Pioneer DVR DVR 230 s User Manual

DVD Recorder

DVR-230-S

4.7

Operating Instructions

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VENTILATION CAUTION

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

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).

even during the warranty period.

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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 includes FontAvenue^®fonts licenced by NEC

corporation. FontAvenue is a registered trademark of NEC

Corporation.

equipment on thick carpet or a bed.

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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.

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.

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

POWER-CORD CAUTION

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

damaged, ask your nearest PIONEER authorized

service center or your dealer for a replacement. S002_En

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CAUTION

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

(for example, when on vacation).

This product complies with the Low Voltage Directive

(73/23/EEC, amended by 93/68/EEC), EMC Directives

(89/336/EEC, amended by 92/31/EEC and

93/68/EEC).

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Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified

service personnel.

The cut-off plug should be disposed of and must

not be inserted into any 13 amp socket as this can

result in electric shock. The plug or adaptor or the

distribution panel should be provided with 5 A fuse.

As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this

appliance may not correspond with coloured

markings identifying the terminals in your plug,

proceed as follows ;

The wire which is coloured blue must be connected

to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or

coloured black.

The wire which is coloured brown must be

connected to the terminal which is marked with the

letter L or coloured red.

Do not connect either wire to the earth terminal of a

three pin plug.

IMPORTANT

NOTE

FOR USE IN THE UNITED

KINGDOM

After replacing or changing a fuse, the fuse cover in

the plug must be replaced with a fuse cover which

corresponds to the colour of the insert in the base

of the plug or the word that is embossed on the

base of the plug, and the appliance must not be

used without a fuse cover. If lost replacement fuse

covers can be obtained from your dealer.

Only 5 A fuses approved by B.S.I or A.S.T.A to

B.S.1362 should be used.

The wires in this mains lead are coloured in

accordance with the following code:

Blue

: Neutral

Brown : Live

If the plug provided is unsuitable for your socket

outlets, the plug must be cut off and a suitable plug

fitted.

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Contents

01 Before you start

06 Recording

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

What’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Putting the batteries in the remote control . . . . . . . . .6

Using the remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Disc / content format playback compatibility. . . . . . . .7

About DVD recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Recording time and picture quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

Restrictions on video recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Setting the picture quality/recording time . . . . . . . . .36

Basic recording from the TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Setting a timer recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Timer recording FAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Recording from an external component . . . . . . . . . .41

Playing your recordings on other DVD players . . . . .42

Initializing a DVD-RW disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

02 Connecting up

Rear panel connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Front panel connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Extra features for use with compatible TVs . . . . . . . .10

Easy connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Using other types of audio/video output . . . . . . . . . .12

Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver. . . . . .13

Connecting an external decoder box (1) . . . . . . . . . .14

Connecting an external decoder box (2) . . . . . . . . . .15

Connecting to an AV amplifier/receiver . . . . . . . . . . .16

Connecting other AV sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Plugging in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

07 Editing

Editing Titles (Title Edit). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Editing chapters (Chapter Edit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

08 The Initial Setup menu

Using the Initial Setup menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Disc settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Video settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Audio settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Recording settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

Playback settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

03 Controls and displays

Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

04 Getting started

09 Additional information

Switching on and setting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Making your first recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Using the built-in TV tuner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Basic playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Displaying disc information on-screen . . . . . . . . . . .26

Screen sizes and disc formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Frequently asked questions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Time Zone list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Language code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

Country/Area code list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

On-screen displays and recorder displays . . . . . . . . .68

Handling discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Storing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Damaged discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Cleaning the pickup lens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Condensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Hints on installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Moving the recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Resetting the recorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

05 Playback

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents

of a disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Navigating discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Scanning discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Playing in slow motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Frame advance/frame reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

The Play Mode menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31

Displaying and switching subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Switching DVD soundtracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

Switching audio channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Switching camera angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

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Before you start

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•

Play Video mode recordings on a regular DVD

Video mode

Features

player

Discs recorded using the Video mode can be played back

on regular DVD players, including computer DVD drives

compatible with DVD-Video playback

•

Progressive scan-compatible

Compared to standard interlaced video, progressive scan

effectively doubles the amount of video information fed to

your TV or monitor. (Check your TV/monitor for

compatibility with this feature.)

*2 ‘DVD-Video format’ recording: The use of the DVD-

Video format for recording on DVD-R and DVD-RW discs

is referred to as recording in ‘Video mode’ on Pioneer’s

DVD recorders. Supporting playback of DVD-R / DVD-

RW discs is optional for manufacturers of DVD

playback equipment, and there is DVD playback

equipment that does not play DVD-R or DVD-RW discs

recorded in the DVD-Video format.

•

Cinema surround sound in your home

Connect this recorder to a Dolby Digital and/or DTS-

compatible AV amp/receiver to enjoy full surround sound

effects from Dolby Digital and DTS DVD discs.

•

Program up to 32 timer recordings

Note: ‘Finalization’ is required.

You can program the recorder to record up to 32

programs, up to a month in advance, using the VIDEO

•

MP3 file playback

Plus+ system for easy programming if you want. As

well as single programs, you can specify daily or weekly

recordings, too.

This recorder can play MP3 audio files on CD-R, CD-RW

or CD-ROM discs (see Disc / content format playback

compatibility on page 7).

and PlusCode are registered trademark

of Gemstar Development Corporation.

The VIDEO Plus+ system is manufactured under

license from Gemstar Development Corporation.

What’s in the box

•

One Touch Recording

Please confirm that the following accessories are in the

box when you open it.

Use One Touch Recording to start recording immediately

in 30 minute blocks. Each time you press the ì REC

button, the recording time is extended by another 30

minutes.

• Remote control

• AA/R6P dry cell batteries x2

• Audio/video cable (red/white/yellow)

• RF antenna cable

•

Optimized recording

Optimized recording adjusts the recording quality

automatically if a timer recording will not fit onto a disc

with the settings that you made. Note that the quality of

recordings may be reduced if a longer recording time is

used.

• Power cable

• These operating instructions

• Warranty card

•

High quality 16-bit Linear PCM audio

When recording using the high quality setting (XP), the

audio is recorded in uncompressed 16-bit Linear PCM

format. This delivers great sounding audio to accompany

the high picture quality.

•

Find what you want to watch quickly and easily

Unlike video tape that needs to be wound to the correct

place, you can jump right to the part of a DVD disc that

you want to watch. Search for a point on a disc by title,

chapter or time.

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Before you start

Putting the batteries in the remote

control

Using the remote control

Keep in mind the following when using the remote

control:

Open the battery compartment cover on the

back of the remote control.

• Make sure that there are no obstacles between the

remote and the remote sensor on the unit.

• Remote operation may become unreliable if strong

sunlight or fluorescent light is shining on the unit’s

remote sensor.

• Remote controllers for different devices can interfere

with each other. Avoid using remotes for other

equipment located close to this unit.

Insert two AA/R6P batteries into the battery

• Replace the batteries when you notice a fall off in the

operating range of the remote.

compartment following the indications (ꢁ,ꢂ) inside

the compartment.

• When the batteries run down or you change the

batteries, the remote control mode is automatically

reset. See Remote Control on page 52 to reset it.

• Use within the operating range and angle, as shown.

7 m

Close the cover.

Note

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.

• Don’t use different kinds of battery together—

although they may look similar, different batteries

may have different voltages.

• Make sure that the plus and minus ends of each

battery match the indications in the battery

compartment.

• Remove batteries from equipment that isn’t going to

be used for a month or more.

• When disposing of used batteries, please comply

with governmental regulations or environmental

public instruction’s rules that apply in your country or

area.

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Before you start

This recorder cannot record onto DVD-R DL Ver. 3.0 (Dual

Layer) discs. Dual Layer discs recorded and finalized on

other recorders, however, can be played on this recorder.

Disc / content format playback

compatibility

Older models of DVD recorders and DVD writers may

reject DVD-RW Ver. 1.2 / 4x discs. If you want to share

DVD-RW discs between this recorder and an older

recorder/writer, we recommend using Ver. 1.1 discs.

General disc compatibility

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.

The following table shows older Pioneer DVD recorders’

limited compatibility with DVD-RW Ver. 1.2 / 4x discs.

Model

Playable

Yes^1,2,3

Yes¹

Recordable

DVR-7000

DVD-Video

DVD-R

DVD-RW

DVR-3100/ DVR-5100H

¹Discs should be finalized in this recorder before playing. Unfinalized

VR mode and Video mode discs may not play.

²Cannot read the CPRM information will show in the display when

you load a disc. However, this will not affect playback.

³Copy-once protected disc titles will not play.

Audio CD

Video CD

CD-R

CD-RW

CD-R/RW compatibility

This recorder cannot record CD-R or CD-RW discs.

• Compatible formats: CD-Audio, Video CD, ISO 9660

CD-ROM* containing MP3 files

* ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 compliant. Joliet file system is

compatible with this recorder.

•

is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing

Corporation.

• About DualDisc playback

• Multi-session playback: No

• Unfinalized disc playback: No

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.

Compressed audio compatibility

• Compatible media: CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW

The non-DVD, audio side of the disc is not compliant

with the CD Audio specification and therefore may

not play.

• Compatible formats: MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3)

• Sampling rates: 44.1 or 48kHz

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.

• Bit-rates: 32 to 320Kbps (128Kbps or higher

recommended)

• Variable bit-rate (VBR) MP3 playback: Yes

The DVD side of a DualDisc plays in this product.

DVD-Audio content will not play.

• File extension: .mp3 (this must be used for the

recorder to recognize MP3 files – do not use for other

file types)

For more detailed information on the DualDisc

specification, please refer to the disc manufacturer

or disc retailer.

• File structure: Up to 50 folders / 300 files (if these

limits are exceeded, only files and folders up to these

limits are playable)

DVD-R/RW compatibility

This recorder will play and record DVD-R/RW discs.

Compatible media:

• DVD-RW Ver. 1.1, Ver. 1.1 / 2x and Ver. 1.2 / 4x

• DVD-R Ver. 2.0, Ver. 2.0 / 4x / 8x and Ver. 2.1 / 16x

Recording formats:

• DVD-R: DVD-Video format (Video mode)

• DVD-RW: Video Recording (VR) format and DVD-

Video format (Video mode)

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Before you start

This recorder supports the recording of ‘copy-once’

broadcast programs using the CPRM copy protection

system (see CPRM on page 36) on CPRM-compliant

DVD-RW discs in VR mode. CPRM recordings can only

be played on players that are specifically compatible

with CPRM.

PC-created disc compatibility

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.

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.

Frequently asked questions

• What’s the difference between DVD-R and DVD-RW?

The most important difference between DVD-R and

DVD-RW is that DVD-R is a record-once medium,

while DVD-RW is a re-recordable/erasable medium.

You can re-record/erase a DVD-RW disc

approximately 1,000 times.

For more information, see About DVD recording on

page 35.

• What’s VR mode?

VR (Video Recording) mode is a special mode

designed for home DVD recording. It allows flexible

editing of recorded material compared to ‘Video

mode’. On the other hand, Video mode discs are

more compatible with other DVD players.

• Can I play my recordable discs in a regular DVD player?

Generally, DVD-R discs and DVD-RW discs recorded

in Video mode are playable in a regular DVD player,

but they must be ‘finalized’ first. This process fixes

the contents of the disc to make them readable to

other DVD players as DVD-Video discs.

DVD-RW discs recorded in VR mode are playable in

some players.

This label indicates playback compatibility with

DVD-RW discs recorded in VR mode (Video

Recording format). However, for discs recorded with

a record-only-once encrypted program, playback can

only be achieved using a CPRM compatible device.

Note that Pioneer cannot guarantee that discs

recorded using this recorder will play on other players.

* ‘DVD-Video format’ recording: The use of the DVD-

Video format for recording on DVD-R and DVD-RW discs

is referred to as recording in ‘Video mode’ on Pioneer’s

DVD recorders. Supporting playback of DVD-R / DVD-

RW discs is optional for manufacturers of DVD

playback equipment, and there is DVD playback

equipment that does not play DVD-R or DVD-RW discs

recorded in the DVD-Video format.

Note: ‘Finalization’ is required.

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Connecting up

Chapter 2

Connecting up

Rear panel connections

DIGITAL OUT

OUTPUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

AC IN

OUT

AV 2 (INPUT 1 DECODER)

AV 1 ･RGB

AC IN

AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) AV connector

Connect to a power outlet using the supplied power cable

only.

Audio/video input/output SCART-type AV connector for

connecting to a VCR, or other equipment with a SCART

connector. The input accepts video and S-video. See AV2/

L1 In on page 54 for how to set this up.

COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT

A digital audio output for connecting to an AV amp/

receiver, Dolby Digital/DTS decoder or other equipment

with a coaxial digital input.

AV1•RGB-TV AV connector

Audio/video output SCART-type AV connector for

connecting to a TV or other equipment with a SCART

connector. The video output is switchable between video,

S-video and RGB. See AV1 Out on page 54 for how to set

this up.

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

A high-quality video output for connecting to a TV or

monitor with a component video input.

Analog audio output (AUDIO OUTPUT)

Stereo analog audio output for connection to your TV or

AV receiver.

Front panel connections

Composite video output (VIDEO OUTPUT)

Standard video output for connection to your TV or AV

receiver.

REC

VIDEO

STANDBY/ON

VIDEO

L(MONO) AUDIO

INPUT

S-video output (S-VIDEO OUTPUT)

On the left side of the front panel there is a second audio/

video input, consisting of a standard (composite) video

jack, and stereo analog audio jacks.

S-video video output for connection to your TV or AV

receiver.

ANTENNA IN/OUT

Connect your TV antenna to the ANTENNA IN jack. The

signal is passed through to the ANTENNA OUT jack for

connection to your TV.

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Connecting up

Note

Extra features for use with

compatible TVs

• For further details and compatibility information, see

also the manual that came with your TV.

When this recorder is connected to a TV that features i/o

Link.A, AV Link, T-V Link, EasyLink, MegaLogic,

SMARTLINK, Q-Link, DATA LOGIC or NexTView Link

using a fully-wired 21-pin SCART cable (not supplied), the

following functions are available:

• Direct TV recording

• Channel preset download

• NexTView timer programming download

• TV auto power on

• System configuration

For further details and compatibility information, see also

the manual that came with your TV.

Direct TV recording

Direct TV recording allows you to record the TV program

that you’re watching, without having to worry about

whether this recorder is set to the same channel. See

Direct recording from TV on page 38 for more on this

feature.

Channel preset download

This feature allows you to set up the channel presets of

this recorder very simply using the channel presets and

preset names already in your TV. See Switching on and

setting up on page 20 and Auto CH Setup : Download from

TV on page 50 for more on this feature.

NexTView timer programming download

NexTView timer programming download allows you to

program a timer recording directly from the electronic

program guide displayed on your TV.

See the manual that came with your TV for more

information on how to use this feature. Note that the SP

and LP options displayed on your TV correspond to the SP

and LP recording modes on this recorder.

TV auto power on

When you play a disc in this recorder, the TV

automatically turns on and switches to the correct video

input. See the manual that came with your TV for how to

use this feature.

System configuration

Basic settings, including language, country and TV

screen size (aspect ratio), can be downloaded from your

TV to help set up this recorder for use.

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Connecting up

Easy connections

The setup described below is a basic setup that allows you to watch and record TV programs, and play discs. Other

types of connections are explained starting on the following page.

Important

• These connections use SCART cables (not supplied). If your TV (or VCR) does not have a SCART connection, see

the following page for connecting up using the supplied audio/video cable.

• The AV1•RGB-TV AV connector can output ordinary (composite) video, S-video or RGB, plus stereo analog audio.

The AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) connector accepts ordinary video or S-video input, as well as stereo analog audio.

See AV1 Out on page 54 and AV2/L1 In on page 54 for how to set them up.

• Before making or changing any rear panel connections, make sure that all components are switched off and

unplugged from the wall outlet.

Connect the cable from the antenna/cable TV

wall outlet to the antenna input on your VCR.

• If you are not connecting a VCR in the chain, connect

it to the ANTENNA IN jack on this recorder and skip

the next step.

ANTENNA

SCART AV

CONNECTOR

Use an RF antenna cable (one is supplied) to

connect the antenna output of your VCR to the

ANTENNA IN of this recorder.

Use another RF antenna cable to connect the

ANTENNA OUT of this recorder to the antenna input

on your TV.

Use a SCART cable (not supplied) to connect the

DIGITAL OUT

OUTPUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

AV1•RGB-TV AV connector on this recorder to the

SCART AV connector on your TV.

OUT

(INPUT

DECODER)

･RGB

Use another SCART cable to connect the AV2

(INPUT 1/DECODER) AV connector to a SCART AV

connector on your VCR.

Note

SCART AV

CONNECTOR

VCR

• See the following page if you want to use one of the

other kinds of audio/video connection.

ANTENNA

OUT

Tip

ANTENNA

• This recorder has a ‘through’ function which allows

you to record a TV program from the built-in TV tuner

in this recorder while watching a video playing on

your VCR. (To use this feature when the recorder is in

standby, Power Save must be set to Off—see Power

Save on page 53).

Antenna/cable TV

wall outlet

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Using other types of audio/video output

If you can’t use the SCART AV connector to connect your TV to this recorder, there are standard audio/video output

jacks, as well as an S-video output.

Using the supplied audio/video cable

Using the S-video or component video

output

AUDIO

INPUT

S-VIDEO

INPUT

COMPONENT

VIDEO INPUT

AUDIO

INPUT

VIDEO

INPUT

DIGITAL OUT

OUTPUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

AC IN

DIGITAL OUT

OUTPUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

OUT

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

AC IN

OUT

(INPUT

DECODER)

･RGB

(INPUT

DECODER)

･RGB

Connect the VIDEO OUTPUT jack to a video input

Connect the S-video or component video output

on your TV.

to a similar input on your TV.

Use the yellow jack of the supplied audio/video cable for

the video connection.

For an S-video connection, use an S-video cable (not

supplied) to connect the S-VIDEO OUTPUT jack to an S-

video input on your TV.

Connect the AUDIO OUTPUT jacks to the

For a component video connection, use a component

video cable (not supplied) to connect the COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT jacks to a component video input on your TV.

corresponding audio inputs on your TV.

Use the red and white jacks of the supplied audio/video

cable for the audio connection. Make sure you match up

the left and right outputs with their corresponding inputs

for correct stereo sound.

See also Component Video on page 55 for how to set up

the component video output for use with a progressive

scan-compatible TV.

Connect the AUDIO OUTPUT jacks to the

corresponding audio inputs on your TV.

You can use the supplied audio/video cable, leaving the

yellow video plug disconnected. Make sure you match up

the left and right outputs with their corresponding inputs

for correct stereo sound.

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Connecting up

Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver

If you have a cable or satellite receiver with a built-in decoder, connect it to this recorder and your TV as shown on this

page. If you are using a separate decoder box for your cable/satellite TV, set up following the instructions on the next

page.

Using the setup on this page you can:

• Record any channel by selecting it on the cable box/satellite tuner.

Important

• Do not connect this recorder ‘through’ your VCR, satellite receiver or cable box. Always connect each component

directly to your TV or AV amplifier/receiver.

Connect RF antenna cables as shown.

This enables you to watch and record TV channels.

Use a SCART cable (not supplied) to connect the

SCART AV

CONNECTOR

AV1•RGB-TV AV connector to a SCART AV connector

on your TV.

This enables you to watch discs.

ANTENNA

Use another SCART cable to connect the AV2

(INPUT 1/DECODER) AV connector to a SCART AV

connector on your satellite/cable box.

This enables you to record scrambled TV channels.

Note

DIGITAL OUT

OUTPUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

• The diagram shows SCART video connections, but

you can alternatively use any of the other audio/video

connections.

OUT

(INPUT

DECODER)

･RGB

Tip

• This recorder has a ‘through’ function which allows

you to record a TV program from the built-in TV tuner

in this recorder while watching a video playing on

your VCR. (To use this feature when the recorder is in

standby, Power Save must be set to Off—see Power

Save on page 53).

SCART AV

CONNECTOR

ANTENNA

OUT

Cable/Satellite box

ANTENNA

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Connecting an external decoder box (1)

If you have an external, dedicated decoder box for your satellite or cable TV system, use the setup described on this

page.

Important

• Do not connect your decoder box directly to this recorder.

• Information from the decoder (for example, relating to pay TV services), is only viewable when this recorder is off

(in standby).

• For timer recording to work properly on this recorder, the VCR/satellite receiver/cable box must also be switched

on during recording.

• It is not possible to watch one TV program and record another using this setup.

SCART AV

CONNECTOR

DIGITAL OUT

OUTPUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

OUT

(INPUT

DECODER)

･RGB

SCART AV

CONNECTOR

SCART AV

CONNECTOR

Decoder

VCR/Satellite receiver

/Cable box

ANTENNA

Antenna/cable TV

wall outlet

Connect the cable from the antenna/cable TV

Use a SCART cable to connect your VCR/satellite

wall outlet to the antenna input on your VCR/

satellite receiver/cable box.

receiver/cable box to the AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

AV connector on this recorder.

Use a SCART cable (not supplied) to connect your

Use a SCART cable to connect the AV1•RGB-TV

decoder to your VCR/satellite receiver/cable box.

See the manual for your decoder box for more detailed

instructions.

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Connecting an external decoder box (2)

If you only have a decoder, connect it to this recorder and your TV as shown on this page.

Using the setup on this page you can:

• Record scrambled channels received using the recorder’s built-in TV tuner.

Important

• Do not connect this recorder ‘through’ your VCR, satellite receiver or cable box. Always connect each component

directly to your TV or AV amplifier/receiver.

Connect RF antenna cables as shown.

This enables you to watch and record TV channels.

Use a SCART cable (not supplied) to connect the

ANTENNA

AV1•RGB-TV AV connector to a SCART AV connector

on your TV.

This enables you to watch discs.

Use another SCART cable to connect the AV2

(INPUT 1/DECODER) AV connector to a SCART AV

connector on your decoder box.

SCART AV

CONNECTOR

This enables you to record scrambled TV channels.

DIGITAL OUT

OUTPUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

OUT

Note

(INPUT

DECODER)

･RGB

• In order to use this setup, you will need to make the

following settings from the Initial Setup menu:

– Set the AV2/L1 In setting to Decoder from the

Initial Setup menu (see AV2/L1 In on page 54).

– From the Manual CH Setting screen, set the

Decoder setting for the scrambled channels to On

(see Manual CH Setup on page 50).

SCART AV

CONNECTOR

Decoder

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Connecting to an AV amplifier/receiver

To enjoy multichannel surround sound you need to connect this recorder to an AV amplifier/receiver using the digital

coaxial output.

In addition to a digital connection, we recommend also connecting using the stereo analog connection for

compatibility with all discs and sources.

You’ll probably also want to connect a video output to your AV amplifier/receiver. Use the ordinary video output (as

shown here), or the S-video output.

Important

• Noise may be output from your speakers if the recorder is not set up to work with your AV amplifier/receiver

properly (see Audio Out on page 57).

ANTENNA

VIDEO

OUT

A/V

IN 1

DIGITAL IN

COAXIAL

AV amp/

receiver

DIGITAL OUT

OUTPUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

OUT

(INPUT

DECODER)

･RGB

Antenna/cable TV

wall outlet

Connect RF antenna cables as shown.

Note

This enables you to watch and record TV channels.

• The diagram shows ordinary video connections,

but you can alternatively use an AV connector or

S-video connections, if they’re available.

Connect one of the DIGITAL OUT COAXIAL jack

on this recorder to an coaxial digital input on your

AV amplifier/receiver.

This enables you to listen to multichannel surround

sound.

Important

• Do not connect this recorder to your TV ‘through’

your VCR using A/V cables. Always connect it directly

to your TV.

Connect the analog AUDIO OUTPUT and VIDEO

OUTPUT jacks on this recorder to an analog audio

and video input on your AV amplifier/receiver.

Connect the AV amplifier/receiver’s video output

to a video input on your TV.

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Connecting other AV sources

Plugging in

Before plugging in for the first time, make sure that

everything is connected properly.

Connecting a VCR or analog camcorder

REC

STANDBY/ON

VIDEO

L(MONO) AUDIO

INPUT

AUDIO/VIDEO

INPUT

AUDIO/VIDEO

OUTPUT

AC IN

Analog camcorder

AUDIO/VIDEO

OUTPUT

AUDIO/VIDEO

INPUT

VCR

Plug the supplied AC power cable into the AC IN

inlet and the other end into a standard household

power outlet.

Connect a set of audio and video 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.

• The front panel connections make convenient

connections for a camcorder input (standard video

connection only).

Connect a set of audio and video inputs of your

VCR or camcorder to the outputs on the rear panel of

this recorder.

This enables you to record from this recorder to your VCR

or camcorder.

• You can use standard video or S-video cables for the

video connection.

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Controls and displays

^CC^hao^ptn^ert³rols and displays

Front panel

REC

STANDBY/ON

VIDEO

L(MONO) AUDIO

INPUT

ꢀ STANDBY/ON

ꢄ

Press to switch the recorder on/into standby.

Press to start or restart playback (press while playing to

pause playback).

Front panel inputs (page 9)

Audio/video inputs, convenient for connecting a video

camera.

+/– (page 23, 25)

Use to change TV channels, skip chapters/tracks, etc.

ì REC

IR remote sensor (page 6)

Press to start recording.

Front panel display

ꢃ

See below for details.

Press to stop playback or recording.

OPEN/CLOSE ꢅ

Press to open/close the disc tray.

10 Disc tray

Display

Lights when an unfinalized Video mode disc is loaded.

NTSC

Lights when playing an NTSC disc.

(page 38)

Lights when a timer recording has been set. (Indicator

blinks if the timer has been set but there isn’t a

recordable disc loaded.)

11 10

(page 56)

Lights when a PlayList is playing (only applicable to

some VR mode discs recorded on other recorders).

Indicates which channels of a bilingual broadcast are

recorded.

(page 55)

Character display

Lights when the component video output is set to

progressive scan.

Shows disc time information, channel number,

messages, and so on.

ꢄ

10 R / RW

Lights during playback; blinks when paused.

Indicates the type of recordable DVD loaded: DVD-R or

DVD-RW.

Lights during recording; blinks when recording is

paused.

11 2 3 (page 52)

Shows the remote control mode (if nothing is displayed,

the remote control mode is 1).

OVER

Lights when the analog audio input level is too high.

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Controls and displays

Remote control

Number buttons, CLEAR

Use the number buttons for track/chapter/title selection;

channel selection, and so on.

Use CLEAR to clear an entry and start again.

DISC NAVIGATOR, TOP MENU

STANDBY/ON

DISPLAY

Press to display the Disc Navigator, or the ‘top menu’

when a DVD-Video disc is loaded.

ꢀ

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

ANGLE

MENU (page 25)

Press to display the menu of a DVD-Video disc.

/DVD

ꢀ/ꢁ/ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor buttons), CH +/–, ENTER

CLEAR

Used to navigate all on-screen displays. Press ENTER to

select the currently highlighted option. The ꢃ (cursor

right) button is also used to change the recording input.

DISC NAVIGATOR

Use the CH +/– buttons to change the channel of the

built-in TV tuner.

CH+

ENTER

CH–

TOP

INPUT

HOME MENU

HOME

Press to display the Home Menu, from which you can

RETURN

navigate all the functions of the recorder.

ꢌ/ꢋ

ꢆ

ꢎ/ꢍ

ꢇ

10 RETURN

ꢄ

Press to go back one level in the on-screen menu or

display.

ꢉ

ꢈ

ꢃ

ꢊ

TV DIRECT

REC

11 Playback and recording controls (page 24)

ìREC REC MODE

CM SKIP

ꢆ / ꢇ (page 30)

Press to start reverse or forward scanning. Press

again to change the speed.

ꢄ

DVD RECORDER

Press to start playback.

ꢈ

ꢀ STANDBY/ON

Press to pause playback or recording.

Press to switch the recorder on/into standby.

ꢃ

DISPLAY

Press to stop playback or recording.

Displays/changes the on-screen information displays.

3 DVD playback functions

AUDIO (page 23, 33, 34)

ꢉ / ꢊ

Press to skip to the previous or next title/chapter/

track; or to display the previous or next menu page.

Changes the audio language or channel. (When the

recorder is stopped, press to change the tuner

audio.)

ꢋꢌ / ꢍꢎ (page 30)

While paused, press to show the previous or next

video frame; press and hold to start slow-motion

playback.

SUBTITLE

(page 33)

Displays/changes the subtitles included in

multilingual DVD-Video discs.

12 ì REC (page 22)

Press to start recording. Press repeatedly to set the

recording time in blocks of 30 mins.

ANGLE

(page 34)

Switches camera angles on discs with multi-angle

scenes.

REC MODE

Press repeatedly to change the recording mode

(picture quality).

TV/DVD (page 24)

Press to switch between ‘TV mode’, in which you get the

picture and sound from the TV’s tuner, and ‘DVD mode’,

in which you get picture and sound from the recorder’s

tuner (or an external input).

TV DIRECT REC (page 38)

Press to start recording whatever channel your TV is

set to.

CM SKIP

Press repeatedly to skip progressively forward

through the audio or video playing.

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Chapter 4

Getting started

• If this recorder is connected to a compatible TV using

a fully-wired 21-pin SCART cable, the recorder will

take a few seconds to download country, TV screen

size and language information. (Check the manual

that came with your TV for compatibility information.)

Switching on and setting up

When you switch the recorder on for the first time, you

can make several basic settings using the Setup

Navigator. This takes you through setting the clock and

the internal TV tuner settings.

Use the ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor left/right) buttons to

choose a language, then press ENTER.

If you’re using the recorder for the first time, we strongly

recommend you use the Setup Navigator before starting

to use the recorder.

OSD Language

English

STANDBY/ON

ꢀ

Press ENTER to start setting up using the Setup

Navigator.

Setup Navigator

Complete this setup before you start using your recorder.

Start

Cancel

Please use the Initial Setup if you want to make more

detailed settings.

ENTER

• If you don’t want to use the Setup Navigator, press ꢁ

(cursor down) to select Cancel, then press ENTER to

exit the Setup Navigator.

Select the Auto Channel Setup (‘Auto Scan’ or

‘Download from TV’), or ‘Do not set’, then press

ENTER.

Tuner

Auto Scan

Download from TV

Do not set

DVD RECORDER

Switch on your TV and set the video input to this

• Select Do not set if you want to skip setting up the

channels (because they have already been set up, for

example).

recorder.

Press the ꢀ STANDBY/ON button on the remote

• You can only use the Download from TV feature if

you connected this recorder to your TV using a

fully-wired 21-pin SCART cable connected to the

AV1•RGB-TV AV connector, and if your TV supports

this function (check your TV’s instruction manual for

more details).

control or the front panel to switch on.

• 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 48).

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•

Use the ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor left/right) buttons to

The recorder takes a short while to set the time. After

you see that the time has been set, select Next to

proceed.

choose your country, then press ENTER.

Auto

Country

England

Auto

Date

TUE 01

12 00

2005

Manual

Time

Clock Set CH

Pr01

Start

•

Auto-tuning channels

The Auto Scan option automatically scans and sets the

channel presets.

Tuning

Please wait a moment.

20/107

If the time could not be set automatically, press

RETURN to go back to the previous screen and select

Manual.

Cancel

•

Downloading channels from your TV

Use the Download from TV option to download all the

channels that your TV is tuned to.

•

Manual clock setting

If no stations in your area are broadcasting time

signals, you can set the clock manually.

Downloading

Use the ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor left/right) buttons to set

your time zone.

Please wait a moment.

Cancel

Set the time relative to GMT (see Time Zone list on

page 66 for a list of the possible time zones).

Select ‘Auto’ for automatic time setting, or

‘Manual’ to set the clock manually, then press

ENTER.

Clock

Auto

Date

SAT 01

2005

Manual

Time

Clock

Time Zone

Summer Time

GMT

Auto

Date

Off

Manual

Time

Clock Set CH

Press ꢁ (cursor down) then use the ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor

left/right) buttons to select ‘On’ or ‘Off’ for

summer time, then press ENTER.

•

Auto clock setting

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.

Clock

Auto

Date

SAT 01

2005

Set ‘Clock Set CH‘ to the channel preset number

that broadcasts a time signal, then move the

cursor down to ‘Start’ and press ENTER.

Manual

Time

Time Zone

Summer Time

GMT

Auto

Date

SAT 01

00 00

2005

Manual

Time

Set the date (day/month/year) and time, then

press ENTER to make all the settings.

Clock Set CH

Pr01

Start

Clock

Auto

Date

Time

SAT 01

12 00

01 / 2005

Manual

Time Zone

GMT

Summer Time

Use the ꢀ/ꢁ (cursor up/down) buttons to change

the value in the highlighted field.

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Use the ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor left/right) buttons to move

from one field to another.

Making your first recording

• You can go back to the previous screen at anytime in

the Setup Navigator by pressing RETURN.

This quick guide shows you how to make a basic

recording of a TV program to a recordable DVD.

Recording is covered in much more detail in chapter 6

That’s it! Press ENTER to finish setting up.

(Recording).

Setup Navigator

Setup is complete!

Enjoy using your DVD recorder!

STANDBY/ON

Finish Setup

ꢀ

Other settings you can make

After setting up using the Setup Navigator, you should be

ready to start enjoying your DVD recorder. It’s possible,

however, that you may want to make a couple of

additional settings, depending on how the recorder is set

up for terrestrial TV broadcasts.

CH+

• Manual channel setting – This setting lets you skip

channels where there is no station, as well as

manually tune to stations. See Manual CH Setup on

page 50.

CH–

ꢄ

• Set Guide Preset – This setting lets you assign guide

channels to ensure that the VIDEO Plus+

programming system works correctly. See Set Guide

Preset on page 51.

ꢈ

ꢃ

ìREC

DVD RECORDER

If they aren’t already on, switch on your TV and

this recorder.

Press ꢀ STANDBY/ON to switch on.

• Make sure that the video input on your TV is set to this

recorder.

Press ꢅ OPEN/CLOSE (front panel only) to open

the disc tray.

Load a blank DVD-R or DVD-RW disc with the

label side face-up, using the disc tray guide to align

the disc.

• When you load a new, blank DVD-RW disc, the

recorder will take a moment to initialize it for

recording.

Use the CH +/– buttons to select the TV channel

you want to record from.

• You can also use the +/– buttons on the front panel if

the recorder is stopped.

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• Channel presets are numbered 1–99.

Note

• If the recorder is connected to your TV using a SCART

cable and your TV supports Direct Recording, it’s

possible to quickly start recording whatever channel

your TV is tuned to. See Direct recording from TV on

page 38 for detailed instructions.

• Channel presets are numbered 1–99.

Changing audio channels

You can change the audio channel of the broadcast or

external input signal.

Press ì REC to start recording.

• By default, the recording will be in SP (standard play)

mode, which will give you around two hours of

recording from a blank DVD disc. The different

recording mode and their recommended uses are

covered in mode detail in Chapter 6.

AUDIO

• You can pause recording by pressing ꢈ.

Press ì REC or ꢈ again to restart recording.

•

Press AUDIO to change the audio.

When you want to stop recording, press ꢃ.

The current audio channel is displayed on-screen.

• If the NICAM audio setting (see Audio In on page 56)

is set to NICAM and you are watching a NICAM

broadcast, you can switch between NICAM and

Regular (non-NICAM) audio.

Playing back your recording

The TV program you just recorded should be on the DVD

disc as a single title with one or more chapters.

•

Press ꢄ to start playback.

NICAM

If you want to stop playback before the end of the

recording, press ꢃ.

Regular

• If the NICAM broadcast is bilingual, you can also

select the language.

Using the built-in TV tuner

NICAM A

Regular

NICAM B

NICAM A+B

Changing TV channels

• You can also select the language for a non-NICAM

bilingual broadcast.

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 Audio In

on page 56), you can switch the audio channel

between left (L), right (R) or both (L+R).

CH+

ENTER

CH–

L+R

Note

• When recording in Video mode, or in VR mode using

the XP 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 Audio In

on page 56).

• CH +/– buttons on the remote

• Number buttons on the remote – For example, to

select channel 4, press 4 then ENTER; for channel 34,

press 3, 4, ENTER. (If you don’t press ENTER, the

channel changes after a few seconds.)

• +/– buttons on the front panel

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Switching between TV and DVD

When the recorder is stopped or recording you can

choose whether to have the audio/video from the built-in

TV tuner (or external input) play on your TV (‘DVD mode’),

or watch the channel that the TV is currently set to (‘TV

mode’).

STANDBY/ON

ꢀ

During playback or when a menu is being displayed on-

screen, the sound and video is always routed to your TV

and is unaffected by the TV/DVD mode setting.

Note that the recorder must be connected to your TV

using a SCART cable to be able to use this feature.

CH+

ENTER

CH–

/DVD

ꢄ

ꢃ

•

Press TV/DVD to switch between TV mode and

DVD mode.

Basic playback

Press ꢀ STANDBY/ON to switch on.

This section shows you how to use your recorder for

playback of discs (DVD, CD, etc.). More playback

features, such as repeat play, are covered in the next

chapter.

Also turn on your TV and make sure that it is set to the

correct video input.

Press ꢅ OPEN/CLOSE (front panel only) to open

the disc tray.

Load a disc.

Important

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).

• Throughout this manual, the term ‘DVD’ means

playback-only DVD-Video discs and DVD-R/RW. If a

function is specific to a particular kind of DVD disc, it

is specified.

• If you want to play a DTS audio CD, please first read

the note on page 25.

• Some DVD-Video discs don’t allow certain playback

controls to operate at certain points in the disc. This

is not a malfunction.

• Please see Disc / content format playback

compatibility on page 7 if you want to play a Dual Disc

(DVD/CD hybrid disc).

• VR mode discs recorded on another DVD recorder

may contain a PlayList of titles. These can be found

after the Original titles on the disc. See also Using the

Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc on

page 28.

Press ꢄ to 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 (cursor buttons) and ENTER to navigate

DVD disc menus, and the number buttons and

ENTER for Video CD menus.

• See the following sections for more details on playing

specific kinds of discs.

To stop playback, press ꢃ.

When you’ve finished using the recorder, eject

the disc and switch the recorder back into standby.

• To open/close the disc tray, press ꢅ OPEN/CLOSE.

Remove the disc before putting the recorder into

standby.

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• Press ꢀ STANDBY/ON to switch the recorder into

standby.

Playing audio CDs and MP3s

The table below shows the basic playback controls for

audio CDs and MP3 files.

Playing DVD discs

The table below shows the basic playback controls for

DVD-Video, and recordable DVD discs.

Press to start playback.

Press to pause playback; press again to

restart playback.

Press to start or restart playback.

Press to stop playback.

Press to pause playback; press again to

restart playback.

ꢌ/ꢋ ꢎ/ꢍ

Audio CD only: Press to start scanning.

ꢆ

ꢇ

Press to stop playback.

Press again to increase the scanning

speed. (There are two scan speeds; the

current scan speed is shown on-screen.)

You can resume playback from the same

point by pressing ꢄ. (Press ꢃ again to

cancel the resume function.)

Press to skip to previous/next track (or

folder for MP3 disc). (You can also use the

front panel +/– buttons to do this during

playback.)

ꢌ/ꢋ ꢎ/ꢍ

• During playback, press to start scan-

ning. Press repeatedly to increase the

scanning speed.

ꢆ

ꢇ

• Press and hold while paused to start

slow-motion playback. Press repeatedly to

change the playback speed.

• While paused, press to advance a single

frame in either direction.

During playback, enter a track (or folder)

number then press ENTER to skip directly

to that track.

Press CLEAR to clear a number entry and

start again.

ENTER

Press to skip to previous/next chapter/title.

(You can also use the front panel +/– but-

tons to do this during playback.)

Note

(Commercial skip). Each press skips for-

ward progressively up to a maximum of

ten minutes.

CM SKIP

• 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 34).

• Except VR mode: during playback, 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 num-

ber buttons to select numbered items in

the disc menu.

• VR mode only: during playback, enter a

title number then press ENTER.

• All: Press CLEAR to clear a number

entry and start again.

• You can’t use scanning when playing MP3 files.

ENTER

Playing Video CDs

The table below shows the basic playback controls for

Video CDs.

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 what to watch.

Press to display the ‘top’ menu or menu of

a DVD-Video disc (these are often the

same).

TOP MENU

Press to start or restart playback.

Use the cursor buttons to navigate DVD-

Video disc menus; press ENTER to select

items.

Press to pause playback; press again to

restart playback.

ENTER

Press to stop playback.

RETURN

You can resume playback from the same

point by pressing ꢄ. (Press ꢃ again to

cancel the resume function.)

Press to return to the previous level of a

DVD-Video disc menu.

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To hide the information display, press DISPLAY

ꢌ/ꢋ ꢎ/ꢍ

• During playback, press to start scan-

ning. Press repeatedly to increase the

scanning speed.

• Press and hold while paused to start

slow-motion playback. Press repeatedly to

change the playback speed (forward direc-

tion only).

repeatedly until it disappears.

The example displays below are a guide only; actual

displays vary according to the disc loaded, etc.

ꢆ

ꢇ

Stop display 1

• While paused, press to advance a single

frame (forward direction only).

Stop

Pr 01

DVD-RW VR

Original

10:10 SAT 12/12/2005

Stereo

Press to skip to previous/next track. (You

can also use the front panel +/– buttons to

do this during playback.)

When a PBC menu is displayed, press to

display the previous/next page.

Original or PlayList

VR mode DVD-RW discs edited on other DVD recorders

may contain Original and PlayList content. (See also the

note on page 27 about PlayLists.)

(Commercial skip). Each press skips for-

ward progressively up to a maximum of

ten minutes.

CM SKIP

Disc type and mode

Shows the disc type (DVD-VIDEO, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD,

MP3, NO DISC, etc.), and the disc mode for recordable

DVD, if applicable (VR or Video). Note that finalized DVD-

R/RW Video mode discs are shown as DVD-VIDEO.

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 numbered menu items.

Shows PBC, if Video CD playback control is on.

ENTER

Current date and time

Preset name or number

Shows the preset name (if set) or preset number for the

currently selected channel.

RETURN

Press to display the disc menu of a Video

CD playing in PBC mode.

Audio mode

Shows the broadcast audio mode for the current channel

Note

preset (Mono, Stereo, etc.).

• When playing in PBC mode, some playback features,

such as search and repeat play are not available.

Stop display 2

Stop

DVD-RW VR

Original

Pr01

Stereo

Copy Once

Displaying disc information on-

screen

Resume

Remain

00h35m (SP)

, Play List 15

You can display various on-screen information about the

disc loaded.

DVD Mode

Titles

Lock Disc

: Original 99

: On

Resume

DISPLAY

Shows Resume if playback can be resumed from the last

place stopped.

Recording mode and Recording time available

Shows the current recording mode (XP, SP, LP, etc.), and

Press DISPLAY repeatedly to display/change the

the total recording time available on the disc.

on-screen information.

Finalized Video mode DVD-R/RW discs are shown as

DVD-R Finalized or DVD-RW Finalized.

• The on-screen display automatically disappears after

20 minutes.

Copy control information

Shows recording restrictions.

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Lock Disc On or Off

Recording display

Number of titles/tracks/folders on the disc

Shows the current mode of the recorder (see

Rec

One-Touch Rec 00h19m

Pr01

Stereo

Copy Once

Switching between TV and DVD on page 24)

DVD-RW VR

05 - 001

Remain

00:03:30

00h20m (SP)

Play display 1

Play

DVD-R Video

Original

Timer recording start and stop time or remaining

01 - 002

00:03:30

time of one-touch recording

Shows the start and stop times if the current recording is

a timer recording. Shows the remaining recording time if

the current recording is the one-touch recording.

Disc type and mode

Current title and chapter number

Elapsed recording time

Shows the disc type (DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD, MP3, NO

DISC, etc.), and the disc mode for recordable DVD, if

applicable (VR or Video). Shows PBC if a Video CD is in

playback control (PBC) mode.

Recording mode and Recording time available

Shows the current recording mode (XP, SP, LP, etc.), and

the available recording time on the disc.

Current title and chapter number

(For CD/Video CD, shows current track; for MP3, shows

current folder and track.)

Note

Elapsed title time

• The Video mode disc displays become the same as a

DVD-Video disc once the disc is finalized.

(For CD, MP3, shows elapsed track time; for Video CD,

shows elapsed disc time.)

• The total recording time figure is calculated based on

a 12cm/4.7GB disc at the displayed record setting.

Play display 2

• 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.

Play

DVD-VIDEO

01 - 002

00:03:30

! #

• This recorder can play PlayLists on discs recorded

using other recorders. However, these PlayLists

cannot be edited.

DVD Mode

Title Name

11/11 soccer game

01h30m00s

Title Total

Chapters

• 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.

007

Angle indicator

Lights during multi-angle scenes.

Copy protected material (!)/ PureCinema

indicator (#)

Shows ‘!’ if the playback material is copy-once protected.

Shows ‘#’ if the video output is 24 fps, progressive scan.

Current title name

Total running time of title

Total number of chapters in title

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Playback

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The DVD side of a DualDisc plays in this product.

DVD-Audio content will not play.

Introduction

For more detailed information on the DualDisc

specification, please refer to the disc manufacturer

or disc retailer.

Most of the features described in this chapter make use

of on-screen displays. Navigate these using the ꢀ/ꢁ/ꢂ/

ꢃ (cursor buttons) and ENTER. To go back one level

from any screen, use the RETURN button. Remember

also that the button guide at the bottom of every screen

shows which buttons do what.

Using the Disc Navigator to browse

the contents of a disc

Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to

DVD discs, Video CDs, CDs, and MP3 discs, although the

exact operation of some varies slightly with the kind of

disc loaded. The following icons are provided to help you

quickly identify which instructions you need for which

kind of disc.

Use the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a

recordable disc and start playback.

DISC NAVIGATOR

DVD

Any kind of DVD, DVD-R or DVD-RW

DVD-Video

Commercially produced DVD or finalized

ENTER

Video mode DVD-R/RW

HOME

Video mode

Video mode DVD-R/RW (unfinalized)

VR mode

VR mode DVD-RW

Audio CD

Using the Disc Navigator with recordable

discs

Video CD

VR mode Video mode

MP3

MP3 files

Press HOME MENU and select ‘Disc Navigator’

from the on-screen display.

• Some DVD-Video discs don’t allow certain playback

controls to operate at certain points in the disc. This

is not a malfunction.

Alternatively, you can press DISC NAVIGATOR to go

straight to the Disc Navigator screen.

• When playing Video CDs, some functions are not

available in PBC mode.

HOME MENU

Disc Navigator

Editing

• When playing an NTSC disc, the video output will be

PAL.

Timer Recording

Initial Setup

Play Mode

• 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.

ENTER

HOME MENU

Confirm

Exit

The non-DVD, audio side of the disc is not compliant

with the CD Audio specification and therefore may

not play.

It is possible that when loading or ejecting a

DualDisc, the opposite side to that being played will

be scratched. Scratched discs may not be playable.

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Use the ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor left/right) buttons to select

a title to play.

Navigating discs

• You can also use the front panel + / – buttons.

ALL

Disc Navigator

During playback you can easily jump to another title,

chapter or track on a disc using the number buttons on

the remote.

DVD-VR

Titles ORG 03, PL 02

Title 01

Remain 00h20m (XP)

Original

The lively big tree

Recording Time 00h30m00s

03 PL01

TUE 29/06

11:00

WED 30/06

11:00

THU 01/07

11:00

FRI 02/07

11:00

CLEAR

• Some VR mode DVDs recorded on other recorders

may have a PlayList of virtual content. PlayList titles

appear in the Disc Navigator after the ‘Original’ titles.

Press ENTER to start playback.

ENTER

Using the Disc Navigator with MP3 discs

MP3

Press HOME MENU and select ‘Disc Navigator’

DVD-Video Video mode

from the on-screen display.

During playback use the number buttons to

Alternatively, you can press DISC NAVIGATOR, which

takes you straight to the Disc Navigator screen.

enter a chapter number within the current title.

For example, for chapter 6, press 6; for chapter 24, press

2, then 4.

Disc Navigator

MP3

Current Folder

Track

001

• To clear and start again, press CLEAR.

Folder (1-03)

Track (1-004)

Optionally: Press ENTER.

01. Rock

02. Pop

001. Intro

Otherwise, just wait a few seconds and playback will

jump to the new chapter.

002. Escape

03. Dance

003. Everything You Say

004. What I Do

VR mode

Folder Name

Rock

During playback, use the number buttons to

Select what you want to play.

input a title number.

For example, for title 6, press 6; for title 24, press 2, then

Use the ꢀ/ꢁ/ꢂ/ꢃ(cursor buttons) buttons to highlight

items and press ENTER to select.

• To clear and start again, press CLEAR.

Note

Optionally: Press ENTER.

• The Disc Navigator is only accessible when there is a

disc loaded.

Otherwise, just wait a few seconds and playback will

jump to the new title.

• Another way to find a particular place on a disc is to

use the time search mode. See Search Mode on

page 32.

Video CD

During playback, use the number buttons to

input a track number.

For example, for track 6, press 6; for track 24, press 2,

then 4.

• To clear and start again, press CLEAR.

Optionally: Press ENTER.

Otherwise, just wait a few seconds and playback will

jump to the new track.

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Playback

To resume normal playback, press ꢄ.

MP3

During playback, use the number buttons to

Note

input a track/folder number.

For example, for folder 6, press 6; for track 24, press 2,

then 4.

• Depending on the disc, reverse playback may not be

smooth.

• Sound can be heard while scanning audio CDs

(analog output only).

• To clear and start again, press CLEAR.

Use the ꢀ/ꢁ (cursor up/down) buttons to select

either ‘Track’ or ‘Folder’.

• No subtitles are displayed while scanning DVD-Video

discs.

• It is not possible to scan MP3 files.

• Sound is output when scanning DVDs only in forward

Scan1. However, when connected using the coaxial

digital output, some receivers may not be able to

reproduce the scanned audio. No sound is output

when using other scan speeds.

Input Number 001/010 Track

• Depending on the recording mode and whether the

disc is recorded in Video or VR mode, scanning

speeds will vary.

Optionally: Press ENTER.

Otherwise, just wait a few seconds and playback will

jump to the new track.

• Depending on the disc, normal playback may

automatically resume when a new chapter is reached

on a DVD disc.

Scanning discs

You can fast scan discs at various speeds, forwards or

backward.

Playing in slow motion

DVD

Video CD

You can play video at various slow motion speeds. DVDs

can be played in slow motion in either direction, while

Video CDs can only be played forwards in slow motion.

ꢆ

ꢄ

ꢇ

During playback, press ꢆ or ꢇ to start

ꢌ/ꢋ

ꢎ/ꢍ

reverse or forward scanning.

ꢄ

• The scanning speed is shown on-screen.

ꢈ

Press the same button repeatedly to increase the

scanning speed.

DVD

During playback, press ꢈ.

Press and hold ꢋ or ꢎ until slow motion

• Forward:

Scan1 ꢄ Scan2 ꢄ Scan3 ꢄ Scan4

reverse or forward playback starts.

• Reverse:

Press the same button repeatedly to change the

Reverse ꢄ Scan1 ꢄ Scan2 ꢄ Scan3 ꢄ Scan4

slow motion speed.

Slow 1/16

Slow 1/2

To resume normal playback, press ꢄ.

Slow 1/8

Video CD

• Forward/Reverse:

Scan1 ꢄ Scan2

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Note

The Play Mode menu

• Reverse slow-motion playback may not be as smooth

as forward and may be better with some discs than

others.

ALL

The Play Mode menu gives you access to search and

repeat play functions.

• Depending on the disc, normal playback may

automatically resume when a new chapter is reached

on a DVD disc.

Important

• No sound is output during slow-motion playback.

• You can’t use the Play Mode features with Video CDs

playing in PBC mode, or while a DVD disc menu is

being displayed. For other restrictions, see the

following sections.

Frame advance/frame reverse

DVD

Video CD

You can step forwards or backwards a frame at a time

through a DVD. With Video CDs, you can only use frame

advance.

CLEAR

ENTER

HOME

ꢌ/ꢋ

ꢎ/ꢍ

ꢄ

ꢈ

ꢄ

During playback, press ꢈ.

Press ꢋ or ꢎ to go backwards or forwards one

Press HOME MENU and select ‘Play Mode’.

frame.

HOME MENU

To resume normal playback, press ꢄ.

Disc Navigator

Editing

Timer Recording

Initial Setup

Play Mode

Note

• Depending on the disc, normal playback may

automatically resume when a new chapter is reached

on a DVD disc.

ENTER

HOME MENU

Confirm

Exit

Use the ꢀ/ꢁ (cursor up/down) buttons and

ENTER to navigate.

• To exit the Play Mode menu, press HOME MENU.

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Search Mode

Tip

ALL

• You can often select what you want to watch on a

DVD disc from the disc menu. Press MENU or TOP

MENU to display the disc menu.

The Search Mode feature lets you start playback from a

specified point in a disc by time or by title/chapter/folder/

track number.

Select ‘Search Mode’ from the Play Mode menu.

Select one of the search options.

Note

• When using time search, playback may occasionally

start slightly before or after the time you input.

Use the number buttons to enter a title/chapter/

folder/track number or the search time (in hours,

minutes & seconds).

Repeat play

ALL

Search Mode

There are various repeat play options, depending on the

kind of disc loaded.

Search Mode

Repeat

Time Search

Title Search

Chapter Search

Select ‘Repeat’ from the Play Mode menu.

Play Mode

Search Mode

Repeat

Time Search (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.

Time Search (Video CD): For example, for 45 minutes into

the disc, press 4, 5, 0, 0.

Use the ꢀ/ꢁ (cursor up/down) buttons to select

• You can also use the ꢀ/ꢁ (cursor up/down) buttons

and ENTER to input a time.

a repeat play mode.

Repeat

Off

Input Time

00 : 25 : 00

Title/Folder/Chapter/Track Search: For example, for track 6,

press 6.

VR mode

• You can also use the ꢀ/ꢁ (cursor up/down) buttons

and ENTER to input a title/folder/chapter/track

number.

• For VR mode DVD discs, select Disc, Title or Chapter

(or Off).

DVD-Video Video mode

• For DVD-Video and Video mode DVD discs, select

Input Track

01/12

Title or Chapter (or Off).

Video CD

• For CDs and Video CDs, select Disc or Track (or Off).

Press ENTER.

MP3

• For MP3 discs, select Disc, Folder or Track (or Off).

To resume normal playback, select ‘Off’ from the

Repeat Play menu.

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Displaying and switching subtitles

Switching DVD soundtracks

DVD-Video

Some DVD discs have subtitles in one or more

languages, which you can switch during playback.

When playing a DVD disc recorded with two or more

soundtracks (often in different languages), you can

switch the soundtrack during playback.

Check the disc packaging for details of the subtitle

options.

Check the disc packaging for details of the soundtrack

options.

SUBTITLE

AUDIO

CLEAR

•

Press AUDIO repeatedly to select an audio

soundtrack.

Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select a subtitle

option.

The current subtitle language is shown on-screen.

Audio

1/2 English

Dolby Digital 3/2CH

Subtitle: 1/2 English

Note

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• The sound may drop out momentarily when

switching soundtracks.

To switch off subtitles, press SUBTITLE

• Some discs only allow you to change audio language

repeatedly until ‘Off’ is displayed.

from the disc menu. Press TOP MENU to access.

• To set audio language preferences, see Language on

page 60.

Note

• Some discs only allow you to change subtitle

language from the disc menu. Press TOP MENU to

access.

• 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 amp/

receiver with built-in DTS decoder via the digital

output. See Connecting to an AV amplifier/receiver on

page 16 for connection details.

• To set subtitle preferences, see Language on page 60.

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Switching audio channels

Switching camera angles

VR mode

Video CD

MP3

DVD-Video

For VR mode content recorded with bilingual audio, you

can switch between left (L) channel, right (R) channel, or

both (L+R).

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 playing Video CDs and audio CDs you can switch

between stereo, just the left channel or just the right

channel.

When a multi-angle scene is playing, the same icon

appears on screen to let you know that other angles are

available.

AUDIO

ANGLE

To display/switch the audio channel, press

•

To switch the camera angle, press ANGLE.

• The angle number is displayed on-screen.

AUDIO repeatedly.

The audio channel(s) currently playing are indicated on-

screen.

• If the disc was paused, playback starts again with the

new angle.

VR mode

Note

• L+R – Both channels (default)

• L – Left channel only

• You can also change the angle from some DVD-Video

disc menus. Press TOP MENU to access.

• R – Right channel only

Video CD

MP3

• Stereo – Stereo (default)

• 1/L – Left channel only

• 2/R – Right channel only

Note

• 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 to Dolby

Digital -> PCM (see Audio Out on page 57) or listen

via the analog outputs if you need to switch the audio

channel.

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Recording

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• The maximum number of titles that can be recorded

on a DVD-R/RW disc is 99.

About DVD recording

• The maximum number of chapters recordable on a

DVD-R/RW disc is 999.

This recorder can record on both DVD-R and DVD-RW

media. The main difference between the two is that DVD-

R discs can only be recorded once, while DVD-RW can be

recorded, erased and re-recorded many times.

A further difference between the two disc types is that

only DVD-RW can be initialized for VR mode recording,

which offers much more comprehensive editing

functions compared to Video mode recording.

Recording time and picture quality

There are six preset recording quality modes:

• XP – Highest quality setting, gives about one hour of

recording time.

The big advantage, however, of Video mode is its

compatibility with standard DVD players, most of which

will not play VR mode DVD-RW discs (see also the notes

below).

• SP (Standard Play) – Default quality, used for most

applications, gives about two hours of recording

time.

• LP (Long Play) – Lower video quality than SP, but

doubles the recording time to about four hours.

While DVD-R discs can only be recorded using the Video

mode, you can initialize a DVD-RW disc for Video or VR

mode recordings. Once initialized (any previous content

is erased in this operation), all recordings on that disc

will be in the chosen recording mode.

• EP (Extended Play) – Lower video quality than LP, but

this gives about six hours of recording time.

• SLP (Super Long Play) – Lower video quality than EP,

but this gives about eight hours of recording time.

• SEP (Super Extended Play) – Lowest video quality, but

gives about ten hours of recording time in VR mode

or twelve hours in Video mode.

Important

• You cannot play, edit or record on unfinalized DVD-R/

RW discs recorded in Video mode on other DVD

recorders. (Likewise, unfinalized Video mode discs

recorded on this recorder are not playable on other

players/recorders.)

Please note that there is a trade-off between recording

time and quality. The longer the possible recording time,

the lower the recorded picture quality. You may wish to

try recording different kinds of program in different

modes to determine the combination of picture quality

and recording time that suits your needs.

• This recorder cannot record onto DVD-R DL Ver. 3.0

(Dual Layer) discs.

• This recorder cannot record onto CD-R or CD-RW

discs.

We recommend that the XP mode be used for recording

fast moving or action programs.

• Pioneer takes no responsibility for recording failure

due to power cuts, defective discs, or damage to the

recorder.

In all except the XP mode, sound is recorded in two

channel Dolby Digital format. When set to XP, sound is

recorded in high quality, uncompressed Linear PCM

format.

• Fingerprints, dirt and small scratches on a disc can

affect playback and/or recording performance.

Please take proper care of your discs.

If the broadcast audio is bilingual and you are recording

in Video mode, or in VR mode on the XP setting, use the

Bilingual Recording setting (page 57) to select the A/L or

B/R audio channel to record before recording starts.

• This recorder can record both PAL and SECAM only.

• This recorder cannot record NTSC signals. NTSC

discs are playable, although the video output will be

PAL.

Note

• Note that all recording times (both here and those

shown by the recorder) are only approximate. This is

because of the way that the video is recorded; you

may get slightly more or slightly less, depending on

what you’re recording.

Note

• Some DVD players, such as some Pioneer models,

are compatible with VR mode DVD-RW discs. Check

the operating instructions for your player for VR

mode compatibility information.

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Recording

• Except when a recordable Video mode disc is loaded,

changing the recording mode will display the

recording time for a VR mode disc.

Setting the picture quality/recording

time

VR mode Video mode

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.

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.

REC MODE

• Video that is ‘copy-once only’ can only be recorded on

a DVD-RW disc in VR mode (see below).

• 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 26).

•

Press REC MODE repeatedly to select a recording

setting.

• XP – Fine picture quality

CPRM

• SP – Standard play

• LP – Long play

CPRM is a copy protection system with scramble system

regarding the recording of ‘copy once’ broadcast

programs. CPRM stands for Content Protection for

Recordable Media.

• EP – Extended play

• SLP – Super Long Play

• SEP – Super Extended Play

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-

RW (ver. 1.1 or higher) discs formatted in VR mode.

The setting is indicated in the front panel display, and

shown on-screen together with the recording time for a

blank recordable disc.

DVD CPRM recordings can only be played on players that

are specifically compatible with CPRM.

Note

• Except when a recordable Video mode disc is loaded,

changing the recording mode will display the

recording time for a VR mode disc.

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.

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Recording

Use the REC MODE button to set the picture

quality/recording time.

• See Setting the picture quality/recording time above

Basic recording from the TV

VR mode Video mode

for detailed instructions.

Follow the instructions below to record a TV program.

Recording starts immediately and continues until the

disc is full or you stop the recording.

Use the AUDIO button to select the audio

channel to record.

See Changing audio channels on page 23 for more on

this.

• When recording in VR mode, if a broadcast is

bilingual, both audio channels are recorded, allowing

you to switch the audio channel on playback. The

only exception to this is when the picture quality is set

to XP, in which case you do need to select the audio

channel before recording.

AUDIO

Press ì REC to start recording.

If you want to set a recording end time, press the ì REC

button repeatedly. The recording time increases in 30

minute increments, up to a maximum of twelve hours.

The remaining recording time is shown on-screen and in

the front panel display. When the recording ends, the

recorder automatically switches into standby.

CH+

ENTER

CH–

• To cancel the set recording time, press ì REC.

• If you want to pause recording at any time, press

ꢈ. Press again to restart the recording. (If recording

in VR mode, a new chapter is started after recording

restarts)

ꢈ

ꢃ

To stop the recording, press ꢃ.

• If you set the recording time in the previous step, you

ìREC REC MODE

can still stop the recording anytime by pressing ꢃ.

• Recording will stop automatically when there is no

more space on the DVD.

DVD RECORDER

Tip

Load a recordable disc.

• If you load a new blank DVD-RW disc, the recorder

takes a short while to initialize the disc.

• During recording you can turn on/off the SCART loop

through function. During recording, press the front

panel + button to switch to SCART THRU (loop

through on), or – to switch to SCART NORM (loop

though off). Note that you can’t switch loop through

on if recording from the AV2(INPUT 1/DECODER) or

AV1•RGB-TV AV connectors. Also, loop through is

automatically reset to off after recording has

finished.

Use the CH +/– buttons to select the TV channel

to record.

The front panel display shows the channel number:

P R 0 7

Channel number

• While the recorder is stopped, you can also use the

number buttons on the remote to select the channel.

(For channel 6, press 6 then ENTER; for channel 24,

press 2, 4 then ENTER)

• If the recorder is stopped, you can also use the +/–

buttons on the front panel to select the channel

number.

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Recording

Direct recording from TV

If you connected this recorder to your TV using a SCART

cable, and your TV supports Direct Recording, you can

record whatever is currently being shown on the TV

without having to worry about what channel preset the

recorder is on. Check the instructions that came with

your TV if you’re not sure whether your TV supports this

feature.

Setting a timer recording

VR mode Video mode

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.

You can 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 57 for more on this).

ꢈ

ꢃ

TV DIRECT

ìREC REC MODE REC

Important

• A timer recording can’t be set if there are already 32

timer programs waiting to be recorded.

DVD RECORDER

• Timer recording will not start if:

– The recorder is already recording.

– A disc is being initialized, finalized or unfinalized.

If necessary, load a recordable disc.

• Except when finalizing Video mode discs, timer

recording will start when the operation preventing

timer recording has finished.

Set the picture quality/recording time using the

REC MODE button.

• If a disc is playing when a timer recording is due to

start, playback will automatically stop to allow the

recording to start.

Press TV DIRECT REC to start recording.

If you want to set a recording time, press the ì REC

button repeatedly. The recording time increases in 30

minute increments, up to a maximum of twelve hours.

You can see the recording time 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.

• The timer indicator lights in the front panel display

when the timer is active. If the indicator is blinking it

means that there is no disc loaded, or the disc loaded

is not recordable.

• Approximately two minutes before a timer recording

is set to start, the recorder will go into timer recording

standby (assuming that a recordable disc is loaded).

In timer recording standby you cannot use some

functions.

• To cancel the set recording time, press ì REC.

• If you want to pause recording at any time, press

ꢈ. Press again to restart the recording. (If recording

in VR mode, a new chapter is started after recording

restarts)

To stop the recording, press ꢃ.

• If you set the recording time in step 3, you can still

CLEAR

stop the recording anytime by pressing ꢃ.

• Recording will stop automatically when there is no

more space on the DVD.

ENTER

Tip

HOME

• You can press TV DIRECT REC while the recorder is

in standby to switch on and immediately start

recording.

• Please note that you can’t record from another

component (VCR, etc.) that is connected by a SCART

cable to the AV2(INPUT 1/DECODER) AV connector

using the TV Direct Recording feature.

ꢉ

ꢊ

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Recording

Press HOME MENU, select Timer Recording, then

• RecMode – Select XP, SP, LP, EP, SLP or SEP (See

Recording time and picture quality on page 35).

Timer Rec (View).

After entering all the timer recording

Timer Recording

information, highlight ‘Program Set’ and press

ENTER.

The timer recording list screen is displayed again. The

VIDEO Plus+ system

Timer Rec (View)

timer program you just input appears in the list.

To exit the timer recording screen, press HOME

MENU.

Timer recording using the VIDEO Plus+

programming system

The Timer Rec (View) screen appears, from which you

can see timer recordings already set and set new ones.

This system makes programming timer recordings very

simple. Most TV guides publish PlusCode 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 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.

Timer Rec (View)

Date

Start

07:00

Stop

08:00

New Input

Pr01

Rec Mode

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Timer program

already set

Select here to

input a new

timer program

Remain

01h20m(SP)

1/1

VCR

Plus+

Free space on the

loaded disc

Page number

CLEAR

• If there are more than eight timer programs already

set, press ꢊto switch page (go back using the ꢉ

button).

• You can also clear a timer program before it’s started

by highlighting it and pressing CLEAR.

ENTER

HOME

Select ‘New Input’ to set a new timer program,

then press ENTER.

Timer Rec (View)

Date

Start

Stop

Pr01

Rec Mode

Press HOME MENU, select Timer Recording, then

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VIDEO Plus+ system.

Program Set

Use the number buttons to enter a PlusCode

programming number, then press ENTER.

To clear the last digit entered, press CLEAR.

VIDEO Plus+ system

Enter the timer recording settings.

VIDEO Plus+#

3 9 9 2 4

(0) - (9) to input

Use the ꢂ/ꢃ buttons to select a field; use the ꢀ/ꢁ

buttons to change the value.

• Date – Choose a date up to one month in advance, or

select a daily or weekly program.

• Start – Set the recording start time.

• Stop – Set the recording end time (maximum length

of a timer recording is 12 hours).

• CH – Choose a channel (1–99, excluding skip

channels), or one of the external inputs from which to

record.

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Recording

If you want to change the recording quality, use

Programming a new end time

During timer recording, press HOME MENU,

the ꢂ/ꢃ buttons to highlight Rec Mode, then use

the ꢀ/ꢁ buttons to change.

select Timer Recording, then Timer Rec (View).

Timer Rec (View)

Date

Start

Stop

Pr01

Rec Mode

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Date

Start

07:00

Stop

08:00

New Input

Pr01

Rec Mode

SUN 12/12

Program Set

Remain

01h20m(SP)

1/1

• See also Recording time and picture quality on

page 35 and Setting the picture quality/recording time

on page 36.

Use the ꢀ button to highlight the current timer

recording, then press ENTER.

A screen showing details of the timer recording appears.

From this screen, only the recording stop time can be

changed.

After making the settings, press ENTER.

• If you haven’t set up the guide channels (or at least

the guide channel for the PlusCode programming

number that you entered), the recorder will prompt

you to enter the channel number that the TV program

is showing on.

Timer Rec (View)

Date

Start

Stop

Pr01

Rec Mode

SUN 12/12

Program Set

Tip

• You can check the timer program settings by

displaying the timer recording screen.

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.

Set a new Stop time for the timer recording.

Use the ꢂ/ꢃ buttons to select the hour or minute field,

then use the ꢀ/ꢁ buttons to change the time.

Press ENTER to set the new time and exit the

screen.

Recording will continue until the new stop time is

reached.

ENTER

HOME

Canceling and stopping a timer recording in

progress

After a timer recording has started, you can cancel the

program (but continue recording), or stop recording

completely if you need to.

ꢃ

ìREC

Moving the end time by 30-minute blocks

ꢃ

During timer recording, press and hold ì REC for

ìREC

three seconds.

The timer indicator disappears from the front panel

display.

Press ì REC repeatedly to extend recording in 30

minute increments.

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Recording

During timer recording, press and hold ì REC for

three seconds.

Recording from an external

component

Only the program is canceled (the timer indicator

disappears); recording continues so that you can

manually stop recording whenever you like.

VR mode Video mode

When you want to stop recording completely,

You can record from an external component, such as a

camcorder or VCR, connected to one of the recorder’s

external inputs.

press ꢃ.

Preventing use of the recorder before a

timer recording (child 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.

INPUT

If the recorder is on, switch it into standby.

Press and hold ꢃ on the front panel for three

ìREC REC MODE

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.

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.

• To unlock the recorder, press and hold ꢃ on the front

panel for three seconds until the display shows OK.

• To cancel a timer recording when the recorder is

locked, first unlock the recorder (see above), then

press and hold ì REC for three seconds.

Press INPUT repeatedly to select one of the

external inputs to record from.

There are two analog inputs. The current input is shown

on-screen and in the front panel display:

• On-screen : AV2/L1 (front panel disply: L1) – Input 1

Timer recording FAQ

• L2 – Input 2 (front panel)

Check that the Audio In settings for External Audio and

Bilingual Rec are as you want them (see Audio In on

page 56).

Frequently Asked Questions

• Even though the timer is set, the recorder doesn’t start

recording!

• If the aspect ratio is distorted (squashed or

stretched), adjust on the source component or your

TV before recording.

Check that the disc loaded is recordable, not locked

(see Lock Disc on page 53), and that there are fewer

than 99 titles already on the DVD.

Set up the recorder.

• Use REC MODE to set the recording quality. See

Setting the picture quality/recording time on page 36

for detailed information.

• The recorder won’t let me enter a timer program! Why

not?

You can’t enter a timer program if the clock isn’t set.

Press ì REC when you’re ready to start

recording.

• What happens when two or more timer programs

overlap?

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 displayed higher up in the list in the

timer recording screen has priority.

Note

• If your source is copy-protected using CopyGuard,

you will not be able to record it. See Restrictions on

video recording on page 36 for more details.

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Recording

Select ‘Finalize’.

Playing your recordings on other DVD

players

Disc

Basic

Lock Disc

Initialize

Finalize

Disc

Undo Finalize

VR mode Video mode

Video

Audio

Recording

Playback

Most regular DVD players can play finalized discs

recorded in Video mode. A number of players (including

many Pioneer models) can also play DVD-RW discs

recorded in VR mode, finalized or not. Check the manual

that came with the player to check what kinds of discs it

will play.

Select Finalize ‘Start’.

Finalize

When you finalize a Video mode disc, a title menu is

created from which you can select titles when you play

the disc. These menus are navigated in the usual way,

pressing MENU or TOP MENU to display the menu, then

using the ꢀ/ꢁ/ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor buttons) followed by

ENTER to select titles and start playback.

Finalize

Start

Undo Finalize

Video mode only: All the titles on the disc are

displayed.

Finalizing a disc

VR mode Video mode

Title Menu

01/02

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.

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Important

• Once you’ve finalized a disc recorded in Video mode,

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 54 for how to do

this.

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The recorder will now start finalizing the disc.

during finalization:

• A VR mode disc can still be recorded and edited on

this recorder even after finalizing.

Finalizing

1 min left

Please wait a moment.

Load the disc you want to finalize.

Make sure that the recorder is stopped before

proceeding.

• 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. A disc

recorded in Video mode can take up to 20 minutes.

Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial Setup’.

Press ꢁ to select ‘Disc’.

Initial Setup

Basic

Lock Disc

Initialize

Finalize

Disc

Video

Audio

Recording

Playback

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Recording

Note

Initializing a DVD-RW disc

• By default, the recorder initializes blank DVD-RW

discs for VR mode recording. See DVD-RW Auto Init.

on page 58 if you want to change the default to Video

mode.

DVD-RW

When you first load a blank disc, the recorder will

initialize it automatically for recording. You can also

manually initialize DVD-RW discs.

• 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.

You can initialize a disc for either Video mode recording

or VR mode recording.

Important

• Initializing a 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 disc in a different

format if it was originally initialized on an older DVD

recorder.

Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial Setup’.

Press ꢁ to select ‘Disc’.

Initial Setup

Basic

Lock Disc

Initialize

Finalize

Disc

Video

Audio

Recording

Playback

Select ‘Initialize’

Disc

Basic

Lock Disc

Initialize

Finalize

VR Mode

Disc

Video Mode

Video

Audio

Recording

Playback

Select ‘Video Mode’ or ‘VR Mode’ from the

initialize options.

Initialize

VR Mode

Start

Video Mode

Select ‘Start’.

It takes about 30 seconds to initialize the disc.

Initializing disc

1 min left

Please wait a moment.

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Editing

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Using this recorder you can edit video content on

unfinalized Video mode and VR mode DVD discs. More

detailed editing is possible on VR mode discs, which can

be edited at the chapter level. Video mode discs can only

be edited at the title level.

Editing Titles (Title Edit)

Erase

Once a Video mode disc has been finalized, further

editing is not possible.

VR mode Video mode

Use this command to erase individual titles from a disc.

Press HOME MENU and select ‘Editing’ from the

When erasing Original content from a VR mode DVD-

RW, the available recording time will increase as titles

are erased. Erasing a title from a Video mode DVD-RW

disc increases the available recording time only if it is the

last title on the disc.

on-screen display.

HOME MENU

Disc Navigator

Editing

Since DVD-R is not erasable/rewritable, erased titles do

not free up space on the disc, even though they are not

visible anymore.

Timer Recording

Initial Setup

Play Mode

ENTER

HOME MENU

Confirm

Exit

Select ‘Erase’ from the Title Edit menu options.

Use the ꢀ/ꢁ buttons to select ‘Title Edit’ or

Use the ꢂ/ꢃbuttons to select the title you want

‘Chapter Edit’ from the Editing menu.

to erase, then press ENTER.

Editing

Recording time

available in the displayed

recording mode

Disc recording

mode

Title Edit

Erase

Chapter Edit

Title Name

Navi Mark

Edit mode

Erase

Lock

Erase All

DVD-VR

Titles 04

Title 01

The lively big tree

Remain 00h20m (XP)

Original

Recording Time 00h30m00s

The following title editing functions are available:

• Erase – Erase a title (page 44)

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• Title Name – Name or rename a title (page 45)

• Navi Mark (VR mode only) – Change the thumbnail

image of a title (page 45)

Currently

selected title

Locked title

indicator

• Lock (VR mode only) – Lock or unlock a title to

prevent accidental changes being made (page 46)

Information for

selected title

• Erase All – Erase all titles (page 46)

The following chapter editing functions are available for

VR mode discs only:

Highlight ‘Yes’ to confirm, or ‘No’ to cancel, then

press ENTER.

When the last title is erased, you will automatically be

taken back to the Home Menu.

• Erase – Erase a chapter (page 46)

• Divide – Divide a chapter into two new chapters

(page 47)

Press RETURN to go back to the Title Edit menu

• Combine – Combine two chapters into one (page 47)

options, or select another title to erase.

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Title Name

Navigation Mark (Navi Mark)

VR mode Video mode

VR mode

You can give titles names up to 64 characters long for VR

mode recordings and 32 characters for Video mode

recordings.

Use this function to select a frame from a title to use as

that title’s thumbnail image in the Disc Navigator. Note

that the exact frame used may be slightly different to the

one you choose.

Select ‘Title Name’ from the Title Edit menu

options.

Select ‘Navi Mark’ from the Title Edit menu

options.

Use the ꢂ/ꢃbuttons to select the title you want

to name, then press ENTER to go to the name input

screen.

Use the ꢂ/ꢃ buttons to select the title then

press ENTER.

Input a name for the selected title.

Use the playback controls (ꢄ, ꢈ, ꢇ, ꢎ, etc.) to

find the frame you want to use for the thumbnail

picture.

Input area

Cursor to select character

Title Name

Currently selected title number

Information for

T h e l i v e l y b i g t r e e

CAPS

A B C D E F G H I

K L M .

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;

Sum total of the chapter

in the selected title

selected chapter

R S T U V WX Y Z

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[

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{

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Recording time

of the selected title

Edit mode

}

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Navi Mark

Clear

Space

Title 01

Chapters 007

Recording Time 00h20m

The lively big tree

Chapter Time 00h05m02s

Chapter 001

Cursor to

select input

position

Area to select

character

ꢄ

00 : 03 : 30

Change

Back

• A name generated automatically by the recorder will

already be in the name input section of the screen.

• Use the ꢀ/ꢁ/ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor buttons) and ENTER to

select characters.

Playback

indicator

Playback time

Chapter point

• Select CAPS or small to change to upper or lower-

case.

Playback point

Currently selected chapter number

• Select Clear to delete characters. Alternatively, use

the CLEAR button on the remote control to delete

characters directly (press and hold for two seconds

to delete the whole name).

When the frame you want to use is displayed,

select ‘Change’ then press ENTER.

To return to the title selection screen, press

• For discs formatted on a different DVD recorder, you

will see only a limited character set.

RETURN, or select ‘Back’ then press ENTER.

Press RETURN to go back to the Title Edit menu

Highlight ‘OK’ then press ENTER to enter the

options, or select another title to change.

name and return to the title selection screen.

• To return to the title selection screen without saving

changes to the title name, press RETURN.

Press RETURN to go back to the Title Edit menu

options, or select another title to name.

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Editing

Lock

Editing chapters (Chapter Edit)

VR mode

You can lock a title so that it can’t be edited or erased

accidentally. If you do need to edit it, you can always

unlock it later.

When editing VR mode DVDs you can edit individual

chapters within a title, with commands for erasing,

combining and dividing.

Select ‘Lock’ from the Title Edit menu options.

Use the ꢂ/ꢃbuttons to select the title you want

Erase

to lock (or unlock), then press ENTER.

VR mode

Lock

Use this command to erase individual chapters from a

title.

DVD-VR

Titles 04

Title 01

The lively big tree

Remain 00h20m (XP)

Original

Select ‘Erase’ from the Chapter Edit menu

Recording Time 00h30m00s

options.

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containing the chapters you want to erase, then

press ENTER.

An unlocked title will become locked; a locked title will be

unlocked. Locked titles are displayed with a padlock icon.

Erase

DVD-VR

Titles 04

Title 01

The lively big tree

Remain 00h20m (XP)

Original

Press RETURN to go back to the Title Edit menu

options, or select another title to lock/unlock.

Recording Time 00h30m00s

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VR mode Video mode

This command erases all unlocked titles from the disc

(see also Lock on page 46).

Use the ꢀ/ꢁ/ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor buttons) to select the

chapter you want to erase, then press ENTER.

When editing a DVD-RW, the available recording time

will increase when titles are erased. Since DVD-R is not

erasable/rewritable, the erased titles do not free up space

on the disc, even though they are not visible anymore.

Erase

Title 01

Chapters 011

Chapter 001

Recording Time 00h20m

The lively big tree

Chapter Time 00h05m02s

Select ‘Erase All’ from the Title Edit menu

options.

001

005

002

003

007

004

008

Title Edit

006

Title Edit

Erase

Chapter Edit

Title Name

Navi Mark

Lock

Highlight ‘Yes’ to confirm, or ‘No’ to cancel, then

Erase All

press ENTER.

To return to the title selection screen, press

Yes

Erase all titles?

RETURN.

Select ‘Yes’ to confirm, or ‘No’ to cancel, then

Press RETURN to go back to the Chapter Edit

press ENTER.

menu options, or select another title to edit.

When all titles are erased, you will automatically be taken

back to the Home Menu.

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Editing

Divide

Combine

VR mode

Use this command to divide a chapter into two new ones.

Note that the exact divide point used may be slightly

different to the one you choose.

Use this function to combine two adjacent chapters into

one.

Select ‘Combine’ from the Chapter Edit menu

Select ‘Divide’ from the Chapter Edit menu

options.

Use the ꢂ/ꢃ buttons to select the title

containing the chapters you want to combine, then

press ENTER.

containing the chapter you want to divide, then

press ENTER.

Selected chapter number

Sum total of the chapter

Use the ꢀ/ꢁ/ꢂ/ꢃ (cursor buttons) to select the

chapter, then press ENTER.

Recording time

in the selected title

Currently selected title number

of the selected title

Edit mode

Sum total of the chapter

in the selected title

Recording time

of the selected title

Combine

Edit mode

Title

number

Title 01

Chapters 011

Chapter 001

Recording Time 00h20m

Divide

The lively big tree

Chapter Time 00h05m02s

Title 01

Chapters 011

Chapter 001

Recording Time 00h20m

001

005

002

003

007

004

008

The lively big tree

Chapter Time 00h05m02s

006

001

005

002

003

007

004

006

008

Information for

selected chapter

Selected boundary line

Movie before and behind

a selected boundary line

Information for

selected chapter

Currently selected

chapter

Highlight the bar divider between the two

Currently selected

chapter number

chapters you want to combine, then press ENTER.

Combine

Use the playback controls (ꢄ, ꢈ, ꢆ, ꢇ, etc.) to

Title 01

Chapters 011

Chapter 001

Recording Time 00h20m

find the place you want to divide the chapter.

The lively big tree

Chapter Time 00h05m02s

Divide

Title 01

Chapters 007

The lively big tree

Chapter Time 00h05m02s

Recording Time 00h20m

001

005

002

003

007

004

008

Chapter 001

006

ꢄ

00 : 03 : 30

Divide

Back

To return to the title selection screen, press

RETURN.

Press RETURN to go back to the Chapter Edit

Select ‘Divide’ and press ENTER to divide the

menu options, or select another title to edit.

chapter.

To return to the chapter selection screen, press

RETURN, or select ‘Back’ then press ENTER.

Note

Press RETURN to go back to the Chapter Edit

• 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.

menu options, or select another title to edit.

Note

• When divided, both of the new chapters must be

longer than three seconds.

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The Initial Setup menu

Chapter 8

The Initial Setup menu

Select ‘Auto’.

Using the Initial Setup menu

Clock

The Initial Setup menu is where you can set various

recorder options for sound, picture, language and so on.

Auto

Date

Manual

Time

Clock Set CH

•

Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial Setup’.

HOME MENU

Disc Navigator

Editing

Set ‘Clock Set CH‘ to the channel preset number

Timer Recording

Initial Setup

Play Mode

that broadcasts a clock signal.

Auto

ENTER

HOME MENU

Confirm

Exit

Auto

Date

SAT 01

00 00

2005

Manual

Time

• Some settings can only be changed when the

recorder is stopped. during playback these settings

are grayed out in the Initial Setup menu.

Clock Set CH

Pr01

Start

• Except for the Setup Navigator, menu screens are

exited automatically after 20 minutes of inactivity.

Move the cursor down to ‘Start’ and press

ENTER.

Basic settings

Auto

Date

SAT 01

00 00

2005

Manual

Time

Clock

Clock Set CH

Pr01

Start

The date (day, month, year) and time must be set before

you can use any of the timer recording features.

The clock can be set automatically if there is a broadcast

station transmitting clock signals, or manually. Select

Auto to set the clock automatically or Manual to display

the clock setting screen.

The time and date is displayed when the recorder has

successfully set the clock.

Auto

Initial Setup

Auto

Date

TUE 01

12 00

2005

Basic

Disc

Clock

Tuner

Manual

Time

Basic

Clock Setting

Auto

Tuner

On Screen Display

Clock Set CH

Pr01

Start

Manual

Video

OSD Language

Video Out

Audio

Front Panel Display

Display

Audio In

Remote Control Set

Recording

Control

Audio Out

Setup Navigator

Power Save

Language

Playback

Recording

Playback

• If the time could not be set, press RETURN to go back

to the previous screen and select Manual.

•

Auto clock setting

Some TV channels broadcast time signals together

with the program. This recorder can use these

signals to set the clock automatically.

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The Initial Setup menu

•

Manual clock setting

If no stations in your area are broadcasting time

signals, you can set the clock manually:

Auto CH Setup : Auto Scan

This recorder has a built-in TV tuner for recording PAL B/

G, PAL I, SECAM L and SECAM D/K TV programs off the

air or from analog cable TV. We recommend that you first

use the Auto Channel Setup described here to tune into

the channels in your area, then if there are any unwanted

channels, you can disable them using Channel Skip

(described below).

Set your time zone.

Set this by selecting a time relative to GMT (see Time

Zone list on page 66 for the possible time zones).

Clock

Auto

Date

SAT 01

2005

Choose ‘Tuner’ from the Initial Setup menu, then

Manual

Time

‘Auto Channel Setup’, then ‘Auto Scan’.

Time Zone

Summer Time

GMT

Off

Tuner

Auto CH Setup

Auto Scan

Manual CH Setup

Channel Swapping

Set Guide Preset

Download from TV

Move the cursor down and select ‘On’ for

summer time if you are currently on summer time,

then press ENTER.

Clock

Select your country.

Auto

Date

SAT 01

2005

Manual

Time

Time Zone

Summer Time

GMT

Country

England

Press ENTER to start tuning.

Set the date (day/month/year) and time, then

Tuning

press ENTER to make all the settings.

20/107

Please wait a moment.

Cancel

Clock

• You can cancel before auto tuning has finished by

pressing ENTER again.

Auto

Date

Time

SAT 01

12 00

01 / 2005

Manual

Time Zone

GMT

After auto scanning has finished, the channel mapping

screen appears showing which channels have been

assigned to which program numbers.

Summer Time

Auto CH Setup

Use the ꢀ/ꢁ buttons to change the value in the

Pr System CH Name

highlighted field.

Use the ꢂ/ꢃ buttons to move from one field to

another.

1/7

Tuner

Use the ꢉ/ꢊ buttons to display the previous/next

Basic

page.

Basic

Clock

Auto CH Setup

Disc

Tuner

Manual CH Setup

Channel Swapping

Set Guide Preset

Press HOME MENU to exit this screen.

Video

OSD Language

Display

Audio

Recording

Playback

Control

Note

Setup Navigator

Power Save

• You can fine-tune individual stations using the

Manual CH Setting feature. See Manual CH Setup

below for how to use this.

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The Initial Setup menu

Select your country.

Auto CH Setup : Download from TV

If you connected this recorder to your TV using the

AV1•RGB-TV AV connector, and if your TV supports this

function, you can download all the channels that your TV

is tuned to. Check your TV’s instruction manual for more

details.

Country

England

Press ENTER to go to the manual channel setup

Choose ‘Download from TV’.

screen.

Auto CH Setup

Manual CH Setup

Auto CH Setup

Auto Scan

Preset

Skip

Pr01

Off

Manual CH Setup

Channel Swapping

Set Guide Preset

Download from TV

Sound System

Name

B/G

CH System

Channel

AFT

EEURO

Off

Decoder

Level

+32

Select your country.

From this screen there are nine parameters you can set:

• Preset – Change the preset number.

Country

England

• Skip – If you want to skip the displayed channel

(because there is no station assigned to that

channel), change the Skip setting to On.

Press ENTER to start downloading.

• CH System – Set the channel system used in your

area or region.

Downloading

Please wait a moment.

Cancel

• Channel – Change the channel number assigned to

the current preset.

After downloading has finished, the channel mapping

screen appears showing which channels have been

assigned to which program numbers.

• AFT (Auto Fine Tune) – When set to On, the station is

automatically tuned; set to Off to manually fine tune

(see below).

• Level – Set the AFT level (see above).

Tip

• Sound System – Set the sound system used for the

current channel.

• If the channel tuning information is updated in the

TV, the recorder will automatically download the new

information.

• Name – Move the cursor right then input a name for

the current station, (up to five characters) then press

ENTER.

Manual CH Setup

• Decoder – If the current channel is scrambled,

requiring a decoder connected to the AV2 (INPUT 1/

DECODER) AV connector, set this to On. See also

AV2/L1 In on page 54.

The channel skip function lets you skip channels where

there is no station so that as you change channels, you

only see channels that have a station.

The manual tuning function allows you to manually tune

to stations, should you need to.

Select ‘Manual CH Setup’.

Tuner

Auto CH Setup

Skip

Manual CH Setup

Channel Swapping

Set Guide Preset

CH System

Channel

AFT

Sound System

Name

Decoder

Press ENTER to go to the country setting screen.

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The Initial Setup menu

Channel Swapping

Set Guide Preset

The preset swap feature lets you swap the channel

assignments of different programs. This is so that you

can group together station presets which naturally go

together.

• Default setting: n/a

Guide channels are used by the VIDEO Plus+ system so

that the channel number specified in the VIDEO Plus+

programming numbers can be guaranteed to

correspond to the correct station.

Select ‘Channel Swapping’.

Select ‘Set Guide Preset’, then press ENTER.

Tuner

Auto CH Setup

Tuner

Manual CH Setup

Channel Swapping

Set Guide Preset

Auto CH Setup

Guide - Preset

Manual CH Setup

Channel Swapping

Set Guide Preset

Press ENTER to go to the swap presets screen.

Assign channel numbers to the guide channels as

Use the ꢀ/ꢁ buttons to select a preset station to

necessary.

swap.

Look in your TV guide to see which channel numbers

should be assigned to which guide channels.

• Use the ꢉ/ꢊ buttons to display the previous/

next page.

Set Guide Preset

Channel Swapping

Auto CH Setup

Guide - Preset

1/26

[1]

1/17

[2]

1/17

System

CH Name

System

CH Name

Manual CH Setup

Channel Swapping

Set Guide Preset

Pr01

Pr02

- - - -

ABC12

Swap Preset

• Use the ꢀ/ꢁ buttons to change the guide channel

Press ꢃ, then select a preset station to swap

for setting.

with the first preset.

• Use the ꢂ/ꢃ buttons to change the channel

number.

Channel Swapping

[1]

1/17

[2]

1/17

• Use the ꢉ/ꢊ button to display the previous/next

10 guide channels.

System

CH Name

System

CH Name

ABC12

To return to the previous screen, press ENTER or

RETURN.

Swap Preset

OSD Language

• Default setting: English

Press ENTER to swap the presets.

If you want to swap more presets, press ꢂ, then

Basic

repeats steps 3 to 5.

Basic

Clock

Disc

Tuner

Press HOME MENU to finish and exit.

Video

OSD Language

Display

Audio

Recording

Playback

Control

Setup Navigator

Power Save

This sets the language of the on-screen menus and

displays.

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The Initial Setup menu

•

Select ‘OSD Language’ then use the ꢂ/ꢃ

There are three different recorder IDs. When set to

Recorder2 or Recorder3, the remote control mode is

shown in the front panel display.

buttons to select a language option.

OSD Language

Control

OSD Language

English

Remote Control

AV Link Setup

Recorder1

This recorder only

Display

After selecting a new recorder ID, you have to confirm the

change by selecting Yes or No (use the ꢂ/ꢃ buttons),

then pressing ENTER.

• Default setting: On

Basic

Control

Basic

Clock

OSD Screen

Front Panel

Disc

Tuner

Remote Control

AV Link Setup

Recorder2

Video

OSD Language

Display

This recorder only

Audio

Recording

Playback

Control

Setup Navigator

Power Save

After changing this setting, the remote

control mode must be changed.

OK to Continue ?

Yes

You can have the recorder show or hide on-screen

operation displays (for Play, Stop, etc.), and choose

whether to switch the front panel display on or off when

the recorder is in standby.

Note that as soon as you change the recorder ID, the

remote becomes inoperative until you change the remote

to the same ID.

To set the remote, press and hold RETURN and a number

button (1, 2 or 3) for five seconds.

Display

OSD Screen

Front Panel

AV Link Setup

• Default setting: This recorder only

Control

Remote Control

AV Link Setup

Recorder1

This recorder only

Control

Remote Control

• Default setting: Recorder1

This setting determines how AV Link signals are handled

when the recorder is in standby. Choose the This

Recorder Only setting for AV Link signals to affect only

this recorder. Choose Pass Through to have this

recorder pass on AV Link signals to other connected

devices without affecting this recorder.

You only need to set this if you are using more than one

Pioneer DVD recorder in the same room.

Basic

Clock

Remote Control

AV Link Setup

Disc

Tuner

Video

OSD Language

Display

Audio

Recording

Playback

Note

Control

Setup Navigator

Power Save

• When set to Pass Through, make sure to set Power

Save (page 53) to Off.

So that each remote control operates only its own

recorder, make this setting different for each recorder

and remote in the room.

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The Initial Setup menu

Setup Navigator

• Default setting: n/a

Disc settings

Basic

Lock Disc

Basic

Clock

OSD Language

Tuner

Disc

Tuner

VR mode

Video

OSD Language

Display

Clock

Audio

Recording

Playback

• Default setting: Off

Control

Setup Navigator

Power Save

Disc

Basic

Lock Disc

Initialize

Finalize

Disc

The Setup Navigator appears automatically when you

switch on the recorder for the first time (or after resetting

the recorder). It is also available from the Initial Settings

menu should you need it at any other time.

Video

Audio

Recording

Playback

See also Switching on and setting up on page 20.

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.

Power Save

• Default setting: Off

Lock Disc

Basic

Lock Disc

Off

Basic

Clock

Disc

Tuner

Video

OSD Language

Display

Audio

Recording

Playback

Control

Setup Navigator

Power Save

Important

Power Save

Off

• A locked disc can still be initialized (which will

completely erase the disc).

Initialize

DVD-RW

See Initializing a DVD-RW disc on page 43 for detailed

instructions on this option.

When set to Off, signals arriving at the ANTENNA IN

terminal and at the AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) AV

connector are passed through to the ANTENNA OUT

terminal and to the AV1•RGB-TV AV connector,

respectively, when the recorder is in standby.

Finalize

DVD-RW

DVD-R

You can cut the standby power consumption of the

recorder by turning off the through function for one or

both terminals:

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.

• Mode1 – Through function only for the antenna

terminal

See Playing your recordings on other DVD players on

page 42 for detailed instructions.

• Mode2 – No through function

• Off – Through function for both antenna terminal

and AV connector

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The Initial Setup menu

Use the ꢂ/ꢃ buttons to change the channel

Undo Finalize

preset then press ꢁ.

DVD-RW

Use the ꢂ/ꢃbuttons to change the color system

You can undo the finalization on Video mode DVD-RW

discs recorded and finalized on this recorder. You need to

do this if you want to record more material or edit

material already on the disc.

for the current input or built-in tuner.

Video In

Color System

AV2/L1 In

Preset

Pr01

PAL

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.

Color System

Select Finalize, then Undo Finalize Start from the

finalize options screen.

Pioneer cannot guarantee that undoing the finalization will

work with discs that were finalized on another recorder.

AV2/L1 In

• Default setting: Video

You only need to make this setting if you connected this

recorder to another component using the AV2 (INPUT 1/

DECODER) AV connector.

Video settings

AV2/L1 In

Video In

Color System

AV2/L1 In

Video

Color System

• Default setting: Auto

Video

Color System

AV2/L1 In

Basic

Video In

The AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) AV connector input can

Disc

Video Out

be set to one of the following settings:

Video

Input Adjust

Playback Adjust

Audio

Recording

Playback

• Video – Sets the input signal type to composite

video.

• S-Video – Sets the input signal type to S-video.

• Decoder – Use this setting if you are using a decoder

connected to the AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) input.

(For scrambled channels, make sure that the manual

channel Decoder setting is set to On—see Manual

CH Setup on page 50)

On the default setting, the recorder automatically detects

whether the video signal from the built-in tuner or from

one of the external inputs is PAL or SECAM. You may,

however, occasionally need to set it manually if the

picture is not displayed properly.

Select ‘Color System’, then press ENTER.

Video Out

Color System

AV2/L1 In

Preset

Pr01

PAL

AV1 Out

• Default setting: Video

Color System

You only need to make this setting if you connected this

recorder to your TV using the AV1•RGB-TV SCART AV

connector.

Video

Basic

Video In

AV1 Out

Disc

Video Out

Component Video

Video

Input Adjust

Playback Adjust

Audio

Recording

Playback

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The Initial Setup menu

Important

• If you make a setting here that is incompatible with

your TV, the TV may not display any picture at all. If

this happens either switch everything off and

reconnect to the TV using either the supplied video

cable, or an S-video cable (see Using the S-video or

component video output on page 12 for more on this),

or reset the recorder (see Resetting the recorder on

page 70 for how to do this).

If you switch to Progressive when using a TV that is not

compatible with progressive-scan video, you will not be

able to see anything displayed on your TV. If this happens,

press and hold the + button on the front panel, then press

ꢀ STANDBY/ON. This will set the recorder’s video

output back to Interlace.

Input Adjust

Video Out

Video

AV1 Out

Video

Basic

Video In

Component Video

Interlace

Disc

Video Out

Video

Input Adjust

Playback Adjust

Audio

Recording

Playback

• Video – Compatible with all TVs, but lowest quality of

the three AV settings.

Use this setting to adjust the amount of noise reduction

(NR) applied to the video signal.

• S-Video – Almost the same quality as RGB, but can

give better results if you are using a long SCART

cable.

From the Input Adjust screen, use the ꢂ/ꢃ buttons to

adjust the NR setting from Off to Max.

• RGB – If your TV is compatible, this setting gives the

Input Adjust

best picture quality.

Off

Max

Note

• When set to RGB, the Component Video setting has

no effect.

Press ENTER to confirm and exit the screen.

Component Video

• Default setting: Interlace

Playback Adjust

You only need to make this setting if you connected this

recorder to your TV using the component video jacks.

Video

If your TV is compatible with progressive-scan

component video, set this Progressive for the highest

quality picture. If your TV is not compatible with

progressive-scan video, leave it set to Interlace.

Basic

Video In

Pure Cinema

Block NR

Disc

Video Out

Video

Input Adjust

Playback Adjust

Mosquito NR

White Level

Chroma Level

Audio

Recording

Playback

Video Out

AV1 Out

Video

Component Video

Interlace

Use the various Playback Adjust settings to adjust the

picture quality of the video output.

• See also Progressive scan video in the glossary on

page 71.

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From the Playback Adjust screen, use the ꢀ/ꢁ buttons

to select a setting, then use the ꢂ/ꢃ buttons to adjust

it.

Audio settings

Playback Adjust

Audio Adjust setting

Pure Cinema

Block NR

Off

Min

Max

Audio

Mosquito NR

White Level

Chroma Level

Basic

Audio Adjust

Disc

Audio In

Video

Audio Out

Audio

Recording

Playback

• Pure Cinema – This setting optimizes the picture for

film material when the video output is set to

progressive scan. Usually it is best set to On, but try

switching it Off if the picture appears unnatural.

Use the Audio Adjust setting to adjust the dynamic range

of the audio output when playing DVDs with Dolby Digital

sound.

• Block NR – Adjusts the amount of noise reduction

applied to the block noise (artifacts visible in areas of

flat color, caused by MPEG compression).

From the Audio Adjust screen, use the ꢂ/ꢃ buttons to

adjust the Audio DRC setting On or Off. (Off leaves the

dynamic range untouched; On ‘squashes’ the dynamic

range, making it good for lower-level listening.)

• Mosquito NR – Adjusts the amount of noise

reduction applied to the mosquito noise (artifacts

visible around the edge of an image, caused by

MPEG compression).

Audio Adjust

Audio DRC

Off

• White Level – Adjusts the intensity of white.

• Chroma Level – Adjusts how rich colors appear.

Press ENTER to exit the screen.

Press ENTER to confirm and exit the screen.

Audio In

Audio

Basic

Audio Adjust

Audio In

NICAM Select

Tuner Level

Disc

Video

Audio Out

External Audio

Bilingual Rec

Audio

Recording

Playback

Use the Audio In settings to specify which channel(s) of

a dual mono source to record.

From the Audio In screen, use the ꢀ/ꢁ buttons to select

a setting, then use the ꢂ/ꢃ buttons to adjust it.

Audio In

NICAM Select

Tuner Level

NICAM

Normal

Stereo

A/L

External Audio

Bilingual Rec

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The Initial Setup menu

• NICAM Select – If you want to record the non-NICAM

audio in a TV broadcast, select Regular Audio,

otherwise set to NICAM. (When set to NICAM, you

can still select Regular Audio using the AUDIO

button. See Changing audio channels on page 23.)

• DTS – If your AV receiver, etc. has a built-in DTS

decoder, set to On, otherwise set to Off. (See also

Important below.)

• MPEG – If your AV receiver, etc. is MPEG audio

compatible, set to MPEG, otherwise set to MPEG ->

PCM.

• Tuner Level – Set to Compression if the audio level

from the built-in tuner is excessively high causing

distortion.

Important

• External Audio – Select Stereo if the external audio

input is regular stereo, or Bilingual if each channel

carries a separate soundtrack.

• If you set DTS to On with a non-DTS compatible

amplifier, noise will be output when you play a DTS

disc.

• Bilingual Rec – When recording a bilingual source

from an external input in Video mode or VR mode set

to XP, you can choose to record either the A/L (left),

or the B/R (right) audio channel.

• When set to On, there is no analog audio output

when playing a DTS DVD-Video disc.

• When playing a DTS audio CD (even when DTS is

Off), noise is output from the analog outputs. Do not

play this through your amplifier and speakers.

Note

• When playing a DTS audio CD, make sure that

Stereo is selected using the AUDIO button. See

Switching DVD soundtracks on page 33.

• Except in XP recording mode, if you’re recording in

VR mode, both channels will be recorded and you

can switch them as you like on playback.

Audio Out

Recording settings

Audio

Basic

Audio Adjust

Audio In

Dolby Digital

96kHz PCM

DTS

Optimized Rec

• Default setting: Off

Disc

Video

Audio Out

Audio

Recording

Playback

MPEG

Recording

Basic

Optimized Rec

Auto Chapter

Disc

Video

DVD-RW Auto Init

Use the various Audio Out settings to make sure that the

digital audio output is compatible with your AV receiver

(or other connected component). You may need to check

the operating instructions that came with your AV

receiver to see which digital formats it’s compatible with.

Audio

Recording

Playback

On the default setting, if a timer program (Standard or

VIDEO Plus+ programming system) is set but there isn’t

enough space on the disc at the recording quality set, the

recording will start, but it will be cut off when the disc is

full.

From the Audio Out screen, use the ꢀ/ꢁ buttons to

select a setting, then use the ꢂ/ꢃ buttons to adjust it.

Audio Out

Dolby Digital

96kHz PCM

DTS

Dolby Digital

96kHz -> 48kHz

Set Optimized Rec to On to have the recorder

automatically adjust the recording quality to fit the

available disc space.

MPEG

MPEG -> PCM

Optimized Rec

Off

• Dolby Digital – If your AV receiver, etc. is Dolby

Digital compatible, set to Dolby Digital, otherwise

set to Dolby Digital -> PCM.

• 96kHz PCM – If your AV receiver, etc. is compatible

with high sampling rate audio (88.2 / 96 kHz), set to

96kHz, otherwise set to 96kHz -> 48kHz.

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The Initial Setup menu

When you load a new, blank DVD-RW disc the recorder

automatically initializes it for recording. You can set it to

initialize the disc for VR mode or Video mode recording.

Note

• The quality of recordings may be reduced if a longer

recording time is used.

DVD-RW Auto Init

• If, even on recording level SEP, there is insufficient

space available on the disc, the recording is made on

SEP but recording will stop once the disc is full.

DVD-RW Auto Init

VR Mode

• Optimized Recording only compensates for the first

(earliest starting) timer program if more than one has

been set.

• Unlike other recordings made using this recorder,

the title name of an optimized recording does not

contain the recording mode.

Playback settings

Auto Chapter

• Default setting: On

Parental Lock

Some DVD-Video discs feature a Parental Lock level. If

the recorder is set to a lower level than the disc, it will

require you to enter a password before the disc will play.

This gives you some control about what your children

watch on your DVD recorder.

Recording

Basic

Optimized Rec

Auto Chapter

Disc

Video

DVD-RW Auto Init

Audio

Recording

Playback

Some discs also support the Country/Area code feature.

The recorder does not play certain scenes on these discs

depending on the Country/Area code you set.

On the default setting, a new chapter is started

approximately every 15 minutes.

Before you can set the Parental Lock level or the Country/

Area code you must set a password. As the password

owner you can change the Parental Lock level or Country/

Area code whenever you like. You can also change the

password.

Auto Chapter

Note

• Not all discs that you may consider inappropriate for

your children use the Parental Lock feature. These

discs will always play without requiring the password

first.

DVD-RW Auto Init.

• If you forget the password, you can reset the recorder

to its factory settings (see Resetting the recorder on

page 70), then set a new password.

• Default setting: VR Mode

Recording

Basic

Optimized Rec

Auto Chapter

Disc

Set Password

• Default password: none

Video

DVD-RW Auto Init

Audio

Recording

Playback

The password you set will enable you to change the

Parental Lock level and Country/Area code setting. It is

also the password that you will need to enter if you want

to play a disc with a parental lock level higher than the

recorder.

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The Initial Setup menu

Select ‘Set Password’.

Change Level

• Default level: Off

Parental Look

Select ‘Change Level’.

Set Password

Change Level

Country / Area

Set Password

Parental Look

Change Password

Change Level

Password

Level

Country / Area

Use the number buttons to input a four-digit

password.

Use number buttons to enter your password,

Set Password

then press ENTER.

Set Password

Change Level

Country / Area

Set Password

Change Level

Change Password

Change Level

Password

Level

Off

Country / Area

Press ENTER to set the password.

Change Password

To change your password, confirm your existing

password then enter a new one.

Use the ꢂ/ꢃ buttons to select a new parental

lock level.

Select ‘Change Password’.

Change Level

Change Password

Change Level

Password

Level

Parental Look

Off

Change Password

Change Level

Current Password

New Password

Country / Area

Press ENTER to set the new Parental Lock level.

Use the number buttons to enter your existing

Country/Area

• Default Country/Area code: us (2119)

password.

Change Password

Select ‘Country / Area’.

Change Password

Change Level

Current Password

New Password

Parental Look

Country / Area

Change Password

Change Level

Password

Code

Country / Area

Number

Press ENTER.

Enter a new password.

Use number buttons to enter your password,

Change Password

then press ENTER.

Change Password

Change Level

Current Password

New Password

Country / Area

Initial Setup

Country / Area

Change Password

Password

Parental Lock: Country Code

TV Screen Size

Basic

Change Level

Code

Tuner

Still Picture

Password

Video Out

Audio In

Seamless Playback

Number

Country / Area

Parental Lock

Audio Out

Language

Recording

Playback

Angle Indicator

Code

Number

Press ENTER.

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The Initial Setup menu

Select a Country/Area code.

• You may also want to refer to the Country/Area code

list on page 67.

Language

Playback

Basic

Parental Look

Language

Visual

Audio

There are two ways you can set the Country/Area code:.

Disc

Subtitle

• Select by code letter: Use the ꢂ/ꢃ buttons to

change the code.

Video

DVD Menu

Subtitle Display

Audio

Recording

Playback

Action

Country / Area

Change Password

Change Level

Password

Code

Use the various Language settings to set the default

audio, subtitle and menu languages for DVD discs, as

well as subtitle display behavior.

Country / Area

Number

From the Language screen, use the ꢀ/ꢁ buttons to

select a setting, then use the ꢂ/ꢃ buttons to adjust it.

• Select by code number: Press ꢁ then use the

number buttons to enter the four-digit Country/Area

code (you can find the Country/Area code list on

page 67.)

If you want to choose a language other than those listed

for audio, subtitles and menus, select Other then select

another language (see Selecting ‘Other’ languages

below).

Country / Area

Language

Change Password

Change Level

Password

Code

Audio

English

Subtitle

Country / Area

Number

DVD Menu

Subtitle Display

Press ENTER to set the new Country/Area code.

• Audio – This setting is your preferred audio language

for DVD discs. If the language you specify here is

recorded on a disc, the recorder automatically plays

the disc in that language.

Note

• Changing the Country/Area code does not take effect

until the next disc is loaded (or the current disc is

reloaded).

• Subtitle – This setting is your preferred subtitle

language for DVD discs. If the language you specify

here is recorded on a disc, the recorder automatically

plays the disc with those subtitles.

• DVD Menu – Some multilingual discs have disc

menus in several languages. This setting specifies in

which language the disc menus should appear.

Leave on the default setting (w/Subtitle Language)

for menus to appear in the same language as your

Subtitle language.

• Subtitle Display – When set to On, the recorder

displays subtitles according to the Subtitle setting.

Set to Off to switch subtitles off altogether (although

you may find that some discs override this setting).

Tip

• You can switch between the audio and subtitle

languages recorded on a DVD disc any time during

playback using the AUDIO and SUBTITLE buttons.

(This does not affect these settings.)

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The Initial Setup menu

If you have a conventional TV, choose either 4:3

(Letter Box) or 4:3 (Pan & Scan). In Letter Box mode,

widescreen software is shown with black bars at the

top and bottom of the screen. Pan & Scan chops the

sides off widescreen material to make it fit the 4:3

screen (so even though the picture looks larger on

the screen, you’re actually seeing less of the movie).

See Screen sizes and disc formats on page 62 for

more information.

Selecting ‘Other’ languages

Select ‘Other’ from the language list.

This option appears in the settings for DVD Menu

Language, Audio Language, and Subtitle Language.

Select the language you want.

Language

Audio

English

Other

Subtitle

• Still Picture – The recorder uses one of two

processes when displaying a still frame from a DVD

disc. The default Auto setting automatically chooses

the best setting each time.

DVD Menu

Subtitle Display

Language

Number

English

The Frame setting produces a sharper image, but

more prone to shake than field stills.

• Select by language name: Use the ꢂ/ꢃ buttons to

change the language.

Action settings

• Select by code number: Press ꢁ then use the

number buttons to enter the four-digit language

code.

Playback

Basic

Parental Look

Language

Visual

PBC Mode

See Language code list on page 67 for a list of available

languages and corresponding codes.

Disc

Title Continue

Video

Audio

Recording

Playback

Action

Press ENTER to confirm and exit the screen.

Visual settings

Use the Action settings to specify Video CD playback and

DVD title playback behavior.

Playback

Basic

Parental Look

Language

Visual

TV Screen Size

Still Picture

From the Action screen, use the ꢀ/ꢁ buttons to select a

setting, then use the ꢂ/ꢃ buttons to adjust it.

Disc

Video

Audio

Recording

Playback

Action

PBC Mode

Title Continue

Use the Visual settings to specify the kind of TV you have

and how still frames should appear when you pause

playback of a disc.

From the Visual screen, use the ꢀ/ꢁ buttons to select a

setting, then use the ꢂ/ꢃ buttons to adjust it.

• PBC Mode – Set to On to have the recorder

automatically start playing Video CDs in playback

control (PBC) mode, if possible. Set to Off if you

prefer to use ‘manual’ playback.

Visual

TV Screen Size

Still Picture

4:3 (Letter Box)

Auto

• Title Continue – (VR mode only) Set to On to have

the recorder start playing the following title

immediately after the previous one ends. When set to

Off, playback stops at the end of a title.

• TV Screen Size – If you have a widescreen TV, select

the 16:9 setting—widescreen DVD software is then

shown using the full screen area. When playing

software recorded in conventional (4:3) format, the

settings on your TV will determine how the material is

presented—see the manual that came with your TV

for details on what options are available.

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Additional information

Chapter 9

Additional information

Screen sizes and disc formats

When viewing on a standard TV or monitor

Screen format of disc Setting

16:9 4:3 (Letter Box)

Appearance

The program is shown in

widescreen with black bars at

the top and bottom of the

screen.

4:3 (Pan & Scan)

The sides of the program are

cropped so that the picture

fills the whole screen.

4:3

16:9

The program appears

squashed. Set to either 4:3

(Letter Box) or 4:3 (Pan &

Scan).

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

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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Additional information

Troubleshooting

Incorrect operation is often mistaken for trouble and malfunction. If you think there is something wrong with this

component, please check the points below. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Investigate the

other components and electrical appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be rectified even after checking the

points below, ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work.

General

Problem

Remedy

The disc is automatically ejected

after closing the disc tray

• Check that the disc is not a DVD-RAM, DVD+R/RW, DualDisc or other

incompatible format disc (page 7).

• Check that the disc is loaded properly (aligned in disc tray and label-side up).

• Take out the disc and clean it (page 69).

• Check that the disc has a region code compatible with the recorder (page 71).

No picture

• Check that everything is connected properly (page 9).

• 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 + button (front panel) then pressing ꢀ

STANDBY/ON (front panel).

Can’t play a disc

All settings are reset

• Check that the disc is not a DVD-RAM, DVD+R/RW, DualDisc or other

incompatible format disc (page 7).

• Take out the disc and clean it (page 69).

• 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.

• 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.

Screen goes blank and controls are • Press ꢃ then restart playback.

inoperative

Remote control does not work

• Set the remote control to the same ID number as the recorder (page 52). (When

the batteries run down, the remote mode is automatically reset to 1.)

• 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 (even forwards

at regular play speed) or slow motion play. Press ꢄ 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 > Audio Out > DTS setting is On.

• Some 96kHz 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 9).

• If the sound is distorted, try cleaning the cable plugs.

The picture from the external input • If the video signal from the external component is copy-protected, you cannot

is distorted

connect via this recorder. Connect the component directly to your TV.

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Problem

Remedy

Screen is stretched vertically or hori-

zontally

• Make sure that the TV Screen Size setting (page 61) is correct for the kind of TV

you have (see also page 62).

• 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 ID-1, set the

connected component to output 4:3 aspect ratio (standard) video.

Can’t play a disc recorded using this • If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it’s finalized (page 42).

recorder on another player

• 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 36).

During playback the picture is dark • When a copy-protected disc is played via a VCR, the picture will not display

or distorted correctly. Connect the recorder directly to your TV.

Can’t record or does not record suc- • Check that there is some remaining blank space on the DVD.

cessfully

• Check that the disc isn’t already finalized.

• A DVD disc may contain up to 99 (Original) titles and 999 chapters. Check that

these limits have not been reached.

• 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 53).

• This recorder cannot record NTSC signals.

• The power may have failed during recording.

Timer program doesn’t record suc- • When setting the recording channel, make sure you set the recorder’s built-in TV

cessfully

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 36).

• Two timer programs may have overlapped, in which case only the earlier one will

record completely.

• The power may have failed during recording.

After brieﬂy unplugging or after a • Reset the clock and other recorder settings to use the recorder again.

power failure the front panel dis-

play shows ‘--:--’

Front panel display shows ‘LOCK’

when a button is pressed

• The Child Lock is on; turn off in order to use the recorder (page 41).

The picture freezes and the front

panel and remote control buttons

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 10 seconds until the power switches off.

• 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.

• 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

responsible for lost recordings, damaged discs or other losses in these cases.

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Additional information

• I changed the batteries in the remote control and now

it doesn’t work!

Frequently asked questions

Most likely the remote control ID does not match the

recorder. After changing the batteries, the remote ID

is reset to 1; if the recorder is set to something else,

the remote will not work with it.

In this section you can find answers to frequently asked

questions on how to use your DVD recorder and what it

can do.

• What kind of discs can I use for recording?

See Remote Control on page 52 for how to set the ID

of the recorder and the remote.

You can use DVD-R and DVD-RW discs for recording.

DVD-RAM, CD-R and CD-RW discs are not

recordable using this recorder.

See General disc compatibility on page 7 for more

details.

• Can I watch recordings made using this recorder on

other DVD players?

Yes. Use a DVD-R disc for you recordings (these are

always recorded in Video mode). After recording,

finalize the disc to make it playable on other DVD

players (note that you cannot make further

recordings on the disc after finalizing it).

If you want to use a DVD-RW disc, make sure that it’s

initialized for recording in Video mode. As with a

DVD-R, finalize the disc after recording to make it

playable in other players.

See also Playing your recordings on other DVD players

on page 42.

• Can I edit recordings, or erase parts of recordings from

a disc?

Yes. Recording to a VR mode DVD-RW disc gives you

the most flexibility when editing. By default, when you

load a new DVD-RW disc into the recorder it is

initialized for recording in VR mode.