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Recording

Press to stop recording.

• If you set the recording time in the

previous step, you can still stop the
recording anytime by pressing

STOP

REC

• Recording will stop automatically when

there is no more space on the HDD/
DVD, or after 12 hours of HDD recording
(whichever is sooner).

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

Tip

• During recording you can turn on/off the

SCART loop through function. During
recording, press the front panel

CH +

button to switch to

SCART THRU

(loop

through on), or

CH –

to switch to

SCART

NORM

(loop through off). Loop through

is automatically reset to off after
recording has finished. Note that you
can’t switch loop through on if recording
from the

AV2/(INPUT 1/DECODER)

AV1(RGB)-TV

connectors.

Pause Live TV

The Pause Live TV feature lets you effectively
pause a TV program you’re watching. When
you’re ready to resume watching, just press
the

PLAY

button.

Setting up for Pause Live TV

You can use the Pause Live TV feature with
an AV Link-compatible TV connected using a
SCART cable (see

TV tuner setup for Pause

Live TV

below), or using this recorder’s

internal tuner (see

Using the recorder’s

internal tuner for Pause Live TV

below).

TV tuner setup for Pause Live TV

To use this feature with an external TV tuner,
the recorder must be connected to your TV
using a SCART cable, and the

AV Link

setting

(page 144) should be set to

This Recorder

Only

Summary of Contents for DVR-545H

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Page 2: ...r 120 V written on the rear panel D3 4 2 1 4_A_En Before plugging in for the first time read the following section carefully CAUTION This product is a class 1 laser product but this product contains a laser diode higher than Class 1 To ensure continued safety do not remove any covers or attempt to gain access to the rear of the product Refer all servicing to qualified personnel The following cauti...

Page 3: ...rly disposed of after removal The equipment should be disconnected by removing the mains plug from the wall socket when left unused for a long period of time for example when on vacation D3 4 2 2 1a_A_En This product is for general household purposes Any failure due to use for other than household purposes such as long term use for business purposes in a restaurant or use in a car or ship and whic...

Page 4: ...m 39 Using the GUIDE Plus system 40 Areas 42 GUIDE Plus FAQ and troubleshooting 52 06 Recording About DVD recording 55 About HDD recording 56 Recorded audio 57 Restrictions on video recording 57 Using the built in TV tuner 58 Setting the picture quality recording time 59 Basic recording from the TV 60 Pause Live TV 61 Setting a timer recording 63 Simultaneous recording and playback Chase Play 66 R...

Page 5: ...ing a slideshow 123 14 The Disc Setup menu Basic settings 125 Initialize settings 126 Finalize settings 126 Optimize HDD 127 Initialize HDD 127 15 The Video Adjust menu Setting the picture quality for TV and external inputs 128 Setting the picture quality for disc playback 130 16 The Initial Setup menu Using the Initial Setup menu 132 Selecting other languages for language options 145 17 Additiona...

Page 6: ...dications in the battery compartment Remove batteries from equipment that isn t going to be used for a month or more When disposing of used batteries please comply with governmental regulations or environmental public instruction s rules that apply in your country or area Using the remote control Please keep in mind the following when using the remote control Make sure that there are no obstacles ...

Page 7: ...3x 2x to 5x DVD R DL ver 3 0 2x to 4x DVD R DL 2 4x 2 4x to 8x Note that older models of DVD recorders and DVD writers may reject DVD RW ver 1 2 discs and or corrupt the data on the disc If you want to share DVD RW discs between this recorder and an older recorder writer we recommend using ver 1 1 discs The following table shows older Pioneer DVD recorders limited compatibility with DVD RW ver 1 2...

Page 8: ...sted to work reliably with this recorder Discs from other makers may become unusable when recorded or edited 14 Erasing a title does not increase the available recording time nor increase the number of recordable titles left 15 Must be compatible with DVD R playback 16 Depending on the disc it may have to be initialized before it can be recorded page 126 In this case initialization will take about...

Page 9: ...udio etc while the other side contains non DVD content such as digital audio material The non DVD audio side of the disc is not compliant with the CD Audio specification and therefore may not play It is possible that when loading or ejecting a DualDisc the opposite side to that being played will be scratched Scratched discs may not be playable The DVD side of a DualDisc plays in this product DVD A...

Page 10: ...playback Windows Media Audio content WMA is an acronym for Windows Media Audio and refers to an audio compression technology developed by Microsoft Corporation WMA content can be encoded by using Windows Media Player for Windows XP Windows Media Player 9 or Windows Media Player 10 series Microsoft Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation i...

Page 11: ...ed DivX VOD content for example content that has zero remaining plays the message Rental Expired is displayed If your DivX VOD content allows an unlimited number of plays then you may load the disc into your recorder and play the content as often as you like and no message will be displayed Important DivX VOD content is protected by a DRM Digital Rights Management system This restricts playback of...

Page 12: ...y or that normal playback and recording will not be possible Please understand that in the event of repair or replacement of the HDD or related components all your HDD recordings will be lost Please use the recorder following the guidelines below to protect against possible HDD failure The HDD should not be regarded as a place to store recordings permanently We recommend that you back up your impo...

Page 13: ...e will be no warning signs of HDD failure If the HDD fails no playback of recorded material will be possible In this case it will be necessary to replace the HDD unit Optimizing HDD performance As you record and edit material on the HDD the data on the disk becomes fragmented eventually affecting the recorder s performance Before this happens the recorder will warn you that it is time to optimize ...

Page 14: ... is passed through to the ANTENNA OUT jack for connection to your TV 5 HDMI OUT HDMI output for high quality digital audio and video 6 AC IN Power inlet 7 DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL Coaxial digital audio jack for connecting to an AV amplifier receiver Dolby Digital DTS MPEG decoder or other equipment with a digital input 8 CONTROL IN Use to control this recorder from the remote sensor of another Pioneer ...

Page 15: ...SB port Type B DVR 645H S only USB port for connecting a PictBridge compatible printer 13 USB port Type A DVR 645H S only USB port for connecting a digital camera USB memory or other USB device 14 DV IN DVR 645H S only A DV input i LINK connector suitable for connecting a DV camcorder 15 INPUT 2 Audio video input stereo analog audio composite and S video especially suitable for camcorders game con...

Page 16: ...e 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 recorder to the SCART AV...

Page 17: ...ck 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 135 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 audio inputs on your TV You...

Page 18: ...timer recording from an external receiver make sure that the external receiver is switched on 1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown This enables you to watch and record TV channels 2 Use a SCART cable not supplied to connect the AV1 RGB TV 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 SC...

Page 19: ...ou re not sure where the IR receiver is on the front panel Alternatively experiment with the remote control operating it from very close range until you find the place where the receiver responds Tip This recorder has a through function which allows you to record a TV program from the built in TV tuner in this recorder while watching a video playing on your VCR To use this feature when the recorde...

Page 20: ...ect 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 on this recorder ...

Page 21: ...s 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 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 135 From the Manual CH Setting screen...

Page 22: ...ing A V cables Always connect it directly to your TV 1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown This enables you to watch and record TV channels 2 Connect the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack on this recorder to a coaxial 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 aud...

Page 23: ... A DVI to HDCP connection however does not support audio Consult your local audio dealer for more information The HDMI connection is compatible with 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz 96 kHz 16 bit 20 bit 24 bit 2 channel linear PCM signals as well as Dolby Digital DTS and MPEG audio bitstream If your connected component is only compatible with Linear PCM the signal is output as Linear PCM DTS audio is not ou...

Page 24: ...a Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI licensing LLC Connecting other AV sources Connecting a VCR or analog camcorder 1 Connect a set of audio and video inputs of your VCR or camcorder to a set of outputs on this recorder This enables you to record from this recorder to your VCR or camcorder You can use standard video or S video cables for the video connection Alternatively yo...

Page 25: ...me with the device you want to connect before using Important Some USB devices may not work with this recorder Devices may not work reliably if connected to this recorder via a USB hub JPEG file storage devices Digital still camera Memory card reader any type of memory card USB memory The Mass Storage Class MSC device should be FAT compatible Note that if the device is partitioned this recorder ma...

Page 26: ...it Note that although multi slot card readers can be used the recorder will only recognize the first card inserted To read another card remove all the cards and insert the card to be read again Using a USB printer Use a PictBridge compatible printer Plugging in After checking all the connections plug in the recorder Use the supplied power cable to connect this recorder to a power outlet DVR645H_WY...

Page 27: ... and DVD for recording and playback 8 Front panel display and IR remote sensor See Display on page 28 for details 9 REC Press to start recording Press repeatedly to set the recording time in 30 minute blocks 10 Front panel inputs See Front panel connections on page 15 for more information on these 11 Press to start or restart playback 12 Press to stop playback 13 CH Use to change channels skip cha...

Page 28: ... VPS PDC page 63 Lights when receiving a VPS PDC broadcast during a VPS PDC enabled timer recording 5 Recording quality indicators page 59 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 exten...

Page 29: ... playing CM SKIP commercial skip Press repeatedly to skip progressively forward through the audio or video playing CHANNEL page 58 Press to change the channel of the built in TV tuner 5 PAUSE Press to pause playback or recording 6 Recording controls page 60 REC Press to start recording Press repeatedly to set the recording time in blocks of 30 mins When the red action button is visible in a GUIDE ...

Page 30: ...FT and press repeatedly to change the recording mode picture quality AUDIO page 58 82 Hold SHIFT and press to change the audio language or channel When the recorder is stopped press to change the tuner audio SUBTITLE page 81 Hold SHIFT and press to display change the subtitles included in multilingual DVD Video discs ANGLE page 83 Hold SHIFT and press to switch camera angles on discs with multi an...

Page 31: ...r and DVD mode in which you get picture and sound from the recorder s tuner or an external input 19 ONE TOUCH COPY page 102 Press to start One Touch Copy of the currently playing title to DVD or the HDD 20 INPUT SELECT page 67 Press to change the input to use for recording 21 MENU page 73 Press to display the disc menu if a DVD Video finalized DVD R RW or finalized DVD R RW disc is loaded When in ...

Page 32: ...l take a few seconds to download country TV screen size and language information Check the manual that came with your TV for compatibility information 3 Choose a language then press ENTER 4 Start the Setup Navigator If you don t want to use the Setup Navigator press 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 n...

Page 33: ... then move the cursor down to Start and press ENTER The recorder takes a short while to set the time After you see that it s set select Next to proceed If the time could not be set automatically press RETURN to go back to the previous screen and select Manual Manual clock setting If no stations in your area are broadcasting time signals you can set the clock manually Use the buttons to set your ti...

Page 34: ...these to skip using the manual channel setting See Manual CH Setting on page 134 k Setting Line System er Save P p Navigator p Navigator Manual Clock Setting Time Zone Summer Time On Austria Vienna 1 2 k Setting Line System er Save P p Navigator p Navigator Manual Clock Setting Date Time Time Zone Summer Time On Austria Vienna 01 01 00 00 2006 SUN 2 2 ENTER k Setting Line System er Save P p Naviga...

Page 35: ...e Switching on and setting up on page 32 TV listings information is received via host channels In order to receive the correct TV listings information for your country or region you need to set up the GUIDE Plus system and download the TV listings information The initial download can take up to 24 hours but once this is done all future updates are automatic 1 Display the GUIDE Plus setup menu The ...

Page 36: ...fully tune your external receiver to the host channel for your country refer to step 5 below and leave it on overnight The recorder needs to be in standby it will wake up automatically and download new codes from the host channel The next day try this setup process again Press GUIDE to display the GUIDE Plus setup menu Press to highlight the Menu bar then use to reach the Setup area and select Set...

Page 37: ...o Other in the GUIDE Plus setup screen When GUIDE Plus service starts in your area set the postal code again Even if you can t use the EPG functions where you live you can still set ShowView timer recordings and manual recordings see Setting a timer recording on page 63 The front panel display shows EPG when receiving data If you power on the recorder during an EPG download the download is cancele...

Page 38: ...d the source and on which program number The source may be the built in tuner of this recorder or an external receiver The program number is the number on which the channel can be found on its receiving device source The entry in the Editor screen must match this number for correct recording of that channel The above is especially important for the host channel Please make sure that the host chann...

Page 39: ...etting up the GUIDE Plus system on page 35 before proceeding GUIDE Plus SHOWVIEW VIDEO Plus G LINK are 1 registered trademarks or trademarks of 2 manufactured under license from and 3 subject of various international patents and patent applications owned by or licensed to Gemstar TV Guide International Inc and or its related affiliates Legal Notice GEMSTAR TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL INC AND OR ITS REL...

Page 40: ...n for the next seven days by channel and time GUIDE Plus navigation The table below shows a summary of the remote buttons you ll use to navigate the GUIDE Plus system 1 2 3 4 5 6 Key What it does REC Press to set or cancel One Button Recording GUIDE Press to display the GUIDE Plus screen also use to exit Use to navigate screens highlight an item RED GREEN YELLOW BLUE Action buttons that change fun...

Page 41: ...the GUIDE Plus system the channel you were watching remains visible in the video window The date stamp above the window lets you know the channel date and time The default setting for this window is locked as indicated by a closed padlock icon above the video window When locked the video window always shows the channel you were previously watching as you move up and down through the listings grid ...

Page 42: ...Setup the GUIDE Plus system The Grid Area The Grid is the main TV listings screen of the GUIDE Plus system and is the first screen that you see when you press GUIDE You can see TV listings for the next seven days starting with the current day When you highlight a program in the Grid you can see information about it in the Information Box including title synopsis channel source time and length If t...

Page 43: ...mation panels Searching You can search for programs by category subcategory or by keyword My Choice Categories for searching include Movies purple Sport green Children blue and Others teal In some countries there is a further subcategory available called Tip of the Day These are programs recommended by a local partner such as a TV magazine 1 Select Search from the Menu bar 2 Select a category and ...

Page 44: ...ywords My TV Area The My TV Area allows you to set up a personal profile You can define a profile by channels themes and or keywords As soon as a personal profile has been set the GUIDE Plus system continuously scans the TV listings for the next seven days Whenever you access the My TV Area a list of programs matching your profile appears From the My TV Area you can Set up a profile by channel the...

Page 45: ...Action button Select a theme from the Search Area categories and press ENTER Repeat this step to add up to four categories 5 To add a keyword to your profile highlight Keywords and press the YELLOW Action button Use the buttons followed by ENTER to select characters from the on screen keyboard When you re finished press the GREEN Action button to exit and continue 6 Press ENTER to activate your pr...

Page 46: ... 1 Highlight the left tile of a scheduled recording If you only want to edit the recording quality frequency destination timing or genre settings skip to step 6 below 2 Press the GREEN Action button Edit 3 Use the cursor and number buttons to edit the recording date start time end time and channel Use the buttons or the number buttons to edit Press the GREEN Action button to go to continue or the ...

Page 47: ...n to a single DVD disc Can also be used when recording to HDD 2 For a DVD timer recording if Optimized Rec see Optimized Rec on page 139 is set to On and VPS PDC is off the recorder will adjust the recording quality to try and fit the recording on the disc If the recording will not fit onto the disc even on MN1 recording quality then the Recovery Recording feature will automatically make the recor...

Page 48: ...ding 2 Press the RED Action button Delete The scheduled event is deleted Setting a ShowView recording 1 Select Schedule from the Menu bar Note 1 If you set the timer recording to use VPS PDC you must switch the recorder into standby before the timer recording is due to start for it to work correctly For non VPS PDC timer recordings there is no need to switch the recorder into standby Optimized Rec...

Page 49: ...GREEN Action button Manual 3 Use the number and buttons to enter the recording date then press the GREEN Action button Next 4 In the same way enter the recording start time followed by the GREEN Action button Next to confirm 5 Enter the recording end time in the same way followed by the GREEN Action button Next to confirm 6 Use the number buttons to enter a channel number then press the GREEN Acti...

Page 50: ...se the Editor Area if new channels become available in your area or if you change from cable to satellite say or move house From the Editor Area you can Display hide channels in the grid switch the channel on off Select a channel source Tuner Ext Rec 1 Ext Rec 2 etc Enter a channel program number Switching a channel on off You can choose whether or not to display a channel in the Grid Area by swit...

Page 51: ... Code1 and the External Receiver settings 3 Press ENTER to confirm Manual Host Channel setup The GUIDE Plus system will automatically identify your Host Channel as soon as the recorder is put into standby for the first time See the table on page 37 for a list of all the European Host Channels If you know your Host Channel details source and program number or if the automatic identification did not...

Page 52: ...ur external receiver If it does not work repeat the process choosing different reception and external receiver combinations until you have tried all the codes for your brand of receiver that are already in the GUIDE Plus system If it still does not work see below on how to receive new codes overnight The unit has not yet received new codes The nightly data downloads frequently include new codes fo...

Page 53: ...on page 14 to double check everything The initial setup of GUIDE Plus was completed incorrectly Try setting it up again see Setting up the GUIDE Plus system on page 35 Your cabling and setup is OK but the recorder has not been connected for enough time to receive the TV listings data Leave the recorder in standby overnight For external receiver users only The connections and setup are OK but the e...

Page 54: ...will be canceled The GUIDE Plus system is not supported in my area but when I switch the recorder into standby after a while the front panel display shows EPG Can I stop this from happening If the GUIDE Plus system is not supported in your area please do not set the postal code in the GUIDE Plus setup see Setting up the GUIDE Plus system on page 35 When the GUIDE Plus service starts in your area p...

Page 55: ...dable per disc and the maximum number of chapters per title 1 A maximum of 999 chapters are recordable per disc 2 A maximum of 254 chapters are recordable per disc This recorder cannot play or record unfinalized Video mode and DVD R discs recorded on another recorder DVD RW discs recorded on another recorder are playable on this recorder but are not recordable The maximum continuous recording time...

Page 56: ...ording to the internal hard disk drive HDD is very flexible you have the full choice of recording quality options including manual mode and of course you can record erase and re record as many times as you like The capacity of the hard disk drive means that you can store many hours of video on it even using the higher quality recording modes Important The maximum number of titles chapters per titl...

Page 57: ...ernal input you can display copy control information on screen see Displaying disc information on screen on page 83 CPRM CPRM is a copy protection scrambling system developed for the recording of copy once broadcast programs CPRM stands for Content Protection for Recordable Media This recorder is CPRM compatible which means that you can record copy once broadcast programs but you cannot then make ...

Page 58: ...ingual broadcast When watching a recording made from an external input with Bilingual recording selected see External Audio on page 136 you can switch the audio channel between left L right R or both L R Note 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 broadcast is recorded In this case decide ...

Page 59: ...lity used for most applications gives about two hours of recording time on a DVD LP Long Play Lower video quality than SP but doubles the recording time on a DVD to about four hours EP Extended Play Lower quality than LP but gives about six hours of recording time on a DVD disc SLP Super Long Play Lower quality than EP but gives about eight hours of recording time on a DVD disc SEP Super Extended ...

Page 60: ...led instructions 4 Select the audio channel to record See Changing audio channels on page 58 for more on this When recording in VR mode if a broadcast is bilingual both audio channels are recorded allowing you to switch the audio channel on playback The only exception to this is when the picture quality is set to LPCM in which case you do need to select the audio channel before recording 5 Start r...

Page 61: ... using this recorder s internal tuner see Using the recorder s internal tuner for Pause Live TV below TV tuner setup for Pause Live TV To use this feature with an external TV tuner the recorder must be connected to your TV using a SCART cable and the AV Link setting page 144 should be set to This Recorder Only 1 See also Pause Live TV on page 133 for more on this In order to use Pause Live TV make...

Page 62: ...V feature from standby After pressing PAUSE LIVE TV it will take at least 10 seconds for the picture to change during this time all controls except the power button are inoperative Note that startup from standby is not possible if you have selected Recorder s Tuner in Pause Live TV on page 133 Please note that you can t record from another component VCR etc that is connected by a SCART cable to th...

Page 63: ... recording on to the disc if it would not otherwise fit at the recording quality you set see Optimized Rec on page 139 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 This recorder is compatible with VPS Video Programmin...

Page 64: ...utomatically sets the best recording quality for the space available on the disc loaded at the time of recording HDD recording The AUTO option automatically sets the best recording quality that would fit on to a blank DVD disc 4 Select the HDD or DVD for recording 5 Move the cursor to the recording start date and time on the grid You can move the cursor forward or back an hour at a time using the ...

Page 65: ...me This can be useful if a broadcast program overruns for example Canceling or extending the timer 1 Press and hold for three seconds during a timer recording Recording continues but the timer indicator disappears from the front panel display indicating that the timer has been canceled 2 Press repeatedly to extend recording in 30 minute blocks Stopping a timer recording 1 Press during a timer reco...

Page 66: ... finished If two programs have the same times but different channels for example the program set most recently takes priority If VPS PDC is active for two timer programs that are programmed to start at the same time then the program that actually starts first takes priority Simultaneous recording and playback Chase Play Chase Play allows you to watch a recording that is still in progress from the ...

Page 67: ... 2 Press repeatedly to select one of the external inputs to record from The current input is shown on screen and in the front panel display AV2 L1 Input 11 L2 Input 2 front panel L3 Input 3 Check that the Audio In settings for External Audio and Bilingual Recording are as you want them see Audio In on page 136 If the aspect ratio is distorted squashed or stretched adjust on the source component or...

Page 68: ...sc name will appear in the title menu after you finalize a disc Make sure the disc name is as you want it before you finalize the disc as it can t be changed afterwards If you want to rename the disc see Input Disc Name on page 125 before starting the steps below DVD RW discs don t generally need finalizing However if you want a title menu to appear when you play the disc then you will need to fin...

Page 69: ... DVD recorder do not support this feature These discs will have only a text title menu when finalized on this recorder 5 The recorder will now start finalizing the disc During finalization If the finalization process of a DVD RW or DVD R RW disc is going to take more than around four minutes you can press ENTER to cancel Around four minutes before completion the option to cancel disappears You can...

Page 70: ...erase everything recorded on it Make sure there is nothing on the disc that you want to keep You may not be able to re initialize a DVD RW disc in a different format if it was originally initialized on an older DVD recorder Once initialized for VR mode recording you can t re initialize a DVD R back to Video mode 1 Select Disc Setup from the Home Menu 2 Select Initialize Video Mode VR Mode or Initi...

Page 71: ...otoViewer DVR 645H S on page 115 and The PhotoViewer DVR 545H S on page 123 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 Important Throughout this manual the term DVD means any kind of playable or recordable DVD If a function is specific to a particular kind of DVD disc it is specified Some DVD Video DVD R an...

Page 72: ... If RESUME is displayed on screen playback starts 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 scan ning speed Press to skip to previous next chapter title During playback you can ...

Page 73: ...ed Play back automatically stops after the end of a title is reached CM SKIP CM BACK TOP MENU DISC NAVIGATOR MENU ENTER RETURN PLAY 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 scan ning speed Press to skip t...

Page 74: ...older for WMA MP3 disc During playback you can also use the front panel CH buttons During playback enter a track number then press ENTER to skip directly to that track Press CLEAR to clear a number entry and start again PLAY STOP PAUSE PREV NEXT AUDIO SUBTITLE REC MODE ANGLE PLAYMODE CLEAR ENTER Press to start playback Video CD only If RESUME is dis played on screen playback starts from the place ...

Page 75: ...C MODE ANGLE PLAYMODE CLEAR ENTER CM SKIP CM BACK RETURN Press to start playback If RESUME is displayed on screen playback starts from the place last stopped Play back of titles DivX files pro ceeds in alphabetical order 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...

Page 76: ...ing 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 Display the View Options panel 2 Choose Style Sort order or Genre then press ENTER to see the available view options Style Select four or eight titles per screen view Sort order Sort by date most recent first unwatched first title name or recording date oldest first DVD R DVD RW...

Page 77: ...c is stopped Scanning discs except WMA You can scan discs at various speeds forwards or backwards 1 1 During playback start reverse or forward scanning The scanning speed is shown on screen ENTER DVD Video CD Video CD SuperVCD WMA MP3 DivX HOME MENU ENTER ENTER Note 1 Only analog audio is output when scanning audio CDs No subtitles are displayed when scanning DVDs and DivX titles Analog and digita...

Page 78: ...low motion speed The current playback speed is indicated on screen 4 Resume normal playback Frame advance frame reverse You can advance or back up video on a DVD disc2 or the HDD frame by frame With Video CDs Super VCDs and DivX titles you can only use frame advance 1 Pause playback 2 Back up or advance one frame with each press 3 Resume normal playback The Play Mode menu The Play Mode menu gives ...

Page 79: ... 6 press 6 3 Start playback A B Repeat The A B Repeat function allows you to specify two points A and B within a track or title that form a loop which is played over and over 2 1 During playback select A B Repeat from the Play Mode menu 2 With A Loop Start highlighted press at the point you want the loop to start 3 With B Loop End highlighted press at the point you want the loop to end Playback im...

Page 80: ... Edit Program screen varies according to the disc type Below is the DVD input screen 2 Select a title chapter folder or track for the current step in the program list After pressing ENTER to add the title chapter folder track the step number automatically moves down one To insert a step into the program list highlight the step number where you want to insert another step then select a chapter titl...

Page 81: ...stopped to erase the program list From the Program menu you can also Start Program Play Starts playback of a saved program list Cancel Program Play Turns off program play but does not erase the program list Erase Program List Erases the program list and turns off program play Displaying and switching subtitles Some DVD and DivX discs have subtitles in one or more languages the disc box will usuall...

Page 82: ...ust the left channel or just the right channel Some Super VCDs have two soundtracks With these discs you can switch between the two soundtracks as well as individual channels in each Press repeatedly to display switch the audio channel 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 chan...

Page 83: ...era angle The angle number is displayed on screen If the disc was paused playback starts again with the new angle Displaying disc information on screen You can display various on screen information about the disc loaded or the HDD Display change the on screen information Press once to show the HDD and removable disc DVD etc activity together Press again to show the status of just the currently sel...

Page 84: ...V broadcasts versus DVD The frame number is shown next to the elapsed time display when the disc is paused Copy Once or Can t Record messages may appear in the stop or recording displays These indicate that the broadcast TV program contains copy control information Rec Mode SP 2h00m DVD HDD Remain 10h35m Stop Remain h m Stop Hi Speed Copy HDD DVD 0h08m left DVD RW Video Rec Mode SP 2h00m DVD HDD R...

Page 85: ... 4 Start playback on the camcorder Images from the camcorder should appear on your TV To record the incoming video press HDD DVD to select the HDD or a DVD for recording then press REC Press STOP REC to finish recording If there is no signal from the device connected to the DV jack or the signal is copy protected recording will pause It will automatically restart once there is a recordable signal ...

Page 86: ... In on page 136 4 Select DV then Copy from a DV Source from the Home Menu DV recording only works when the DV camcorder is in VTR mode with a tape loaded 5 Select Record to Hard Disk Drive or Record to DVD 6 Find the place on the camcorder tape that you want to start recording from For best results pause playback at the point from which you want to record Depending on your camcorder you can use th...

Page 87: ...DV cable for input of audio video data and control signals i LINK and the i LINK logo are trademarks This recorder is only compatible with DV format DVC SD camcorders Digital satellite receivers and Digital VHS video recorders are not compatible You cannot connect more than one DV camcorder at a time to this recorder You cannot control this recorder from external equipment connected via the DV IN ...

Page 88: ... R RW DVD RAM VR mode Original Play List Create page 90 Play page 90 Erase page 91 Edit Title Name page 91 Edit Set Thumbnail page 93 Edit Erase Section page 93 Edit Divide page 94 Edit Chapter Edit page 95 Edit Set Genre page 96 Edit Lock page 97 Edit Move page 97 Edit Combine page 98 Genre Name page 98 Multi Mode page 99 Undo page 100 1 1 DVR645H_WY_EN book 88 ページ２００６年７月５日水曜日午前１０時２５分 ...

Page 89: ...than can be displayed Press to change the title information displayed in the title list Press to switch between the HDD and DVD Disc Navigator screens If you are editing a VR mode DVD R RW or DVD RAM 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 Titles on the HDD marked with a icon are recently...

Page 90: ...s function to create a Play List and add titles to it Before you can use this command make sure that the Play List is switched on in the view options panel on the left 1 Select Create from the command menu panel 2 Select an original title to add to the Play List Repeat these two steps to add as many titles as necessary to the Play List Play Use this function to start playback of a title 1 Highligh...

Page 91: ... characters long for VR mode DVD RAM and HDD recordings and up to 40 characters for Video mode recordings and DVD R RW discs 1 Highlight the title you want to name or rename 2 Select Edit Title Name from the command menu panel Note 1 There may be cases where erasing a title from a DVD R RW disc will result in incontiguous title numbers DVD Video DVD VR DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM HDD ENTER ENTER DVD Vide...

Page 92: ...te 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 screen Pressing a button repeatedly cycles through the characters shown If you want to enter two characters in succession that are both on the same button for example a P and an R press to advance the cursor one space manually between inputting the two char...

Page 93: ...ction from the command menu panel 3 HDD only Select the type of edit For more information about these options see Editing accuracy on page 90 HDD DVD Video DVD VR DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM ENTER Disc Navigator HDD 4 Titles Remain All Genres 10Titles 30h30m Recent first HDD SP 11 29 MON 7 00PM 11 29Mon 7 00PM 2ch SP 2h00m 1 0G 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...

Page 94: ...ons less than five seconds Divide Play List only Use this command to divide a title into two Note that once divided the two new HDD titles cannot be recombined into one again 1 Highlight the title you want to divide 2 Select Edit Divide from the command menu panel 3 HDD only Select the type of edit For more information about these options see Editing accuracy on page 90 4 Use the playback controls...

Page 95: ...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 ENTER ENTER Yes Divided titles cannot be combined OK No DVD VR DVD RAM HDD ENTER ENTER Video Mode Compatible Editing Frame Accurate Editing DVD RECORDER Plea...

Page 96: ... 00PM 2ch SP 2h00m 1 0G 1 4 Titles Remain All Genres 10Titles 30h30m Recent first HDD SP 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 Divide Cancel Set Thumbnail Set Ge...

Page 97: ... 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 Divide Cancel Set Thumbnail Set Genre Lock Chapter Edit DVD VR DVD RAM ENTER Disc Navigator DVD 4 Titles Remain 10Titles 0h30m 11 2...

Page 98: ...n Divide Cancel Set Thumbnail Move Combine Chapter Edit ENTER Disc Navigator DVD 4 Titles Remain 10Titles 0h30m DVD VR Mode MENU 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 4 ENTER Yes OK to combine titles...

Page 99: ... Clear Space Free 1 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V WX Y Z A A A A A A Æ ç E E E E I I I I 2 3 µ 1 D N O O O O O ø U U U U Y ß 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 _ _ ˆ x c a o 1 4 1 2 3 4 ENTER HDD ENTER Disc Navigator HDD 4 Titles Remain All Genres 10Titles 30h30m Recent first HDD SP 11 29 MON 7 00PM 11 29Mon 7 00PM 2ch SP 2h00m 1 0G 1 20 00 FRI 3 12 20 00 Fri 3 12 Pr 9 SP 2h00m 1 0G 22 00 THU 2 12 ...

Page 100: ... content remains on the disc DVD R R are write once media they can t be erased or rewritten I can t edit my disc You may find that as the available recording time is reduced 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 D...

Page 101: ...P recording on the HDD copied to SP on a DVD Copying in this way is always done in real time When real time copying from the HDD to a Video mode DVD R RW or DVD R RW the chapter markers in the original material are not copied Chapter markers are put into the copy at intervals according to the Auto Chapter settings see also Auto Chapter Video and Auto Chapter DVD R RW on page 140 Restrictions on co...

Page 102: ...ates that the title is being copied High speed copying is used when copying from the HDD to DVD Playback continues while copying Real time copying is used when copying from DVD to the HDD Playback restarts from the beginning of the title Canceling One Touch Copy You can cancel a One Touch Copy once it s started Press and hold for more than a second Copying is canceled and the video already copied ...

Page 103: ...tected portions will not be copied Using Copy Lists See also Copyright on page 102 At its simplest a Copy List is just a list of HDD or DVD titles that you want to copy When copying HDD titles to DVD you can however edit the titles in your copy list erasing chapters you don t need or re naming titles for example Edits you make to titles in the Copy List do not affect the actual video content only ...

Page 104: ...l be added as a separate title if high speed copying is possible Depending on the title1 high speed copying may not be possible to a Video mode disc HOME MENU ENTER HDD DVD Disc Back up DVD CD HDD Continue Using Previous Copy List Create New Copy List Note 1 Widescreen titles recorded at low resolution SEP through LP MN1 to MN15 Video Mode Off or MN1 to MN8 Video Mode On LP MN9 to MN15 recordings ...

Page 105: ...lingual Set how bilingual audio should be copied when copying from HDD to Video mode DVD see Bilingual on page 108 Cancel Exit the menu Repeat this step for as many titles you have that need editing Copy Select Title Recent first All Genres 8 Title Copy List Total Current DVD Remain 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 WED 29 03 20 00 Wed29 03 Pr 2 SP Pr 2 MON 27 03 21 00 Mon27 03 Pr 4 SP Pr 4 S A T 25 03 23 00 S a t ...

Page 106: ...DVD R DL or DVD R DL disc and the copy will span both layers the Copy List Total bar will be purple The Current DVD Remain bar will be half length if the first layer of a DVD R DL or DVD R DL disc is already full Note 1 Titles recorded in MN1 to MN6 SEP SLP or EP mode cannot be copied to DVD R RW using high speed copy 2 If a timer recording is scheduled to start during copying the disc will not be...

Page 107: ...D HDD 3 Select a Copy List type Selecting Create New Copy List will erase any Copy List already stored in the recorder 4 Add titles to the Copy List highlight a title and press ENTER to add Titles you ve added to the Copy List are highlighted in pink 5 Select Next from the command menu panel to proceed to the title edit screen 6 Select a title to edit A menu appears of Copy List editing commands E...

Page 108: ... to the Copy List screen and erase one or more titles from the Copy List Bilingual 1 Select the title containing the audio you want to change 2 Select Bilingual from the command menu panel 3 Select a bilingual audio option Using disc backup See also Copyright on page 102 This feature offers a simple way to make a backup copy of a finalized Video mode disc or DVD R RW The data is copied first to th...

Page 109: ...ckup process You can use a DVD R ver 2 0 or 2 1 disc or DVD RW ver 1 1 or ver 1 2 disc for the backup If you backup a DVD R disc to DVD RW you cannot undo the finalization later Actual recordable capacity of discs vary so there may be cases where the contents of the disc you re backing up will not fit on to a particular blank disc If this happens please try another brand of disc DVD R RW discs can...

Page 110: ... to make another backup copy or Cancel to finish If you want to make another backup copy return to step 6 above 8 If you don t need to keep the backup 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 backup data on the HDD you can make backup copies to recordable DVD discs anytime...

Page 111: ...rogram play mode See Program play on page 80 for how to do this Note that once copied to the HDD audio tracks cannot be copied to a recordable DVD disc Important While copying CD audio no other recorder operation is possible When copying CD audio scheduled timer recordings will not start until copying is complete Copy protected CDs may not copy successfully 1 Load the CD you want to copy to the HD...

Page 112: ...copied to the HDD Listen to Music WMA MP3 Edit Listen to WMA or MP3 files that have been stored on the HDD Listen to Music from USB device DVR 645H S only Listen to music from an external USB device 3 Select what you want to play The screen below shows CD albums stored on the HDD If you select a whole album to play all tracks that are not set to Jump will play HOME MENU ENTER ENTER ENTER Note 1 Th...

Page 113: ...n from the command menu panel Erase Erase the selected track if all tracks in an album are selected the whole album is erased Edit Edit Title Enter a name of up to 64 characters for the album See page Title Name on page 91 for how to enter names ENTER 12 1 1 HDD New First 10Albums Album1 The Planets Mars Venus Mercury Jup iter Saturn Uranus Nep classical Total 12 1 14 58 Jukebox 60h30m Remain 2 Al...

Page 114: ...se this command again to cancel the Jump setting Play Mode Change the playback order for albums and tracks Genre Name Enter a name of up to 12 characters for a genre See page Title Name on page 91 for how to enter names Note 1 Tracks set to Jump will be skipped during consecutive track playback DVR645H_WY_EN book 114 ページ２００６年７月５日水曜日午前１０時２５分 ...

Page 115: ...encounter a disc that will not play check that the disc and file formats are compatible with this recorder see JPEG file compatibility on page 11 and PC created disc compatibility on page 12 Note 1 Up to 999 files or 99 folders are viewable but if there are more files folders than this on the disc or connected USB camera it is still possible to view them all using the Reload function see Reloading...

Page 116: ...ictures may be displayed with black bars top and bottom or left and right Large picture files may take a few seconds to display This is normal During playback of the slideshow you can listen to WMA MP3 files in the Slideshow genre see Editing Jukebox albums on page 113 5 Press to return to the thumbnail view area You can also use the RETURN button 6 Press to return to the folder view area With the...

Page 117: ...ting the picture in increments of 90º Importing files to the HDD You can import files and save them on to the HDD1 from a CD DVD or a connected USB camera Once on the HDD you can edit and organize your pictures and print them out if you ve connected a PictBridge compatible printer 1 Select the location of folders files you want to import To import a whole folder press ENTER here and skip to step 4...

Page 118: ... menu 5 Select the command you want to apply to all the selected items ENTER PhotoViewer 1 2 1 3 001 12 12 TUE 002 12 13 WED 003 12 14 THU 004 12 15 FRI 005 12 16 SAT 006 12 17 SUN 007 12 18 MON 008 12 19 TUE 1 4 7 2 5 8 3 6 9 File Date Time Chair No 2 10 00 24 01 2006 1920 x 1440 CD DVD Size Press ENTER to display the menu Press RETURN to go back to folder selection Start Slideshow Copy all to HD...

Page 119: ...tible with JPEG file playback Note however that you may need to finalize the disc before it will play on another DVD player copying selected files doesn t automatically finalize the disc Important A maximum of 99 titles can be recorded Slideshows can contain up to 99 files If there are more files than this in the slideshow multiple slideshows are created on the disc If you erase a slideshow title ...

Page 120: ... or Erase Folder ENTER ENTER PhotoViewer 1 2 1 3 001 12 12 TUE 002 12 13 WED 003 12 14 THU 004 12 15 FRI 005 12 16 SAT 006 12 17 SUN 007 12 18 MON 008 12 19 TUE 1 4 7 2 5 8 3 6 9 Folder 12 13 WED HDD Use to select then press to select file Press ENTER to display menu File selection Start Slideshow New Folder Folder Options Copy to DVD Multi Mode Cancel ENTER ENTER PhotoViewer 1 2 1 3 001 12 12 TUE...

Page 121: ...characters long See Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name on page 92 for how to enter a name Locking Unlocking files Locking files will protect them from accidental erasure and prevent them from being renamed Use the same process to both lock and unlock files Locked files are displayed in the PhotoViewer with a padlock icon ENTER ENTER ENTER ENTER PhotoViewer 1 2 1 3 001 12 12 TUE 002 12 ...

Page 122: ...r size and layout can be set the options available depend on your printer check the printer manual for details If the message Searching for printer Please wait a moment continues to be displayed try disconnecting then reconnecting the USB cable This recorder may not work correctly with all printers Note 1 Picture files should be standard DCF format Non standard files may not print properly ENTER E...

Page 123: ...ss RETURN or when the leftmost thumbnail is highlighted 2 Select a thumbnail from which to start the sideshow Use the PREV and NEXT buttons to display the previous next page of thumbnails You can also select a file or folder then press PLAY to start playing the slideshow Use PREV NEXT to display the previous next picture or PAUSE to pause the slideshow Note 1 Up to 999 files or 99 folders are view...

Page 124: ...t at most a few minutes to load in the images 1 Zooming an image During a slideshow you can zoom in to enlarge a portion of the picture by a factor of two or four You can also move the area of the picture displayed 1 Press during the slideshow to zoom the picture Repeated presses cycle between zoom off 2x zoom and 4x zoom The zoom factor is displayed on screen 2 Use to move the zoomed area Rotatin...

Page 125: ...c Name Next Screen 3 Input a name for the disc The disc name can be up to 64 characters long for a VR mode disc or 40 for a Video mode discs and DVD R RW See Title Name on page 91 for more on navigating the input screen Lock Disc Default setting Off Locking the disc will prevent accidental recording editing or erasing of the disc Important A locked disc can still be initialized which will complete...

Page 126: ...equipped with a suitable DVD ROM drive It is also possible to finalize DVD RW discs This is only necessary if you want to a player to display a title menu for the disc See Playing your recordings on other DVD players on page 68 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...

Page 127: ...sc Setup from the Home Menu 2 Select Optimize HDD then Start A progress bar indicates how long there is left to go Initialize HDD When your DVD recorder is working without a problem this option is not visible in the Disc Setup menu However if the HDD file system becomes corrupted for some reason you can initialize the HDD to fix the problem Note that initializing the HDD will erase all the data on...

Page 128: ...SELECT button to switch between the built in TV tuner and the external inputs DVR 645H S only not possible if you selected DV Video Setting in step 2 above Use the PREV NEXT buttons to change the channel of the built in TV tuner There are six presets available Tuner suitable for general TV broadcasts VCR suitable for video cassettes DTV LDP suitable for digital broadcasts and Laserdiscs Memory1 us...

Page 129: ... Turn on for automatic white level adjustment 1 White Level Adjusts the intensity of white Black Level Adjusts the intensity of black Black Setup Corrects the standard reference black level NTSC video input only Hue Adjusts overall balance between red and green Chroma Level Adjusts how rich the colours appear 4 Adjust the currently selected setting 5 Press to exit You can now use the preset for an...

Page 130: ...e 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 adjust the following settings Prog Motion Adjusts the motion and still picture quality when video output is set to progressive Prog Motion ...

Page 131: ...quency detailed elements in the picture Detail Adjusts how sharp edges appear White Level Adjusts the intensity of white Black Level Adjusts the intensity of black Black Setup Corrects the standard reference black level NTSC video playback on the Interlace video output setting only Black Setup is ineffective for HDMI output Gamma Correction Adjusts the brightness of darker images Hue Adjusts overa...

Page 132: ...clock signal and the clock will be set automatically Manual If there is no channel that broadcasts a clock signal in your 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...

Page 133: ...ge 32 Tuner Auto Channel Setting Auto Scan Select your country and then wait for the recorder to auto tune into channels in your area After auto scan has finished the channel mapping screen appears showing which channels have been assigned to which program numbers You can skip unwanted channels using the Manual CH Setting option below Press HOME MENU to exit the channel mapping screen Download fro...

Page 134: ... characters for the current channel preset If the currently selected channel is scrambled requiring a decoder connected to the AV2 INPUT 1 DECODER set the Decoder setting to On Channel Swapping Next Screen Proceed to the next screen to swap channel assignments of different presets so that you can group together presets that naturally go together Select two presets to swap then press ENTER Video In...

Page 135: ...ing a long SCART cable RGB Sets the AV1 RGB TV SCART output to RGB Good quality but check your TV for compatibility Note that on this setting signals from the built in tuner and from external inputs is not output when the recorder is in TV mode If you choose a setting that is incompatible with your TV you may not be able to see any picture at all In this case either switch off and reconnect using ...

Page 136: ...e 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 priority over the setting you make here Bilingual Recording A L Record the left A channel of a bilingual source when recording to HDD with HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode On to DVD in Video mode or in LPCM mode from an external source B R As...

Page 137: ...nvert 96 kHz digital audio sources to 48 kHz output Use if your connected equipment doesn t support 96 kHz sampling rate 96 kHz Output 96 kHz digital audio when a 96 kHz source is being played MPEG Out MPEG Output an MPEG audio signal when a source using MPEG audio is being played MPEG PCM Convert sources with MPEG audio to Linear PCM output Use if your connected equipment doesn t have an MPEG aud...

Page 138: ...ges Choose from the languages displayed to set the default subtitle language for DVD Video playback Other Select to set the default subtitle language to something other than the ones listed See Selecting other languages for language options on page 145 Discs do not necessarily have subtitles in your selected menu language Also some discs override the Subtitle Language preference Auto Language On O...

Page 139: ... discs may override these settings Recording Manual Recording On go to setup All the standard recording modes plus MN1 to MN32 and LPCM modes can be set Off Justthestandardrecordingmodes XP SP LP EP SLP and SEP can be set See also Manual recording modes on page 147 for detailed information on manual recording levels Optimized Rec On The recording quality of timer recordings is automatically adjust...

Page 140: ...inutes 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 setting if you don t need to transfer the recording l...

Page 141: ...ry interruption at edited points during playback of a VR mode Play List This setting applies to HDD DVD R RW VR and DVD RAM playback Parental Lock Set Password In order to change the parental lock level or change the country area code set the password using this option From the following screen enter a four digit number that will be your password Change Password In order to change the password fir...

Page 142: ...ront panel to switch the setting this also switches Component Video Out on page 135 to the default setting 4 3 Video Output Full Select if your HDMI TV allows you to change the aspect ratio Normal Select if your HDMI TV does not allow you to change the aspect ratio 4 3 video will be shown with bars on each side unless the Screen Resolution setting above is set to 720 x 480i or 720 x 576i Colour RG...

Page 143: ...ettings to be effective for both HDMI and analog video output or if Component Video Out is set to Progressive while an HDMI display is connected page 135 When watching video on an HDMI display use the HDMI setting Options On Screen Display On The recorder displays operation displays Stop Play etc on screen Off Switches off the on screen operation displays Front Panel Display On The time is shown i...

Page 144: ...ist is erased If you switch the setting using the STOP button and OPEN CLOSE buttons as described above there is no confirmation so please use with care You can t mix recordings of different TV line systems on the same disc When you change this setting the Input Colour System setting also changes see below AV Link This Recorder Only Signals received through the AV input when the recorder is in sta...

Page 145: ...er languages for language options 1 Select Other from the language list This option appears in the settings for DVD Menu Language Audio Language and Subtitle Language 2 Select the language you want Select by language name Use the buttons to change 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 157 for a list...

Page 146: ... the disc the copy speed may be reduced for example although a 6x disc is used the copy may be made at 2x speed DVD disc type Rec mode DVD R 1x DVD RW 1x DVD RW 2x DVD R DL DVD RAM 2x DVD R 2 4x DVD RW 2 4x DVD R DL DVD RAM 3x DVD RAM 5x DVD R 4x DVD RW 4x DVD R 4x DVD RW 4x DVD R 8x 16x DVD RW 6x DVD R 8x 16x DVD RW 8x 1x 2x 2 4x 3x 4x 6x SEP 10 h 6 mins 3 mins 1 2 mins 1 5 mins 1 1 25 mins 1 SLP...

Page 147: ...ins MN 6 360 mins EP MN 6 3 360 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 720 x 480 720 x 576 MN 10 230 mins MN 10 230 mins MN 11 220 mins MN 11 220 mins 544 x 480 544 x 576 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 m...

Page 148: ...edy The disc is automatically ejected after closing the disc tray Check that the disc is not an incompatible format disc page 7 Check that the disc is loaded properly aligned in disc tray and label side up Take out the disc and clean it page 159 Check that the disc has a region code compatible with the recorder Can t play a disc Check that the disc is a compatible format disc page 7 Take out the d...

Page 149: ...r or TV is set to the correct input and the volume turned up There is no sound when the picture is paused or during scanning or slow motion play Press PLAY to resume regular playback DTS discs can only be played if this recorder is connected to a DTS decoder or DTS compatible amp receiver If you have connected a suitable decoder also make sure that the Initial Setup Audio Out DTS Out setting is On...

Page 150: ...ial may not play on other players Finalize the disc and try again During playback the picture is dark or dis torted When a copy protected disc is played via a VCR the picture will not display correctly Connect the recorder directly to your TV Can t record or does not record successfully Check that there is some remaining blank space on the DVD HDD For a Video mode disc or DVD R check that the disc...

Page 151: ...ke sure that there is a recordable DVD R RW loaded with some free space for recording and fewer than 99 titles already on the disc Also make sure that for a Video mode disc or a DVD R the disc isn t finalized Make sure there is a recordable DVD R RW loaded with some free space for recording and fewer than 49 titles already on the disc If you delete a title from a DVD R RW disc the number of remain...

Page 152: ...isconnecting then reconnecting the HDMI cable while the power of both components is on Try switching the power of the HDMI DVI device off then back on Try switching off the HDMI DVI device and this recorder Next switch on the HDMI DVI device and leave it for around 30 seconds then switch on this recorder When you connect an HDMI compatible device make sure of the following The connected device s v...

Page 153: ...s no sound from the connected HDMI or DVI device There is no sound when using a DVI terminal Some HDMI compatible devices do not output sound check with the manual that came with the connected device Message Explanation Action Initializing disc Please wait a moment When you load a blank DVD RW or DVD RW disc the recorder automatically initializes it Incompatible region number The disc loaded has a...

Page 154: ...using Video mode recording This video cannot be recorded to DVD R RW The video source is copy once protected Use a VR mode DVD R 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 may be damaged please consult a Pioneer Service Center Repair...

Page 155: ...nel set for recording was different from the setting of the recorder Playback has stopped because the TV system is different than the recording During recording or timer recording standby the TV System PAL NTSC etc of the playback video changed causing playback to stop automatically There is no DV input or the input sig nal is unrecordable No signal was detected at the DV IN jack This may appear i...

Page 156: ...r is not connected Please check the printer This message is displayed when communication could not be established with the printer See the Troubleshooting section if you do not know the cause Printing has been canceled because This message is displayed when there is a printer error during printing After checking the printer for the cause of the error either reconnect the printer and start the prin...

Page 157: ...acedonian 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 Sanskrit sa 1901 Sindhi sd 190...

Page 158: ...can The sides of the program are cropped so that the picture fills the whole screen 4 3 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 how the picture is presented check the manual that came with the T...

Page 159: ...ing a disc return it to its case and store upright 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 o...

Page 160: ...lace directly on top of an amplifier or 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 Pl...

Page 161: ...h to 455 h DVD R RW DVD R RW DVD RAM Fine XP Approx 1 h Standard Play SP Approx 2 h Long Play LP Approx 4 h Extended Play EP Approx 6 h Super Long Play SLP Approx 8 h Super Extended Play SEP Approx 10 h DVD R RW DVD RAM only Manual Mode MN DVD R RW RAM Approx 1 h to 13 h DVD R RW Approx 1 h to 8 h DVD R DL DVD R DL Fine XP Approx 1 h 51 m Standard Play SP Approx 3 h 35 m Long Play LP Approx 7 h 11...

Page 162: ...cks Input 2 Audio output AV1 Output During audio output 2 V rms Output impedance less than 1 5 kΩ Jacks AV connector AV1 RCA jacks Output Control input Mini jack Digital audio output Coaxial G LINK Mini jack DV input DVR 645H S only 4 pin front i LINK IEEE 1394 standard USB DVR 645H S only Type A front Type B front HDMI 19 pin AV Connectors 21 pin connector assignment AV connector input output 21 ...

Page 163: ...Additional information 17 163 En DVR645H_WY_EN book 163 ページ２００６年７月５日水曜日午前１０時２５分 ...

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