted in VR mode 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 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.

• 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.

• This product is not to be used for playback of illegally copied material.

Displaying disc

on page 27).

Content Protection for

Recording

Setting the picture quality/recording

Basic recording from the TV

time

VR mode Video mode HDD

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

It’s also possible to create a fifth, ‘manual’ setting for picture quality/recording time. Before you can select this, however, you will need to set the option in the Initial Settings menu (see

Manual Recording

on page 110).

REC MODE

• Press REC MODE repeatedly to select a recording setting.

•

FINE

– Fine picture quality

– Standard play

•

– Long play

•

– Extended play

– Manual (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

On Screen Display

on page 102) is

Off

then this

information is not displayed.)

Follow the instructions below to record a TV program. Recording starts immediately and continues until the disc is full or you stop the recording.

1 Press HDD or DVD to record to the hard disk drive or a recordable DVD respectively.

2 Use the CHANNEL +/– buttons to select the TV channel to record.

The front panel display shows the channel number:

VR mode Video mode HDD

HDD DVD

CHANNEL

ENTER

REC STOP REC

REC MODE



AUDIO

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

23 30 7

Channel preset

• While the DVD/HDD is stopped, you can also use the number buttons on the remote to select the channel.

then

ENTER

(For channel 6, press press

2, 4

then

ENTER

)

; for channel 24,

Recording

TV/DVD

TV DIRECT REC

REC STOP REC



PAUSE

• If the DVD/HDD is stopped, you can also use the



+/ buttons on the front panel to select the

channel number.

3 Use the REC MODE button to set the picture quality/recording time.

• See

Setting the picture quality/recording time

page 46 for detailed instructions.

4 Use the AUDIO button to select the audio channel to record.

See

Changing audio channels

on page 22 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

FINE/MN32

, in which case you do need to select

the audio channel before recording.

5 Press  REC to 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 system automatically switches into standby if the input function is set to

DVD

HDD

and no other operation is being

performed.

• To cancel the set recording time, press

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



PAUSE

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

• You can change the input function (to FM/AM for example) during recording without affecting the recording.

6 To stop the recording, press  STOP REC.

• 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 six hours of HDD recording (whichever is sooner).

• You can only stop recording when the input function is set to

DVD

HDD

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

–/ to switch to

SCART THRU

SCART NORM

(loop through off). Note that you can’t switch loop



REC

(loop

–/

through on if recording from the

DECODER)

AV1(RGB)-TV

connectors. Also, loop

AV2(LINE 1/

through is automatically reset to off after recording has finished.

Direct recording from TV

If you connected this system to your TV using a SCART cable, and your TV supports Direct Recording, you can record whatever is currently being shown on the TV without having to worry about what channel this system is set to. Check the instructions that came with your TV if you’re not sure whether your TV supports this feature.

1 If necessary, load a recordable disc.

2 Press TV DIRECT REC to start recording.

The function automatically switches to

If you want to set a recording time, press the button repeatedly. The recording time increases in 30 minute increments, up to a maximum of six hours. You can see the recording time on-screen and in the front panel display. When the recording ends, the system automatically switches into standby if no other operation is being performed.

• To cancel the set recording time, press

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



PAUSE

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

3 To stop the recording, press  STOP REC.

• If you set the recording time in step 2, you can still stop the recording anytime by pressing

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

HDD/DVD



REC



REC



STOP REC

Recording

Tip

• You can press standby to switch on and immediately start recording.

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

TV DIRECT REC

AV2(LINE 1/DECODER)

while the system is in

connector using

Setting a timer recording

VR mode Video mode HDD

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

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

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

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

Optimized Rec

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

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

AUTO

mode, which maximizes the

on page 111 for more on this).

Important

•A timer recording can’t be set if: – Auto Start Recording is in progress. – There are already 32 timer programs waiting to be recorded.

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

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

• If a recordable DVD that doesn’t support simultaneous playback and recording (see

Simultaneous recording and playback

playing when a DVD timer recording is due to start, playback will automatically stop to allow the recording to start.

• 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.

• Timer recordings have higher priority than the Auto Start Recording function (see

from a satellite tuner

will interrupt an Auto Start Recording. (Auto Start Recording will resume after the timer recording has finished.)

• 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 is limited to six hours, recordings over six hours will be spread over two or more titles. Note that there will be a break in the recording of a few seconds between titles.

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

• The system automatically switches to standby after a timer recording has completed (as long as the function is set to is being performed).

on page 56). A timer recording

DVD

HDD

on page 54) is

Automatic recording

and no other operation

Recording

Easy Timer Recording

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

HDD DVD

CHANNEL

TUNE +

ST +ST –

ENTER

HOME MENU

REV SCAN FWD SCAN

1 Press HDD or DVD.

2 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Timer Recording’ then ‘Easy Timer Recording’.

Easy Timer Recording

8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 13/12 14/12 15/12

13/12

MON

+/–

CHANNEL

REC MODE HDD/DVD

3 Set the TV channel and recording quality.

• Use the

CHANNEL +/–

buttons to set the channel you

want to record.

• Use the

REC MODE

button to set the recording

quality. Press repeatedly to switch between

LP, EP

and

AUTO

is on—see

(and MN if manual recording mode

Manual Recording

TUNE –

REC MODE

9:30

FINEPr 7

RETURN

--:--

HDD

FINE, SP

on page 110).

DVD recording:

•

The

AUTO

option automatically sets the best recording quality for the space available on the disc loaded at the time of recording.

•

HDD recording:

The

AUTO

option automatically sets the best recording quality that would fit on to a blank DVD disc.

• Press

DVD

to record to DVD disc, or

HDD

to record to the hard disk drive.

4 Use

///

(cursor buttons) to move the cursor to the recording start date and time on the grid.

• You can move the cursor forward or back an hour at a time using the



and  buttons.

Current time

Recording start time

Easy Timer Recording

8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 13/12 14/12 15/12

11:45

REC MODE HDD/DVD

- -: - -

FINEPr 7

HDD

+/–

CHANNEL

MON

13/12

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

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

5 Press ENTER to set the start time.

The start date and time is displayed in the middle of the screen.

• You can go back and reset the start time if you need to by pressing

6 Use the

RETURN

/

(cursor left/right) to move the

cursor to the recording end time on the grid.

Recording start time

Recording end time

Easy Timer Recording

11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 13/12 14/12 15/12

11:45 13:45

FINEPr 7

REC MODE HDD/DVD

HDD

+/–

CHANNEL

MON

13/12

As you move the cursor around the grid, an arrow stretches from the start time to the current cursor

position, representing the length of the recording. A recording of up to six hours can be set.

if you want

Recording

7 Press ENTER to set the end time.

8 Select ‘Yes’ to set the timer recording and exit, or ‘No’ to go back to the timer recording screen.

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

timer recording

below).

Standard

Note

• You can’t use VPS/PDC with Easy Timer Recording. Use the standard or VIDEO Plus+ timer recording methods if you want to use VPS/PDC.

Standard timer recording

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

CLEAR

TUNE +

ST +ST –

ENTER

HOME MENU

TUNE –

PREV NEXT

1 Press HDD or DVD.

2 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Timer Recording’ then ‘Timer Recording (View)’.

This screen shows all the timer programs currently set.

Timer Recording

Date Start Stop CH

MON

13/12

7:00 8:00 Pr 3 FINE

EVERY TUE

9:00 10:00 Pr 5 FINE

New Input

HDD Remain DVD Remain

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

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

Mode

Rec to VPS/PDC

HDD HDD

10h20m(FINE)

0h43m(FINE)

Off

1/1

• In the lower-right corner, the number of timer programs already set and the number that use VPS/ PDC, is shown next to

Tmr Pgms

• If there are more than eight timer programs already set, press the

NEXT  to switch page (go back using

PREV 

button).

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

CLEAR

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

Timer Recording

Date Start Stop CH

12/12

SUN

10 00 -- -- Pr 7

Rec to Group

GROUP 1

HDD

VPS/PDC

OFF

Rec Mode

Program Set

Ttl Name Input

4 Enter the timer recording settings.

Use the use the

/

(cursor left/right) buttons to select a field;

/

(cursor up/down) buttons to change the

value.

•

Date

– Choose a date up to one month in advance, or

select a daily or weekly program.

•

Start

– Set the recording start time.

•

Stop

– Set the recording end time (maximum length of a timer recording is 24 hours for HDD recording or six hours for DVD).

•

– Choose a channel (1–99, excluding skip channels), or one of the external inputs from which to record.

•

Mode

– Select

Recording time and picture quality

FINE, SP, LP, EP

AUTO

(See

on page 45). If

Manual Recording is on, then you can also select the

setting—see

•

Rec to

– Select

for DVD recording. Select

Manual Recording

HDD

for hard disk recording or

HDD

for Auto Replace

on page 110.

DVD

Recording (daily or weekly timer recording only).

•

Group

– Select a record group (for HDD recording

only).

•

VPS/PDC

– The VPS/PDC system automatically adjusts the recording time so that even if a program is not running to schedule you won’t miss it. For VPS/ PDC to work properly, you must input the correct announced time and date of the program you want to record. Up to eight timer recordings can be set with VPS/PDC on. Note that VPS/PDC may not work with every station and that Optimized Recording will not work if VPS/ PDC is on.

Recording

•

Ttl Name Input

for the recording up to 32 characters. (Highlight

Program Set

this option.)

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

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

•

Standby

recording standby.

•

Recording

progress.

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

– Optionally, you can enter a name

then press  (cursor down) to access

is displayed when the recorder is in timer

is displayed when a timer recording is in

Timer recording using the VIDEO Plus+® programming system

This system makes programming timer recordings very simple. Most TV guides publish PlusCode programming numbers with their program details. If you want to make a timer recording of a program, you just input the corresponding code. The date, start, stop and channel settings are made automatically. All you have to do is tell the system the recording mode, and whether it’s a onceonly recording or a regular recording.

Note that the system must be in DVD/HDD mode in order to use this feature.

Note

• For a DVD timer recording, if

Optimized Rec

on page 111) is set to On (and VPS/

Optimized Rec

(see

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 then the Recovery Recording feature will automatically make the recording to the HDD instead.

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

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

• If you set the timer recording to use VPS/PDC, you must switch the system 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 system into standby.

Tip

• Stations that use VPS/PDC typically include VPS/ PDC information in the teletext TV guide pages. Please refer to these when setting your timer recording.

HDD DVD

VIDEO Plus+

HOME MENU

CLEAR

ENTER

NAVI MARK

ENTER

CLEAR

PREV NEXT



VIDEO Plus+

Recording

1 Press HDD or DVD.

2 Press ‘VIDEO Plus+’ to display the VIDEO Plus+ program screen.

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

HOME MENU

VIDEO Plus+

PlusCode#

Rec Mode

Rec Times

Rec to

VPS/PDC

, select

3 9 9 2 4

MN21

Once Daily

HDD

Off

Timer Recording

to input

REC MODE

to change

to change level

Weekly

HDD DVD



to change

, then

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

• Press

REC MODE

(See

Recording time and picture quality

CLEAR

to select

FINE, SP, LP, EP

AUTO

on page 45). If

Manual Recording is on, then you can also select the

setting—see

• Use the

Once, Daily

• Press

/

HDD

Manual Recording

on page 110.

(cursor left/right) buttons to select the

Weekly

recording option.

to record to the hard disk drive, or

DVD

record to a DVD.

• Use the or

Off



and  buttons to switch VPS/PDC On

3 After making the settings, press ENTER.

The program details are shown at the bottom of the screen for a few seconds then the screen is automatically exited.

• If you haven’t set up the guide channels (or at least the guide channel for the PlusCode programming number that you entered), the system will prompt you to enter the channel number that the TV program is showing on.

VIDEO Plus+ programming with the power off

You can enter a PlusCode programming number when the system is in standby. Note that the recording is always made to the HDD. If you want to record to a DVD disc, you’ll need to switch on the power and use the full VIDEO Plus+ program screen.

Important

• You can’t use this feature until you have set up the guide channels. See

Set VIDEO Plus+ CH

page 105.

• You can’t change the recording mode.

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

1 Press ’VIDEO Plus+’.

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

PLUSCODE

2 Use the number buttons to enter the PlusCode programming number.

29324

• To clear the last digit entered, press

• Use the

PREV  /

NEXT  button to switch VPS/

PDC on/off. With VPS/PDC on, the front panel VPS/ PDC indicator lights. (Note that a maximum of eight timer recordings can be set with VPS/PDC on.)

CLEAR

Recording

3 Press ENTER.

The display shows the timer settings: Date



Start time  End time  HDD and Recording

channel.

• If

CODE ERROR

appears in the display, check that the PlusCode programming number is correct and that the guide channel is set (see

on page 105), then set the timer recording again.

• If

CAN’T SET

appears in the display, it means that

Set VIDEO Plus+

although you entered a valid PlusCode programming number, the program has already finished.

Extending a timer recording in progress

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

TUNE +

ST +ST –

ENTER

HOME

TUNE –

REC



NAVI MARK

1 With the function set to HDD/DVD, press HOME MENU and select ‘Timer Recording’ then ‘Timer Recording (View)’.

Timer Recording

Date Start Stop CH

5/7 MON EVERY TUE

2 Use the

7:00 9:00

HDD Remain DVD Remain



(cursor up) button to highlight the

8:00

Pr 3

10:00

Pr 5

New Input

Mode

Rec to VPS/PDC

FINE

HDD

FINE

HDD

--h--m(FINE)

0h43m(FINE)

Recording On

1/1

current timer recording (‘Recording’ is shown in the ‘VPS/PDC’ column), then press ENTER.

A screen showing details of the timer recording appears. From this screen, only the recording stop time can be changed.

Timer Recording

Date Start Stop CH

5/7 MON

7 00 8 00 Pr 3 FINE

Rec to Group

HDD

GROUP1

VPS/PDC

OFF

Rec Mode

Program Set

Ttl Name Input

3 Set a new Stop time for the timer recording.

Use the hour or minute field, then use the

/

(cursor left/right) buttons to select the

/

(cursor up/down)

buttons to change the time.

4 Press ENTER to set the new time and exit the screen.

Recording will continue until the new stop time is reached.

Moving the end time by 30-minute blocks

1 During timer recording with the input function set to HDD/DVD, press and hold



REC for three

seconds.

The timer indicator disappears from the front panel display.

2 Press  REC repeatedly to extend recording in 30 minute increments.

Programming a new end time

Note that it is only possible to program a new end time for a timer recording when VPS/PDC is off.

Recording

Canceling and stopping a timer recording in progress

After a timer recording has started, you can cancel the program (but continue recording), or stop recording completely if you need to.

REC STOP REC



Simultaneous recording and playback

1 During timer recording, with the input function set to HDD/DVD, press and hold seconds.

Only the program is canceled (the timer indicator disappears); recording continues so that you can manually stop recording whenever you like.

2 When you want to stop recording completely, press



STOP REC.



REC for three

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

You can make all the front panel 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. See

Optional system settings

child lock.

on page 124 for how to set the

Timer recording FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Check that the disc loaded or HDD is recordable, not locked (see fewer than 99/250 titles already on the DVD/HDD.

Lock Disc

on page 96), and that there are

A feature called Chase Play makes it possible to watch a recording in progress (DVD or HDD) from the start of the recording (as in, playback is ‘chasing’ the recording). For example, perhaps you have to miss the first 30 minutes of a movie on TV; you can start recording, then start watching the movie, from the beginning, while the system is still recording 30 minutes ahead of you.

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

discs and the HDD

• During recording, press  PLAY to start playback from the beginning of the current recording, or press DISC NAVIGATOR and select another title to play from there.

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

• What happens when two or more timer programs overlap?

Basically, the program with the earlier recording start time has priority. However, the system will start recording the program with the later start time after the earlier program is finished. If two programs have the same times (but different channels, for example), the program set most recently takes priority.

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

VR mode HDD

Using the Disc Navigator with recordable

on page 35).

Important

• Note that you must use a DVD-RW Ver. 1.1 / 2x or Ver. 1.2 / 4x disc to be able to use this feature.

• You may not be able to use this feature with a DVD-RW disc that was first initialized on another recorder.

• To stop playback, press continue).

• To stop recording, press continue).



STOP



STOP REC

(recording will

(playback will

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

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

Note

• You can’t start playback immediately after recording starts.

Recording

VIDEO INPUT

HDD DVD

REC MODE

• When scanning a DVD, no sound is output if the DVD is also being recorded (see page 36).

• You can’t use this feature during Auto Start Recording, or in Auto Start Recording standby (the

AUTO

indicator is lit in the front panel display).

• You can’t use simultaneous playback and recording while copying or backing up.

• 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

Input Line System

on page 102). Also, during simultaneous recording and playback, if the TV line system of the playback track/title changes then playback will automatically stop.

Scanning discs

Recording from an external component

VR mode Video mode HDD

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

1 Make sure that the component you want to record from is connected properly to this system.

See

Other connections

on page 115 for connection

options.

2 Press HDD to record to the hard disk drive, or DVD to record to a DVD.

3 Press VIDEO INPUT repeatedly to select one of the external inputs to record from.

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

•

– Line 1 (Auto Start Rec)

– Line 2 (front panel)

•

– DV input (front panel)

Check that the

Bilingual Recording

(see

Audio In settings

Audio In

and

on page 107).

settings for

DV Input

External Audio

are as you want them

Recording

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

4 Set up for recording.

• Use

REC MODE

Setting the picture quality/recording time

for detailed information.

5 Press  REC when you’re ready to start recording.

• Recording will only start from the there is a valid signal. Recording will also pause if the signal is interrupted during recording.

Note

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

video recording

to set the recording quality. See

on page 46

DV IN/OUT

Restrictions on

on page 45 for more details.

jack if

Automatic recording from a satellite tuner

HDD

If you have a satellite tuner or some other kind of set top box connected to the can have the system start and stop recording automatically with the timer settings of the connected component. (If the other component doesn’t have a builtin timer, you’ll need to use it with an external timer unit.)

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

Important

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

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

• The system automatically switches to standby after an Auto Start Recording has completed (even if the input function is set inputs).

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

AV2(LINE 1/DECODER)

AM/FM

or one of the external

input, you

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

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

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

See settings.

3 Set up for recording.

4 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Timer Recording’, then ‘Auto Start Recording’.

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

6 Switch the system into standby.

The

The system will automatically switch on and start recording when the other component comes on. Recording stops when the external component switches off.

Audio In settings

• Use

REC MODE

Setting the picture quality/recording time

for detailed information.

AUTO

indicator in the front panel display lights.

• To cancel Auto Start Recording, press

while the system is in standby. The

indicator goes off.

• To cancel Auto Start Recording once recording has already started, press for three seconds, then

• When a timer recording is in progress ahead of Auto Start Recording, some functions, such as extending the timer recording and chase play, are not available. Press the front panel to cancel Auto Start Recording without affecting the timer recording. The

Note

• Auto Start Recordings are always on the HDD. Auto Start Recording to DVD is not possible.

• You can’t set Auto Start Recording when:

• the system is recording or in timer recording standby.

• the HDD is not recordable.

• the HDD already contains the maximum number of titles (250).

•

AV2/L1 In

page 106).

on page 107 for more on these

to set the recording quality. See

on page 46



STANDBY/

AUTO

DVD

HDD

then press  REC



STOP REC

+/ button for three seconds

AUTO

indicator goes off.

is set to

Decoder

(see

AV2/L1 In

Recording

Recording from a DV camcorder

VR mode Video mode HDD

You can record from a DV camcorder connected to the

DV IN/OUT

unit. Using the supplied remote, you can control both the camcorder and this system.

Before recording, make sure that the audio input for the

DV IN/OUT

• The source signal must be DVC-SD format

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

• If you connect a DVD 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

• 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 system will pause recording. Recording will restart automatically when there is a recordable signal. However, if there is more than 10 seconds of blank tape, the recorder will stop recording and the camcorder should stop (depending on the camcorder).

• For best results when recording from a DV camcorder, we recommend cueing the camcorder to the place you want to start recording from and setting the camcorder to play-pause.

jack on the front panel of the main system

jack is setup (see

HOME MENU

REV SCAN PLAY FWD SCAN

PAUSE

TUNE +

ENTER

TUNE –

DV Input

RETURN

STEP/SLOW



on page 108).

Important

DV IN/OUT

jack.

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

Also, set the camcorder to VTR mode.

2 Set up for recording.

• Use

REC MODE

Setting the picture quality/recording time

to set the recording quality. See

on page 46

for detailed information.

• Make sure a recordable disc is loaded if you want to record to DVD.

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

See

DV Input

• Check also that the

Audio

them (see

on page 108 for more on this.

Audio In

and

Bilingual Recording

Audio In settings

settings for

on page 107).

External

are as you want

4 Press HOME MENU and select ‘DV Record’ from the menu.

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

5 Select ‘Record to HDD’ or ‘Record to DVD’ to record to the hard disk drive or a recordable DVD respectively.

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 system’s remote to control the camcorder using the



,  ,  ,  ,  ,  and  buttons.

7 Use the

/

(cursor up/down) buttons to select

‘Start Rec’ and press ENTER.

 Stop

Control with these buttons

1.02.22

HDD Remain

 Stop

Start Rec

Pause Rec Stop Rec

SP (2h00m/DVD)

1h40m

• Recording is automatically paused if no signal is detected, or if the signal is copy-protected. Recording restarts when there is a non-copy-protected signal.

• You can pause or stop the recording by selecting

Pause Rec

Stop Rec

from the on-screen display. You cannot control the camcorder from this remote control during recording.

• 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.

Recording

•

HDD and DVD-RW (VR Mode) only:

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.

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

Note

• Depending on the connected camcorder, you may not be able to control it using the remote control supplied with this system.

• 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

• See also encounter an error while using the

• You can’t change the input function (to FM/AM, for example) during DV recording or while recordpaused.

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

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

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 page 108) between

External Audio

DV-related messages

Frequently Asked Questions

HOME MENU

setting (page 107).

DV Input

Stereo 1

A chapter marker

RETURN

on page 135 if you

DV IN/OUT

setting (see

and

DV Input

Stereo 2

button.

jack.

Recording from the DV output

VR mode Video mode HDD

You can record non-copy-protected material from the hard disk drive or from a DVD to a camcorder connected to the

DV IN/OUT

1 Connect the camcorder to the DV IN/OUT jack of this system.

2 Select the HDD or DVD for playback.

3 Find the place you want to start recording from.

4 Start recording on the camcorder.

5 Play the source material.

jack.

Playing your recordings on other DVD players

VR mode Video mode

Most regular DVD players can play finalized discs recorded in Video mode. A number of players (including many Pioneer models) can also play DVD-RW discs recorded in VR mode, finalized or not. Check the manual that came with the player to check what kinds of discs it will play.

When you finalize a Video mode 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 using the

ENTER

Finalizing a disc

Finalizing ‘fixes’ the recordings in place so that the disc 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

Name

1 Load the disc you want to finalize.

Make sure that the DVD and HDD are both stopped before proceeding.

TOP MENU

///

to select titles and start playback.

VR mode Video mode

on page 96 before starting the steps below.

Important

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

•A VR mode disc can still be recorded and edited on this system even after finalizing.

(cursor buttons) followed by

Undo Finalize

to display the menu, then

Input Disc

on page 97 for how to do

Recording

2 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Disc Setup’.

3 Select ‘Finalize’.

Disc Setup

Basic Initialize Finalize

Finalize

Undo Finalize

Next Screen

Start

Initializing a DVD-RW disc

DVD-RW

When you first load a blank disc, the system will initialize it automatically for recording. You can also manually initialize DVD-RW discs.

You can initialize a disc for either Video mode recording or VR mode recording.

4 Select ‘Finalize’ from the finalize options, then ‘Next Screen’.

5 For Video mode 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’ is selected on any DVD player.

Finalize

TITLE MENU

• 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 system.

6 The system will now start finalizing the disc.

During finalization:

• If the finalization process 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.

• 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. A disc recorded in Video mode can take up to 20 minutes.

Note

• If the TV line system of the disc is different to the current setting of the system, you will not be able to finalize the disc. See

Input Line System

on page 102

for how to change the system’s setting.

• You can’t change the input function (to FM/AM, for example) during finalization.

Important

• Initializing a 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 disc in a different format if it was originally initialized on an older DVD recorder.

1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Disc Setup’.

2 Select ‘Initialize’

Disc Setup

Basic Initialize Finalize

VR Mode Video Mode

Start Start

3 Select ‘Video Mode’ or ‘VR Mode’ from the initialize options.

4 Select ‘Start’.

It takes about 30 seconds to initialize the disc.

Initializing Disc

Pr 1

1 min left

Note

• By default, the system initializes blank DVD-RW discs for VR mode recording. See

DVD-RW Auto Init.

on page 111 if you want to change the default to Video mode.

• 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.

• You can’t change the input function (to FM/AM, for example) during initialization.

Copying and back-up

Chapter 7

Copying and back-up

High-speed copying

Introduction

Use the copying features of this system 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 method of copying is to use the One Touch Copy feature. Using this you can simply copy the title that’s currently playing from HDD to DVD, or the other way around.

For more complicated copying tasks you can make a Copy List which specifies precisely what needs to be copied. A Copy List is similar to a VR mode Play List in many ways, and you’ll find that the Copy List commands are similar to those available for editing a Play List.

A message showing that copying has finished is displayed after copying. If the input function is

DVD

and no button is pressed (remote or front panel) then the system will automatically go into standby after 20 minutes.

HDD

Copying between DVD and HDD is a completely digital process without any loss of quality in the audio or video. Copying can be carried out at the maximum speed possible.

When copying from HDD to DVD, the speed of copying depends on the recording mode and the kind of DVD disc you’re using. The table at the bottom of the page shows the minimum copying time for one hour of material:

Note

• Not all discs are compatible with high-speed copying. Check with the disc manufacturer for compatibility.

• There may be cases where even 2x/4x/8x compatible discs do not copy at full speed.

• High-speed copying is not possible when using discs initialized on another recorder.

• The following manufacturer’s 8x discs are suitable for use with this recorder (

Sony, That’s, JVC, Fujifilm, TDK, Maxell, Verbatim Ritek

as of April 2004

DVD disc type

Rec mode

DVD-RW Ver. 1.1*1DVD-RW Ver. 1.1/2x*2DVD-RW Ver. 1.2/4x

FINE

Note that all times in the above table are approximate.

Compatible with single speed recording only

Compatible with 2x speed recording

Compatible with 4x speed recording

Compatible with 8x speed recording. Note that actual copy speed varies with the part of the disc being recorded.

10 mins. 5 mins. 2.5 mins. 1.25 mins.

15 mins. 7.5 mins. 4 mins. 2 mins.

30 mins. 15 mins. 7.5 mins. 4 mins.

60 mins. 30 mins. 15 mins. 8 mins.

DVD-R Ver. 2.0

DVD-R Ver. 2.0/4x

DVD-R Ver. 2.0/8x

Copying and back-up

ONE TOUCH COPY

Real-time copying

Real-time copying is also possible, with the advantage that you can manually set a different recording mode from the original. For example, you can record a title originally recorded in

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

Auto Chapter (Video)

Frame accuracy and copying

The Frame Accurate setting (see page 111) does not affect the actual video content on the HDD, but it does affect what can be copied and whether high-speed copying can be used.

When Frame Accurate is set to can generally be used to copy titles in the Copy List using a DVD-R or DVD-RW disc in VR or Video mode. However, copy-once protected material (see

copying

below) can’t be added to the Copy List, and the divide points in edited titles may be out by as much as 0.5 seconds when compared to the orginal.

When Frame Accurate is protected titles to the Copy List and divide points in edited titles are maintained accurately. However, depending on the content of the Copy List and the disc, it may not be possible to use high-speed copying.

Restrictions on copying

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 use a VR mode DVD-RW disc compatible with CPRM Ver. 1.1 or higher (see

CPRM

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 (see

on page 45 for more on this). Only one

FINE

mode in SP mode.

on page 111).

, you can add copy-once

Play display 2

Frame Accurate

Off

, high-speed copying

Restrictions on

on page 29).

One Touch Copy* (HDD to DVD)

The One Touch Copy feature copies the currently playing title (or currently selected title in the Disc Navigator) from the HDD to DVD. The whole title is copied, regardless of where in the title you start copying. The system copies at the maximum speed possible.

For One Touch Copy to work, make sure that a recordable DVD-R/RW disc is loaded.

* See also

• During HDD playback, press ONE TOUCH COPY to copy the current title to DVD.

The front panel display indicates that the title is being copied. Playback continues while copying.

• Title name, chapter markers, as well as thumbnail

• The chapter markers in the copy may not be in exactly

• You can’t use the One Touch Copy function to copy a

•A title that contains mixed aspect ratios can’t be

• Low resolution (

Note

picture markers (Navimark) for the Disc Navigator, are also copied. However, if you copy to a Video mode DVD-R/RW, only the first 32 characters of a name are copied.

the same positions as the original when recording on to a Video mode disc.

title if any part of the title is copy-once protected.

copied to a Video mode disc. Use a VR mode DVDRW disc for this type of material.

material can’t be copied to a Video mode disc. Use a VR mode DVD-RW disc for this type of material.

above.

or LP, or

MN1–18

) widescreen

One Touch Copy* (DVD to HDD)

One Touch Copy from DVD to HDD copies a single title to the HDD in real time. You can copy the currently playing title or the currently selected title in the Disc Navigator. When you start copying, playback jumps back to the start of the title, then continues through to the end of the title, when recording automatically stops. The copy will be made in the recording mode ( currently set.

FINE, SP

, etc.) that is

Copying and back-up

* See also

on page 61.

ONE TOUCH COPY

• During DVD playback, press ONE TOUCH COPY to copy the current title to HDD.

Playback starts again from the beginning of the current title. The front panel display and an on-screen display indicate that the title is being copied.

Note

• The maximum title length for copying is six hours.

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

Copying from HDD to DVD*

Currently selected HDD title

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

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

Canceling One Touch Copy

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

• With the input function set to HDD/DVD, press and hold ONE TOUCH COPY for more than a second.

Copying is canceled and the video already copied is erased.

Note

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

Title that cannot be added to Copy List

HDD to DVD Copy

All

HDD

16:00

Sun 8/11

Recording Time

DVD

1 2 3 4

Copy List menu options

HDD

Add

Erase Ttl Name Divide Combine

Conf List

From the HDD to DVD Copy screen you can build up a Copy List of titles to copy to DVD. From this screen you can also edit chapters so that the titles appear as you want them on your finished DVD.

* See also

on page 61.

Important

• The system can only store one Copy List at a time.

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• The Copy List is erased if the Frame Accurate setting is changed in the Initial Settings menu (see

Accurate

on page 111), or if the Input Line System setting is changed (see page 102).

• The Copy List is also erased if any Original Titles are erased or edited (this includes titles that are changed through Auto Replace Recording, and copy-once protected titles).

1/3

1/2Copy List

HDD Groups

Titles in the selected HDD Group

Information for the selected title

Copy List titles

Running time of the Copy List

Input Line System

Frame

Copying and back-up

• Resetting the system to its factory settings (see

Resetting the system

on page 124) will also erase the

Copy List.

TUNE +

ST +ST –

ENTER

HOME MENU

PREV NEXT

TUNE –

RETURN

DISPLAY

1 Make sure that there’s a recordable DVD disc loaded and that the input function is set to HDD/ DVD.

2 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Copy’.

If the Copy List is empty, the only available menu option is

Add

. Use this to select titles from the HDD to add to

your Copy List.

Press

ENTER

to select

Add

. Use the

/

(cursor left/ right) buttons to select a title to add to the Copy List, then press

ENTER

Continue adding as many titles as you want. See also

HDD to DVD Copy List menu options

on page 64 for other

Copy List options.

• When in the thumbnails area of the screen, use the

PREV (

) and

NEXT (

) buttons to display the previous/next page if there are more titles/chapters than will fit on the screen.

• As you highlight different thumbnails, information about the title/chapter is shown in the central area of the screen. Press

DISPLAY

to change the

information displayed.

• Press

RETURN

to get back to the menu options on the left from the thumbnail area of the Copy List screen.

• When selecting HDD titles, you can display titles from a particular HDD group by pressing up), then using the and

ENTER

to select a group. Press  (cursor down)

/

(cursor left/right) buttons



(cursor

to get back to the HDD title thumbnail area.

VD Copy

All

3 Select ‘HDD

Timer Recording

Disc Navigator

Copy

Disc History

PhotoViewer



DVD’.

Disc Setup

Initial Setup

Video Adjust

Play Mode

DV Record

The HDD to DVD Copy List screen appears.

HDD to DVD Copy

HDD

Add

Erase Ttl Name Divide Combine

Conf List

HDD

DVD

All

2 3 4

Total 0h00m

Recording the Copy List

After putting together your Copy List, you’re ready to record it.

1 Select ‘Conf List’ to display the Copy List settings screen.

2 Use the the Recording Mode.

1/3

1/1Copy List

•

High-Speed Copy

same recording quality as the original. (See page 60 for more information on high-speed copying.)

/

HDD to DVD Copy

HDD

HDD DVD-RW VIDEO

Recording Mode

Add Erase

Copy List Total

Ttl Name

Current DVD Remain

Divide Combine

Conf List

(cursor left/right) buttons to select

Required 0h08m

High Speed

1175MB 2830MB

/ 4700MB

Start

– The Copy List is copied at the

Copying and back-up

•

FINE, SP, LP, EP, MN

– The Copy List is copied at the specified recording quality in real-time. (Note that if you copy at a higher quality setting than the original, the copy will not be better quality than the original.)

If you select setting (

above, you can also change the level

MN1–MN32

) from the Recording Quality box that appears.

•

Optimized

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

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

RETURN

to go back to the Copy List

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

3 Select ‘Start’ to begin copying.

Note

• When the copy mode is set to something other than High-Speed Copy for copying to a Video mode DVD, the chapter markers of the original are not copied. Chapter markers are put into the copy at regular intervals, according to the Auto Chapter setting (see also

Auto Chapter (Video)

on page 111).

HDD to DVD Copy List menu options

Use the following commands when making an HDD to DVD Copy List:

•

Add

– Add titles from the HDD to the Copy List (see

page 64).

•

Erase

– Erase individual titles from the Copy List (see

page 65).

•

Title Name (Ttl Name

the Copy List (see page 65).

•

Divide

– Divide a title in the Copy List into two (see

page 65).

•

Combine

– Combine two adjacent titles in the Copy

List into one (see page 66).

•

Preview

– Check the content of a title in the Copy List

(see page 66).

•

Move

– Change the order of titles in the Copy List

(see page 66).

•

Erase All

– Erase the Copy List (see page 67).

) – Name or rename a title in

Chapter Edit (Chpt Edit

•

) – Edit chapters within a

Copy List title (see page 67):

•

Erase

– Erase a chapter.

•

Divide

•

Erase Section (Erase Sec)

•

– Divide a chapter into two.

Combine Move Preview

– Combine two chapters into one.

– Change the chapter order.

– Check the chapter content.

– Erase a section of a title

in the Copy List (see page 69).

•

Confirm List (Conf List

go to the recording settings screen (see

the Copy List

below).

) – Confirm the Copy List and

Recording

Add

Use this command to add titles to the Copy List.

1 Select ‘Add’ from the Copy List menu options.

/

2 Use the a title from the HDD to add to the Copy List, then press ENTER.

HDD

Add

Erase Ttl Name Divide Combine

Conf List

The thumbnail appears in the Copy List section in the lower half of the screen. If there are already titles in the Copy List, the title is added at the end.

3 Repeat step 2 to add more titles to the Copy List, or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options.

Note

• When Frame Accurate is set to

Accurate

adding titles to the Copy List apply: – When adding titles that contain copy-once protected material, the copy-once parts will not be added to the Copy List. – When adding titles that contain material of more than one aspect ratio (screen size), each part with a different aspect ratio will be added as a separate title. – Widescreen material recorded in will not be added to the Copy List. – Chapter markers on the copy may be up to 0.5 seconds off compared to the original.

(cursor left/right) buttons to select

HDD to DVD Copy

All

2 3 4

HDD

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Recording Time

DVD

1 2 3 4

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Off

(see

1/3

1/2Copy List

Frame

on page 111), the following limitations on

LP, EP

MN1–18

Copying and back-up

• Only titles which were recorded in the same TV system as the system is currently set to can be added to the Copy List.

Erase

Use this command to erase individual titles from the Copy List.

1 Select ‘Erase’ from the Copy List menu options.

/

2 Use the

(cursor left/right) buttons to select

a title from the Copy List to erase, then press ENTER.

HDD to DVD Copy

HDD

Add

Erase

Ttl Name Divide Combine

Conf List

All

2 3 4

HDD

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DVD

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3 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm that you want to erase the title, or ‘No’ to cancel.

4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to erase more titles from the Copy List, or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options.

Title Name (Ttl Name)

Use this command to name or rename titles in the Copy List (the names of the original titles remain unchanged).

1 Select ‘Ttl Name’ from the Copy List menu options.

2 Use the a title from the Copy List to name or rename, then press ENTER.

/

HDD to DVD Copy

HDD

Add

DVD

Erase

Ttl Name

Divide Combine

Conf List

(cursor left/right) buttons to select

All

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3 Input a name for the selected title.

Input Title Name

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(cursor buttons) and

ENTER

select characters.

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

/

buttons to change the cursor

position.

• Select

• You can also use the

CAPS

case, or use the

small

to change to upper or lower-

/

buttons.

CLEAR

button to delete characters directly (press and hold for two seconds to delete the whole name).

• Press

RETURN

to go back to the Copy List screen

without changing the name.

4 To confirm the name and return to the main Copy List screen, highlight ‘OK’ and press ENTER.

5 Repeat steps 2 to 4 to name other titles in the Copy List, or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options.

Divide

Use this command to make two titles from a title already in the Copy List.

1 Select ‘Divide’ from the Copy List menu options.

/

2 Use the a title from the Copy List to divide, then press ENTER.

HDD

Add Erase Ttl Name

Divide

Combine

Conf List

(cursor left/right) buttons to select

HDD to DVD Copy

All

2 3 4

HDD

15:00 Wed

7/10

Recording Time

DVD

1 2 3 4

Pr 5 LP 0h32m55s

Tot al 1h30m

1/3

1/2Copy List

Copying and back-up

3 Use the playback controls to find the place you want to divide the title.

Divide Title

HDD

Divide

Back

Title 2

16:00 Sun 11/08 Pr 5 Recording Time

LP 0h32m55s

2-1 0.08.13.26

 Play Pause

Divide

You can use all the usual playback controls, including



PLAY, 

(

, 

• Press

PAUSE

RETURN

, scan (, ), and slow-motion

or highlight

Back

and press

ENTER

to go back to the main Copy List screen, leaving the title intact.

4 With ‘Divide’ highlighted, press ENTER to divide the title at the current playback position.

5 Repeat steps 2 to 4 to divide other titles in the Copy List, or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options.

Note

• When Frame Accurate is set to

Accurate

on page 111), the divide points may move by

up to half a second after selecting

Off

(see

Divide

Frame

Combine

Use this command to make a single title from two adjacent titles in the Copy List.

1 Select ‘Combine’ from the Copy List menu options.

2 Use the two adjacent titles from the Copy List to combine, then press ENTER.

/

HDD to DVD Copy

HDD

Add

DVD

Erase Ttl Name Divide

Combine

Conf List

(cursor left/right) buttons to select

All

2 3 4

1/3

1 2 3 4

Tot al 1h30m

1/2Copy List

3 Repeat step 2 to combine more titles, or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options.

Note

• When Frame Accurate is set to

Accurate

on page 111), the following limitations apply

Off

(see

Frame

when combining titles: – Mixed aspect ratios (16:9, 4:3, 4:3 (letter box)) can’t be combined. – Mixed recording modes (

SP/MN19–31, FINE/MN32

EP/MN1–6, LP/MN7–18

) can’t be combined.

Preview

Use this command to check the content of a title in the Copy List.

1 Select ‘Preview’ from the Copy List menu options.

2 Use the

/

(cursor left/right) buttons to select a title from the Copy List to preview, then press ENTER.

The selected title starts playing. You can return to the Copy List screen by pressing



STOP

, otherwise

playback will continue until the end of the Copy List.

• During preview, you can select a new thumbnail for the Disc Navigator by pressing

NAVI MARK

3 Repeat step 2 to preview other titles, or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options.

Move

Use this command to change the order of titles in the Copy List.

1 Select ‘Move’ from the Copy List menu options.

/

2 Use the a title from the Copy List to move, then press ENTER.

HDD

Preview

Move

Erase All Chpt Edit Erase Sec

Conf List

The thumbnail appears in the Copy List section in the lower half of the screen.

(cursor left/right) buttons to select

HDD to DVD Copy

All

2 3 4

HDD

15:00 Wed

7/10

Recording Time

DVD

1 2 3 4

Pr 5 LP 0h32m55s

Tot al 1h30m

1/3

1/2Copy List

Copying and back-up

3 Use the

/

(cursor left/right) buttons to select

a new position for the title, then press ENTER.

The thumbnails in the Copy List reflect the new order.

HDD to DVD Copy

HDD

Preview

Move

Erase All Chpt Edit Erase Sec

Conf List

All

2 3 4

HDD

15:00 Wed

7/10

Recording Time

DVD

1 2 3 4

Pr 5 LP 0h32m55s

Tot al 1h30m

1/3

1/2Copy List

Title to move

Copy List insertion point

4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to move other titles in the Copy List, or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options.

Erase All

Use this command to erase the Copy List.

1 Select ‘Erase All’ from the Copy List menu options.

2 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm, or ‘No’ to cancel, then press ENTER.

HDD to DVD Copy

HDD

Preview Move

Erase All

Chpt Edit Erase Sec

Conf List

All

2 3 4

HDD

DVD

1 2 3 4

Erase all titles ?

Tot al 1h30m

Yes No

1/3

1/2Copy List

Chapter Edit (Chpt Edit)

The Chapter Edit option gives you access to several commands that you can use to edit chapters within a Copy List title.

Editing chapters in a Copy List title does not change any actual content on the HDD. It affects only how the chapters appear after copying.

1 Select ‘Chpt Edit’ from the Copy List menu options.

2 Use the

/

(cursor left/right) buttons to select

a title from the Copy List to edit, then press ENTER.

HDD to DVD Copy

HDD

Preview Move Erase All

Chpt Edit

Erase sec

Conf List

All

2 3 4

HDD

15:00 Wed

7/10

Recording Time

DVD

1 2 3 4

Pr 5 LP 0h32m55s

Tot al 1h30m

1/3

1/2Copy List

The chapter editing screen appears with thumbnails of each chapter.

3 Select a command from the chapter edit menu options.

Chapter Edit

HDD

Erase Divide Combine Move Preview

Back

15:00 Wed

7/10

Title

Recording Time

1 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

Pr 5 LP 0h32m55s

Chapter

- - - h - - m

1/1

Chapter edit menu

The following commands are available:

Erase

– Erase individual chapters: Use the

•



(cursor buttons) and

ENTER

to select a chapter to

///

erase. The chapter is erased after confirming.

•

Divide

– Divide a chapter into two or more new

chapters: See

Combine

•

Chapter Edit: Combine

•

Move

Chapter Edit: Move

•

Preview

///

press

STOP

to return to the chapter edit screen.

Chapter Edit: Divide

below.

– Combine two chapters into one: See

below.

– Change the order of the chapters: See

below.

– Check the content of a chapter: Use the

(cursor buttons) to select a chapter, then

ENTER

. Once the preview has started, press 

4 Press RETURN to get back to the chapter editing options on the left, or select another chapter

5 Select ‘Back’ (or press RETURN) to go back to the main Copy List screen.

Copying and back-up

Chapter Edit: Divide

You can divide a chapter into as many new chapters as necessary.

1 Use the

///

(cursor buttons) to select the

chapter to divide, then press ENTER.

2 Use the playback controls to find the place you want to divide the chapter.

Divide Chapter

HDD

Divide

Back

Title 12:18 Wed 7/10

Recording Time

SP Chapter

0h01m24s 0h00m

1-3 0.00.52.17

 Play Pause

Divide

You can use all the usual playback controls, including



PLAY, 

(

, 

PAUSE

, scan (, ), and slow-motion

3 With ‘Divide’ highlighted, press ENTER to divide the chapter at the current playback position.

You can divide the chapter as many times as you want (up to 99 per title).

4 Select ‘Back’ (or press RETURN) to get back to the main Chapter Edit screen.

Note

• When Frame Accurate is set to

Accurate

on page 111), the divide point may move by

up to half a second after selecting

Off

(see

Divide

Frame

Chapter Edit: Move

This command lets you rearrange the chapters within a Copy List title.

1 Use the

///

(cursor buttons) to select the

chapter you want to move, then press ENTER.

Chapter Edit

HDD

Title

15:00 Wed

7/10

Erase Divide Combine

Move

Preview

2 Use the

Back

///

Recording Time

1 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

Pr 5 LP 0h32m55s

(cursor buttons) to select a

Chapter 0h05m

1/1

new position for the chapter, then press ENTER.

Title to move

Chapter Edit

HDD

Erase Divide Combine

Move

Preview

Back

15:00 Wed

7/10

Title

Recording Time

1 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

Pr 5 LP 0h32m55s

Chapter

---h--m

1/1

Insertion point

The thumbnails in the chapter list reflect the new order.

Chapter Edit: Combine

This command lets you combine two chapters into one.

1 Use the

///

(cursor buttons) to select the

space between the chapters to combine.

Chapter Edit

HDD

Erase Divide

Combine

Move Preview

Back

15:00 Wed

7/10

Title

Recording Time

1 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

Pr 5 LP 0h32m55s

Chapter

---h--m

1/1

2 Press ENTER to combine.

Copying and back-up

Erase Section (Erase Sec)

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

1 Select ‘Erase Sec’ from the Copy List menu options.

2 Use the the title you want to erase a section from, then press ENTER.

After selecting a title, a screen appears from which you can mark the start and end points of the section to erase.

3 Use the playback controls to find the start of the section to erase, then (with ‘From’ highlighted) press ENTER.

You can use all the usual playback controls, including



PLAY, 

(

, 

The bar at the bottom of the screen shows the current play position in the title. After pressing appears under the bar to show the start of the section.

Erase Sec

HDD

Erase Sec

Back

PAUSE

/

(cursor left/right) buttons to select

Title 2

16:00 Sun 11/08 Pr 5 Recording Time

LP 0h32m55s

2-1 0.06.52.17

 Play Pause

A B

From To

, scan (, ), and slow-motion

ENTER

, a marker

6 Repeat steps 3 to 5 if you want to erase more sections from the same title.

7 Select ‘Back’ (or press RETURN) to get back to the main Copy List screen.

Note

• When Frame Accurate is set to

Accurate

on page 111), the ‘From’ time and length of

Off

(see

Frame

the erased section may differ by up to 0.5 seconds from that set.

 Play Pause

From

0.02.09.17

4 In the same way, find the end of the section to erase, then (with ‘To’ highlighted) press ENTER.

After pressing

ENTER

, another marker appears under the bar to show the end of the section, with the section itself marked in red.

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

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.

Copying and back-up

Copying from DVD to HDD*

Currently selected DVD title

DVD to HDD Copy

Original

DVD

Copy List menu options

Add

Erase Move Preview Erase All

Conf List

Use the DVD to HDD Copy screen to transfer video on DVD to the hard disk.

* See also

on page 61.

Important

• The DVD to HDD Copy screen is not accessible when a finalized Video mode disc is loaded. However, you can still use the One Touch Copy function (see

Touch Copy* (DVD to HDD)

on page 61).

• The system can only store one Copy List at a time.

• The copy list will be erased if: – any of the titles on the DVD disc are erased or edited. – the disc tray is opened. – playback is switched between Original and Play List. – the DVD disc is reinitialized or finalized. – the system is reset to its factory settings (see

Resetting the system

on page 124).

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

DVD

16:00 Sun 8/11 Recording Time

HDD

1 2 3 4

One

2 3 4

Pr 5 LP 0h32m55s

Total 1h30m

1/3

1/2Copy List

HOME MENU

PREV NEXT

Information for the selected title

Copy List titles

Running time of the Copy List

TUNE +

ST +ST –

ENTER

RETURN

TUNE –

DISPLAY

Copying and back-up

1 Load the recordable DVD disc that contains the material you want to copy to the HDD.

2 With the input function set to HDD/DVD, press HOME MENU and select ‘Copy’.

Timer Recording

Disc Navigator

Copy

Disc History

PhotoViewer

• Note that the

Copy

option will not be available if the TV system of the system unit and the disc do not match. (See

Input Line System

change the TV system of the system unit.)

3 Select ‘DVD  HDD’.

The DVD to HDD Copy screen appears.

DVD to HDD Copy

Original

DVD

Add

Erase Move Preview Erase All

Conf List

DVD

HDD

If the Copy List is empty, the only available menu option

Add

. Use this to select titles from the DVD to add to

is your Copy List.

Press

ENTER

to select

Add

right) buttons to select a title to add to the Copy List, then press

ENTER

Continue adding as many titles as you want. See

HDD Copy List menu options

List menu options.

• When in the thumbnails area of the screen, use the

PREV (

) and

NEXT (

previous/next page if there are more titles than will fit on the screen.

• As you highlight different thumbnails, information about the title is shown in the central area of the screen. Press

DISPLAY

displayed.

• Press

RETURN

to get back to the menu options on the left from the thumbnail area of the Copy List screen.

Disc Setup

Initial Setup

Video Adjust

Play Mode

DV Record

on page 102 for how to

2 3 4

1/3

/

1/1Copy List

(cursor left/

Total 0h00m

. Use the

DVD to

on page 72 for other Copy

) buttons to display the

to change the information

Recording the Copy List

After putting together your Copy List, you’re ready to record it.

1 Select ‘Conf List’ to display the Copy List settings screen.

2 Use the the Recording Mode.

•

High-Speed Copy

Original content from a VR mode disc. The Copy List is copied at the same recording quality as the original. (See page 60 for more information on highspeed copying.)

•

FINE, SP, LP, EP, MN

specified recording quality in real-time. (Note that if you copy at a higher quality setting than the original, the copy will not be better quality than the original.)

• If you select setting ( that appears.

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

3 Select ‘Start’ to begin copying.

/

DVD to HDD Copy

Original

DVD

DVD HDD

Recording Mode

Add Erase

Copy List Total

Move

Current HDD Remain

Preview Erase All

Conf List

MN1–MN32

(cursor left/right) buttons to select

Required 1h30m

1h30m

30h00m

/ 34h00m

Start

– Only available when copying

– The Copy List is copied at the

above, you can also change the level

) from the Recording Quality box

RETURN

to go back to the

Copying and back-up

DVD to HDD Copy List menu options

Use the following commands when making a DVD to HDD Copy List:

•

Add

– Select and add titles to the Copy List (see

page 72).

•

Erase

– Erase individual titles from the Copy List (see

page 72).

•

Move

– Change the order of titles in the Copy List

(see page 72).

•

Preview

(see page 73).

•

Erase All

•

Confirm List (Conf List

go to the recording settings screen (see

the Copy List

Add

Use this command to add titles to the Copy List.

1 Select ‘Add’ from the Copy List menu options.

2 Use the a title from the DVD to add to the Copy List, then press ENTER.

– Check the content of a title in the Copy List

– Erase the Copy List (see page 73).

) – Confirm the Copy List and

Recording

below).

/

(cursor left/right) buttons to select

DVD to HDD Copy

Play List

DVD

Add

Erase Move Preview Erase All

Conf List

2 3 4

DVD

16:00 Sun

8/11

Recording Time

HDD

1 2 3 4

Pr 5 LP 0h32m55s

Total 1h30m

1/3

1/2Copy List

• You may not be able to copy titles when copying a disc that was created using a PC or another recorder.

Erase

Use this command to erase individual titles from the Copy List.

1 Select ‘Erase’ from the Copy List menu options.

/

2 Use the

(cursor left/right) buttons to select

a title from the Copy List to erase, then press ENTER.

DVD to HDD Copy

Play List

DVD

Add

Erase

Move Preview Erase All

Conf List

2 3 4

DVD

15:00 Wed

7/10

Recording Time

HDD

1 2 3 4

Pr 5 LP 0h32m55s

Total 1h30m

1/3

1/2Copy List

3 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm that you want to erase the title, or ‘No’ to cancel.

4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to erase more titles from the Copy List, or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options.

Move

Use this command to change the order of titles currently in the Copy List.

1 Select ‘Move’ from the Copy List menu options.

/

2 Use the a title from the Copy List to move, then press ENTER.

(cursor left/right) buttons to select

The thumbnail appears in the Copy List section in the lower half of the screen. If there are already titles in the Copy List, the title is added at the end.

3 Repeat step 2 to add more titles to the Copy List, or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options.

Note

• Titles which were recorded directly to a VR mode disc or have already been copied real-time, and which contain bilingual audio or are recorded in recording modes

MN12–MN20

however if

High-Speed Copy

can be added to the Copy List,

is selected they will not

actually be copied.

• Similarly, a copy-once protected title, recorded from the TV for example, can be added to the Copy List, but it will not be copied if

High-Speed Copy

is selected.

DVD to HDD Copy

Play List

DVD

Add

HDD

Erase

Move

Preview Erase All

Conf List

2 3 4

15:00 Wed

7/10

Recording Time

1 2 3 4

Pr 5 LP 0h32m55s

Total 1h30m

1/3

1/2Copy List

Copying and back-up

3 Use the

/

(cursor left/right) buttons to select

the insertion point for the title, then press ENTER.

DVD to HDD Copy

Play List

DVD

Add Erase

Move

Preview Erase All

Conf List

2 3 4

DVD

15:00 Wed

7/10

Recording Time

HDD

1 2 3 4

Pr 5 LP 0h32m55s

Total 1h30m

1/3

1/2Copy List

Title to move

Copy List insertion point

The thumbnails in the Copy List are updated to reflect the new order.

4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to move other titles in the Copy List, or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options.

Preview

Use this command to check the content of a title in the Copy List.

1 Select ‘Preview’ from the Copy List menu options.

2 Use the a title from the Copy List to preview, then press ENTER.

The selected title starts playing. You can return to the Copy List screen by pressing playback will continue until the end of the Copy List.

3 Repeat step 2 to preview other titles, or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options.

/

(cursor left/right) buttons to select



STOP

, otherwise

Erase All

Use this command to erase the Copy List.

1 Select ‘Erase All’ from the Copy List menu options.

2 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm, or ‘No’ to cancel, then press ENTER.

DVD to HDD Copy

Play List

DVD

Add Erase Move Preview

Erase All

Conf List

2 3 4

DVD

HDD

1 2 3 4

Erase all titles in the copy list?

Yes No

Total 1h30m

1/3

1/2Copy List

Using disc back-up*

This feature offers a simple way to make a back-up copy of a finalized Video mode disc. The data is copied first to the hard disk drive, then on to another recordable DVD disc.

* See also

1 With the input function set to HDD/DVD, press HOME MENU.

2 Select ‘Copy’

3 Select ‘Disc Back-up’.

4 Select a back-up option.

Disc Back-up

on page 61.

Start new disc back-up

Resume writing data

Erase back-up data

There are three back-up options:

Start new disc back-up

•

– Start making a back-up of

a disc.

•

Resume writing data

– Record the back-up data

already on the HDD to a recordable DVD.

•

Erase back-up data

– Erase the back-up data on the

HDD.

Copying and back-up

5 Press  OPEN/CLOSE (front panel only) to open the disc tray and load the disc you want to make a back-up of, then close the disc tray.

You can only make back-up copies of finalized Video mode discs.

Disc Back-up

No Disc.

Please load a disc to be backed-up.

Start Cancel

6 Select ‘Start’.

Disc Back-up

Read from disc and save to HDD.

Start reading?

Start Cancel

• To see the progress of the back-up, press

• You can cancel the back-up process by pressing

TOUCH COPY

for more than one second.

DISPLAY

ONE

7 When the data has been copied, press  OPEN/ CLOSE to open the disc tray. Take out the disc and load a blank* recordable DVD.

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

Disc Back-up

Disc content saved to Hard Disk Drive.

Please eject the disc and load a

recordable disc.

Start Cancel

• To see the progress of the back-up, press

• You can cancel the back-up process by pressing

TOUCH COPY

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

disc

on page 59.)

Initializing a DVD-RW

9 After the system has finished recording the backup disc, you can select whether to make another back-up of the same data or exit.

Disc Back-up

Disc back-up finished.

To make another back-up copy, please load

a recordable disc.

Start Cancel

• Select

Start

to make another back-up copy or

to finish. If you want to make another back-up copy,

return to step

above.

10 If you don’t need to keep the back-up data on the HDD, you can delete it now.

Select

Yes

to delete the data from the HDD; select No to

keep it (you can delete it later if you want to).

Disc Back-up

The backed-up data is still on the HDD.

Erasing it will increase the free space

available. OK to Erase?

Yes No

• If you decide to leave the back-up data on the HDD, you can make back-up copies to recordable DVD discs anytime from the Disc Back-up menu.

DISPLAY

ONE

Cancel

You can use a DVD-R Ver. 2.0 disc, or DVD-RW Ver. 1.1 or Ver. 1.2 / 4x for the back-up.

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

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

8 Select ‘Start’ to start writing the backed-up data to the blank disc.

Disc Back-up

Write back-up data from Hard Disk Drive.

The disc contents will be overwritten.

OK to start?

Start Cancel

Note

• It is not possible to play material on the HDD that has been backed-up from DVD.

• It is not possible to switch the function from HDD during disc back-up.

Editing

Chapter 8

Editing

Introduction

Using the Disc Navigator you can edit video content on unfinalized Video mode and VR mode DVD discs, as well as video content on the internal hard disk drive (HDD). The editing features available in the Disc Navigator depend on whether you are editing video on a Video mode or VR mode DVD, or the HDD, and whether you’re editing Original content, or a Play List.

With unfinalized Video mode DVDs, there are a limited number of editing commands, including naming, locking and erasing titles. Once a Video mode disc has been finalized, further editing is not possible.

There are two ways to edit VR mode DVD-RW discs. You can directly edit the Original content of the disc, or you can create and edit a Play List. The Play List doesn’t actually change any of the content on the disc, but just controls how the content is played back (rather like the program play feature found on CD players).

Editing material recorded on the HDD is similar to editing the Original content of a VR mode DVD-RW, with similar commands for erasing, naming and locking titles, as well as fine control over the content of chapters within titles.

The Disc Navigator screen

DVD Disc Navigator

Edit mode

Disc Navigator

Video Mode

Disc recording mode

Disc Navigator menu options

DVD

Play

Erase Ttl Name Lock Erase All

Undo

123

12:30 Wed 4/11 Pr 5 LP Recording Time 0h30m40s

456

Currently selected title

Information for selected title

DVD Remain 0h37m(FINE)

1/1

Locked title indicator

Recording time available in the displayed recording mode

Number of title pages

Editing

HDD Disc Navigator

Currently selected title

Disc Navigator

Group1 Group2 Group3 Group4

All

123

12:30 Wed 4/11 Pr 5 LP Recording Time 0h30m40s

456

Selected Group

Disc Navigator menu options

HDD

All

Play

Erase Ttl Name Chpt Edit Erase Sec

Information for selected title

Important

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

Input Line System

page 102.

• 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 Line Input setting different to the current setting of the system. During recording, these titles cannot be played.

HDD group tabs

NEW

HDD Remain 6h12m(FINE)

1/1

Auto Replace Recording indicator

DISC NAVIGATOR

HOME MENU

New indicator

Recording time available in the displayed recording mode

Locked title indicator

Number of title pages

ONE TOUCH COPY

HDD DVD

TUNE +

ST +ST –

ENTER

TUNE –

PLAY LIST

RETURN

PREV NEXT

DISPLAY

Editing

1 Press HDD or DVD to select the hard disk drive or the DVD.

2 Press DISC NAVIGATOR to display the Disc Navigator screen.

Playback will automatically stop when you do this.

Disc Navigator

Original

DVD

123

DVD Remain

Play

456

Erase Ttl Name Chpt Edit Erase Sec

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• You can also access the Disc Navigator from the Home Menu (press

Navigator

• Use the

then press

/

HOME MENU

ENTER

, select

Disc

(cursor up/down) buttons to highlight the command you want from the menu options on the left (see then press

Disc Navigator menu options

ENTER

. Most commands require you then

below),

to select a title (or chapter) or location from the thumbnail views area of the screen. Use the

/

(cursor buttons) followed by

ENTER

//

to do this.

• When in the thumbnails area of the screen, use the

PREV (

) and

NEXT (

) buttons to display the previous/next page if there are more than six titles/ nine chapters.

• As you highlight different thumbnails, information about the title is shown in the central area of the screen. Press

DISPLAY

to change the information

displayed.

• If you are editing a VR mode disc, press

PLAYLIST

to switch between Original and Play List Disc Navigator screens.

Playlist / Original indicator

Disc Navigator

Play List

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• Press

Play

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RETURN

to get back to the menu options on the left from the thumbnail area of the Disc Navigator.

• You can switch between the HDD and the DVD Disc Navigator screens using the

HDD

and

DVD

buttons

(front panel or remote).

You can copy a selected HDD title to DVD, or DVD title to HDD by pressing

ONE TOUCH COPY

(see also page 61

for more on One Touch Copy).

When editing HDD content, a row of group names appears above the title thumbnails (see

groups

on page 82 for more details). You can access

these by pressing



(cursor up) repeatedly until the group is highlighted, then using the right) buttons to select a group. Press

Editing HDD

/

(cursor left/

ENTER

All

to ‘open’

the highlighted group.

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

timer recording

on page 50).

Standard

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

3 To exit the Disc Navigator, press HOME MENU

Remember

• You can change the thumbnail pictures used for titles using the

thumbnail picture for a title

NAVI MARK

button—see

on page 36.

Changing the

Disc Navigator menu options

The commands available from the Disc Navigator for the VR mode and Video mode discs and the HDD are shown below.

Video mode

•

Play

– Play a title (page 78)

Erase

– Erase a title (page 78)

•

Title Name (Ttl Name

(page 79)

•

Lock/Unlock

– Lock or unlock a title to prevent

accidental changes being made (page 81)

•

Erase All Undo

•

VR mode

•

Play

•

Erase Title Name (Ttl Name

•

– Erase all titles (page 81)

– Undo the last change (page 81)

(Original)

– Play a title (page 78)

– Erase a title (page 78)

(page 79)

•

Chapter Edit (Chpt Edit

chapters in a title (page 79)

) – Name or rename a title

) – Make detailed changes to

Editing

•

Erase Section (Erase Sec)

(page 80)

•

Lock/Unlock

– Lock or unlock a title to prevent

accidental changes being made (page 81)

•

Erase All

•

Undo

•

Play Erase

•

Title Name (Ttl Name

– Erase all titles (page 81)

– Undo the last change (page 81)

HDD

– Play a title (page 78)

– Erase a title (page 78)

(page 79)

•

Chapter Edit (Chpt Edit)

to chapters in a title (page 79)

•

Erase Section (Erase Sec)

(page 80)

•

Lock/Unlock

– Lock or unlock a title to prevent

accidental changes being made (page 81)

•

Erase All Divide

•

Change Group (Chg Group

– Erase all titles (page 81)

– Divide a title into two (page 81)

group on the HDD (page 82)

•

Group Name (Grp Name

HDD group (page 82)

VR mode

(Play List)

•

Play

– Play a title (page 83)

Erase

– Erase a title from the Play List (page 83)

•

Title Name (Ttl Name

the Play List (page 83)

•

Chapter Edit (Chpt Edit

chapters in a Play List title (page 84)

•

Erase Section (Erase Sec)

(page 85)

•

Create

– Make a new Play List title (page 85)

•

Move

– Move the position of a title in the Play List

(page 86)

•

Divide

– Divide a Play List title into two (page 86)

Combine

•

– Combine two Play List titles into one

(page 86)

•

Erase All Undo

•

– Erase all titles in the Play List (page 87)

– Undo the last change (page 87)

– Erase a part of a title

) – Name or rename a title

– Make detailed changes

– Erase part of a title

) – Assign a title to a

) – Name or rename an

) – Name or rename a title in

) – Make detailed changes to

– Erase a part of a title

Editing VR mode Original, Video mode and HDD content

These commands affect the actual content stored on the DVD-R/RW or HDD.

Remember

• If you are editing a VR mode disc, use the button to switch to the Disc Navigator Original screen.

Play

VR mode Video mode HDD

Use this function to start playback of a title.

1 Select ‘Play’ from the Disc Navigator menu options.

2 Use the

///

(cursor buttons) to select the

title you want to play, then press ENTER or

Disc Navigator

Video Mode

DVD

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Playback of the title you selected starts.

Erase

VR mode Video mode HDD

The Erase title command does slightly different things depending on what you are currently editing. If you are editing Original content on a VR mode disc or content on the HDD, the title will be erased from the disc and the available recording time will increase accordingly.

If you erase titles from a Video mode DVD-R disc, the title will disappear from the list of titles, but the available recording time will not increase. Erasing a title from a Video mode DVD-RW disc increases the available recording time only if it is the last title on the disc.

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

PLAY.

Editing

1 Select ‘Erase’ from the Disc Navigator menu options.

2 Use the

///

(cursor buttons) to select the

title you want to erase, then press ENTER.

Disc Navigator

Original

DVD

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3 Highlight ‘Yes’ to confirm, or ‘No’ to cancel, then press ENTER.

4 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options, or select another title to erase.

Tip

• You can erase a title quickly by pressing

CLEAR

when

the title is highlighted. Confirm the edit by pressing

ENTER

. (You can also use this method to erase titles

when using the

Play

function, above.)

Title Name (Ttl Name)

VR mode Video mode HDD

You can give titles new names of up to 64 characters long for VR mode and HDD recordings and 32 characters for Video mode recordings.

1 Select ‘Ttl Name’ from the Disc Navigator menu options.

2 Use the title you want to name, then press ENTER to go to the name input screen.

3 Input a name for the selected title.

///

Input Title Name

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OK Clear Space

(cursor buttons) to select the

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

/

buttons to change the cursor

position.

• Select

• You can also use the

CAPS

case, or use the

small

to change to upper or lower-

/

buttons.

CLEAR

button to delete characters directly (press and hold for two seconds to delete the whole name).

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

4 Highlight ‘OK’ then press ENTER 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

5 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options, or select another title to name.

Chapter Edit (Chpt Edit)

VR mode HDD

When editing VR mode DVDs or video on the HDD you can edit individual chapters within a title, with commands for erasing, combining and dividing. You can also play individual chapters to check their content.

1 Select ‘Chpt Edit’ from the Disc Navigator menu options.

2 Use the title that contains the chapters you want to edit, then press ENTER.

After selecting a title, thumbnails of each chapter appear and you’ll see that the Disc Navigator menu items change to the chapter editing commands:

•

Erase

to erase and press

///

Chapter Edit

Original

DVD

Erase

Divide Combine Preview Undo

Back

(cursor buttons) to select the

Title

15:00 Wed 7/10 Pr 5 LP

1 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

Chapter 0h03m

1/1

– Erase chapters: Select the chapter you want

ENTER

(see also the note below).

• Use the

///

select characters.

(cursor buttons) and

ENTER

Editing

•

Divide

– Divide a chapter into two or more parts: Select the chapter you want to divide. From the following screen use the playback controls (

, 

divide the chapter. With

ENTER

, etc.) to find the point at which you want to

Divide

highlighted, press

Divide Chapter

Original

DVD

Divide

Back

Title

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Divide

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

ENTER

to return to the Chapter Edit screen.

•

Combine

– Combine two adjacent chapters into one:

Back

Highlight the bar divider between two adjacent chapters and press

•

Preview

– Preview chapters: Select the chapter you

want to play; press

ENTER

(see also the note below)



STOP

to return to the chapter

edit screen.

•

Undo

– Undo the last command (only works with VR

mode disc edits).

3 Press RETURN to get back to the menu options on the left side of the screen.

4 To return to the Disc Navigator screen, press RETURN again, or select ‘Back’ from the menu options on the left.

Note

• When editing VR mode Original content, it may not be possible to erase chapters less than five seconds long.

• 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.

, 

and press

Erase Section (Erase Sec)

VR mode HDD

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

1 Select ‘Erase Sec’ from the Disc Navigator menu options.

2 Use the title.

After selecting a title, the Erase Sec screen appears from which you can mark the start and end points of the section to erase.

3 Use the playback controls (, , , , etc.) to find the start of the section to erase, then (with ‘From’ highlighted) press ENTER.

The bar at the bottom of the screen shows the current play position in the title. After pressing appears under the bar to show the start of the section.

4 In the same way, find the end of the section to erase, then (with ‘To’ highlighted) press ENTER.

After pressing bar to show the end of the section, with the section itself marked in red.

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

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).

///

Erase Sec

Original

DVD

Erase Sec

Back

ENTER

(cursor buttons) to select a

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A B

From To

 Play Pause

From

0.02.09.17

ENTER

, a marker

, another marker appears under the

Editing

6 Erase another section from the same title, or press RETURN to get back to the main Disc Navigator screen.

Lock / Unlock

VR mode Video mode HDD

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 Select ‘Lock’ from the Disc Navigator menu options.

2 Use the

///

(cursor buttons) to select the

title you want to lock (or unlock), then press ENTER.

Disc Navigator

Original

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

3 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options, or select another title to lock/unlock.

Erase All

VR mode Video mode HDD

This erases all unlocked titles from the disc (see also

/ Unlock

on page 81).

1 Select ‘Erase All’ from the Disc Navigator menu options.

Lock

2 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm, or ‘No’ to cancel, then press ENTER.

Disc Navigator

Original

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Lock

Erase All

Undo

Erase all titles?

Undo

VR mode Video mode

If you make a mistake while editing, you can generally undo it. There are three levels of undo (in other words, you can undo the last three edits you made).

• Select ‘Undo’ from the Disc Navigator menu options.

• You can’t undo the following operations: initializing, recording or finalizing a disc, locking and unlocking titles.

Divide

HDD

Use this command to divide a title on the HDD into two. Note that once divided, the two new titles cannot be recombined into one again.

1 Select ‘Divide’ from the Disc Navigator menu options.

2 Select the title that you want to divide, then press ENTER.

Divide Title

HDD

Divide

Back

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Title 2

Recording TimeLP0h01m24s

2-1 0.00.08.26

 Play Pause

Divide

Editing

3 Use the standard playback controls to find the place you want to divide the title.

4 With ‘Divide’ highlighted, press ENTER to divide the title at the current playback position.

5 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm you want to divide the title.

Select No if you want to cancel and leave the title intact.

6 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options, or select another title to divide.

Editing HDD groups

HDD

The large capacity of the HDD means that it may contain many hours of video. To help you organize your HDD video content there are four ‘groups’. You can move content from group to group, and rename the groups as you want.

Change Group (Chg Group)

HDD

Use this command to assign titles to a particular group.

1 Select ‘Chg Group’ from the Disc Navigator menu, then press ENTER.

2 Select the title that you want to put into a different group, then press ENTER.

3 Use the a group for the title, then press ENTER.

• You can select one of the four groups, or choose

Group

selected.

/

(cursor up/down) buttons to select

, in which case it will only appear when

Disc Navigator

HDD

All

Lock Erase All Grp Name

Chg Group

Divide

Title 1

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No Group

GROUP1 GROUP2 GROUP3 GROUP4

All

Group Name (Grp Name)

HDD

Use this command to rename a group.

1 Select ‘Grp Name’ from the Disc Navigator menu.

/

2 Use the the group that you want to name or rename, then press ENTER.

Input Group Name

3 Input a name for the group.

The name can be up to six characters long.

• Use the select characters.

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

• Select case, or use the

• You can also use the characters directly (press and hold for two seconds to delete the whole name).

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

4 Highlight ‘OK’ then press ENTER 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

5 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options, or select another group to name.

(cursor left/right) buttons to select

Group 1

CAPS small

///

/

CAPS

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(cursor buttons) and

buttons to change the cursor

small

to change to upper or lower-

/

buttons.

CLEAR

button to delete

ENTER

RETURN

4 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options, or select another title to change the group of.

Editing

Creating and editing a VR mode Play List

VR mode

A Play List is a kind of virtual content based on the actual (Original) content of the disc. The main advantages of this type of editing is that it is non-destructive of the video content on the disc, and it allows greater control over editing, so that you end up with the content exactly as you want it.

2 Select the title you want to erase, then press ENTER.

Disc Navigator

Play List

DVD

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Play

Erase

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Remember

• Use the

PLAYLIST

button to switch to the Play List

edit screen.

• The Play List can contain a maximum of 99 titles.

Play

VR mode

Use this function to start playback of a title.

1 Select ‘Play’ from the Disc Navigator Play List menu options.

2 Select the title you want to play, then press ENTER.

Disc Navigator

Play List

DVD

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Playback of the title you selected starts.

Erase

VR mode

This command erases a title only from the Play List. The title remains in the Original content and the available recording time does not increase.

1 Select ‘Erase’ from the Disc Navigator Play List menu options.

3 Highlight ‘Yes’ to confirm, or ‘No’ to cancel, then press ENTER.

4 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options, or select another title to erase.

Note

• The remaining recording time doesn’t change when you erase something from the Play List.

Title Name (Ttl Name)

VR mode

You can give titles new names of up to 64 characters long.

1 Select ‘Ttl Name’ from the Disc Navigator Play List menu options.

2 Select the title you want to name, then press ENTER.

3 Input a name for the selected title.

Input Title Name

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CAPS small

• Use the

///

select characters.

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

/

position.

• Select

CAPS

case, or use the

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

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

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(cursor buttons) and

buttons to change the cursor

small

to change to upper or lower-

/

buttons.

ENTER

Editing

• You can also use the

CLEAR

button to delete characters directly (press and hold for two seconds to delete the whole name).

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

4 Highlight ‘OK’, then press ENTER to fix 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

5 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options, or select another title to name.

Chapter Edit (Chpt Edit)

VR mode

When editing VR mode DVDs you can edit individual chapters within a title, with commands for erasing, moving, combining and dividing. You can also play individual chapters to check their content.

1 Select ‘Chpt Edit’ from the Disc Navigator Play List menu options.

2 Select the title that contains the chapters you want to edit, then press ENTER.

After selecting a title, thumbnails of each chapter appear and you’ll see that the Disc Navigator menu items change to the chapter editing commands:

Chapter Edit

Play List

DVD

Erase

Divide Combine Move Undo

Back

Title

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1 3

4 5 6

7 8 9

Chapter 0h03m

1/1

Divide

•

– Divide a chapter into two or more parts: Select the chapter you want to divide. From the following screen use the playback controls (

, 

divide the chapter. With

ENTER

, etc.) to find the point at which you want to

Divide

highlighted, press

Divide Chapter

Play List

DVD

Divide

Back

Title

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0h01m24s 0h00m

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 Play Pause

Divide

Chapter

, 

You can keep dividing the chapter as many times as you want (up to 999 chapters per disc). Highlight

Back

and press

ENTER

to return to the Chapter Edit

screen.

•

Combine

– Combine two adjacent chapters into one: Select the dividing line between two adjacent chapters and press

•

Move

– Rearrange chapters: Select the chapter you want to move, press location for it, then press

•

Preview

– Preview chapters: Select the chapter you

want to play; press

ENTER



STOP

, then highlight the new

ENTER

again.

to return to the chapter

edit screen.

•

Undo

– Undo the last command.

3 Press RETURN to get back to the menu options on the left side of the screen.

4 To return to the Disc Navigator screen, press RETURN again, or select ‘Back’ from the menu options on the left.

•

Erase

– Erase chapters: Select the chapter you want

to erase and press

ENTER

Editing

Erase Section (Erase Sec)

VR mode

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

1 Select ‘Erase Sec’ from the Disc Navigator menu options.

2 Use the title.

After selecting a title, the Erase Sec screen appears from which you can mark the start and end points of the section to erase.

3 Use the playback controls (, , , , etc.) to find the start of the section to erase, then (with ‘From’ highlighted) press ENTER.

The bar at the bottom of the screen shows the current play position in the title. After pressing appears under the bar to show the start of the section.

///

Erase Sec

Play List

DVD

Erase Sec

Back

(cursor buttons) to select a

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 Play Pause

A B

From To

ENTER

, a marker

6 Erase another section from the same title, or press RETURN to get back to the main Disc Navigator screen.

Create

VR mode

Use this function to add an Original title to the Play List. When you do this, the whole title is put into the Play List (you can erase bits you don’t need later—see

(Chpt Edit)

on page 84).

The title appears in the Play List complete with the chapter markers that appear in the Original. However, if you add more chapter markers to the Original later, these are not automatically copied over into the Play List title.

You can add up to 99 titles to the Play List.

1 Select ‘Create’ from the Disc Navigator Play List menu options.

2 Use the

///

(cursor buttons) to select the

insertion point for the new title, then press ENTER.

Disc Navigator

Play List

DVD

1 2

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From

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4 In the same way, find the end of the section to erase, then (with ‘To’ highlighted) press ENTER.

After pressing

ENTER

, another marker appears under the bar to show the end of the section, with the section itself marked in red.

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

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.

If there are no titles in the Play List yet, this step does not apply.

3 Use the

///

(cursor buttons) to select an

Original title to put into the Play List.

Disc Navigator

Play List

DVD

Create

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Editing

4 Press ENTER to add the title.

The new title appears in the updated Play List.

Disc Navigator

Play List

DVD

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5 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options, or select another location for a new title.

Move

VR mode

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

1 Select ‘Move’ from the Disc Navigator Play List menu options.

2 Select the title you want to move, then press ENTER.

Disc Navigator

Play List

DVD

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Create

Move

Divide Combine Erase All

Undo

3 Select a new position in the Play List for the title, then press ENTER.

Disc Navigator

Play List

DVD

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Move

Divide Combine Erase All

Undo

After pressing

ENTER

, the new, updated Play List is

displayed.

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4 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options, or select another title to move.

Divide

VR mode

Use this command to split a title up into two new titles.

1 Select ‘Divide’ from the Disc Navigator Play List menu options.

2 Select the title that you want to divide, then press ENTER.

3 Use the playback controls to find the place you want to divide the title.

Divide Chapter

Play List

DVD

Divide

Back

15:00 Wed 13/12 Pr 5

Title 1

Recording TimeLP0h01m24s

1-1 0.00.08.26

 Play Pause

Divide

You can use all the usual playback controls, including



PLAY, 

(

, 

PAUSE

, scan (, ), and slow-motion

4 With ‘Divide’ highlighted, press ENTER to divide the title at the current playback position.

5 To return to the Disc Navigator menu options, select ‘Back’ and press ENTER.

Combine

VR mode

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

1 Select ‘Combine’ from the Disc Navigator Play List menu options.

2 Highlight the bar divider between the two titles you want to combine, then press ENTER.

Disc Navigator

Play List

DVD

123

DVD Remain

Create Move Divide

Combine

Erase All

Undo

0h37m(FINE)

1/1

Editing

After pressing

ENTER

, the new, updated Play List is

displayed.

Disc Navigator

Play List

DVD

123

DVD Remain

Create Move Divide

Combine

Erase All

Undo

0h37m(FINE)

1/1

3 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options, or continue combining more titles.

Erase All

VR mode

This command erases all the titles from the Play List.

1 Select ‘Erase All’ from the Disc Navigator Play List menu options.

2 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm, or ‘No’ to cancel, then press ENTER.

Disc Navigator

Play List

DVD

123

DVD Remain

Yes No

0h37m(FINE)

1/1

Create Move Divide Combine

Erase All

Undo

Erase all titles?

Undo

VR mode

If you make a mistake while editing, you can generally undo it. There are three levels of undo (in other words, you can undo the last three edits you made).

• Select ‘Undo’ from the Disc Navigator Play List menu options.

• You can’t undo anything after opening the disc tray or switching the system into standby.

• You can’t undo the following operations: initializing, recording or finalizing a disc, locking and unlocking titles.

Disc History

Chapter 9

Disc History

Introduction

The Disc History screen lets you see how much recording space remains on the last 30 recordable DVD discs loaded. It also displays information such as disc name, the first three title names, number of titles recorded, recording mode and the lock status of the disc.

Available

Disc name

recording space

Disc History

Disc loaded

Selected disc

Other discs

Title information for the selected disc

News

Sport

Travel

Movie

Music

Title 1 Title 2 Title 3

Today's Football Enjoy Golf! Social dance Lesson

Using the Disc History

VR mode Video mode

1 With the input function on DVD, press HOME MENU and select ‘Disc History’ from the on-screen display.

The most recently loaded disc appears at the top of the list, with previously loaded discs below it. If there is a disc loaded, it is shown in the list with a ‘disc in’ icon.

2 Use the title information for other discs in the list.

• To remove a disc from the list, press can’t remove the currently loaded disc).

• You can see the available recording time for different recording modes by pressing the

3 To exit the Disc History screen, press HOME MENU.

/

(cursor up/down) buttons to see

CLEAR

REC MODE

(you

button.

1/2

System

LP 1h54m

2h35m

1h22m

0h30m

1h38m

DVD RemainDisc Name

Titles DVD-RW

625

Recording mode

Recording time available

Number of titles on disc

Disc type and recording mode

Disc lock indicatorRecorded Line

System of disc

Note

• When you initialize a DVD-RW disc or record a DVD-R disc for the first time, the system automatically names the disc

DISC **

(where ** is a number from 1 to 99). You can rename the disc if you want to (see

Input Disc Name

on page 96).

• When you change the display for the available recording time using the

REC MODE

button, only the display is changed; the actual recording mode is not affected.

• The following discs appear in the Disc History list in gray: – Discs with no available recording space left – Locked discs – Discs that contain the maximum 99 titles and/or 999 chapters – Discs recorded with a Line Input setting different to the system’s current setting.

• When a Video mode disc is finalized, the information for that disc disappears from the Disc History.

The PhotoViewer

Chapter 10

The PhotoViewer

Currently selected thumbnail

PhotoViewer

Currently selected folder in folder list

Pages in folder list

File Date/Time

01. 12/12

02. 13/12

03. 14/12 THU

04. 15/12

05. 16/12

06. 17/12 SUN

07. 18/12

08. 19/12

Chair No. 2 10:00 12/05/2003

TUE

WED

FRI SAT

MON TUE

1/2 1/3

Size

1920 x 1440

File information

Pages in file view

Playing a slideshow

From the PhotoViewer you can view JPEG photos and picture files stored on a CD-ROM/R/RW on your TV.

1 With the input function on DVD, press HOME MENU and select ‘PhotoViewer’ to display the PhotoViewer screen.

• The PhotoViewer is only accessible when a disc containing JPEG files is loaded.

2 Use the a folder from the folder list.

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

3 Press ENTER to move to the thumbnail view area.

The first thumbnail image is highlighted.

• To get back to the folder list, press

4 Use the thumbnail.

• Use the  and  buttons to display the previous/ next page of thumbnails.

5 Press ENTER or  PLAY to start playing a slideshow from the selected thumbnail.

• Use the  previous/next picture, or the pause the slideshow.

6 Press  STOP or RETURN to return to the thumbnail view area.

7 To return to the folder view area, press RETURN.

• To exit the PhotoViewer, press

/

(cursor up/down) buttons to select

RETURN

///

(cursor buttons) to select a

NEXT 

buttons to display the



PAUSE

button to

HOME MENU

Note

• Up to 999 files or 99 folders are viewable, but if there are more files/folders than this on the disc it is still possible to view them all using the Reload function (see below).

• The time it takes for the system to load a file increases with large file sizes.

• Pictures with an aspect ratio different to your TV screen will appear with black bars top and bottom, or either side (depending on the picture).

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

JPEG file compatibility

on page 11).

Reloading files from a disc

If you have a disc with a large number of files and/or folders, you can still view all the images using the reload function.

1 Use the  (cursor down) button to navigate to the last entry in the folder list (‘Read next: ...’).

2 Press ENTER to load the next batch of up to 999 files/99 folders from the disc.

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

Note

• You can press screen while the system is reloading images. (If you enter the PhotoViewer again, it will resume reloading.)

HOME MENU

to exit the PhotoViewer

The PhotoViewer

Zooming the screen

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

1 During a slideshow, use the CHANNEL + button to zoom the picture.

2x Zoom



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

2 Use the zoomed area within the picture.

Rotating the screen

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

• During a slideshow, press ANGLE to rotate the displayed picture clockwise by 90º.

Press in increments of 90º.

///

ANGLE

repeatedly to continue rotating the picture

(cursor buttons) to move the



Listening to the radio

Chapter 11

Listening to the radio

•

Auto tuning

Listening to the radio

The tuner can receive both FM and AM broadcasts, and lets you memorize your favorite stations so you don’t have to manually tune in every time you want to listen.

STANDBY/ON



frequency display starts to move, then release. The tuner will stop on the next station it finds. Repeat to search for other stations.

•

High-speed tuning

the frequency display starts to move rapidly. Keep the button held down until you reach the frequency you want. If necessary, fine tune the frequency using the manual tuning method.

: Press and hold

TUNE +/–

until the

until

FM/AM

TUNE +

TUNE –

SHIFT

ENTER

SYSTEM

SETUP

ST +ST –

1 If the system isn’t already on, press



STANDBY/ON to switch on.

2 Press FM/AM to switch to the tuner, then press repeatedly to select the AM or FM band.

The display shows the tuner band and frequency.

3 Tune to a radio station.

There are three tuning modes—manual, auto, and highspeed:

•

Manual tuning

: Press

TUNE +/–

repeatedly to

change the displayed frequency.

Improving poor FM reception

If you’re listening to an FM station in stereo but the reception is weak, you can improve the sound quality by switching to mono.

1 While listening to an FM radio station press SHIFT and SYSTEM SETUP.

2 Use the

/

(cursor left/right) buttons to

choose ‘FM Mode?’ then press ENTER.

3 Use the

/

(cursor up/down) buttons to select

‘FM Mono?’ then press ENTER.

The mono indicator (

MONO

) lights when the tuner is in

mono reception mode.

Select

FM Auto

mode (the stereo indicator (

above to switch back to auto-stereo

) lights when receiving a

stereo broadcast).

Improving poor AM sound

The simplest way to improve the sound quality of AM radio is to make sure that the TV in the room is switched off. Also try changing the position and direction of the AM loop antenna.

Changing the noise cut mode

If you find that the sound quality is bad even after trying the above, you may be able to improve it using a different noise cut mode. Just choose the one that sounds best.

1 While listening to an AM radio station press SHIFT and SYSTEM SETUP.

2 Use the choose ‘Noise Cut?’ then press ENTER.

3 Use the a Noise cut mode (1,2 or 3).

4 Press ENTER to confirm.

/

(cursor left/right) buttons to

/

(cursor up/down) buttons to select

Listening to the radio

Memorizing stations

You can save up to 30 station presets so that you always have easy access to your favorite stations without having to tune in manually each time.

1 Tune to an AM or FM radio station.

For FM stations, select mono or auto-stereo as necessary; for AM stations, set the noise cut mode as necessary. These setting is saved along with the preset.

2 Press SHIFT and SYSTEM SETUP.

3 Use the choose ‘St. Memory?’ then press ENTER.

4 Use the the station preset you want.

There are 30 preset locations; each can store one station preset.

5 Press ENTER to save the station preset.

• If the system is unplugged from the power supply completely, saved stations will remain for several days, after which you’ll have to save them again.

Note

/

(cursor left/right) buttons to

/

(cursor up/down) buttons to select

Listening to station presets

1 Make sure the tuner function is selected (press FM/AM, or use the INPUT SELECT button if it isn’t).

2 Use the ST +/– buttons to select a station preset.

Using RDS

Radio Data System, or RDS as it’s usually known, is a system used by FM radio stations to provide listeners with various kinds of information—the name of the station and the kind of show they’re broadcasting, for example. This information shows up as text on the display, and you can switch between the kind of information shown. Although you don’t get RDS information from all FM radio stations, you do with most.

Probably the best feature of RDS is that you can search automatically by type of program. So, if you felt like listening to jazz, you could search for a station that’s broadcasting a show with the program type, are around 30 such program types, including various genres of music, news, sport, talk shows, financial information, and so on.

The receiver lets you display three different kinds of RDS information: Radio Text, Program Service Name, and Program Type.

Jazz

. There

Radio Text ( These can be anything the broadcaster chooses—a talk radio station might give out it telephone number as RT, for example.

Program Service Name ( station.

Program Type ( currently being broadcast.

The receiver can search for and display the following program types:

) is messages sent by the radio station.

) is the name of the radio

PTY

) indicates the kind of program

News

– News

Affairs

– Current affairs

Info

– General information

Sport

– Sport

Educate Drama Culture Science Varied

shows or interviews.

Pop M Rock M Easy M Light M Classics Other M

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