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Note

• If the unit does not operate normally due to external effects such as static electricity, disconnect the power plug

from the outlet and insert again to return to normal operating conditions.

Can’t use One Touch Copy (DVD to
HDD)

• Make sure that there is space available on the HDD and that there are fewer than
99 titles on the HDD.
• One Touch Copy doesn’t work if the recorder is already recording to the HDD.

The picture freezes and the front
panel and remote control buttons
stop working.

• Press the front panel

STANDBY/ON

button to switch the power off, then

switch back on and restart playback. If the power fails to switch off, press and hold

STANDBY/ON

for 10 seconds until the power switches off.

Problem

Remedy

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Summary of Contents for DVR-5100H

Page 1: ...DVD Recorder DVR 5100H Operating Instructions 4 7 4 7 ...

Page 2: ...vered with items such as newspapers table cloths curtains etc Also do not put the apparatus on the thick carpet bed sofa or fabric having a thick pile Thank you for buying this Pioneer product Please read through these operating instruc tions so you will know how to operate your model properly After you have finished reading the instructions put them away in a safe place for future reference In so...

Page 3: ...rporation Operating Environment H045 En Operating environment temperature and humidity 5 C 35 C 41 F 95 F less than 85 RH cooling vents not blocked Do not install in the following locations Location exposed to direct sunlight or strong artificial light Location exposed to high humidity or poorly ventilated location ...

Page 4: ...u 33 Displaying disc information on screen 34 05 Playback Introduction 37 Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc 37 Navigating discs and the HDD 39 Scanning discs 39 Playing in slow motion 40 Frame advance frame reverse 41 The Play Mode menu 42 Displaying and switching subtitles 45 Switching DVD soundtracks 45 Switching the audio channel 46 Switching camera angles 46 06 Recordin...

Page 5: ... settings 102 Language settings 103 Recording settings 105 Playback settings 106 14 Additional information Resetting the recorder 110 Setting up the remote to control your TV 110 Screen sizes and disc formats 111 Troubleshooting 112 Frequently asked questions 115 About DV 116 Manual recording modes 117 Language code list 118 Country code list 118 On screen displays and recorder displays 119 Handli...

Page 6: ...ach title or chapter within a title as a visual reminder of what the title or chapter is Disc History The Disc History screen shows disc information including how much free space remains for recording for the last 30 recordable discs loaded in the recorder Every time you load a recordable disc the Disc History is automatically updated with the latest information Home Menu The Home Menu gives you o...

Page 7: ...t is not touched The edited version the Play List content just points to various parts of the Original content Chapter marking You can easily add chapter markers anywhere in your recordings for easy editing 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...

Page 8: ...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 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 unreli...

Page 9: ...orded in CD Audio or Video CD format or as a CD ROM containing MP3 WMA or JPEG files However any other content may cause the disc not to play or create noise distortion in the output This recorder cannot record CD R or CD RW discs PC created disc compatibility If you record a disc using a personal computer even if it is recorded in a compatible format as listed above there will be cases in which t...

Page 10: ...displayed There are many different recording bit rates available to encode MP3 files This recorder has been designed to be compatible with all of them Audio encoded at 128Kbps should sound close to regular CD Audio quality This recorder will play lower bit rate files but please note that the sound quality becomes noticeably worse at lower bit rates JPEG file compatibility This recorder is compatib...

Page 11: ...f equipment Please use the recorder following the guidelines below to protect against possible HDD failure 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 recorder while it is on Install and use the recorder on a stable level surface Do not block the rear vent cooling fan Do not use the recorder in excessively ...

Page 12: ...r 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 6 AC IN Power inlet 7 INPUT 3 AUTO START REC jacks Audio video inputs stereo analog audio video and S video that you can use to connect to a satellite receiver TV VCR or other source component for recording 8 OUTPUT ja...

Page 13: ...the channel presets and preset names already in your TV See Switching on and setting up on page 25 and Auto Channel Setting Download from TV on page 98 for more on this feature EPG download EPG download allows you to program a timer recording directly from the electronic program guide displayed on your TV See the manual that came with your TV for more information on how to use this feature Note th...

Page 14: ...ct it to the ANTENNA 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 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 recorder to the SCART AV ...

Page 15: ...corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound Using the S video output 1 Use an S video cable not supplied to connect the S VIDEO OUTPUT to an S video input on your TV monitor or other equipment 2 Connect the AUDIO OUTPUT jacks to the corresponding audio inputs on your TV You can use the supplied audio video cable leaving the yellow video plug disconnected Make sure you match up the left and right...

Page 16: ...AV connector to a SCART AV connector on your TV This enables you to watch discs 3 Use another SCART cable to connect the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER AV connector to a SCART AV connector on your satellite cable box This enables you to record scrambled TV channels Note The diagram shows SCART video connections but you can alternatively use any of the other audio video connections Tip This recorder has a thr...

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

Page 18: ...T AV connector on your TV This enables you to watch discs 3 Use another SCART cable to connect the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER AV connector to a SCART AV connector on your decoder box This enables you to record scrambled TV channels Note 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 A...

Page 19: ...nd record TV channels 2 Connect one of the DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL jack on this recorder to an optical digital input on your AV 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 receiver 4 Connect the AV receiver s video output to a video input on your TV Note The di...

Page 20: ...ctor for audio video input and output with just one SCART cable Connecting a DV camcorder Using the front panel DV IN OUT 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 tuners or D VHS video decks 1 Us...

Page 21: ...l The function is shown in the display 9 SMART JOG dial 10 STOP REC Press to stop recording 11 REC Press to start recording 12 Front panel inputs page 12 Pull the cover down where indicated to access the front panel input jacks Especially convenient for connecting camcorders and other portable equipment 13 HDD indicator Lights when the HDD is selected for playback recording 14 Front panel display ...

Page 22: ...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 AUTO page 57 Lights when Auto Start Recording has been set and during Auto Start Recording 10 Recording quality indicators page 48 FINE Lights when the recording mode is set to FINE best quality SP Lights when the recording mode is set to SP stan...

Page 23: ...ons can also be used to enter names for titles discs and so on Use CLEAR to clear an entry and start again 11 INPUT SELECT page 57 Press to change the input to use for recording 12 CHANNEL page 29 Press to change the channel of the built in TV tuner 13 VIDEO Plus page 54 Press then use the number buttons to enter a PlusCode programming number for timer recording 14 DISC NAVIGATOR page 37 75 TOP ME...

Page 24: ...tedly to set the recording time in blocks of 30 mins STOP REC Press to stop recording REC MODE page 49 Press repeatedly to change the recording mode picture quality TIMER REC page 52 Press to set a timer recording from the standard Timer Recording screen EASY TIMER page 51 Press to set a timer recording from the Easy Timer screen 21 DISC HISTORY page 87 Press to display summary information disc na...

Page 25: ... buttons to choose a language then press ENTER 4 Press ENTER to start setting up using the Setup Navigator If you don t want to use the Setup Navigator press cursor down to select Cancel then press ENTER to exit the Setup Navigator 5 Select the Auto Channel Setting Auto Scan or Download from TV or Do not set then press ENTER DVD RECORDER STANDBY ON ENTER Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out...

Page 26: ...ttons to select On or Off for summer time then press ENTER Select On if you are currently using summer time Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback Clock Set Input Line System On Screen Display Front Panel Display Power Save Remote Control Set Setup Navigator Setup Navigator Country Selection Country UK Initial Setup Tuning 11 107 Cancel Downloading Cancel Pr 5 Basi...

Page 27: ...See Manual CH Setting on page 98 VIDEO Plus channel setting This setting lets you assign guide channels to ensure that the VIDEO Plus programming system works correctly See Set VIDEO Plus CH on page 99 Setting up the remote to control your TV You can set up the supplied remote control to control many brands of TV See Setting up the remote to control your TV on page 110 Basic Tuner Video In Out Aud...

Page 28: ...recording of a TV program on either the hard disk HDD or to a recordable DVD Recording is covered in much more detail in chapter 6 Recording 1 If they aren t already on switch on your TV and this recorder Press STANDBY ON to switch on Make sure that the video input on your TV is set to this recorder 2 Select HDD or DVD for recording Use the HDD and DVD buttons on the remote or the HDD DVD button o...

Page 29: ...you want to stop recording press STOP REC 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 Using the built in TV tuner Changing TV channels When no disc is playing you can change TV channels in three different ...

Page 30: ...ound and video is always routed to your TV and is unaffected by the TV DVD 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 to switch between TV mode and DVD mode Basic playback This section shows you how to use your recorder for playback of discs DVD CD etc and for playback of video from the HDD More playback features...

Page 31: ...tarts from the place last stopped Press to stop playback You can resume playback from the same point by pressing PLAY Press STOP again to cancel the resume function Pauses playback or restarts playback when paused Press to start scanning Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed There are four scan speeds the current scan speed is shown on screen Press to skip to previous next chapter title ...

Page 32: ...yback when paused Press to start scanning Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed There are four scan speeds the current scan speed is shown on screen Press to skip to previous next chapter title During playback enter a title number then press ENTER to skip directly to that title Commercial skip Each press skips for ward 30 seconds Use to a maximum of 4 mins During playback press to start ...

Page 33: ...ayback when paused Press to start scanning Press repeatedly 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 When a PBC menu is displayed press to display the previous next page During playback enter a track number then press ENTER to skip directly to that track While a PBC menu screen is displayed use to select...

Page 34: ...D RW CD etc and the disc mode for recordable DVD if applicable VR or Video 3 Recording mode and time Shows the current recording mode FINE SP LP etc and the total recording time of the disc 4 Resume Shows Resume if playback can be resumed from the last place stopped 5 Recording time remaining Shows the approximate recording time left on the disc in the current recording mode 6 Preset name and numb...

Page 35: ...er 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 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 di...

Page 36: ...he 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 slig...

Page 37: ... 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 The PhotoViewer on page 88 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 You c...

Page 38: ...C NAVIGATOR to go straight to the Disc Navigator screen 3 Select Play from the menu options 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 on page 42 Changing the thumbnail picture fo...

Page 39: ...jump to the new title 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 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 track Using the front panel controls 1 Use the FUNCTION button to select one of the following TITLE Enter a title numbe...

Page 40: ...g DVDs except for VR mode discs on forward SCAN 1 1 for which audio is output through the analog outputs and digital output if the sound is Linear PCM below 96kHz No sound is output when scanning from the HDD except on forward SCAN 1 1 for which audio is output through the analog outputs and digital output if the sound is Linear PCM below 96kHz 1 Except during chase playback and simultaneous recor...

Page 41: ...ally resume when a new chapter is reached on a DVD disc No sound is output during slow motion playback Frame advance frame reverse You can advance or back up a DVD disc frame by frame With Video CD Super VCDs you can only use frame advance 1 During playback press PAUSE 2 Press or to back up or advance one frame You can only use frame advance when playing a Video CD Hold down or for continuous fram...

Page 42: ...Time Search DVD and Video CD only For example for 45 minutes into the disc press 4 5 0 0 For 1 hour and 15 minutes and 20 seconds into the disc press 1 1 5 2 0 If Frame Search is On see Frame Search on page 107 then you need to add a frame number to the end of the time search For example 22 minutes 10 seconds and 5 frames press 2 2 1 0 0 5 PAL video contains 25 frames per second numbered 0 through...

Page 43: ...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 on the following page 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 Repea...

Page 44: ... 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 recorder Tip To save your program list and exit the program edit screen without starting playback press HOME MENU or PLAY MODE You can change the program list by selecting Input Edit Program from the P...

Page 45: ...en CLEAR Note Some discs only allow you to change subtitle language from the disc menu Press TOP MENU to access To set subtitle preferences see Subtitle Language on page 104 Switching DVD soundtracks 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 ...

Page 46: ... Bilingual recording on a VR mode disc if you are listening to the Dolby Digital soundtrack via the digital output you cannot switch the audio channel Set Dolby Digital Out to Dolby Digital PCM see Dolby Digital Out on page 102 or listen via the analog outputs if you need to switch the audio channel Switching camera angles Some DVD Video discs feature scenes shot from two or more angles check the ...

Page 47: ...mall scratches on a disc can affect playback and or recording performance Please take proper care of your discs 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 Input Line System on page 96 Note Some DVD players such as some Pioneer models are compatible with VR mod...

Page 48: ... 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 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 Displaying disc information on screen on pag...

Page 49: ... 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 96 is Off then this information is not displayed Basic recording from the TV Follow the instructions below to record a TV program Recording starts im...

Page 50: ... sooner Tip During recording you can turn on off the SCART loop through function During recording press FUNCTION front panel only until the display shows SCART then use the SMART JOG dial to select SCART THRU loop through on or SCART NORM loop through off Note that you can t switch loop through on if recording from the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER or AV1 RGB TV connectors Also loop through is automatically...

Page 51: ...y Auto Start Recording is in progress There are already 32 timer programs waiting to be recorded Timer recording will not start if The recorder is already recording The timer programming screen is displayed on screen A disc is being initialized finalized or unfinalized Except for finalized Video mode discs timer recording will start when the operation preventing timer recording has finished The ti...

Page 52: ... the grid 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 6 hours can be set 6 Press ENTER to set the end time and exit the timer recording screen You can check the timer program you just set from the main timer recording screen see Standard timer recording on page 52 Note You...

Page 53: ... program you want to record Up to eight timer programs 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 Recorded Title Name Optionally you can enter a name for the recording up to 32 characters 4 After entering all the timer recording information press ENTER The main timer recording screen is displayed again Th...

Page 54: ...er Recording then VIDEO Plus Use the number buttons to enter the PlusCode programming number To clear the last digit entered press CLEAR Press REC MODE to change the recording quality see also Setting the picture quality recording time on page 49 If Manual Recording is on then you can also select the MN setting Use the cursor left right buttons to select the Once Daily or Weekly recording option P...

Page 55: ...SET appears in the display it means that although you entered a valid PlusCode programming number the program has already finished Stopping or extending a timer recording in progress After a timer recording has started you can cancel or extend recording 1 Press and hold REC for 3 seconds Only the program is canceled the timer indicator disappears recording continues 2 If you want to stop recording...

Page 56: ...l 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 Using the Disc Navigator with recordable discs and the HDD on page 38 Important Note that you must use a DVD RW Ver 1 1 2x disc to be able to use this feature Unrecorded DVD RW discs initia...

Page 57: ...ding from the DV IN OUT jack if 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 Restrictions on video recording on page 48 for more details Automatic recording from a satellite tuner If you have a satellite tuner or some other kind of set top box connected to ...

Page 58: ...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 Recording from a DV camcorder You can record from a DV camcorder connected to the DV IN OUT jack on the front panel of this recorder Using the recorder s remote you can control both the camcorder and this recorder Before re...

Page 59: ...opy protected signal Recording restarts when there is a non copy protected signal You can pause or stop the recording by selecting Pause Rec or 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 yo...

Page 60: ...lize the disc as it can t be changed afterwards If you want to rename the disc see Input Disc Name on page 90 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 Undo Finalize on page 91 for how to do this A VR mode disc can still be recorded and ...

Page 61: ...thing 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 3 Select Video Mode or VR Mode from the initialize options 4 Select Start It takes about 40 seconds to initialize the disc Note By default the recorder initializes blank DVD RW...

Page 62: ... high speed copying Check with the disc manufacturer for compatibility There may be cases where even 2x 4x compatible discs do not copy at full speed Discs initialized on another recorder are not compatible with high speed copying Real time copying Real time copying is also possible with the advantage that you can use a different recording mode from the original For example you can record a title ...

Page 63: ... COPY to copy the current title to DVD The front panel display indicates that the title is being copied Playback continues while copying Note Title name chapter markers as well as thumbnail 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 chapter markers in the copy may not be in exact...

Page 64: ...tore one Copy List at a time The Copy List is erased if the Frame Accurate setting is changed in the Initial Settings menu see Frame Accurate on page 106 or if the Input Line System setting is changed see Input Line System on page 96 The Copy List is also erased if any of the Original titles that appear in the Copy List are erased or edited this includes titles that are changed through Auto Replac...

Page 65: ...g Quality box that appears Optimized The recording quality is automatically adjusted so that the Copy List fits on to the space available on the disc When you change the recording quality 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...

Page 66: ...om the Copy List to edit then press ENTER The chapter editing screen appears with thumbnails of each chapter 3 Use the cursor up down buttons to select a command from the menu on the left side of the screen The following commands are available Erase Erase individual chapters Use the cursor buttons to select a chapter to erase then press ENTER Divide Divide a chapter into two or more new chapters S...

Page 67: ...n for the chapter then press ENTER The thumbnails in the chapter list reflect the new order 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 cursor left right buttons to select a title from the Copy List to move then press ENTER The thumbnail appears in the Copy List section in the lower half of the screen 1 1 HD...

Page 68: ...List menu options 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to select a title from the Copy List to erase then press ENTER 3 Select Yes to confirm that you want to erase the title or No to cancel 4 Repeat step 2 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 o...

Page 69: ... motion Note When Frame Accurate is set to Off see Frame Accurate on page 106 the divide points may move by up to 0 5 seconds after selecting Divide Combine Use this command to make a single title from two adjacent titles already in the Copy List 1 Select Combine from the Copy List menu options 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to select two adjacent titles from the Copy List to combine then pre...

Page 70: ... on page 96 for how to change the TV system of the recorder 3 Select DVD HDD 4 Use the cursor up down buttons to select a command from Copy List menu options The following commands are available Add Select and add titles to the Copy List Move Change the order of titles in the Copy List Erase All Erase the Copy List Next Start recording using the current Copy List see step 5 below Preview Check the...

Page 71: ... Use this command to add one or more titles to the Copy List 1 Select Add from the Copy List menu options 2 Use the cursor left right buttons to select a title from the DVD to add to the Copy List then press ENTER The thumbnail appears in the Copy List section in the lower half of the screen You can t add titles which would make the total running time of the Copy List more than 6 hours 3 Repeat st...

Page 72: ...he 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 Erase All Use this command to erase the Copy List 1 Select Erase All from the Copy ...

Page 73: ...l DVD R disc 2 Ver 1 1 DVD RW disc Note that the actual recordable capacity of discs vary 8 Select Start to start writing the backed up data to the blank disc To see the progress of the back up press DISPLAY You can cancel the back up process by pressing ONE TOUCH COPY for more than 1 second However this will make the disc unusable although if you are using a DVD RW disc you can re initialize it i...

Page 74: ...ata 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 anytime from the Disc Back up menu The backed up data is still on the HDD Erasing it will increase the free space available OK to Erase Disc Back up Yes No ...

Page 75: ...wo 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 D...

Page 76: ...you do this You can also access it from the Home Menu press HOME MENU select Disc Navigator then press ENTER When selecting titles use the PREV and NEXT buttons to display the previous next page if there are more than six titles HDD All 1 1 12 30 Wed 4 11 Pr 5 LP Recording Time 0h30m40s 1 2 3 4 5 6 Disc Navigator Play Erase Ttl Name Chpt Edit Chg Group HDD Remain 6h12m FINE All Group1 Group2 Group...

Page 77: ...are seeing for the first time in the Disc Navigator 3 To exit the Disc Navigator press HOME MENU Disc Navigator menu options The commands available from the Disc Navigator for different disc types is shown below Play Play a title page 78 Title Name Ttl Name Name or rename a title page 79 Lock Unlock Lock or unlock a title to prevent accidental changes being made page 81 Erase Erase a title page 78...

Page 78: ...erent 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...

Page 79: ...me 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 Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name The table below shows the remote control key shortcuts that you can use to input characters in the name input scre...

Page 80: ...n press RETURN again or select Back from the menu options on the left Note It may not be possible to erase chapters less than 5 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 Inserting chapter markers into a titl...

Page 81: ...become locked a locked title will be unlocked Locked titles are shown in the Disc Navigator with a padlock icon If you re editing from the HDD remember that the title you re looking for may be in a different group from the one displayed 3 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options or select another title to lock unlock Erase All This erases all unlocked titles from the disc see als...

Page 82: ...e that you want to put into a different group then press ENTER Titles from the All group are displayed all titles on the HDD 3 Use the cursor up down buttons to select a group for the title then press ENTER You can select one of the four groups or choose to make the title ungrouped in which case it will only appear in the All group 4 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options or se...

Page 83: ...cording time does not increase 1 Select Erase from the Disc Navigator Play List menu options 2 Select the title you want to erase then press ENTER 3 Highlight Yes to confirm or No to cancel then press ENTER Note The remaining recording time doesn t change when you erase something from the Play List Title Name Ttl Name You can give titles new names of up to 64 characters long 1 Select Ttl Name from...

Page 84: ...pter editing commands Erase Erase chapters Select the chapter you want to erase and press ENTER Divide Split a chapter into two Select the chapter you want to divide and press ENTER Combine Combine two adjacent chapters into one Select the dividing line between two adjacent chapters and press ENTER Move Rearrange chapters Select the chapter you want to move press ENTER then highlight the new locat...

Page 85: ... title you want to move then press ENTER 3 Select a new position in the Play List for the title then press ENTER After pressing ENTER the new updated Play List is displayed 4 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator menu options or select another title to move Play List 1 1 Undo DVD Disc Navigator Create Move Divide Combine Erase All DVD Remain 0h37m FINE 1 2 Play List 1 1 Undo DVD ORG1 ORG4 ...

Page 86: ...elect Erase All from the Disc Navigator Play List menu options 2 Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel then press ENTER Undo 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 ejecting the disc from the recorder...

Page 87: ...isc or record a DVD R disc for the first time the recorder 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 90 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 li...

Page 88: ... 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 recorder 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 d...

Page 89: ...d 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 cursor buttons to move 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 sli...

Page 90: ...a different DVD recorder you will see only a limited character set Note You cannot input a name for a disc if the TV line system of the disc is different to the current setting of the recorder See Input Line System on page 96 for how to change the recorder s setting Lock Disc Default setting Off Set to On to prevent accidental recording editing or erasing of the disc loaded If you need to unlock t...

Page 91: ...e recordings in place so that the disc can be played on a regular DVD player or computer equipped with a suitable DVD ROM drive See Playing your recordings on other DVD players on page 60 for detailed instructions Undo Finalize You can undo the finalization on DVD RW discs recorded on this recorder in Video mode You need to do this if you want to record more material or edit material already on th...

Page 92: ...u can press DISPLAY to see the individual settings for the 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 Select the picture quality setting you want to ...

Page 93: ... 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 Memory 1 2 or 3 2 Move the cursor down and select Detailed Settings 3 Select the picture quality setting you want to adjust You can adjus...

Page 94: ...lifier receiver Virtual Surround Default setting Off Switch on Virtual Surround to enjoy surround sound effects from just two speakers When playing any Dolby Digital encoded material SRS TruSurround produces a deep cinema like sound space from any pair of speakers SRS TruSurround is licenced from SRS Labs and certified by Dolby Laboratories for Virtual Dolby technology 1 During playback or when pa...

Page 95: ... your area are broadcasting time signals you can set the clock manually Set your time zone You can set this by selecting a city or a time relative to GMT Move the cursor down and select On for summer time if you are currently on summer time then press ENTER Timer Recording Disc History PhotoViewer Disc Navigator Copy Disc Setup Initial Setup Video Audio Adjust Play Mode DV Record Basic Tuner Video...

Page 96: ...splay when the recorder is in standby Switch to Off to have the front panel display switch off completely when in standby Note When set to Off the display still lights dimly in standby when setting a timer recording or during Auto Start Recording Power Save Default setting Off When set to Off signals arriving at the ANTENNA IN terminal and at the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER AV connector are passed through...

Page 97: ...nels in your area then if there are any unwanted channels you can disable them using Channel Skip described below 1 Choose Tuner from the Initial Setup menu then Auto Channel Setting then Auto Scan 2 Select your country then press ENTER to start tuning You can cancel before auto tuning has finished by pressing ENTER again After auto scanning has finished the channel mapping screen appears showing ...

Page 98: ...reen Use the CHANNEL buttons number buttons or the SMART JOG on the front panel to change channels From this screen there are eight parameters you can set Skip If you want to skip the displayed channel because there is no station assigned to that channel change the Skip setting to On CH System Set the channel system used in your area or region Channel Change the channel number assigned to the curr...

Page 99: ...mbers to the guide channels as necessary Look in your TV guide to see which channel numbers should be assigned to which guide channels Use the cursor up down buttons to change the guide channel for setting Use the cursor left right buttons to change the channel number Use the PREV NEXT button to display the previous next 10 guide channels 3 To return to the Initial Setup menu press ENTER Basic Tun...

Page 100: ...r an S video cable see Using the S video output on page 15 for more on this or reset the recorder see Resetting the recorder on page 110 for how to do this Video Compatible with all TVs but lowest quality of the three AV settings S Video Almost the same quality as RGB but can give better results if you are using a long SCART cable RGB If your TV is compatible this setting gives the best picture qu...

Page 101: ...o level from the built in tuner is excessively high causing distortion External Audio Default setting Stereo If the external source is standard stereo leave set to Stereo If each channel carries a separate soundtrack change to Bilingual When the external audio is from the DV input an audio subcode channel within the DV audio tells the recorder whether the audio is stereo or bilingual This has prio...

Page 102: ...he other Audio Out settings are grayed out and can t be set Dolby Digital Out You only need to make this setting if you connected this recorder to an AV amplifier or other component using the digital output Default setting Dolby Digital If your AV receiver or other connected component is Dolby Digital compatible set to Dolby Digital otherwise set to Dolby Digital PCM Check the manual that came wit...

Page 103: ...component using the digital output Default setting MPEG PCM If your AV receiver or other connected component is MPEG audio compatible set to MPEG otherwise set to MPEG PCM Check the manual that came with the connected component if you re unsure whether it is MPEG compatible Language settings OSD Language Default setting English This sets the language of the on screen menus and displays Audio Langu...

Page 104: ...e see Audio Language on page 103 and Subtitle Language on page 104 Note Even when set to On Auto Language may not work with some discs In this case set the audio and subtitle languages using the AUDIO and SUBTITLE buttons Tip You can still switch audio and subtitle languages on playback using the AUDIO and SUBTITLE buttons DVD Menu Language Default setting w Subtitle Language Some multilingual dis...

Page 105: ...el adjust screen press ENTER 3 Press ENTER to set the manual recording level and return to the menu screen Note The preset picture quality settings correspond to the following manual settings FINE MN32 SP MN21 LP MN9 EP MN1 See page Manual recording modes on page 117 for detailed information on the manual recording levels Optimized Rec Default setting Off On the default setting if a timer program ...

Page 106: ...utomatically initializes it for recording You can set it to initialize the disc for VR mode or Video mode recording Playback settings TV Screen Size Default setting 4 3 Letter Box If you have a widescreen TV select the 16 9 setting widescreen DVD software is then shown using the full screen area When playing software recorded in conventional 4 3 format the settings on your TV will determine how th...

Page 107: ... a Parental Lock level If the recorder is set to a lower level than the disc it will require you to enter a password before the disc will play This gives you some control about what your children watch on your DVD recorder Some discs also support the Country code feature The recorder does not play certain scenes on these discs depending on the Country code you set Before you can set the Parental L...

Page 108: ... Playback Set Password 1 2 3 4 Initial Setup Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback TV Screen Size Still Picture Frame Search Seamless Playback Parental Lock Angle Indicator Change Password Change Level Country Code Initial Setup TV Screen Size Still Picture Frame Search Seamless Playback Parental Lock Angle Indicator Parental Lock Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In...

Page 109: ...udio Out Language Recording Playback TV Screen Size Still Picture Frame Search Seamless Playback Parental Lock Angle Indicator Change Password Change Level Country Code Initial Setup TV Screen Size Still Picture Frame Search Seamless Playback Parental Lock Angle Indicator Parental Lock Basic Tuner Video In Out Audio In Audio Out Language Recording Playback Parental Lock Country Code Password Code ...

Page 110: ...f the maker s name of your TV doesn t appear in the table below you will not be able to use this remote to control your TV 2 Press TV to check that the remote works with your TV If the remote is set up correctly the TV should switch on off If it doesn t and there is another code given for your maker repeat step 1 with a new code Using the TV remote control buttons The table below shows how to use ...

Page 111: ...f 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 will determine ho...

Page 112: ...tch the recorder into standby before unplugging the power cord Screen goes blank and controls are inoperative Press STOP then restart playback Remote control does not work If you connected this recorder to another Pioneer product using the CONTROL IN jack point the remote control at the other component to use page 12 Set the remote control to the same ID number as the recorder page 97 When the bat...

Page 113: ...e 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 protected page 90 Check that you are recording with the same line system as the disc has already been recorded in All recordings on a disc must be in the same line system ie PAL SECAM or NTSC When recording to the HDD it is also necessary to set the Input Line S...

Page 114: ...e that there is space available on the HDD and that there are fewer than 99 titles on the HDD One Touch Copy doesn t work if the recorder is already recording to the HDD The picture freezes and the front panel and remote control buttons stop working Press the front panel STANDBY ON button to switch the power off then switch back on and restart playback If the power fails to switch off press and ho...

Page 115: ...switch them on playback No Only the audio channel set in the Bilingual Recording setting in the Initial Settings menu will be recorded If you need to record both channels of audio please record using a VR mode DVD RW disc See also Bilingual Recording on page 102 Can I record continuously on the HDD for more than 6 hours No the maximum continuous recording length is 6 hours To record something long...

Page 116: ...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 DV related messages You may see the following messages appear on your TV screen when using the DV IN OUT jack No DV camcorder connected The camcorder is not connected properly or the camcorder is switched off The DV camcorder is recording...

Page 117: ...N 4 315 mins MN 5 300 mins MN 5 300 mins MN 6 285 mins MN 6 285 mins MN 7 270 mins MN 7 270 mins MN 8 255 mins MN 8 255 mins MN 9 240 mins LP MN 9 240 mins MN 10 230 mins MN 10 230 mins MN 11 220 mins MN 11 220 mins MN 12 210 mins MN 12 210 mins MN 13 200 mins MN 13 200 mins MN 14 190 mins MN 14 190 mins MN 15 180 mins MN 15 180 mins MN 16 170 mins MN 16 170 mins MN 17 160 mins MN 17 160 mins MN 1...

Page 118: ...ongolian 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 Sanskrit sa 1901 Sindhi sd 1904 Sangho sg 1907 Serbo Croatian sh 19...

Page 119: ... a Pioneer Service Center Cannot record to a disc that is not CPRM com patible Cannot record this content using Video mode recording The video source is copy once protected Use a VR mode DVD RW disc with CPRM for recording This content is copy protected The video source is copy protected and cannot be recorded Incorrect CPRM information The recorder could not read the CPRM information The recorder...

Page 120: ...c into the player Damaged discs Discs spin at high speed inside the player If you can see that a disc is cracked chipped warped or otherwise damaged don t risk using it in your player you could end up damaging the unit This unit is designed for use with conventional fully circular discs only Use of shaped discs is not recommended for this product Pioneer disclaims all liability arising in connecti...

Page 121: ...p into several chapters a title on the HDD a DVD disc is usually divided into chapters See also Title Digital audio An indirect representation of sound by numbers During recording the sound is measured at discrete intervals 44 100 times a second for CD audio by an analog to digital converter generating a stream of numbers On playback a digital to analog converter generates an analog signal based o...

Page 122: ...CD only A system of navigating a Video CD Super VCD through on screen menus recorded onto the disc Especially good for discs that you would normally not watch from beginning to end all at once karaoke discs for example Regions DVD 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 Yo...

Page 123: ...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 jack Input 2 Video output Output 1 2 Output level 1 Vp p 75 Ω Jacks AV connector Output 1 RCA jack Output 2 S Video input Input 1 3 rear 2 front Y luminance Input level 1 Vp p ...

Page 124: ...onnector provides the video and audio signals for connection to a compatible colour TV or monitor PIN no 1 Audio 2 R out 11 G out 3 Audio 1 L out 15 R or C out 4 GND 17 GND 7 B out 19 Video out or Y out 8 Status 21 GND AV CONNECTOR 1 RGB TV is output Supplied accessories Remote control 1 Dry cell batteries AA R6P 2 Audio Video cable red white yellow 1 RF antenna cable 1 Power cable 1 Operating Ins...

Page 125: ...Additional information 14 125 En ...

Page 126: ...MN 22 49 105 117 MP3 audio 7 9 32 122 MPEG audio 12 103 122 N NICAM audio 29 101 NTSC 22 47 93 94 96 100 101 O One touch copy 6 23 62 63 64 115 One touch recording 6 50 On screen display OSD 34 103 Optimized recording 6 53 65 105 115 Original content 7 11 23 34 75 77 78 82 84 OSD see On screen display OSD P PAL 42 47 96 97 100 101 PBC PlayBack Control for Video CD 33 37 122 PhotoViewer 88 89 Pictu...

Page 127: ...Index 127 En VPS PDC 6 22 51 52 53 54 56 VR mode 10 22 47 50 60 61 63 78 83 91 106 107 115 117 W WMA audio 7 9 32 122 Z Zooming a JPEG picture 89 ...

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