Pioneer DVD Recorder DVR 541H S User Manual

DVD Recorder  
DVR-640H-S  
DVR-541H-S  
DVR-340H-S  
TM  
Operating Instructions  
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Operating Environment  
CAUTION  
Operating environment temperature and humidity:  
+5 ºC to +35 ºC (+41 ºF to +95 ºF); less than 85 %RH  
(cooling vents not blocked)  
The STANDBY/ON switch on this unit will not  
completely shut off all power from the AC outlet.  
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 time  
Do not install this unit in a poorly ventilated area, or in  
locations exposed to high humidity or direct sunlight (or  
strong artificial light)  
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VENTILATION CAUTION  
When installing this 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).  
(for example, when on vacation).  
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WARNING  
Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for  
ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the  
product, and to protect it from overheating. To  
prevent fire hazard, the openings should never be  
blocked or covered with items (such as newspapers,  
table-cloths, curtains) or by operating the  
This product is for general household purposes. Any  
failure due to use for other than household purposes  
(such as long-term use for business purposes in a  
restaurant or use in a car or ship) and which  
requires repair will be charged for even during the  
warranty period.  
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equipment on thick carpet or a bed.  
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POWER-CORD CAUTION  
If the AC plug of this unit does not match the AC  
outlet you want to use, the plug must be removed  
and appropriate one fitted. Replacement and  
mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of  
this unit should be performed only by qualified  
service personnel. If connected to an AC outlet, the  
cut-off plug can cause severe electrical shock. Make  
sure it is properly disposed of after removal.  
Handle the power cord by the plug. Do not pull out the  
plug by tugging the cord and never touch the power  
cord when your hands are wet as this could cause a  
short circuit or electric shock. Do not place the unit, a  
piece of furniture, etc., on the power cord, or pinch the  
cord. Never make a knot in the cord or tie it with other  
cords. The power cords should be routed such that they  
are not likely to be stepped on. A damaged power cord  
can cause a fire or give you an electrical shock. Check  
the power cord once in a while. When you find it  
The equipment should be disconnected by removing  
the mains plug from the wall socket when left  
unused for a long period of time (for example, when  
damaged, ask your nearest PIONEER authorized  
service center or your dealer for a replacement. S002_En  
on vacation).  
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Contents  
01 Before you start  
What’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6  
Putting the batteries in the  
remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6  
Using the remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6  
Disc / content format playback  
compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7  
About the internal hard disk drive . . . . . . 12  
Symbols used in this manual . . . . . . . . . 13  
05 Recording  
About DVD recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31  
About HDD recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32  
Recorded audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33  
Restrictions on video recording . . . . . . . 33  
Using the built-in TV tuner . . . . . . . . . . . 34  
Setting the picture quality/  
recording time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35  
Basic recording from the TV . . . . . . . . . . 35  
Setting a timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . 37  
Timer recording FAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45  
Simultaneous recording and playback  
(Chase Play) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45  
Recording from an external  
02 Connecting up  
Rear panel connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14  
Front panel connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15  
Easy connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16  
Using other types of video output . . . . . . 17  
Connecting to a cable box or satellite  
receiver (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18  
Connecting to a cable box or satellite  
receiver (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19  
Connecting to an AV amplifier or  
component. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46  
Automatic recording from a  
satellite tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46  
Recording from a DV camcorder . . . . . . 48  
Playing your recordings on other DVD  
players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50  
Initializing recordable DVD discs . . . . . . 52  
receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20  
Connecting other AV sources . . . . . . . . . 21  
Connecting a USB device . . . . . . . . . . . . 22  
Plugging in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22  
06 Playback  
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53  
Basic playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53  
Using the Disc Navigator to browse  
03 Controls and displays  
the contents of a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58  
Scanning discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59  
Playing in slow motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60  
Frame advance/frame reverse . . . . . . . . 60  
The Play Mode menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60  
Displaying and switching subtitles . . . . . 63  
Switching DVD and DivX soundtracks . . 64  
Switching audio channels . . . . . . . . . . . 64  
Switching camera angles . . . . . . . . . . . . 65  
Displaying disc information on-screen . . 65  
Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23  
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24  
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26  
04 Getting started  
Switching on and setting up . . . . . . . . . . 28  
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07 Editing  
Editing options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67  
The Disc Navigator screen. . . . . . . . . . . . 68  
13 The Video Adjust menu  
Setting the picture quality for TV and external  
inputs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106  
Setting the picture quality for disc  
playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108  
08 Copying and backup  
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80  
One Touch Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81  
Using Copy Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82  
Using disc backup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88  
14 The Initial Setup menu  
Using the Initial Setup menu . . . . . . . . 110  
Selecting other languages for language  
options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120  
09 Using the Jukebox  
Copying music to the HDD . . . . . . . . . . . 90  
Copying files from a USB device to  
the HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91  
Playing music from the Jukebox . . . . . . . 91  
Editing Jukebox albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92  
15 Additional information  
Minimum copying times. . . . . . . . . . . . 121  
Manual recording modes . . . . . . . . . . . 122  
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123  
On-screen displays and  
recorder displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127  
About DV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130  
Setting up the remote to control  
10 The PhotoViewer (DVR-640H-S)  
Locating JPEG picture files . . . . . . . . . . . 93  
Playing a slideshow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94  
Importing files to the HDD. . . . . . . . . . . . 95  
Importing files from a USB device . . . . . . 97  
Copying selected files to a DVD-R/-RW . . 97  
Editing files on the HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98  
Printing files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100  
your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131  
Language code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133  
Country/Area code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134  
Screen sizes and disc formats . . . . . . . 135  
Handling discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136  
Cleaning the pickup lens . . . . . . . . . . . 137  
Condensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137  
Hints on installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137  
Moving the recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138  
Resetting the recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138  
Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138  
11 The PhotoViewer  
(DVR-541H-S/DVR-340H-S)  
Locating JPEG picture files . . . . . . . . . . 101  
Playing a slideshow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101  
12 The Disc Setup menu  
Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103  
Initialize settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104  
Finalize settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104  
Optimize HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105  
Initialize HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105  
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Before you start  
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CBhaepfteor 1re you start  
• Don’t use different kinds of batteries  
together—although they may look  
similar, different batteries may have  
different voltages.  
What’s in the box  
Please confirm that the following  
accessories are in the box when you open it.  
• Make sure that the plus and minus ends  
of each battery match the indications in  
the battery compartment.  
• Remote control  
• AA/R6P dry cell batteries x 2  
• Audio/video cable (red/white/yellow)  
• RF antenna cable  
• Remove batteries from equipment that  
isn’t going to be used for a month or  
more.  
• Power cable  
• When disposing of used batteries,  
please comply with governmental  
regulations or environmental public  
instruction’s rules that apply in your  
country/area.  
• These operating instructions  
Putting the batteries in the  
remote control  
WARNING  
Do not use or store batteries in direct sunlight or  
other excessively hot place, such as inside a car or  
near a heater. This can cause batteries to leak,  
overheat, explode or catch fire. It can also reduce the  
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Insert two AA/R6P batteries into the  
battery compartment following the  
indications (,) inside the  
compartment.  
life or performance of batteries.  
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Using the remote control  
Please keep in mind the following when  
using the remote control:  
• Make sure that there are no obstacles  
between the remote and the remote  
sensor on the unit.  
Important  
• Remote operation may become  
unreliable if strong sunlight or  
fluorescent light is shining on the unit’s  
remote sensor.  
Incorrect use of batteries can result in  
hazards such as leakage and bursting.  
Please observe the following:  
• Don’t mix new and old batteries  
together.  
• Remote controllers for different devices  
can interfere with each other. Avoid  
using remotes for other equipment  
located close to this unit.  
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• Replace the batteries when you notice a  
fall off in the operating range of the  
remote.  
Note that older models of DVD recorders  
and DVD writers may reject DVD-RW ver. 1.2  
discs and/or corrupt the data on the disc. If  
you want to share DVD-RW discs between  
this recorder and an older recorder/writer,  
we recommend using ver. 1.1 discs.  
• When the batteries run down or you  
change the batteries, the remote control  
mode is reset to Recorder 1. See Remote  
Control Mode on page 119.  
The following table shows older Pioneer DVD  
recorders’ limited compatibility with DVD-  
RW ver. 1.2 discs.  
• Use within the operating range in front of  
the remote control sensor on the front  
panel, as shown.  
Model  
Playable  
Yes1,2,3  
Yes1  
Recordable  
DVR-7000  
No  
DVR-310 /  
DVR-510H  
No  
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1 Discs should be finalized 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.  
• You can control this recorder using the  
remote sensor of another Pioneer  
component using the CONTROL IN jack  
on the rear panel. See Rear panel  
connections on page 14 for more  
information.  
Disc / content format  
playback compatibility  
DVD/HDD Recording and playback  
compatibility  
This recorder can play and record all the  
currently popular DVD disc types, as well as  
providing HDD functionality. The table below  
shows some specific compatibility  
differences between the different disc types.  
Compatible media  
• DVD-RW ver.1.1 / 1x, 1x to 2x, ver. 1.2 / 2x  
to 4x / 2 x to 6x  
• DVD-R ver. 2.0 / 1x / 1x to 4x / 1x to 8x / 1x  
to 16x, ver. 2.1 / 1x to 8x / 1x to 16x  
• DVD+RW 1x to 2.4x / 1x to 4x / 3.3x to 8x  
• DVD+R 2.4x / 4x / 1x to 8x / 1x to 16x  
• DVD-RAM ver. 2.0 / 2x, ver. 2.1 / 2x / 2x to  
3x / 2x to 5x, ver. 2.2 / 2x / 2x to 3x / 2x to 5x  
• DVD-R DL ver. 3.0 / 2x to 4x  
• DVD+R DL 2.4x / 2.4x to 8x  
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DVD  
+RW  
DVD-  
RAM  
HDD  
DVD-R  
DVD-RW  
DVD+R  
Marks used in this  
manual  
HDD  
DVD (VR)  
*1  
DVD (Video)  
DVD (VR)  
*1  
DVD (Video)  
DVD+R  
DVD+RW  
DVD-RAM  
*2  
*13, 16  
Logos  
*3  
*3  
*3  
*14  
Re-recordable /  
Erasable  
*4  
*4  
*4  
*4  
Editing of recorded  
programs  
*12  
*12  
*12  
Recording of Copy-  
once protected  
material  
n/a  
*5  
*6  
*7  
*6  
*6, 15  
*8  
*9  
Playback in other  
players/recorders  
Chase play  
16:9 and 4:3 pro-  
gram recording  
*10, 11  
*11  
*11  
*11  
Bilingual broadcast  
recording of both  
audio channels  
*12 CPRM-compatible discs only  
Notes to table  
*13 Take the disc out of the cartridge before use. Only  
Panasonic and Maxell discs have been tested to work  
reliably with this recorder. Discs from other makers may  
become unusable when recorded or edited.  
*14 Erasing a title does not increase the available  
recording time, nor increase the number of recordable  
titles left.  
*15 Must be compatible with DVD+R playback  
*16 Depending on the disc, it may have to be initialized  
before it can be recorded (page 104). In this case,  
initialization will take about 1 hour.  
*1 Must be initialized for VR mode recording (page 104)  
*2 Must be initialized for Video mode recording  
(page 104)  
*3 Erasable, but free space does not increase  
*4 Cannot erase sections, edit chapters or use playlist  
editing  
*5 Must be compatible with DVD-R(VR) playback  
*6 Finalize using this recorder (may not playback in  
some units) (page 50)  
*7 Must be compatible with DVD-RW(VR) playback  
*8 Must be compatible with DVD+RW playback  
*9 Must be compatible with DVD-RAM playback  
*10 Only when HDD Recording Format is set to Video  
Mode Off (page 117)  
is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo  
Licensing Corporation.  
*11 Only when the recording mode is not set to LPCM  
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The non-DVD, audio side of the disc is not  
compliant with the CD Audio specification  
and therefore may not play.  
Using DVD-R DL/DVD+R DL discs  
DVD-R DL (dual-layer) and DVD+R DL  
(double-layer) discs contain two recordable  
layers on a single side, giving about 1.8  
times the recording capacity of a  
conventional single-layer disc. This unit can  
record to both DVD-R DL and DVD+R DL  
discs.  
It is possible that when loading or ejecting a  
DualDisc, the opposite side to that being  
played will be scratched. Scratched discs  
may not be playable.  
The DVD side of a DualDisc plays in this  
product. DVD-Audio content will not play.  
• If you intend to play DVD-R DL (Video  
mode) or DVD+R DL discs recorded on  
this unit on other DVD recorders/players,  
you must finalize them. (Note that some  
DVD recorders/players may not play  
even finalized DL discs.)  
For more detailed information on the  
DualDisc specification, please refer to the  
disc manufacturer or disc retailer.  
Other disc compatibility  
• Please read the information provided on  
the disc packaging carefully before  
purchasing DVD-R DL/DVD+R DL discs:  
In addition to DVD, this recorder is  
compatible with a wide range of disc types  
(media) and formats. Playable discs will  
generally feature one of the following logos  
on the disc and/or disc packaging. Note  
however that some disc types, such as  
recordable CD (and DVD), may be in an  
unplayable format—see below for further  
compatibility information.  
Confirm the disc version: Use ver. 3.0 /  
2x to 4x DVD-R discs.  
Confirm the recording 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:  
Audio CD  
CD-R  
CD-RW  
Video CD  
Super Video CD (Super VCD)  
• 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).  
CD-R/-RW compatibility  
This recorder cannot record CD-R or CD-RW  
discs.  
• Readable formats: CD-Audio, Video CD/  
Super VCD, ISO 9660 CD-ROM*  
containing MP3, WMA, JPEG or DivX  
files.  
* ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 compliant. CD  
physical format: Mode1, Mode2 XA Form1.  
Romeo and Joliet file systems are both  
compatible with this recorder.  
About DualDisc playback  
A DualDisc is a new two -sided disc, one side  
of which contains DVD content –video,  
audio, etc. –while the other side contains  
non-DVD content such as digital audio  
material.  
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• Multi-session playback: Yes (except CD-  
Audio and Video CD/Super VCD)  
WMA (Windows Media Audio)  
compatibility  
• Unfinalized disc playback: CD-Audio  
only  
Compressed audio compatibility  
• Compatible media: CD-ROM, CD-R,  
CD-RW  
DVR-640H-S only: USB  
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The Windows Media logo printed on the  
• Compatible formats: MPEG-1 Audio  
Layer 3 (MP3), Windows Media Audio  
(WMA)  
box indicates that this recorder can playback  
Windows Media Audio content.  
WMA is an acronym for Windows Media  
Audio and refers to an audio compression  
technology developed by Microsoft  
• Sampling rates: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz or  
48 kHz  
Corporation. WMA content can be encoded  
• Bit-rates: Any (128 Kbps or higher  
recommended)  
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by using Windows Media Player for  
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• Variable bit-rate (VBR) MP3 playback:  
Yes  
Windows XP, Windows Media Player 9 or  
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Windows Media Player 10 series.  
• VBR WMA playback: No  
Microsoft, Windows Media, and the Windows  
logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks  
of Microsoft Corporation in the United States  
and/or other countries.  
• WMA encoder compatibility: Windows  
Media Codec 8 (files encoded using  
Windows Media Codec 9 may be playable  
but some parts of the specification are not  
supported; specifically, Pro, Lossless,  
Voice and VBR)  
DivX video compatibility  
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• DRM (Digital Rights Management) file  
playback: No  
• File extensions: .mp3, .wma (these must  
be used for the recorder to recognize  
MP3 and WMA files – do not use for  
other file types)  
DivX is a compressed digital video format  
created by the DivX video codec from DivX,  
®
Inc. This recorder can play DivX video files  
burned on CD-R/-RW/-ROM discs. Keeping  
the same terminology as DVD-Video,  
individual DivX video files are called "Titles."  
When naming files/titles on a CD-R/-RW disc  
prior to burning, keep in mind that by default  
they will be played in alphabetical order.  
• File structure: Up to 99 folders / 999 files  
(if these limits are exceeded, only files  
and folders up to these limits are  
playable)  
Note  
1 DRM (digital rights management) copy protection is a technology designed to prevent unauthorized copying by  
restricting playback, etc. of compressed audio files on devices other than the PC (or other recording equipment)  
used to record it. For detailed information, please see the instruction manuals or help files that came with your  
PC and/or software.  
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®
If your DivX VOD content allows an unlimited  
number of plays, then you may load the disc  
into your recorder and play the content as  
often as you like, and no message will be  
displayed.  
• Official DivX Certified product.  
®
• Plays all versions of DivX video  
(including DivX 6) with standard  
playback of DivX media files.  
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• File extensions: .avi and .divx (these  
must be used for the recorder to  
recognize DivX video files). Note that all  
files with the .avi extension are recognized  
as MPEG4, but not all of these are  
necessarily DivX video files and therefore  
may not be playable on this recorder.  
Important  
• DivX VOD content is protected by a DRM  
(Digital Rights Management) system.  
This restricts playback of content to  
specific, registered devices.  
• If you load a disc that contains DivX VOD  
content not authorized for this recorder,  
the message Authorization Error is  
displayed and the content will not play.  
• 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.  
• Resetting the recorder (as described in  
Resetting the recorder on page 138) will  
not cause you to lose your registration  
code.  
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DivX VOD content  
DivX  
JPEG file compatibility  
In order to play DivX VOD (video on demand)  
content on this recorder, you first need to  
register the recorder with your DivX VOD  
content provider. You do this by generating a  
DivX VOD registration code, which you  
submit to your provider.  
• Compatible formats: Baseline JPEG and  
EXIF 2.2* still image files  
*File format used by digital still cameras  
• Sampling ratio: 4:4:4, 4:2:2, 4:2:0  
• Horizontal resolution: 160 to 5120 pixels  
• Vertical resolution: 120 to 3840 pixels  
• Progressive JPEG compatible: No  
Some DivX VOD content may only be  
playable a fixed number of times. When you  
load a disc containing this type of DivX VOD  
content, the remaining number of plays is  
shown on-screen and you then have the  
option of playing the disc (thereby using up  
one of the remaining plays), or stopping. If  
you load a disc that contains expired DivX  
VOD content (for example, content that has  
zero remaining plays), the message Rental  
Expired is displayed.  
• File extensions: .jpg, .jpeg, .jpe, .jif, .jfif  
(must be used for the recorder to  
recognize JPEG files – do not use for  
other file types)  
• File structure: The recorder can load up  
to 99 folders / 999 files at one time (if  
there are more files/folders that this on  
the disc then more can be reloaded)  
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01  
PC-created disc compatibility  
About the internal hard disk  
drive  
Discs recorded using a personal computer  
may not be playable in this unit due to the  
setting of the application software used to  
create the disc. In these particular  
instances, check with the software publisher  
for more detailed information.  
The internal hard disk drive (HDD) 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 event of repair or replacement of the  
HDD or related components, all your HDD  
recordings will be lost.  
Discs recorded in packet write mode (UDF  
format) are not compatible with this  
recorder.  
Check the DVD-R/-RW or CD-R/-RW  
software disc boxes for additional  
compatibility information.  
Please use the recorder following the  
guidelines below to protect against possible  
HDD failure.  
Dolby Digital  
The HDD should not be regarded as a place to  
store recordings permanently. We  
recommend that you back up your important  
recordings onto DVD discs in order to protect  
against accidental loss.  
Pioneer cannot under any circumstances  
accept responsibility for any direct or indirect  
loss arising from any inconvenience or loss of  
recorded material resulting from HDD failure.  
Manufactured under license from Dolby  
Laboratories. "Dolby" and the double-D  
symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.  
• Install and use the recorder on a stable,  
level surface.  
DTS  
• Do not block the rear vent/cooling fan.  
• Do not use the recorder in excessively  
hot or humid places, or in places that  
may be subject to sudden changes in  
temperature. Sudden changes in  
temperature can cause condensation to  
form inside the recorder. This can be a  
cause of HDD failure.  
“DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are registered  
trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.  
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• Do not move the recorder immediately  
after switching it off. If you need to move  
the recorder, please follow the steps  
below:  
Symbols used in this manual  
The following icons are provided to help you  
quickly identify which instructions you need  
for which kind of disc.  
1 After the message POWER OFF is  
shown in the display, wait at least two  
minutes.  
HDD  
HDD  
2 Unplug from the wall socket.  
3 Move the recorder.  
DVD  
Any type of DVD disc  
• If there’s a power failure while the  
recorder is on there is a chance that  
some data on the HDD will be lost.  
(recordable or playback  
only), finalized or not.  
DVD-Video  
• The HDD is very delicate. If used  
improperly or in an unsuitable  
Commercially produced  
DVD, finalized Video mode  
DVD-R/-RW.  
environment, it is possible that the HDD  
will fail after a few years of use. Signs of  
problemsincludeplaybackunexpectedly  
freezing and noticeable block noise  
(mosaic) in the picture. However,  
sometimes there will be no warning  
signs of HDD failure. If the HDD fails, no  
playback of recorded material will be  
possible. In this case it will be necessary  
to replace the HDD unit.  
DVD (Video)  
Video mode DVD-R/-RW  
(unfinalized)  
DVD (VR)  
VR mode DVD-R/-RW  
DVD+R  
DVD+R  
DVD+RW  
DVD+RW  
Optimizing HDD performance  
As you record and edit material on the HDD,  
the data on the disk becomes fragmented,  
eventually affecting the recorder’s  
performance. Before this happens, the  
recorder will warn you that it is time to  
optimize the HDD (which you can do from  
the Disc Setup menu; see Optimize HDD on  
page 105).  
DVD-RAM  
DVD-RAM  
CD  
Audio CD  
Video CD  
Video CD  
Super VCD  
Super VCD  
WMA/MP3  
WMA or MP3 files  
DivX  
DivX files  
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02  
CChoaptnern2 ecting up  
Rear panel connections  
1
2
3
4
5
IN  
Y
OUTPUT 1  
INPUT 1/
A
UTO START REC  
R
L
R
L
AC IN  
P
B
DIGITAL CONTROL  
OUT  
OUT  
P
R
ANTENNA  
COAXIAL  
IN  
COMPONENT  
VIDEO OUT  
AUDIO  
VIDEO  
AUDIO  
VIDEO  
S-VIDEO  
S-VIDEO  
OUTPUT 2  
INPUT 3  
6
7
1
AC IN  
5
ANTENNA IN (RF IN)/OUT  
Connect to a power outlet using the supplied  
power cable after making all other  
connections.  
Connect your TV antenna to the ANTENNA  
IN (RF IN) jack. The signal is passed  
through to the ANTENNA OUT jack for  
connection to your TV.  
2
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT  
A high-quality video output for connecting to  
a TV or monitor with a component video  
input.  
6
COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT  
A digital audio output for connecting to an  
AV amp/receiver, Dolby Digital/DTS decoder  
or other equipment with coaxial digital input.  
3
OUTPUT1 and 2  
Two sets of audio/video outputs (stereo  
analog audio; composite and S-video video)  
that you can use to connect TVs or monitors.  
7
CONTROL IN  
Use to control this recorder from the remote  
sensor of another Pioneer component with a  
CONTROL OUT terminal and bearing the  
Pioneer mark. Connect the CONTROL  
OUT of the other component to the  
CONTROL IN of this recorder using a mini-  
plug cord.  
4
INPUT1/AUTO START REC and INPUT3  
Two sets of audio/video inputs (stereo  
analog audio; composite and S-video video)  
that you can use to connect to satellite  
receivers, TVs, VCR or other source  
component for recording.  
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Front panel connections  
USB  
DV IN  
S-VIDEO VIDEO  
L
AUDIO  
R
(MONO)  
INPUT 2  
8
9
10  
11  
On the front panel a flip-down cover hides  
more connections.  
8
USB port (Type B) (DVR-640H-S only)  
USB port for connecting a PictBridge-  
compatible printer.  
9
USB port (Type A) (DVR-640H-S only)  
USB port for connecting a digital camera,  
USB memory or other USB device.  
10 DV IN (DVR-640H-S/DVR-541H-S only)  
A DV input i.LINK connector, suitable for  
connecting a DV camcorder.  
11 INPUT2  
Audio/video input (stereo analog audio;  
composite and S-video video), especially  
suitable for camcorders, game consoles,  
portable audio, etc.  
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02  
1
Connect your TV antenna/cable TV  
Easy connections  
outlet to the ANTENNA IN (RF IN) jack on  
this recorder.  
The setup described here is a basic  
configuration that allows you to record TV  
programs on both this recorder and your  
VCR. When watching recordings from this  
recorder, set your TV to input 1; switch to  
input 2 to watch a video playing in the VCR.  
2
Use an RF antenna cable (one is  
supplied) to connect the ANTENNA 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.  
Important  
3
Use an RF antenna cable to connect  
• This recorder is equipped with copy  
protection technology. Do not connect  
this recorder to your TV via a VCR (or your  
VCR via this recorder) using AV cables,  
as the picture from this recorder will not  
appear properly on your TV.  
the antenna output on your VCR to the  
antenna input on your TV.  
4
Connect the AUDIO and VIDEO  
OUTPUT jacks (1 or 2) to a set of audio/  
video inputs on your TV.  
Use the supplied three-pin audio/video  
cable. It is color-coded to help you match  
them up (red/white for the right/left audio  
connections and yellow for video in/outs).  
Make sure you match up the left and right  
outputs with their corresponding inputs for  
correct stereo sound.  
• Before making or changing any rear  
panel connections, make sure that all  
components are switched off and  
unplugged from the wall outlet.  
5
Connect your VCR to your TV (A/V IN  
A/V  
IN 1  
A/V  
IN 2  
2 above) using a set of audio and video  
cables.  
TV  
ANTENNA  
IN  
5
3
2
• See the following page if you want to use  
S-video or component video cables for  
the video connection.  
4
ANTENNA  
OUT  
A/V  
OUT  
VCR  
ANTENNA  
IN  
ANTENNA  
IN (RF IN)  
Y
IN  
OUTPUT  
INPUT 1/  
A
U
T
O
START REC  
R
L
R
L
AC IN  
P
B
DIGITAL CONTROL  
OUT  
OUT  
ANTENNA  
P
R
COAXIAL  
IN  
COMPONENT  
VIDEO OUT  
AUDIO  
VIDEO  
AUDIO  
VIDEO  
S-VIDEO  
S-VIDEO  
OUTPUT  
2
INPUT  
3
ANTENNA  
OUT  
1
Antenna/cable TV  
wall outlet  
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2 Connecting using the component  
video output  
Component video carries the picture as two  
separate color signals, plus a luminance  
(brightness) signal.  
Using other types of video  
output  
This recorder has standard (composite), S-  
video and component video outputs. The  
main difference between them is the quality  
of the picture. S-video delivers a better  
picture than composite video, while  
component video gives better picture quality  
still. The variety of outputs also gives you the  
flexibility of connecting your particular  
equipment using the best connection type  
available.  
See also Component Video Out on page 112  
for how to set up the component video  
output for use with a progressive scan-  
compatible TV.  
Use a component video cable (not  
supplied) to connect the COMPONENT  
VIDEO OUT jacks to a component video  
input on your TV, monitor (or other  
equipment).  
COMPONENT  
INPUT  
S-VIDEO  
INPUT  
1
2
TV  
Y
IN  
OUTPUT  
1
INPUT 1/  
O
A
U
U
T
T
P
O
U
ST1ART REC  
T
R
L
R
L
AC IN  
PB  
DIGONT
OU
OUT  
PR  
ANTENNA  
COAXIAL  
IN  
COMPONENT  
VIDEO OUT  
AUDIO  
VIDEO  
AUDIO  
VIDEO  
S-VIDEO  
S-VIDEO  
OUTPUT  
2
INPUT  
3
1
Connecting using an S-video  
output  
S-video carries the picture as separate color  
and luminance (brightness) signals.  
There are two S-video outputs for connection  
to TVs, monitors, VCRs or other equipment.  
Use an S-video cable (not supplied) to  
connect an S-VIDEO OUTPUT (1 or 2) to  
an S-video input on your TV, monitor (or  
other equipment).  
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02  
Connecting to a cable box or  
satellite receiver (1)  
A/V  
IN 1  
If you are using a cable box or satellite  
TV  
ANTENNA  
IN  
receiver with only a few scrambled channels,  
1
1
follow the setup on this page . If many or all  
2
A/V  
OUT  
ANTENNA  
OUT  
the channels are scrambled, we recommend  
using the setup on the following page.  
Cable box/  
Satellite receiver  
ANTENNA  
IN  
3
Using the setup on this page you can:  
• Record unscrambled channels by  
selecting them on this recorder.  
1
ANTENNA  
OUT  
• Record scrambled channels by selecting  
them on the cable box/satellite receiver  
and using the Auto Start Recording  
feature (see Automatic recording from a  
satellite tuner on page 46).  
Y
IN  
OUTPUT  
1
INP1/  
O
A
U
U
T
T
P
O
U
START REC  
R
L
R
L
AC IN  
P
B
DIGITAL CONTROL  
OUT  
OUT  
PR  
ANTENNA  
COAXIAL  
IN  
COMPONENT  
VIDEO OUT  
AUDIO  
OUTPUT  
VIDEO  
AUDIO  
VIDEO  
S-VIDEO  
S-VIDEO  
2
INPUT  
3
ANTENNA  
IN (RF IN)  
1
Antenna/cable TV  
wall outlet  
• Watch one channel while recording  
another.  
1
Connect RF antenna cables as shown.  
This enables you to watch and record TV  
channels.  
Important  
• Do not connect this recorder ‘through’  
your VCR, satellite receiver or cable box.  
Always connect each component  
2
Connect the AUDIO and VIDEO  
OUTPUT jacks (1 or 2) on this recorder to  
a set of audio/video inputs on your TV  
using a set of A/V cables (as supplied).  
This enables you to watch the output from  
this recorder.  
directly to your TV or AV amp/receiver.  
3
Connect the audio/video output of  
your cable box/satellite receiver to the  
INPUT jacks on this recorder using a set  
of A/V cables.  
This enables you to record scrambled TV  
channels.  
Note  
1 The diagram shows standard video connections, but you can alternatively use the S-video or component video  
connections if they’re available.  
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02  
1
Connect RF antenna cables as shown.  
Connecting to a cable box or  
satellite receiver (2)  
This enables you to watch and record TV  
channels.  
2
Connect the AUDIO and VIDEO  
If many or all the channels you receive by  
cable or satellite are scrambled, we  
recommend using this setup.  
OUTPUT jacks (1 or 2) on this recorder to  
a set of audio/video inputs on your TV  
using a set of A/V cables (as supplied).  
This enables you to watch discs.  
1
Using the setup on this page you can:  
• Record any channel by selecting it on  
the cable box/satellite receiver.  
3
Connect the audio/video output of  
your cable box/satellite receiver to the  
INPUT jacks on this recorder using a set  
of A/V cables.  
• Record using the Auto Start Recording  
feature (see Automatic recording from a  
satellite tuner on page 46).  
This enables you to record scrambled TV  
channels.  
Important  
• Do not connect this recorder ‘through’  
your VCR, satellite receiver or cable box.  
Always connect each component  
directly to your TV or AV amp/receiver.  
ANTENNA  
IN  
AUDIO/VIDEO  
INPUT  
2
1
TV  
ANTENNA  
OUT  
ANTENNA  
IN (RF IN)  
Y
IN  
OUTPUT  
INPUT 1/  
O
A
U
U
T
T
P
O
U
ST1ART REC  
T
R
L
R
L
AC IN  
P
B
DIGITAL CONTROL  
OUT  
OUT  
PR  
ANTENNA  
S-VIDEO  
COAXIAL  
IN  
COMPONENT  
VIDEO OUT  
AUDIO  
VIDEO  
UDIO  
S-VIDEO  
OUTPUT  
2
3
3
1
AUDIO/VIDEO  
OUTPUT  
ANTENNA  
OUT  
Cable box/  
Satellite receiver  
ANTENNA  
IN  
1
Antenna/cable TV  
wall outlet  
Note  
1 • The setup on this page does not allow you to watch one channel and record another.  
• The diagram shows standard video connections, but you can alternatively use the S-video or component video  
connections if they’re available.  
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02  
Connecting to an AV  
amplifier or receiver  
ANTENNA  
IN  
To enjoy multichannel surround sound you  
need to connect this recorder to an AV amp/  
receiver using the digital coaxial output. In  
addition to the digital connection, we  
recommend also connecting using the  
stereo analog connection.  
TV  
VIDEO  
IN  
4
VIDEO  
OUT  
AV amp/  
receiver  
1
AUDIO/VIDEO  
INPUT  
DIGITAL IN  
COAXIAL  
You’ll probably also want to connect a video  
output to your AV amp/receiver. Use the  
standard (composite) video output (as  
shown here), or the S-video or component  
video connections.  
2
ANTENNA  
IN (RF IN)  
3
Y
IN  
OUTPU
1
INPUT 1/  
O
A
U
U
T
T
P
O
U
ST1ART REC  
T
R
L
R
L
AC IN  
P
B
DIGITAL CONTROL  
OUT  
OUT  
P
R
ANTENNA  
COAXIAL  
IN  
COMPONENT  
VIDEO OUT  
AUDIO  
VIDEO  
AUDIO  
S-VIDEO  
See also Audio Out on page 113 for how to  
set up the digital audio output. (Noise may  
be output from your speakers if the recorder  
is not set up to work with your AV amp/  
receiver.)  
OUTPUT  
2
A
N  
TENNA  
OUT  
1
Antenna/cable TV  
wall outlet  
1
Connect RF antenna cables as shown.  
This enables you to watch and record TV  
Important  
channels.  
• Do not connect this recorder to your TV  
‘through’ your VCR or other component  
using A/V cables. Always connect it  
directly to your TV.  
2
Connect the AUDIO and VIDEO  
OUTPUT jacks (1 or 2) on this recorder to  
a set of audio/video inputs on your AV  
amp/receiver.  
3
Use an optical digital audio cable (not  
supplied) to connect the COAXIAL  
DIGITAL OUT jack on this recorder to an  
coaxial digital input on your AV amp/  
receiver.  
This enables you to listen to multichannel  
1
surround sound.  
4
Connect the AV amp/receiver’s video  
output to a video input on your TV.  
Note  
1 If your AV amp/receiver doesn’t have an coaxial digital input, but has a optical type, converter boxes that convert  
from coaxial to optical are available at specialist audio dealers.  
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02  
Connecting a DV camcorder  
Connecting other AV sources  
DVR-640H-S/DVR-541H-S only  
Connecting a VCR or analog  
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.  
OPEN/CLOSE  
HDD/DVD  
ONE  
STANDBY/ON  
S
T
O
P
REC  
T
O
U
C
H
CH  
+
COPY  
REC  
USB  
D
V
I
N
S
-
V
I
D
E
O
V
I
D
E
O
AUDIO  
(MOO)  
INPU
R
DVR-640H-S  
AUDIO/VIDEO  
OUTPUT  
AUDIO/VIDEO  
INPUT  
(Rear panel)  
(Front panel)  
Important  
1
• This jack is for connection to DV  
equipment only. It is not compatible with  
digital satellite receivers or D-VHS video  
decks.  
2
Analog camcorder  
AUDIO/VIDEO  
INPUT  
AUDIO/VIDEO  
OUTPUT  
OPEN/CLOSE  
HDD/DVD  
VCR  
ONE  
TOUCH  
COPY  
STANDBY/ON  
STOP  
REC  
REC  
CH  
+
USB  
S
-
V
I
D
E
O
V
I
D
E
O
L
AUDIO  
(MONO)  
INPUT  
R
2
1
Connect a set of audio and video  
DVR-640H-S  
DV  
IN  
inputs of your VCR or camcorder to a set  
of outputs on this recorder.  
This enables you to record from this recorder  
to your VCR or camcorder.  
DV  
OUT  
• You can use standard video or S-video  
cables for the video connection.  
DV camcorder  
2
Connect a set of audio and video  
Use a DV cable (not supplied) to  
outputs of your VCR or camcorder to a  
set of inputs on this recorder.  
This enables you to record tapes from your  
VCR or camcorder.  
connect the DV jack of your DV  
camcorder/video deck to the front panel  
DV IN jack of this recorder.  
• You can use standard video or S-video  
cables for the video connection.  
• The front panel connections make  
convenient connections for a camcorder  
input.  
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02  
WMA/MP3 file storage devices  
• Memory card reader (any type of  
memory card)  
Connecting a USB device  
DVR-640H-S only  
• USB memory  
Using the USB ports on the front of the  
recorder you can connect USB devices such  
as digital cameras and printers . Please also  
see the instructions that came with the  
device you want to connect before using.  
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 and insert the card to be  
read again.  
OPEN/CLOSE  
HDD/DVD  
ONE  
STANDBY/ON  
S
T
O
P
REC  
T
O
U
C
H
CH  
+
COPY  
REC  
USB  
D
V
I
N
S
-
V
I
D
E
O
V
I
D
E
O
L
AUDIO  
(MONO)  
INPUT  
R
2
DVR-640H-S  
USB  
USB  
Type A  
Type B  
USB  
USB  
Using a USB printer  
Digital Camera  
• Use a PictBridge-comaptible printer.  
PictBridge-compatible  
Printer  
Plugging in  
Important  
• Some USB devices may not work with  
this recorder.  
After checking all the connections, plug in  
the recorder.  
• Devices may not work reliably if  
connected to this recorder via a USB  
hub.  
Use the supplied power cable to  
connect this recorder to a power outlet.  
JPEG file storage devices  
• Digital still camera  
• Memory card reader (any type of  
memory card)  
• USB memory  
The Mass Storage Class (MSC) device  
should be FAT-compatible. Note that if the  
device is partitioned, this recorder may not  
recognize it.  
The Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) can be  
used to transfer up to about 4000 files.  
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Controls and displays  
03  
CChaoptnert3rols and displays  
Front panel  
1
2
3
8
4
5
6
7
OPEN/CLOSE  
HDD/DVD  
ONE  
TOUCH  
COPY  
STANDBY/ON  
STOP  
REC  
REC  
CH  
+
USB  
DV IN  
S-VIDEO VIDEO  
L
AUDIO  
(MONO)  
INPUT  
R
2
DVR-640H-S  
9
10 11 12 13 14  
Front panel inputs (page 15)  
1
STANDBY/ON  
9
Press to switch the recorder on/into standby.  
See Front panel connections on page 15 for  
more information on these.  
2
3
Disc tray  
10 ꢆ  
OPEN/CLOSE  
Press to start or restart playback.  
Press to open/close the disc tray.  
11 ꢇ  
4
HDD/DVD indicator  
Press to stop playback.  
Indicator lights blue when the hard disk  
(HDD) is selected; orange when the DVD  
drive is selected.  
12 CH +/–  
Use to change channels, skip chapters/  
tracks, etc.  
5
HELP FUNCTION  
Press to display the on-screen help.  
13 ONE TOUCH COPY (page 81)  
Press to start One Touch Copy of the  
currently playing title to DVD or the HDD.  
6
HDD/DVD  
Press to switch between the hard disk drive  
(HDD) and DVD for recording and playback.  
14 STOP REC  
Press to stop recording.  
7
Front panel display and IR remote  
sensor  
See Display on page 26 for details.  
8
REC  
Press to start recording. Press repeatedly to  
set the recording time in 30 minute blocks.  
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Remote control  
03  
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DVD  
Press to select the DVD for recording or  
playback.  
1
2
4
7
INPUT SELECT (page 46)  
STANDBY/ON ONE TOUCH  
COPY  
OPEN/CLOSE  
Press to change the input to use for  
recording.  
3
5
HDD  
DVD  
INPUT  
SELECT  
6
7
ABC  
DEF  
MNO  
WXYZ  
8
Alphanumeric buttons, + and CLEAR  
GHI  
PQRS  
JKL  
Use the number buttons for track/chapter/  
title selection; channel selection, and so on.  
The same buttons can also be used to enter  
names for titles, discs and so on.  
8
TUV  
CH  
9
CLEAR  
G-CODE  
+
CLEAR  
10  
11  
AUDIO  
SUBTITLE  
ANGLE  
PLAY MODE  
MENU  
12  
14  
DISC NAVIGATOR  
TOP MENU  
Use the + button to enter non-alphanumeric  
characters and symbols.  
13  
ENTER  
15  
16  
HOME  
MENU  
Use CLEAR to clear an entry and start again.  
RETURN  
17  
19  
18  
HELP  
DISPLAY  
9
CH +/– (page 34)  
REV SCAN  
PLAY  
FWD SCAN  
Press to change the channel of the built-in  
TV tuner.  
PAUSE STOP OK  
BACK CM SKIP  
20  
CASE  
SELECTION  
NEXT  
PREV  
REC  
STEP/SLOW  
10 G-Code™ (page 39)  
STOP REC REC MODE TIMER REC  
Press then use the number buttons to enter  
a G-Code programming number for timer  
recording.  
21  
22  
TV CONTROL  
INPUT  
SELECT  
CHANNEL  
VOLUME  
G-Code is a trademark of Gemstar  
Development Corporation.  
The G-Code system is manufactured  
under license from Gemstar Development  
Corporation.  
DVD RECORDER  
1
ONE TOUCH COPY (page 81)  
Press to start One Touch Copy of the  
11 DVD playback functions  
currently playing title to DVD or the HDD.  
AUDIO (page 34, 64)  
2
Remote control indicator  
Changes the audio language or channel.  
(When the recorder is stopped, press to  
change the tuner audio.)  
Lights when setting up the remote control  
for use with a TV (page 131) and when  
setting the remote control mode (page 119).  
SUBTITLE (page 63)  
Displays/changes the subtitles included  
in multilingual DVD-Video discs.  
3
STANDBY/ON  
Press to switch the recorder on/into standby.  
4
OPEN/CLOSE  
ANGLE (page 65)  
Switches camera angles on discs with  
multi-angle scenes.  
Press to open/close the disc tray.  
5
HDD  
Press to select the hard disk (HDD) for  
recording or playback.  
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12 PLAY MODE (page 60)  
Press to display the Play Mode menu (for  
features such as search, repeat and  
program play).  
STOP  
Press to stop playback.  
CM BACK (commercial back)  
Press repeatedly to skip progressively  
backward through the audio or video  
playing.  
13 DISC NAVIGATOR (page 58, 67) / TOP  
MENU (page 55)  
Press to display the Disc Navigator screen,  
or the top menu if a DVD-Video or finalized  
DVD-R/-RW disc is loaded.  
CM SKIP (commercial skip)  
Press repeatedly to skip progressively  
forward through the audio or video  
playing.  
14 MENU (page 55)  
Press to display the disc menu if a DVD-  
Video disc is loaded.  
PREV / NEXT  
Press to skip to the previous or next title/  
chapter/track/folder; or to display the  
previous or next menu page.  
15 ꢀ/ꢁ/ꢂ/ꢃ and ENTER  
Used to navigate all on-screen displays.  
Press ENTER to select the currently  
highlighted option.  
/ STEP / SLOW (page 60)  
During playback, press to start slow-  
motion playback; while paused, press to  
show the previous or next video frame.  
16 HOME MENU  
Press to display the Home Menu, from  
which you can navigate all the functions of  
the recorder.  
21 Recording controls (page 35)  
REC  
17 RETURN  
Press to start recording. Press  
repeatedly to set the recording time in  
blocks of 30 mins.  
Press to go back one level in the on-screen  
menu or display.  
18 HELP  
STOP REC  
Press to stop recording.  
Press for help on how to use the current GUI  
screen.  
REC MODE (page 35)  
Press repeatedly to change the  
recording mode (picture quality).  
19 DISPLAY (page 65)  
Displays/changes the on-screen information  
displays.  
TIMER REC (page 37)  
Press to start setting a timer recording.  
20 Playback controls (page 53)  
REV SCAN / FWD SCAN  
(page 59)  
Press to start reverse or forward  
scanning. Press again to change the  
speed.  
22 TV CONTROL (page 131)  
After setting up, use these controls to  
control your TV.  
PLAY  
Press to start playback.  
PAUSE  
Press to pause playback or recording.  
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03  
1
2 3  
4
5
6
PM  
L
R
P
10  
9
8
7
1
6
Recording quality indicators (page 35)  
Lights during playback; blinks when  
playback is paused.  
XP  
Lights when the recording mode is set to  
2
XP (best quality).  
Lights when copying.  
SP  
3
Lights when the recording mode is set to  
SP (standard play).  
Lights during recording; blinks when  
recording is paused.  
LP / SLP  
4
PM  
Lights when the recording mode is set to  
LP (long play) or SLP (super long play).  
Lights to indicate PM (after midday) for the  
clock display.  
EP / SEP  
Lights when the recording mode is set to  
EP (extended play) or SEP (super  
extended play).  
5
(page 37)  
Lights when a timer recording has been  
set. (Indicator blinks if the timer has  
been set to DVD but there isn’t a  
recordable disc loaded, or the timer has  
been set to HDD but the HDD is not  
recordable.)  
MN  
Lights when the recording mode is set to  
MN (manual recording level) mode.  
7
8
Character display  
R / RW  
Indicates the type of recordable DVD loaded:  
DVD-R or DVD-RW.  
NTSC  
Lights when the video output signal  
format is NTSC.  
(page 113)  
Indicates which channels of a bilingual  
broadcast are recorded.  
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AUTO  
Lights when Auto Start Recording has been  
set, and during Auto Start Recording.  
(page 112)  
Lights when the component video output  
is set to progressive scan.  
10 PL (page 68)  
Lights when a VR mode disc is loaded  
and the recorder is in Play List mode.  
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2 3 (page 119)  
Shows the remote control mode (if  
nothing is displayed, the remote control  
mode is 1).  
V
Lights when an unfinalized Video mode  
disc is loaded.  
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Chapter 4  
Getting started  
Switching on and setting up  
ENTER  
3
Choose a language (then  
When you switch the recorder on for the first  
time, you can make several basic settings  
using the Setup Navigator feature. This takes  
you through setting the clock, the internal TV  
tuner and the video output.  
press ENTER).  
Initial Setup  
Basic  
Clock Language  
Input
Tuner  
English  
Español  
Italiano  
Video In/Out  
Audio In  
Powe
Help  
Português  
If you’re using the recorder for the first time,  
we strongly recommend you use the Setup  
Navigator before starting to use the  
recorder.  
Audio Out  
Language  
Recording  
Playback  
Setup
ENTER  
Important  
4
Start the Setup Navigator.  
• Some of the Setup Navigator on-screen  
displays (OSDs) in this section vary  
slightly depending on the country or  
region of purchase.  
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Complete this setup before you  
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start using your recorder.  
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P
Start  
Cancel  
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Please use the Initial Setup if you  
want to make more detailed settings.  
1
Switch on your TV and set the video  
input to this recorder.  
• If you don’t want to use the Setup  
Navigator, press to select Cancel,  
then press ENTER to exit the Setup  
Navigator.  
STANDBY/ON  
2
Switch on the recorder.  
When you switch on for the first time, your  
TV should display the Setup Navigator  
screen (If the Setup Navigator doesn’t  
appear, you can also access it from the  
Initial Setup menu; see page 110).  
ENTER  
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Select the ‘Auto Scan’ then  
press ENTER.  
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AutoChannel Setting  
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AutoScan  
Do not Set  
• Select Do not set if you want to skip  
channel setup (because they have  
already been set up, for example).  
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• You can go back to the previous screen  
at anytime in the Setup Navigator by  
pressing RETURN.  
The recorder takes a short while to set  
the time. After you see that it’s set, select  
Next to proceed.  
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AutoClock Setting  
ENTER  
Date  
SUN 01  
11  
/
01  
20  
/
2006  
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Time  
Select your country.  
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P
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Clock Set CH  
Pr  
1
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Country Selection  
Start  
Next  
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Singapore  
If the time could not be set  
automatically, press RETURN to go back  
to the previous screen and select  
Manual.  
Auto-tuning channels  
The Auto Scan option automatically scans  
and sets the channel presets.  
Tuning  
Manual clock setting  
32/99  
If no stations in your area are  
broadcasting time signals, you can set  
the clock manually.  
Cancel  
Use the ꢂ/ꢃ buttons to set your  
time zone.  
You can set this by selecting a city or a  
ENTER  
6
Select ‘Auto’ for automatic  
time setting, or ‘Manual’ to set the clock  
manually.  
time relative to GMT.  
1/2  
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Manual Clock Setting  
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ClockSetting  
Time Zone  
Singapore  
Singapore  
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Auto  
P
Manual  
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Off  
Auto clock setting  
Press then use the ꢂ/buttons to  
select ‘On’ or ‘Off’ for summer time,  
then press ENTER.  
Select On if you are currently using  
summer time.  
Some TV channels broadcast time  
signals together with the program. This  
recorder can use these signals to set the  
clock automatically.  
Set ‘Clock Set CH‘ to the channel  
preset number that broadcasts a time  
signal, then move the cursor down to  
‘Start’ and press ENTER.  
1/2  
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Manual Clock Setting  
Time Zone  
Singapore  
Singapore  
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P
p Summer Time  
On  
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AutoClock Setting  
Date  
––  
––  
/
:
––  
––  
/
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P
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Clock Set CH  
Pr  
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Start  
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Set the date (day/month/year) and  
time, then press ENTER to make all  
the settings.  
ENTER  
9
Press to continue after reading  
the HDD caution.  
2/2  
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Manual Clock Setting  
be lost or normal playback/recording may  
not be possible.  
Date  
SUN 01  
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01  
00  
/
2006  
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As recordings might be lost in case of a HDD  
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failure, we recommend to use the HDD only  
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Time  
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Time Zone  
00  
as temporary storage media.  
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Please copy recordings you want to keep  
to recordable DVD.  
Singapore  
Singapore  
Press ENTER to continue.  
Summer Time  
On  
• Use the ꢀ/ꢁ buttons to change the  
ENTER  
value in the highlighted field.  
10  
Select ‘Finish Setup’ to exit  
• Use the ꢂ/ꢃ buttons to move from one  
field to another.  
the Setup Navigator, or ‘Go Back’ if you  
want to start again.  
• Press ENTER to finish setting the time.  
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Setting  
Setupis complete!  
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Finish Setup  
ENTER  
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Go Back  
7
Select the TV screen type,  
‘Wide (16:9)’ or ‘Standard (4:3)’.  
That completes basic setup using the Setup  
Navigator.  
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TVScreen Size  
• If there are blank channels with no  
station, you can set these to skip using  
the manual channel setting. See Manual  
CH Setting on page 111.  
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Wide (16:9)  
Standard (4:3)  
p Navigator  
ENTER  
8
Select whether or not your TV  
is compatible with progressive scan  
video.  
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Progressive  
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P
Compatible  
Not Compatible  
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• Note that progressive scan video is only  
output through the component video  
outputs and only when the video source  
is NTSC (see Using other types of video  
output on page 17).  
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CRhaepcteor 5rding  
About DVD recording  
Max.  
chapters  
(per title)  
Disc type/rec.  
format  
Max. titles  
(per disc)  
This recorder can record to DVD-R, DVD-  
RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-R  
DL and DVD+R DL media.  
DVD-R/-RW  
Video mode  
99  
99  
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99  
DVD-R and DVD-RW discs can be initialized  
for Video mode or VR mode recording. Each  
has its advantages, and it depends on what  
you want to do with the recording which  
mode you choose.  
*1  
DVD-R/-RW/-RAM  
VR mode  
999  
*2  
DVD+R/+RW  
99  
If you want to edit your recordings in any  
significant way, VR mode offers greater  
possibilities for cutting, copying, and  
changing the way the video is presented.  
*1 A maximum of 999 chapters are recordable per disc.  
*2  
A maximum of 254 chapters are recordable per disc.  
Video mode is less flexible when it comes to  
editing, but it has the advantage that it is  
compatible with standard DVD players  
• This recorder cannot play or record  
unfinalized Video mode and DVD+R  
discs recorded on another recorder.  
DVD+RW discs recorded on another  
recorder are playable on this recorder  
but are not recordable.  
1
(many of which won’t play VR mode discs ).  
Once a disc is initialized for a particular  
mode, all recording on that disc will be in  
that mode.  
• The maximum continuous recording  
time for one title is eight hours when  
using a DVD+R/+RW disc.  
DVD+RW discs can be initialized for +VR  
mode recording.  
• If you delete a title from a DVD+R/+RW  
disc, the total number of recordable  
titles remaining may not increase.  
DVD-RAM discs can be initialized for VR  
mode recording.  
DVD+R discs do not require initializing.  
• 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 119.  
Important  
The table below shows the maximum  
number of titles recordable per disc and the  
maximum number of chapters per title:  
Note  
1 Some DVD players, such as some Pioneer models, are compatible with VR mode discs. Check the operating  
instructions for your player for VR mode compatibility information.  
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• If power to the recorder is cut (due to a  
power outage, the plug being pulled  
from the power outlet, etc.) during  
recording, editing, initializing, finalizing  
or other operation, some recorded  
material on the disc, or the disc itself,  
may become unusable. In this case, try  
re-initializing the disc (DVD-RW only), or  
use a new disc. Pioneer is not  
About HDD recording  
Recording to the internal hard disk drive  
(HDD) is very flexible; you have the full  
choice of recording quality options,  
including manual mode, and of course you  
can record, erase and re-record as many  
times as you like.  
The capacity of the hard disk drive means  
that you can store many hours of video on it,  
even using the higher quality recording  
modes.  
responsible for lost recordings,  
damaged discs or other losses in these  
cases.  
• Fingerprints, dirt and small scratches on  
a disc can affect playback and/or  
recording performance. Please take  
proper care of your discs.  
Important  
• The maximum number of titles/chapters  
per title that can be recorded on the  
HDD is 999 and 99 respectively. No more  
recording is possible on the HDD after  
the maximum number of titles has been  
reached.  
• See also Disc / content format playback  
compatibility on page 7 for detailed disc  
compatibility information.  
Recording to DVD-R DL/DVD+R DL  
• The maximum continuous recording  
time for one title is 12 hours.  
discs  
Recording to DVD-R DL/DVD+R DL discs is  
generally the same as recording to regular  
single-layer discs; however, please note the  
following points:  
• It is possible to record both PAL and  
NTSC titles on the HDD. Before  
recording, you need to make sure that  
the Input Line System setting (page 119)  
matches the TV line system of the source  
you’re recording.  
• When the recorder switches from the  
first layer to the second during recording  
a DVD-R DL (Video mode) disc, a new  
title is automatically started on the new  
layer.  
HDD Video mode compatibility  
When recording to the HDD you can choose  
to record in one of two formats. Set the  
format from the HDD Recording Format  
item in the Initial Setup menu (see  
page 117).  
• Up to 99 titles can be recorded on a DVD-  
R DL (Video mode) disc. If the 99th title is  
being recorded when the layer is  
switched, recording will stop.  
• Up to 49 titles can be recorded on a  
DVD+R DL disc.  
When set to Video Mode On, high-speed  
copying from HDD to Video mode DVD-R/-  
RW or DVD+R/+RW is possible. When  
recording a bilingual broadcast, set which  
channel you want to record from the Initial  
Setup menu (see Bilingual Recording on  
page 113).  
• You cannot play, record additional  
material to, edit or finalize a DVD-R DL or  
DVD+R DL disc that has been recorded  
on but not yet finalized on another DVD  
recorder.  
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When HDD Recording Format is set to Video  
Mode Off, high-speed copying isn’t possible.  
However, both channels of bilingual  
broadcasts are recorded and you can switch  
the audio on playback.  
When recording a TV broadcast or through  
an external input, you can display copy  
control information on screen. (see  
Displaying disc information on-screen on  
page 65).  
CPRM  
Recorded audio  
CPRM is a copy protection/scrambling  
system developed for the recording of ‘copy  
once’ broadcast programs. CPRM stands for  
Content Protection for Recordable Media.  
In all except the LPCM mode, sound is  
recorded in two channel Dolby Digital format  
(only Dolby Digital 2.0 can be recorded; Dolby  
Digital 5.1 recording is not possible). When  
set to LPCM, sound is recorded in high  
quality, uncompressed Linear PCM format.  
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 CPRM-  
compatible DVD-R (ver. 2.0 / 8x or higher) or  
DVD-RW (ver. 1.1 or higher) discs formatted  
in VR mode, DVD-RAM discs or on the HDD.  
If the broadcast audio is bilingual and you  
are recording to Video mode DVD-R/-RW,  
DVD+R/+RW, or to the HDD with the HDD  
Recording Format set to Video Mode On, or  
on the LPCM setting, use the Bilingual  
Recording setting (page 113) to select the A/  
L or B/R audio channel to record before  
recording starts. In other cases, both  
DVD CPRM recordings can only be played  
on players that are specifically compatible  
with CPRM.  
channels of a bilingual broadcast will be  
recorded and you can switch on playback.  
Recording equipment and  
copyright  
Recording equipment should be used only  
for lawful copying and you are advised to  
check carefully what is lawful copying in the  
country in which you are making a copy.  
Copying of copyright material such as films  
or music is unlawful unless permitted by a  
legal exception or consented to by the  
rightowners.  
This product incorporates copyright protection  
technology that is protected by method claims of  
certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property  
rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other  
rights owners. Use of this copyright protection  
technology must be authorized by Macrovision  
Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited  
viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by  
Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or  
disassembly is prohibited.  
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 during a recording, recording  
will pause automatically and an error  
message will be displayed on-screen.  
Video that is ‘copy-once only’ can only be  
recorded to HDD, CPRM-compatible VR  
mode DVD-R/-RW (see below), or DVD-RAM.  
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• You can also select the language for a  
non-NICAM bilingual broadcast.  
Using the built-in TV tuner  
There are three different ways to select TV  
channels. Note that you can’t change the TV  
channel during playback, recording or  
during recording standby.  
A (L)  
B (R)  
A + B (L+R)  
• When watching a recording made from  
an external input with Bilingual  
recording selected (see External Audio  
on page 113), you can switch the audio  
channel between left (L), right (R) or both  
(L+R).  
CH  
CH +/– buttons  
ABC  
JKL  
DEF  
MNO  
WXYZ  
GHI  
PQRS  
TUV  
L
R
CLEAR  
CLEAR  
L+R  
Number buttons  
For example, to select channel 4, press 4  
then ENTER; for channel 34, press 3, 4,  
ENTER.  
Note  
1
• 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  
CH +/– buttons on the front panel  
Changing audio channels  
You can change the audio channel of the  
broadcast or external input signal.  
AUDIO  
Press to change the audio type.  
The current audio channel is displayed on-  
Bilingual Recording on page 113).  
screen.  
• If the NICAM audio setting (see NICAM  
Select on page 112) is set to NICAM and  
you are watching a NICAM broadcast,  
you can switch between NICAM and  
Regular (non-NICAM) audio.  
NICAM  
Regular  
• If the NICAM broadcast is bilingual, you  
can also select the language.  
NICAM A  
Regular  
NICAM B  
NICAM A+B  
Note  
1 Channel presets are numbered 1 to 99.  
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SLP (Super Long Play) – Lower quality  
than EP, but gives about eight hours of  
recording time on a DVD disc.  
Setting the picture quality/  
recording time  
SEP (Super Extended Play) – Lowest  
video quality but gives about ten hours of  
recording time on a DVD disc.  
DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM  
HDD  
1
MN1 to MN32 / LPCM – Manual /  
Linear PCM (available only when manual  
recording is on)  
Before starting a recording, you will usually  
want to set the picture quality/recording  
time. There are six standard settings  
available, which allow you to choose a  
balance between picture quality and  
recording time.  
The setting is indicated in the front panel  
display, and shown on-screen together with  
the recording time for a blank recordable  
disc. If a recordable disc is loaded, the  
approximate remaining recording time for  
that disc is also shown. (Note that if the On  
Screen Display setting (see On Screen  
Display on page 118) is Off then this  
information is not displayed.)  
When Manual Recording is set to On (see  
Manual Recording on page 116), a further  
option will be available (MN1 to MN32 or  
LPCM, depending on what you set).  
When recording to DVD+R/+RW, SLP is the  
longest recording time available. If you  
select SEP or MN1 to MN3, the recording  
mode will automatically revert to SLP.  
Basic recording from the TV  
REC MODE  
DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM HDD  
Press repeatedly to select the  
recording quality.  
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.  
XP – High quality setting, gives about  
one hour of recording time on a DVD  
disc.  
SP (Standard Play) – Default quality,  
used for most applications, gives about  
two hours of recording time on a DVD.  
HDD  
DVD  
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).  
LP (Long Play) – Lower video quality than  
SP, but doubles the recording time on a  
DVD to about four hours.  
EP (Extended Play) – Lower quality than  
LP, but gives about six hours of  
recording time on a DVD disc.  
• If you want to record a VR mode DVD-R  
or a Video mode DVD-RW, you must  
initialize it before proceeding (see  
Initializing recordable DVD discs on  
page 52).  
Note  
1 Audio is recorded in 16-bit Linear PCM format, video is recorded at XP quality. When recording a bilingual broad-  
cast, select which audio channel to record (see Bilingual Recording on page 113).  
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REC  
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Start recording.  
CH  
If you want to set a recording end time, press  
the REC button repeatedly. The recording  
time increases in 30 minute increments, up  
to a maximum of six hours. The time the  
recording will end is shown on-screen and in  
the front panel display. When the recording  
ends, the recorder automatically switches  
into standby if no other operation is being  
performed.  
2
Select a TV channel to record.  
The front panel display shows the channel  
number:  
Channel preset  
• While the recorder is stopped, you can  
also use the number buttons on the  
remote to select the channel. (For  
channel 24, press 2, 4 then ENTER)  
• To cancel the set recording time, press  
REC.  
• If you want to pause recording at any  
• If the recorder is stopped, you can also  
use the CH +/– buttons on the front  
panel to select the channel number.  
1
time , press PAUSE. Press again to  
restart the recording (If recording to the  
HDD, DVD-RAM or in VR mode, a new  
chapter is started after recording  
restarts).  
REC MODE  
3
Set the picture quality/recording  
time.  
STOP REC  
• See Setting the picture quality/recording  
time on page 35 for detailed instructions.  
6
Press to stop recording.  
• If you set the recording time in the  
previous step, you can still stop the  
recording anytime by pressing STOP  
REC.  
AUDIO  
4
Select the audio channel to  
record.  
See Changing audio channels on page 34 for  
more on this.  
• Recording will stop automatically when  
there is no more space on the HDD/  
DVD, or after 12 hours of HDD recording  
(whichever is sooner).  
• When recording in VR mode, if a  
broadcast is bilingual, both audio  
channels are recorded, allowing you to  
switch the audio channel on playback.  
The only exception to this is when the  
picture quality is set to LPCM, in which  
case you do need to select the audio  
channel before recording.  
Note  
1 Except during Chase Play.  
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Finally, if you set a timer recording to record  
to DVD but there isn’t a recordable DVD  
loaded at the time of the recording, the  
Recovery Recording feature will  
automatically record the program to the  
HDD for you.  
Setting a timer recording  
A L L  
Using the timer recording features you can  
program up to 32 timer recordings up to a  
month in advance. Timer recording  
programs can be set to record just once,  
every day, or every week.  
Important  
• A timer recording can’t be set if there are  
already 32 timer programs waiting to be  
recorded.  
There are three ways to program a timer  
recording; using the Easy Timer Recording  
feature (see Easy Timer Recording on  
page 38), using the G-Code programming  
system (see Timer recording using the G-  
Code™ programming system on page 39), or  
using manual timer recording (see Setting a  
manual timer recording on page 41).  
• Timer recording will not start if:  
– The recorder is already recording.  
– A disc is being initialized, finalized or  
unfinalized.  
• Timer recording will start when the  
operation preventing timer recording  
has finished.  
You can set the recording quality for your  
timer recording in the same way as for a  
regular recording, but with the added option  
of an AUTO mode, which maximizes the  
recording quality for the space available on  
the disc (if recording to DVD), or to fit on to a  
blank DVD disc (if recording to HDD).  
• The timer indicator ( ) lights in the front  
panel display when the timer is active. If  
the indicator is blinking it means that  
(for a DVD timer recording) there is no  
disc loaded, or the disc loaded is not  
recordable (for an HDD timer recording  
it means that the HDD is not recordable).  
You can set timer recordings to record to a  
recordable DVD or to the hard disk drive. For  
regular (daily or weekly) HDD timer  
• Approximately two minutes before a  
timer recording is set to start, the  
recorder will go into timer recording  
standby. In timer recording standby you  
cannot use some functions.  
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 this feature, the previous recording  
made on that timer program will be replaced  
by the next one, regardless of whether you  
have watched it yet or not.  
• The maximum length for timer  
recordings made to the HDD is 24 hours.  
However, because one title (HDD) is  
limited to 12 hours, recordings over 12  
hours will be spread over two titles. Note  
that there will be a break in the recording  
of a few seconds between titles.  
You can also set the recorder so that it will  
adjust the recording quality to try and fit the  
recording on to the disc if it would not  
otherwise fit at the recording quality you set  
(see Optimized Rec on page 116 for more on  
this).  
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Easy Timer Recording  
As the name suggests, Easy Timer  
Recording makes setting up a timer  
recording as simple as possible.  
5
Move the cursor to the  
recording start date and time on the grid.  
• You can move the cursor forward or back  
an hour at a time using the REV  
SCAN and FWD SCAN buttons.  
HOME  
MENU  
1
Select ‘Timer Recording’ then  
‘Easy Timer’ from the Home Menu.  
Current time  
Recording start time  
PREV  
NEXT  
2
Set the TV channel to  
Easy Timer Recording  
record.  
8:00  
9:00  
10:00  
11:00  
12:00  
13:00  
14:00  
1/01  
2/01  
3/01  
Easy Timer Recording  
8:00  
9:00  
10:00  
11:00  
12:00  
13:00  
14:00  
SAT  
1/01 11:45 – ––:––  
1/01  
2/01  
3/01  
REC MODE  
HDD/DVD  
Pr 7  
SP  
HDD  
SAT  
1/01  
9:30 – ––:––  
Each row of the grid is one day (you can set  
the timer recording for up to a month in  
advance). Each column is a 15 minute  
interval.  
REC MODE  
HDD/DVD  
SP  
HDD  
Pr 7  
REC MODE  
3
Set the recording quality.  
DVD recording: The AUTO option  
automatically sets the best recording  
quality for the space available on the  
disc loaded at the time of recording.  
The darker area represents time that has  
already passed and can’t therefore be  
selected. The lighter area is time that’s  
available.  
ENTER  
HDD recording: The AUTO option  
automatically sets the best recording  
quality that would fit on to a blank DVD  
disc.  
6
Set the start time.  
The start date and time is displayed in the  
middle of the screen.  
• You can go back and reset the start time  
if you need to by pressing RETURN.  
HDD  
DVD  
4
DVD for recording.  
Select the HDD or  
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automatically. All you have to do is tell the  
recorder the recording mode, and whether  
it’s a once-only recording or a regular  
recording.  
7
Move the cursor to the  
recording end time on the grid.  
Note that if the country setting is incorrect  
(set in the Setup Navigator), timer  
recordings made using the G-Code  
programming system may not work as  
expected.  
Recording start time  
Recording end time  
Easy Timer Recording  
11:00  
12:00  
13:00  
14:00  
15:00  
16:00  
17:00  
1/01  
2/01  
3/01  
1
Press ‘G-Code’ to display the G-Code  
program screen.  
You can also access this screen from the  
Home Menu (press HOME MENU, select  
Timer Recording, then  
SAT  
1/01  
11:45 – 13:45  
REC MODE  
HDD/DVD  
Pr 7  
SP  
HDD  
G-Code system).  
As you move the cursor around the grid, an  
arrow stretches from the start time to the  
current cursor position, representing the  
length of the recording. A recording of up to  
six hours can be set.  
G-Code#  
1
4
7
0
2
5
8
3
6
9
Cancel  
Detail  
Enter  
ENTER  
8
Set the end time.  
Clear  
9
Select ‘Yes’ to set the timer  
• Use the number buttons to enter the G-  
Code programming number. (To clear  
the last digit entered, press CLEAR.)  
recording and exit, or ‘No’ to go back to  
the Easy Timer Recording screen.  
• You can check the timer recording  
details you just set from the main timer  
recording screen (see Setting a manual  
timer recording on page 41).  
• You can also use the ꢀ/ꢁ/ꢂ/ꢃ  
buttons to select digits from the on-  
screen display.  
2
After making the settings, select  
Timer recording using the G-  
‘Enter’ and press ENTER.  
The timer recording screen appears with the  
timer program you just set.  
Code™ programming system  
This system makes programming timer  
recordings very simple. Most TV guides  
publish G-Code programming numbers with  
their program details. If you want to make a  
timer recording of a program, you just input  
the corresponding code. The date, start, stop  
and channel settings are made  
3
Confirm that the settings are correct.  
If the channel number isn't displayed, use  
the ꢂ/ꢃ buttons to highlight CH, then use  
the ꢀ/ꢁ buttons to set the correct channel  
number.  
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• If the channel number is set, but  
incorrectly, set up the guide channel  
(see G-Code CH Setting on page 112).  
Important  
• You can’t use this feature until you have  
set up the guide channels. See G-Code  
CH Setting on page 112.  
4
Select ‘Store Program’ to finish.  
• Other options in the same menu panel  
allow you to name the program, and  
change the recording destination and/or  
recording mode.  
• You can’t change the recording mode.  
• You can’t program daily or weekly timer  
recordings.  
1
Press ’G-Code’.  
Checking/editing timer recording  
settings  
You can check and/or edit the timer  
recording settings made by the G-Code  
system by selecting Details from the G-  
Code# setting screen.  
The front panel display shows the current  
recording mode and prompts you to enter  
the G-Code programming number.  
2
Use the number buttons to enter the  
number.  
ENTER  
1
Select ‘Details’ from the G-  
Code# setting screen.  
The Timer Program Set screen appears,  
filled out with the timer recording details.  
• To clear the last digit entered, press  
CLEAR.  
2
Check and edit the fields as  
3
Press ENTER.  
necessary.  
The display shows the timer settings:  
Date Start time End time HDD and  
Recording channel Recording mode.  
See Setting a manual timer recording on  
page 41 for more on this.  
• If CODE ERROR appears in the display,  
check that the number is correct and  
that the guide channel is set (see G-Code  
CH Setting on page 112), then set the  
timer recording again.  
ENTER  
3
Select ‘Store Program’ to save  
the timer program and exit.  
G-Code programming with the  
power off  
You can enter a G-Code programming  
number when the recorder is in standby.  
• If CAN’T SET appears in the display, it  
means that although you entered a valid  
number, the program has already  
finished.  
Note that the recording is always made to  
the HDD. If you want to record to a DVD disc,  
you’ll need to switch on the power and use  
the full G-Code program screen.  
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• You can also delete a timer program  
before it’s started (before the recorder  
enters timer recording standby) by  
highlighting it and pressing CLEAR. See  
also Deleting a timer program on  
page 43.  
Setting a manual timer recording  
The timer recording screen you can see all  
the timer programs already set, clear  
programs and set up new ones.  
1
Press TIMER REC to display the Timer  
Recording screen.  
2
Select ‘New Input’ to set a new timer  
program, then press ENTER.  
You can also access the Timer Recording  
screen from the Home Menu (press HOME  
MENU, select Timer Recording, then Timer  
Recording).  
Timer Program Set  
Manhattan Open Tennis  
This screen shows all the timer programs  
currently set.  
CH  
Pr 10  
Date  
Start  
18:00  
Stop  
21:00  
Extend  
30 min  
EVERY DAY  
Store Program  
Detailed Settings  
Record To  
Recording Mode  
Auto Replace Rec.  
Genre  
Enter Details  
HDD  
XP  
On  
No Category  
A/L  
Timer Program View  
Manhattan Open Tennis  
SAT 26/3 15:00  
Tmr Pgms 3/32  
OK  
Set Detailed  
Set Title Name  
Cancel  
SAT 26/3 18:00 – 21:00  
World Journey  
SUN 27/3 19:30 – 21:00  
Pr 10  
Bilingual Recording  
HDD Recording Format Video Mode On  
OK  
Pr 4  
Pr 8  
Flower  
Until 20/4  
MON – FRI 13:30 – 14:00  
New Input  
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Enter the timer recording settings.  
Use the ꢂ/ꢃ buttons to select a field; use  
the ꢀ/ꢁ buttons to change the value.  
HDD Remain  
DVD Remain  
59h59m(SP)  
1h59m(SP)  
CH – Choose a channel (Pr 1 to Pr 99,  
excluding skip channels), or one of the  
external inputs from which to record.  
• Each row is for one timer recording  
program, with the date and time  
information, channel, recording mode,  
DVD or HDD and recording status.  
Date – Choose a date up to one month in  
advance, or select a daily or weekly  
program.  
• The amount of free space available on  
the HDD and the currently loaded  
recordable DVD is shown towards the  
bottom of the screen.  
Start – Set the recording start time.  
Stop – Set the recording end time  
(maximum length of a timer recording is  
24 hours).  
• In the upper-right corner, the number of  
timer programs already set is shown  
next to Tmr Pgms.  
Extend – Extend the end time of the  
timer recording (select Off, 30, 60, 90 or  
120 mins.)  
• If there are more than five timer  
programs already set, press NEXT  
to switch page (go back using the ꢍ  
PREV button).  
4
If you want to change the recording  
mode, recording destination, etc., select  
‘Set Detailed’.  
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In this area you can set:  
Until ... (eg., Until 13/8) – For a regular  
recording, the last program that could  
be recorded is shown.  
Record to – Select HDD for hard disk  
recording or DVD for DVD recording. Select  
HDD for Auto Replace Recording (daily or  
weekly timer recording only).  
Data Over –Can’t record because the  
disc management area of the disc is full.  
Recording Mode – Select XP, SP, LP, EP,  
SLP or SEP, (See Setting the picture quality/  
recording time on page 35). If Manual  
Recording is on, then you can also select the  
LPCM setting, or MN (press ENTER then use  
the ꢂ/ꢃ buttons to select the level).  
Auto Replace Rec. – Automatically erases  
the previous daily or weekly recording when  
the next one is recorded.  
• Cancel Once – A regular timer program  
is set to skip.  
• Can’t Rec – Not possible to record.  
Title Over – Can’t record because there  
is already the maximum number of titles  
on the disc (HDD: 999; DVD: 99).  
• Recording – The program is currently  
recording.  
• Standby – The recorder is in timer  
recording standby.  
Genre – Select a record genre (for HDD  
recording only).  
nothing displayed – Another timer  
recording or copying is in progress.  
Bilingual Recording – Select which  
channel of a bilingual broadcast to record  
(necessary if recording to a Video mode DVD  
or to the HDD with the HDD Recording  
Format set to Video Mode On).  
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To exit the timer recording screen,  
press HOME MENU.  
HDD Recording Format – Select Video  
Mode On or Video Mode Off depending on  
whether you need high-speed copying to  
Video mode DVD capability or not.  
Tip  
• To enter a title name for the timer  
recording in advance, select Set Title  
Name and follow the on-screen display.  
5
After entering all the timer recording  
information, highlight ‘Store Program’  
and press ENTER.  
Note  
The timer recording list screen is displayed  
again. The timer program you just input  
appears in the list. The rightmost column  
shows various timer recording status  
messages:  
• If you set a DVD timer recording but  
there is no recordable DVD disc loaded,  
or the disc loaded doesn’t have enough  
free space for the complete recording,  
Recovery is shown. In this case (unless  
you load a suitable disc before the  
recording actually starts), the recorder  
will use the HDD for recording. (The  
message Can’t Rec will appear if there  
are already 999 titles on the HDD or if  
there is not enough free space on the  
HDD for recording.)  
OK – Can be recorded.  
Time Over – Not enough space on the  
HDD (the recording won’t finish).  
Over 12h – Recording time of over 12  
hours set (when recording to the HDD  
the recording will be split into two titles).  
Overlap – Two timer programs partially  
or completely overlap. The one starting  
earlier will take priority.  
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• For a DVD timer recording, if Optimized  
Rec (see Optimized Rec on page 116) is  
set to On, the recorder will adjust the  
recording quality to try and fit the  
recording on the disc. If the recording  
will not fit onto the disc even on MN1  
(MN4 for DVD+R/+RW) recording  
quality then the Recovery Recording  
feature will automatically make the  
recording to the HDD instead.  
Deleting a timer program  
You can delete timer programs you no longer  
need.  
1
Press TIMER REC.  
2
Highlight the timer program you  
want to erase  
.
3
Press then select ‘Erase’ from the  
command menu panel.  
• Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel.  
• If there is very little free space left on the  
HDD, an Auto Replace Recording may  
not complete successfully.  
• You can also just press CLEAR when the  
timer program is highlighted.  
• If the HDD is being used for playback or  
high-speed copying when an Auto  
Replace Recording is due to start, the  
new timer recording will not replace the  
old one. However, the next time the timer  
recording starts, both of the older two  
programs will be erased.  
Skipping a regular timer program  
If you’ve set a regular daily or weekly timer  
program, you can set the recorder to skip the  
next scheduled recording.  
1
Press TIMER REC.  
2
Highlight the timer program you  
Editing a timer program  
want to skip  
.
You can change any of the settings in a timer  
program before the recording is due to start.  
3
Press then select ‘Cancel Once’  
from the command menu panel.  
• In the timer program list, Cancel Once  
appears by the program.  
1
Press TIMER REC.  
2
Highlight the timer program you  
• You can also just press PAUSE when  
the timer program is highlighted.  
want to change.  
3
Press then select ‘Modify’ from the  
command menu panel.  
Extending a timer recording in  
progress  
You can extend a timer recording beyond the  
programmed end time in two different ways.  
This can be useful if a broadcast program  
overruns, for example.  
Alternatively, press ENTER.  
The Timer Program Set screen appears from  
which you can edit the settings.  
4
Edit the timer recording settings as  
necessary.  
5
Select ‘Store Program’ to finish.  
Confirm the settings you made from the  
following screen.  
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Canceling or extending the timer  
ENTER  
REC  
5
6
Select ‘Store Program’.  
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1
Press and hold for three seconds  
HOME  
MENU  
during a timer recording.  
Recording continues, but the timer indicator  
disappears from the front panel display  
indicating that the timer has been canceled.  
Press to exit the Timer Recording  
screen.  
REC  
Stopping a timer recording  
ì
2
Press repeatedly to extend  
STOP REC  
recording in 30 minute blocks.  
1
2
Press during a timer recording.  
Select ‘Yes’ to confirm.  
Programming a new end time  
You can edit the end time of a timer  
recording you have previously set.  
ENTER  
HOME  
MENU  
Preventing use of the recorder  
before a timer recording (child  
1
Select ‘Timer Recording’ then  
‘Timer Recording’ from the Home Menu.  
lock)  
You can make all the front panel and remote  
control buttons inoperative using the child  
lock feature. This is useful when you set a  
timer recording and want to make sure that  
the timer settings are not changed before  
recording has finished.  
2
Highlight the timer recording  
you want to change.  
ENTER  
STANDBY/ON  
3
Press then select ‘Modify’  
from the command menu panel.  
Alternatively, press ENTER.  
1
If the recorder is on, switch it  
into standby.  
The Timer Program Set screen appears, from  
which you can edit the settings.  
2
[Front panel] Press and hold for  
three seconds to lock the controls.  
The front panel display briefly shows LOCK.  
If any buttons are pressed on the remote or  
front panel, LOCK is briefly displayed again.  
ENTER  
4
Edit the end time as  
necessary.  
You can also edit the Extend time  
parameter.  
• To unlock the recorder, press and hold  
STOP on the front panel (while the  
recorder is stopped) for three seconds  
until the display shows UNLOCK.  
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DVD if you’re recording to the HDD) by  
selecting it from the Disc Navigator screen  
(see Using the Disc Navigator with recordable  
discs and the HDD on page 58).  
Timer recording FAQ  
Frequently Asked Questions  
DVR-640H-S/DVR-541H-S: Chase Play is not  
possible when DV is the recording input.  
• Even though the timer is set, the recorder  
doesn’t start recording!  
Check that the disc loaded or HDD is  
recordable, not locked (see Lock Disc on  
page 103), and that there are fewer than  
99/999 titles already on the DVD/HDD.  
• The recorder won’t let me enter a timer  
program! Why not?  
Imprtant  
• You can’t use this feature during Auto  
Start Recording, or in Auto Start  
Recording standby (the AUTO indicator  
is lit in the front panel display).  
You can’t enter a timer program if the  
clock isn’t set.  
PLAY  
Press during recording to  
• What happens when two or more timer  
programs overlap?  
start playback from the beginning of the  
1
current recording .  
Basically, the program with the earlier  
recording start time has priority.  
However, the recorder will start  
recording the program with the later  
start time after the earlier program is  
finished. If two programs have the same  
times (but different channels, for  
example), the program set most recently  
takes priority.  
DISC NAVIGATOR  
Press during recording to  
select another title to play.  
You can use all the usual playback controls,  
such as pause, slow-motion play, scan and  
skip.  
• To stop playback, press STOP  
(recording will continue).  
Simultaneous recording and  
playback (Chase Play)  
• To stop recording, press STOP REC  
(playback will continue).  
• During recording or in timer recording  
standby, you can’t play an HDD title,  
DVD or Video CD/Super VCD disc if the  
Input Line System setting doesn’t match  
the TV line system of the disc/HDD title  
(see also Additional information about  
the TV system settings on page 119).  
Also, during simultaneous recording  
and playback, if the TV line system of the  
playback track/title changes then  
HDD  
Chase Play allows you to watch a recording  
that is still in progress from the start, without  
having to wait until the recording has  
finished (i.e., playback is ‘chasing’ the  
recording).  
In fact, you’re not just limited to watching  
the recording in progress. You can watch  
anything else already on the HDD (or on a  
playback will automatically stop.  
Note  
1 You can’t start playback immediately after recording starts. Simultaneous playback and recording doesn’t work  
while copying or backing up.  
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HDD  
DVD  
Recording from an external  
component  
4
Select the HDD or  
DVD for recording.  
REC  
5
Press to start recording.  
DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM HDD  
• The recorder will only start recording  
from the DV IN jack if there is a valid  
signal. Recording will also pause if the  
signal is interrupted during recording.  
You can record from an external component,  
such as a camcorder or VCR, connected to  
one of the recorder’s external inputs.  
• If your source is copy-protected using  
Copy Guard, you will not be able to  
record it. See Restrictions on video  
recording on page 33 for more details.  
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.  
INPUT  
SELECT  
Automatic recording from a  
satellite tuner  
2
Press repeatedly to select one of  
the external inputs to record from.  
The current input is shown on-screen and in  
the front panel display:  
HDD  
L1 – Input 1 / Auto Start Rec  
L2 – Input 2 (front panel)  
L3 – Input 3  
If you have a satellite tuner or some other  
kind of set top box connected to the INPUT  
1/AUTO START REC input, you can have the  
recorder start and stop recording  
automatically with the timer settings of the  
connected component. (If the other  
DV – DV input (front panel) (DVR-640H-  
S/DVR-541H-S only)  
Check that the Audio In settings for DV  
Input, External Audio and Bilingual  
Recording are as you want them (see Audio  
In on page 112).  
component doesn’t have a built-in timer,  
you’ll need to use it with an external timer  
1
unit.)  
• If the aspect ratio is distorted (squashed  
or stretched), adjust on the source  
component or your TV before recording.  
After setting up for Auto Start Recording,  
this recorder starts recording when it  
detects a signal from the other component.  
When the signal ceases, the recorder stops  
recording.  
REC MODE  
3
Set the recording quality.  
• See Setting the picture quality/recording  
time on page 35 for detailed information.  
If you want to use this recorder with the  
timer features of your satellite tuner, see  
Language code list on page 133.  
Note  
1 You can’t set Auto Start Recording when:  
– the recorder is recording or in timer recording standby.  
– the HDD is not recordable.  
– the HDD already contains the maximum number of titles (999).  
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The recorder will automatically switch on  
and start recording when the other  
Important  
component comes on. Recording stops  
when the external component switches off.  
• It takes a little while for this recorder to  
switch on and start recording after  
detecting a signal. Please bear this in  
mind when setting the timer.  
• If Auto Start Recording is set, it will not  
start if another timer recording is in  
progress.  
• Timer recordings take precedence over  
Auto Start Recording. Auto Start  
Recording will stop if a timer recording is  
due to start. After the timer recording  
has finished, Auto Start Recording will  
resume.  
• To cancel Auto Start Recording, press ꢅ  
STANDBY/ON while the recorder is in  
standby. The AUTO indicator goes off.  
• To cancel Auto Start Recording once  
recording has already started, press ꢂ  
REC for three seconds (this cancels Auto  
Start Recording, but recording  
continues), then STOP REC to stop  
recording.  
• You can also stop recording by pressing  
STOP REC then selecting Yes to  
confirm.  
1
Set the timer for the satellite receiver  
(or other component), then switch it into  
standby (if necessary).  
Tip  
Check the manual that came with the  
receiver if you’re not sure how to do this.  
• Alternatively, with no OSD displayed,  
press and hold the front panel STOP  
REC button for more than three seconds  
to switch Auto Start Recording on  
directly. After switching on, switch the  
recorder into standby.  
2
Check that the ‘Audio In’ settings for  
‘External Audio’ and ‘Bilingual  
Recording’ are as you want them.  
See Audio In on page 112 for more on these  
settings.  
3
Set up the recorder.  
• Use REC MODE to set the recording  
quality. See Setting the picture quality/  
recording time on page 35 for detailed  
information.  
4
Press HOME MENU and select ‘Timer  
Recording’, then ‘Auto Start Recording’.  
5
Select ‘Yes’ to switch Auto Start  
Recording on, or ‘No’ to switch off.  
If you choose ‘Yes’ the recorder  
automatically goes into standby.  
The AUTO indicator in the front panel  
display lights.  
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• For best results when recording from a  
DV camcorder to this recorder, we  
recommend cueing the camcorder to  
the place you want to start recording  
from and setting the camcorder to play-  
pause.  
Recording from a DV  
camcorder  
DVR-640H-S/DVR-541H-S only  
You can record from a DV camcorder  
connected to the DV IN jack on the front  
panel of this recorder. Using the recorder’s  
remote, you can control both the camcorder  
and this recorder.  
1
Make sure your digital camcorder is  
connected to the front panel DV IN jack.  
Also, set the camcorder to VTR mode.  
REC MODE  
Before recording, make sure that the audio  
input for the DV IN jack is setup (see DV  
Input on page 113).  
2
Set the recording quality.  
• See Setting the picture quality/recording  
time on page 35 for detailed information.  
3
From the Initial Settings menu, check  
Important  
that the DV audio input is setup as you  
require.  
See DV Input on page 113 for more on this.  
• The source signal must be DVC-SD  
format  
• Some camcorders cannot be controlled  
using this recorder’s remote.  
• Check also that the Audio In settings for  
External Audio and Bilingual  
Recording are as you want them (see  
Audio In on page 112).  
• If you connect a second recorder using a  
DV cable, you cannot control the second  
unit from this one.  
HOME  
MENU  
• You can’t control this unit remotely from  
a component connected to the DV IN  
jack.  
4
Select ‘Copy’, then ‘DV Record’  
from the Home Menu.  
• DV recording only works when the digital  
camcorder is in VTR mode with a tape  
loaded.  
• You can’t record date and time  
information from DV cassette.  
• During DV recording, if a part of the tape  
is blank, or has copy-protected material  
on it, this recorder will pause recording.  
Recording will restart automatically  
when there is a recordable signal.  
However, if there is more than 10  
seconds of blank tape, this recorder will  
stop recording and the camcorder  
should stop (depending on the  
ENTER  
5
Select ‘Record to Hard Disk  
Drive’ or ‘Record to DVD’.  
6
Find the place on the camcorder tape  
that you want to start recording from.  
For best results, pause playback at the point  
from which you want to record.  
camcorder).  
• Depending on your camcorder, you can  
use this recorder’s remote to control the  
camcorder using the , , , ,  
, and buttons.  
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Frequently Asked Questions  
ENTER  
• I can’t get my DV camcorder to work with  
the recorder!  
7
Select ‘Start Rec’.  
Check that the DV cable is properly  
connected. Also make sure that what  
you’re trying to record is not copy-  
protected.  
Stop  
1.02.22  
Stop  
Control with these  
buttons  
Start Rec  
Pause Rec  
Stop Rec  
If it still doesn’t work, try switching off  
the camcorder then switch back on.  
HDD  
Rem.  
SP (2h00m/DVD)  
32h45m  
• You can pause or stop the recording by  
selecting Pause Rec or Stop Rec from  
the on-screen display. You cannot  
control the camcorder from this remote  
control during recording.  
• There’s a picture, but no sound!  
Try switching the DV Input setting (see  
DV Input on page 113) between Stereo 1  
1
and Stereo 2.  
• 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 and recording will start  
immediately.  
HDD, DVD (VR Mode) and DVD-RAM only:  
A chapter marker is inserted every time  
there is a break in the timecode on the  
DV tape. This happens when the  
recording is stopped or paused then  
restarted, for example.  
• While recording, you cannot exit the DV  
recording screen using the HOME  
MENU or RETURN button.  
Note  
1 If the audio subcode on the DV tape cannot be read correctly, the audio type will not switch automatically. You  
can switch the audio manually from the External Audio setting (page 113).  
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Finalizing a disc  
Playing your recordings on  
other DVD players  
DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW  
Finalizing ‘fixes’ the recordings on the disc  
so that it can be played on a regular DVD  
player or computer equipped with a suitable  
DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW  
Most regular DVD players can play finalized  
discs recorded in Video mode and DVD+R  
discs. A number of players (including many  
Pioneer models) can also play DVD-RW  
discs recorded in VR mode, finalized or not.  
Most players will not play VR mode DVD-R  
discs, although some DVD-ROM drives and  
DVD recorders may be able to (finalization  
might be necessary). Check the manual that  
came with the player to check what kinds of  
discs it will play.  
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DVD-ROM drive.  
Note that the disc name will appear in the  
title menu after you finalize a disc. Make sure  
the disc name is as you want it before you  
finalize the disc as it can’t be changed  
afterwards. If you want to rename the disc,  
see Input Disc Name on page 103 before  
starting the steps below.  
DVD+RW discs don’t generally need  
finalizing. However, if you want a title menu  
to appear when you play the disc, then you  
will need to finalize. When using a  
DVD+RW, you can still record and edit even  
after finalizing. although the title menu will  
disappear if you do so. Finalize the disc  
again to generate a new title menu.  
When you finalize a Video mode or DVD+R  
disc, a title menu is created from which you  
can select titles when you play the disc.  
There are a number of different styles of title  
menu to choose from to suit the content of  
the disc.  
All the title menus are navigated in the usual  
way, pressing MENU or TOP MENU to  
display the menu, then using the ꢀ/ꢁ/ꢂ/  
followed by ENTER to select titles and  
start playback.  
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 104  
for how to do this.  
• A VR mode DVD-R/-RW (excluding DVD-  
R DL) disc can still be recorded and  
edited on this recorder even after  
finalizing.  
Note  
1 If the TV line system of the disc is different to the current setting of the recorder, you will not be able to finalize  
the disc. See Additional information about the TV system settings on page 119 for how to change the recorder’s  
setting.  
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• Video mode DVD-R DL discs and  
DVD+R DL discs must be finalized in  
order to play in other recorders/players.  
Note however that some recorders/  
players will not play even finalized dual-  
layer discs.  
ENTER  
4
For Video mode and DVD+R/  
+RW discs only, select a title menu style,  
then select ‘Yes’ to start finalization or  
‘No’ to cancel.  
The menu you select will be the one that  
appears when the ‘top menu’ (or ‘menu’ for  
a DVD+R/+RW) is selected on any DVD  
player.  
1
Load the disc you want to finalize.  
Make sure that the recorder is stopped  
before proceeding.  
HOME  
MENU  
Finalize  
2
Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the  
Home Menu.  
ENTER  
3
Select ‘Finalize’ > ‘Finalize’ >  
‘Next Screen’.  
• Discs recorded partially or fully on the  
Pioneer DVR-7000 DVD recorder do not  
support this feature. These discs will  
have only a text title menu when finalized  
on this recorder.  
Disc Setup  
Next Screen  
Start  
Basic  
Finalize  
Undo Finalize  
Initialize  
Finalize  
Optimize HDD  
5
The recorder will now start finalizing  
the disc.  
During finalization:  
• If the finalization process of a DVD-RW  
or DVD+R/+RW disc is going to take  
more than around four minutes, you can  
press ENTER to cancel. Around four  
minutes before completion, the option to  
cancel disappears.  
• You can’t cancel the finalization of a VR  
mode DVD-R disc.  
• 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 one hour to finalize. Video  
mode DVD-R/-RW and DVD+R/+RW  
discs can take up to 20 minutes.  
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HOME  
MENU  
Initializing recordable DVD  
discs  
1
Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the  
Home Menu.  
DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+RW DVD-RAM  
ENTER  
2
Select ‘Initialize’ > ‘Video  
DVD-R/-RW discs can be initialized for either  
Video mode recording or VR mode  
recording.  
Mode’, ‘VR Mode’ or ‘Initialize  
DVD+RW’.  
1
When you first load a blank DVD-RW or  
DVD+RW disc, the recorder initializes it for  
recording automatically. By default, blank  
DVD-RW discs are initialized for VR mode  
recording. See DVD-RW Auto Init. on  
page 117 if you want to change the default to  
Video mode.  
Disc Setup  
Start  
Start  
Start  
Basic  
VR Mode  
Initialize  
Finalize  
Video Mode  
Initialize DVD+RW  
Optimize HDD  
DVD-R discs are ready for Video mode  
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.  
ENTER  
3
Select ‘Start’.  
It takes about 30 seconds to initialize the  
disc (except DVD-RAM discs, which can take  
up to 1 hour).  
DVD+RW and DVD-RAM discs can also be  
initialized in order to erase the contents of  
the disc.  
Initializing Disc  
Pr 1  
1 min left  
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 able to re-initialize a  
DVD-RW disc in a different format if it  
was originally initialized on an older DVD  
recorder.  
• Once initialized for VR mode recording,  
you can’t re-initialize a DVD-R back to  
Video mode.  
Note  
1 If a disc was previously finalized on an older DVD recorder, you may not be able to re-initialize and/or initialize  
it for Video mode recording.  
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CPhlaapteyr b6 ack  
Introduction  
Basic playback  
Most of the features described in this  
chapter make use of on-screen displays.  
Navigate these using the cursor buttons and  
ENTER. To go back one level from any  
screen, use the RETURN button.  
A L L  
This section shows you how to use your  
recorder for playback of discs (DVD, CD,  
etc.), and for playback of video from the  
HDD.  
Remember also that the button guide at the  
bottom of every screen shows which buttons  
do what.  
Important  
Many of the functions covered in this  
chapter apply to the HDD, DVD discs, Video  
CDs, Super VCDs, WMA/MP3/DivX discs  
and CDs, although the exact operation of  
some varies slightly with the kind of disc  
loaded.  
• Throughout this manual, the term ‘DVD’  
means any kind of playable or recordable  
DVD. If a function is specific to a  
particular kind of DVD disc, it is  
specified.  
• Some DVD-Video, DVD+R and  
DVD+RW discs don’t allow certain  
playback controls to operate at certain  
points in the disc. This is not a  
malfunction.  
• Many functions are not available when a  
Video CD is playing in PBC mode. Start  
playback from the Disc Navigator screen  
for non-PBC playback (see Using the  
Disc Navigator with playback-only discs  
on page 59).  
HDD  
DVD  
1
Select the HDD or  
• For discs that contain JPEG picture files,  
see The PhotoViewer (DVR-640H-S) on  
page 93 and The PhotoViewer (DVR-541H-  
S/DVR-340H-S) on page 101.  
DVD for playback.  
If playing video from the HDD, skip to step 5  
below.  
Select DVD for any kind of disc playback.  
OPEN/CLOSE  
2
Load a disc.  
Load a disc with the label side facing up,  
using the disc tray guide to align the disc (if  
you’re loading a double-sided DVD-Video  
disc, load it with the side you want to play  
face down).  
• If you want to play a DTS audio CD,  
please first read the note on page 56.  
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PLAY  
Playing DVD discs  
The table below shows the basic playback  
controls for DVD-Video, and recordable DVD  
discs.  
3
Start playback.  
• If you’re playing a DVD-Video or Video  
CD, a disc menu may appear when you  
start playback. Use the ꢀ/ꢁ/ꢂ/ꢃ  
buttons and ENTER to navigate DVD disc  
menus, and the number buttons and  
ENTER for Video CD menus.  
Press to start playback.  
PLAY  
If RESUME is displayed on-  
screen, playback starts from  
the place last stopped.  
• When playing video from the HDD,  
playback will automatically stop after the  
end of a title is reached.  
Press to stop playback.  
STOP  
You can resume playback from  
the same point by pressing ꢆ  
PLAY. (Press STOP again to  
cancel the resume function.)  
• There may be a slight pause when  
playback switches from the first to the  
second layer of a dual-layer disc.  
Pauses playback, or restarts  
playback when paused.  
PAUSE  
• See the following sections for more  
details on playing specific kinds of discs.  
STOP  
Press to start scanning. Press  
REV SCAN FWD SCAN  
repeatedly to increase the scan-  
ning speed.  
4
5
Press to stop playback.  
When you’ve finished using the  
Press to skip to previous/next  
PREV  
NEXT  
recorder, eject the disc and switch the  
recorder back into standby.  
chapter/title. (During playback  
you can also use the front panel  
CH +/– buttons.)  
DVD+R/DVD+RW only: ꢍ  
PREV may not always skip to  
the previous title.  
ABC  
JKL  
DEF  
MNO  
WXYZ  
Except VR mode: During play-  
back, enter a chapter number  
then press ENTER to skip  
directly to that chapter within  
the currently playing title.  
On some discs, you can also  
use the number buttons to  
select numbered items in the  
disc menu.  
GHI  
PQRS  
TUV  
CLEAR  
CLEAR  
ENTER  
VR mode only: During playback,  
enter a title number then press  
ENTER.  
All: Press CLEAR to clear a  
number entry and start again.  
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(Commercial back/skip) Each  
Pauses playback, or restarts  
playback when paused.  
BACK CM SKIP  
PAUSE  
press skips backward/forward  
progressively up to a maximum  
of ten minutes forward or three  
minutes back.  
Press to start scanning. Press  
repeatedly to increase the scan-  
ning speed.  
REV SCAN FWD SCAN  
Press to start slow-motion play-  
back. Press repeatedly to  
change the playback speed.  
While paused, press to advance  
a single frame in either direc-  
tion.  
STEP/SLOW  
Press to skip to previous/next  
chapter/title. (During playback  
you can also use the front panel  
CH +/– buttons.)  
PREV  
NEXT  
ABC  
JKL  
DEF  
MNO  
WXYZ  
During playback, enter a title  
number then press ENTER to  
skip directly to that title.  
Press CLEAR to clear a number  
entry and start again.  
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.)  
MENU  
DISC NAVIGATOR  
TOP MENU  
GHI  
PQRS  
TUV  
CLEAR  
CLEAR  
ENTER  
Use the cursor buttons to navi-  
gate DVD-Video disc menus;  
press ENTER to select items.  
(Commercial back/skip) Each  
press skips backward/forward  
progressively up to a maximum  
of ten minutes forward or three  
minutes back.  
BACK CM SKIP  
ENTER  
RETURN  
Press to return to the previous  
level of a DVD-Video disc menu.  
Press to start slow-motion play-  
back. Press repeatedly to  
change the playback speed.  
While paused, press to advance  
a single frame in either direc-  
tion.  
STEP/SLOW  
Playing from the HDD  
The table below shows the basic playback  
controls when playing video recorded on the  
hard disk (HDD).  
Press to start playback.  
PLAY  
If RESUME is displayed on-  
screen, playback starts from  
the place last stopped. Play-  
back automatically stops after  
the end of a title is reached.  
Press to stop playback.  
STOP  
You can resume playback from  
the same point by pressing ꢆ  
PLAY. (Press STOP again to  
cancel the resume function.)  
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Playing CDs and WMA/MP3 discs  
Playing Video CD/Super VCDs  
The table below shows the basic playback  
controls for Video CD/Super VCDs.  
The table below shows the basic playback  
1
controls for audio CDs , and WMA/MP3  
files.  
Some discs feature Playback Control (PBC  
for short) menus. These discs show PBC in  
the display when you load them and display  
a menu on-screen from where you can select  
Press to start playback.  
PLAY  
2
what to watch.  
Press to stop playback.  
STOP  
Press to start playback.  
PLAY  
Video CD only: If RESUME is dis-  
played on-screen, playback  
starts from the place last  
stopped.  
Pauses playback, or restarts  
playback when paused.  
PAUSE  
Except WMA: Press to start  
REV SCAN FWD SCAN  
Press to stop playback.  
STOP  
scanning. Press again to  
increase the scanning speed.  
(There are two scan speeds; the  
current scan speed is shown  
on-screen.)  
Video CD only: You can resume  
playback from the same point  
by pressing PLAY. (Press ꢇ  
STOP again to cancel the  
resume function.)  
Press to skip to previous/next  
PREV  
NEXT  
Pauses playback, or restarts  
playback when paused.  
PAUSE  
track (or folder for WMA/MP3  
disc). (During playback you can  
also use the front panel CH +/–  
buttons.)  
Press to start scanning. Press  
repeatedly to increase the scan-  
ning speed.  
REV SCAN FWD SCAN  
ABC  
JKL  
DEF  
MNO  
WXYZ  
During playback, enter a track  
number then press ENTER to  
skip directly to that track.  
Press CLEAR to clear a number  
entry and start again.  
GHI  
Press to skip to previous/next  
track.  
PREV  
NEXT  
PQRS  
TUV  
CLEAR  
When a PBC menu is dis-  
played, press to display the pre-  
vious/next page. (During  
playback you can also use the  
front panel CH +/– buttons.)  
CLEAR  
ENTER  
Note  
1 If you want to play a DTS audio CD, make sure the recorder is connected to a DTS-compatible amp/receiver with  
a digital connection. Noise will be output through the analog outputs. Also make sure that STEREO is selected  
using the AUDIO button (see Switching audio channels on page 64).  
2 When playing in PBC mode, some playback features, such as search, repeat and program play are not avail-  
able. You can play a PBC Video CD/Super VCD in non-PBC mode by starting playback using the Disc Navigator  
(see Using the Disc Navigator with playback-only discs on page 59).  
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ABC  
JKL  
DEF  
MNO  
WXYZ  
During playback, enter a track  
number then press ENTER to  
skip directly to that track.  
Press CLEAR to clear a number  
entry and start again.  
While a PBC menu screen is  
displayed, use to select num-  
bered menu items.  
Pauses playback, or restarts  
playback when paused.  
PAUSE  
GHI  
PQRS  
TUV  
Press to start scanning. Press  
repeatedly to increase the scan-  
ning speed.  
REV SCAN FWD SCAN  
CLEAR  
CLEAR  
ENTER  
Press to skip to previous/next  
title. (During playback you can  
also use the front panel CH +/–  
buttons.)  
PREV  
NEXT  
Video CD only: Each press skips  
backward/forwardprogressively  
up to a maximum of ten min-  
utes forward or three minutes  
back. Note that this function  
doesn’t work when playing in  
PBC mode.  
BACK CM SKIP  
Press to start slow motion play-  
back (press repeatedly to  
change the slow motion play  
speed).  
While paused, press to advance  
one frame.  
STEP/SLOW  
Press to start slow-motion play-  
back. Press repeatedly to  
change the playback speed (for-  
ward only).  
While paused, press to advance  
a single frame (forward only).  
STEP/SLOW  
AUDIO  
Press to display the playback  
audio type; press repeatedly to  
change the playback audio  
type.  
SUBTITLE  
Press to display subtitle  
information; press repeatedly to  
change subtitles.  
RETURN  
Press to display the disc menu  
of a Video CD/Super VCD play-  
ing in PBC mode.  
Playing DivX video files  
The table below shows the basic playback  
controls for DivX video files.  
Press to start playback.  
PLAY  
If RESUME is displayed on-  
screen, playback starts from  
the place last stopped. Play-  
back of titles (DivX files) pro-  
ceeds in alphabetical order.  
Press to stop playback.  
STOP  
You can resume playback from  
the same point by pressing ꢆ  
PLAY. (Press STOP again to  
cancel the resume function.)  
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• For HDD recordings, you should be able  
to see a thumbnail title digest. If it  
doesn’t display, set Set Preview to  
Normal. See Set Preview on page 119.  
Using the Disc Navigator to  
browse the contents of a disc  
Use the Disc Navigator to browse the  
contents of a disc and start playback.  
ENTER  
4
Play the highlighted title.  
Using the Disc Navigator with  
recordable discs and the HDD  
• You can also select Play from the  
command menu options.  
DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM HDD  
Changing the display style of the  
You can use the Disc Navigator to browse  
and edit video on recordable DVDs and the  
HDD, and to view information on titles.  
Disc Navigator  
You can choose to display titles in the Disc  
Navigator in various different ways, sorted  
alphabetically, by recording date, by genre,  
and so on. You can also choose whether to  
display four or eight titles on the screen at  
the same time.  
See also Editing on page 67 for more on  
editing recordable discs.  
HDD  
DVD  
1
Select the HDD or  
DVD.  
DISC NAVIGATOR  
1
Display the View Options  
2
Open the Disc Navigator.  
panel.  
Disc Navigator (HDD)  
10  
10Titles  
The View Options panel  
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23:00 Sun 3/12 Pr  
4
SP  
2h00m(1.0G)
4
Titles  
Disc Navigator (HDD)  
10Titles  
9
8
7
20:00 SUN 3/12  
20:00 Sun 3/12 Pr  
23:00 SUN 3/12  
9
SP  
Style  
4
23:00 Sun 3/12 Pr  
4
SP  
Recent first  
All Genres  
MENU  
2h00m(1.0G)  
Titles  
2h00m(1.0G)
22:00 SAT 2/12  
22:00 Sat 2/12 Pr  
Sort order  
7
20:00 SUN 3/12  
20:00 Sun 3/12 Pr  
7
SP  
9
SP  
Recent first  
1h00m(1.0G)  
MENU  
2h00m(1.0G)  
19:00 WED 29/11  
19:00 Wed 29/11 Pr  
Genre  
HDD  
SP  
Remain  
30h30m  
22:00 SAT 2/12  
2
SP  
All Genres  
22:00 Sat 2/12 Pr  
7
SP  
1h00m(1.0G)  
1h00m(1.0G)  
19:00 WED 29/11  
19:00 Wed 29/11 Pr  
HDD  
SP  
Remain  
30h30m  
2
SP  
• You can also access the Disc Navigator  
from the Home Menu.  
1h00m(1.0G)  
ENTER  
2
Choose ‘Style’, ‘Sort order’ or  
3
Browse the list of titles.  
• Use the PREV / NEXT buttons  
to display the previous/next page of  
titles.  
‘Genre’, then press ENTER to see the  
available view options.  
Style – Select four or eight titles per  
screen view  
• To change the thumbnail picture  
displayed for a title see Set Thumbnail on  
page 72.  
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Sort order – Sort by date (most recent  
first), unwatched first, title name or  
recording date (oldest first)  
ENTER  
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.  
Genre – Display all genres or just a  
selected genre  
ENTER  
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.  
3
Choose a view option, then  
press ENTER.  
The title list display is updated according to  
the new display preferences.  
Disc Navigator  
Folder (01-03)  
01.Rock  
Track(001-004)  
001.Intro  
CD  
WMA/MP3  
Divx  
02.Pop  
03.Dance  
002.Escape  
003.Everything You Say  
004.What I Do  
Using the Disc Navigator with  
playback-only discs  
WMA/MP3  
DVD-Video CD Video CD Super VCD  
DivX  
Playback starts after you press ENTER.  
• For discs that contain CD-Audio tracks  
and WMA/MP3 tracks or DivX titles, you  
can switch the playback area between  
CD, WMA/MP3 and DivX. This can only  
be done while the disc is stopped.  
HOME  
MENU  
1
2
Display the Home Menu.  
ENTER  
Select ‘Disc Navigator’.  
Alternatively, for a CD, Video CD, Super VCD  
or WMA/MP3/DivX disc, you can press DISC  
NAVIGATOR, which takes you straight to  
the Disc Navigator screen.  
Scanning discs  
A L L  
(except WMA)  
You can scan discs at various speeds,  
1
forwards or backwards.  
Note  
1 • Only analog audio is output when scanning audio CDs.  
• No subtitles are displayed when scanning DVDs and DivX titles.  
• Analog and digital sound is output when scanning DVDs and DivX titles with Dolby Digital or Linear PCM  
sound on forward SCAN 1 (Linear PCM is output from the coaxial digital output, except during chase playback  
and simultaneous recording/playback). No sound is output when using other scan speeds.  
• No sound is output when scanning from the HDD, except on forward SCAN 1. (Linear PCM is output from the  
coaxial digital output during forward SCAN 1).  
• Depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached on a DVD  
disc.  
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REV SCAN FWD SCAN  
PLAY  
1
During playback, start  
3
Resume normal playback.  
reverse or forward scanning.  
• The scanning speed is shown on-screen.  
Frame advance/frame  
reverse  
REV SCAN FWD SCAN  
2
Press repeatedly to change  
the scanning speed.  
There are four scanning speeds available  
when playing HDD video, a DVD or a DivX  
title. Reverse playback is also possible with  
DVD HDD Video CD Super VCD DivX  
You can advance or back up video on a DVD  
1
HDD and DVD video.  
2
disc or the HDD frame-by-frame.  
There are two scanning speeds for other  
types of disc.  
With Video CDs/Super VCDs and DivX titles,  
you can only use frame advance.  
PLAY  
PAUSE  
3
Resume normal playback.  
1
2
Pause playback.  
STEP/SLOW  
Back up or advance one  
Playing in slow motion  
frame with each press.  
PLAY  
DVD HDD Video CD Super VCD DivX  
3
Resume normal playback.  
You can play video at various slow motion  
speeds. DVDs and video on the HDD can be  
played in slow motion in either direction,  
while Video CDs/Super VCDs and DivX titles  
can only be played forwards in slow motion.  
The Play Mode menu  
A L L  
There is no sound when playing in slow  
motion.  
The Play Mode menu gives you access to  
search functions, repeat and program play  
functions.  
STEP/SLOW  
1
Press to start slow motion  
reverse or forward play.  
STEP/SLOW  
2
Press repeatedly to change  
the slow motion speed.  
The current playback speed is indicated on-  
screen.  
Note  
1 Reverse playback may not be smooth.  
2 Depending on the disc, normal playback may automatically resume when a new chapter is reached.  
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ABC  
JKL  
DEF  
MNO  
WXYZ  
PLAY MODE  
GHI  
Press  
to display the Play Mode  
PQRS  
TUV  
menu.  
CLEAR  
CLEAR  
2
Enter a title/chapter/folder/  
Play Mode  
track number or a search time.  
Time Search  
Title Search  
Chapter Search  
Search Mode  
A-B Repeat  
Repeat  
Play Mode  
Program  
Time Search  
Title Search  
Chapter Search  
Input Time  
0.01.00  
Search Mode  
A-B Repeat  
Repeat  
Program  
• You can also access the Play Mode  
menu from the Home Menu (press  
HOME MENU).  
Time Search (HDD, DVD): For example, for 25  
minutes into the current title, press 2, 5, 0,  
0. For 1 hour and 15 minutes and 20 seconds  
into the title, press 1, 1, 5, 2, 0.  
• To exit the Play Mode menu, press  
HOME MENU or PLAY MODE.  
Time Search (Video CD): For example, for 2  
minutes and 30 seconds into the current  
track, press 2, 3, 0.  
Search Mode  
A L L  
Title/Chapter/Folder/Track Search: For  
example, for track 6, press 6.  
The Search Mode feature lets you start  
playback from a specified point in a disc by  
1
time or by title/chapter/folder/track  
ENTER  
number.  
3
Start playback.  
ENTER  
A-B Repeat  
1
Select ‘Search Mode’ from  
DVD HDD CD Video CD DivX  
the Play Mode menu, then choose a  
search option.  
The available search options depend on the  
The A-B Repeat function allows you to  
specify two points (A and B) within a track or  
title that form a loop which is played over  
type of disc.  
2
and over.  
ENTER  
1
During playback, select ‘A-B  
Repeat’ from the Play Mode menu.  
Note  
1 When using time search, playback may occasionally start slightly before or after the time you input.  
2 If you switch camera angles on a DVD during A-B repeat play, A-B repeat is canceled.  
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ENTER  
ENTER  
2
With ‘A (Loop Start)’  
Select ‘Repeat’ from the Play  
highlighted, press at the point you want  
the loop to start.  
Mode menu, then choose a repeat play  
mode.  
Play Mode  
A (Loop Start)  
B (Loop End)  
Off  
Search Mode  
A-B Repeat  
Repeat  
Play Mode  
Repeat Disc  
Repeat Title  
Repeat Chapter  
Repeat Off  
Search Mode  
A-B Repeat  
Repeat  
Program  
Program  
ENTER  
• To resume normal playback, select  
Repeat Off from the Repeat Play menu,  
or press CLEAR if no menu OSD (such as  
the Play Mode menu) is displayed.  
3
With ‘B (Loop End)’ highlighted,  
press at the point you want the loop to  
end.  
Playback immediately jumps back to the  
start point and plays the loop round and  
round.  
Program play  
• When playing a DVD-Video/Video mode  
DVD, or from the HDD, the start and end  
points of the loop must be in the same  
title.  
HDD DVD-Video CD Video CD Super VCD  
WMA/MP3  
• 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.  
This feature lets you program the play order  
of titles/chapters /folders/tracks on a disc or  
the HDD.  
2
ENTER  
Repeat play  
1
Select ‘Program’ from the Play  
Mode menu, then ‘Input/Edit Program’.  
The Input/Edit Program screen varies  
according to the disc type. Below is the DVD  
input screen.  
A L L  
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 the tracks/chapters  
in the program list (see Program play  
1
below).  
Note  
1 If you switch the camera angle during repeat play of a DVD-Video disc, repeat play is canceled.  
2 When playing a program list of DVD-Video chapters, chapters not included in the program list may be some-  
times be played, depending on the disc.  
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Program  
Step  
01.001  
02.  
03.  
04.  
05.  
06.  
07.  
08.  
Title (01-03)  
Title 01  
Title 02  
Chapter(001-015)  
Chapter 001  
Chapter 002  
Chapter 003  
Chapter 004  
Chapter 005  
Chapter 006  
Chapter 007  
Chapter 008  
Tip  
• To save your program list and exit the  
program edit screen without starting  
playback, press HOME MENU or PLAY  
MODE.  
Title 03  
• During program play, press NEXT to  
skip to the next program step.  
• To repeat play the program list, select  
Program Repeat from the Repeat Play  
Mode menu (see Repeat play on  
page 62).  
ENTER  
2
Select a title, chapter, folder  
or track for the current step in the  
program list.  
After pressing ENTER to add the title/  
chapter/folder/track, the step number  
automatically moves down one.  
• 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.  
• To insert a step into the program list,  
highlight the step number where you  
want to insert another step, then select a  
chapter/title/folder/track as usual. After  
pressing ENTER, all the subsequent  
steps move down one.  
• 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  
• To delete a step from the program list,  
highlight the step you want to delete,  
then press CLEAR.  
Erase Program List – Erases the  
program list and turns off program play  
3
Repeat step 2 to build up a program  
list.  
A program list can contain up to 24 titles/  
chapters/folders/tracks.  
Displaying and switching  
subtitles  
PLAY  
4
Play the program list.  
DVD-Video DivX  
Program play remains active until you  
cancel program play, erase the program list,  
eject the disc or switch off the recorder.  
Some DVD and DivX discs have subtitles in  
one or more languages; the disc box will  
usually tell you which subtitle languages are  
available. You can switch subtitle language  
1
during playback.  
Note  
1 • Some discs only allow you to change subtitle language from the disc menu. Press MENU or TOP MENU to  
access.  
• To set subtitle preferences, see Subtitle Language on page 115.  
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Check the disc packaging for details of the  
subtitle options.  
amp/receiver with built-in DTS decoder  
via the digital output. See Connecting to  
an AV amplifier or receiver on page 20 for  
connection details.  
SUBTITLE  
Select/change the subtitle  
language.  
The current subtitle language is shown on-  
screen and in the front panel display.  
Switching audio channels  
• To switch off subtitles, press SUBTITLE  
then CLEAR.  
DVD (VR) DVD-RAM HDD CD Video CD Super VCD  
WMA/MP3  
Switching DVD and DivX  
soundtracks  
2
For HDD and VR mode content recorded  
with bilingual audio, you can switch between  
left (L) channel, right (R) channel, or both  
(L+R).  
DVD-Video DivX  
3
When playing Video CDs and audio CDs you  
can switch between stereo, just the left  
channel or just the right channel.  
When playing a DVD disc or DivX title  
recorded with two or more soundtracks  
(often in different languages), you can  
1
Some Super VCDs have two soundtracks.  
With these discs you can switch between the  
two soundtracks as well as individual  
channels in each.  
switch the soundtrack during playback.  
Check the disc packaging for details of the  
soundtrack options.  
AUDIO  
AUDIO  
Change the audio soundtrack.  
Press repeatedly to display/  
The current audio language is shown on-  
switch the audio channel.  
The audio channel(s) currently playing are  
indicated on-screen.  
screen and in the front panel display.  
• The sound may drop out for a few  
seconds when switching soundtracks.  
• 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 or AV  
Note  
1 • Some discs only allow you to change audio language from the disc menu. Press MENU or TOP MENU to ac-  
cess.  
• To set audio language preferences, see Audio Language on page 114.  
2 Only when HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off (HDD Recording Format on page 117).  
3 When playing a Bilingual recording on a VR mode disc, if you are listening to the Dolby Digital soundtrack via  
the digital output, you cannot switch the audio channel. Set Dolby Digital Out to Dolby Digital PCM (see  
Dolby Digital Out on page 113) or listen via the analog outputs if you need to switch the audio channel.  
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Displaying disc information  
on-screen  
HDD DVD (VR) DVD-RAM  
L+R – Both channels (default)  
L – Left channel only  
R – Right channel only  
You can display various on-screen  
information about the disc loaded or the  
HDD.  
WMA/MP3  
CD Video CD  
DISPLAY  
Display/change the on-screen  
Stereo – Stereo (default)  
1/L – Left channel only  
2/R – Right channel only  
information.  
• Press once to show the HDD and  
removable disc (DVD, etc.) activity  
together. Press again to show the status  
of just the currently selected playback/  
recording device (HDD or removable  
disc).  
Super VCD  
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  
• To hide the information display, press  
DISPLAY repeatedly until it disappears.  
HDD and removable disc activity  
display  
Press DISPLAY once to see the HDD and  
removabledisc(DVD, etc.)activity. Usethe  
HDD and DVD button to switch between the  
two kinds of display.  
Switching camera angles  
DVD-Video  
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-angle scene is playing, the  
same icon appears on screen to let you know  
that other angles are available (this can be  
switched off if you prefer—see Angle  
Indicator on page 118).  
ANGLE  
Switch the camera angle.  
• The angle number is displayed on-  
screen.  
• If the disc was paused, playback starts  
again with the new angle.  
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The example displays below show high-  
speed copying from HDD to DVD, and HDD  
chase playback.  
Tip  
• See Switching camera angles on page 65  
for more on multi-angle scene  
switching.  
Rec Mode SP(2h00m/DVD)  
HDD  
Hi-Speed Copy  
DVD-RW Video  
• When using the simultaneous play and  
record feature, the display shows  
information for playback only.  
HDD DVD  
Remain 10h35m  
Stop  
Remain –h––m  
Stop  
0h08m left  
• During real-time copy, the copy source  
playback information is displayed.  
Rec Mode SP(2h00m/DVD)  
• The Video mode disc displays become  
the same as a DVD-Video disc once the  
disc is finalized.  
HDD  
DVD-RW Video  
Remain 10h35m  
Chase Play  
Rec  
Remain 0h52m  
Stop  
• 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 time  
• 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.  
Relative playback position  
Shows recording restrictions for  
the current channel program  
• The frame number is shown next to the  
elapsed time display when the disc is  
paused.  
Stop  
DVD-RW VR  
Original  
ABC Pr 1  
Stereo  
Copy Once  
Resume  
XP (1h00m/DVD)  
Finalized  
Rem. 0h35m  
Copy Once or Can’t Record messages  
may appear in the stop or recording  
displays. These indicate that the  
broadcast TV program contains copy  
control information.  
Disc Name  
:
Comedy shows  
Indicates copy-protected material  
Indicates a multi-angle scene  
Play  
3–2  
0. 00. 15  
!
DVD-R Video Chapter Time 0. 00. 21  
Chapter Total 0h01m52s  
ꢌꢌꢌꢌꢌꢌꢌ  
4.32Mbps  
Title Name  
:
21/11 Football match  
Indicates the data transfer rate  
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The table below shows which commands you can use with the HDD and different disc types.  
DVD-R/-RW  
(Video mode),  
DVD+R/+RW  
DVD-R/-RW, DVD-RAM  
HDD  
(VR mode)  
Original  
Play List  
Create (page 69)  
Play (page 70)  
Erase (page 70)  
Edit > Title Name (page 71)  
Edit > Set Thumbnail  
(page 72)  
Edit > Erase Section  
(page 73)  
Edit > Divide (page 74)  
Edit > Chapter Edit  
(page 74)  
Edit > Set Genre (page 76)  
Edit > Lock (page 76)  
Edit > Move (page 77)  
Edit > Combine (page 77)  
Genre Name (page 78)  
Multi-Mode (page 78)  
Undo (page 79)  
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*1  
*1 DVD-R/-RW only  
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View options panel  
Title list  
The Disc Navigator screen  
Disc Navigator (HDD)  
10Titles  
10
9
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The Disc Navigator screen is where you can  
edit video content on unfinalized Video mode  
and VR mode DVD-R/-RW discs, DVD+R/  
+RW and DVD-RAM, as well as video  
content on the internal hard disk drive.  
Selected  
title  
2
4
Titles  
20:00 SUN 3/12  
20:00 Sun 3/12 Pr  
9
SP  
Recent first  
All Genres  
MENU  
2h00m(1.0G)  
8
22:00 SAT 2/12  
22:00 Sat 2/12 Pr  
7
SP  
1h00m(1.0G)  
7
19:00 WED 29/11  
19:00 Wed 29/11 Pr  
HDD  
SP  
2
SP  
1h00m(1.0G)  
Remain  
30h30m  
Available  
recording time  
Title thumbnail Title information Command  
menu panel  
Important  
• Titles that have been recorded with a  
Input Line System setting different to the  
current setting of the recorder are shown  
in the Disc Navigator with a blank  
thumbnail image. See also Additional  
information about the TV system settings  
on page 119.  
Press to display the command  
menu panel. Use the ꢀ/ꢁ and ENTER  
buttons to navigate the menus.  
PREV  
NEXT  
When in the title list, press to  
display the previous/next page if there  
are more titles than can be displayed.  
• During recording, if you display the Disc  
Navigator for the HDD, some of the titles  
DISPLAY  
may appear with a  
mark. These titles  
Press to change the title  
information displayed in the title list.  
were recorded with a Input Line System  
setting different to the current setting of  
the recorder. During recording, these  
titles cannot be played.  
HDD  
DVD  
Press to switch  
between the HDD and DVD Disc  
Navigator screens.  
HDD  
DVD  
1
Select the HDD or  
• If you are editing a VR mode DVD-R/-RW  
or DVD-RAM disc you can display the  
Play List by selecting Play List from the  
view options panel (press , then select  
Play List from the view options, then  
Play List).  
DVD.  
DISC NAVIGATOR  
2
Display the Disc Navigator  
screen.  
Playback will automatically stop when you  
do this.  
Disc Navigator (DVD)  
2
Titles  
• The Disc Navigator is also accessible  
from the Home Menu.  
1
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0
4
Titles  
2
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20:00 Sun3/12 Pr  
9
SP  
1h00m(2.0G)  
Original  
MENU  
• Titles on the HDD marked with a  
icon  
are timer recordings set to Auto Replace  
Recording (see Setting a manual timer  
recording on page 41).  
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Create  
• Titles on the HDD marked with a  
icon are recently recorded titles that  
haven’t yet been played.  
DVD (VR) DVD-RAM  
Play List only  
Use this function to create a Play List and  
add titles to it.  
DISC NAVIGATOR  
3
Press to exit the Disc  
Before you can use this command, make  
sure that the Play List is switched on in the  
view options panel on the left.  
Navigator.  
Editing accuracy  
Some editing commands ask you whether  
you want to keep Video mode compatibility  
or frame accuracy (Video Mode Compatible  
Editing or Frame Accurate Editing).  
ENTER  
1
Select ‘Create’ from the  
command menu panel.  
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.  
Disc Navigator (DVD)  
0
Titles  
Play  
No title  
Erase  
2
Edit  
4
Titles  
Play List  
Create  
Undo  
Video mode compatible editing is less  
precise. The edit point you choose will only  
be accurate to within 0.5 to 1 second. On the  
other hand, these edit points will be  
DVD  
VR Mode  
Remain  
1h59m  
preserved if you use high-speed copy to  
make a Video mode DVD or DVD+R/+RW.  
ENTER  
2
Select an original title to add  
to the Play List.  
Repeat these two steps to add as many titles  
HDD genres  
The large capacity of the HDD means that  
there may be many hours of video in the  
recorder. To help you organize your HDD  
video content you can assign different  
genres to titles. There are 14 genres in total,  
including ten user-definable ones that you  
can name as you like.  
as necessary to the Play List.  
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Play  
Erase  
DVD (Video) DVD (VR) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM  
DVD (Video) DVD (VR) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM  
HDD  
HDD  
Use this function to start playback of a title.  
Use this function to erase unwanted titles.  
When you erase titles from the HDD or  
Original titles from a VR mode DVD-RW, the  
available recording space increases  
1
Highlight the title you want  
accordingly. Erasing a title from a Video  
mode DVD-RW or DVD+RW disc increases  
the available recording time only if it is the  
to play.  
ENTER  
1
last title on the disc.  
2
Select ‘Play’ from the  
Erasing Play List titles, or titles from a  
DVD-R (VR mode or Video mode) or DVD+R,  
will not result in any more free space on the  
disc.  
command menu panel.  
Playback of the title you selected starts.  
Disc Navigator (HDD)  
10Titles  
10  
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Play  
S
4
Erase  
2
4
Titles  
Edit  
S
9
8
7
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1
Highlight the title you want  
9
Recent first  
All Genres  
Genre Name  
to erase.  
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7
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M
u
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ENTER  
HDD  
SP  
2
SP  
1h00m(1.0G)  
2
Select ‘Erase’ from the  
Remain  
30h30m  
command menu panel.  
ENTER  
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.  
Note  
1 There may be cases where erasing a title from a DVD+R/+RW disc will result in incontiguous title numbers.  
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• A name generated automatically by the  
recorder will already be in the name  
input section of the screen. Use the ꢊ  
REV SCAN / FWD SCAN buttons to  
change the cursor position.  
Title Name  
DVD (Video) DVD (VR) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM  
HDD  
• Select CAPS or small to change to upper  
or lower-case, or use the CASE  
SELECTION buttons (PREV / ꢎ  
NEXT).  
You can give titles new names of up to 64  
characters long for VR mode, DVD-RAM and  
HDD recordings, and up to 40 characters for  
Video mode recordings and DVD+R/+RW  
discs.  
• You can also use the CLEAR button to  
delete characters directly (press and  
hold for two seconds to delete the whole  
name). For other remote control key  
shortcuts, see Using the remote key  
shortcuts to input a name below.  
1
Highlight the title you want  
to name (or rename).  
• For discs formatted on a different DVD  
recorder, you will see only a limited  
character set.  
ENTER  
2
Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Title Name’  
from the command menu panel.  
ENTER  
Disc Navigator (HDD)  
10Titles  
4
Select ‘OK’ to enter the name  
10  
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and return to the main Disc Navigator  
screen.  
Title name  
Set Thumbnail  
4
Titles  
Erase Section  
9
8
7
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Divide  
• To return to the main Disc Navigator  
screen without saving changes to the  
title name, press RETURN.  
Chapter Edit  
Set Genre  
Recent first  
All Genres  
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Lock
Cancel
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SP  
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2
SP  
1h00m(1.0G)  
Remain  
30h30m  
Using the remote key shortcuts to  
input a name  
The table below shows the remote control  
key shortcuts that you can use to input  
characters in the name input screen.  
Pressing a button repeatedly cycles through  
the characters shown.  
ENTER  
3
title.  
Input a name for the selected  
Input Title Name  
23:00 Sun 3/12 Pr 4 SP  
If you want to enter two characters in  
succession that are both on the same button  
(for example a P and an R), press FWD  
SCAN to advance the cursor one space  
manually between inputting the two  
characters.  
A B C D E  
F
G H  
I
J
K L M  
.
(
I
,
)
I
ß
_
}
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;
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small  
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P
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2
Q
A
O
3
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A
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4
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2
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OK  
Clear  
Space  
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Key  
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Characters  
Key  
6
Characters  
1
Highlight the title you want  
to change the thumbnail picture for.  
. , ’ ? ! – & 1  
m n o 6 ö ô ò ó  
ø ñ  
ENTER  
a b c 2 ä à á â ã  
æ ç  
p q r s 7 $  
2
7
2
Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Set Thumbnail’  
*1  
ÿ/ß  
from the command menu panel.  
The thumbnail setting screen appears from  
which you can find the frame you want.  
d e f 3 è é ë ê  
g h i 4 î ï ì í ¡  
j k l 5 £  
t u v 8 ü ù û ú  
3
4
8
9
w x y z 9  
0
Disc Navigator (HDD)  
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0
10  
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Title name  
[cursor back]  
[cursor for-  
ward]  
Set Thumbnail  
4
Titles  
Erase Section  
9
8
7
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Divide  
Chapter Edit  
Recent first  
All Genres  
Set Genre  
ꢍ/ [change case] CLEAR [clear charac-  
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22:00 Sat 2/12 Pr  
Lock
ter]  
Cancel
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HDD  
SP  
Remain  
30h30m  
19:00 Wed 29/11 Pr  
2
SP  
<space>  
[finish name  
input]  
1h00m(1.0G)  
3
Use the playback controls (, , ,  
~
+
( ) _ / : ; ” ` ^ @ # % ¥ | + =  
, etc.) to find a suitable frame, then  
press ENTER to set.  
{ } [ ] < >  
*1  
lower-case: ÿ; upper-case: ß  
Set Thumbnail (HDD)  
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Set Thumbnail  
Rec. time  
2h00m  
HDD DVD (Video) DVD (VR) DVD+R DVD+RW  
10-1 00.00.09.15  
Play Pause  
OK  
Exit  
DVD-RAM  
You can change the thumbnail picture that  
appears in the Disc Navigator for a title to  
any frame that appears in that title.  
You can also use the chapter and time  
search features (press PLAY MODE), and  
the  
CM SKIP and  
CM BACK buttons.  
ENTER  
4
Select ‘Exit’ to return to the  
Edit screen.  
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Highlight ‘From’ then use the  
Erase Section  
playback controls (, , , , etc.) to  
find the start of the section to erase, then  
press ENTER.  
The bar at the bottom of the screen indicates  
the current play position in the title. After  
pressing ENTER, a marker shows the start of  
the section.  
HDD DVD (VR) DVD-RAM  
Using this command you can delete a part of  
a title, ideal for cutting out the commercial  
breaks in a recording made from the TV.  
1
Highlight the title containing  
Erase Section (HDD)  
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the section you want to erase.  
2h00m  
Rec. time  
ENTER  
10-1 00.00.09.15  
2
Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Erase Section’  
Play Pause  
From  
from the command menu panel.  
To  
Exit  
ENTER  
3
HDD only: Select the type of  
ENTER  
edit.  
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.  
DVD RECORDER  
!
Please select the type of editing.  
Video Mode Compatible Editing is  
recommended for compatibility with  
high-speed copying.  
Video Mode Compatible Editing  
Frame Accurate Editing  
ENTER  
6
Select ‘Yes’ to confirm, or ‘No’  
to cancel.  
• For more information about these  
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.  
options, see Editing accuracy on page 69.  
• When editing VR mode Original content,  
you may not be able to erase very short  
sections (less than five seconds).  
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Divide  
ENTER  
5
Press to divide the title at the  
HDD DVD (VR) DVD-RAM  
current playback position.  
Play List only  
Use this command to divide a title into two.  
Note that once divided, the two new HDD  
titles cannot be recombined into one again.  
ENTER  
6
Select ‘Yes’ to confirm or ‘No’  
to cancel.  
Divided titles cannot  
be combined.  
OK?  
!
1
Highlight the title you want  
to divide.  
Yes  
No  
ENTER  
2
Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Divide’ from  
Chapter Edit  
the command menu panel.  
DVD (VR) DVD-RAM HDD  
3
HDD only: Select the type of edit.  
When editing a VR mode DVD or video on  
the HDD you can edit individual chapters  
within a title, with commands for erasing,  
combining and dividing.  
DVD RECORDER  
!
Please select the type of editing.  
Video Mode Compatible Editing is  
recommended for compatibility with  
high-speed copying.  
1
Highlight the title that contains the  
chapters you want to edit.  
Video Mode Compatible Editing  
Frame Accurate Editing  
ENTER  
2
Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Chapter Edit’  
• For more information about these  
options, see Editing accuracy on page 69.  
from the command menu panel.  
4
Use the playback controls (, , ,  
ENTER  
, etc.) to find the place you want to  
divide the title.  
3
edit.  
HDD only: Select the type of  
Divide Title (HDD)  
DVD RECORDER  
!
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Please select the type of editing.  
Video Mode Compatible Editing is  
recommended for compatibility with  
high-speed copying.  
2h00m  
Rec. time  
10–1 00.00.09.15  
Play Pause  
Video Mode Compatible Editing  
Frame Accurate Editing  
Divide  
Cancel  
• For more information about these  
options, see Editing accuracy on page 69.  
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4
Select the command you want:  
Divide – Divide a chapter into two or  
more parts: Use the playback controls  
(, , , , etc.) to find the point at  
which you want to divide the chapter,  
then press ENTER.  
Combine – Combine two adjacent  
chapters into one: Highlight the bar  
divider between two adjacent chapters  
and press ENTER.  
Chapter Edit (DVD VR mode Play List)  
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2
SP  
Rec. time  
1h00m  
Chapter Edit (DVD VR mode Play List)  
19:00 Wed 29/11 Pr  
2
SP  
1
2
3
4
5
Rec. time  
Chapters  
1h00m  
5
Exit  
Divide  
Erase/Move  
Combine  
1–1  
Play  
0.00.00  
Exit  
Divide  
Erase/Move  
Combine  
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).  
5
Select ‘Exit’ to get back to the  
main Disc Navigator screen.  
1
2
Erase /Move – Erase or move  
chapters: Select the chapter you want to  
erase/move and press ENTER. Select  
whether you want to erase or move the  
chapter.  
Move command only: Select the  
destination for the chapter, and press  
ENTER.  
Chapter Edit (DVD VR mode Play List)  
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Erase  
Rec. time  
Chapter  
1
Move  
0
Cancel  
001  
002  
003  
004  
005  
Exit  
Divide  
Erase/Move  
Combine  
Note  
1 When editing VR mode Original content, it may not be possible to erase chapters less than five seconds long.  
2 VR mode Play List only.  
3 It may not always be possible to combine two chapters, even though they are adjacent. If a chapter has been  
divided into three, then the middle chapter erased, it is not possible to combine the two remaining chapters into  
one.  
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Set Genre  
Lock  
HDD  
HDD DVD (Video) DVD (VR) DVD+R DVD+RW  
Use this command to assign a genre to a  
title.  
DVD-RAM  
Original only  
You can lock a title so that it can’t be edited  
or erased accidently. If you do need to edit it,  
you can always unlock it later.  
1
Highlight the title you want  
to assign a genre to.  
Important  
ENTER  
2
Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Set Genre’ from  
• You can’t undo any edits made before  
changing the lock status. You also can’t  
undo a lock/unlock command using the  
Undo option from the Disc Navigator  
menu.  
the command menu panel.  
Disc Navigator (HDD)  
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Title name  
Set Thumbnail  
4
Titles  
Erase Section  
1
Highlight the title you want to lock  
9
8
7
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20:00 Sun 3/12 Pr  
Divide  
Chapter Edit  
(or unlock).  
Recent first  
All Genres  
Set Genre  
Lock
22:00 SAT 2/12  
22:00 Sat 2/12 Pr  
Cancel
ENTER  
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HDD  
SP  
Remain  
30h30m  
19:00 Wed 29/11 Pr  
2
SP  
2
Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Lock’ from the  
1h00m(1.0G)  
command menu panel.  
Disc Navigator (HDD)  
10Titles  
ENTER  
10  
23:00 SUN 3/12  
23:00 Sun 3/12 Pr  
3
Select a genre for the title.  
Title name  
Set Thumbnail  
4
Titles  
Erase Section  
9
20:00 SUN 3/12  
20:00 Sun 3/12 Pr  
Divide  
Disc Navigator (HDD)  
10  
10Titles  
Chapter Edit  
Recent first  
All Genres  
Set Genre  
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8
7
22:00 SAT 2/12  
22:00 Sat 2/12 Pr  
Lock  
Cancel
No Category  
4
Titles  
Free1  
9
20:00 SUN 3/12  
20:00 Sun 3/12 P
Free2  
Free3  
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HDD  
SP  
Remain  
30h30m  
2
SP  
ree4
Recent first  
All Genres  
F  
1h00m(1.0G)  
Free5  
8
7
22:00 SAT 2/12  
22:00 Sat 2/12 P
Free6  
An unlocked title will become locked; a  
locked title will be unlocked. Locked titles  
are shown in the Disc Navigator with a  
padlock icon.  
19:00 WED 29/11  
19:00 Wed 29/11 Pr  
HDD  
SP  
2
SP  
1h00m(1.0G)  
Remain  
30h30m  
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Move  
Combine  
DVD (VR) DVD-RAM  
DVD (VR) DVD-RAM  
Play List only  
Play List only  
Use this function to re-arrange the playing  
order of Play List titles.  
Use this function to combine two Play List  
titles into one.  
1
Highlight the title you want  
Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Move’ from the  
1
Highlight the title you want  
to move.  
to combine.  
This title will remain in the same place after  
combining with another title.  
ENTER  
2
command menu panel.  
ENTER  
2
Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Combine’ from  
the command menu panel.  
Disc Navigator (DVD)  
2
Titles  
1
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Title name  
umbnail
Disc Navigator (DVD)  
Se
t
T
h
4
Titles  
2
Titles  
EraseSection  
2
17:00 MON 4/12  
20:00 Sun3/12 Pr  
1
2
17:00 MON 4/12  
Divide  
23:00 Sun3/12 Pr  
Title name  
Chapter Edit  
Play List  
Se
t
T
h
u
m
b ail  
n
4
Titles  
Move  
EraseSection  
Combine  
17:00 MON 4/12  
Divide  
20:00 Sun3/12 Pr  
Chapter Edit  
Play List  
Cancel  
Move  
Combine  
DVD  
VR Mode  
Cancel  
Remain  
0h30m  
DVD  
VR Mode  
Remain  
0h30m  
ENTER  
3
Select a new position for the  
ENTER  
title.  
3
Select another title to  
combine with the first.  
This title will be appended to the first title  
selected.  
Title to move  
Disc Navigator (DVD)  
2
Titles  
1
17:00 MON 4/12  
23:00 Sun3/12 Pr  
4
SP  
0h30m(1.0G)
The screen below shows title 3 selected to be  
appended to title 1:  
4
Titles  
2
17:00 MON 4/12  
20:00 Sun3/12 Pr  
9
SP  
1h00m(2.0G)  
Play List  
MENU  
Disc Navigator (DVD)  
10Titles  
1
2
17:00 MON 4/12  
23:00 Sun3/12 Pr  
4
SP  
0h30m(1.0G)  
DVD  
VR Mode  
Remain  
0h30m  
4
Titles  
17:00 MON 4/12  
20:00 Sun3/12 Pr  
9
SP  
1h00m(2.0G)  
Play List  
MENU  
Insert position  
After pressing ENTER, the new, updated Play  
List is displayed.  
DVD  
VR Mode  
Remain  
0h30m  
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ENTER  
ENTER  
4
Select ‘Yes’ to confirm or ‘No’  
3
Input a name for the genre.  
to cancel.  
• The name can be up to 12 characters  
long.  
OK to combine titles  
!
• For information on remote control key  
short cuts, see Using the remote key  
shortcuts to input a name on page 71.  
1
and 3  
?
Yes  
No  
Input Genre Name  
Genre Name  
Free  
1
A B C D E  
F
G H  
I
J
K L M  
.
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I
,
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1
P
A
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2
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A
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3
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A
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4
S T U V WX Y Z  
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A
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Use this command to rename one of the ten  
user-definable genres (Free 1 to Free 10).  
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Select ‘Genre Name’ from the  
command menu panel.  
ENTER  
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and exit.  
Select ‘OK’ to enter the name  
Disc Navigator (HDD)  
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Multi-Mode  
Multi-Mode allows you to select several  
titles, then select a command that will be  
applied to all of them. In this way you can  
select multiple titles and then erase them all  
at once, for example.  
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2
Select one of the user-  
definable genre names.  
ENTER  
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Select ‘Multi-Mode’ from the  
Disc Navigator (HDD)  
command menu panel.  
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Erase  
2
Edit  
4
Titles  
command menu panel.  
• You can’t undo anything after exiting the  
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Disc Navigator screen.  
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Erase  
1h00m(1.0G)  
Remain  
30h30m  
Play  
2
Edit  
4
Titles  
Play List  
Create  
ENTER  
2
Select titles from the title list.  
Undo  
Selected titles are marked with a .  
DVD  
VR Mode  
Remain  
0h30m  
ENTER  
3
Select the command that you  
want applied to all the marked titles.  
For example, select Erase to erase all the  
marked titles.  
Frequently asked questions  
• Why doesn’t the available recording time  
increase when I erase titles from a VR  
mode DVD-R?  
Disc Navigator (HDD)  
Multi-Mode  
10Titles  
When you erase titles from a DVD-R (or  
DVD+R), the titles are no longer  
displayed, but the content remains on  
the disc. DVD-R/+R are write-once  
media; they can’t be erased or rewritten.  
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Erase  
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Lock  
2
4
Titles  
Unlock  
9
Change Genre  
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20:00 Sun 3/12 Pr  
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Recent first  
All Genres  
Single Mode  
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Cancel  
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• I can’t edit my disc!  
1h00m(1.0G)  
Remain  
30h30m  
You may find that as the available  
recording time is reduced on a VR mode  
DVD-R disc, editing is no longer  
Once the command is completed, Multi-  
Mode is automatically exited.  
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.  
Undo  
DVD (Video) DVD (VR) DVD+R DVD+RW  
If you make a mistake while editing, you can  
generally undo it. There is one level of undo  
(in other words, you can only undo the last  
edit you made).  
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CChaoptpery8 ing and backup  
When real-time copying from the HDD to a  
Introduction  
Video mode DVD-R/-RW or DVD+R/+RW,  
the chapter markers in the original material  
are not copied. Chapter markers are put into  
the copy at intervals, according to the Auto  
Chapter settings (see also Auto Chapter  
(Video) and Auto Chapter (DVD+R/+RW) on  
page 117).  
Use the copying features of this recorder to:  
• Back up important recordings stored on  
the HDD to a DVD.  
• Make a DVD copy of a recording on the  
HDD to play in another player.  
• Transfer video from a DVD to the HDD  
for editing.  
Restrictions on copying  
Commercial DVD-Video discs are protected  
using Copy Guard. These discs cannot be  
copied to the HDD.  
• Transfer edited video from the HDD to  
DVD.  
The simplest way to copy a title is to use the  
One Touch Copy feature. This copies the  
currently playing HDD title to DVD, or DVD  
title to the HDD. See One Touch Copy on  
page 81 for detailed instructions.  
Some video material is copy-once protected.  
This means that it can be recorded to HDD,  
but it can’t then be freely copied again. If you  
want to transfer copy-once protected  
material from HDD to DVD, you’ll 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 33 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  
For more sophisticated copying tasks you  
can build a Copy List of titles to copy, and  
edit titles so that you only copy the bits you  
want. See Using Copy Lists on page 82 for  
detailed instructions.  
Where possible, the recorder will copy your  
recordings at high-speed. Depending on the  
recording mode, the kind of disc loaded and  
various other factors, copying can be as fast  
as one minute per hour of video. See  
Minimum copying times on page 121 for  
more on copying times.  
therefore not possible to copy a locked title  
that is copy-once protected).  
You can identify copy-once protected  
material during playback by displaying disc  
information on-screen. If the current title is  
copy-once protected, an exclamation mark  
( ! ) is shown.  
If you want to save disc space you can copy  
video at a lower recording quality (for  
example, an XP recording on the HDD  
copied to SP on a DVD). Copying in this way  
is always done in real-time.  
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• High-speed copying is used when  
copying from the HDD to DVD. Playback  
continues while copying.  
Copyright  
Recording equipment should be used only  
for lawful copying and you are advised to  
check carefully what is lawful copying in the  
country in which you are making a copy.  
Copying of copyright material such as films  
or music is unlawful unless permitted by a  
legal exception or consented to by the  
rightowners.  
• Real-time copying is used when copying  
from DVD to the HDD. Playback restarts  
from the beginning of the title.  
Canceling One Touch Copy  
You can cancel a One Touch Copy once it’s  
started.  
One Touch Copy  
ONE TOUCH  
COPY  
Press and hold for more than a  
* See also Copyright above.  
second.  
Copying is canceled and the video already  
copied is erased.  
The One Touch Copy feature copies the  
currently playing or selected (in the Disc  
Navigator) HDD title to DVD, or DVD title to  
HDD. The whole title is copied, regardless of  
where in the title you start the copy.  
• If you cancel a HDD to DVD-R/+R copy,  
the space available for recording does  
not return to the pre-copy figure.  
HDD to DVD copies are made in the same  
recording mode. When copying DVD to  
HDD, the copy is made in whatever  
recording mode is currently set.  
Notes on copying using One Touch  
Copy  
Make sure that a recordable DVD disc is  
loaded when trying to copy from the HDD.  
Copying to DVD  
• Title name, chapter markers, as well as  
thumbnail picture markers for the Disc  
Navigator, are also copied. However, if  
you copy to a Video mode DVD-R/-RW or  
DVD+R/+RW, only the first 40  
REC MODE  
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If you’re copying from DVD to  
the HDD, select a recording mode.  
Note that selecting a recording mode higher  
than the title playing will not result in a better  
quality recording.  
characters of a name are copied.  
• The chapter markers in the copy may not  
be in exactly the same positions as the  
original when recording on to a Video  
mode DVD-R/-RW or DVD+R/+RW.  
ONE TOUCH  
COPY  
2
Press during playback to copy  
the current title.  
The front panel display indicates that the title  
is being copied.  
• You can’t use the One Touch Copy  
function to copy a title if any part of the  
title is copy-once protected.  
• A title that contains mixed aspect ratios  
can’t be copied to a Video mode disc.  
Use a VR mode DVD-R/-RW or DVD-RAM  
disc for this type of material.  
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• Low resolution (SEP through LP modes )  
widescreen material can’t be copied to a  
Video mode disc. Use a VR mode  
DVD-R/-RW or DVD-RAM disc for this  
type of material.  
Using Copy Lists  
* See also Copyright on page 81.  
At its simplest, a Copy List is just a list of  
HDD or DVD titles that you want to copy.  
When copying HDD titles to DVD, you can,  
however, edit the titles in your copy list,  
erasing chapters you don’t need, or re-  
naming titles, for example. Edits you make to  
titles in the Copy List do not affect the actual  
video content; only the ‘virtual’ content of the  
Copy List. So you can freely erase and modify  
anything in your Copy List safe in the  
knowledge that the actual content is not  
being altered.  
• When HDD Recording Format is set to  
Video Mode Off, titles recorded in LP/  
MN9 to MN15 modes cannot be high-  
speed copied to a Video mode disc.  
Please use a VR mode DVD-R/-RW or  
DVD-RAM.  
• Recordings of bilingual broadcasts  
cannot be high-speed copied to a Video  
mode DVD. Please use a VR mode DVD-  
R/-RW or DVD-RAM.  
• Titles over 8 hours cannot be copied to  
single-layer DVD+R/+RW discs using  
One Touch Copy. Use DVD+R DL discs  
for titles over 8 hours.  
Copying from HDD to DVD  
Important  
• Titles recorded in MN1 to MN6, SEP, SLP  
or EP mode cannot be copied to DVD+R/  
+RW using One Touch Copy.  
• The recorder can only store one Copy List  
at a time.  
• The Copy List is erased if the Input Line  
System setting is changed (see  
Additional information about the TV  
system settings on page 119).  
Copying to the HDD  
• The maximum title length for copying is  
12 hours.  
• Title name and chapter markers are also  
copied, except when copying from a  
finalized Video mode disc.  
• Resetting the recorder to its factory  
settings (see Resetting the recorder on  
page 138) will erase the Copy List.  
• 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.  
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Load a recordable DVD.  
• It is possible to complete the following  
steps without having a recordable DVD  
loaded (or having an uninitialized DVD  
loaded); however, the steps are slightly  
different.  
• If some part of the title being copied is  
copy-protected, copying will start, but  
the copy-protected portions will not be  
copied.  
• If you want to use a DVD-RW (VR mode)  
disc for the copy, make sure it is  
initialized before you start.  
Note  
1 In manual recording mode these equate to MN1 to MN15 (Video Mode Off) or MN1 to MN8 (Video Mode On).  
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HOME  
MENU  
ENTER  
2
Select ‘Copy’ from the Home  
5
Add titles to the Copy List  
Menu.  
(highlight a title and press ENTER to add).  
8
Title  
Copy  
Select Title  
HDD DVD (Video mode)  
1 > 2 > 3  
ENTER  
3
Select ‘HDD DVD’.  
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5
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3
2
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MON 20/03 13:00 Mon20/03 Pr 9 SP  
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WED 15/03 20:00 Wed15/03 Pr 2 SP  
Pr 2  
Pr 4  
Pr 9  
Pr 6  
Pr 2  
Pr 9  
Pr 4  
Pr 2  
Return  
Next  
If this is the first time to create a Copy List,  
skip to step 5 below.  
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Copy List Total  
0.0G  
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Current DVD Remain  
Titles you’ve added to the Copy List are  
highlighted in pink.  
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If there is already a Copy List stored  
There are some restrictions on titles that can  
be added to the Copy List if you are copying  
to a Video mode DVD or DVD+R/+RW:  
in the recorder, choose whether to  
‘Create New Copy List’ or ‘Continue  
Using Previous Copy List’.  
• When adding titles that contain copy-  
once protected material, the copy-once  
parts will not be added.  
Continue Using Previous Copy List  
Create New Copy List  
• When adding titles that contain material  
of more than one aspect ratio (screen  
size), each part with a different aspect  
ratio will be added as a separate title if  
high-speed copying is possible.  
• If you select Continue Using Previous  
Copy List, skip to step 10 below.  
1
Depending on the title , high-speed copying  
• Selecting Create New Copy List will  
erase any Copy List already stored in the  
recorder.  
may not be possible to a Video mode disc.  
Note  
1 • Widescreen titles recorded at low resolution (SEP through LP/MN1 to MN15 (Video Mode Off) or MN1 to MN8  
(Video Mode On).  
LP/MN9 to MN15 recordings when HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off.  
• Bilingual recordings.  
• Combined titles that were originally recorded using different recording modes.  
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Press to display the command  
Title Name – Name or rename a title in  
the Copy List (see Title Name on  
page 71).  
menu panel.  
The Command Menu panel  
Erase Section – Erase part of a title (see  
Erase Section on page 73).  
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Title  
Copy  
Select Title  
HDD DVD (Video mode)  
1 > 2 > 3  
Move – Change the order of titles in the  
Copy List (see Move on page 77).  
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7
6
5
4
3
2
1
WED 29/03 20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SP  
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THU 23/03 22:00 Thu 23/03 Pr 6 SP  
WED 22/03 20:00 Wed22/03 Pr 2 SP  
MON 20/03 13:00 Mon20/03 Pr 9 SP  
F R I 17/03 21:00 F r i 17/03 Pr 4 SP  
WED 15/03 20:00 Wed15/03 Pr 2 SP  
Pr 2  
Pr 4  
Pr 9  
Pr 6  
Pr 2  
Pr 9  
Pr 4  
Pr 2  
Return  
Next  
Recent first  
All Genres  
Preview – Check the content of a title in  
the Copy List.  
20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SP  
Divide – Divide a title in the Copy List  
into two (see Divide on page 74).  
20:00  
1h00m(2.0G)  
Pr 2  
Free1  
SP  
Copy List Total  
4.3G  
4.3G  
Current DVD Remain  
Combine – Combine two titles in the  
Copy List into one (see Combine on  
page 77).  
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Select ‘Next’ to move on to the Title  
Edit screen.  
Chapter Edit – Edit chapters within a  
Copy List title (see Chapter Edit on  
page 74):  
Divide – Divide a chapter into two.  
Erase/Move – Erase a chapter/  
Change the chapter order.  
Combine – Combine two chapters  
into one.  
2
Title  
Copy  
HDD DVD (Video mode)  
1 > 2 > 3  
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Title Edit  
1
2
Return  
Next  
20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SP  
1h00m(2.0G)  
Set Thumbnail – Set the thumbnail  
frame for a title (see Set Thumbnail on  
page 72).  
Copy List Total  
4.3G  
4.3G  
Current DVD Remain  
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To edit a title, highlight it using the  
ꢀ/ꢁ buttons, then press ENTER.  
Recording Mode – Set the picture  
quality of the copy (see Recording Mode  
on page 87).  
2
Title  
Copy  
Title Edit  
HDD DVD (Video mode)  
1 > 2 > 3  
20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2
Bilingual – Set how bilingual audio  
should be copied when copying from  
HDD to Video mode DVD (see Bilingual  
on page 87).  
1
2
Erase  
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Title Name  
Return  
Next  
Erase Section  
Move  
Preview  
Cancel  
Cancel – Exit the menu.  
20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SP  
Repeat this step for as many titles you have  
that need editing.  
1h00m(2.0G)  
Copy List Total  
Current DVD Remain  
4.3G  
4.3G  
A menu of editing commands appears:  
Erase – Erase individual titles from the  
Copy List (see Erase on page 70).  
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ENTER  
9
Display the command menu  
Select ‘Next’ to proceed.  
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copying.  
Select ‘Start Copy’ to start  
panel.  
Copy  
HDD DVD (Video Mode)  
ENTER  
1 > 2 > 3  
Start Copy  
10  
HDD  
DVD-RW  
Video Mode  
Return  
Recording Mode  
Input Disc Name  
Finalize  
Copy Time 0h 16m  
Recording Mode  
Disc Name  
High-Speed  
Off  
2
Title  
Copy  
Title Edit  
HDD DVD (Video mode)  
1 > 2 > 3  
Finalize  
1
2
20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SP  
20:00 Wed22/03 Pr 2 SP  
Start Copy  
Copy List Total  
Current DVD Remain  
4.3G  
4.3G  
Return  
Next  
20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SP  
1h00m(2.0G)  
Copy List Total  
Current DVD Remain  
4.3G  
4.3G  
There are several options available from the  
next screen:  
• Select Recording Mode if you want to  
change the recording quality (see  
1
Recording Mode on page 87).  
• Select Input Disc Name if you want to  
change the disc name. Input a name of  
up to 64 characters for a VR mode disc or  
40 characters for a Video mode disc or  
DVD+R/+RW. (The input method is  
similar to that of naming titles; see Title  
Name on page 71.)  
• Select Finalize if you want to  
automatically finalize a Video mode DVD  
2
or DVD+R after copying. Select a title  
menu style from the following screen.  
Note  
1 Titles recorded in MN1 to MN6, SEP, SLP or EP mode cannot be copied to DVD+R/+RW using high-speed copy.  
2 If a timer recording is scheduled to start during copying, the disc will not be finalized.  
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Important  
ENTER  
4
Add titles to the Copy List  
(highlight a title and press ENTER to add).  
Titles you’ve added to the Copy List are  
highlighted in pink.  
• 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 81).  
ENTER  
5
Select ‘Next’ from the  
command menu panel to proceed to the  
title edit screen.  
• The recorder can only store one Copy List  
at a time.  
ENTER  
6
Select a title to edit.  
• The Copy List will be erased if:  
– any of the titles on the DVD disc are  
erased or edited.  
A menu appears of Copy List editing  
commands:  
– the disc tray is opened.  
– playback is switched between Play List  
and Original.  
– the DVD disc is re-initialized or  
finalized.  
– the recorder is reset to its factory  
settings (see Resetting the recorder on  
page 138).  
Erase – Erase individual titles from the  
Copy List (see Erase on page 70).  
Move – Change the order of titles in the  
Copy List (see Move on page 77).  
Preview – Check the content of a title in  
the Copy List.  
Cancel – Exit the menu.  
• It may not be possible to copy from a  
DVD disc that was recorded on a  
different DVD recorder or a PC.  
Repeat this step for as many titles you have  
that need editing.  
HOME  
MENU  
ENTER  
7
Select ‘Next’ from the  
1
Select ‘Copy’ from the Home  
command menu panel to proceed to the  
copy options screen.  
Menu.  
• Select Recording Mode if you want to  
change the recording quality (see  
Recording Mode below).  
ENTER  
2
3
Select ‘DVD/CD HDD’.  
ENTER  
ENTER  
8
Select ‘Start Copy’ to start  
Select a Copy List type.  
copying.  
• Selecting Create New Copy List will  
erase any Copy List already stored in the  
recorder.  
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Recording Mode  
Bilingual  
ENTER  
1
Select ‘Recording Mode’ from  
1
Select the title containing the  
the command menu panel.  
audio you want to change.  
ENTER  
ENTER  
2
Select a recording mode for  
2
Select ‘Bilingual’ from the  
the copy.  
command menu panel.  
1
High-Speed Copy – The Copy List is  
copied at the same recording quality as  
the original.  
ENTER  
3
Select a bilingual audio  
2
option.  
XP, SP, LP, EP, SLP, SEP, MN – The Copy  
List is copied at the specified recording  
quality in real-time. (Note that if you copy  
at a higher quality setting than the  
original, the copy will not be better  
quality than the original.)  
If you select MN above, you can also  
change the level setting (MN1 to MN32  
3
or LPCM) from the Recording Quality box  
that appears.  
2,4  
Optimized – The recording quality is  
automatically adjusted so that the Copy  
List fits on to the space available on the  
disc. Copying is carried out in real-time.  
When you change the recording 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 to go  
back to the Copy List screen and erase one  
or more titles from the Copy List.  
Note  
1 When copying to a Video mode DVD or DVD+R/+RW, the chapter markers in the copy may not be in exactly  
the same position as the original.  
2 When the copy mode is set to something other than High-Speed Copy for copying to a Video mode DVD or  
DVD+R/+RW, the chapter markers of the original are not copied. Chapter markers are put into the copy at  
regular intervals, according to the Auto Chapter setting (see also Auto Chapter (Video)) and Auto Chapter  
(DVD+R/+RW) on page 117.  
3 When copying to a DVD+R/+RW, MN1 to MN3 and SEP modes are not available.  
4 Optimized mode only available when copying to DVD.  
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Copying and backup  
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3
Load the disc you want to make a  
Using disc backup  
backup of.  
You can only make backup copies of  
finalized Video mode discs, finalized DVD+R  
or DVD+RW discs (excluding DVD-R DL/  
DVD+R DL discs).  
* See also Copyright on page 81.  
This feature offers a simple way to make a  
backup copy of a finalized Video mode disc  
or DVD+R/+RW. The data is copied first to  
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Disc Back-up  
the hard disk drive , then on to another  
recordable DVD disc.  
No Disc.  
Please load a disc to be backed-up.  
HOME  
MENU  
Cancel  
Start  
1
Select ‘Copy’, then ‘Disc backup’  
from the Home Menu.  
ENTER  
ENTER  
4
Select ‘Start’.  
2
Select a backup option.  
Disc Back-up  
Read from disc and save to HDD.  
Start reading?  
Start new disc back-up  
Resume writing date  
Erase back-up date  
Cancel  
Start  
• To see the progress of the backup, press  
DISPLAY.  
There are three backup options:  
Start new disc backup – Start making a  
backup of a disc.  
• You can cancel the backup process by  
pressing ONE TOUCH COPY for more  
than one second.  
Resume writing data – Record the  
backup data already on the HDD to a  
recordable DVD.  
5
When the data has been copied, take  
out the disc and load a blank* recordable  
DVD.  
* If you’re using a DVD-RW or DVD+RW, the  
disc doesn’t have to be blank, although the  
previous contents of the disc will be erased in  
the backup process.  
Erase backup data – Erase the backup  
data on the HDD.  
Disc Back-up  
Disc content saved to Hard Disk Drive.  
Please eject the disc and load a  
recordable disc  
Cancel  
Start  
Note  
1 It is not possible to play this material directly from the HDD.  
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You can use a DVD-R ver. 2.0 or 2.1 disc, or  
DVD-RW ver. 1.1 or ver. 1.2 disc for the  
backup.  
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After the recorder has finished  
recording the backup disc, you can select  
whether to make another backup of the  
same data or exit.  
• If you backup a DVD-R disc to DVD-RW,  
you cannot undo the finalization later.  
Disc Back-up  
• Actual recordable capacity of discs vary  
so there may be cases where the  
contents of the disc you’re backing-up  
will not fit on to a particular blank disc. If  
this happens, please try another brand of  
disc.  
Disc back-up finished.  
To make another back-up copy, please load  
a recordable disc.  
Cancel  
Start  
• Select Start to make another backup  
copy or Cancel to finish. If you want to  
make another backup copy, return to  
step 6 above.  
• DVD-R/-RW discs can only be backed up  
to DVD-R/-RW discs; DVD+R/+RW  
discs can only be backed up to DVD+R/  
+RW discs.  
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If you don’t need to keep the backup  
6
Select ‘Start’ to start writing the  
backed-up data to the blank disc.  
data on the HDD, you can delete it now.  
Select Yes to delete the data from the HDD;  
select No to keep it (you can delete it later if  
you want to).  
Disc Back-up  
Write back-up data from Hard Disk Drive.  
The disc contents will be overwritten.  
OK to start?  
Disc Back-up  
The backed-up data is still on the HDD.  
Erasing it will increase the free space  
available. OK to Erase?  
Cancel  
Start  
No  
Yes  
• To see the progress of the backup, press  
DISPLAY.  
• If you decide to leave the backup data on  
the HDD, you can make backup copies  
to recordable DVD discs anytime from  
the Disc Back-up menu.  
• 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 52.)  
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Using the Jukebox  
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Chapter 9  
Using the Jukebox  
The Jukebox feature allows you to use the  
recorder’s HDD to store and playback music  
Important  
from up to 999 of your CDs. You can also  
transfer WMA/MP3 files stored on CD-R/-  
RW/-ROM or a USB device. Once on the  
HDD, you can name albums, assign them a  
genre, and set tracks that you don’t want to  
play to Jump.  
• While copying CD audio, no other  
recorder operation is possible.  
• When copying CD audio, scheduled  
timer recordings will not start until  
copying is complete.  
• Copy protected CDs may not copy  
successfully.  
Copying music to the HDD  
1
Load the CD you want to copy to the  
HDD.  
The first step is to copy some music to the  
HDD. CD audio is copied in real-time, while  
WMA and MP3 files are copied at high  
speed. All tracks are copied from each CD  
as an album.  
HOME  
MENU  
2
Select ‘Copy’ from the Home  
1
Menu.  
WMA/MP3 album and track names are  
copied along with the audio. CD album and  
track names are not copied, but you can add  
these later (see Editing Jukebox albums on  
page 92).  
ENTER  
3
Select ‘DVD/CD to HDD’.  
On pressing 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.  
Usually, the tracks are copied to the HDD in  
the order they appear on the CD. When  
copying CD audio, you can copy them in  
some other order using the program play  
mode. See Program play on page 62 for how  
to do this.  
• To cancel copying an audio CD, press  
and hold ONE TOUCH COPY for more  
than one second.  
Note that once copied to the HDD, audio  
tracks cannot be copied to a recordable DVD  
disc.  
• 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 will play.  
Note  
1 The recorder can copy up to 999 CDs; a CD can contain up to 99 tracks. The recorded audio format is 256 kbps  
Dolby Digital.  
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Copying files from a USB  
device to the HDD  
ENTER  
2
Select a Jukebox option.  
Listen to Music/Edit – Listen to CDs  
DVR-640H-S only  
that have been copied to the HDD.  
You can copy WMA or MP3 files from a  
connected USB device, such as a USB drive,  
to the HDD.  
Listen to Music (WMA/MP3)/Edit –  
Listen to WMA or MP3 files that have  
been stored on the HDD.  
Listen to Music from USB Device –  
Listen to music from an external USB  
device.  
1
Connect the USB device.  
HOME  
MENU  
2
Select ‘Jukebox’ from the Home  
ENTER  
Menu.  
3
3
Select what you want to play.  
The screen below shows CD albums stored  
on the HDD:  
ENTER  
Select ‘Listen to Music from  
USB Device’.  
Album name  
Jukebox  
10Albums  
ENTER  
3
4
Album1  
Album2  
ALL  
1
Play  
Erase  
Edit  
4
Select ‘Copy Album’ from the  
By number  
5
6
7
8
9
Album3  
Album4  
Album5  
Album6  
Album7  
command menu panel.  
2
3
Play Mode  
4
All Genres  
5
Genre Name  
6
ENTER  
7
10 Album8  
5
Select ‘Yes’ to confirm or ‘No’  
Album1 The Planets/Mars-Venus-Mercury-Jup  
iter-Saturn-Uranus-Nep  
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HDD  
1-10  
0.03.58  
classical  
to cancel.  
Remain  
60h30m  
The selected folder on the USB device will be  
copied to the HDD.  
Info for selected album  
Playback status  
• Up to 99 folders/999 files on the USB  
device are copyable/displayable.  
• If you select a whole album to play, all  
tracks that are not set to Jump will play.  
• If you want to start playback from a  
selected track in an album, or play a  
track that is set to Jump, press to  
enter the track list then select a track to  
play.  
Playing music from the  
Jukebox  
You can select albums or individual tracks  
1
from the Jukebox to play.  
• Press  
SUBTITLE or  
ANGLE to  
change the page.  
HOME  
MENU  
1
Select ‘Jukebox’ from the Home  
Menu.  
Note  
1 The digital audio output contains a copy-prohibit signal when albums are playing from the HDD.  
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Changing the album view  
Editing Jukebox albums  
A number of commands are available for  
editing and changing the playback  
behaviour of albums.  
1
From the album list, display  
the view options menu panel.  
HOME  
MENU  
ENTER  
1
Select ‘Jukebox’ from the Home  
2
Select a view option.  
Menu.  
Jukebox  
10Albums  
ENTER  
ALL  
1
Play  
Sort
By number m2  
Erase  
Edit  
By
2
Select ‘Listen to Music/Edit’ or  
By favorite  
m3  
m4  
m5  
m6  
m7  
m8  
2
By album  
Genr
3
Play Mode  
‘Listen to Music (WMA/MP3)/Edit’.  
4
A
Cancel  
5
Genre Name  
6
7
ENTER  
Album1 The Planets/Mars-Venus-Mercury-Jup  
HDD  
1-10  
0.03.58  
iter-Saturn-Uranus-Nep  
Total 12 1.14.58  
classical  
3
Select what you want to edit.  
Remain  
60h30m  
ENTER  
Sort order  
4
Select an edit function from  
By number – Albums are listed by the  
album number.  
the command menu panel.  
Erase – Erase the selected track (if all  
tracks in an album are selected, the  
whole album is erased).  
By favorite – Most often listened to  
music appears at the top of the list.  
By album – Albums are listed  
alphabetically.  
Edit > Edit Title – Enter a name of up to  
64 characters for the album. See page  
Title Name on page 71 for how to enter  
names.  
Genre  
Jukebox  
10Albums  
Edit > Set Genre – Set or change the  
genre for the album.  
Play  
Erase  
Edit  
ALL  
1
Sort
All Genres m2  
No Category  
By
m3  
m4  
m5  
m6  
m7  
m8  
2
1
Best  
Rock  
Pop  
Edit > Jump Set – Set a track to jump  
Genr
3
Play Mode  
4
A
so that it doesn't play (choose this  
command again to cancel the Jump  
setting).  
Jazz  
5
Genre Name  
Classical  
6
7
Album1 The Planets/Mars-Venus-Mercury-Jup  
HDD  
1-10  
iter-Saturn-Uranus-Nep  
Total 12 1.14.58  
classical  
0.03.58  
Play Mode – Change the playback order  
Remain  
60h30m  
for albums and tracks.  
All Genres – All albums are displayed.  
Genre Name – Enter a name of up to 12  
characters for a genre. See page Title  
Name on page 71 for how to enter  
names.  
Genre – Only albums in the selected  
genre are displayed.  
Note  
1 Tracks set to Jump will be skipped during consecutive track playback.  
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Chapter 10  
The PhotoViewer  
(DVR-640H-S)  
From the PhotoViewer you can view JPEG  
photos and picture files stored on the HDD,  
recordable DVD or CD-R/-RW/-ROM, or on a  
View photos on a USB device – View  
photos on a digital camera (or other USB  
device) connected to the USB port.  
1
USB-equipped digital camera. You can also  
Copy photos from a USB device – Copy  
all photos on a connected USB device to  
the HDD.  
import files and save them to the recorder’s  
HDD or a DVD-R/-RW disc.  
ENTER  
Locating JPEG picture files  
3
Select the folder containing  
the files you want to view, copy or edit.  
HOME  
MENU  
Currently selected  
folder in folder list  
Currently selected File information  
thumbnail  
1
Select ‘PhotoViewer’ from the  
PhotoViewer  
HDD  
Home Menu.  
File  
Chair No.  
2
Date/Time  
10:00 24/01/2006  
x
Size  
1920 1440  
1
2
5
8
3
6
9
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  
ENTER  
2
Select the location of the files  
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you want to view or edit.  
Press ENTER to display the menu.  
Press RETURN to go back to folder selection.  
View/Edit photos on the HDD  
1/2  
1/3  
View photos on  
a
CD/DVD  
Pages in  
Incompatible/  
unknown file  
Pages in  
file view  
View photos on  
a
USB device  
a USB device  
folder list  
Copy photos from  
• 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 on page 11 and PC-  
created disc compatibility on page 12).  
View/Edit photos on the HDD – View  
or edit photos already stored on the  
recorder’s HDD.  
View photos on a CD/DVD – View  
photos on a Fujicolor CD, CD-ROM, CD-  
R/-RW, or DVD-R/-RW.  
Note  
1 Up to 999 files or 99 folders are viewable, but if there are more files/folders than this on the disc or connected  
USB camera it is still possible to view them all using the Reload function ( see Reloading files from a disc or USB  
device on page 94).  
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• Depending on the aspect ratio, some  
pictures may be displayed with black  
bars top and bottom, or left and right.  
Playing a slideshow  
• Large picture files may take a few  
seconds to display. This is normal.  
ENTER  
1
list.  
Select a folder from the folder  
• During playback of the slideshow you  
can listen to WMA/MP3 files in the  
Slideshow genre (see Editing Jukebox  
albums on page 92)  
The first nine images from the selected  
folder are displayed as thumbnails in the  
main part of the screen.  
STOP  
• The larger the file size, the longer it takes  
the recorder to load the file.  
5
Press to return to the thumbnail  
view area.  
• You can also use the RETURN button.  
• To start the slideshow from the first file in  
the folder, skip to step 4 after pressing  
ENTER.  
RETURN  
6
Press to return to the folder view  
ENTER  
area.  
2
Select ‘File Selection’ from the  
• Withtheleftmostthumbnailhighlighted,  
you can use the button.  
• To exit the PhotoViewer, press HOME  
MENU.  
menu.  
The first thumbnail image is highlighted.  
• You can also select a folder, then press  
to get to the thumbnail view area.  
• To get back to the folder list, press  
RETURN (or when the leftmost  
thumbnail is highlighted).  
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.  
3
4
Select a thumbnail.  
• Use the PREV and NEXT  
buttons to display the previous/next  
page of thumbnails.  
1
Navigate to the last entry in  
the folder list (‘Read next: ...’).  
ENTER  
ENTER  
2
Load the next batch of up to 999  
Select ‘Start Slideshow’ from  
files/99 folders from the disc or  
connected USB device.  
It will take a moment (at most a few minutes)  
the menu.  
• You can also select a file or folder then  
press PLAY to start playing the  
slideshow.  
1
to load in the images.  
• Use PREV / NEXT to display the  
previous/next picture, or PAUSE to  
pause the slideshow.  
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Zooming an image  
Importing files to the HDD  
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.  
You can import files and save them on to the  
1
HDD from a CD, DVD or a connected USB  
camera. Once on the HDD you can edit and  
organize your pictures and print them out if  
you’ve connected a PictBridge-compatible  
printer.  
ENTER  
1
Press during the slideshow to  
zoom the picture.  
Repeated presses cycle between zoom off,  
2x zoom and 4x zoom. The zoom factor is  
displayed on-screen.  
ENTER  
1
Select the location of folders/  
files you want to import.  
To import a whole folder, press ENTER here  
and skip to step 4 below.  
2
Use to move the zoomed  
area.  
• To import multiple folders, use the Multi-  
Mode; see Selecting multiple files or  
folders on page 96.  
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.  
ENTER  
2
Select ‘File Selection’ from the  
menu.  
ANGLE  
3
Select a file to import, then press  
Press during the slideshow to  
ENTER.  
rotate the displayed picture clockwise by  
90º.  
Press repeatedly to continue rotating the  
• To import multiple folders, use the Multi-  
Mode; see Selecting multiple files or  
folders on page 96.  
picture in increments of 90º.  
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 if from a CD or DVD.)  
1 For files you want to keep permanently, we recommend backing up to DVD-R/-RW.  
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ENTER  
ENTER  
4
Select ‘Copy to HDD’ from the  
2
Select ‘Multi-Mode’ from the  
menu.  
menu.  
PhotoViewer  
Chair No.  
PhotoViewer  
12/13 WED  
CD/DVD  
HDD  
File  
2
Folder  
Date/Time  
10:00 24/01/2006  
x
Size  
1920 1440  
1
2
5
8
1
4
7
2
5
8
Start Slideshow  
Copy all to HDD  
File selection  
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  
001. 12/12 TUE  
Start Slideshow  
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  
Copy to HDD  
New Folder  
4
7
Print  
Folder Options  
Multi-Mode  
Copy to DVD  
Multi-Mode  
Cancel  
Cancel  
Press ENTER to display the menu.  
Press RETURN to go back to folder selection.  
Use [][] to select, then press [] to  
select file. Press ENTER to display menu.  
1/2  
1/3  
1/2  
1/3  
ENTER  
ENTER  
5
Select ‘Yes’ to confirm and  
3
To add a file/folder to the list,  
copy the folder(s)/file(s), or ‘No’ to  
cancel.  
• The files will be copied to the HDD with  
select it, then choose ‘Select’ from the  
menu.  
A checkbox mark () is shown by the item  
you selected.  
the same folder structure as the original.  
• Importing to the HDD will not work if  
there is insufficient space on the HDD,  
or if there are already the maximum  
number of files and/or folders on the  
HDD (999 folders/999 files per folder).  
• 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.  
PhotoViewer  
Chair No.  
HDD  
Multi-Mode  
File  
2
Selecting multiple files or folders  
The Multi-Mode allows you to select multiple  
folders/files at once for importing or editing.  
Date/Time  
10:00 24/01/2006  
x
Size  
1920 1440  
1
2
5
8
3
6
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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  
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ENTER  
1
Select the folder containing  
Press STOP or ENTER to display the menu  
and cancel selection.  
1/2  
1/3  
the files you want to import.  
ENTER  
4
5
Display the command menu.  
Select the command you want  
ENTER  
to apply to all the selected items.  
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however that you may need to finalize the  
disc before it will play on another DVD player  
(copying selected files doesn’t automatically  
finalize the disc).  
Importing files from a USB  
device  
Use this feature to copy all the files on a  
connected USB device to this recorder’s  
HDD.  
Important  
• A maximum of 99 titles can be recorded.  
• Slideshows can contain up to 99 files. If  
there are more files than this in the  
slideshow, multiple slideshows are  
created on the disc.  
Important  
• After backing up the pictures on your  
USB device to HDD, we recommend  
verifying that they have been recorded  
properly before deleting anything from  
the camera.  
• If you erase a slideshow title from a DVD  
the slideshow will become unplayable  
but the free space will not increase.  
1
Load a blank (or unfinalized Video  
ENTER  
mode) DVD-R or DVD-RW disc.  
1
Select ‘Copy photos from a  
USB device’ from the main PhotoViewer  
menu.  
ENTER  
2
Select ‘View/Edit Photos on  
the HDD’ from the menu.  
ENTER  
2
Select ‘Yes’ to confirm or ‘No’  
to cancel.  
ENTER  
• While the files are being imported, any  
timer programs set to start will not  
begin, and no other operation is  
possible.  
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 96.  
Copying selected files to a  
DVD-R/-RW  
ENTER  
4
Select ‘Copy to DVD’ from the  
This feature allows you just to copy some of  
the files stored on HDD to a DVD.  
menu.  
A slideshow of the files is also recorded on  
the disc as a Video mode title, making it  
possible to view the photos on other DVD  
players/recorders that may not be  
ENTER  
5
Select ‘Yes’ to confirm or ‘No’  
to cancel.  
compatible with JPEG file playback. Note  
• Folder names on the disc will be  
number PIONR. File names will be  
PHOT number.  
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• Note that during copying, any timer  
programs set to start will not begin, and  
no other operation is possible.  
Erasing a file or folder  
ENTER  
• While ‘Cancel’ is displayed, you can  
press ENTER to cancel.  
1
Select the file(s) or folder(s)  
you want to erase.  
• To erase multiple folders, use the Multi-  
Mode; see Selecting multiple files or  
folders on page 96.  
Editing files on the HDD  
• Erasing a folder will erase all the files  
contained in it. Please be careful!  
There are a number of commands you can  
use to edit and organize your pictures stored  
on the HDD.  
• 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.  
Creating a new folder  
ENTER  
1
From the folder list, display the  
menu.  
ENTER  
2
Select ‘File Options’ or ‘Folder  
Options’.  
ENTER  
2
Select ‘New Folder’.  
PhotoViewer  
Chair No.  
HDD  
The folder appears at the bottom of the folder  
File  
2
list with the name F_number.  
Date/Time  
10:00 24/01/2006  
x
Size  
1920 1440  
1
2
5
8
Start Slideshow  
File Options  
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  
PhotoViewer  
12/13 WED  
HDD  
Print  
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7
Copy to DVD  
Folder  
Multi-Mode  
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4
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2
5
8
File selection  
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  
Cancel  
Start Slideshow  
New Folder  
Press ENTER to display the menu.  
Press RETURN to go back to folder selection.  
Folder Options  
1/2  
1/3  
Copy to DVD  
Multi-Mode  
Cancel  
Use [][] to select, then press [] to  
select file. Press ENTER to display menu.  
ENTER  
1/2  
1/3  
3
Select ‘Erase’ or ‘Erase Folder’.  
• There can be up to 999 folders on the  
HDD.  
PhotoViewer  
Chair No.  
HDD  
File  
2
Date/Time  
10:00 24/01/2006  
x
Size  
1920 1440  
1
2
5
8
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  
Sat Slieso
Erase  
Copy  
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Rename File  
Lock  
Cancel  
Press ENTER to display the menu.  
Press RETURN to go back to folder selection.  
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1/3  
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ENTER  
ENTER  
4
Select ‘Yes’ to confirm, or ‘No’  
5
Select ‘Yes’ to confirm, or ‘No’  
to cancel.  
to cancel.  
• You can also erase a file or folder by  
pressing CLEAR when the file or folder is  
highlighted. Press ENTER to confirm.  
• Copying to the HDD will not work if there  
is insufficient space on the HDD; if there  
are already the maximum number of  
files and/or folders on the HDD.  
Copying files  
Naming files and folders  
ENTER  
1
Select the file or folder you want to  
1
Select the file(s) or folder(s)  
rename.  
you want to copy.  
• Copying a folder will copy all the files  
You can’t rename files that have been  
locked.  
contained in it.  
2
Select ‘File Options’ or ‘Folder  
• To copy multiple folders, use the Multi-  
Mode; see Selecting multiple files or  
folders on page 96.  
Options’.  
3
Select ‘Rename File’ or ‘Rename  
Folder’.  
ENTER  
PhotoViewer  
Chair No.  
HDD  
2
Select ‘File Options’ or ‘Folder  
Select ‘Copy’ or ‘Copy Folder  
File  
2
Date/Time  
10:00 24/01/2006  
x
Size  
1920 1440  
Options’.  
1
2
5
8
Sart Slideshow  
Erase  
Copy  
Rename Fil  
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  
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ENTER  
Lock  
3
Contents’.  
Cancel  
Press ENTER to display the menu.  
Press RETURN to go back to folder selection.  
1/2  
1/3  
PhotoViewer  
Chair No.  
HDD  
File  
2
Date/Time  
24/01/2006 10:00AM  
x
Size  
1920 1440  
4
Enter a new name for the file/folder.  
1
2
5
8
Start Slideshow  
Erase  
Copy  
Rename Fil  
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  
Filenames or Foldernames can be up to 64  
characters long.  
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7
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Lock  
See Using the remote key shortcuts to input  
a name on page 71 for how to enter a name.  
Cancel  
Press ENTER to display the menu.  
Press RETURN to go back to folder selection.  
1/2  
1/3  
Locking/Unlocking files  
Locking files will protect them from  
accidental erasure and prevent them from  
being renamed.  
ENTER  
4
Select a folder to copy the  
folder(s)/file(s) to.  
Use the same process to both lock and  
unlock files. Locked files are displayed in the  
PhotoViewer with a padlock icon.  
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• To print multiple folders, use the Multi-  
Mode; see Selecting multiple files or  
folders on page 96.  
ENTER  
1
Select the file(s) you want to  
lock (or unlock).  
• To lock/unlock multiple folders, use the  
Multi-Mode; see Selecting multiple files  
or folders on page 96.  
ENTER  
2
Select ‘Print’ from the menu.  
PhotoViewer  
Chair No.  
HDD  
File  
2
ENTER  
Date/Time  
10:00 24/01/2006  
x
Size  
1920 1440  
2
Select ‘File Options’ or ‘Folder  
Select ‘Lock’ or ‘Lock Folder  
1
2
5
8
Start Slideshow  
File Options  
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  
Options’.  
Print  
4
7
Copy to DVD  
Multi-Mode  
ENTER  
Cancel  
3
Press ENTER to display the menu.  
Press RETURN to go back to folder selection.  
Contents’.  
1/2  
1/3  
PhotoViewer  
Chair No.  
HDD  
It takes a moment for the recorder to  
File  
2
communicate with the printer. During this  
time you can press ENTER to cancel the  
print.  
Date/Time  
10:00 24/01/2006  
x
Size  
1920 1440  
1
2
5
8
Start Slideshow  
Erase  
Copy  
Rename Fil  
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  
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Lock  
ENTER  
Cancel  
3
Select ‘Start’ to confirm, or  
Press ENTER to display the menu.  
Press RETURN to go back to folder selection.  
1/2  
1/3  
‘Cancel’ to cancel.  
• Once printing has started, you can  
cancel by pressing ENTER.  
Locked files are shown with a padlock icon  
next to them.  
Printing files  
Tip  
• Paper size and layout can be set; the  
options available depend on your  
printer—check the printer manual for  
details.  
Connecting a PictBridge-compatible printer  
to the USB port will enable you to print out  
picture files stored on the HDD, or directly  
1
from a digital camera.  
• If the message Searching for printer.  
Please wait a moment continues to be  
displayed, try disconnecting then  
reconnecting the USB cable.  
Make sure that the printer (and your digital  
camera if you are using that as a source) is  
connected to the recorder before starting.  
• This recorder may not work correctly  
with all printers.  
ENTER  
1
Select the file(s) you want to  
print.  
Note  
1 Picture files should be standard DCF format. Non-standard files may not print properly.  
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Chapter 11  
11  
The PhotoViewer  
(DVR-541H-S/DVR-340H-S)  
From the PhotoViewer you can view JPEG  
Playing a slideshow  
photos and picture files stored on a CD-R/-  
1
RW/-ROM.  
ENTER  
1
Select a folder from the folder  
Locating JPEG picture files  
list.  
The first nine images from the selected  
folder are displayed as thumbnails in the  
main part of the screen.  
HOME  
MENU  
• The larger the file size, the longer it takes  
the recorder to load the file.  
1
Select ‘PhotoViewer’ from the  
Home Menu.  
The first thumbnail image is highlighted.  
• You can also select a folder, then press  
ENTER  
to get to the thumbnail view area.  
2
Select the folder containing  
the files you want to view.  
• To get back to the folder list, press  
RETURN (or when the leftmost  
thumbnail is highlighted).  
Currently selected  
folder in folder list  
Currently selected File information  
thumbnail  
PhotoViewer  
ENTER  
File  
Date/Time  
Chair No.  
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2
Select a thumbnail from  
x
Size  
1920 1440  
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4
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2
5
8
3
6
9
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002. 12/13 WED  
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005. 12/16 SAT  
006. 12/17 SUN  
007. 12/18 MON  
008. 12/19 TUE  
which to start the sideshow.  
• Use the PREV and NEXT  
buttons to display the previous/next  
page of thumbnails.  
• You can also select a file or folder then  
press PLAY to start playing the  
slideshow.  
Press ENTER to start slideshow. To  
return to folder list, press RETURN.  
1/2  
1/3  
Pages in  
Incompatible/  
unknown file  
Pages in  
file view  
• Use PREV / NEXT to display the  
previous/next picture, or PAUSE to  
pause the slideshow.  
folder list  
• 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 on page 11 and PC-  
created disc compatibility on page 12).  
• Depending on the aspect ratio, some  
pictures may be displayed with black  
bars top and bottom, or left and right.  
• Large picture files may take a few  
seconds to display. This is normal.  
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 the following page).  
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STOP  
Zooming an image  
During a slideshow you can zoom in to  
3
Press to return to the thumbnail  
enlarge a portion of the picture by a factor of  
two or four. You can also move the area of  
the picture displayed.  
view area.  
• You can also use the RETURN button.  
RETURN  
4
Press to return to the folder view  
ENTER  
1
Press during the slideshow to  
area.  
zoom the picture.  
• Withtheleftmostthumbnailhighlighted,  
you can use the button.  
• To exit the PhotoViewer, press HOME  
MENU.  
Repeated presses cycle between zoom off,  
2x zoom and 4x zoom. The zoom factor is  
displayed on-screen.  
Reloading files from a disc  
2
Use to move the zoomed  
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.  
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.  
1
Navigate to the last entry in  
the folder list (‘Read next: ...’).  
ANGLE  
ENTER  
2
Load the next batch of up to 999  
Press during the slideshow to  
files/99 folders from the disc.  
• It will take a moment (at most a few  
rotate the displayed picture clockwise by  
90º.  
Press repeatedly to continue rotating the  
1
minutes) to load in the images.  
picture in increments of 90º.  
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.)  
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The Disc Setup menu  
Chapter 12  
12  
The Disc Setup menu  
From the Disc Setup menu you can name  
discs, lock the contents to prevent  
accidental recording and erasure, initialize  
and finalize discs. The Disc Setup menu is  
accessed from the Home menu:  
ENTER  
3
Input a name for the disc.  
The disc name can be up to 64 characters  
long for a VR mode disc, or 40 for a Video  
mode discs and DVD+R/+RW.  
• See Title Name on page 71 for more on  
navigating the input screen.  
Basic settings  
Lock Disc  
Input Disc Name  
DVD (VR) DVD-RAM  
DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM  
• Default setting: Off  
When you initialize a disc for recording, the  
recorder automatically assigns a name for  
the disc ranging from DISC 1 to DISC 99. You  
can use the Input Disc Name function to  
change the default disc name to something  
more descriptive. This name appears when  
you load the disc and when you display disc  
information on-screen.  
Locking the disc will prevent accidental  
recording, editing or erasing of the disc.  
Important  
• A locked disc can still be initialized  
(which will completely erase the disc).  
HOME  
MENU  
HOME  
MENU  
1
Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the  
1
Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the  
Home Menu.  
Home Menu.  
ENTER  
ENTER  
2
Select ‘Basic’ > ‘Lock disc’ then  
2
Select ‘Basic’ > ‘Input Disc  
‘On’ or ‘Off’.  
Name’ > ‘Next Screen’.  
Disc Setup  
Disc Setup  
On  
Off  
Basic  
Input Disc Name  
Lock Disc  
Input Disc Name  
Lock Disc  
Next Screen  
Basic  
Initialize  
Finalize  
Initialize  
Finalize  
Optimize HDD  
Optimize HDD  
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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.  
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.  
Initialize settings  
See Playing your recordings on other DVD  
players on page 50 for detailed instructions.  
DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+RW DVD-RAM  
You can initialize a recordable DVD-R/-RW  
disc for either VR mode or Video mode  
recording.  
Undo Finalize  
DVD-RW  
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 Initial Setup menu (see  
page 117).  
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.  
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  
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.  
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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.  
HOME  
MENU  
See Initializing recordable DVD discs on  
page 52 for detailed instructions.  
1
Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the  
Home Menu.  
Finalize settings  
ENTER  
2
Select ‘Finalize’ > ‘Undo  
Finalize’ then ‘Start’.  
Finalize  
DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R DVD+RW  
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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12  
Optimize HDD  
Initialize HDD  
HDD  
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 your DVD recorder is working without  
a problem this option is not visible in the  
Disc Setup menu. However, if the HDD file  
system becomes corrupted for some reason,  
you can initialize the HDD to fix the problem.  
Note that initializing the HDD will erase all  
the data on it.  
When the HDD needs optimizing the  
recorder will automatically display a  
message recommending optimization.  
HOME  
MENU  
1
Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the  
Important  
Home Menu.  
• Optimizing the HDD can take as long as  
eight hours. During optimization,  
ENTER  
playback and recording are not possible.  
2
Select ‘Initialize HDD’ then  
• Canceling optimization mid-way does  
not undo the optimization already done,  
so the HDD will be partly optimized.  
‘Start’.  
Disc Setup  
Start  
Basic  
Initialize  
HOME  
MENU  
Initialize  
Finalize  
InitializeHDD
1
Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the  
Home Menu.  
ENTER  
2
Select ‘Optimize HDD’ then  
‘Start’.  
Disc Setup  
Start  
Basic  
Start Optimization  
Initialize  
Finalize  
Optimize HDD  
A progress bar indicates how long there is  
left to go.  
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13  
Chapter 13  
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.  
• 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  
Setting the picture quality  
for TV and external inputs  
VCR – suitable for video cassettes  
DTV/LDP – suitable for digital  
broadcasts and Laserdiscs  
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.  
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  
or DTV/LDP).  
Choosing a preset  
Creating your own set  
There are three user presets in which you  
can save your own set of picture quality  
settings.  
HOME  
MENU  
1
With the recorder stopped, press  
to display the Home Menu.  
1
Follow Choosing a preset above and  
ENTER  
select one of the user presets (Memory 1,  
2 or 3).  
2
3
Select ‘Video Adjust’.  
ENTER  
ENTER  
Select a preset.  
2
Select ‘Detailed Settings’.  
Pr 1  
Pr 1  
Tuner  
Memory1  
Detailed Settings  
Detailed Settings  
• Use the INPUT SELECT button to switch  
between the built-in TV tuner and the  
external inputs.  
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White AGC – Turn on for automatic  
white level adjustment.  
1
ENTER  
3
Select the setting you want to  
White Level – Adjusts the intensity of  
adjust.  
white.  
Memory1  
Pr  
1
Black Level – Adjusts the intensity of  
black.  
Prog. Motion  
PureCinma  
3-D Y/C  
Motion  
Still  
Black Setup – Corrects the standard  
reference black level (NTSC video input  
only).  
Auto1  
Motion  
Off  
Still  
Max  
Max  
YNR  
CNR  
Off  
Hue – Adjusts overall balance between  
red and green.  
White AGC  
White Level  
Off  
Min  
Max  
Chroma Level – Adjusts how rich the  
colors appear.  
You can adjust the following settings:  
• Prog. Motion – Adjusts the motion and  
still picture quality when video output is  
set to progressive.  
ENTER  
4
Adjust the currently selected  
setting.  
• PureCinema – This setting optimizes  
the picture for film material when the  
video output is set to progressive.  
Usually this is best left set to Auto; try  
switching to Off if the picture appears  
unnatural.  
HOME  
MENU  
5
Press to exit.  
You can now use the preset for any other  
input or the built-in TV tuner.  
• 3-D Y/C – Adjusts the brightness /  
colour separation (NTSC video input  
only).  
Tip  
• To see more of the picture as you adjust  
different settings, press ENTER after  
selecting the setting you want to adjust.  
• 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 (colour)  
component.  
Note  
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13  
Creating your own set  
Setting the picture quality  
for disc playback  
There are three user presets in which you  
can save your own set of picture quality  
settings for disc playback.  
This setting determines how the picture will  
look when playing discs.  
1
Follow Choosing a preset above and  
select one of the user presets (Memory 1,  
2 or 3).  
Choosing a preset  
2
Move the cursor down and select  
HOME  
MENU  
‘Detailed Settings’.  
1
With a disc playing (or paused),  
press to display the Home Menu.  
Memory1  
Detailed Settings  
ENTER  
2
3
Select ‘Video Adjust’.  
Select a setting.  
3
Select the picture quality setting you  
want to adjust.  
ENTER  
Memory1  
Prog. Motion  
PureCinma  
YNR  
Motion  
Still  
Auto1  
Off  
Off  
Off  
Off  
Min  
Max  
Max  
Max  
Max  
Max  
TV  
BNR  
Detailed Settings  
MNR  
Detail  
There are six presets available:  
White Level  
TV – suitable for LCD and cathode-ray  
tube TVs  
You can adjust the following settings:  
PDP – suitable for plasma display  
• Prog. Motion – Adjusts the motion and  
still picture quality when video output is  
set to progressive.  
screens  
Professional – suitable for professional  
monitors  
• PureCinema – This setting optimizes the  
picture for film material when the video  
output is set to progressive. Usually this  
is best left set to Auto 1; try switching to  
Auto 2, On or Off if the picture appears  
unnatural.  
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).  
YNR – Adjusts the amount of noise  
reduction (NR) applied to the Y  
(brightness) component.  
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• BNR – Adjusts the amount of noise  
reduction (NR) applied to the block noise  
(artefacts visible in areas of flat color,  
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).  
Detail – Adjusts how sharp edges  
appear.  
White Level – Adjusts the intensity of  
white.  
Black Level – Adjusts the intensity of  
black.  
Black Setup – Corrects the standard  
reference black level (NTSC video  
playback only).  
Gamma Correction – Adjusts the  
brightness of darker images.  
Hue – Adjusts overall balance between  
red and green.  
Chroma Level – Adjusts how rich the  
colours appear.  
4
Use the ꢂ/ꢃ 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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Chapter 14  
The Initial Setup menu  
Using the Initial Setup menu  
The Initial Setup menu is where you can set various recorder options for sound, picture,  
language and so on.  
Some settings can only be changed when the recorder is stopped. During playback and  
recording these settings are grayed out in the Initial Setup menu.  
Except for the Setup Navigator, menu screens are exited automatically after 20 minutes of  
inactivity.  
Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial Setup’.  
In the table below, the default option is marked with a •.  
Setting  
Options  
Explanation  
Basic  
Clock Setting  
Auto  
Set the channel that broadcasts a clock signal and  
the clock will be set automatically.  
Manual •  
Display  
If there is no channel that broadcasts a clock signal  
in your area, you can set the time and date manually.  
Set preferences for time and date display format.  
The clock must be set in order to use timer recording.  
Input Line System  
525 System  
Use for NTSC or PAL-60 recording from an external  
input.  
625 System •  
Use for standard PAL or SECAM recording.  
See also About the input line system on page 119 for more information on this setting.  
Power Save  
On  
No antenna input signals are passed through to the  
outputs when the recorder is in standby.  
Off •  
When the recorder is in standby, all signals arriving  
at the antenna inputs are passed along to the  
outputs.  
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Setting  
Options  
On •  
Explanation  
HELP Setting  
Switches on the automatic Help screens for GUI dis-  
plays.  
Off  
Switches off the automatic Help screens for GUI dis-  
plays. (Press HELP on the remote to manually display  
the Help screen.)  
Setup Navigator  
Tuner  
Start  
Select to start the Setup Navigator. See also Switch-  
ing on and setting up on page 28.  
Auto Channel  
Setting  
Next Screen  
Proceed to the next screen, select your country, then  
wait for automatic tuning to complete. The channel  
mapping screen should appear when the recorder is  
set up. Press ENTER to exit this screen.  
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 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 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.  
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.  
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Setting  
Options  
Explanation  
G-Code CH Setting Next Screen  
Proceed to the next screen to assign channel  
numbers to the guide channels as necessary. Look in  
your TV guide to see which channel numbers should  
be assigned to which guide channels. Press ENTER  
when your done to leave this screen.  
Video In/Out Settings  
Input Colour  
System  
Next Screen  
Proceed to the next screen to set the input colour  
system for the external input and the built-in TV  
tuner. Use the CH +/– buttons to change the preset.  
On the default Auto setting the recorder can gener-  
ally correctly detect whether the input signal is PAL,  
SECAM, 3.58 NTSC or PAL-60, but in some cases you  
may have to set it manually if the picture is displayed  
incorrectly.  
See also About the input color system on page 120 for more information on this setting.  
Component Video Interlace •  
Out  
Select if your monitor/TV is not compatible with pro-  
gressive-scan video.  
Progressive  
Select if your monitor/TV is progressive-scan compat-  
ible. Check the operating instructions that came with  
your monitor/TV if you’re not sure.  
NTSC on PAL TV  
On  
NTSC discs will play correctly on PAL-only TVs.  
Use if your TV is already NTSC-compatible.  
Off •  
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 120 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 exces-  
sive, causing distortion.  
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Setting  
Options  
Stereo •  
Explanation  
External Audio  
Select if the audio from the currently selected exter-  
nal 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 in Video mode 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.  
DV Input  
(DVR-640H-S/  
DVR-541H-S only)  
Stereo 1 •  
Select to use the ‘live’ audio track (recorded during  
the video shoot) from a camcorder that supports two  
stereo audio tracks.  
Stereo 2  
Mix  
Select to use the overdubbed audio track from a  
camcorder that supports two stereo audio tracks.  
Select one of the three settings to use a mix of the  
two stereo audio tracks.  
Audio Out  
Digital Out  
On •  
Off  
Activates the digital audio output.  
Deactivates the digital audio output.  
When set to Off, all the following Audio Out settings are grayed out.  
Dolby Digital Out  
Dolby Digital •  
Output a Dolby Digital signal when a Dolby Digital  
source is being played.  
Dolby Digital Convert Dolby Digital sources to Linear PCM output.  
PCM  
Use if your connected equipment doesn’t have a  
Dolby Digital decoder.  
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Setting  
Options  
On •  
Explanation  
DTS Out  
Output a DTS signal when a DTS source is being  
played.  
Off  
Switch off the digital output when a DTS source is  
being played. Use when your connected equipment  
doesn’t have a DTS decoder. In this case, use the  
analog audio outputs.  
96 kHz PCM Out  
96 kHz48 kHz • Convert 96 kHz digital audio sources to 48 kHz out-  
put. Use if your connected equipment doesn’t sup-  
port 96 kHz sampling rate.  
96 kHz  
Output 96 kHz digital audio when a 96 kHz source is  
being played.  
MPEG Out  
MPEG  
Output an MPEG audio signal when a source using  
MPEG audio is being played.  
MPEG PCM •  
Convert sources with MPEG audio to Linear PCM out-  
put. Use if your connected equipment doesn’t have  
an MPEG audio decoder.  
Audio DRC  
On  
Switches on Audio DRC (Dynamic Range Control).  
Use when listening to Dolby Digital material at low  
volume.  
Off •  
Switches off Audio DRC.  
Audio DRC is not effective when listening via the digital output when the Dolby Digital Out setting is set to Dolby  
Digital.  
Language  
OSD Language  
English •  
Sets the language of the on-screen displays to  
English.  
available languages Choose from the languages displayed for the on-  
screen displays.  
Audio Language  
English •  
Sets the default audio language for DVD-Video play-  
back 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 some-  
thing other than the ones listed. See Selecting other  
languages for language options on page 120.  
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Setting  
Options  
Explanation  
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 some-  
thing other than the ones listed. See Selecting other  
languages for language options on page 120.  
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, with-  
out 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 subti-  
tles.  
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 lan-  
guages for language options on page 120.  
Discs do not necessarily have menus in your selected menu language.  
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Setting  
Options  
On •  
Explanation  
Subtitle Display  
Select to have discs display subtitles according to  
your Subtitle Language and Auto Language prefer-  
ences.  
Off  
Select to switch off subtitle display.  
Assist Subtitle  
Select to display special additional assistive subti-  
tles, where available.  
Some discs may override these settings.  
Recording  
Manual Recording On (go to setup) All the standard recording modes, plus MN1 to  
MN32 and LPCM modes can be set.  
Off •  
Justthestandardrecordingmodes(XP,SP,LP, EP,SLP  
and SEP) can be set.  
See also Manual recording modes on page 122 for detailed information on manual recording levels.  
Optimized Rec  
On  
The recording quality of timer recordings is automati-  
cally adjusted to fit on to the selected media if it will  
not fit at the selected quality setting. If the recording  
will not fit even at MN1(MN4 for DVD+R/+RW),  
then the recording will start at MN1 and stop when  
all the available space is used up.  
Off •  
When a timer recording is set that won’t fit on to the  
selected media, the recording starts but is cut off  
when no more recording is possible.  
Optimized Rec will only compensate for the next scheduled timer recording if more than one is set.  
Set Thumbnail  
0 seconds •  
30 seconds  
3 minutes  
Sets the default thumbnail picture in the Disc Navi-  
gator to the first frame of the title.  
Sets the default thumbnail picture to 30 seconds into  
the title.  
Sets the default thumbnail picture to 3 minutes into  
the title.  
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Setting  
Options  
Explanation  
Auto Chapter  
(Video)  
No Separation  
10 minutes •  
Automatic chapter marking is switched off.  
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  
10 minutes •  
Automatic chapter marking is switched off.  
When recording in Video mode, chapter markers are  
inserted every 10 minutes.  
15 minutes  
Chapter markers are inserted every 15 minutes.  
DVD-RW Auto Init. VR Mode •  
Blank DVD-RW discs are initialized for VR mode  
recording when loaded into the recorder for the first  
time.  
Video Mode  
Blank DVD-RW discs are initialized for Video mode  
recording.  
HDD Recording  
Format  
Video Mode Off Recordings made to the HDD are made in VR mode.  
Use this setting if you don’t need to transfer the  
recording later to a Video mode DVD.  
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 Video mode  
DVD 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 113.  
Playback  
TV Screen Size  
4:3 (Letter Box) • Select if you have a standard 4:3 TV and prefer the let-  
ter 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 set-  
tings determine how 4:3 material will look.  
Selecting 4:3 (Letter Box) or 4:3 (Pan & Scan) does not guarantee that all video material will be presented in that  
format as some discs override this setting.  
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Setting  
Options  
Field  
Explanation  
Still Picture  
Produces a stable, generally shake-free image.  
Produces sharp image, but may be prone to shake.  
Frame  
Auto •  
Generates a generally less sharp but more stable still  
image.  
Seamless Playback On  
Playback is smooth, but with a trade-off against the  
accuracy of the edit points.  
Off •  
You may notice momentary interruption at edited  
points during playback of a VR mode Play List.  
This setting applies to HDD, DVD-R/-RW (VR) and DVD-RAM playback.  
Parental Lock  
Set Password  
In order to change the parental lock level or change  
the country/area code, set the password using this  
option. From the following screen, enter a four-digit  
number that will be your password.  
Change Password In order to change the password, first enter your  
existing password and then a new one from the fol-  
lowing screen.  
Change Level  
From the following screen, first enter your password  
and then set a parental lock level.  
Country/Area  
Code  
From the following screen, first enter your password  
and then set a country/area code. See Country/Area  
code list on page 134.  
Only certain discs have parental lock and country/area code features. Check the disc packaging to see what features  
the disc has. If you forget your password you can reset it by resetting the recorder to its factory settings. See  
Resetting the recorder on page 138.  
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.  
Options  
On Screen Display On •  
Off  
The recorder displays operation displays (Stop, Play,  
etc.) on-screen.  
Switches off the on-screen operation displays.  
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Setting  
Options  
Explanation  
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  
(although it still lights dimly when setting a timer  
recording).  
Remote Control  
Mode  
Recorder 1–3  
If you are using more than one recorder in the same  
(default: Recorder 1) room, set them to different IDs. This setting sets the  
recorder ID; to change the remote controller ID,  
press and hold RETURN then press 1, 2 or 3 to set.  
The remote will only control a recorder with the same  
ID.  
DivX VOD  
Registration Code Use to display the recorder’s DivX registration code.  
See DivX video compatibility on page 10 and DivX®  
VOD content on page 11.  
Set Preview  
(HDD only)  
Quick Preview • When in the Disc Navigator, the thumbnail video  
plays short excerpts from throughout the selected  
title. (Note that edited titles that will play normally  
from the beginning.)  
Normal  
The thumbnail video plays from the beginning of the  
title.  
• 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  
OPEN/CLOSE (also front panel) while  
the recorder is stopped.  
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.  
• When you switch the Input Line System  
setting the Copy List is erased. If you  
switch the setting using the STOP  
button and OPEN/CLOSE buttons as  
described above, there is no  
Please note the following points when  
changing the input line system:  
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  
Color System setting also changes  
(page 120).  
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displayed on your TV. If this happens, press  
and hold the STOP button on the front  
panel, then press PLAY. This will set the  
recorder’s video output back to Interlace.  
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.  
Output  
when  
stopped  
Selecting other languages  
for language options  
Input Line  
System  
NTSC on PAL  
TV  
625 System  
Off  
On  
Off  
On  
PAL  
PAL  
ENTER  
1
Select ‘Other’ from the  
525 System  
NTSC  
PAL–60  
language list.  
This option appears in the settings for DVD  
Menu Language, Audio Language, and  
Subtitle Language.  
About the input color system  
The available options of the Input Color  
System setting depend on the Input Line  
System setting. The table below shows the  
different options available.  
ENTER  
2
Select the language you  
want.  
Input Line  
System  
External  
input  
Built-in tuner  
Initial Setup  
Basic  
OSD DVD Menu Language  
Tuner  
Audi
Language  
English  
625 System  
Auto  
Auto  
Video In/Out  
Audio In  
Audio Out  
Subt
0
1
4
Number  
Auto
5
DVD
Subt
PAL  
PAL  
Language  
Recording  
Playback  
SECAM  
3.58 NTSC  
SECAM  
Auto  
525 System  
• Select by language name: Use the ꢂ/ꢃ  
buttons to change the language.  
3.58 NTSC  
PAL–60  
• Select by code number: Press then  
use the number buttons to enter the  
four-digit language code.  
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  
See Language code list on page 133 for a list  
of available languages and corresponding  
codes.  
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Additional information  
Minimum copying times  
The table below shows the minimum HDD to DVD copying time for one hour of video.  
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Please note that not all discs are compatible with high-speed copying. Check with the disc  
manufacturer for compatibility.  
DVD disc type  
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  
DVD-RW / 2x  
DVD-R DL  
DVD-RAM / 2x  
DVD+R / 2.4x  
DVD+RW / 2.4x DVD-RAM / 5x  
DVD+R DL  
DVD-RAM / 3x  
Rec  
mode  
DVD-R / 1x  
DVD-RW / 1x  
1x  
2x  
2.4x  
*1  
3x  
4x  
6x  
SEP 10 h  
SLP 8 h  
EP 6 h  
LP 4 h  
SP 2 h  
XP 1 h  
6 mins.  
7.5 mins.  
10 mins.  
15 mins.  
30 mins.  
60 mins.  
3 mins.  
4 mins.  
5 mins.  
7.5 mins.  
15 mins.  
30 mins.  
2 mins.  
2.5 mins.  
3.5 mins.  
5 mins.  
10 mins.  
20 mins.  
1.5 mins.*1 1.25 mins.*1  
2 mins.*1 1.6 mins.*1  
2.5 mins.*1 2.2 mins.*1  
*1  
*1  
6.3 mins.  
12.5 mins.  
25 mins.  
4 mins.  
7.5 mins.  
15 mins.  
3 mins.  
5.5 mins.  
11 mins.  
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 or EP 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).  
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The table below shows the approximate recording times for the HDD and the different DVD  
types in each manual recording mode, as well as the standard recording mode equivalents.  
Video mode On (HDD)  
Video mode Off (HDD)  
Video mode (DVD),  
VR mode (DVD)  
DVD+R/+RW  
Resolution*1  
Resolution*1  
Level  
Rec. time  
Level  
Rec. time  
MN 1 *2,3  
MN 2 *2,3  
MN 3 *2,3  
MN 4 *3  
MN 5 *3  
MN 6 *3  
MN 7  
MN 8  
MN 9  
MN 10  
MN 11  
MN 12  
MN 13  
MN 14  
MN 15  
MN 16  
MN 17  
MN 18  
MN 19  
MN 20  
MN 21  
MN 22  
MN 23  
MN 24  
MN 25  
MN 26  
MN 27  
MN 28  
MN 29  
MN 30  
MN 31  
MN 32  
LPCM  
MN 1  
MN 2  
MN 3  
MN 4  
MN 5  
MN 6  
802 mins.  
720 mins.  
600 mins.  
480 mins.  
420 mins.  
360 mins.  
802 mins.  
720 mins.  
600 mins.  
480 mins.  
420 mins.  
360 mins.  
SEP  
SLP  
352 x 240 /  
352 x 288  
352 x 240 /  
352 x 288  
EP  
LP  
352 x 480 / MN 7  
300 mins.  
270 mins.  
240 mins.  
230 mins.  
220 mins.  
210 mins.  
200 mins.  
190 mins.  
180 mins.  
170 mins.  
160 mins.  
150 mins.  
140 mins.  
130 mins.  
120 mins.  
110 mins.  
105 mins.  
100 mins.  
95 mins.  
90 mins.  
85 mins.  
80 mins.  
75 mins.  
70 mins.  
65 mins.  
61 mins.  
61 mins.  
300 mins. 352 x 480 /  
352 x 576  
352 x 576  
MN 8  
MN 9  
270 mins.  
240 mins.  
230 mins.  
220 mins.  
210 mins.  
200 mins.  
190 mins.  
180 mins.  
170 mins.  
160 mins.  
150 mins.  
140 mins.  
130 mins.  
120 mins.  
110 mins.  
105 mins.  
100 mins.  
95 mins.  
90 mins.  
85 mins.  
80 mins.  
75 mins.  
70 mins.  
65 mins.  
61 mins.  
61 mins.  
480 x 480 /  
480 x 576  
MN 10  
MN 11  
MN 12  
MN 13  
MN 14  
MN 15  
MN 16  
MN 17  
MN 18  
MN 19  
MN 20  
MN 21  
MN 22  
MN 23  
MN 24  
MN 25  
MN 26  
MN 27  
MN 28  
MN 29  
MN 30  
MN 31  
MN 32  
LPCM  
544 x 480 /  
544 x 576  
720 x 480 /  
720 x 576  
SP  
720 x 480 /  
720 x 576  
XP  
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*1 The first figure refers to when the Input Line System is set to 525 System; the second when set to 625 System.  
*2 Modes MN1 to MN3 not available when using DVD+R/+RW.  
*3 Titles recorded at MN6 or lower cannot be high-speed copied to DVD+R/+RW.  
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.  
When recording to the HDD, recording for the times given will use approximately 4.7 GB of HDD space  
(equivalent to one recordable DVD).  
• See also Recording on page 31.  
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 automati-  
• Check that the disc is not an incompatible format disc (page 7).  
cally ejected after clos- • Check that the disc is loaded properly (aligned in disc tray and label-  
ing the disc tray  
side up).  
• Take out the disc and clean it (page 136).  
• Check that the disc has a region code compatible with the recorder.  
Can’t play a disc  
• Check that the disc is a compatible format disc (page 7).  
• Take out the disc and clean it (page 136).  
• Check that the disc is loaded properly (aligned in disc tray and label-  
side up).  
• 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 52). This can take up to 1 hour.  
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Problem  
Remedy  
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 PLAY.  
All settings are reset  
• If the recorder is unplugged (or there is a power failure) while the  
recorder is on, all the settings will be lost.  
• Make sure that you switch the recorder into standby before  
unplugging the power cord.  
Remote control does  
not work  
• If you connected this recorder to another Pioneer product using the  
CONTROL IN jack, point the remote control at the other component to  
use (page 14).  
• Set the remote control to the same ID number as the recorder  
(page 119). (When the batteries run down, the remote mode is  
automatically reset to Recorder1.)  
• Use the remote within its operating range (page 6).  
• Replace the batteries (page 6).  
No sound or sound is  
distorted  
• Make sure that the amp/receiver or TV is set to the correct input and  
the volume turned up.  
• There is no sound when the picture is paused, or during scanning or  
slow motion play. Press PLAY to resume regular playback.  
• DTS discs can only be played if this recorder is connected to a DTS  
decoder or DTS compatible amp/receiver. If you have connected a  
suitable decoder, also make sure that the Initial Setup > Audio Out >  
DTS Out setting is On.  
• Some 96 kHz discs do not output audio through the digital jack. In  
this case, switch the input of your amp/receiver to analog.  
• Check the audio cable connections (page 14).  
• If the sound is distorted, try cleaning the cable plugs.  
Cannot switch a bilin- • During real-time copying it is not possible to switch audio channels.  
gual program  
The main and sub channels are both output.  
The picture from the  
external input is dis-  
torted  
• If the video signal from the external component is copy-protected,  
you cannot connect via this recorder. Connect the component directly  
to your TV.  
The picture is distorted • Change the Input Line System setting (page 119). (You can also  
change it by pressing the STOP button and OPEN/CLOSE on the  
front panel simultaneously with the recorder stopped.)  
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Problem  
Remedy  
Screen is stretched ver- • Make sure that the TV Screen Size setting (page 117) is correct for  
tically or horizontally  
the kind of TV you have (see also page 135).  
• If you have a widescreen TV, check its aspect ratio settings.  
• This recorder’s input switches into wide mode automatically  
according to the input signal. When the unit connected is not  
compatible with VIDEO ID-1 (widescreen 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, make sure that it’s finalized  
(page 50).  
•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  
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 33).  
• 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 dis-  
torted  
• When a copy-protected disc is played via a VCR, the picture will not  
display correctly. Connect the recorder directly to your TV.  
Can’t record or does  
• Check that there is some remaining blank space on the DVD/HDD.  
not record successfully • For a Video mode disc 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 103).  
• 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 119).  
• The power may have failed during recording.  
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Problem  
Remedy  
Timer program doesn’t • When setting the recording channel, make sure you set the  
record successfully  
recorder’s built-in TV tuner, not the TV’s built-in tuner.  
• When recording to a Video mode disc, programs that are copy-once  
protected cannot be recorded. Use a VR mode formatted disc for copy-  
once material (page 33).  
Two timer programs may have overlapped, in which case only the  
earlier one will record completely.  
• The power may have failed during recording.  
• Check that the recorder’s TV system (PAL, NTSC, etc.) settings are  
the same as the channel set for recording.  
After briefly unplug-  
• A backup battery inside the recorder keeps the clock and other  
ging or after a power settings from being reset when there is no power to the recorder. After  
failure the front panel unplugging or a power failure, the battery keeps all settings for a  
display shows ‘--:--’  
period of several minutes. Reset the clock and other recorder settings  
to use the recorder again.  
Front panel display  
shows ‘LOCK’ when a  
button is pressed  
• The Child Lock is on; turn off in order to use the recorder (page 44).  
Can’t use One Touch  
Copy (HDD to DVD)  
• Make sure that there is a recordable DVD-R/-RW loaded with some  
free space for recording and fewer than 99 titles already on the disc.  
Also make sure that for a Video mode disc or a DVD+R, the disc isn’t  
finalized.  
• Make sure there is a recordable DVD+R/+RW loaded with some  
free space for recording and fewer than 49 titles already on the disc.  
• If you delete a title from a DVD+R/+RW disc, the number of  
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 can use a DVD+R DL).  
• One Touch Copy can’t be used for MN1 to MN6, SEP, SLP or EP titles  
when copying to DVD+R/+RW.  
• One Touch Copy doesn’t work if the recorder is already recording to  
DVD.  
Can’t use One Touch  
Copy (DVD to HDD)  
• Make sure that there is space available on the HDD and that there  
are fewer than 999 titles on the HDD.  
• One Touch Copy doesn’t work if the recorder is already recording to  
the HDD.  
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Problem  
Remedy  
The picture freezes and • Press STOP then try restarting playback.  
the front panel and  
remote control but-  
tons stop working  
• Press the front panel STANDBY/ON button to switch the power  
off, then switch back on and restart playback. If the power fails to  
switch off, press and hold STANDBY/ON for 5 seconds until the  
power switches off.  
A device connected via • Check that it is a device that may be connected to this unit (digital  
USB does to function. camera, USB memory, memory card reader or printer).  
DVR-640H-S only  
• Use a USB cable less than 5 m in length.  
• Check that the USB cable is inserted fully.  
• Check that the USB device is powered on.  
• Only the first digital camera, USB memory or memory card reader  
connected is readable by this unit. Unplug multiple devices and  
connect the device you want to use first.  
If the unit does not operate normally due to external effects such as static electricity, disconnect  
the power plug from the outlet and insert again to return to normal operating conditions.  
On-screen displays and recorder displays  
The table below shows a list of error messages that you may encounter when using the  
recorder and an explanation of their meaning.  
Message  
Explanation/Action  
• Initializing disc. Please wait a  
moment.  
When you load a blank DVD-RW or DVD+RW disc,  
the recorder automatically initializes it.  
• Incompatible region number.  
The disc loaded has an incompatible region  
number for the recorder and so will not play.  
• Cannot record any more titles.  
• No more space for file management  
data.  
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.  
• This disc cannot be recorded. Undo  
the finalization.  
The disc was finalized on a non-Pioneer DVD  
recorder. Undo the finalization in order to  
recording/editing.  
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Message  
Explanation/Action  
• Cannot play this disc.  
• This disc cannot be recorded.  
• Cannot read the CPRM information.  
• Could not record the information to  
the disc.  
The disc may be dirty or damaged. Take out the  
disc, clean it and retry. If the error persists, use a  
new disc. If the error appears even with a new disc,  
please consult a Pioneer Service Center.  
• Cannot edit.  
• Could not initialize disc.  
• Could not complete finalization  
successfully.  
• Could not undo finalization  
successfully.  
• Could not successfully unlock the  
disc.  
• Incompatible or unreadable disc.  
The disc loaded is a playback-only disc type. This  
display may also appear if the disc is dirty or  
damaged.  
• Cannot record to a disc that is not  
CPRM compatible.  
The video source is copy-once protected. Use a VR  
mode DVD-R/-RW disc with CPRM for recording.  
• Cannot record this content using  
Video mode recording.  
• This video cannot be recorded to  
DVD+R/+RW.  
• This content is copy protected.  
The video source is copy-protected and cannot be  
recorded.  
• Incorrect CPRM information.  
The recorder could not read the CPRM  
information. The recorder may be damaged—  
please consult a Pioneer Service Center.  
• 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 contact a Pioneer authorized  
service center.  
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Message  
Explanation/Action  
• There is no DV input or the input sig- No signal was detected at the DV IN jack. This may  
nal is unrecordable.  
appear if a blank section of DV tape is playing in  
the connected camcorder.  
• 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.  
• 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 mes-  
sage.  
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 During recording or timer recording standby, the  
system is different than the recording. TV System (PAL, NTSC, etc.) of the playback video  
changed, causing playback to stop automatically.  
No DV camcorder connected.  
The camcorder is not connected properly, or the  
camcorder is switched off.  
You cannot connect more than one DV This recorder’s DV jack supports connection to  
camcorder at a time.  
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 play-  
back. Please select playback mode on  
the DV camcorder.  
The camcorder is in camera mode. Switch it to  
playback mode.  
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Message  
Explanation/Action  
Searching for printer. Please wait a  
moment.  
This message is displayed when the recorder is  
scanning for a connected printer, or when the  
printer is not yet ready for printing. If there is no  
printer connected, please connect one.  
If the message does not disappear, try  
disconnecting then reconnecting the USB cable.  
(Note that this recorder may not work correctly  
with all printers.)  
The printer is not ready or there is no  
printer connected. Please check the  
printer status.  
This message is displayed when communication  
could not be established with the printer. See the  
Troubleshooting section if you do not know the  
cause.  
Printing has been canceled because ...  
This message is displayed when there is a printer  
error during printing. After checking the printer for  
the cause of the error, either reconnect the printer  
and start the printing job again, or select "Yes" to  
resume printing (select "No" to cancel the print  
job). See also the operating instructions that came  
with your printer for possible causes of print  
errors.  
• It may not always be possible to control  
the connected camcorder via the DV IN  
jack.  
About DV  
DVR-640H-S/DVR-541H-S only  
• Digital camcorders can usually record  
audio as stereo 16-bit / 48 kHz, or twin  
stereo tracks of 12-bit / 32 kHz. This  
recorder can only record one stereo  
audio track. Set the DV Input setting as  
required (see DV Input on page 113).  
Using DV, also known as i.LINK or IEEE 1394-  
1995, you can connect a DV camcorder to  
this recorder using a DV cable for input of  
audio, video, data and control signals.  
“i.LINK” and the “i.LINK” logo are  
trademarks.  
• Audio input to the DV IN jack should be  
32 kHz or 48 kHz (not 44.1 kHz).  
• This recorder is only compatible with DV-  
format (DVC-SD) camcorders. Digital  
satellite receivers and Digital VHS video  
recorders are not compatible.  
• Picture disturbance in the recording  
may occur if the source component  
pauses playback or plays an unrecorded  
section of tape, or if the power fails in the  
source component, or the DV cable is  
disconnected.  
• You cannot connect more than one DV  
camcorder at a time to this recorder.  
• You cannot control this recorder from  
external equipment connected via the  
DV IN jack.  
• The DV IN jack is an input only. There is  
no output functionality.  
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Setting up the remote to  
control your TV  
You can use the supplied remote to control  
your TV. To be able to use this feature you  
first have to program the remote with a  
maker code from the table below.  
1
Press and hold down the CLEAR  
button, then enter the maker code for  
your TV.  
The LED indicator on the remote controls  
lights.  
See the table below for the list of maker  
codes. If there is more than one code given  
for your make, input the first one in the list.  
• If the maker’s name of your TV doesn’t  
appear in the table below, you will not be  
able to use this remote to control your  
TV.  
2
Press TV to check that the remote  
works with your TV.  
If the remote is set up correctly, the TV  
should switch on/off. If it doesn’t and there is  
another code given for your maker, repeat  
step 1 with a new code.  
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buttons  
The table below shows how to use this  
remote control with your TV.  
Maker  
Salora  
Samsung  
Sanyo  
Sei  
Code  
71  
73, 75  
74  
Button  
What it does  
78  
TV  
Press to switch the TV on/off  
(standby)  
Sharp  
52  
INPUT SELECT Press to change the TV’s  
Sony  
54  
video input  
Tandy  
69  
TV VOLUME  
Use to adjust the TV volume  
Telefunken  
Thomson  
Toshiba  
JVC  
64  
TV CHANNEL Use to change TV channels  
62  
Maker  
Alba  
Code  
66  
55  
63  
Bush  
76  
Finlux  
84  
Fisher  
61, 65  
77  
Fujitsu  
Funai  
67  
Goldstar  
Grandiente  
Grundig  
Hitachi  
ITT  
79  
87  
51, 82  
56, 60, 83, 86  
70  
Mitsubishi  
Nokia  
59  
53, 81  
58, 72  
57, 85  
50, 80  
68  
Panasonic  
Philips  
Pioneer  
RCA  
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Language (Language code letter), Language code  
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  
Korean (ko), 1115  
Greek (el), 0512  
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  
Kirghiz (ky), 1125  
Latin (la), 1201  
Lingala (ln), 1214  
Laotian (lo), 1215  
Lithuanian (lt), 1220  
Latvian (lv), 1222  
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  
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  
Norwegian (no), 1415  
Occitan (oc), 1503  
Oromo (om), 1513  
Oriya (or), 1518  
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  
Kashmiri (ks), 1119  
Kurdish (ku), 1121  
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  
Czech (cs), 0319  
Panjabi (pa), 1601  
Polish (pl), 1612  
Pashto, Pushto (ps), 1619 Tatar (tt), 2020  
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  
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  
Welsh (cy), 0325  
Danish (da), 0401  
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Country/Area, Country/Area code, Code letter  
Argentina, 0118, ar  
Australia, 0121, au  
Austria, 0120, at  
Belgium, 0205, be  
Brazil, 0218, br  
Canada, 0301, ca  
Chile, 0312, cl  
Finland, 0609, fi  
France, 0618, fr  
Germany, 0405, de  
Hong Kong, 0811, hk  
India, 0914, in  
Indonesia, 0904, id  
Italy, 0920, it  
Japan, 1016, jp  
Korea, Republic of, 1118,  
kr  
Malaysia, 1325, my  
Mexico, 1324, mx  
Netherlands, 1412, nl  
New Zealand, 1426, nz  
Norway, 1415, no  
Pakistan, 1611, pk  
Philippines, 1608, ph  
Portugal, 1620, pt  
Singapore, 1907, sg  
Spain, 0519, es  
Sweden, 1905, se  
Switzerland, 0308, ch  
Taiwan, 2023, tw  
Thailand, 2008, th  
United Kingdom, 0702,  
gb  
China, 0314, cn  
Denmark, 0411, dk  
Russian Federation, 1821, ru USA, 2119, us  
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Screen sizes and disc formats  
When viewing on a standard TV or monitor  
Screen format of disc Setting  
Appearance  
16:9  
4:3 (Letter Box)  
4:3 (Pan & Scan)  
The program is shown in widescreen with  
black bars at the top and bottom of the  
screen.  
The sides of the program are cropped so that  
the picture fills the whole screen.  
4:3  
4:3 (Letter Box)  
4:3 (Pan & Scan)  
The program is presented correctly on either  
setting.  
When viewing on a widescreen TV or monitor  
Screen format of disc Setting  
Appearance  
16:9  
16:9  
The program is presented in widescreen.  
4:3  
16:9  
Your TV will determine how the picture is  
presented—check the manual that came  
with the TV for details.  
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Handling discs  
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case and store upright. Avoid leaving discs  
in excessively cold, humid, or hot  
environments (including under direct  
sunlight).  
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.  
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.  
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.  
For more detailed care information see the  
instructions that come with discs.  
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 clean  
discs with a circular motion.  
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.  
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.  
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.  
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  
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Cleaning the pickup lens  
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Hints on installation  
The 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 for  
CD player are commercially available, we do  
not recommend using them since some may  
damage the lens.  
We 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.  
Condensation  
Don’t...  
Use in a place exposed to high  
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.  
temperatures or humidity, including near  
radiators and other heat-generating  
appliances.  
Place on a window sill or other place  
where the recorder will be exposed to direct  
sunlight.  
Use in a dusty or damp environment or  
in a room where it will be exposed to  
excessive cigarette smoke.  
Place directly on top of an amplifier, or  
other component in your stereo system that  
becomes hot in use.  
Use near a television or monitor as you  
may experience interference—especially if  
the television uses an indoor antenna.  
Use in a kitchen or other room where the  
recorder may be exposed to smoke or steam.  
Use on a thick rug or carpet, or cover  
with cloth—this may prevent proper cooling  
of the unit.  
Place on an unstable surface, or one that  
is not large enough to support all four of the  
unit’s feet.  
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Moving the recorder  
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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)  
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  
If you need to move the recorder, first  
remove the disc, if there’s one loaded, and  
close the disc tray. Next, press STANDBY/  
ON to switch the power to standby, checking  
that the POWER OFF indication in the  
display goes off. Wait at least two minutes.  
Lastly, disconnect the power cord. Never lift  
or move the unit during playback or  
recording—discs rotate at a high speed and  
may be damaged.  
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  
DVR-640H-S (250 GB)  
Resetting the recorder  
Fine (XP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 53 h  
Standard Play (SP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 106 h  
Long Play (LP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 212 h  
Extended Play (EP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 319 h  
Super Long Play (SLP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 425 h  
Super Extended Play (SEP). . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 532 h  
Manual Mode (MN) . . . . . . . . . . .Approx. 53 h to 711 h  
If you need to, you can reset the recorder to  
all its factory settings.  
1
Make sure that the recorder is on.  
2
Press and hold STOP and press ꢅ  
STANDBY/ON.  
The recorder turns off with all settings reset.  
DVR-541H-S (160 GB)  
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. 34 h to 455 h  
Specifications  
General  
Power requirements  
DVR-340H-S (80 GB)  
Fine (XP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 17 h  
Standard Play (SP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 34 h  
Long Play (LP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 68 h  
Extended Play (EP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 102 h  
Super Long Play (SLP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 136 h  
Super Extended Play (SEP). . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 170 h  
Manual Mode (MN) . . . . . . . . . . .Approx. 17 h to 227 h  
. . . . . . . . 110 V to 127 V / 220 V to 240 V, 50 Hz/60 Hz  
Power consumption  
DVR-640H-S/DVR-541H-S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 W  
DVR-340H-S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 W  
Power consumption in standby mode . . . . . . . 0.32 W  
(Front panel display: off)  
Weight  
DVR-640H-S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.3 kg  
DVR-541H-S/DVR-340H-S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 kg  
Dimensions . .420 mm (W) x 69 mm (H) x 318 mm (D)  
Operating temperature . . . . . . . . . . . +5 °C to +35 °C  
Operating humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 % to 85 %  
(no condensation)  
TV system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAL/SECAM/NTSC  
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DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW, DVD-RAM  
Input/Output  
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  
VHF/UHF antenna input/output terminal  
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . VHF/UHF set 75 (IEC connector)  
Video input . . . . . . . . . . Input 1, 3 (rear), Input 2 (front)  
Input level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Vp-p (75 )  
Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RCA jacks  
Video output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Output 1, 2  
Output level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Vp-p (75 )  
Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RCA jacks  
S-Video input . . . . . . . . Input 1, 3 (rear), Input 2 (front)  
Y (luminance) - Input level . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Vp-p (75 )  
C (colour) - Input level . . . . . . . . . . . 300 mVp-p (75 )  
Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 pin mini DIN  
S-Video output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Output 1, 2  
Y (luminance) - Output level . . . . . . . . . .1 Vp-p (75 )  
C (colour) - Output level . . . . . . . . . . 300 mVp-p (75 )  
Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 pin mini DIN  
Component video output  
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  
Output level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Y: 1.0 Vp-p (75 )  
PB, PR: 0.7 Vp-p (75 )  
Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RCA jacks  
Audio input. . . . . . Input 1, 3 (rear), Input 2 (front) L/R  
Input level  
During audio input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 V rms  
(Input impedance: more than 22 k)  
Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RCA jacks  
Audio output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Output 1, 2 L/R  
During audio output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 V rms  
(Output impedance: less than 1.5 k)  
Timer  
Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 month/32 programs  
Clock. . . . . . . . . . .Quartz lock (24-hour digital display)  
Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RCA jacks  
Control input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mini jack  
Digital audio output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coaxial  
DV input (DVR-640H-S/DVR-541H-S only) . .4 pin (front)  
(i.LINK/IEEE 1394 standard)  
Tuner  
Receivable channels  
SECAM B/G  
PAL I  
Frequency  
44 MHz to 89 MHz  
PAL B/G  
USB (DVR-640H-S only) . .Type A (front), Type B (front)  
Frequency  
47 MHz to 89 MHz  
Channel  
E2 to E4  
X to Z  
Channel  
A to C  
X to Z  
D to J  
11, 13  
VHF (low)  
VHF (high)  
104 MHz to 300 MHz E5 to E12 104 MHz to 300 MHz  
Supplied accessories  
S1 to S20  
M1 to M10  
U1 to U10  
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1  
Dry cell batteries (AA/R6P). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2  
Audio / Video cable (red/white/yellow) . . . . . . . . . . . .1  
RF antenna cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1  
Power cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1  
Operating Instructions  
S1 to S20  
Hyper  
UHF  
302 MHz to 470 MHz S21 to S41 302 MHz to 470 MHz S21 to S41  
470 MHz to 862 MHz E21 to E69 470 MHz to 862 MHz E21 to E69  
SECAM D/K  
PAL D/K  
Frequency  
Channel  
VHF (low)  
49 MHz to 94 MHz  
R1 – R5  
VHF (high) 104 MHz to 300 MHz R6 – R12  
Note: The specifications and design of this product are  
subject to change without notice, due to improvement.  
S1 – S20  
Hyper  
UHF  
302 MHz to 470 MHz S21 – S41  
470 MHz to 862 MHz E21 – E69  
®
STEREO  
B/G - A2  
I - NICAM  
B/G - NICAM  
D/K - NICAM  
M/N - BTSC  
This product includes FontAvenue fonts licenced  
NTSC-M/N  
Frequency  
Channel  
2 to 13  
by NEC corporation. FontAvenue is a registered  
trademark of NEC Corporation.  
VHF  
UHF  
CATV  
55 MHz to 218 MHz  
471 MHz to 808 MHz  
14 to 69  
72 MHz to 806 MHz C1 to C125  
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Copyright © 2006 Pioneer Corporation.  
All rights reserved.  
PIONEER CORPORATION  
4-1, Meguro 1-Chome, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8654, Japan  
PIONEER ELECTRONICS (USA) INC.  
P.O. BOX 1540, Long Beach, California 90810-1540, U.S.A. TEL: (800) 421-1404  
PIONEER ELECTRONICS OF CANADA, INC.  
300 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.V.  
Blvd.Manuel Avila Camacho 138 10 piso Col.Lomas de Chapultepec, Mexico,D.F. 11000 TEL: 55-9178-4270  
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