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RCS-656HX

SX-SW505HX
S-ST606
DVR-545HX-S

Audio Multi-channel Receiver Subwoofer

Speaker System

DVD Recorder

Operating Instructions

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Page 1: ...SW505HX S ST606 DVR 545HX S Audio Multi channel Receiver Subwoofer Speaker System DVD Recorder Operating Instructions Discover the benefits of registering your product online at www pioneer co uk www pioneer eur com ...

Page 2: ...ECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN IMPORTANT WARNING This equipment is not waterproof To prevent a fire or shock hazard do not place any container filed with liquid near this equipment such as a vase or flower pot or expose it to dripping splashing rain or moisture D3 4 ...

Page 3: ...et Since the power cord serves as the main disconnect device for the unit you will need to unplug it from the AC outlet to shut down all power Therefore make sure the unit has been installed so that the power cord can be easily unplugged from the AC outlet in case of an accident To avoid fire hazard the power cord should also be unplugged from the AC outlet when left unused for a long period of ti...

Page 4: ...g instructions for the DVD Recorder 38 What s in the box Please confirm that the following items are all supplied Receiver subwoofer SX SW505HX box Remote control page 12 AA R6 dry cell batteries to confirm operation x2 page 15 Display unit page 20 Power cord page 10 AM loop antenna page 8 FM wire antenna page 8 Control cable page 8 Display cable page 8 Coaxial cable page 8 Microphone for Auto MCA...

Page 5: ... stand bases to the stems using the screws provided Once you have aligned the stem and base secure with the small screws at the points shown below Note that the speaker should face in the direction of the base of the isosceles triangle outlined below 2 Attach the smaller non skid pads to the base of the center speaker The large non skid pads are for the front and surround speakers and the receiver...

Page 6: ...g this catch Always use a chain or cord when stabilizing the speaker Pioneer disclaims all responsibility for any losses or damage resulting from improper assembly installation insufficient strength of the installation materials misuse or natural disasters 4 Connect the speaker system Refer to Connecting up to connect the speakers properly After connecting everything place the speakers as shown in...

Page 7: ... of the TV be sure to secure it with tape or some other suitable means Otherwise the speaker may fall from the TV due to external shocks such as earthquakes endangering those nearby or damaging the speaker The front L R center and surround L R speakers supplied with this system are magnetically shielded However depending on the installation location color distortion may occur if the speaker is ins...

Page 8: ...aulty assembly or installation insufficient mounting strength of walls mounting fixtures or other building fixtures misuse or natural disasters HDMIOUT ANTENNA IN OUT DIGITAL AUDIOOUT COAXIAL ANTENNA DIGITAL IN OUT VIDEO L R PR COMPONENT VIDEOOUT S VIDEO OUTPUT INPUT3 IN CONTROL G LINK AV1 RGB TV AV2 INPUT1 DECODER AC IN COMMONINTERFACE AUDIO PB Y SYSTEMCONNECTOR SPEAKERS DVD DVR2 OPTICAL SUBWOOFE...

Page 9: ...lug onto the center pin of the FM antenna socket 5 Connect each speaker Each speaker cable has a color coded connector at one end and two wires at the other end Twist and pull off the protective shields on each wire Connect the wires to the speaker Match the colored wired with the color coded label model label then insert the colored wire into the red side and the other wire into the black side No...

Page 10: ...lectric shock when connecting or disconnecting the speaker cables disconnect the power cord before touching any uninsulated parts Do not connect any speakers other than those supplied to this system Do not connect the supplied speakers to any amplifier other than the one supplied with this system Connection to any other amplifier may result in malfunction or fire SPEAKERS SUBWOOFER ACIN CENTER SUR...

Page 11: ... white stereo audio cable not supplied for this connection Make sure you match the left and right outputs with their corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound You can use the ANALOG AUDIO INPUT jacks for any analog source you want such as a tape deck etc Note 1 Other types of video connection are possible See page 48 to page 50 for more on this 2 Do not use any power cord other than the one su...

Page 12: ...s page 82 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 Plus screen use for One Button Record STOP REC Press to stop recording 7 INFO While watching D TV press to display the information banner Press to see additional information for the highlighted item in the EPG RECORDER HDD DVD PAUSE PLAY STOP REC T...

Page 13: ... to a data channel of a digital broadcast The function of each button will be described on screen and changes depending on the screen being displayed AUDIO page 81 96 Press to change the audio language or channel When the recorder is stopped press to change the tuner audio SUBTITLE page 95 Press to display change the subtitles included in multilingual DVD Video discs ANGLE page 96 Press to switch ...

Page 14: ...e watching a digital channel UK only A TV D TV Switches between analog TV antenna input and digital TV antenna input The A TV and D TV indicators on the front panel show which is selected 28 DISPLAY page 97 Displays changes the on screen information displays RDS DISP Changes RDS displays page 27 29 MAIN SUB Change from MAIN to SUB to access the green functions commands on the remote Using the remo...

Page 15: ...although they may look similar different batteries may have different voltages Make sure that the plus and minus ends of each battery match the indications in the battery compartment Remove batteries from equipment that isn t going to be used for a month or more When disposing of used batteries please comply with governmental regulations or environmental public instruction s rules that apply in yo...

Page 16: ... DVD OPEN CLOSE STANDBY ON S VIDEO COPY HDMI PLTV DivX D TV A TV VIDEO L MONO R AUDIO INPUT 2 ONETOUCH COPY CH REC A TV D TV HELP INPUT SELECT PAUSE LIVETV DV IN USB DVD Recorder DVR 545HX S Display unit STANDBY ON VOLUME AUDIO INPUT SURROUND Remote Control RECORDER HDD DVD PAUSE PLAY STOP REC TOP MENU DISC NAVIGATOR CM BACK PAUSE LIVE TV RETURN EXIT CM SKIP STOPREC HOME MENU ENTER INFO GUIDE HELP...

Page 17: ...age 23 for details Listening to a CD 1 Switch on the display unit receiver subwoofer 2 Switch on the DVD recorder 3 Press HDD DVD 4 Load a CD and start playback page 90 5 Adjust the volume 6 Adjust the sound using the surround effects page 23 Watching a title recorded on the HDD 1 Switch on the display unit receiver subwoofer 2 Switch on the DVD recorder 3 Switch on your TV 4 Press HDD DVD 5 Start...

Page 18: ...18 En SX SW505HX S ST606 ...

Page 19: ...ing stations 26 Listening to station presets 27 Using RDS 27 Displaying RDS information 27 Searching for RDS programs 27 05 Surround sound settings Using the Setup menu 28 Channel level setting 28 Speaker distance setting 28 Dynamic Range Control 29 Dual mono setting 29 Adjusting the channel levels using the test tone 29 06 Other connections Connecting auxiliary components 30 Connecting an analog ...

Page 20: ...ced Surround listening modes is selected page 24 3 SOUND Lights when Sound Retriever is active page 24 4 Tuner indicators Lights when a broadcast is being received Lights when a stereo FM broadcast is being received in auto stereo mode Lights when FM mono reception is selected Lights when in one of the RDS display or search modes 5 kHz MHz Indicates the frequency unit shown in the character displa...

Page 21: ...t turn the volume down during setup as this may result in a sub optimal setup Make sure the microphone and speakers are not moved during the MCACC setup 1 Connect the microphone to the MCACC SETUP MIC jack on the rear panel AUDIO SETUP MCACC SURROUND ADVANCED SOUND TV DVD TESTTONE VIDEO IN SR ONETOUCHCOPY MENU TUNE ENTER SUBTITLE ANGLE TIMER REC REC MODE PLAYMODE TUNE ST ST 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SURRO...

Page 22: ...ur mic or the speaker connections To try again press ENTER when you see RETRY2 When the MCACC setup is complete the volume level returns to normal COMPLETE3 shows in the display and Acoustic Calibration EQ is activated 4 Note 1 If the room environment is not optimal for the Auto MCACC setup too much ambient noise echo off the walls obstacles blocking the speak ers from the microphone the final set...

Page 23: ...el source MUSIC Dolby Pro Logic II Music 5 1 channel surround sound especially suited to music sources for use with any two channel source see Dolby Pro Logic II Music settings below STEREO See Listening in stereo on page 24 Dolby Pro Logic II Music settings When listening in Dolby Pro Logic II Music mode see above there are three settings you can adjust Center Width Dimension and Panorama 1 With ...

Page 24: ...URROUND repeatedly until STEREO shows in the display You can also use the SURROUND button on the display unit to change the listening mode Using the Sound Retriever When audio data is removed during the MP3 or WMA compression process sound quality often suffers from an uneven sound image The Sound Retriever feature employs new DSP technology that helps bring CD quality sound back to compressed 2 c...

Page 25: ...ource The Midnight listening feature allows you to hear effective surround sound of movies at low volume levels 1 Press SOUND 2 Use the buttons to select TONE then press ENTER 3 Use the buttons to select QUIET or MIDNIGHT then press ENTER to confirm To cancel the Quiet or Midnight listening modes select BASS TRE Adjusting the bass and treble Use the bass and treble controls to adjust the overall t...

Page 26: ... then press ENTER 3 Use the buttons to select FM MONO then press ENTER The mono indicator lights when the tuner is in mono reception mode Select FM AUTO above to switch back to auto stereo mode the stereo indicator lights when receiving a stereo broadcast Improving poor AM sound The simplest way to improve the sound quality of AM radio is to make sure that the TV in the room is switched off Also t...

Page 27: ...5 If you want to keep listening to the station press ENTER within the 5 seconds If you don t press ENTER searching resumes NEWS News AFFAIRS Current Affairs INFO General Information SPORT Sport EDUCATE Educational DRAMA Radio plays etc CULTURE National or regional culture theater etc SCIENCE Science and technology VARIED Usually talk based material such as quiz shows or interviews POP M Pop music ...

Page 28: ... the level of each channel by 10 dB If the system is in Stereo or Virtual mode or a stereo source is playing in Auto mode you will not be able to adjust the center or surround channels 5 Press ENTER when you re finished If you use the Auto MCACC feature again it will overwrite the settings you have made here Speaker distance setting The Auto MCACC feature see page 21 should give you the best surro...

Page 29: ...ng you to adjust the level as it plays Note that the channel level settings for stereo sources are independent of the settings for surround sound sources 1 Press SURROUND to select the Auto listening mode If you want to set the channel levels for stereo two channel playback select the STEREO listening mode 2 Press TEST TONE The test tone is output from each speaker in turn 3 While a test tone is p...

Page 30: ...connect both analog and digital external audio sources to this system Digital audio sources include digital satellite receivers CD recorders etc Analog sources include your TV See also Using this system for TV audio on page 11 and Connecting auxiliary components above 1 If the system isn t already on press RECEIVER to switch on Also make sure that the external source TV satellite receiver etc is s...

Page 31: ...TUP then press ENTER 3 Use the buttons to choose the setting you want to adjust The current setting is shown for each option as you cycle through the display See below for a full list and description of each 4 Use the buttons to adjust the setting 5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to make other settings 6 When you re done press ENTER to leave the SR setup menu Note 1 This system is compatible with all Pionee...

Page 32: ...2 For each receiver subwoofer input function DV1 DVD DVR1 DV2 DVD DVR2 DIG DIGITAL ANA ANALOG you can select NONE does not switch the plasma display input PDP1 to PDP5 switches the plasma display input to one of the numbered inputs 1 to 5 TVTN switches the plasma display to its built in TV tuner Note The number of video inputs available will depend on the plasma display you ve connected The PDP5 i...

Page 33: ...fter a specified time so you can fall asleep without worrying about it 2 1 Press the SLEEP button to select an option Choose between the following options SLP ON Switches off after about an hour SLP OFF Cancels the sleep timer After selecting SLP ON you can press SLEEP again to check how much time is left Each line indicates approximately 12 minutes remaining Resetting the system Use this procedur...

Page 34: ...e rectified even after exercising the checks listed below ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work If the system does not operate normally due to external effects such as static electricity disconnect the plug from the outlet and insert again to return to normal operating conditions If there is no sound or no multichannel sound from the DVR 545HX S...

Page 35: ...in order to operate the receiver subwoofer Check that nothing is mistakenly plugged into the CONTROL IN jack Problem Remedy Problem Remedy Considerable noise in radio broadcasts Connect the AM antenna refer to Connecting up on page 8 and adjust the direction and position for best reception You may also connect an additional internal or external AM antenna refer to Connecting external antennas on p...

Page 36: ...us Power requirements AC 220 V to 240 V 50 Hz 60 Hz Power consumption 50 W Power consumption in standby 0 3 W Dimensions 200 mm W x 375 mm H x 437 mm D Weight 9 0 kg Accessories Remote control 1 Display unit 1 AA R6 dry cell batteries to confirm operation 2 Coaxial cable 1 Control cable 1 Display cable 1 AM loop antenna 1 FM wire antenna 1 Microphone for Auto MCACC setup 1 Power cord 1 Warranty ca...

Page 37: ...0 W Dimensions 260 mm W x 1096 5 mm H x 260 mm D Weight 4 2 kg Center speaker Enclosure Closed box bookshelf type magnetically shielded System 7 7 cm 1 way system Speakers 7 7 cm cone type Nominal impedance 4 Ω Frequency range 75 Hz to 20 kHz Maximum input power 100 W Dimensions 270 mm W x 96 mm H x 90 mm D Weight 0 78 kg Accessories Speaker cables 5 Non skid pads small 4 Non skid pads large 4 Non...

Page 38: ...38 En DVR 545HX S DVD Recorder ...

Page 39: ... Using the Digital EPG 75 Setting timer programs 76 Other useful EPG functions 77 07 Recording About DVD recording 78 About HDD recording 79 Recorded audio 79 Restrictions on video recording 79 Using the built in A TV and D TV tuners 80 Setting the picture quality recording time 82 Basic recording from the TV 82 Pause Live TV 83 Simultaneous recording and playback Chase Play 85 Recording from an e...

Page 40: ...Video Adjust menu Setting the picture quality for TV and external inputs 126 Setting the picture quality for disc playback 127 16 The Initial Setup menu Using the Initial Setup menu 129 Selecting other languages for language options 139 Using Software Update Digital tuner 139 17 Additional information Setting up the remote to control your TV 140 TV Preset code list 141 Minimum copying times 142 Ma...

Page 41: ...alized in this recorder before playing Unfinalized VR mode and Video mode discs may not play 2 Cannot read the CPRM information will show in the display when you load a disc However this will not affect playback 3 Copy once protected disc titles will not play DVD HDD Recording and playback compatibility This recorder can play and record all the currently popular DVD disc types as well as providing...

Page 42: ... speed DVD R should be compatible with 2x or 4x recording DVD R with 2 4x to 8x recording This logo indicates that the disc is a DVD R DL or DVD R DL disc Correct operation has been confirmed for DVD R DL discs ver 3 0 2x 4x produced by the following manufacturers Mitsubishi Kagaku Media Verbatim as of March 2005 About DualDisc playback A DualDisc is a new two sided disc one side of which contains...

Page 43: ...tension are recognized as MPEG4 but not all of these are necessarily DivX video files and therefore may not be playable on this recorder File structure Up to 99 folders or 999 files DivX DivX Certified and associated logos are trademarks of DivX Inc and are used under license DivX VOD content In order to play DivX VOD video on demand content on this recorder you first need to register the recorder...

Page 44: ...tive services DVB is a registered trademark of the DVB Project About the internal hard disk drive The internal hard disk drive is a fragile piece of equipment Depending on the conditions under which it is used or through careless use it is possible that the recorded contents will be damaged or lost completely or that normal playback and recording will not be possible Please understand that in the ...

Page 45: ... 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 the HDD which you can do from the Disc Setup menu see Optimize HDD on page 125 Symbols used in this manual The following icons are provided to help you quickly identify which instructions you need for which kind of disc HDD Any type of DVD disc ...

Page 46: ...the ANTENNA DIGITAL OUT jack for connection to your TV 8 COMMON INTERFACE slot Slot for CA module and smart card used to decode scrambled D TV channels See Common Interface on page 47 9 HDMI OUT HDMI output for high quality digital audio and video 10 AC IN Power inlet 11 OUTPUT Stereo analog audio video and S video outputs for connection to a TV or AV amplifier receiver 12 INPUT 3 Stereo analog au...

Page 47: ...nna to the ANTENNA DIGITAL IN connector Next use the short supplied RF antenna cable and connect it between the ANTENNA DIGITAL OUT and ANTENNA IN RF IN connectors Lastly connect the recorder to your TV from the ANTENNA OUT connector If your area is not yet served with terrestrial digital services connect your antenna s output to the ANTENNA IN RF IN connector using one of the supplied RF antenna ...

Page 48: ...To use this feature when the recorder is in standby Power Save must be set to Off see Power Save on page 129 Using other types of audio video output If you can t use the SCART AV connector to connect your TV to this recorder there are standard audio video output jacks as well as an S video and component video output Using the S video or component video output 1 Connect the S video or component vid...

Page 49: ...atellite receiver This enables you to record scrambled TV channels 4 Plug the supplied G LINK cable to the G LINK jack This enables you to control the tuner in the external receiver using the GUIDE Plus system Position the IR transmitter end of the G LINK cable so that the IR receiver on your cable satellite receiver will pick up the control signals see diagram See the manual that came with your c...

Page 50: ...rder s built in analog TV tuner Important Do not connect this recorder through your VCR satellite receiver or cable box Always connect each component directly to your TV or AV amplifier receiver 1 Connect your TV antenna to the recorder and TV See Connecting a TV antenna on page 47 for details 2 Use a SCART cable not supplied to connect the AV1 RGB TV AV connector to a SCART AV connector on your T...

Page 51: ... display please select the HDMI setup on the display refer to the supplied manual for more on this About HDMI HDMI High Definition Multimedia Interface supports both video and audio on a single digital connection for use with DVD players and recorders DTV set top boxes and other AV devices HDMI was developed to provide the technologies of High Bandwidth Digital Content Protection HDCP as well as D...

Page 52: ...corder input Connecting a DV camcorder Using the front panel DV IN jack it is possible to connect a DV camcorder or video deck or DVD R RW recorder and digitally transfer DV tapes or DVD R RW discs to DVD R RW Important This jack is for connection to DV equipment only It is not compatible with digital satellite receivers or D VHS video decks Use a DV cable not supplied to connect the DV jack of yo...

Page 53: ...sfer up to about 4000 files WMA MP3 file storage devices 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 may not recognize 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 an...

Page 54: ...t or restart playback 9 Press to stop playback 10 CH Use to change channels skip chapters tracks etc 11 STOP REC Press to stop recording 12 REC Press to start recording Press repeatedly to set the recording time in 30 minute blocks 13 Front panel inputs See Front panel connections on page 46 for more information on these 14 HELP Press for help on how to use the current GUI screen 15 A TV D TV Swit...

Page 55: ...DMI VPS PDC page 70 Lights when receiving a VPS PDC broadcast during a VPS PDC enabled timer recording 5 Recording quality indicators page 82 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 ex...

Page 56: ...example then skip to step 8 below 7 Select your country The recorder starts scanning for new channels After the scan is complete the recorder will let you know how many new channels were found The country setting will apply to both the digital and analog TV tuners The clock will also be set automatically here if D TV channels are found If no new channels were found a message appears asking if you ...

Page 57: ...ons to change the value in the highlighted field Use the buttons to move from one field to another You can go back to the previous screen at anytime in the Setup Navigator by pressing RETURN EXIT 10 Select the EPG Electronic Program Guide type to use GUIDE Plus Use the Gemstar GUIDE Plus EPG see also Setting up the GUIDE Plus system on page 59 and Using the GUIDE Plus electronic program guide on p...

Page 58: ...set the clock manually 1 Press HOME MENU 2 Select Initial Setup Basic Clock Setting 3 Highlight the time setting 4 Press ENTER to display the manual clock setting screen 5 Set the correct time Return to automatic clock setting To return to the automatic clock setting follow the instructions for Replace Channels page 130 ENTER k Setting t Line System er Save P p Navigator p Navigator TV Screen Size...

Page 59: ...of these things are not yet set please run the Setup Navigator first see Switching on and setting up on page 56 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 al...

Page 60: ... this step again If your external receiver still doesn t respond to the G LINK controller please call customer support and report the brand and model of your external receiver See also GUIDE Plus FAQ and troubleshooting on page 73 5 Identify the host channel for your country The TV listings information available in the GUIDE Plus system is distributed throughout Europe by selected broadcasters cal...

Page 61: ...channels in the list that you don t get go to the Editor screen Press repeatedly until the Menu bar is highlighted Press until Editor is highlighted The main area of the screen now shows a list of channels Those that are turned ON are displayed in the grid those that are OFF are hidden Use the buttons to move down the list and turn channels ON or OFF as necessary For any channel that you turn ON t...

Page 62: ...wned by or licensed to Gemstar TV Guide International Inc and or its related affiliates Legal Notice GEMSTAR TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL INC AND OR ITS RELATED AFFILIATES ARE NOT IN ANY WAY LIABLE FOR THE ACCURACY OF THE PROGRAM SCHEDULE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE GUIDE PLUS SYSTEM IN NO EVENT SHALL GEMSTAR TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL INC AND OR ITS RELATED AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY AMOUNTS REPRESENTING...

Page 63: ...rrect channel and start recording1 You can also use the REC button to set the recording You can review the shows you have set to record in the Schedule Area see also The Schedule Area on page 67 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...

Page 64: ... time and channel Search Search for TV programs by category e g Sport subcategory e g Football or keyword My TV Set up a profile and receive recommendations according to your preferences Schedule Show all scheduled recordings Info Area for additional information such as weather not available in all regions Editor Change channel settings Setup Setup the GUIDE Plus system The Grid Area The Grid is t...

Page 65: ...tegory If you choose All as the subcategory all programs in the category you selected will show up in the search results 3 Start the search The search results are shown sorted by time and date If no search results are displayed it means there are no programs for the current day that match your search criteria Using My Choice keywords for a search In addition to the standard categories you can also...

Page 66: ...am synopsis Tune to a program that s currently showing Set a program to record Access Information panels Setting up a profile You can set up a profile with any combination of up to 16 channels four categories and 16 keywords 1 Select My TV from the Menu bar 2 Press the YELLOW Action button to set a profile Channels is now highlighted 3 To add a channel to your profile press the YELLOW Action butto...

Page 67: ...d delete scheduled timer recordings From the Schedule Area you can Edit or delete a One Button Recording Set edit or delete a ShowView recording Set edit or delete a manual recording Editing a scheduled recording You can edit any parameter in a scheduled recording or delete it if you no longer require it 1 Highlight the left tile of a scheduled recording If you only want to edit the recording qual...

Page 68: ...ce Recording is only available as an option with regular daily or weekly recordings Note 1 This mode maximizes the recording quality to fit on 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 135 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...

Page 69: ...the Menu bar 2 Press the RED Action button ShowView 3 Use the number buttons to enter a ShowView programming number If you live in an area not yet covered by the GUIDE Plus system you may also have to input a channel number Follow the on screen display to do this 4 Press ENTER to confirm Note 1 If you set the timer recording to use VPS PDC you must switch the recorder into standby before the timer...

Page 70: ...ailable on the disc if recording to DVD or to fit on to a blank DVD disc if recording to the HDD You can set timer recordings to record to a recordable DVD or to the hard disk drive For regular daily or weekly HDD timer recordings that you don t need to keep you can use the Auto Replace Recording feature to automatically replace the previous timer recording with the new one Note that when you use ...

Page 71: ...old 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 recording 2 Select Yes to confirm Preventing use of the recorder before a timer recording child lock You can make al...

Page 72: ... the channel on or off in the Editor Area 1 Select Editor from the Menu bar 2 Highlight the left channel tile of the channel you want to switch on or off 3 Press the RED Action button to switch the channel on or off Changing the source and program number 1 Select Editor from the Menu bar 2 Highlight the right channel tile of the channel you want to make a change to 3 Press the RED Action button to...

Page 73: ...omplete list please consult the GUIDE Plus website at www europe guideplus com FAQ When I tried setting up my external receiver I could not get any of the attempts to work what should I do A There could be several reasons why your external receiver could not be controlled The connections could be wrong Make sure that the G LINK cable is connected to the G LINK connector on the recorder and the IR ...

Page 74: ...o 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 59 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 external rece...

Page 75: ... list 4 Highlights the currently selected channel 5 Indicates the program set for recording 6 Appears when other programs often short ones have been scheduled for the same period 7 Program title 8 Time dividers The general program list may show sections whose bottom right corners have been folded This indicates that other programs have been scheduled for that period To view the title of such a pro...

Page 76: ... is displayed To quit the display of detailed information press INFO again or RETURN EXIT 4 Press to exit the Digital EPG screen Setting timer programs Using the Digital EPG it s easy to set digital TV programs for recording 1 Press to display the Digital EPG screen 2 Select a program Select a program currently on air press ENTER to close the Digital EPG screen watch the channel immediately or pre...

Page 77: ... displayed EPG Search 1 Press YELLOW when the EPG screen Program List Detailed information or Search Result is displayed 2 In the Date field select a date within one week to search in 3 In the Time field select the time of day 0 00 to 23 00 to search in 4 In the Genre field select the genre to search for You can search for multiple genres by pressing ENTER after each genre 5 Select OK 6 Select Sea...

Page 78: ... total number of recordable titles remaining may not increase Although this recorder can record PAL SECAM NTSC and PAL 60 you can t mix multiple TV line systems on one disc A disc can contain PAL and SECAM recordings or NTSC and PAL 60 See also Additional information about the TV system settings on page 138 Fingerprints dirt and small scratches on a disc can affect playback and or recording perfor...

Page 79: ...g page 133 to select the A L or B R audio channel to record before recording starts In other cases both channels of a bilingual broadcast will be recorded and you can switch on playback Restrictions on video recording You cannot record copy protected video using this recorder Copy protected video includes DVD Video discs and some satellite broadcasts If copy protected material is encountered durin...

Page 80: ...ay the channel banner for other channels To switch to the displayed banner s channel press ENTER The channel banner displays the Subtitles and MHEG icon if that channel supports the MHEG application see Using the MHEG application below 3 To see more detailed channel information press INFO again 4 Use the buttons to display information about previous and following programs Use the buttons to see in...

Page 81: ...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 which language you want to record before recording by setting the Bilingual Recording setting see Bilingual Recording on page 133 Switching between TV and DVD When the recorder is stopped or recording you can ...

Page 82: ...d Basic recording from the TV Basic recording from the TV involves just setting the channel to record choosing whether to record to the HDD or a DVD and selecting the recording quality 1 Select the HDD or DVD for recording If you re recording to DVD load a recordable disc if you load a new blank DVD RW or DVD RW disc the recorder takes a short while to initialize the disc If you want to record a V...

Page 83: ...use 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...

Page 84: ...rom 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 129 Please note that you can t record from another component VCR etc that is connected by a SCART cable to the AV2 INPUT...

Page 85: ...top Recording from an external component You can record from an external component such as a camcorder or VCR connected to one of the recorder s external inputs 1 Make sure that the component you want to record from is connected properly to the DVD recorder See Chapter 2 Connecting up for connection options 2 Press repeatedly to select one of the external inputs to record from The current input is...

Page 86: ...en after finalizing although the title menu will disappear if you do so Finalize the disc again to generate a new title menu Important Once you ve finalized a Video mode or DVD R disc 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 125 for how to do this A VR mode DVD R RW excluding DVD R DL disc can still be reco...

Page 87: ...ode recordings out of the box if you want to use a DVD R for VR mode recording you must initialize it before recording anything on the disc DVD RW and DVD RAM discs can also be initialized in order to erase the contents of the disc Important Initializing a DVD RW DVD RW or DVD RAM disc will erase everything recorded on it Make sure there is nothing on the disc that you want to keep You may not be ...

Page 88: ...cific to a particular kind of DVD disc it is specified Some DVD Video DVD R and DVD RW discs don t allow certain playback controls to operate at certain points in the disc This is not a malfunction 1 Select the HDD or DVD for playback If playing video from the HDD skip to step 3 below Select DVD for any kind of disc playback 2 Front panel Load a disc Load a disc with the label side facing up using...

Page 89: ...le frame in either direction Press to display the menu of a DVD Video disc DVD R RW discs finalized on this recorder will display the Disc Navigator Press MENU to display the disc menu Use the cursor buttons to navigate DVD Video disc menus press ENTER to select items Press to return to the previous level of a DVD Video disc menu PLAY STOP PAUSE PREV NEXT SET UP MCACC ADVANCED SOUND CLEAR TESTTONE...

Page 90: ...yback Video CD only If RESUME is displayed on screen playback starts from the place last stopped Press to stop playback Video CD only You can resume playback from the same point by pressing 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 Press to skip to previous next track ...

Page 91: ...played on screen playback starts from the place last stopped Playback of titles DivX files proceeds 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 Press to start scanning Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed Press to skip to previous ...

Page 92: ...gator screen 3 Select what you want to play Depending on the type of disc you have loaded the Disc Navigator looks slightly different but they are all navigated in the same way The screen below shows a WMA MP3 DivX disc Navigate to the folder or the track title within a folder that you want to play Playback starts after you press ENTER For discs that contain CD Audio tracks and WMA MP3 tracks or D...

Page 93: ...e 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 you access to search functions repeat and program play functions Select Play Mode from the Home Menu You can also access the Play Mode menu by pressing PLAY MODE To exit the Play Mode menu press HOME MENU or PLAY MODE Note 1 No subtitles are displayed...

Page 94: ... the start and end points of the loop must be in the same title To resume normal playback select Off from the A B Repeat menu or press CLEAR if no menu OSD such as the Play Mode menu is displayed Repeat play There are various repeat play options depending on the kind of disc loaded or if you re using the HDD for playback It s also possible to use repeat play together with program play to repeat th...

Page 95: ...Play Mode menu see Repeat play on page 94 Press CLEAR during playback to switch off program play if no menu OSD such as the Disc Navigator is displayed Press while stopped to erase the program list 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...

Page 96: ...channel only 1 Stereo Soundtrack 1 Stereo default 1 L Soundtrack 1 Left channel 1 R Soundtrack 1 Right channel 2 Stereo Soundtrack 2 Stereo 2 L Soundtrack 2 Left channel 2 R Soundtrack 2 Right channel Switching camera angles Some DVD Video discs feature scenes shot from two or more angles check the disc box for details it should be marked with a icon if it contains multi angle scenes When a multi ...

Page 97: ... disc once the disc is finalized The total recording time figure shown in parenthesis is calculated based on a 12 cm 4 7 GB disc at the displayed record setting Recording and playback times for TV recordings are approximately 0 1 shorter than the actual time This is because of the slightly different frame rates of TV broadcasts versus DVD The frame number is shown next to the elapsed time display ...

Page 98: ... Guard you will not be able to record it See Restrictions on video recording on page 79 for more details Recording from a DV camcorder Using the recorder s remote you can control both the camcorder and this recorder Important The source signal must be DVC SD format Some camcorders cannot be controlled using this recorder s remote You can t record date and time information from DV cassette During D...

Page 99: ...setting to adjust the picture quality of the incoming video from the DV device connected to the DV jack of this recorder Select DV then DV Video Setting from the Home Menu For detailed information on this setting see Setting the picture quality for TV and external inputs on page 126 About DV Using DV also known as i LINK or IEEE 1394 1995 you can connect a DV camcorder to this recorder using a DV ...

Page 100: ...o mode DVD R RW DVD R RW DVD RAM VR mode Original Play List Create page 102 Play page 102 Erase page 102 Edit Title Name page 103 Edit Set Thumbnail page 103 Edit Erase Section page 104 Edit Divide page 105 Edit Chapter Edit page 105 Edit Set Genre page 106 Edit Lock page 107 Edit Move page 107 Edit Combine page 108 Genre Name page 108 Multi Mode page 109 Undo page 109 1 1 ...

Page 101: ...ome editing commands ask you whether you want to keep Video mode compatibility or frame accuracy Video Mode Compatible Editing or Frame Accurate Editing Frame accurate editing is very precise The edit point is accurate to the exact frame you choose However this accuracy is not preserved in any copy you make if you use the high speed copy function to make a Video mode DVD Video mode compatible edit...

Page 102: ...s from a DVD R VR mode or Video mode or DVD R will not result in any more free space on the disc 1 Highlight the title you want to erase 2 Select Erase from the command menu panel 3 Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel Tip You can erase a title quickly by pressing CLEAR when the title is highlighted Confirm the edit by pressing ENTER DVD VR DVD RAM ENTER Disc Navigator DVD 2h00m 1 0G 1h00m 1 0G 4...

Page 103: ...e then press ENTER to set You can also use the chapter and time search features press PLAY MODE and the CM SKIP and CM BACK buttons 4 Select Exit to return to the Edit screen DVD Video DVD VR DVD R DVD RW DVD RAM HDD ENTER ENTER Disc Navigator HDD 4 Titles Remain All Genres 10Titles 30h30m HDD SP Recent first 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 S...

Page 104: ... start of the section 5 Highlight To then in the same way find the end of the section to erase then press ENTER After pressing ENTER another marker indicates the end of the section with the section itself marked in red 6 Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel In the thumbnail viewer you can see a few seconds of video either side of the marked section to see how the edit will look When editing VR mo...

Page 105: ... controls etc to find the point at which you want to divide the chapter then press ENTER You can keep dividing the chapter as many times as you wish up to 999 chapters per DVD R RW RAM disc or 99 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 HDD DVD VR DVD RAM ENTER ENTER Vid...

Page 106: ...mode Play List 2 3 5 4 1 Rec time 19 00 Mon 29 11 Pr 2 SP 1h00m Exit Erase Move Divide Combine ENTER HDD ENTER ENTER Disc Navigator HDD 11 29 MON 7 00PM 11 29Mon 7 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 1...

Page 107: ... 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 Genre Lock Chapter Edit DVD VR DVD RAM ENTER ENTER Disc Navigator DVD 4 Title...

Page 108: ...l 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 1 and 3 No HDD ENTER Disc N...

Page 109: ... 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 HDD ENTER Disc Navigator HDD 4 Titles Remain All Genres 10Titles 30h30m Recent first HDD SP 11...

Page 110: ...need to a CPRM ver 1 1 or higher VR mode DVD RW ver 2 0 or 2 1 VR mode DVD R or CPRM compatible DVD RAM disc see CPRM on page 79 for more on this Only one instance of a copy once protected title can be added to the Copy List and after it s been copied the title is erased from the HDD it is therefore not possible to copy a locked title that is copy once protected You can identify copy once protecte...

Page 111: ...r markers are also copied except when copying from a finalized Video mode disc Thumbnail picture markers and chapter markers for the Disc Navigator are copied but their position in the copy may be slightly changed from the original If some part of the title being copied is copy protected copying will start but the copy protected portions will not be copied Using Copy Lists See also Copyright on pa...

Page 112: ...15 recordings when HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off Bilingual recordings Combined titles that were originally recorded using different recording modes Continue Using Previous Copy List Create New Copy List ENTER Copy Select Title Recent first All Genres 8 Title Copy List Total Current DVD Remain 0 0G 4 3G 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 P...

Page 113: ...VD Remain bar will be half length if the first layer of a DVD R DL or DVD R DL disc is already full Copying from DVD to HDD Important The DVD to HDD Copy screen isn t accessible when a finalized Video mode disc or a DVD Video is loaded As long as the disc is not Copy Guard protected you can still use the One Touch Copy function however See One Touch Copy on page 110 The recorder can only store one...

Page 114: ...ecording mode setting you can see how much disc space it will require If this is more than is available it shows up in red and you won t be able to start copying In this case either change the recording quality or press RETURN EXIT to go back 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 Bilingu...

Page 115: ...nk disc To see the progress of the backup press DISPLAY You can cancel the backup process by pressing ONE TOUCH COPY for more than one second However this will make the disc unusable although if you are using a DVD RW or DVD RW disc you can re initialize it in order to make it usable again see Initializing recordable DVD discs on page 87 7 After the recorder has finished recording the backup disc ...

Page 116: ...sing ENTER all tracks or files on the CD are copied to the HDD You can also start copying by starting playback of the CD including program play and then pressing ONE TOUCH COPY To cancel copying an audio CD press and hold ONE TOUCH COPY for more than one second To cancel copying a WMA MP3 disc press ENTER If the CD loaded contains both CD audio tracks and WMA MP3 files the part currently selected ...

Page 117: ...nre for the album Edit Jump Set1 Set a track to jump so that it doesn t play choose this command again to cancel the Jump setting Play Mode Change the playback order for albums and tracks Genre Name Enter a name of up to 12 characters for a genre See page Title Name on page 103 for how to enter names ENTER HDD By number Album1 The Planets Mars Venus Mercury Jup iter Saturn Uranus Nep classical Tot...

Page 118: ...opy or edit If you encounter a disc that will not play check that the disc and file formats are compatible with this recorder see JPEG file compatibility and PC created disc compatibility on page 44 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 R...

Page 119: ... also use the RETURN EXIT button 6 Press to return to the folder view area With the leftmost thumbnail highlighted you can use the button To exit the PhotoViewer press HOME MENU Reloading files from a disc or USB device If you have a disc with more than 1000 files and or 100 folders you can still view all the images using the reload function 1 Navigate to the last entry in the folder list Read nex...

Page 120: ... add a file folder to the list select it then choose Select from the menu A checkbox mark is shown by the item you selected You can also select a file or folder and press STOP to add it to the list To remove a file folder from the list select Cancel Selection from the menu 4 Display the command menu 5 Select the command you want to apply to all the selected items Note 1 For files you want to keep ...

Page 121: ...ow title from a DVD the slideshow will become unplayable but the free space will not increase 1 Load a blank or unfinalized Video mode DVD R or DVD RW disc 2 Select View Edit Photos on the HDD from the menu 3 Select the file s or folder s you want to copy Copying a folder will copy all the files contained in it To copy multiple folders use the Multi Mode see Selecting multiple files or folders on ...

Page 122: ...nt space on the HDD if there are already the maximum number of files and or folders on the HDD 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 File Date Time Chair No 2 10 00 24 01 2006 1920 x 1440 HDD Size Press ENTER to display the menu Press RETURN to go back to folder selection Sta...

Page 123: ...or Cancel to cancel Once printing has started you can cancel by pressing ENTER Tip Paper 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 PhotoViewer 1...

Page 124: ...ock disc then On or Off Set to On to prevent accidental recording editing or erasing of the disc loaded If you need to unlock the disc to make edits select Off Initialize settings You can initialize a recordable DVD R RW disc for either VR mode or Video mode recording The first time you load a new DVD RW disc it will be automatically initialized for recording according to the DVD RW Auto Init sett...

Page 125: ...ile system gradually becomes fragmented Periodically the HDD will need optimizing to clean up all the fragmented files When the HDD needs optimizing the recorder will automatically display a message recommending optimization Important Optimizing the HDD can take as long as eight hours During optimization playback and recording are not possible Canceling optimization mid way does not undo the optim...

Page 126: ...ngs for the current preset Tuner VCR or DTV LDP 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 setting you want to adjust You can adjust the following settings Prog Motion Adjusts the motion and still picture ...

Page 127: ...ss to display the Home Menu 2 Select Video Adjust 3 Select a setting There are six presets available TV suitable for LCD and cathode ray tube TVs PDP suitable for plasma display screens Professional suitable for professional monitors Memory1 user preset 1 Memory2 user preset 2 Memory3 user preset 3 You can press DISPLAY to see the individual settings for the current preset TV PDP or Professional C...

Page 128: ...ts the amount of noise reduction NR applied to the mosquito noise artefacts visible around the edges of an image caused by MPEG compression Sharpness Adjusts the sharpness of the high frequency 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...

Page 129: ...ard PAL or SECAM recording This setting is applicable only when recording from an external input See also About the input line system on page 138 for more information on this setting Power Save Mode 1 Only signals arriving at the antenna input are passed through to the antenna output when the recorder is in standby Mode 2 No input signals are passed through to the outputs when the recorder is in s...

Page 130: ...ire the correct password to be entered before the channel can be watched Use the buttons to highlight a preference box and press ENTER to toggle the preference To enter this screen input the parental lock password when prompted if one has not yet been set then the password you enter becomes the parental lock password Auto Skip Off No channels are automatically skipped Radio Radio channels are skip...

Page 131: ...ings made by auto tuning Select your country then proceed to the manual channel setting screen Change channel presets using the PREV NEXT buttons To skip the displayed channel because there is no station assigned to that channel change the Skip setting to On Set the CH SYSTEM setting to match the channel system of your country or region Set the CHANNEL setting to the channel you want to assign to ...

Page 132: ...o Sets the AV1 RGB TV SCART output to standard composite video compatible with all TVs S Video Sets the AV1 RGB TV SCART output to S video Recommended if you are using 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...

Page 133: ...ts two stereo audio tracks Stereo 2 Select to use the overdubbed audio track from a camcorder that supports two stereo audio tracks Mix Select one of the three settings to use a mix of the two stereo audio tracks Audio Out Dolby Digital Out Dolby Digital Output a Dolby Digital signal when a Dolby Digital source is being played Dolby Digital PCM Convert Dolby Digital sources to Linear PCM output Us...

Page 134: ...s override the Subtitle Language preference Auto Language On On this setting DVD Video discs whose main audio track is in your default language will play using that language without subtitles Discs whose main audio track is not in your default language but that have a subtitle track in your default language will play the original audio track with subtitles Off Select to play DVD Video discs accord...

Page 135: ... 3 minutes Sets the default thumbnail picture to 3 minutes into the title Auto Chapter Video No Separation Automatic chapter marking is switched off 10 minutes When recording in Video mode chapter markers are inserted every 10 minutes 15 minutes Chapter markers are inserted every 15 minutes This settings applies to recording or real time copying to Video mode DVD R RW discs Auto Chapter DVD R RW N...

Page 136: ...during playback of a VR mode Play List This setting applies to HDD DVD R RW VR and DVD RAM playback Angle Indicator On A camera icon appears on screen during multi angle scenes on a DVD Video disc Off Nothing is indicated on screen when a multi angle scene is showing Parental Lock Set Password Change Password Next Screen If no password has yet been set enter a four digit number to become your pass...

Page 137: ...I compatible devices YCbCr 4 4 4 The video signal is output as a 8 bit YCbCr 4 4 4 component signal Depending on the connected device some settings may not be available When a DVI device is connected the YCbCr 4 2 2 and YCbCr 4 4 4 options are not available Audio Output Auto Dolby Digital MPEG and DTS sources are output as a bitstream signal However depending on the Audio Out setting number of aud...

Page 138: ...s as shown in the table below Remote Control Mode Recorder 1 3 default Recorder 1 If you are using more than one recorder in the same room set them to different IDs This setting sets the recorder ID to change the remote controller ID press and hold RETURN EXIT then press 1 2 or 3 to set The remote will only control a recorder with the same ID AV Link This Recorder Only Signals received through the...

Page 139: ... Update and Technical Information Manual Update Select Manual Update to check for updated software immediately If new software is found then it is automatically downloaded and installed The new software will take effect the next time the recorder is powered on If for some reason the new software could not be downloaded successfully a dialog box informs you of the error Press HOME MENU to exit or R...

Page 140: ... for your make input the first one in the list If the maker s name of your TV doesn t appear in the table you will not be able to use this remote to control your TV 3 Point the remote towards your TV and press to check that the remote works with your TV If the remote is set up correctly the TV should switch off If it doesn t and there is another code given for your maker repeat step 1 with a new c...

Page 141: ...O 642 KENNEDY 632 642 KORPEL 607 KOYODA 644 LEYCO 607 640 646 648 LIESENK TTER 607 LOEWE 607 LUXOR 632 642 643 M ELECTRONIC 631 644 645 654 655 656 607 636 651 MAGNADYNE 632 649 MAGNAFON 649 MAGNAVOX 607 610 603 612 629 MANESTH 639 646 MARANTZ 607 MARK 607 MATSUI 607 639 640 642 644 647 648 MEDIATOR 607 MEMOREX 644 METZ 631 MINERVA 631 653 MITSUBISHI 609 610 602 621 631 MULTITECH 644 649 NEC 659 N...

Page 142: ...nding on the disc the copy speed may be reduced for example although a 6x disc is used the copy may be made at 2x speed Rec mode DVD disc type 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 mi...

Page 143: ...me Resolution 1 352 x 240 352 x 288 MN 1 802 mins MN 1 2 3 802 mins 352 x 240 352 x 288 MN 2 720 mins MN 2 2 3 720 mins MN 3 600 mins SEP MN 3 2 3 600 mins MN 4 480 mins SLP MN 4 3 480 mins MN 5 420 mins MN 5 3 420 mins 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 ...

Page 144: ... recordings will not play in this recorder Can t record a disc Check that the disc is not an incompatible format disc page 41 Some DVD RAM discs are not recordable until they have been initialized page 87 This can take up to 1 hour No picture Check that everything is connected properly page 46 Check that the connected TV and or the AV amp receiver is set to the correct input The recorder may be se...

Page 145: ... signalling set the connected component to output 4 3 aspect ratio standard video Can t play a disc recorded using this recorder on another player If the disc was recorded in Video mode or DVD R make sure that it s finalized page 86 Some players will not play recordable DVD discs even when recorded in Video mode and finalized If the disc was recorded in VR mode the other player must be specificall...

Page 146: ...a DVD R RW disc the number of remaining recordable titles may not decrease Further recording is not possible on a finalized DVD R Check that there isn t a disc menu on the disc you re trying to use If the title currently playing contains material that is copy once protected One Touch Copy will not work One Touch Copy can t be used for titles over 8 hours long when copying to DVD R RW though you ca...

Page 147: ...ure being output Don t use several HDMI cables connected together Use a single cable to connect devices together When you connect a DVI compatible device make sure of the following The connected device s video input is set correctly for this unit The DVI terminal on the connected device is HDCP compatible The connected device is compatible with NTSC 720 x 480i p 1280 x 720p 1920 x 1080i and PAL 72...

Page 148: ...isc type This display may also appear if the disc is dirty or damaged Cannot record to a disc that is not CPRM compatible Cannot record this content 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 I...

Page 149: ... jack supports connection to just one camcorder Cannot operate the DV camcorder This recorder cannot operate the DV camcorder Try switching off the camcorder then turn it back on again Could not operate the DV camcorder This recorder was not able to operate the DV camcorder The DV camcorder is not set for playback Please select playback mode on the DV camcorder The camcorder is in camera mode Swit...

Page 150: ...y mg 1307 Maori mi 1309 Macedonian mk 1311 Malayalam ml 1312 Mongolian mn 1314 Moldavian mo 1315 Marathi mr 1318 Malay ms 1319 Maltese mt 1320 Burmese my 1325 Nauru na 1401 Nepali ne 1405 Norwegian no 1415 Occitan oc 1503 Oromo om 1513 Oriya or 1518 Panjabi pa 1601 Polish pl 1612 Pashto Pushto ps 1619 Quechua qu 1721 Rhaeto Romance rm 1813 Kirundi rn 1814 Romanian ro 1815 Kinyarwanda rw 1823 Sansk...

Page 151: ...m of the screen 4 3 Pan Scan 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 ma...

Page 152: ...ue paper or put stickers onto the disc or use a pencil ball point pen or other sharp tipped writing instrument These could all damage the disc For more detailed care information see the instructions that come with discs Do not load more than one disc into the recorder Damaged discs Discs spin at high speed inside the recorder If you can see that a disc is cracked chipped warped or otherwise damage...

Page 153: ...interference especially if the television uses an indoor antenna Use in a kitchen or other room where the recorder may be exposed to smoke or steam Use on a thick rug or carpet or cover with cloth this may prevent proper cooling of the unit Place on an unstable surface or one that is not large enough to support all four of the unit s feet Moving the recorder If you need to move the recorder first ...

Page 154: ...DL Fine XP Approx 1 h 51 m Standard Play SP Approx 3 h 35 m Long Play LP Approx 7 h 11 m Extended Play EP Approx 10 h 46 m Super Long Play SLP Approx 14 h 21 m Super Extended Play SEP Approx 17 h 57 m DVD R DL only Manual Mode MN DVD R DL Approx 1 h 51 m to 24 h DVD R DL Approx 1 h 51 m to 14 h 21 m Timer Programs 1 month 32 programs Clock Quartz lock 24 hour digital display Tuner analog Receivabl...

Page 155: ... Jacks AV connector Input 1 RCA jacks 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 Common Interface CA module DV input 4 pin front i LINK IEEE 1394 standard USB Type A front Type B front HDMI 19 pin AV Connectors 21 pin connector assignment ...

Page 156: ...00 Allstate Parkway Markham Ontario L3R OP2 Canada TEL 1 877 283 5901 PIONEER EUROPE NV Haven 1087 Keetberglaan 1 B 9120 Melsele Belgium TEL 03 570 05 11 PIONEER ELECTRONICS ASIACENTRE PTE LTD 253 Alexandra Road 04 01 Singapore 159936 TEL 65 6472 7555 PIONEER ELECTRONICS AUSTRALIA PTY LTD 178 184 Boundary Road Braeside Victoria 3195 Australia TEL 03 9586 6300 PIONEER ELECTRONICS DE MEXICO S A DE C...

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