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Recording

05

 

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En

 

VIDEO Plus+ programming with the power 
off

 

You can enter a PlusCode programming number when 
the recorder 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

 

 on page 93.

• You can’t change the recording mode.

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

 

1

Press ’VIDEO Plus+ (SHIFT + MENU)’.

 

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

 

2

Use the number buttons to enter the number.

 

• To clear the last digit entered, press 

 

CLEAR

 

.

 

3

Press ENTER.

 

The display shows the timer settings:
Date 

 

 

 Start time 

 

 

 End time 

 

 

 HDD and Recording 

channel

 

  

 

Recording mode.

• If 

 

CODE ERROR

 

 appears in the display, check that 

the number is correct and that the guide channel is 
set (see 

 

Set VIDEO Plus+ CH

 

 on page 93), then set 

the timer recording again.

• If 

 

CAN’T SET 

 

appears in the display, it means that 

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

 

Setting a manual timer recording

 

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

 

1

Press TIMER REC to display the Timer Recording 

screen.

 

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

 

HOME MENU

 

, select 

 

Timer 

Recording

 

, then 

 

Timer Recording

 

).

This screen shows all the timer programs currently set. 

• Each row is for one timer recording program, with the 

date and time information, channel, recording mode, 
DVD or HDD and recording status.

• The amount of free space available on the HDD and 

the currently loaded recordable DVD is shown 
towards the bottom of the screen.

• In the upper-right corner, the number of timer 

programs already set is shown next to 

 

Tmr Pgms

 

.

• If there are more than five timer programs already 

set, press 

 

 

 to switch page (go back using the  

 

 

 

button).

• You can also delete a timer program before it’s 

started (before the recorder enters timer recording 
standby) by highlighting it and pressing 

 

CLEAR

 

. See 

also 

 

Deleting a timer program

 

 on page 46.

  TOP

MENU

MENU

DISC NAVIGATOR

HOME

MENU

TV/DVD

DISPLAY

RETURN

AUDIO

HELP

CLEAR

INPUT SELECT

SUBTITLE ANGLE

VIDEO Plus+

CHANNEL

SKIP

TV DRECT REC

ENTER

REC MODE

ST0P REC

REC

SHIFT

ONE TOUCH

COPY

BACK CM

  TOP

MENU

MENU

DISC NAVIGATOR

HOME

MENU

RETURN

S

HOW

V

IEW

SKIP

TV DRECT REC

ENTER

REC MODE

ST0P REC

REC

SHIFT

ONE TOUCH

COPY

BACK CM

HDD Remain
DVD Remain

59h59m(SP)

1h59m(SP)

SAT 26/3 15:00

Tmr Pgms  4/32

Manhattan Open Tennis

OK

SAT 26/3  18:00 – 21:00

Pr 10

World Journey

OK

SUN 27/3  19:30 – 21:00

Pr 4

Flower

Until 30/4

MON – FRI  13:30 – 14:00

Pr 8

New Input

Timer Program View

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Summary of Contents for DVR-433H-K

Page 1: ...DVD Recorder DVR 433H S DVR 433H K Operating Instructions ...

Page 2: ...o 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 D3 4 2 1 4_A_En Before plugging in for the first time read the following section carefully 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...

Page 3: ...s 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 S002_En If the AC plug of this unit does not match the AC outlet you want to use the plug must be remo...

Page 4: ...VD recording 37 About HDD recording 37 Recording time and picture quality 38 Recorded audio 38 Restrictions on video recording 38 Setting the picture quality recording time 39 Basic recording from the TV 39 Setting a timer recording 41 Timer recording FAQ 47 Simultaneous recording and playback 48 Recording from an external component 48 Automatic recording from a satellite tuner 49 Recording from a...

Page 5: ... 91 13 The Initial Setup menu Using the Initial Setup menu 92 14 Additional information Screen sizes and disc formats 101 Minimum copying times 102 Troubleshooting 103 Frequently asked questions 105 About DV 106 Manual recording modes 107 Language code list 108 Country Area code list 108 On screen displays and recorder displays 109 Resetting the recorder 111 Handling discs 111 Cleaning the pickup ...

Page 6: ... can record a broadcast program to a recordable DVD while watching another recording you already made on the same DVD On screen Help Use the HELP button on the remote control to display a help screen for the current operation 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 ar...

Page 7: ...n destructive editing When editing Play List content 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 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 p...

Page 8: ...ed 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 Using the remote control Please keep in mind the following when using the remote control Make sure that there are no obstacles between the remote and the remote sensor on the unit Remote operation may become unreliable if...

Page 9: ...D RW Ver 1 2 discs 1 Discs should be finalized in this recorder before playing Unfinalized VR mode and Video mode discs may not play 2 Cannot read the CPRM information will show in the display when you load a disc However this will not affect playback 3 Copy once protected disc titles will not play CD R RW compatibility This recorder cannot record CD R or CD RW discs Readable formats CD Audio Vide...

Page 10: ...that DVD R is a record once medium while DVD RW is a re recordable erasable medium You can re record erase a DVD RW disc approximately 1 000 times For more information see About DVD recording on page 37 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 ar...

Page 11: ...gainst possible HDD failure The HDD should not be regarded as a place to store recordings permanently We recommend that you back up your important recordings onto DVD R RW discs in order to protect against accidental loss Pioneer cannot under any circumstances accept resposibility for any direct or indirect loss arising from any inconvenience or loss of recorded material resulting from HDD failure...

Page 12: ... Pioneer component with a CONTROL OUT terminal and bearing the Pioneer mark Connect the CONTROL OUT of the other component to the CONTROL IN of this recorder using a mini plug cord 7 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT Optical digital audio jack for connecting to an AV amplifier receiver Dolby Digital DTS MPEG decoder or other equipment with a digital input 8 INPUT 3 Stereo analog audio video and S video inputs for...

Page 13: ... feature allows you to set up the channel presets of this recorder very simply using the channel presets and preset names already in your TV See Switching on and setting up on page 25 and Auto Channel Setting on page 93 for more on this feature NexTView timer programming download NexTView timer programming download allows you to program a timer recording directly from the NexTView electronic progr...

Page 14: ...in connect it to the ANTENNA IN RF IN jack on this recorder and skip the next step 2 Use an RF antenna cable one is supplied to connect the antenna output of your VCR to the ANTENNA IN RF IN of this recorder 3 Use another RF antenna cable to connect the ANTENNA OUT of this recorder to the antenna input on your TV 4 Use a SCART cable not supplied to connect the AV1 RGB TV AV connector on this recor...

Page 15: ...onnect the S VIDEO OUTPUT jack to an S video input on your TV For a component video connection use a component video cable not supplied to connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks to a component video input on your TV See also Component Video Out on page 94 for how to set up the component video output for use with a progressive scan compatible TV 2 Connect the AUDIO OUTPUT jacks to the corresponding ...

Page 16: ...ART AV connector on your TV This enables you to watch discs 3 Use another SCART cable to connect the AV2 AUTO START REC INPUT 1 DECODER AV connector to a SCART AV connector on your cable box satellite digital terrestrial receiver This enables you to record scrambled TV channels Tip This recorder has a through function which allows you to record a TV program from the built in TV tuner in this recor...

Page 17: ...ble from the antenna cable TV outlet to the antenna input on your VCR satellite receiver cable box 2 Use a SCART cable not supplied to connect your decoder to your VCR satellite receiver cable box See the manual for your decoder box for more detailed instructions 3 Use a SCART cable to connect your VCR satellite receiver cable box to the AV2 AUTO START REC INPUT 1 DECODER AV connector on this reco...

Page 18: ...s you to watch discs 3 Use another SCART cable to connect the AV2 AUTO START REC INPUT 1 DECODER AV connector to a SCART AV connector on your decoder box This enables you to record scrambled TV channels Note 1 In order to use this setup you will need to make the following settings from the Initial Setup menu Set the AV2 L1 In setting to Decoder from the Initial Setup menu see AV2 L1 In on page 94 ...

Page 19: ...his enables you to watch and record TV channels 2 Connect one of the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL jack on this recorder to an optical digital input on your AV amplifier receiver This enables you to listen to multichannel surround sound 3 Connect the analog AUDIO OUTPUT and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks on this recorder to an analog audio and video input on your AV amplifier receiver 4 Connect the AV amplifier receive...

Page 20: ...onnections for a camcorder input Connecting a DV camcorder Using the front panel DV IN jack it is possible to connect a DV camcorder or video deck or DVD R RW recorder and digitally transfer DV tapes or DVD R RW discs to DVD R RW Important This jack is for connection to DV equipment only It is not compatible with digital satellite receivers or D VHS video decks 1 Use a DV cable not supplied to con...

Page 21: ...ially convenient for connecting camcorders and other portable equipment 10 ONE TOUCH COPY page 63 Press to start One Touch Copy of the currently playing title to DVD or the HDD See also the Note on copying on page 7 11 Press to stop recording 12 REC Press to start recording Press repeatedly to set the recording time in 30 minute blocks 13 RETURN Press to go back one level in the on screen menu or ...

Page 22: ...mera angles on discs with multi angle scenes 6 CLEAR Use to clear an entry and start again 7 CHANNEL page 29 Press to change the channel of the built in TV tuner 8 DISC NAVIGATOR page 54 73 TOP MENU page 32 Press to display the Disc Navigator screen or the top menu if a DVD Video disc is loaded 9 VIDEO Plus SHIFT MENU page 43 MENU page 32 Press to set a timer program using VIDEO Plus or display th...

Page 23: ... While paused press and hold to start slow motion playback Press repeatedly to change the playback speed While paused press to advance a single frame in either direction 14 SHIFT Hold down SHIFT to access the functions on the remote printed in green For example press and hold SHIFT then press for REC MODE 15 ONE TOUCH COPY page 63 Press to start One Touch Copy of the currently playing title to DVD...

Page 24: ...ecording quality indicators page 38 XP Lights when the recording mode is set to XP best quality SP Lights when the recording mode is set to SP standard play LP SLP Lights when the recording mode is set to LP long play or SLP super long play EP SEP Lights when the recording mode is set to EP extended play or SEP super extended play MN Lights when the recording mode is set to MN manual recording lev...

Page 25: ...etup Navigator 5 Select the Auto Channel Setting Auto Scan or Download from TV or Do not set then press ENTER 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 recorder to your TV using a fully wired 21 pin SCART cable connected to the AV1 RGB TV connector and if your T...

Page 26: ...avigator Setup Navigator Basic Initial Setup Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback Clock Setting Input Line System Power Save Help Setup Navigator Setup Navigator Basic Country Selection Country UK Tuning 32 213 Cancel Downloading Pr 5 32 213 Cancel Initial Setup Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback Clock Setting Input Line Syste...

Page 27: ... CH Setting on page 93 If for any reason you need to cancel the setup process before it s completed you will be asked the next time you switch on whether you want to start setting up again or whether to leave it until later Selecting the hard disk or DVD for playback and recording The HDD DVD button remote control and front panel is used to select the hard disk HDD or DVD for playback and recordin...

Page 28: ... Channel presets are numbered 1 99 If the recorder 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 Direct recording from TV on page 40 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 hou...

Page 29: ...o select the language for a non NICAM bilingual broadcast When watching a recording made from an external input with Bilingual recording selected see External Audio on page 94 you can switch the audio channel between left L right R or both L R Tip When recording to the HDD with HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode On to DVD in Video mode or on the LPCM setting only one channel of a bilingual bro...

Page 30: ...splayed on screen the sound and video is always routed to your TV and is unaffected by the TV DVD SHIFT INPUT SELECT mode setting Note that the recorder must be connected to your TV using a SCART cable to be able to use this feature Press TV DVD SHIFT INPUT SELECT to switch between TV mode and DVD mode STANDBY ON TOP MENU MENU DISCNAVIGATOR HOME MENU HDD DVD TV DVD DISPLAY RETURN AUDIO HELP CLEAR ...

Page 31: ...ray guide to align the disc if you re loading a double sided DVD Video disc load it with the side you want to play face down If you want to play a DTS audio CD please first read the note on page 33 5 Press to start playback If you re playing a DVD Video or Video CD a disc menu may appear when you start playback Use the buttons and ENTER to navigate DVD disc menus and the number buttons and ENTER f...

Page 32: ...While paused press and hold to start slow motion playback Press repeatedly to change the playback speed While paused press to advance a single frame in either direction Press to display the menu of a DVD Video disc Use the cursor buttons to navigate DVD Video disc menus press ENTER to select items Press to return to the previous level of a DVD Video disc menu ENTER SHIFT SKIP BACK CM TOP MENU MENU...

Page 33: ...R Press to start playback Video CD only If RESUME is displayed on screen playback starts from the place last stopped Press to stop playback Video CD only You can resume playback from the same point by pressing Press 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 n...

Page 34: ...in 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 SHIFT HELP repeatedly until it disappears The example displays below are a guide only actual displays vary according to the disc loaded etc Home menu options Disc Navigator page 54 page ...

Page 35: ...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...

Page 36: ...P etc and the total recording time of the disc Tip When using the simultaneous play and record feature the display shows information for playback only During real time copy the copy source playback information is displayed The Video mode 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 ...

Page 37: ...nformation Although this recorder can record PAL SECAM NTSC and PAL 60 you can t mix multiple TV line systems on one disc A disc can contain PAL and SECAM recordings or NTSC and PAL 60 See also Additional information about the TV system settings on page 99 About HDD recording Recording to the internal hard disk drive HDD is very flexible you have the full choice of recording quality options includ...

Page 38: ...ns on video recording You cannot record copy protected video using this recorder Copy protected video includes DVD Video discs and some satellite broadcasts If copy protected material is encountered during a recording recording will pause automatically and an error message will be displayed on screen Video that is copy once only can only be recorded on the HDD or in VR mode see below When recordin...

Page 39: ...and continues until the disc is full or you stop the recording 1 Use the HDD DVD button to select the HDD or a recordable DVD for recording If you re recording to DVD load a recordable disc if you load a new blank DVD RW disc the recorder takes a short while to initialize the disc 2 Use the CHANNEL buttons to select the TV channel to record The front panel display shows the channel number While th...

Page 40: ... connectors Also loop through is automatically reset to off after recording has finished Direct recording from TV If you connected this recorder 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 preset the recorder is on Check the instructions that came with your TV if you re no...

Page 41: ...it would not otherwise fit at the recording quality you set see Optimized Rec on page 97 for more on this Finally if you set a timer recording to record to DVD but there isn t a recordable DVD loaded at the time of the recording the Recovery Recording feature will automatically record the program to the HDD for you Important A timer recording can t be set if there are already 32 timer programs wai...

Page 42: ...that has already passed and can t therefore be selected The lighter area is time that s available 4 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 RETURN 5 Use the to move the cursor to the recording end time on the grid As you move the cursor around the grid an arrow stretches f...

Page 43: ...number buttons to enter the PlusCode programming number To clear the last digit entered press CLEAR You can also use the buttons to select digits from the on screen display 2 After making the settings select Enter and press ENTER The timer recording screen appears with the timer program you just set 3 Confirm that the settings are correct If the channel number isn t displayed use the buttons to hi...

Page 44: ...and set up new ones 1 Press TIMER REC to display the Timer Recording screen You can also access the Timer Recording screen from the Home Menu press HOME MENU select Timer Recording then Timer Recording This screen shows all the timer programs currently set Each row is for one timer recording program with the date and time information channel recording mode DVD or HDD and recording status The amoun...

Page 45: ...ecording to the HDD the recording will be split into two titles Overlap Two timer programs partially or completely overlap The one starting earlier will take priority Until eg Until 13 8 For a regular recording the last program that could be recorded is shown Data Over Can t record because the disc management area of the disc is full Cancel Once A regular timer program is set to skip Can t Rec Not...

Page 46: ...can set the recorder to skip the next scheduled recording 1 Press TIMER REC 2 Highlight the timer program you want to skip 3 Press then select Cancel Once from the command menu panel You can also just press when the timer program is highlighted In the timer program list Cancel Once appears by the program Extending a timer recording in progress You can extend a timer recording beyond the programmed...

Page 47: ...ay briefly shows LOCK If any buttons are pressed on the remote or front panel LOCK is briefly displayed again To unlock the recorder press and hold on the front panel for three seconds until the display shows UNLOCK To cancel a timer recording when the recorder is locked first unlock the recorder see above then press and hold REC for three seconds Timer recording FAQ Frequently Asked Questions Eve...

Page 48: ...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 Additional information about the TV system settings on page 99 Also during simultaneous recording and playback if the TV line system of the playback track title changes then playback will automatically stop Recording from an external component You can ...

Page 49: ...t will not start if another timer recording is in progress 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 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 rec...

Page 50: ...place you want to start recording from and setting the camcorder to play pause 1 Make sure your digital camcorder is connected to the front panel DV IN jack Also set the camcorder to VTR mode 2 Set up the recorder Use REC MODE SHIFT to set the recording quality See Setting the picture quality recording time on page 39 for detailed information Make sure a recordable disc is loaded if you want to re...

Page 51: ...cs although some DVD ROM drives and DVD recorders may be able to finalization might be necessary Check the manual that came with the player to check what kinds of discs it will play When you finalize a 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 Al...

Page 52: ...matically for recording You can also manually initialize discs for either Video mode recording or VR mode recording 1 By default the recorder initializes blank DVD RW discs for VR mode recording See DVD RW Auto Init on page 97 if you want to change the default to Video mode DVD R discs are ready for Video mode recordings out of the box if you want to use a DVD R for VR mode recording you must do i...

Page 53: ...ying 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 The PhotoViewer on page 85 Navigating discs and the HDD During playback you can easily jump to another title chapter or track on a disc using the number buttons on the remote 1 During playback use the number butt...

Page 54: ...splay style of the Disc Navigator You can choose to display titles in the Disc Navigator in various different ways sorted alphabetically by recording date by genre and so on You can also choose whether to display four or eight titles on the screen at the same time 1 From the Disc Navigator s title list press to display the view options panel 2 Use the buttons to select Style Sort Order or Genre th...

Page 55: ...y be done while the disc is stopped Disc Navigator HDD 11 29 MON 7 00PM 11 29Mon 7 00PM 2ch SP 2h00m 1 0G 1 2 3 7 4 Titles Remain HDD SP NEW first All Genres 10Titles 30h30m 1 20 00 FRI 3 12 20 00 Fri 3 12 Pr 9 SP 2h00m 1 0G 22 00 THU 2 12 22 00 Thu 2 12 Pr 7 SP 1h00m 1 0G 19 00 MON 29 11 19 00 Mon 29 11 Pr 2 SP 1h00m 1 0G 23 00 FRI 3 12 23 00 Fri 3 12 Pr 4 SP 2h00m 1 0G 4 Titles Sort order Recent...

Page 56: ... digital 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 Except during chase playback and simultaneous recording playback No sound is output when using other scan speeds No sound is output when scanning from the HDD except on forward SCAN 1 Linear PCM is output from the optical digital output during fo...

Page 57: ...D For example for 25 minutes into the current title press 2 5 0 0 For 1 hour and 15 minutes and 20 seconds into the title press 1 1 5 2 0 Time Search Video CD For example for 2 minutes and 30 seconds into the current track press 2 3 0 Title Chapter Folder Track Search For example for track 6 press 6 Alternatively you can use the buttons 4 Press ENTER Tip You can often select what you want to watch...

Page 58: ...e to use repeat play together with program play to repeat the tracks chapters in the program list see Program play on page 59 2 1 Select Repeat from the Play Mode menu 2 Select a repeat play mode For VR mode DVD discs select Repeat Disc Repeat Title or Repeat Chapter or Repeat Off For HDD DVD Video and Video mode DVD discs select Repeat Title or Repeat Chapter or Repeat Off For CDs and Video CD Su...

Page 59: ...ther 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 Program play remains active until you turn ...

Page 60: ...not erase the program list Erase Program List Erases the program list and turns off program play Displaying and switching subtitles 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 1 Check the disc packaging for details of the subtitle options 1 Press SUBTITLE SHIFT 2 re...

Page 61: ...s in each To display switch the audio channel press AUDIO SHIFT 1 repeatedly The audio channel s currently playing are indicated on screen L R Both channels default L Left channel only R Right channel only Stereo Stereo default 1 L Left channel only 2 R Right channel only Note 1 Some discs only allow you to change audio language from the disc menu Press TOP MENU or MENU to access To set audio lang...

Page 62: ...con 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 98 To switch the camera angle press ANGLE SHIFT 3 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 You can also change the angle...

Page 63: ...e with CPRM Ver 1 1 or higher see CPRM on page 38 for more on this Only one instance of a copy once protected title can be added to the Copy List and after it s been copied the title is erased from the HDD it is therefore not possible to copy a locked title that is copy once protected You can identify copy once protected material during playback by displaying disc information on screen If the curr...

Page 64: ... for copying is 12 hours Title name and chapter markers are also copied except when copying from a finalized Video mode disc Thumbnail picture markers and chapter markers for the Disc Navigator are copied but their position in the copy may be slightly changed from the original If some part of the title being copied is copy protected copying will start but the copy protected portions will not be co...

Page 65: ...eate New Cppy List Copy Select Recording Format Please select the recording format for the disc HDD DVD VR Mode Video Mode High compatibility mode Must be final ized for playback on other equipment Copying of bilingual broadcasts and copy once protected material is possible Note 1 Widescreen titles recorded at low resolution SEP through LP MN1 15 Video Mode Off or MN1 11 Video Mode On LP MN9 15 re...

Page 66: ...ity see Recording Mode on page 70 Select Input Disc Name if you want to change the disc name Input a name of up to 64 characters for a VR mode disc or 40 characters for a Video mode disc The input method is similar to that of naming titles see Title Name on page 67 Select Finalize if you want to automatically finalize a Video mode DVD after copying 1 Select a title menu style from the following sc...

Page 67: ...order of titles in the Copy List see page 68 Preview Check the content of a title in the Copy List see page 69 Cancel Exit the Copy List screen without saving any changes Repeat this step for as many titles you have that need editing 8 Press to display the command menu panel 9 Select Next to proceed to the Start Copy screen Select Recording Mode if you want to change the recording quality see Reco...

Page 68: ...n about these options see Editing accuracy on page 74 4 Highlight From then use the playback controls etc to find the start of the section to erase then press ENTER The bar at the bottom of the screen indicates the current play position in the title After pressing ENTER a marker shows the start of the section 5 Highlight To then in the same way find the end of the section to erase then press ENTER...

Page 69: ... move The next title you select will be appended to this one 2 Select Combine from the command menu panel 3 Select the title you want to append to the first then press ENTER This title will effectively move to be added to the end of the first title In the example below title 3 will be appended to title 1 4 Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel then press ENTER Chapter Edit The Chapter Edit option ...

Page 70: ...py List screen Recording Mode 1 Select Recording Mode from the command menu panel 2 Use the buttons to select a recording mode for the copy High Speed Copy1 The Copy List is copied at the same recording quality as the original XP SP LP EP SLP SEP MN2 The Copy List is copied at the specified recording quality in real time Note that if you copy at a higher quality setting than the original the copy ...

Page 71: ... 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 4 Select Start To see the progress of the back up press DISPLAY SHIFT HELP You can cancel the back up process by pressing ONE TOUCH COPY for more than one second 5 When the data has been copied press OPEN CLOSE front panel to open the disc tray Take out the disc and ...

Page 72: ...rt to make another back up copy or Cancel to finish If you want to make another back up copy return to step 6 above 8 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 If you decide to leave the back up data on the HDD you can make back up copies to recordable DVD discs ...

Page 73: ...de disc you can display the Play List by selecting Play List from the view options panel press then select Play List from the view options then Play List You can switch between the HDD and the DVD Disc Navigator screens using the HDD DVD button Titles on the HDD marked with a icon are timer recordings set to Auto Replace Recording see Setting a manual timer recording on page 44 Titles on the HDD m...

Page 74: ...choose will only be accurate to within 0 5 1 second On the other hand these edit points will be preserved if you use high speed copy to make a Video mode DVD HDD genres The large capacity of the HDD means that there may be many hours of video in the recorder To help you organize your HDD video content you can assign different genres to titles There are five genres in total including five user defi...

Page 75: ...n erase a title quickly by pressing CLEAR when the title is highlighted Confirm the edit by pressing ENTER Title Name You can give titles new names of up to 64 characters long for VR mode and HDD recordings and up to 40 characters for Video mode recordings 1 Highlight the title you want to name or rename 2 Select Edit Title Name from the command menu panel VR mode Disc Navigator DVD 2h00m 1 0G 1h0...

Page 76: ... between inputting the two characters 1 lower case ÿ upper case ß Set Thumbnail You can change the thumbnail picture that appears in the Disc Navigator for a title to any frame that appears in that title 1 Highlight the title you want to change the thumbnail picture for 2 Select Edit Set Thumbnail from the command menu panel The thumbnail setting screen appears from which you can find the frame yo...

Page 77: ...other marker indicates the end of the section with the section itself marked in red 6 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 Divide Play List only Use ...

Page 78: ...9 chapters per HDD title Erase1 Move2 Erase or move chapters Select the chapter you want to erase move and press ENTER Select whether you want to erase or move the chapter Move command only Select the destination for the chapter and press ENTER Combine3 Combine two adjacent chapters into one Highlight the bar divider between two adjacent chapters and press ENTER 5 Select Exit to get back to the ma...

Page 79: ...11 29 MON 7 00PM 11 29Mon 7 00PM 2ch SP 2h00m 1 0G 1 4 Titles Remain HDD SP All Genres 10Titles 30h30m Recent First 9 8 7 10 20 00 FRI 3 12 20 00 Fri 3 12 Pr 9 SP 2h00m 1 0G 22 00 THU 2 12 22 00 Thu 2 12 Pr 7 SP 1h00m 1 0G 19 00 MON 29 11 19 00 Mon 29 11 Pr 2 SP 1h00m 1 0G 23 00 FRI 3 12 23 00 Fri 3 12 Pr 4 SP 2h00m 1 0G Play Erase Edit Multi Mode Genre Name Cancel Title name Erase Section Edit Ch...

Page 80: ...e Genre Name Cancel Title name Erase Section Divide Cancel Set Thumbnail Move Combine Chapter Edit Disc Navigator DVD 4 Titles Remain 10Titles 0h30m DVD VR Mode Play List 11 29Mon 7 00PM 2ch SP 1 20 00 FRI 3 12 20 00 Fri 3 12 Pr 9 SP 2h00m 1 0G 22 00 THU 2 12 22 00 Thu 2 12 Pr 7 SP 1h00m 1 0G 19 00 MON 29 11 19 00 Mon 29 11 Pr 2 SP 1h00m 1 0G 23 00 FRI 3 12 23 00 Fri 3 12 Pr 4 SP 2h00m 1 0G 2 1 3 ...

Page 81: ... on a VR mode DVD R disc editing is no longer possible This is because information about your edits requires a certain amount of disc space As you edit this information builds up eventually preventing you from editing further Disc Navigator HDD 4 Titles Remain HDD SP All Genres 10Titles 30h30m Recent First 2h00m 1 0G 20 00 FRI 3 12 20 00 Fri 3 12 Pr 9 SP 2h00m 1 0G 22 00 THU 2 12 22 00 Thu 2 12 Pr...

Page 82: ...ded back to a DVD R RW disc Important During copying no other recorder operation is possible Scheduled timer recordings will not start until copying is complete Copy protected CDs may not copy successfully 1 Press HDD DVD and select DVD 2 Load the CD you want to copy to the HDD If you want to copy the CD with a different track order set the program play mode here 3 Press to starts CD playback 4 Pr...

Page 83: ...d the whole album is erased Edit Album Name Enter a name of up to 64 characters for the album See page Title Name on page 75 for how to enter names Edit Change Genre Set or change the genre for the album Edit Jump Set2 Set a track to jump so that it doesn t play choose this command again to cancel the Jump setting Play Mode Change the playback order for albums and tracks Genre Name Enter a name of...

Page 84: ... genre are displayed 12 1 1 HDD New First 21 00 FRI 25 03 Total 12 1 14 58 Repeat Off 10Albums Jukebox 60h30m Remain 2 Album2 3 Album3 4 Album4 5 Album5 6 Album6 7 Album7 8 Album8 1 Album1 All Genres 1 10 0 03 58 Display order New First Genre All Genres Play Erase Edit Play Mode Genre Name ALL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 New first Recording Date Most Listened Cancel Album Name 12 1 1 HDD New First 21 00 FRI 25 ...

Page 85: ... a thumbnail Use the and buttons to display the previous next page of thumbnails 5 Press ENTER or to start playing a slideshow from the selected thumbnail Use the buttons to display the previous next picture or the button to pause the slideshow Depending on the aspect ratio some pictures may be displayed with black bars top and bottom or left and right Large picture files may take a few seconds to...

Page 86: ...ea of the picture displayed 1 During a slideshow use the CHANNEL button to zoom the picture Repeated presses cycle between zoom off 2x zoom and 4x zoom The zoom factor is displayed on screen 2 Use the to move the zoomed area within the picture Rotating an image You can rotate the displayed picture during a slideshow so you can always view pictures the right way up whichever way they were taken Dur...

Page 87: ...prevent accidental recording editing or erasing of the disc loaded2 If you need to unlock the disc to make edits select Off Important A locked disc can still be initialized which will completely erase the disc Initialize settings You can initialize a recordable DVD disc for either VR mode or Video mode recording The first time you load a new DVD RW disc it will be automatically initialized for rec...

Page 88: ...ge appear on screen recommending you optimize the HDD As you record erase and edit recordings the HDD file system gradually becomes fragmented Periodically the HDD will need optimizing to clean up all the fragmented files Important Optimizing the HDD can take as long as eight hours During optimization playback and recording are not possible Canceling optimization mid way does not undo the optimiza...

Page 89: ... current preset Tuner VCR or LDP 4 Press ENTER to select the preset Creating your own set There are three user presets in which you can save your own set of picture quality settings 1 Follow Choosing a preset above and select one of the user presets Memory 1 2 or 3 2 Select Detailed Settings 3 Use the buttons to select the picture quality setting you want to adjust You can adjust the following set...

Page 90: ...1 Memory2 user preset 2 Memory3 user preset 3 You can press DISPLAY SHIFT HELP to see the individual settings for the current preset TV CRT PDP or Professional 4 Press ENTER to select the preset Creating your own set There are three user presets in which you can save your own set of picture quality settings for disc playback 1 Follow Choosing a preset above and select one of the user presets Memor...

Page 91: ...ting you want to adjust Audio DRC Default setting Off When watching Dolby Digital material at low volume it s easy to lose low level sounds completely including some of the dialog Switching on Audio DRC Dynamic Range Control can help by bringing up the low level sounds while controlling high level peaks 1 During playback or when paused press HOME MENU and select Video Audio Adjust 2 Select Audio A...

Page 92: ... area you can set the time and date manually The clock must be set in order to use timer recording Input Line System 525 System Use for NTSC or PAL 60 recording from an external input 625 System Use for standard PAL or SECAM recording See also About the input line system on page 99 for more information on this setting Power Save Mode 1 Only signals arriving at the antenna input are passed through ...

Page 93: ...he CHANNEL setting to the channel you want to assign to the current channel preset To manually fine tune the channel change the AFT setting to Off then adjust the Level setting The Name field allows you to input a name of up to five characters for the current channel preset If the currently selected channel is scrambled requiring a decoder connected to the AV2 AUTO START REC INPUT 1 DECODER set th...

Page 94: ...to S video RGB Sets the AV2 AUTO START REC INPUT 1 DECODER SCART input to RGB Decoder Use this setting if you connected a decoder to the AV2 AUTO START REC INPUT 1 DECODER SCART connector For scrambled channels make sure that the channel Decoder setting is set to On See Manual CH Setting on page 93 NTSC on PAL TV On NTSC discs will play correctly on PAL only TVs Off Use if your TV is already NTSC ...

Page 95: ... to 6dB in steps of 3dB Audio Out Settings Digital Out On Activates the digital audio output Off Deactivates the digital audio output When set to Off all the following Audio Out settings are grayed out Dolby Digital Out Dolby Digital Output a Dolby Digital signal when a Dolby Digital source is being played Dolby Digital PCM Convert Dolby Digital sources to Linear PCM output Use if your con nected ...

Page 96: ...age preference Auto Language On On this setting DVD Video discs whose main audio track is in your default language will play using that language without subtitles Discs whose main audio track is not in your default language but that have a subtitle track in your default language will play the original audio track with subtitles Off Select to play DVD Video discs according to your audio and subtitl...

Page 97: ...apter markers are inserted every 10 minutes 15 minutes Chapter markers are inserted every 15 minutes DVD RW Auto Init VR Mode Blank DVD RW discs are initialized for VR mode recording when loaded into the recorder for the first time Video Mode Blank DVD RW discs are initialized for Video mode recording HDD Recording Format Video Mode Off Recordings made to the HDD are made in VR mode Use this setti...

Page 98: ...r password you can reset it by resetting the recorder to its factory settings See Resetting the recorder on page 111 Angle Indicator On A camera icon appears on screen during multi angle scenes on a DVD Video disc Off Nothing is indicated on screen when a multi angle scene is showing Options On Screen Display On The recorder displays operation displays Stop Play etc on screen Off Switches off the ...

Page 99: ... PAL TV setting the signal format output when the recorder is stopped varies as shown in the table below About the input colour system The available options of the Input Colour System setting depend on the Input Line System setting The table below shows the different options available Additional information about component video output If you switch the Component Video Out setting to Progressive w...

Page 100: ... the language Select by code number Press then use the number buttons to enter the four digit language code See Language code list on page 108 for a list of available languages and corresponding codes 3 Press ENTER to confirm and exit the screen Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback Initial Setup OSD Audio Language Subtitle Language Auto Language DVD Menu Language...

Page 101: ... Scan The sides of the program are cropped so that the picture fills the whole screen 4 3 16 9 The program appears squashed Set to either 4 3 Letter Box or 4 3 Pan Scan 4 3 Letter Box 4 3 Pan Scan The program is presented correctly on either setting When viewing on a widescreen TV or monitor Screen format of disc Setting Appearance 16 9 16 9 The program is presented in widescreen 4 3 16 9 Your TV ...

Page 102: ...atible with 12x speed recording 2 Compatible with 6x speed recording Note 1 There may be cases where even 2x 4x 6x 8x 16x compatible discs do not copy at full speed High speed copying is not possible when using discs initialized on another recorder DVD disc type Rec mode DVD RW Ver 1 0 1 1 1 DVD R Ver 2 0 DVD RW Ver 1 1 2x 2 DVD R Ver 2 0 4x 3 DVD RW Ver 1 2 4x 3 DVD RW Ver 1 2 6x DVD R Ver 2 0 8x...

Page 103: ... recorder for an hour or so for the condensation to evaporate During HDD recording you can t play discs that are recorded with a Line System different to the current recorder setting Can t record a disc Check that the disc is not a DVD R RW DVD RAM or other incompatible format disc page 9 All settings are reset If the recorder is unplugged or there is a power failure while the recorder is on all t...

Page 104: ...e is some remaining blank space on the DVD HDD For a Video mode disc check that the disc isn t already finalized The HDD may contain up to 999 titles one DVD disc 99 Original titles and 999 chapters VR mode or 99 chapters Video mode Check that these limits have not been reached Check that the source you are trying to record is not copy protected For a VR formatted disc check that the disc isn t lo...

Page 105: ...ack Yes When HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off see HDD Recording Format on page 97 both channels of the broadcast are recorded unless you set the recording mode to LPCM in which case only the channel set using the Bilingual Recording setting will be recorded see Using the built in TV tuner on page 29 Can I record continuously on the HDD for more than 12 hours Yes timer recordings made ...

Page 106: ...kHz This recorder can only record one stereo audio track Set the DV Input setting as required see DV Input on page 95 Audio input to the DV IN jack should be 32 or 48kHz not 44 1kHz Picture disturbance in the recording may occur if the source component pauses playback or plays an unrecorded section of tape or if the power fails in the source component or the DV cable becomes disconnected The DV IN...

Page 107: ...240 352 x 288 MN 1 802 mins MN 1 802 mins 352 x 240 352 x 288 MN 2 720 mins MN 2 720 mins MN 3 600 mins SEP MN 3 600 mins MN 4 480 mins SLP MN 4 480 mins MN 5 420 mins MN 5 420 mins MN 6 360 mins EP MN 6 360 mins 352 x 480 352 x 576 MN 7 300 mins MN 7 300 mins 352 x 480 352 x 576 MN 8 270 mins MN 8 270 mins 480 x 480 480 x 576 MN 9 240 mins LP MN 9 240 mins MN 10 230 mins MN 10 230 mins MN 11 220 ...

Page 108: ...y mg 1307 Maori mi 1309 Macedonian mk 1311 Malayalam ml 1312 Mongolian mn 1314 Moldavian mo 1315 Marathi mr 1318 Malay ms 1319 Maltese mt 1320 Burmese my 1325 Nauru na 1401 Nepali ne 1405 Norwegian no 1415 Occitan oc 1503 Oromo om 1513 Oriya or 1518 Panjabi pa 1601 Polish pl 1612 Pashto Pushto ps 1619 Quechua qu 1721 Rhaeto Romance rm 1813 Kirundi rn 1814 Romanian ro 1815 Kinyarwanda rw 1823 Sansk...

Page 109: ... out the disc clean it and retry If the error persists use a new disc If the error appears even with a new disc please consult a Pioneer Service Center Incompatible or unreadable disc The disc loaded is a DVD R RW DVD RAM or some other incompatible disc type This display may also appear if the disc is dirty or damaged Cannot record to a disc that is not CPRM com patible Cannot record this content ...

Page 110: ...lease optimize again If this message appears repeatedly after optimizing the HDD it is likely that there is not enough free space on the HDD for optimization to complete properly Please erase some titles from the HDD and optimize again This channel s TV system is different from the recorder s setting The TV system PAL NTSC etc of the current channel is different from the TV system settings of this...

Page 111: ... Avoid leaving discs in excessively cold humid or hot environments including under direct sunlight Don t glue paper or put stickers onto the disc or use a pencil ball point pen or other sharp tipped writing instrument These could all damage the disc For more detailed care information see the instructions that come with discs Do not load more than one disc into the recorder Damaged discs Discs spin...

Page 112: ...r other component in your stereo system that becomes hot in use Use near a television or monitor as you may experience interference especially if the television uses an indoor antenna Use in a kitchen or other room where the recorder may be exposed to smoke or steam Use on a thick rug or carpet or cover with cloth this may prevent proper cooling of the unit Place on an unstable surface or one that...

Page 113: ...tories DRM Digital Rights Management DRM Digital Rights Management copy protection is a technology designed to prevent unauthorized copying by restricting playback etc of material on devices other the PC or other WMA recording equipment used to record it For detailed information please see the instruction manuals or help files that came with your PC or other WMA recording equipment and or software...

Page 114: ...ot watch from beginning to end all at once karaoke discs for example Regions DVD Video only example region code marks Regions associate discs and players with particular areas of the world This unit will only play discs that have compatible region codes You can find the region code of your unit by looking on the rear panel Some discs are compatible with more than one region or all regions Sampling...

Page 115: ...per Extended Play SEP Approx 10 hours Manual Mode MN Approx 1 13 hours Tuner Receivable channels Timer Programs 1 month 32 programs Clock Quartz lock 24 hour digital display Power off memory Approx 5 years after manufacture Input Output VHF UHF antenna input output terminal VHF UHF set 75 Ω IEC connector Video input Input 1 3 rear 2 front Input level 1 Vp p 75 Ω Jacks AV connector 2 Input 1 RCA ja...

Page 116: ...ut 4 pin front i LINK IEEE 1394 standard AV Connectors 21 pin connector assignment AV connector input output 21 pin connector This connector provides the video and audio signals for connection to a compatible colour TV or monitor PIN no AV1 RGB TV AV2 INPUT 1 1 Audio 2 R out Audio 2 R out 2 Audio 2 R in 11 G out G in 3 Audio 1 L out Audio 1 L out 6 Audio 1 L in 15 R or C out R or C in 4 GND 17 GND...

Page 117: ...ding channel presets from the TV 13 25 DTS CD audio encoded with 33 explained 113 output setting 95 DV camcorder error messages 106 recording from 50 DVD activity display 35 aspect ratios 97 101 backing up 71 compatibility 9 37 102 DVD R vs DVD RW 9 10 37 102 finalizing 10 51 88 initializing 37 87 playback controls for 32 53 62 selecting for playback recording 27 Video mode vs VR mode 9 10 37 74 8...

Page 118: ...rder 50 from an external input 48 on screen displays 36 optimized 97 settings 97 simultaneous playback and 48 time and picture quality 38 107 TV programs 28 39 Video mode vs VR mode 37 Recovery recording 41 45 Remote control buttons explained 22 23 changing the batteries 8 operating range 8 setting the remote ID 98 S Subtitles setting preferences for 96 switching during playback 60 T Timer recordi...

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