Pioneer DVR-7000 Operating Instructions Manual Download

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Controls and Displays

13 Number buttons

14 PROGRAM

(Press

SHIFT

first to access)

Displays the program play screen

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REPEAT

(Press

SHIFT

first to access)

Selects the repeat play mode

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A-B

(Press

SHIFT

first to access)

Marks a loop for looped playback

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ANGLE

(Press

SHIFT

first to access)

Switches camera angles on discs with multi-angle
scenes

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SHIFT

Press first to access the above functions

15 TV controls

Use this remote to control your TV

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OPEN/CLOSE

Opens/closes the disc tray

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17 NAVI MARK

Selects a thumbnail picture for the current title for use
in the Discnavi screen

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18 SETUP

Displays the Setup menu |

page 24

19 DISCNAVI

Displays the Discnavi screen

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20 EDIT

Shortcut to the editing functions within the Discnavi
or Title List screen

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21 Joystick / ENTER

Use the joystick to navigate all on-screen displays.
Press

ENTER

to select the currently highlighted

option.

22 JOG MODE button and indicator

Switches the Jog dial between scanning and frame
advance mode

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PLAY

Starts playback

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STOP

Stops playback/recording

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25 CHANNEL –/+

Changes the channel of the built-in TV tuner

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26 SEARCH MODE

Allows searching of the disc by title, chapter, track,
time, etc.

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27 INPUT SELECT

Changes the input to use for recording

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28 CLEAR

Clears the current setting, etc.

2 9 –/––

Press, then use the number button to enter a two-digit
channel number

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30 DISPLAY

Displays/changes the on-screen information displays

page 45–47

31 AUDIO

Changes the audio language or channel

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32SUBTITLE

Displays/changes the subtitles included in multilingual
DVD-Video discs

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33 MENU

Displays the disc menu of DVD-Video discs or the Title
List screen of Video mode DVD-R/RW discs

page 34, 76

34 TOP MENU

Displays the disc ‘top’ menu of DVD-Video discs or the
Title List screen of Video mode DVD-R/RW discs

page 34, 76

Summary of Contents for DVR-7000

Page 1: ...DVD Recorder DVR 7000 Operating Instructions 4 7 ...

Page 2: ...is unit make sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation to improve heat radiation at least 10 cm at top 10 cm at rear and 10 cm at each side WARNING Slot and openings in the cabinet are provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable opera tion of the product and to protect it from overheating to prevent fire hazard the openings should never be blocked and covered with items such as newsp...

Page 3: ...ocked Do not install in the following locations Location exposed to direct sunlight or strong artificial light Location exposed to high humidity or poorly ventilated location Information to User Alteration or modifications carried out without appropriate authorization may in validate the user s right to operate the equipment H011En ...

Page 4: ...C menus 34 Navigating discs 35 Using the remote control 35 Using the front panel controls 35 Scanning discs 36 Playing in slow motion 37 Frame advance frame reverse 37 Using the remote control 37 Using the front panel controls 37 About DVD recording 38 Disc types and recording formats modes and settings 38 Recording in VR mode 38 Recording in Video mode 39 Recording TV audio channels 40 Restrictio...

Page 5: ...1 Digital Out 81 Dolby Digital Out 81 DTS Out 82 96kHz PCM Out 82 MPEG Out 82 Audio DRC 82 Language settings 82 Audio Language 82 Subtitle Language 83 Auto Language 83 DVD Menu Language 83 Subtitle Display 84 Subtitle Off 84 Selecting Other languages 84 Advanced settings 85 Parental Lock 85 Registering a new password and setting changing the parental lock level 85 Changing your password 86 On Scre...

Page 6: ...programs up to a month in advance using the G Code system for easy programming if you want As well as single programs you can specify daily or weekly recordings too G Code is a registered trademark of Gemstar Development Corporation The G Code system is manufactured under licence from Gemstar Development Corporation One touch recording Use one touch recording to start recording immediately in 30 m...

Page 7: ...fect for transfering video camera footage to DVD for editing You can also transfer DVD content back to the digital camera Editing Safe non destructive editing VR mode When you edit a DVD RW the actual content of the disc the Original content is not touched The edited version the Playlist content just points to various parts of the Original content Chapter marking VR mode You can easily add chapter...

Page 8: ...dications in the battery compartment Remove batteries from equipment that isn t going to be used for a month or more When disposing of used batteries please comply with governmental regulations or environmental public instruction s rules that apply in your country or area Using the remote control Keep in mind the following when using the remote control Make sure that there are no obstacles between...

Page 9: ...e settings available in MN mode Not playable on regular DVD players Recordings can be extensively edited Video mode recording 2 picture quality recording time settings V1 and V2 Playable on regular DVD players after finalizing Limited editing features Many functions of this recorder are dependent on the recording mode One or more of the following symbols appear by each function explained in this m...

Page 10: ... DVD or CD recorder may not play if the disc is damaged or dirty or if there is dirt of condensation on the player s lens If you record a disc using a personal computer even if it is recorded in a compatible format there are cases in which it may not play because of the settings of the application software used to create the disc Check with the software publisher for more detailed information Play...

Page 11: ...VD discs can contain up to 32 subtitle languages You can watch the disc with any of these subtitle languages or with no subtitles displayed at all 3 Screen aspect ratio Movies are shot in a variety of screen formats This box tells you what the original format was in this case Cinemascope and what it is best viewed as on a widescreen TV and a regular 4 3 TV In this case if you have a regular 4 3 TV...

Page 12: ...t page 17 7 CONTROL IN OUT Use for connecting to other Pioneer components bearing the Pioneer Î mark Connect the CONTROL OUT of one component to the CONTROL IN of another using a mini plug cord The device at the beginning of the chain acts as the remote control sensor for everything in the chain 8 VHF UHF IN Connect the TV antenna here page 14 9 VHF UHF OUT Passes the signal from the VHF UHF IN to...

Page 13: ...page 19 for details 2 S VIDEO input INPUT 3 Connect to an S Video output of an external component DV IN OUT S VIDEO VIDEO DISC NAVI L AUDIO R INPUT 3 1 2 3 4 3 VIDEO input INPUT 3 Connect to a composite standard video output of an external component 4 AUDIO L R INPUT 3 Connect to a stereo pair of audio outputs of an external component ...

Page 14: ... V OUT 1 2 3 4 5 1 Connect your TV antenna cable TV outlet to the VHF UHF IN jack on this recorder 2 Use an RF antenna cable one is supplied to connect the VHF UHF OUT jack on this recorder to the antenna input on your VCR If you are not connecting a VCR in the chain connect this recorder directly to your TV and skip the next step 3 Use an RF antenna cable to connect the antenna output on your VCR...

Page 15: ... luminance brightness signals There are two S Video outputs for connection to TVs monitors VCRs or other equipment 1 Use an S Video cable not supplied to connect the S VIDEO OUTPUT to an S Video input on your TV monitor or other equipment Connecting using the component video output Component video carries the picture as two separate color signals plus a luminance brightness signal See also page 80...

Page 16: ...F OUT VHF UHF IN VHF UHF OUT VHF UHF IN A V IN AUDIO VIDEO OUTPUT INPUT 2 AUTO REC A V OUT 1 1 1 2 3 1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown This enables you to watch and record TV channels 2 Connect the AUDIO OUTPUT and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks on this recorder to an audio and video input on your TV using a set of A V cables as supplied This enables you to watch discs 3 Connect the audio video output of y...

Page 17: ...tch one channel and record another 1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown This enables you to watch and record TV channels 2 Connect the AUDIO OUTPUT and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks on this recorder to an audio and video input on your TV using a set of A V cables as supplied This enables you to watch discs 3 Connect the audio video output of your cable box satellite tuner to the INPUT 2 AUTO REC jacks on thi...

Page 18: ... OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL DIGITAL IN COAXIAL 1 2 4 1 3 1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown This enables you to watch and record TV channels 2 Connect one of DIGITAL OUT jacks on this recorder to a digital input on your AV receiver This enables you to listen to multichannel surround sound For an optical connection use an optical cable not supplied to connect the OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT jack to an o...

Page 19: ...ing a digital camcorder Using the front panel DV IN OUT jack it is possible to connect a DV digital camcorder or video deck or DVD R RW recorder and digitally transfer DV tapes or DVD R RW discs to DVD R RW 1 Use a DV cable not supplied to connect the DV in out jack of your DV camcorder video deck to the front panel DV IN OUT jack of this recorder This jack is for connection to DV equipment only I...

Page 20: ...nel 2DIGITAL FL OFF FL DIMMER STANDBY ON OPEN DVD TIMER AUTO REC DVD RECORDER STOP PLAY PAUSE REC OPEN CLOSE DISCNAVI FUNCTION SMART JOG DVR 7000 0 7 3 8 Î 1 6 13 14 15 16 17 18 2 7 8 10 5 9 12 11 3 4 1 1 FUNCTION button Press to switch the function of the SMART JOG 12 SMART JOG control Turn to change the parameter selected with the FUNCTION button 13 REC button indicator Press to start recording ...

Page 21: ...ay shows the manual rate recording level page 41 Display DVD CD VCD 2 3 RESERVED MN TITLE TRACK CHP ANGLE REMAIN SAP STEREO L R FINALIZE LOCK PLAYLIST VIDEO RW R L R RW 40 30 20 10 0 dB CH 3 4 5 7 6 2 11 1 8 9 10 TITLE Display shows the current title number of the DVD disc playing TRACK Display shows the current track number of the CD or Video CD disc playing CHP Display shows the current chapter ...

Page 22: ...to set the recording time page 43 44 62 64 10 4 PREV Track or chapter skip displays the previous page of a menu page 32 34 NEXT Track or chapter skip displays the next page of a menu page 32 34 1 1 REC MODE Switches the recording mode between SP to MN for a VR mode disc or between V1 and V2 for a Video mode disc page 38 41 42 12 G CODE Press then use the number buttons to enter a G Code programmin...

Page 23: ...e all on screen displays Press ENTER to select the currently highlighted option 22 JOG MODE button and indicator Switches the Jog dial between scanning and frame advance mode page 37 23 3 PLAY Starts playback page 32 33 24 7 STOP Stops playback recording page 32 33 25 CHANNEL Changes the channel of the built in TV tuner page 31 26 SEARCH MODE Allows searching of the disc by title chapter track tim...

Page 24: ... the on screen displays work Information about the highlighted option is displayed towards the bottom of the screen Under the help information is a summary of the controls used to navigate the screen Setting up Auto tuning channels This recorder has a built in TV tuner for recording TV programs off the air We recommend that you first use the Auto Channel Setting described here to tune into the cha...

Page 25: ...layed press SETUP and choose Initial Setup 2 Choose Tuner from the Initial Setup menu 3 Choose Manual CH Setting from the sub menu 4 Press ENTER to go to the manual channel setting screen Use the CHANNEL button to change channels If you want to skip the displayed channel because there is no station assigned to that channel change the Skip setting to On If you want to manually tune the displayed ch...

Page 26: ...o the G Code channel setting screen Î ENTER STANDBY ON OPEN CLOSE PLAYLIST CHP MARK NAVI MARK SETUP ERASE DISCNAVI EDIT PAUSE CM SKIP RETURN JOG MODE JOG MODE REC PLAY STOP PREV NEXT CHANNEL PlusCode REC REC MODE MODE SEARCH SEARCH MODE MODE INPUT INPUT SELECT SELECT TV INPUT SELECT INPUT SELECT DISPLAY TV VOLUME AUDIO SUBTITLE TV CHANNEL MENU TOP MENU CM 4 8 3 S 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 5 Assign chann...

Page 27: ...sub menu 4 Choose Clock Setting Î ENTER OPEN CLOSE PLAYLIST CHP MARK NAVI MARK SETUP ERASE DISCNAVI EDIT PAUSE CM SKIP RETURN JOG MODE JOG MODE REC PLAY STOP PREV NEXT CHANNEL PlusCode REC REC MODE MODE SEARCH SEARCH MODE MODE INPUT INPUT SELECT SELECT TV INPUT INPUT SELECT SELECT DISPLAY TV VOLUME AUDIO SUBTITLE TV CHANNEL MENU TOP MENU CM 4 8 3 S 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 5 Press ENTER on Next Screen ...

Page 28: ...itches to 4 3 Letter Box 1 If the Initial Setup menu is not already displayed press SETUP and choose Initial Setup 2 Choose Video from the Initial Setup menu 3 Choose TV Screen Size from the sub menu The available settings appear on the right with the current setting indicated with a yellow square 4 Choose a setting If you have a widescreen TV choose 16 9 Wide If you have a standard TV choose 4 3 ...

Page 29: ...ual if you re not sure 5 Choose DTS Out from the sub menu 6 Choose On if your amplifier receiver has a built in DTS decoder otherwise leave it set to Off Check your amplifier receiver s manual if you re not sure When set to On there is no analog audio output when playing a DVD disc with DTS audio 7 Choose 96kHz PCM Out from the sub menu 8 Choose 96kHz if your AV amplifier receiver is compatible wi...

Page 30: ... the first one in the list If the maker s name for your TV does not appear in the table below you will not be able to use this remote to control your TV 2 Press TV to check that the remote works with your TV If the remote is set up correctly the TV should switch on off If it doesn t and there is another code given for your maker repeat step 1 with the new code button What it does TV Press to switc...

Page 31: ...ls Some TV programs are broadcast with both a main and a Secondary Audio Program SAP You can change the TV audio using the AUDIO button Press AUDIO to change the TV audio Mono SAP Stereo The current audio channel is displayed on screen If SAP is selected but there is no SAP channel being broadcast you will still hear the main audio channel If the sound is poor quality when set to Stereo you can of...

Page 32: ...cted using the AUDIO button see page 50 4 Press 3 to start playback If you re playing a DVD Video or Video CD a menu may appear See page 34 for how to navigate these To stop or pause playback press STOP 7 or PAUSE 8 To eject the disc press OPEN CLOSE 0 Remove the disc before switching off Basic playback controls For more information on Video mode and VR mode formatted discs see pages 9 and 38 Butt...

Page 33: ... screen playback starts from the place last stopped 8 Pauses a disc that s playing or restarts a paused disc 7 Stops playback The display shows RESUME Press again to cancel the resume function 4 Skips to the start of the current chapter then to previous chapters Press and hold for 2 seconds to skip to the previous title Skips to the next chapter Press and hold for 2 seconds to skip to the next tit...

Page 34: ... you press MENU or TOP MENU Button What it does TOP MENU Displays the top menu of a DVD disc this varies with the disc MENU Displays a DVD disc menu this varies with the disc and may be the same as the top menu RETURN Returns to the previously displayed menu screen Joystick Moves the cursor around the screen ENTER Selects the currently highlighted menu option Numbers Selects a numbered menu option...

Page 35: ...rrent title For example for chapter 6 press 6 for chapter 24 press 2 then 4 To clear and start again press CLEAR 2 Press ENTER Playback jumps to the selected chapter You can also navigate DVD R RW discs recorded in Video mode using the Title List screen See page 76 1 While a disc is playing use the number buttons to input a title number For example for title 6 press 6 for title 24 press 2 then 4 T...

Page 36: ... on screen SCAN 2 SCAN 2 SCAN 3 SCAN 3 SCAN 4 SCAN 4 SCAN 1 SCAN 1 Forward play Reverse play Forward Reverse SCAN 4 is only available with VR mode DVD RW discs SCAN 2 SCAN 2 SCAN 1 SCAN 1 Play Forward Reverse 2 Use the Jog dial to change the scanning speed and direction 3 To resume normal playback press 3 Î ENTER ST STANDBY ANDBY ON ON OPEN OPEN CLOSE CLOSE PLA PLAYLIST YLIST CHP CHP MARK MARK NA ...

Page 37: ...g speed and direction 4 To resume normal playback press 3 Frame advance frame reverse You can advance or back up a DVD disc frame by frame With Video CDs you can only use frame advance The picture quality when using frame reverse is not as good as frame advance Depending on the disc normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached Using the remote control 1 During playback pr...

Page 38: ...have a recording mode Within the recording modes which are fixed for the whole disc are the record settings These can be changed as required for each recording and determine the picture quality and how much space the recording will take up on the disc Recording in VR mode When recording in VR mode you need to first set the recording mode to SP Standard or MN Manual In SP mode the recording quality...

Page 39: ...evels 1through 8 are not available If you try and select one of these levels the recorder will automatically change the recording level to 9 When recording at the highest quality level 32 audio is recorded uncompressed in Linear PCM format excluding when recording from a component connected to the DV IN OUT jack At all other recording levels audio is recorded in 2 channel Dolby Digital format Reco...

Page 40: ...CPRM stands for Content Protection for Recordable Media This recorder is CPRM compatible which means that you can record copy once broadcast programs but you cannot then make a copy of those recordings CPRM recordings can only be made on DVD RW discs formatted in VR mode and CPRM recordings can only be played on players that are specifically compatible with CPRM Copyright Audio and video recording...

Page 41: ...quality to one of 32 different settings See page 38 for more information on VR mode recording 1 Load a disc initialized for VR mode recording 2 Press REC MODE repeatedly to select either the SP standard or MN manual record setting The screen also shows the total disc recording time the data transfer rate and the remaining recording time on disc based on the current settings Select PREVIEW to see h...

Page 42: ...en disappears after a few seconds Setting the recording mode from the front panel 1 Press FUNCTION until REC MODE appears in the display 2 Turn the SMART JOG to change the recording mode Video Mode Switch beween V1 and V2 VR Mode Switch between SP and MN To change the rate level in MN mode press FUNCTION again then turn the SMART JOG Adjusting the audio recording level You can check the audio leve...

Page 43: ... record the broadcast in stereo and the monitor audio is also stereo When recording in VR mode except on the MN32 setting it is possible to record both the main and SAP audio and switch it on playback When recording in Video mode or on the MN32 setting in VR mode you can t record both the main and SAP audio If you set the audio channel to SAP but there is no SAP channel being broadcast the main au...

Page 44: ...f 30 minutes Check that the disc you re recording onto has enough space for the time you set When the recording finishes the recorder automatically goes into standby 1 Load a recordable disc If you load a completely blank disc the recorder takes a short while to initialize the disc 2 Set the record mode the audio channel and the audio recording level as necessary See above for detailed instruction...

Page 45: ...tes before completion the option to cancel disappears How long finalization takes depends on the type of disc how much is recorded on the disc and the number of titles on the disc A disc recorded in VR mode can take up to 1 hour to finalize A disc recorded in Video mode can take up to 20 minutes If you load a DVD RW that has already been finalized on a different DVD recorder you can un finalize it...

Page 46: ...c Name Summer vacation 2001 Resume 7 23 2001 MON 2 32 PM Display off Copy control information This display is also shown when a VR mode disc is loaded Stopped 2ch Stereo Disc Type Title DVD VIDEO 22 Appears if Resume is available Resume 7 23 2001 MON 2 32 PM TV channel and audio mode Number of titles Display off When an unfinalized disc is loaded the remaining recording time is also displayed Play...

Page 47: ...d may appear This means that the TV program contains copy control information The stop display of a Video mode disc becomes the same as a DVD Video disc once the disc is finalized In the recording display the total recording time figure in parenthesis is calculated based on a 12cm 4 7GB disc at the displayed record setting Recording and playback times for TV recordings are approximately 0 1 shorte...

Page 48: ...2 Enter the title chapter track number or time hours minutes seconds For example for title 4 press 4 For chapter track 12 press 1 2 For 45 minutes into the disc press 4 5 0 0 For 1 hour and 15 minutes and 20 seconds into the disc press 1 1 5 2 0 If Frame Search is On see page 87 then you need to add a frame number to the end of the time search For example 22 minutes 10 seconds and 5 frames press 2...

Page 49: ...ack Some discs will only allow you to change the soundtrack language from the disc s menu Press MENU to display this Some discs feature both Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks There is no analog audio output when DTS is selected To listen to the DTS soundtrack connect this recorder to a DTS decoder via one of the digital outputs See page 18 for connection details 1 To display switch the audio sound...

Page 50: ...l Set Dolby Digital Out to Dolby Digital 3 PCM see page 29 or listen via the analog outputs if you need to switch the audio channel Switching camera angles Some DVD Video discs feature scenes shot from two or more angles check the disc box for details it should be marked with a icon if it contains multi angle scenes 1 To switch the camera angle press SHIFT then ANGLE If the disc was paused playbac...

Page 51: ...se repeat play with program play During program play press REPEAT Looping a section of a disc 1 Press SHIFT then A B once at the start of the section you want to repeat then again at the end Playback immediately jumps back to the start point and plays the loop round and round On a DVD disc the start and end points of the loop must be in the same title You can t loop a CD or Video CD that is playin...

Page 52: ... all the programmed chapters will come from this title then press ENTER 4 Enter the title chapter numbers for your program list For title chapter 8 press 8 For title chapter 16 press 1 6 Press ENTER after each title chapter number You can program a pause instead of a title chapter press 8 instead of entering a number in the program list A pause can t be the first or last step in the list A program...

Page 53: ...ram screen To cancel program play but not stop playback press CLEAR To view the program list press SHIFT then PROGRAM To add the currently playing title chapter track to the program list press SHIFT then PROGRAM for about a second If there is no current program list a new one is created For DVD if the last program list was a title list a title list is created otherwise a chapter list is created Al...

Page 54: ...timer recording See Disc timer recording on page 60 61 for more information 1 Load a recordable disc If you load a blank DVD RW disc it will automatically be formatted for VR mode recording This takes around 40 seconds 2 Press SETUP to display the Setup menu If disc timer recording is active the top menu item will be Disc Timer Rec 3 Select Timer Rec or Disc Timer Rec if disc timer recording is ac...

Page 55: ...ording mode to MN 1 through MN 8 For Video mode discs It is not possible to set to V1 or V2 If you plan to make a Video mode recording leave this set to SP then use the REC MODE button afterwards to set the recording mode If you press ENTER or move the cursor back to the program number field before you ve input all the program information all the fields are cleared To calculate whether the recordi...

Page 56: ...ng the recorder into standby The recorder will automatically switch on two minutes before the timer recording is due to start You can freely edit your timer recording program settings anytime whether there is a recordable disc loaded or not Press SETUP select Timer Rec or Disc Timer Rec to go into the timer recording program screen then make the necessary changes Checking timer recording details 1...

Page 57: ...progress If you want to adjust the stop time of a timer recording after it s started 1 Press and hold REC for 3 seconds 2 Press REC repeatedly to extend the recording time in 30 minute steps You can extend the recording time for up to 6 hours Timer recording troubleshooting Even though the timer is set the recorder will not record when There is no disc loaded A non recordable disc is loaded The di...

Page 58: ...sc it will automatically be formatted for VR mode recording This takes around 40 seconds 2 Press G CODE to display the G Code program screen 3 Use the number buttons to enter the G Code programming number To clear the last digit entered press CLEAR 4 Press REC MODE to change the recording quality For VR mode discs Switch between SP and MN recording If you select MN move the joystick up down to set...

Page 59: ...dings programmed will fit on the disc loaded move the cursor up to Confirm and press ENTER Keep moving the cursor up past 13 to reach Confirm G Code programming with the power off You can enter a G Code programming number when the recorder is in standby You can t use this feature until you have set up the guide channels See page 26 You can t change the recording mode You can t program daily or wee...

Page 60: ...nstead of in the recorder This is convenient in a number of situations For example you might want to record consecutive episodes of a weekly TV program on the same disc Load up a DVD RW and turn on Disc Timer Recording then set up a timer recording program in the normal way using the G Code programming system if you want Now whenever you load that disc the timer recording program automatically bec...

Page 61: ...sc timer programs or load a disc that does not contain any disc timer programs or set Disc Timer Rec to Off in this case any current disc programs are erased You can t program disc timer recordings on a protected disc see page 73 Child lock This recorder features a child lock feature that makes the front panel buttons and controls inoperative This is useful when you have set the timer and don t wa...

Page 62: ...t top box connected to INPUT 2 AUTO REC L2 of this recorder you can have the recorder start and stop recording automatically with the timer settings of the other component If the other component doesn t have a built in timer you ll need to use it with an external timer unit After setting up for Auto Start Recording this recorder starts recording when it detects a signal from the other component Wh...

Page 63: ...tal camcorder connected to the DV IN OUT jack on the front panel of this recorder Using the recorder s remote you can control both the camcorder and this recorder Before recording make sure that the audio input for the DV IN OUT jack is setup see page 81 The source signal must be DVC SD format Some camcorders cannot be controlled using this recorder s remote If you connect a second DVR 7000 using ...

Page 64: ... or a copy protected signal Recording restarts when there is a non copy protected signal You can pause or stop the recording by selecting Rec Pause or Rec Stop You cannot control the camcorder from this remote control during recording If you restart recording after stopping the camcorder the first few seconds of the camcorder tape will not be recorded Use the pause button on your camcorder instead...

Page 65: ...nrecorded section of tape or if the power fails in the source component or the DV cable becomes disconnected DV related messages You may see the following messages appear on your TV screen when using the DV IN OUT jack No DV camera connected The camcorder is not connected properly or the camcorder is switched off The DV camera is recording The camcorder is recording so you cannot start recording f...

Page 66: ... the start and end frames may not be exactly as set in the start and end point display During Playlist playback you may notice a momentary pause between edits This is not a malfunction Adding chapter markers You can put a chapter marker anywhere in a Playlist or Original title during recording or playback Once the chapter is marked you can use the chapter search feature as well as erase combine an...

Page 67: ...anges to the Original content of the disc You can also play individual titles directly from the Discnavi and record material from a digital camcorder The recorder must be stopped in order to edit using the Discnavi 1 Press DISCNAVI to display the Discnavi 1 2 4 5 3 Press DISPLAY to display more detailed title information for each title Use the 4 and buttons to display the previous next page if the...

Page 68: ...me input Character set A name generated automatically by the recorder will already be in the name input section of the screen Move the joystick left right to change the cursor position You can also use the ERASE button to delete characters directly Names can be up to 64 characters long For discs formatted on a different DVD recorder you will see only a limited character set 4 Choose OK to fix the ...

Page 69: ... are not automatically copied over into the Playlist title You can add up to 99 titles to the Playlist If you only want to add a section of a title use the Add Part function see Adding a part to the Playlist on page 70 1 Select Make Title from the Discnavi Playlist menu 1 2 3 2 Choose where to insert the new title If there are no titles in the Playlist yet you can only make a title at the start of...

Page 70: ...ning and frame advance to find the place you want Press ENTER to mark the scene start 4 Define the end point of the part Do this in the same way as the start point Press ENTER to mark the end point You can go back and forth between the start and end points to fine tune as necessary 7 When you re done select OK to add the part 8 Press DISCNAVI to exit or RETURN to go back to the main Playlist scree...

Page 71: ...nal or Playlist Discnavi menu 1 4 5 6 2 3 2 Define the start point of the part to erase Use the PLAY 3 4 8 and CM SKIP buttons and the Jog dial for slow and fast scanning and frame advance to find the place you want Press ENTER to mark the scene start 3 Define the end point of the part Do this in the same way as the start point Press ENTER to mark the end point You can go back and forth between th...

Page 72: ...e title you want to erase After pressing ENTER the new updated title list is displayed Erasing all Original titles This erases all unprotected titles from the disc and frees up the space for additional recording If any of these titles appear in the Playlist then they will also be removed from the Playlist See also Protecting unprotecting an Original title on page 73 Disc program recording informat...

Page 73: ...After pressing ENTER the new updated Playlist is displayed Protecting unprotecting an Original title You can protect a title so that it can t be edited accidently If you do need to edit it you can always unprotect it later You cannot undo any edits made before changing the protect status You also cannot undo a protect unprotect function 1 Select Protect from the Original Discnavi menu 2 Select the...

Page 74: ...R the new updated Playlist is displayed 1 Copying a Playlist title Using this function you can paste a copy of a title anywhere into the Playlist 1 Select Copy from the Playlist Discnavi menu 2 Select the title you want to copy 1 4 2 3 3 Choose the place you want to paste the title 1 4 2 3 After pressing ENTER the new updated Playlist is displayed Greenery 1 2 3 4 5 Î ENTER STANDBY ON OPEN CLOSE P...

Page 75: ...or Playlist Discnavi screen the last edit is undone 1 4 2 3 You can t undo a recording You can t undo anything after ejecting the disc from the recorder or switching the recorder into standby You can t undo a protect unprotect operation You can t undo edits made after initializing or finalizing a disc protecting or unprotecting or using the preview function in either the Record Mode screen page 42...

Page 76: ... joystick to move the cursor around the screen Press ENTER to select the highlighted option Other controls for the Title List are shown at the bottom of the screen Playing a title 1 Press MENU or TOP MENU to display the Title List 2 Use the joystick to select a title 3 Press ENTER to play the selected title Naming a title 1 If the disc is playing press 7 to stop playback 2 Press MENU or TOP MENU t...

Page 77: ...the last title on the disc 1 If the disc is playing press 7 STOP to stop playback 2 Press MENU or TOP MENU to display the Title List Alternatively you can press ERASE and go straight to step 4 3 Select Erase Title from the Title List menu 4 Choose the title you want to erase After pressing ENTER the new updated Title List is displayed 5 Enter a name for the selected title Names can be up to 24 cha...

Page 78: ...rt but it will be cut off when the disc is full Set Optimized Rec to On to have the recorder automatically adjust the recording quality to fit the available disc space You may notice a reduction in picture quality if the recorder has to fit a lot of extra material into the remaining time available on the disc Optimized Rec only applies to VR mode recordings If even on recording level MN 1 MN 9 for...

Page 79: ...uctions on automatic channel setting Manual CH Setting Default setting n a See page 25 for detailed instructions on manual channel setting G Code CH Setting Default setting n a See page 26 for detailed instructions on G Code channel setting Still Picture Default setting Auto The recorder uses one of two processes when displaying a still frame from a DVD disc The default Auto setting automatically ...

Page 80: ...ess and hold 8 PAUSE on the front panel then press FL DIMMER This will set the recorder s video output back to Interlace Compatibility of this unit with progressive scan TVs Consumers should note that not all high definition television sets are fully compatible with this product and may cause artifacts to be displayed in the picture In case of 525 progressive scan picture problems it is recommende...

Page 81: ...ck Some digital camcorders have two stereo tracks for audio One is recorded at the time of shooting the other is for overdubbing after shooting On the Stereo1 setting the sound that was recorded while shooting is used On the Stereo2 setting the overdubbed sound is used Audio Output settings Digital Out Default setting On If at any time you need to switch off the digital audio output set this to Of...

Page 82: ... audio CD even when DTS Out is Off noise is output from the analog outputs Do not play this through your amplifier and speakers When playing a DTS audio CD make sure that Stereo is selected using the AUDIO button See page 50 96kHz PCM Out Default setting 96kHz 48kHz See page 29 for more on this setting MPEG Out Default setting MPEG PCM See page 29 for more on this setting Audio DRC Default setting...

Page 83: ...y here is recorded on a disc the recorder automatically plays the disc with those subtitles although this depends on the Auto Language setting see page 83 Choose Other if you want to specify a language other than English or French see page 84 You can change or switch off the subtitles on a DVD disc any time during playback using the SUBTITLE button This does not affect this setting Auto Language D...

Page 84: ...his case you can either have the subtitles displayed in the same language as your preferred audio language With Audio or in your preferred subtitle language Selected Subtitle If the Audio Language and Subtitle Language settings are the same then both of these choices will give the same result Selecting Other languages 1 Select Other from the language list This option appears in the settings for DV...

Page 85: ...ou change the parental lock level for the first time or after resetting the recorder there is no password set When you are asked to input your password key in the number you want to use as your password and it will be registered If you forget your password you can reset all the recorder settings including the password Some discs contain only certain scenes that are restricted using parental lock I...

Page 86: ...the disc where angle switching is available Change to Off to hide the on screen indicator Frame Search Default Off On the default setting the frame number is not displayed when a DVD disc is paused and the search by frame number feature is not available You can switch these features on by changing this setting to On Changing your password To change your password confirm your existing password then...

Page 87: ...er takes a few seconds to prepare for recording Chapter Interval Default 3 min When recording in Video mode chapter markers are put in every three minutes on the default setting You can change this interval to 5 minutes or 10 minutes or switch off automatic chapter marking altogether with the No Separation setting Remote Control Set Default Recorder1 You only need to set this if you are using more...

Page 88: ...he disc name can be up to 64 characters long for VR mode discs or 24 for Video mode discs For discs formatted on a different DVD recorder you will see only a limited character set See also page 68 Protect Disc Default 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 A protected disc can still be initialized ...

Page 89: ...ording Finalize settings Finalize Default n a Select Start to finalize the disc loaded See page 44 for more information Undo Finalize Default n a If you want to edit or record more material on a VR mode DVD RW disc that has been finalized on another DVD recorder you need to undo the finalization first Select Start to begin removing the finalization You cannot use this function for DVD R discs or D...

Page 90: ... select Picture Creation 3 Move the joystick left or right to change the preset Use the INPUT SELECT to switch between the built in TV tuner and the external inputs There are 6 presets available TV Program suitable for general TV broadcasts VCR suitable for video cassettes LDP suitable for Laserdiscs Memory1 user preset 1 Memory2 user preset 2 Memory3 user preset 3 You can press DISPLAY to see the...

Page 91: ... reference black level Hue Adjusts overall balance between red and green Chroma Level Adjusts how rich the colors appear When the DV input is selected only the Prog Motion setting can be set Setting the noise reduction for recording You can make settings for both brightness and color noise reduction These are designed to improve the recorded picture quality Using the Preview feature you can see ho...

Page 92: ...UT SELECT button to switch between the built in TV tuner and the external inputs you cannot set the recording NR for the DV input 4 Move the jostick left right to adjust 5 To see a preview of your set tings move down to Play Qual and select a playback preset Î ENTER STANDBY ON OPEN CLOSE PLAYLIST CHP MARK NAVI MARK SETUP ERASE DISCNAVI EDIT PAUSE CM SKIP RETURN JOG MODE JOG MODE REC PLAY STOP PREV...

Page 93: ... with Prog Motion above See also PureCinema in the glossary on page 97 YNR Adjusts the amount of noise reduction NR applied to the Y brightness component CNR Adjusts the amount of noise reduction NR applied to the C color component QNR Adjusts the amount of noise reduction NR applied to the mosquito noise video artifacts on the edge of the image resulting from MPEG compression and the black noise ...

Page 94: ...s in 30 second blocks After you stop recording recording will continue until the end of the current block The disc loaded has an incompatible region number for the recorder and so will not play The disc control data limit has been reached or the maximum number of chapters and or titles has been reached Erase titles chapters or combine chapters The disc was finalized on a non Pioneer DVD recorder U...

Page 95: ...gerprints 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 ...

Page 96: ...e want you to enjoy using this unit for years to come so please bear in mind the following points when choosing a suitable location for it Do Use in a well ventilated room Place on a solid flat level surface such as a table shelf or stereo rack Don t Use in a place exposed to high temperatures or humidity including near radiators and other heat generating appliances Place on a window sill or other...

Page 97: ...once karaoke discs for example Progressive scan video Also called non interlaced video this method of displaying a picture updates all the lines in one pass resulting in a more stable flicker free image than interlaced video for a given scanning rate PureCinema Video on a DVD disc may be either video material originally shot on video or film material originally shot on film Video material has a fr...

Page 98: ...ll the settings will be lost Make sure that you switch the recorder into standby before unplugging the power cord Press 7 then restart playback The operation you want to perform is prohibited by the disc This is not a malfunction The operation you want to perform is prohibited by the player This is not a malfunction If you connected this recorder to other Pioneer products using the CONTROL IN OUT ...

Page 99: ...lank space on the disc page 45 Check that the number of titles on the disc hasn t already reached 99 for a VR disc Original titles only or the number of chapters hasn t reached 999 for a VR disc Original chapters only This is the maximum number of titles and chapters a disc can hold Check that the source you are trying to record is not copy protected For a VR formatted disc check that the disc isn...

Page 100: ... Kazakh kk 1 1 1 1 Greenlandic kl 1 1 12 Cambodian km 1 1 13 Kannada kn 1 1 14 Kashmiri ks 1 1 19 Kurdish ku 1 121 Kirghiz ky 1 125 Latin la 1201 Lingala ln 1214 Laothian lo 1215 Lithuanian lt 1220 Latvian lv 1222 Malagasy mg 1307 Maori mi 1309 Macedonian mk 131 1 Malayalam ml 1312 Mongolian mn 1314 Moldavian mo 1315 Marathi mr 131 8 Malay ms 1319 Maltese mt 1320 Burmese my 1325 Nauru na 1401 Nepa...

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

Page 102: ...ront Input level 1 Vp p 75 Ω Jacks RCA jack Video output Output 1 2 Output level 1 Vp p 75 Ω Jacks RCA jack S Video input Input 1 2 rear 3 front Y luminance Input level 1 Vp p 75 Ω C color Input level 286 mVp p 75 Ω Jacks 4 pin mini DIN S Video output Output 1 2 Y luminance Output level 1 Vp p 75 Ω C color Output level 286 mVp p 75 Ω Jacks 4 pin mini DIN Component video output Output level Y 1 0 V...

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