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The PhotoViewer

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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.

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.

Use to move the zoomed

area.

Rotating an image

You can rotate the displayed picture during a
slideshow so you can always view pictures
the right way up, whichever way they were
taken.

•

Press during the slideshow

to rotate the displayed picture clockwise
by 90º.

Press repeatedly to continue rotating the
picture in increments of 90º.

Reloading files from a disc

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.

Navigate to the last entry in

the folder list (‘Read next: ...’).

Load the next batch of up to 999

files/99 folders from the disc.

It will take a moment (at most a few minutes)

to load in the images.

Importing files to the HDD

You can import files and save them to the

HDD

from a CD or DVD. Once on the HDD

you can edit and organize your pictures.

Select the location of folders/

files you want to import.

To import a whole folder, select the desired
folder, press

, and skip to step

below.

• To import multiple folders, use the Multi-

Mode; see

Selecting multiple files or

folders

on page 103.

Select a file to import, then

press

....

• To import multiple files, use the Multi-

Mode; see

Selecting multiple files or

folders

on page 103.

Select ‘Copy to HDD’ from the

menu.

Select ‘Yes’ to confirm and

copy the folder(s)/file(s), or ‘No’ to
cancel.

• The files will be copied to the HDD with

the same folder structure as the original.

Note

1 You can press

HOME MENU

to exit the PhotoViewer screen while the recorder is reloading images. (If you enter

the PhotoViewer again, it will resume reloading.)

2 For files you want to keep permanently, we recommend backing up to DVD-R/-RW.

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Load a blank (or unfinalized Video

mode) DVD-R or DVD-RW disc.

Select ‘View/Edit Photos on

the HDD’ from the menu.

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 103.

Select ‘Copy to DVD’ from the

menu.

Select ‘Yes’ to confirm or ‘No’

to cancel.

• Folder names on the disc will be

number

PIONR

. File names will be

PHOT

number.

• Note that during copying, any timer

programmes set to start will not begin,
and no other operation is possible.

• While

‘Cancel’

is displayed, you can

press

ENTER

to cancel.

Editing files on the HDD

There are a number of commands you can
use to edit and organize your pictures stored
on the HDD.

Creating a new folder

From the folder list, display

the menu.

Select ‘New Folder’.

The folder appears at the bottom of the folder
list with the name

number

• There can be up to 999 folders on the

HDD.

Erasing a file or folder

Select the file(s) or folder(s)

you want to erase.

• To erase multiple files or folders, use the

Multi-Mode; see

Selecting multiple files

or folders

on page 103.

• Erasing a folder will erase all the files

contained in it. Please be careful!

• You can’t erase files that have been

locked.

• Folders containing locked files can’t be

erased. Unlocked files in the folder,
however, will be erased.

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Enter a new name for the file/folder.

File names or Folder names can be up to 64
characters long.

See

Using the remote key shortcuts to input

a name

on page 82 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.

Select the file(s) you want to

lock (or unlock).

• To lock/unlock multiple files or folders,

use the Multi-Mode; see

Selecting

multiple files or folders

on page 103.

Display the command menu.

Select ‘File Options’ or ‘Folder

Options’.

Select ‘Lock’ or ‘Lock Folder

Contents’.

Locked files are shown with a padlock icon
next to them. To remove all locks within a
given folder, choose

‘Folder Option’ >

‘Unlock Folder Contents’

To view detailed information

This feature allows you to check the settings
of the camera from which you imported the
photos.

Choose the file for which you would

like to see detailed information.
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Choose ‘Detailed Information’.

When no detailed information is available,
nothing is displayed.

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The Disc Setup menu

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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. setting in the Disc Setup menu (see
page 62).

New DVD-R discs are ready for Video mode
recording when you load them, but it is also
possible to initialize them for VR mode

recording.

DVD+RW and DVD-RAM discs can also be
initialized as a way of erasing the entire disc.
When initializing a DVD-RAM disc, select VR
mode.

See

Initializing recordable DVD discs

page 61 for detailed instructions.

Finalize settings

Finalize

Finalizing ‘fixes’ the recordings in place so
that the disc can be played on a regular DVD
player or computer equipped with a suitable
DVD-ROM drive.

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 60 for detailed instructions.

Undo Finalize

You can undo the finalization on DVD-RW
discs recorded on this recorder in Video
mode. You need to do this if you want to
record more material or edit material already
on the disc.

You can also undo the finalization of VR
mode discs which have been finalized on
other DVD recorders. If when you load a disc
the message

This disc cannot be recorded.

Undo the finalization.

is displayed, use

this command to be able to record on the
disc using this recorder.

Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the

Home Menu.

Select ‘Finalize’ > ‘Undo

Finalize’ then ‘Start’.

Optimize HDD

As you record, erase and edit recordings, the
HDD file system gradually becomes
fragmented. Periodically, the HDD will need
optimizing to ‘clean up’ all the fragmented
files.

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 optimization already done,
so the HDD will be partly optimized.

Note

1 Once initialized for VR mode recording it is not possible to re-initialize the disc for Video mode recording. Also,

once recorded in Video mode, the disc cannot be re-initialized for VR mode recording.

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The Video Adjust menu

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Chapter 14

The Video Adjust menu

Using the Video Adjust menu you can set up
the picture quality for the built-in tuner and
external inputs, for disc playback, and for
recording.

Setting the picture quality

for TV and external inputs

Picture Creation lets you choose a set of
picture quality settings for the built-in TV
tuner and for each external input. There are
several preset settings that suit various
sources, or you can create up to three of your
own sets.

Choosing a preset

With the recorder stopped,

press to display the Home Menu.

Select ‘Video Adjust’.

Select a preset.

• Use the

INPUT SELECT

button to switch

between the built-in TV tuner and the
external inputs.

• 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

– user preset 1

•

Memory2

– user preset 2

•

Memory3

– user preset 3

You can press

DISPLAY

to see the individual

settings for the current preset (

Tuner

VCR

DTV/LDP

Creating your own set

There are three user presets in which you
can save your own set of picture quality
settings.

Follow

Choosing a preset

above and

select one of the user presets (Memory 1,
2 or 3).

Select ‘Detailed Settings’.

Select the 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.

• PureCinema

– This setting optimizes the

picture for film material when the video
output is set to progressive. Usually set
to

Auto

, but try switching to

Off

if the

picture appears unnatural.

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The Video Adjust menu

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Move the cursor down and select

‘Detailed Settings’.

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 is
ineffective when PureCinema is On.)

• PureCinema

– This setting optimizes the

picture for film material when the video
output is set to progressive. Usually set
to

Auto 1

but try switching to

Auto 2

Off

if the picture appears

unnatural.

•

YNR

– Adjusts the amount of noise

reduction (NR) applied to the Y
(brightness) component.

• BNR

– Adjusts the amount of noise

reduction (NR) applied to the block noise
(artefacts visible in areas of flat colour,
caused by MPEG compression).

•

MNR

– Adjusts 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. Sharpness is ineffective
for HDMI output.

•

Detail

– Adjusts how sharp edges

appear.

•

White Level

– Adjusts the intensity of

white. White Level is ineffective for HDMI
output.

•

Black Level

– Adjusts the intensity of

black. Black Level is ineffective for HDMI
output.

•

Black Setup

– Corrects the standard

reference black level. Black Setup is
ineffective for HDMI output.

•

Gamma Correction

– Adjusts the

brightness of darker images. Gamma
Correction is ineffective for HDMI
output.

•

Hue

– Adjusts overall balance between

red and green. Hue is ineffective for
HDMI output.

•

Chroma Level

– Adjusts how rich the

colours appear. Chroma Level is
ineffective for HDMI output.

Use the

buttons to adjust the

currently selected picture quality setting.
5

When you have all the settings as you

want them, press HOME MENU to exit.

Tip

• To see more of the picture as you adjust

different settings, press

ENTER

after

selecting the setting you want to adjust.

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The Initial Setup menu

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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 programme numbers. You can skip unwanted
channels using the Manual CH Setting option below.
Press

HOME MENU

to exit the channel mapping

screen.

Download from
TV

If your TV supports this feature you can download all
the channels that your TV is tuned to via the SCART
input. Select your country and then wait for the
download to complete. After the download is
complete, the channel mapping screen appears, as
above.
See also the operating instructions that came with
your TV for more information.

Manual CH Setting

Next Screen

Proceed to the next screen if you need to adjust any
of the settings 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

• 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 the current channel preset.
• To manually fine tune the channel, change the

AFT

setting to

Off

then adjust the

Level

setting.

• Set the

Sound System

setting to match the sound

system of your region.
• The

Name

field allows you to input a name of up to

five characters for the current channel preset.
• If the currently selected channel is scrambled
requiring a decoder connected to the

AV2 (INPUT 1/

DECODER)

, set the

Decoder

setting to

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

Setting

Options

Explanation

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AV2/L1 In

Video •

Sets the

AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

SCART input to

standard composite video.

S-Video

Sets the

AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

SCART input to

S-video.

RGB

Sets the

AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

SCART input to

RGB.

Decoder

Use this setting if you connected a decoder to the

AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

SCART connector. For

scrambled channels, make sure that the channel

Decoder

setting is set to

. (See

Manual CH Setting

on page 114.)

NTSC on PAL TV

On •

NTSC discs will play correctly on PAL-only TVs.

Off

Use if your TV is already NTSC-compatible.

Many recent PAL TVs are compatible with NTSC input and so this setting can be switched off. Check the operating
instructions that came with your TV. See also About NTSC on PAL TV on page 124 for related information.

Audio In

NICAM Select

NICAM •

Record the NICAM audio in a NICAM broadcast.

Regular Audio

Record the non-NICAM audio in a NICAM broadcast.
(You can still switch the audio to record using the

AUDIO

button before recording.)

Tuner Level

Normal •

Standard setting.

Compression

Use if the audio level from the built-in tuner is
excessive, causing distortion.

External Audio

Stereo •

Select if the audio from the currently selected
external input is standard stereo.

Bilingual

Select if each channel carries a separate soundtrack.

When the external audio is from the DV input, an audio subcode channel within the DV audio tells the recorder
whether the audio is stereo or bilingual. This has 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-R/-RW (Video mode) or
DVD+R/+RW or in

LPCM

mode, from an external

source.

B/R

As above, but for right (B) channel recording.

When recording bilingual audio to DVD in VR mode (except in

LPCM

mode), or to HDD with HDD Recording Format

set to Video Mode Off (except in

LPCM

mode), both audio channels are recorded and you can switch to the one you

want on playback.

Setting

Options

Explanation

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Audio Language

English •

Sets the default audio language for DVD-Video
playback to English.

available languages

Choose from the languages displayed to set the
default audio language for DVD-Video playback.

Other

Select to set the default audio language to
something other than the ones listed. See

Selecting

other languages for language options

on page 125.

Discs do not necessarily have audio in your selected language. Also, some discs override the Audio Language
preference.

Subtitle Language

English •

Sets the default subtitle language for DVD-Video
playback to English.

available languages

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 125.

Discs do not necessarily have subtitles in your selected menu language. Also, some discs 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 according to your
audio and subtitle language preferences.

For Auto Language to be effective, the Audio Language and Subtitle Language options must be set to the same
language.

DVD Menu
Language

w/Subtitle
Language

•

Sets the language of DVD-Video menus to the same
as that set for the subtitle language.

English

Sets the language of DVD-Video menus to English.

available languages

Choose from the displayed languages to set the
default language for DVD-Video menus.

Other

Select to set the DVD menu language to something
other than the ones listed. See

Selecting other

languages for language options

on page 125.

Discs do not necessarily have menus in your selected menu language.

Setting

Options

Explanation

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The Initial Setup menu

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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)

No Separation

Automatic chapter marking is switched off.

10 minutes •

When recording in DVD+R/+RW or in real-time
copying, chapter markers are inserted every 10 minutes.

15 minutes

Chapter markers are inserted every 15 minutes.

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 later to a DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or
DVD+R/+RW.

Video Mode On •

Recordings made to the HDD are compatible with
Video mode recordings. This setting is convenient if
you want to transfer the recording to a DVD-R/-RW
(Video mode) or DVD+R/+RW as high-speed copy
can be used.

When Video Mode On is used, you must select the audio channel you want to record when recording a bilingual
broadcast. On the Video Mode Off setting, both channels will be recorded and you can switch between them on
playback. See also Bilingual Recording on page 116.
When the recording mode is set to

XP+

, you cannot change HDD Recording Format.

Playback

TV Screen Size

4:3 (Letter Box)

Select if you have a standard 4:3 TV and prefer the
letter box format presentation for widescreen
material.

4:3 (Pan & Scan)

Select if you have a standard 4:3 TV and prefer the
pan and scan presentation for widescreen material.

16:9 •

Select if you have a widescreen 16:9 TV. Your TV
settings determine how 4:3 material will look.

Selecting

4:3 (Letter Box)

4:3 (Pan & Scan)

does not guarantee that all video material will be presented in that

format as some discs override this setting.

Still Picture

Field

Produces a stable, generally shake-free image.

Frame

Produces sharp image, but may be prone to shake.

Auto •

Generates a generally less sharp but more stable still
image.

Setting

Options

Explanation

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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.

Colour

RGB (0–255)

Use if colours are weak and black appears to ‘float’
on the

RGB (16–235)

setting.

RGB (16–235)

Use this setting if colours appear overly rich and the
black too deep on the

RGB (0–255)

setting.

YCbCr 4:2:2

The video signal is output as a 10-bit YCbCr 4:2:2
component signal. This is the standard setting for
HDMI-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.

• You cannot choose

YCbCr 4:2:2

when the

Screen Resolution

is set to

720x576i (720x480i)

Audio Output

Auto •

Dolby Digital, MPEG and DTS sources are output as
a bitstream signal. However, depending on the

Audio Out

setting, number of audio channels, and

the HDMI-connected device, Linear PCM audio may
be output.

PCM

All audio signals are converted to Linear PCM
(except DTS).

Bitstream Priority

Select if the connected device is compatible with
bitstream audio.

This setting is not available when a DVI device is connected

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 in the front panel display when the
recorder is in standby.

Off

The front panel display is switched off in standby .

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

then press

to set. The

remote will only control a recorder with the same ID.

Setting

Options

Explanation

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The Initial Setup menu

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Additional information about the
TV system settings

About the input line system

This recorder is compatible with PAL,
SECAM, 3.58 NTSC and PAL-60 TV systems.
The Input Line System and Input Colour
System settings determine how the recorder
treats incoming video signals from an
external input or the built-in TV tuner.

Please note the following points when
changing the input line system:

• When the current input is a built-in tuner

channel preset, changing the input line
system will usually also affect the input
line system of the

AV2 (INPUT 1/

DECODER)

input. However if the

AV2/L1

setting is set to

Decoder

, then the L2

input is affected instead.

• If, when the Input Line System setting is

changed, the screen goes blank (due to
incompatibility with your TV), you can
switch back by pressing and holding the
front panel

STOP

button then pressing

INPUT SELECT

(also front panel) while

the recorder is stopped.

• When you switch the Input Line System

setting the Copy List is erased. If you
switch the setting using the

STOP

button and

INPUT SELECT

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).

About NTSC on PAL TV

Depending on the Input Line System setting
and the NTSC on PAL TV setting, the signal
format output when the recorder is stopped
varies as shown in the table below.

About the input colour system

The available options of the Input Colour
System setting depend on the Input Line
System setting. The table below shows the
different options available.

Additional information about
component video output

If you switch the Component Video Out
setting to

Progressive

when using a TV that

is not compatible with progressive-scan
video, you will not be able to see anything
displayed on your TV. If this happens, press
and hold the

STOP

button on the front

panel, then press

OPEN/CLOSE

. This will

set the recorder’s video output back to
Interlace.

Input Line
System

NTSC on PAL
TV

Output
when
stopped

625 System

Off

PAL

525 System

Off

NTSC

PAL–60

Input Line
System

Built-in tuner

External
input

625 System

Auto

PAL

SECAM

525 System

n/a

Auto

3.58 NTSC

PAL–60

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Additional information

126

Chapter 16

Additional information

Minimum copying times

The table below shows the minimum HDD to DVD copying time for one hour of video.

Please note that not all discs are compatible with high-speed copying.

Check with the disc

manufacturer for compatibility.

Note that all times in the above table are approximate. Also that actual copy speed varies with the part of the disc
being recorded.

*1 Titles recorded on DVD+R/+RW in

SEP

SLP

modes cannot be high-speed copied.

Note

1 Depending 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

SEP

SLP

DVD disc type

10 h

8 h

6 h

4 h

2 h

1 h

DVD-R / 1x

DVD-RW / 1x

6 mins.

7.5 mins.

10 mins.

15 mins.

30 mins.

60 mins.

DVD-RW / 2x

DVD-R DL

DVD-RAM / 2x

3 mins.

4 mins.

5 mins.

7.5 mins.

15 mins.

30 mins.

DVD+R / 2.4x

DVD+RW / 2.4x

DVD+R DL

2.4x

6.3 mins.

12.5 mins.

25 mins.

DVD-RAM / 3x
DVD-RAM / 5x

2 mins.

2.5 mins.

3.5 mins.

5 mins.

10 mins.

20 mins.

DVD-R / 4x

DVD-RW / 4x

DVD+R / 4x

DVD+RW / 4x

1.5 mins.

2 mins.

2.5 mins.

4 mins.

7.5 mins.

15 mins.

DVD-RW / 6x

DVD+RW / 8x

1.25 mins.

1.6 mins.

2.2 mins.

3 mins.

5.5 mins.

11 mins.

DVD-R / 8x / 16x

DVD+R / 8x / 16x

1 mins.

1.25 mins.

1.5 mins.

2.25 mins.

4 mins.

7.75 mins.

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• Levels separated by a bold line show where there is a noticeable change in picture quality.

• Audio recording in all manual recording modes is in Dolby Digital 2 ch format, except for

LPCM

mode, which is

in Linear PCM format.

• See also Recording on page 48.

Troubleshooting

Incorrect operation is often mistaken for trouble and malfunction. If you think there is
something wrong with this component, please check the points below. Sometimes the
trouble may lie in another component. Investigate the other components and electrical
appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be rectified even after checking the points below,
ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work.

General

Problem

Remedy

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 138).
• Check that the disc has a region code compatible with the recorder.

Can’t eject a disc

•Turn off the power to this device and press and hold

OPEN/CLOSE

on the front of the unit for more than three seconds.

Can’t play a disc

• Check that the disc is a compatible format disc (page 7).
• Take out the disc and clean it (page 138).
• Check that the disc is loaded properly (aligned in disc tray and label-
side up).
• Press

HDD/DVD

to select the DVD.

• There may be condensation in the recorder. Leave the recorder for
an hour or so for the condensation to evaporate.
• During HDD recording, you can’t play discs that are recorded with a
Line System different to the current recorder setting.
• DVD+R/+RW discs recorded using another recorder with copy-
once protected recordings will not play in this recorder.

Can’t record a disc

• Check that the disc is not an incompatible format disc (page 7).
• Some DVD-RAM discs are not recordable until they have been
initialized (page 61). This can take up to an hour.

No picture

• Check that everything is connected properly (page 14).
• Check that the connected TV and/or the AV amp/receiver is set to
the correct input.
• The recorder may be set to progressive scan with an incompatible
TV. Reset to interlace by pressing and holding the front panel

STOP

button then pressing

OPEN/CLOSE

• When you are connected via HDMI, no video is output from the

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

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Can’t play a disc
recorded using this
recorder on another
player

• If the disc was recorded in DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R,
make sure that it’s finalized (page 60).
•Some players will not play recordable DVD discs, even when
recorded in DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R and finalized.
• If the disc was recorded in VR mode, the other player must be
specifically RW compatible in order to play it (page 7).
• Discs recorded with copy-once material cannot be played on non-
CPRM compatible players (page 50).
• DVD+RW discs containing only a small amount of recorded
material may not play on other players. Finalize the disc and try again.

During playback the
picture is dark or
distorted

• When a copy-protected disc is played via a VCR, the picture will not
display correctly. Connect the recorder directly to your TV.

Recorded contents are
not clear or artefacts
appear in areas of flat
colour (due to MPEG
compression; also
known as

block noise

)

• Change the recording mode to

Can’t record or does
not record successfully

• Check that there is some remaining blank space on the DVD/HDD.
• For a DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R, check that the disc isn’t
already finalized.
• Check the limits on the number of titles and chapters on a disc:
– HDD: 999 titles
– VR mode: 99 titles, 999 chapters per disc
– Video mode disc: 99 titles per disc, 99 chapters per title
– DVD+R/+RW: 49 titles per disc, 99 chapters per title (max 254
chapters per disc)
• Check that the source you are trying to record is not copy protected.
• For a VR formatted disc, check that the disc isn’t locked (page 107).
• Check that you are recording with the same TV system (PAL, NTSC,
etc.) as the disc has already been recorded in. All recordings on a disc
must be in the same TV system. When recording to the HDD, it is also
necessary to set the Input Line System setting to match what you want
to record (page 124).
• The power may have failed during recording.

Timer programme
doesn’t record
successfully

• When setting the recording channel, make sure you set the
recorder’s built-in TV tuner, not the TV’s built-in tuner.
• When recording to a DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R/+RW,
programmes that are copy-once protected cannot be recorded. Use a
VR mode formatted disc for copy-once material (page 50).
• Two timer programmes may have overlapped, in which case only the
earlier one will record completely.
• The power may have failed during recording.

Problem

Remedy

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• Repairing disc.
• Repairing the HDD.

During recording, the power was cut. This display
appears when the power is restored.

• Could not repair the disc.

The recorder was unable to repair the disc after a
power cut. The contents of the recording will be
lost.

• Overheating has stopped operation.
Press DISPLAY to clear message.

The internal temperature of the recorder has
exceeded the operating limit. If this message
reappears, please ask your nearest Pioneer-
authorized service center or your dealer to carry
out repairs.

• HDD optimization is recommended.
This can be done using Disc Setup.

The HDD should be optimized (basically, HDD
housekeeping) to maintain playback and recording
performance.

• Please perform HDD optimization.
This can be done using Disc Setup.

The HDD is in more urgent need of optimization in
order to maintain performance.

• The HDD has not been sufficiently
optimized. Please optimize again.

If this message appears repeatedly after
optimizing the HDD it is likely that there is not
enough free space on the HDD for optimization to
complete properly. Please erase some titles from
the HDD and optimize again.

• An error occurred. Please consult the
service center. Note that contents on
the HDD may be erased when servicing
this unit

....

This message is displayed when information from
the HDD cannot be read. The HDD may be
damaged or broken. Please ask your nearest
Pioneer-authorized service center or your dealer to
carry out repairs.

• The Hard Disk Drive info is incorrect.
Use the Disc Setup menu to reinitialize.

As the HDD info cannot be properly read, no new
recordings can be made. Reinitializing the HDD
(page 109) may result in your being able to make
recording again. Note that reinitializing the HDD
will erase all recorded contents, including
protected files.

• This signal’s TV system is different
from the recorder’s setting.

The TV system (PAL, NTSC, etc.) of the current
channel is different from the TV system settings of
this recorder.

• Recording failed due to a TV system
mismatch. Press DISPLAY to clear
message.

The timer recording failed because the TV system
of the channel 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.

Message

Explanation/Action

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Language code list

Language (Language code letter),

Language code

Country/Area code list

Country/Area,

Country/Area code

Code letter

Japanese (ja),

1001

English (en),

0514

French (fr),

0618

German (de),

0405

Italian (it),

0920

Spanish (es),

0519

Chinese (zh),

2608

Dutch (nl),

1412

Portuguese (pt),

1620

Swedish (sv),

1922

Russian (ru),

1821

Greek (el),

0512

Polish (pl),

1612

Czech (cs),

0319

Norwegian (no),

1415

Afar (aa),

0101

Abkhazian (ab),

0102

Afrikaans (af),

0106

Amharic (am),

0113

Arabic (ar),

0118

Assamese (as),

0119

Aymara (ay),

0125

Azerbaijani (az),

0126

Bashkir (ba),

0201

Byelorussian (be),

0205

Bulgarian (bg),

0207

Bihari (bh),

0208

Bislama (bi),

0209

Bengali (bn),

0214

Tibetan (bo),

0215

Breton (br),

0218

Catalan (ca),

0301

Corsican (co),

0315

Welsh (cy),

0325

Danish (da),

0401

Bhutani (dz),

0426

Esperanto (eo),

0515

Estonian (et),

0520

Basque (eu),

0521

Persian (fa),

0601

Finnish (fi),

0609

Fiji (fj),

0610

Faroese (fo),

0615

Frisian (fy),

0625

Irish (ga),

0701

Scots-Gaelic (gd),

0704

Galician (gl),

0712

Guarani (gn),

0714

Gujarati (gu),

0721

Hausa (ha),

0801

Hindi (hi),

0809

Croatian (hr),

0818

Hungarian (hu),

0821

Armenian (hy),

0825

Interlingua (ia),

0901

Interlingue (ie),

0905

Inupiak (ik),

0911

Indonesian (in),

0914

Icelandic (is),

0919

Hebrew (iw),

0923

Yiddish (ji),

1009

Javanese (jw),

1023

Georgian (ka),

1101

Kazakh (kk),

1111

Greenlandic (kl),

1112

Cambodian (km),

1113

Kannada (kn),

1114

Korean (ko),

1115

Kashmiri (ks),

1119

Kurdish (ku),

1121

Kirghiz (ky),

1125

Latin (la),

1201

Lingala (ln),

1214

Laotian (lo),

1215

Lithuanian (lt),

1220

Latvian (lv),

1222

Malagasy (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

Occitan (oc),

1503

Oromo (om),

1513

Oriya (or),

1518

Panjabi (pa),

1601

Pashto, Pushto (ps),

1619

Quechua (qu),

1721

Rhaeto-Romance (rm),

1813

Kirundi (rn),

1814

Romanian (ro),

1815

Kinyarwanda (rw),

1823

Sanskrit (sa),

1901

Sindhi (sd),

1904

Sangho (sg),

1907

Serbo-Croatian (sh),

1908

Sinhalese (si),

1909

Slovak (sk),

1911

Slovenian (sl),

1912

Samoan (sm),

1913

Shona (sn),

1914

Somali (so),

1915

Albanian (sq),

1917

Serbian (sr),

1918

Siswati (ss),

1919

Sesotho (st),

1920

Sundanese (su),

1921

Swahili (sw),

1923

Tamil (ta),

2001

Telugu (te),

2005

Tajik (tg),

2007

Thai (th),

2008

Tigrinya (ti),

2009

Turkmen (tk),

2011

Tagalog (tl),

2012

Setswana (tn),

2014

Tonga (to),

2015

Turkish (tr),

2018

Tsonga (ts),

2019

Tatar (tt),

2020

Twi (tw),

2023

Ukrainian (uk),

2111

Urdu (ur),

2118

Uzbek (uz),

2126

Vietnamese (vi),

2209

Volapük (vo),

2215

Wolof (wo),

2315

Xhosa (xh),

2408

Yoruba (yo),

2515

Zulu (zu),

2621

Argentina,

0118

Australia,

0121

Austria,

0120

Belgium,

0205

Brazil,

0218

Canada,

0301

Chile,

0312

China,

0314

Denmark,

0411

Finland,

0609

France,

0618

Germany,

0405

Hong Kong,

0811

India,

0914

Indonesia,

0904

Italy,

0920

Japan,

1016

Korea, Republic of,

1118

Malaysia,

1325

Mexico,

1324

Netherlands,

1412

New Zealand,

1426

Norway,

1415

Pakistan,

1611

Philippines,

1608

Portugal,

1620

Russian Federation,

1821

Singapore,

1907

Spain,

0519

Sweden,

1905

Switzerland,

0308

Taiwan,

2023

Thailand,

2008

United Kingdom,

0702

USA,

2119

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Handling discs

When holding discs of any type, take care
not to leave fingerprints, dirt or scratches on
the disc surface. Hold the disc by its edge or
by the center hole and edge.

Damaged or dirty discs can affect playback
and recording performance. Take care also
not to scratch the label side of the disc.
Although not as fragile as the recorded side,
scratches can still result in a disc becoming
unusable.

Should a disc become marked with
fingerprints, dust, etc., clean using a soft,
dry cloth, wiping the disc lightly from the
center to the outside edge. Do not wipe with
a circular motion.

If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol,
or a commercially available CD/DVD
cleaning kit to clean a disc more thoroughly.
Never use benzine, thinner or other cleaning
agents, including products designed for
cleaning vinyl records.

Storing discs

Although CDs and DVD discs are more
durable than vinyl records, you should still
take care to handle and store discs correctly.
When you’re not using 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 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 damaged,
don’t risk using it; you could end up
damaging the recorder.

This recorder is designed for use with
conventional, fully circular discs only. Use of
shaped discs is not recommended for this
product. Pioneer disclaims all liability
arising in connection with the use of shaped
discs.

Cleaning the pickup lens

The HDD/DVD recorder’s lens should not
become dirty in normal use, but if for some
reason it should malfunction due to dust or
dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer-authorized
service center. Although lens cleaners are
commercially available, we do not
recommend using them since some may
damage the lens.

Condensation

Condensation may form inside the recorder
if it is brought into a warm room from
outside, or if the temperature of the room
rises quickly. Although the condensation
won’t damage the recorder, it may
temporarily impair its performance. For this
reason you should leave it to adjust to the
warmer temperature for about an hour
before switching on and using.

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Specifications

General

Power requirements . . . . . 220 V to 240 V, 50 Hz/60 Hz
Power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 W
Power consumption in standby mode . . . . . . . 0.67 W

(Front panel display: off)

Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.1 kg
Dimensions

. . . . . . . . . . . .420 mm (W) x 75 mm (H) x 288 mm (D)

Operating temperature . . . . . . . . . . . +5 °C to +35 °C
Operating humidity . . 5 % to 85 % (no condensation)
TV system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NTSC (external input only)

/PAL/SECAM

Readable discs

DVD-Video, DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD+RW,
DVD-RAM, Video CD, Super VCD, CD, CD-R/-RW
(WMA, MP3, JPEG, CD-DA, DivX)

Recording discs and formats

DVD-R/-RW: VR mode and Video mode
DVD+R/+RW: +VR mode
DVD-RAM: VR mode
DVD-R DL: VR mode and Video mode
DVD+R DL: +VR mode

Video recording format

Sampling frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.5 MHz
Compression format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MPEG

Audio recording format

Sampling frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 kHz
Compression format . . . . Dolby Digital or Linear PCM

(uncompressed)

Recording time
HDD (160 GB)

XP+  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Approx. 23 h
Fine (XP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Approx. 34 h
Standard Play (SP)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Approx. 68 h
Long Play (LP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Approx. 136 h
Extended Play (EP)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Approx. 204 h
Super Long Play (SLP)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Approx. 272 h
Super Extended Play (SEP)  . . . . . . . . . .  Approx. 340 h
Manual Mode (MN). . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 23 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 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

Programmes . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 month/32 programmes
Clock . . . . . . . . . . Quartz lock (24-hour digital display)

Tuner

Receivable channels

VHF (low)

VHF (high)

Hyper

UHF

VHF (low)

VHF (high)