Pioneer DVD Recorder DVR 440H S User Manual

DVR-540H-S

DVR-440H-S

DVD RECORDER

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Operating Instructions

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Operating Environment

CAUTION

Operating environment temperature and humidity:

+5 ºC to +35 ºC (+41 ºF to +95 ºF); less than 85 %RH

(cooling vents not blocked)

The STANDBY/ON switch on this unit will not

completely shut off all power from the AC outlet.

Since the power cord serves as the main disconnect

device for the unit, you will need to unplug it from

the AC outlet to shut down all power. Therefore,

make sure the unit has been installed so that the

power cord can be easily unplugged from the AC

outlet in case of an accident. To avoid fire hazard,

the power cord should also be unplugged from the

AC outlet when left unused for a long period of time

Do not install this unit in a poorly ventilated area, or in

locations exposed to high humidity or direct sunlight (or

strong artificial light)

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VENTILATION CAUTION

When installing this unit, make sure to leave space

around the unit for ventilation to improve heat

radiation (at least 10 cm at top, 10 cm at rear, and

10 cm at each side).

(for example, when on vacation).

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WARNING

Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for

ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the

product, and to protect it from overheating. To

prevent fire hazard, the openings should never be

blocked or covered with items (such as newspapers,

table-cloths, curtains) or by operating the

This product is for general household purposes. Any

failure due to use for other than household purposes

(such as long-term use for business purposes in a

restaurant or use in a car or ship) and which

requires repair will be charged for even during the

warranty period.

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equipment on thick carpet or a bed.

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POWER-CORD CAUTION

If the AC plug of this unit does not match the AC

outlet you want to use, the plug must be removed

and appropriate one fitted. Replacement and

mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of

this unit should be performed only by qualified

service personnel. If connected to an AC outlet, the

cut-off plug can cause severe electrical shock. Make

sure it is properly disposed of after removal.

Handle the power cord by the plug. Do not pull out the

plug by tugging the cord and never touch the power

cord when your hands are wet as this could cause a

short circuit or electric shock. Do not place the unit, a

piece of furniture, etc., on the power cord, or pinch the

cord. Never make a knot in the cord or tie it with other

cords. The power cords should be routed such that they

are not likely to be stepped on. A damaged power cord

can cause a fire or give you an electrical shock. Check

the power cord once in a while. When you find it

The equipment should be disconnected by removing

the mains plug from the wall socket when left

unused for a long period of time (for example, when

damaged, ask your nearest PIONEER authorized

service center or your dealer for a replacement. S002_En

on vacation).

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

service personnel.

IMPORTANT: THE MOULDED PLUG

This appliance is supplied with a moulded three pin mains plug for your safety and convenience. A 5 amp fuse is fitted in this plug. Should the

fuse need to be replaced, please ensure that the replacement fuse has a rating of 5 amps and that it is approved by ASTA or BSI to BS1362.

Check for the ASTA mark

or the BSI mark

on the body of the fuse.

If the plug contains a removable fuse cover, you must ensure that it is refitted when the fuse is replaced. If you lose the fuse cover the plug

must not be used until a replacement cover is obtained. A replacement fuse cover can be obtained from your local dealer.

If the fitted moulded plug is unsuitable for your socket outlet, then the fuse shall be removed and the plug cut off and disposed of

safely. There is a danger of severe electrical shock if the cut off plug is inserted into any 13 amp socket.

If a new plug is to be fitted, please observe the wiring code as shown below. If in any doubt, please consult a qualified electrician.

WARNING : THIS APPARATUS MUST BE EARTHED.

IMPORTANT: The wires in this mains lead are coloured in accordance with the following code:

Green & Yellow : Earth Blue : Neutral

Brown : Live

As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in

your plug, proceed as follows ;

The wire which is coloured GREEN-AND-YELLOW must be connected to the terminal in the plug which is marked with the letter E or

by the earth symbol

or coloured GREEN or GREEN-AND-YELLOW.

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.

How to replace the fuse: Open the fuse compartment with a screwdriver and replace the fuse.

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Contents

01 Before you start

05 Using the GUIDE Plus+®

What’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Putting the batteries in the

remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

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

Disc / content format playback

electronic program guide

The GUIDE Plus+® system . . . . . . . . . . 36

Using the GUIDE Plus+® system . . . . . 37

Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

GUIDE Plus+® FAQ and

compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

About the internal hard disk drive . . . . . . 12

Symbols used in this manual . . . . . . . . . 13

troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

06 Recording

About DVD recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

About HDD recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Recorded audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Restrictions on video recording . . . . . . . 54

Using the built-in TV tuner . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Setting the picture quality/recording

time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Basic recording from the TV . . . . . . . . . . 57

Pause Live TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Setting a timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Timer recording FAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Simultaneous recording and playback

(Chase Play) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Recording from an external

02 Connecting up

Rear panel connections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Front panel connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Easy connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Using other types of audio/video output . 17

Connecting to a cable box, satellite

receiver or digital terrestrial receiver . . . . 18

Connecting an external decoder box (1) . 20

Connecting an external decoder box (2) . 21

Connecting to an AV amplifier/receiver . . 22

Connecting other AV sources . . . . . . . . . 23

Plugging in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

component. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Playing your recordings on other DVD

players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Initializing recordable DVD discs . . . . . . 66

03 Controls and displays

Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

07 Playback

04 Getting started

Switching on and setting up . . . . . . . . . . 29

Setting up the GUIDE Plus+® system . . 32

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Basic playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Using the Disc Navigator to browse

the contents of a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Scanning discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Playing in slow motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Frame advance/frame reverse . . . . . . . . 74

The Play Mode menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

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Displaying and switching subtitles . . . . . 77

Switching DVD and DivX soundtracks. . . 78

Switching audio channels . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Switching camera angles . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Displaying disc information on-screen . . 79

14 The Initial Setup menu

Using the Initial Setup menu . . . . . . . . 116

Selecting other languages for language

options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

15 Additional information

08 Editing

Editing options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

The Disc Navigator screen. . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Minimum copying times. . . . . . . . . . . . 129

Manual recording modes . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

On-screen displays and recorder

displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Language code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Country/Area code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Screen sizes and disc formats . . . . . . . 139

Handling discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Cleaning the pickup lens . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Condensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Hints on installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Moving the recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Resetting the recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

09 Copying and backup

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

One Touch Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Using Copy Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Using disc backup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

10 Using the Jukebox

Copying music to the HDD . . . . . . . . . . 104

Playing music from the Jukebox . . . . . . 105

Editing Jukebox albums . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

11 The PhotoViewer

Locating JPEG picture files . . . . . . . . . . 107

Playing a slideshow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

12 The Disc Setup menu

Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Initialize settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Finalize settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Optimize HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

Initialize HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

13 The Video Adjust menu

Setting the picture quality for TV and

external inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Setting the picture quality for disc

playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

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Before you start

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• Don’t use different kinds of batteries

together—although they may look

similar, different batteries may have

different voltages.

What’s in the box

Please confirm that the following

accessories are in the box when you open it.

• Make sure that the plus and minus ends

of each battery match the indications in

the battery compartment.

• Remote control

• AA/R6P dry cell batteries x 2

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

• G-LINK™ cable

• Remove batteries from equipment that

isn’t going to be used for a month or

more.

• RF antenna cable

• When disposing of used batteries,

please comply with governmental

regulations or environmental public

instruction’s rules that apply in your

country or area.

• Power cable

• These operating instructions

• Warranty card

Putting the batteries in the

remote control

WARNING

Do not use or store batteries in direct sunlight or

other excessively hot place, such as inside a car or

near a heater. This can cause batteries to leak,

overheat, explode or catch fire. It can also reduce the

life or performance of batteries.

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Insert two AA/R6P batteries into the

battery compartment following the

indications (ꢀ,ꢁ) inside the

compartment.

Using the remote control

Please keep in mind the following when

using the remote control:

• Make sure that there are no obstacles

between the remote and the remote

sensor on the unit.

• Remote operation may become

unreliable if strong sunlight or

fluorescent light is shining on the unit’s

remote sensor.

Important

Incorrect use of batteries can result in

hazards such as leakage and bursting.

Please observe the following:

• Remote controllers for different devices

can interfere with each other. Avoid

using remotes for other equipment

located close to this unit.

• Don’t mix new and old batteries

together.

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Before you start

• Replace the batteries when you notice a

fall off in the operating range of the

remote.

Note that older models of DVD recorders

and DVD writers may reject DVD-RW ver. 1.2

discs and/or corrupt the data on the disc. If

you want to share DVD-RW discs between

this recorder and an older recorder/writer,

we recommend using ver. 1.1 discs.

• When the batteries run down or you

change the batteries, the remote control

mode is reset to Recorder 1. See Remote

Control Mode on page 126.

The following table shows older Pioneer DVD

recorders’ limited compatibility with DVD-

RW ver. 1.2 discs.

• Use within the operating range in front of

the remote control sensor on the front

panel, as shown.

Model

Playable

Yes^1,2,3

Yes¹

Recordable

DVR-7000

DVR-3100 /

DVR-5100H

7 m

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.

• You can control this recorder using the

remote sensor of another Pioneer

component using the CONTROL IN jack

on the rear panel. See Rear panel

connections on page 14 for more

information.

Disc / content format

playback compatibility

DVD/HDD Recording and playback

compatibility

This recorder can play and record all the

currently popular DVD disc types, as well as

providing HDD functionality. The table below

shows some specific compatibility

differences between the different disc types.

Compatible media

• DVD-RW ver. 1.1 / 1 x / 1 x to 2 x, ver. 1.2

/ 2 x to 4 x / 2 x to 6 x

• DVD-R ver. 2.0 /1 x / 1 x to 4 x /

1 x to 8 x / 1 x to 16 x, ver. 2.1 / 1 x to 8 x /

1 x to 16 x

• DVD+RW 1 x to 2.4 x / 1 x to 4 x / 3.3 x to

8 x

• DVD+R 1 x to 2.4 x / 1 x to 4 x / 1 x to 8 x

/ 1 x to 16 x

• DVD-RAM ver. 2.0 / 2 x, ver. 2.1 / 2 x / 2 x

to 3 x / 2 x to 5 x, ver. 2.2 / 2 x / 2 x to 3 x /

2 x to 5 x

• DVD-R DL ver. 3.0 / 2 x to 4 x

• DVD+R DL 2.4 x / 2.4 x to 8 x

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DVD

+RW

DVD-

RAM

HDD

DVD-R

DVD-RW

DVD+R

Marks used in this

manual

HDD

DVD (VR)

DVD (Video)

DVD (VR)

DVD (Video)

DVD+R

DVD+RW

DVD-RAM

*13, 16

Logos

ꢂ

ꢂ *14

ꢂ

Re-recordable /

Erasable

ꢂ

ꢂ *4

ꢂ

ꢂ *4

ꢂ

Editing of recorded

programs

ꢂ *12

Recording of Copy-

once protected

material

n/a

ꢂ *6

ꢂ

*6, 15

ꢂ *8

ꢂ *9

Playback in other

players/recorders

ꢂ

Chase play

ꢂ

16:9 and 4:3 pro-

gram recording

ꢂ

*10, 11

ꢂ *11

Bilingual broadcast

recording of both

audio channels

*12 CPRM-compatible discs only

Notes to table

*13 Take the disc out of the cartridge before use. Only

Matsushita and Maxell discs have been tested to work

reliably with this recorder. Discs from other makers may

become unusable when recorded or edited.

*14 Erasing a title does not increase the available

recording time, nor increase the number of recordable

titles left.

*15 Must be compatible with DVD+R playback

*16 Depending on the disc, it may have to be initialized

before it can be recorded (page 110). In this case,

initialization will take about 1 hour.

*1 Must be initialized for VR mode recording (page 110)

*2 Must be initialized for Video mode recording

(page 110)

*3 Erasable, but free space does not increase

*4 Cannot erase sections, edit chapters or use playlist

editing

*5 Must be compatible with DVD-R(VR) playback

*6 Finalize using this recorder (may not playback in

some units) (page 64)

*7 Must be compatible with DVD-RW(VR) playback

*8 Must be compatible with DVD+RW playback

*9 Must be compatible with DVD-RAM playback

*10 Only when HDD Recording Format is set to Video

Mode Off (page 124)

is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo

Licensing Corporation.

*11 Only when the recording mode is not set to LPCM

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Before you start

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

compliant with the CD Audio specification

and therefore may not play.

Using DVD-R DL/DVD+R DL discs

DVD-R DL (dual-layer) and DVD+R DL

(double-layer) discs contain two recordable

layers on a single side, giving about 1.8

times the recording capacity of a

conventional single-layer disc. This unit can

record to both DVD-R DL and DVD+R DL

discs.

It is possible that when loading or ejecting a

DualDisc, the opposite side to that being

played will be scratched. Scratched discs

may not be playable.

The DVD side of a DualDisc plays in this

product. DVD-Audio content will not play.

• If you intend to play DVD-R DL (Video

mode) or DVD+R DL discs recorded on

this unit on other DVD recorders/players,

you must finalize them. (Note that some

DVD recorders/players may not play

even finalized DL discs.)

For more detailed information on the

DualDisc specification, please refer to the

disc manufacturer or disc retailer.

Other disc compatibility

• Please read the information provided on

the disc packaging carefully before

purchasing DVD-R DL/DVDw+R DL

discs:

In addition to DVD, this recorder is

compatible with a wide range of disc types

(media) and formats. Playable discs will

generally feature one of the following logos

on the disc and/or disc packaging. Note

however that some disc types, such as

recordable CD (and DVD), may be in an

unplayable format—see below for further

compatibility information.

• Confirm the disc version: Use ver. 3.0 /

2 x to 4 x DVD-R discs.

• Confirm the recording speed: DVD-R

should be compatible with 2 x or 4 x

recording; DVD+R with 2.4 x to 8 x

recording.

Audio CD

CD-R

CD-RW

• This logo indicates that the disc is a

DVD-R DL or DVD+R DL disc:

Video CD

Super Video CD (Super VCD)

• Correct operation has been confirmed

for DVD-R DL discs (Ver. 3.0 / 2 x, 4 x)

produced by the following

manufacturers: Mitsubishi Kagaku

Media, Verbatim (as of March 2005).

CD-R/RW compatibility

This recorder cannot record CD-R or CD-RW

discs.

• Readable formats: CD-Audio, Video CD/

Super VCD, ISO 9660 CD-ROM*

containing MP3, WMA, JPEG or DivX

files.

* ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 compliant. CD

physical format: Mode1, Mode2 XA Form1.

Romeo and Joliet file systems are both

compatible with this recorder.

About DualDisc playback

A DualDisc is a new two -sided disc, one side

of which contains DVD content –video,

audio, etc. –while the other side contains

non-DVD content such as digital audio

material.

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• Multi-session playback: Yes (except CD-

Audio and Video CD/Super VCD)

WMA (Windows Media Audio)

compatibility

• Unfinalized disc playback: CD-Audio

only

Compressed audio compatibility

• Compatible media: CD-ROM, CD-R,

CD-RW

• Compatible formats: MPEG-1 Audio

Layer 3 (MP3), Windows Media Audio

(WMA)

The Windows Media logo printed on the

box indicates that this recorder can playback

Windows Media Audio content.

• Sampling rates: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz or

48 kHz

WMA is an acronym for Windows Media

Audio and refers to an audio compression

technology developed by Microsoft

• Bit-rates: Any (128 Kbps or higher

recommended)

Corporation. WMA content can be encoded

by using Windows Media Player for

• Variable bit-rate (VBR) MP3 playback:

Yes

Windows XP, Windows Media Player 9 or

• VBR WMA playback: No

Windows Media Player 10 series.

• WMA encoder compatibility: Windows

Media Codec 8 (files encoded using

Windows Media Codec 9 may be playable

but some parts of the specification are not

supported; specifically, Pro, Lossless,

Voice and VBR)

Microsoft, Windows Media, and the Windows

logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks

of Microsoft Corporation in the United States

and/or other countries.

DivX video compatibility

• DRM (Digital Rights Management) file

playback: No

• File extensions: .mp3, .wma (these must

be used for the recorder to recognize

MP3 and WMA files – do not use for

other file types)

DivX is a compressed digital video format

created by the DivX video codec from DivX,

• File structure: Up to 99 folders / 999 files

(if these limits are exceeded, only files

and folders up to these limits are

playable)

Inc. This recorder can play DivX video files

burned on CD-R/RW/ROM discs. Keeping

the same terminology as DVD-Video,

individual DivX video files are called "Titles."

When naming files/titles on a CD-R/RW disc

prior to burning, keep in mind that by default

they will be played in alphabetical order.

Note

1 DRM (digital rights management) copy protection is a technology designed to prevent unauthorized copying by

restricting playback, etc. of compressed audio files on devices other the PC (or other recording equipment) used

to record it. For detailed information, please see the instruction manuals or help files that came with your PC

(or other WMA recording equipment) and/or software.

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If your DivX VOD content allows an unlimited

number of plays, then you may load the disc

into your recorder and play the content as

often as you like, and no message will be

displayed.

• Official DivX Certified product.

• Plays all versions of DivX video

(including DivX 6) with standard

playback of DivX media files.

• File extensions: .avi and .divx (these

must be used for the recorder to

recognize DivX video files). Note that all

files with the .avi extension are recognized

as MPEG4, but not all of these are

necessarily DivX video files and therefore

may not be playable on this recorder.

Important

• DivX VOD content is protected by a DRM

(Digital Rights Management) system.

This restricts playback of content to

specific, registered devices.

• If you load a disc that contains DivX VOD

content not authorized for this recorder,

the message Authorization Error is

displayed and the content will not play.

• File structure: Up to 99 folders or 999

files.

DivX, DivX Certified, and associated logos are

trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under

license.

• Resetting the recorder (as described in

Resetting the recorder on page 141) will

not cause you to lose your registration

code.

DivX VOD content

DivX

JPEG file compatibility

In order to play DivX VOD (video on demand)

content on this recorder, you first need to

content provider. You do this by generating a

DivX VOD registration code, which you

submit to your provider.

• Compatible formats: Baseline JPEG and

EXIF 2.2* still image files

*File format used by digital still cameras

• Sampling ratio: 4:4:4, 4:2:2, 4:2:0

• Horizontal resolution: 160 to 5120 pixels

• Vertical resolution: 120 to 3840 pixels

• Progressive JPEG compatible: No

Some DivX VOD content may only be

playable a fixed number of times. When you

load a disc containing this type of DivX VOD

content, the remaining number of plays is

shown on-screen and you then have the

option of playing the disc (thereby using up

one of the remaining plays), or stopping. If

you load a disc that contains expired DivX

VOD content (for example, content that has

zero remaining plays), the message Rental

Expired is displayed.

• File extensions: .jpg, .jpeg, .jpe, .jif, .jfif

(must be used for the recorder to

recognize JPEG files – do not use for

other file types)

• File structure: The recorder can load up

to 99 folders / 999 files at one time (if

there are more files/folders that this on

the disc then more can be reloaded)

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Before you start

contents will be damaged or lost completely,

or that normal playback and recording will

not be possible. Please understand that in

the event of repair or replacement of the

HDD or related components, all your HDD

recordings will be lost.

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.

Please use the recorder following the

guidelines below to protect against possible

HDD failure.

Discs recorded in packet write mode (UDF

format) are not compatible with this

recorder.

The HDD should not be regarded as a place to

store recordings permanently. We

recommend that you back up your important

recordings onto DVD discs in order to protect

against accidental loss.

Check the DVD-R/RW or CD-R/RW software

disc boxes for additional compatibility

information.

Pioneer cannot under any circumstances

accept responsibility for any direct or indirect

loss arising from any inconvenience or loss of

recorded material resulting from HDD failure.

Dolby Digital

• Do not move the recorder while it is on

(this includes during EPG download

when the display shows EPG).

• Install and use the recorder on a stable,

level surface.

Manufactured under license from Dolby

Laboratories. "Dolby" and the double-D

symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

• Do not block the rear vent/cooling fan.

• Do not use the recorder in excessively

hot or humid places, or in places that

may be subject to sudden changes in

temperature. Sudden changes in

temperature can cause condensation to

form inside the recorder. This can be a

cause of HDD failure.

DTS

“DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are registered

trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

• While the recorder is switched on

(including during EPG download when

the display shows EPG), do not unplug

from the wall socket or switch the

electricity off from the breaker switch.

About the internal hard disk

drive

• Do not move the recorder immediately

after switching it off. If you need to move

the recorder, please follow the steps

below:

The internal hard disk drive (HDD) is a fragile

piece of equipment. Depending on the

conditions under which it is used, or through

careless use, it is possible that the recorded

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Before you start

1 After the message POWER OFF is

shown in the display, wait at least two

minutes.

Symbols used in this manual

The following icons are provided to help you

quickly identify which instructions you need

for which kind of disc.

2 Unplug from the wall socket.

3 Move the recorder.

• If there’s a power failure while the

recorder is on there is a chance that

some data on the HDD will be lost.

HDD

DVD

Any type of DVD disc

(recordable or playback

only), finalized or not.

• The HDD is very delicate. If used

improperly or in an unsuitable

environment, it is possible that the HDD

will fail after a few years of use. Signs of

problemsincludeplaybackunexpectedly

freezing and noticeable block noise

(mosaic) in the picture. However,

sometimes there will be no warning

signs of HDD failure. If the HDD fails, no

playback of recorded material will be

possible. In this case it will be necessary

to replace the HDD unit.

DVD-Video

Commercially produced

DVD, finalized Video mode

DVD-R/-RW.

DVD (Video)

Video mode DVD-R/-RW

(unfinalized)

DVD (VR)

VR mode DVD-R/-RW

Optimizing HDD performance

As you record and edit material on the HDD,

the data on the disk becomes fragmented,

eventually affecting the recorder’s

performance. Before this happens, the

recorder will warn you that it is time to

optimize the HDD (which you can do from

the Disc Setup menu; see Optimize HDD on

page 111).

DVD+R

DVD+RW

DVD-RAM

Audio CD

Video CD

Super VCD

WMA/MP3

WMA or MP3 files

DivX

DivX files

A L L

All of the above

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+6Chapter 2

Connecting up

Rear panel connections

(RGB) – TV

(INPUT 1/DECODER)

AC IN

OUTPUT

DIGITAL

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

ANTENNA

COAXIAL

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

G-LINK

S-VIDEO

AV1(RGB)-TV AV connector

AC IN – Power inlet

DIGITAL AUDIO OUT

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 page AV1 Out on

page 119 for how to set this up.

Coaxial digital audio jack for connecting to

an AV amplifier/receiver, Dolby Digital/DTS/

MPEG decoder or other equipment with a

digital input.

CONTROL IN

OUTPUT

Use to control this recorder from the remote

sensor of another Pioneer component with a

CONTROL OUT terminal and bearing the

Pioneer ꢃ mark. Connect the CONTROL

OUT of the other component to the

CONTROL IN of this recorder using a mini-

plug cord.

Stereo analog audio, video and S-video

outputs for connection to a TV or AV

amplifier/receiver.

AV2(INPUT 1/DECODER) AV

connector

Audio/video input/output SCART-type AV

connector for connecting to a VCR, or other

equipment with a SCART connector. The

input accepts video, S-video and RGB. See

AV2/L1 In on page 119 for how to set this up.

G-LINK™

Use to connect the supplied G-LINK™ cable

to enable GUIDE Plus+® to control an

external satellite receiver, etc.

ANTENNA IN (RF IN)/OUT

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

Connect your TV antenna to the ANTENNA

IN (RF IN) jack. The signal is passed through

to the ANTENNA OUT jack for connection to

your TV.

A high-quality video output for connecting to

a TV or monitor with a component video

input.

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Front panel connections

On the front panel a flip-down cover hides

more connections.

S-VIDEO VIDEO

AUDIO

(MONO)

INPUT 2

10 INPUT 2

Audio/video input (stereo analog audio;

composite and S-video video), especially

suitable for camcorders, game consoles,

portable audio, etc.

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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.

ANTENNA

SCART AV

CONNECTOR

ANTENNA

IN (RF IN)

(RGB)

–

AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

AC IN

OUTPUT

DIGITAL

OUT

CONTROL

Important

OUT

ANTENNA

COAXIAL

AUDIO

VIDEO

G-LINK

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

S-VIDEO

ANTENNA

OUT

• 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.

SCART AV

CONNECTOR

• The AV1(RGB)-TV AV connector can

output ordinary (composite), S-video or

RGB video, plus stereo analog audio. The

AV2(INPUT 1/DECODER) connector

accepts ordinary, S-video and RGB video

input, as well as stereo analog audio.

See AV1 Out on page 119 and AV2/L1 In

on page 119 for how to set them up.

ANTENNA

OUT

VCR

ANTENNA

Antenna/cable TV

wall outlet

• Before making or changing any rear

panel connections, make sure that all

components are switched off and

unplugged from the wall outlet.

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Connect the cable from the antenna/

Using other types of audio/

video output

cable TV outlet to the antenna input on

your VCR.

• If you are not connecting a VCR in the

chain, connect it to the ANTENNA IN

(RF IN) jack on this recorder and skip the

next step.

If you can’t use the SCART AV connector to

connect your TV to this recorder, there are

standard audio/video output jacks, as well as

an S-video and component video output.

Use an RF antenna cable (one is

supplied) to connect the antenna output

of your VCR to the ANTENNA IN (RF IN) of

this recorder.

Using the supplied audio/video

cable

Use another RF antenna cable to

connect the ANTENNA OUT of this

recorder to the antenna input on your

TV.

AUDIO

INPUT

VIDEO

INPUT

Use a SCART cable (not supplied) to

connect the AV1(RGB)-TV AV connector

on this recorder to the SCART AV

connector on your TV.

(RGB)

–

(INPUT 1/DECODER)

AC IN

OUTPUT

DIGITAL

OUT

Use another SCART cable to connect

CONTROL

OUT

ANTENNA

COAXIAL

AUDIO

VIDEO

G-LINK

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

S-VIDEO

the AV2(INPUT 1/DECODER) AV

connector to a SCART AV connector on

your VCR.

Connect the VIDEO OUTPUT jack to a

video input on your TV.

Use the yellow jack of the supplied audio/

video cable for the video connection.

Tip

Connect the AUDIO OUTPUT jacks to

• 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 116).

the 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.

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Using the S-video or component

video output

Connecting to a cable box,

satellite receiver or digital

terrestrial receiver

COMPONENT

VIDEO INPUT

If you have a cable, satellite or digital

terrestrial receiver with a built-in decoder,

connect it to this recorder and your TV as

S-VIDEO

INPUT

AUDIO

INPUT

shown on the following page. If you are

using a separate decoder box for your cable/

satellite TV, set up following the instructions

on the next page.

(RGB)

–

AV (INPUT 1/DECODER)

AC IN

OUTPUT

DIGITAL

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

ANTENNA

COAXIAL

AUDIO

VIDEO

G-LINK

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

S-VIDEO

Using the setup on this page you can:

• Record any channel by selecting it on

the cable box, satellite receiver or digital

terrestrial receiver.

Connect the S-video or component

video output to a similar input on your

TV.

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.

• Change channels and set timer

recordings on the external receiver using

the GUIDE Plus+® system (via the

G-LINK™ cable, and after setting up).

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.

Important

• Do not connect this recorder to your TV

‘through’ your VCR, satellite receiver or

other component. Always connect each

component directly to your TV or AV

amplifier/receiver.

See also Component Video Out on page 119

for how to set up the component video

output for use with a progressive scan-

compatible TV.

Connect the AUDIO OUTPUT jacks to

• When using the GUIDE Plus+ system to

make a timer recording from an external

receiver, make sure that the external

receiver is switched on.

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.

Note

1 The diagram shows SCART video connections, but you can alternatively use any of the other audio/video con-

nections.

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Plug the supplied G-LINK™ cable to

the G-LINK™ jack.

This enables you to control the tuner in the

external receiver using the GUIDE Plus+®

system.

SCART AV

CONNECTOR

ANTENNA

Position the IR transmitter end of the G-

LINK™ cable so that the IR receiver on your

cable/satellite/digital terrestrial receiver will

pick up the control signals (see diagram).

ANTENNA

IN (RF IN)

(RGB)

–

AV (INPUT 1/DECODER)

AC IN

OUTPUT

DIGITAL

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

ANTENNA

COAXIAL

AUDIO

VIDEO

G-LINK

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

S-VIDEO

(RGB) – TV

ANTENNA

OUT

OUTPUT

DIGITAL

OUT

CONTROL

COAXIAL

AUDIO

G-LINK

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

ANTENNA

OUT

G-LINK cable

SCART AV

CONNECTOR

See the manual that came with your cable/

satellite/digital terrestrial receiver if you’re

not sure where the IR receiver is on the front

panel. Alternatively, experiment with the

remote control, operating it from very close

range until you find the place where the

receiver responds.

Cable/Satellite/

Digital Terrestrial

receiver

ANTENNA

Satellite dish/

antenna/cable TV

wall outlet

Connect RF antenna cables as shown.

This enables you to watch and record TV

Tip

channels.

• 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 116).

Use a SCART cable (not supplied) to

connect the 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

yourcablebox/satellite/digitalterrestrial

receiver.

This enables you to record scrambled TV

channels.

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Connecting an external

decoder box (1)

SCART AV

CONNECTOR

If you have an external, dedicated decoder

box for your satellite or cable TV system, use

the setup described on this page. See the

previous page for how to connect the G-

LINK™ cable.

(RGB)

–

AV (INPUT 1/DECODER)

AC IN

OUTPUT

DIGITAL

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

ANTENNA

COAXIAL

AUDIO

VIDEO

G-LINK

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

S-VIDEO

Important

• Do not connect your decoder box directly

to this recorder.

SCART AV

CONNECTOR

SCART AV

CONNECTOR

• Information from the decoder (for

example, relating to pay TV services), is

only viewable when this recorder is off

(in standby).

Decoder

VCR/Satellite receiver

/Cable box

ANTENNA

• For timer recording to work properly on

this recorder, the VCR/satellite receiver/

cable box must also be switched on

during recording.

Antenna/cable TV

wall outlet

Connect the cable from the antenna/

cable TV outlet to the antenna input on

your VCR/satellite receiver/cable box.

• It is not possible to watch one TV

program and record another using this

setup.

Use a SCART cable (not supplied) to

connect your decoder to your VCR/

satellite receiver/cable box.

See the manual for your decoder box for

more detailed instructions.

Use a SCART cable to connect your

VCR/satellite receiver/cable box to the

AV2(INPUT 1/DECODER) AV connector on

this recorder.

Use a SCART cable to connect the

AV1(RGB)-TV AV connector to your TV.

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Connect RF antenna cables as shown.

Connecting an external

decoder box (2)

This enables you to watch and record TV

channels.

Use a SCART cable (not supplied) to

If you only have a decoder, connect it to this

recorder and your TV as shown on this

page.

connect the AV1(RGB)-TV AV connector

to a SCART AV connector on your TV.

This enables you to watch discs.

Using the setup on this page you can:

Use another SCART cable to connect

• Record scrambled channels received

using the recorder’s built-in TV tuner.

the AV2(INPUT 1/DECODER) AV

connector to a SCART AV connector on

your decoder box.

This enables you to record scrambled TV

channels.

Important

• Do not connect this recorder ‘through’

your VCR, satellite receiver or cable box.

Always connect each component

directly to your TV or AV amplifier/

receiver.

SCART AV

ANTENNA

CONNECTOR

ANTENNA

IN (RF IN)

(RGB)

–

AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

AC IN

P^B

OUTPUT

DIGITAL

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

ANTENNA

COAXIAL

AUDIO

VIDEO

G-LINK

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

S-VIDEO

ANTENNA

OUT

SCART AV

CONNECTOR

Antenna/cable TV

Decoder wall outlet

Note

1 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 119).

• From the Manual CH Setting screen, set the Decoder setting for the scrambled channels to On (see Manual

CH Setting on page 118).

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Connecting to an AV

amplifier/receiver

ANTENNA

VIDEO

To enjoy multichannel surround sound you

need to connect this recorder to an AV

amplifier/receiver using the digital coaxial

output.

VIDEO

OUT

AUDIO/VIDEO

DIGITAL

In addition to a digital connection, we

recommend also connecting using the

stereo analog connection for compatibility

with all discs and sources.

AV amp/

receiver

ANTENNA

IN (RF IN)

(RGB)

–

AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER)

AC IN

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.

OUTPUT

DIGITAL

OUT

CONTROL

OUT

ANTENNA

COAXIAL

AUDIO

VIDEO

G-LINK

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

S-VIDEO

ANTENNA

OUT

Important

Antenna/cable TV

wall outlet

• 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 120).

Connect RF antenna cables as shown.

This enables you to watch and record TV

channels.

• Do not connect this recorder to your TV

‘through’ your VCR using A/V cables.

Always connect it directly to your TV.

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.

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

After checking all the connections, plug in

the recorder.

Connecting a VCR or analog

camcorder

Use the supplied power cable to

connect this recorder to a power outlet.

ꢄ

OPEN/CLOSE

HDD/DVD

ꢃ

ONE

ꢅ

STANDBY/ON

ꢂ

REC

ꢆ

ꢇ

–

COPY

REC

AUDIO/VIDEO

OUTPUT

AUDIO/VIDEO

INPUT

(Rear panel)

(Front panel)

Analog camcorder

AUDIO/VIDEO

INPUT

AUDIO/VIDEO

OUTPUT

VCR

Connect a set of audio and video

inputs of your VCR or camcorder to a set

of outputs on this recorder.

This enables you to record from this recorder

to your VCR or camcorder.

• You can use standard video or S-video

cables for the video connection.

• Alternatively, you can use the

AV2(INPUT 1/DECODER) SCART

connector for audio/video input and

output with just one SCART cable.

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.

• You can use standard video or S-video

cables for the video connection.

• The front panel connections make

convenient connections for a camcorder

input.

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Controls and displays

^CC^hao^ptn^ert³rols and displays

Front panel

ꢄ

OPEN/CLOSE

HDD/DVD

ꢃ

ONE

TOUCH

COPY

ꢅ

STANDBY/ON

STOP

REC

ꢂ

REC

ꢆ

ꢇ

–

S-VIDEO VIDEO

AUDIO

(MONO)

INPUT 2

11 12 13 14

DVR-540H-S

ꢅ STANDBY/ON

Press to switch the recorder on/into standby.

ꢂ REC

Press to start recording. Press repeatedly to

set the recording time in 30 minute blocks.

Disc tray

Front panel inputs

ꢄ OPEN/CLOSE

See Front panel connections on page 15 for

Press to open/close the disc tray.

more information on these.

HDD / DVD indicators

10 ꢆ

Indicator lights blue when the hard disk

(HDD) is selected; orange when the DVD

drive is selected.

Press to start or restart playback.

11 ꢇ

Press to stop playback.

PAUSE LIVE TV (page 58)

Press to start recording the current TV

channel, but with playback paused,

effectively pausing the broadcast.

12 CH +/–

Use to change channels, skip chapters/

tracks, etc.

HDD/DVD

13 ONE TOUCH COPY (page 95)

Press to start One Touch Copy of the

currently playing title to DVD or the HDD.

Press to switch between HDD and DVD for

recording and playback.

Front panel display and IR remote

14 STOP REC

Press to stop recording.

sensor

See Display on page 25 for details.

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Display

ꢆ

Recording quality indicators (page 56)

Lights during playback; blinks when

playback is paused.

Lights when the recording mode is set to

ꢀ

XP (best quality).

Lights when copying.

ꢂ

Lights when the recording mode is set to

SP (standard play).

Lights during recording; blinks when

recording is paused.

LP / SLP

Lights when the recording mode is set to

LP (long play) or SLP (super-long play).

(page 59)

Lights when a timer recording has been

set. (Indicator blinks if the timer has

been set to DVD but there isn’t a

recordable disc loaded, or the timer has

been set to HDD but the HDD is not

recordable.)

EP / SEP

Lights when the recording mode is set to

EP (extended play) or SEP (super-

extended play).

NTSC

Lights when the recording mode is set to

MN (manual recording level) mode.

Lights when the video output signal

format is NTSC.

Character display

R / RW

Lights when a recordable DVD-R or DVD-RW

disc is loaded.

(page 120)

Indicates which channels of a bilingual

broadcast are recorded.

(page 119)

Lights when the component video output

is set to progressive scan.

PL (page 82)

Lights when a VR mode disc is loaded

and the recorder is in Play List mode.

VPS / PDC (page 59)

2 3 (page 126)

Lights when receiving a VPS/PDC

broadcast during a VPS/PDC-enabled

timer recording.

Shows the remote control mode (if

nothing is displayed, the remote control

mode is 1).

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ꢅ STANDBY/ON

Lights when an unfinalized Video mode

Press to switch the recorder on/into standby.

disc is loaded.

PAUSE LIVE TV (page 58)

Press to start recording the current TV

channel, but with playback paused,

effectively pausing the broadcast.

Remote control

DISC NAVIGATOR (page 72, 81) / TOP

MENU (page 68)

STANDBY/ON

HDD/DVD

Press to display the Disc Navigator screen,

or the top menu if a DVD-Video or finalized

DVD-R/RW (Video) disc is loaded.

ꢅ

PAUSE LIVE TV HOME MENU

INFO

TOP MENU

DISC

ꢁ/ꢂ/ꢃ/ꢀ and ENTER

GUIDE

NAVIGATOR

CHANNEL

Used to navigate all on-screen displays.

Press ENTER to select the currently

highlighted option.

BACK

SKIP

ENTER

PAUSE

RETURN

STOP

CM BACK (commercial back)

Press repeatedly to skip progressively

backward through the audio or video

playing.

CHANNEL

–

REC

PLAY

STOP REC

CM SKIP (commercial skip)

Press repeatedly to skip progressively

forward through the audio or video

playing.

TIMER REC

ꢊ/

ꢉ

HELP

TV/DVD

ONE TOUCH COPY

INPUT SELECT

REC MODE

AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE

CHANNEL +/– (page 55)

Press to change the channel of the built-

in TV tuner.

PLAY MODE MENU

SHIFT

CLEAR

DISPLAY

ꢈ PAUSE

Press to pause playback or recording.

OPEN

Recording controls (page 57)

ꢂ REC

Press to start recording. Press

repeatedly to set the recording time in

blocks of 30 mins.

When the red action button is visible in a

GUIDE Plus+® screen, use for One-

Button-Record.

STOP REC

Press to stop recording.

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GUIDE Plus+® Action buttons

When in the GUIDE Plus+® system,

these buttons act as the Red, Green,

Yellow and Blue Action buttons (the

functions of these buttons change

according to the GUIDE Plus+® Area.

(page 37)

SUBTITLE (page 77)

Hold SHIFT and press to display/change

the subtitles included in multilingual

DVD-Video discs.

ANGLE (page 79)

Hold SHIFT and press to switch camera

angles on discs with multi-angle scenes.

TIMER REC (page 37)

PLAY MODE (page 74)

Hold SHIFT and press to set a timer

recording from the GUIDE Plus+®

system.

Hold SHIFT and press to change the play

mode (search, repeat, program play,

etc.)

ꢀ ꢁ (page 73)

10 SHIFT

Use to access functions on the remote

printed in green.

Press to start reverse or forward

scanning. Press again to change the

speed.

11 HDD/DVD (page 57)

Press to select the hard disk (HDD) or DVD

for recording and playback.

ꢂ/ꢃ ꢄ/ꢅ (page 74)

While paused, press and hold to start

slow-motion playback. Press repeatedly

to change the playback speed.

12 INFO

Press to see additional information for the

highlighted item in GUIDE Plus+®.

While paused, press to advance a single

frame in either direction.

When GUIDE Plus+® is displayed, use

to display the previous/next day.

13 HOME MENU

Press to display the Home Menu, from

which you can navigate all the functions of

the recorder.

Number buttons, CLEAR

Use the number buttons for track/

chapter/title selection; channel

selection, and so on. The same buttons

can also be used to enter names for

titles, discs and so on.

14 GUIDE

Press to display the GUIDE Plus+® screen;

press again to exit.

15 RETURN

Press to go back one level in the on-screen

menu or display.

Use CLEAR to clear an entry and start

again.

REC MODE (page 56)

16 ꢆ PLAY (page 67)

Hold SHIFT and press repeatedly to

change the recording mode (picture

quality).

Press to start playback.

ꢇ STOP (page 67)

Press to stop playback.

AUDIO (page 55, 78)

Hold SHIFT and press to change the

audio language or channel. (When the

recorder is stopped, press to change the

tuner audio.)

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17 ꢋ ꢌ

Press to skip to the previous or next title/

chapter/track/folder; or to display the

previous or next menu page.

When GUIDE Plus+® is displayed, use to

display the previous/next page.

18 HELP

Press for help on how to use the current

GUI screen.

TV/DVD

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).

19 ONE TOUCH COPY (page 95)

Press to start One Touch Copy of the

currently playing title to DVD or the HDD.

20 INPUT SELECT (page 63)

Press to change the input to use for

recording.

21 MENU (page 68)

Press to display the disc menu if a DVD-

Video, finalized DVD-R/-RW or finalized

DVD+R/+RW disc is loaded.

When in the GUIDE Plus+® system, use to

jump directly to the Menu bar.

22 DISPLAY (page 79)

Displays/changes the on-screen

information displays.

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Chapter 4

Getting started

Switching on and setting up

ENTER

Choose a language (then

When you switch the recorder on for the first

time, you can make several basic settings

using the Setup Navigator feature. This takes

you through setting the clock, the internal TV

tuner and the video output.

press ENTER).

Initial Setup

Basic

Clock SLeattningguage

Tuner

Input Line System

Power Save

Help

Video In/ Out

Audio In

Audio Out

Language

Recording

Playback

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

we strongly recommend you use the Setup

Navigator before starting to use the

recorder.

Setup N avig ator

Switch on your TV and set the video

input to this recorder.

ENTER

Start the Setup Navigator.

STANDBY/ON

Setting

Complete this setup before you

ꢅ

Switch on the recorder.

Line System

start using your recorder.

er Save

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 116).

Start

Cancel

p Navigator

Please use the Initial Setup if you

want to make more detailed settings.

• If you don’t want to use the Setup

Navigator, press ꢂ to select Cancel,

then press ENTER to exit the Setup

Navigator.

• 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.)

ENTER

Select the Auto Channel

Setting (‘Auto Scan’ or ‘Download from

TV’), or ‘Do not set’.

SAetuttiongChannel Setting

Line System

er Save

AEnugtolisShcan

Download from TV

p Navigator Do not Set

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• Select Do not set if you want to skip

channel setup (because they have

already been set up, for example).

•

Auto clock setting

Some TV channels broadcast time

signals together with the program. This

recorder can use these signals to set the

clock automatically.

• You can only use the Download from

TV feature if this recorder is connected

to your TV using a fully-wired 21-pin

SCART cable via the AV1(RGB)-TV

connector, and if your TV supports this

function (check your TV’s instruction

manual for more details).

Set ‘Clock Set CH‘ to the channel

preset number that broadcasts a time

signal, then move the cursor down to

‘Start’ and press ENTER.

SAetuttiongClock Setting

Line System

Date

––

––––

er Save

Time

ENTER

•

Select your country.

p Navigator

Clock Set CH

Start

SCetotuinngtry Selection

t Line System

er SCaovuentry

The recorder takes a short while to set

the time. After you see that it’s set, select

Next to proceed.

Auto-tuning channels

The Auto Scan option automatically scans

and sets the channel presets.

SAetuttiongClock Setting

Line System

Date

SUN 01

2006

er Save

Time

Tuning

p Navigator

Clock Set CH

32/99

Start

Cancel

•

Downloading channels from your TV

If the time could not be set

automatically, press RETURN to go back

to the previous screen and select

Manual.

Use the Download from TV option to

download all the channels that your TV is

tuned to.

•

Manual clock setting

Downloading

Pr 5

If no stations in your area are

broadcasting time signals, you can set

the clock manually.

32/99

Cancel

Use the ꢃ/ꢀ buttons to set your

time zone.

You can set this by selecting a city or a

ENTER

Select ‘Auto’ for automatic

time setting, or ‘Manual’ to set the clock

manually.

time relative to GMT.

1/2

SMetatinnugal Clock Setting

SCetloticnkg Setting

Line System

Time Zone

England

London

er Save

Auto

Manual

p NaSviugmatmorer Time

Off

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Press ꢂthen use the ꢃ/ꢀbuttons to

select ‘On’ or ‘Off’ for summer time,

then press ENTER.

Select On if you are currently using

summer time.

ENTER

Select whether or not your TV

is compatible with progressive scan

video.

1/2

SPetrtoinggressive

Line System

SMetatinnugal Clock Setting

Line System

Time Zone

England

London

er Save

Compatible

er Save

Not Compatible

p Navigator Don't Know

p NaSviugmatmorer Time

• Note that progressive scan video is only

output through the AV1(RGB)-TV

connector and the component video

outputs.

Set the date (day/month/year) and

time, then press ENTER to make all

the settings.

2/2

SMetatinnugal Clock Setting

Line System

Date

er Save

SUN 01

2006

ENTER

Press to continue after reading

Time

p Navigator

Time Zone

the HDD caution.

England

London

k SIentttinhge event of HDD failure, recordings may

Summer Time

be lost or normal playback/recording may

Line System

not be possible.

er Save

As recordings might be lost in case of a HDD

failure, we recommend to use the HDD only

Use the ꢁ/ꢂ buttons to change the

value in the highlighted field.

as temporary storage media.

p Navigator

Please copy recordings you want to keep

to recordable DVD.

Press ENTER to continue.

Use the ꢃ/ꢀ buttons to move from one

field to another.

• You can go back to the previous screen

at anytime in the Setup Navigator by

pressing RETURN.

ENTER

Select ‘Finish Setup’ to exit

the Setup Navigator, or ‘Go Back’ if you

want to start again.

ENTER

Setting

Line Syesttuepmis complete!

Select the TV screen type,

er SaveEnjoy using your DVD recorder!

Finish Setup

‘Wide (16:9)’ or ‘Standard (4:3)’.

p Navigator

Go Back

STeVttiSngcreen Size

Line System

That completes basic setup using the Setup

Navigator.

er Save

Wide (16:9)

Standard (4:3)

p Navigator

• If there are blank channels with no

station, you can set these to skip using

the manual channel setting. See Manual

CH Setting on page 118.

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The language and country settings are

already set to whatever you selected in the

Setup Navigator.

Setting up the GUIDE Plus+®

system

The GUIDE Plus+® system is a free,

interactive on-screen television

programming guide. The system offers

program listings for all major channels, one-

touch recording, search by genre,

recommendations according to your profile

and more.

ENTER

Highlight ‘Postal Code’.

For the GUIDE Plus+ system to function

correctly, it is important that you set the

language and country correctly in the Setup

Navigator, and that you have performed a

scan for available channels, as these are all

used by the GUIDE Plus+ system. If any of

these things are not yet set, please run the

Setup Navigator first (see Switching on and

setting up on page 29).

REC MODE

TV listings information is received via ‘host

channels’. In order to receive the correct TV

listings information for your country or

region you need to set up the GUIDE Plus+

system and ‘download’ the TV listings

information. The initial download can take

up to 24 hours, but once this is done, all

future updates are automatic.

AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE

PLAY MODE

ENTER

code.

Enter your postal

GUIDE

Display the GUIDE Plus+ setup

menu.

The system uses your postal code to identify

which TV listings data is correct for the area

in which you live, so it is important that you

enter it correctly.

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If you are using an external receiver

If the channel did not change, select No. The

GUIDE Plus+ system will try other codes

assigned to your external receiver. If none of

the codes changes the channel

(such as a satellite receiver) with the

supplied G-LINK cable, complete this

step, otherwise jump to step 5 below.

successfully, tune your external receiver to

the host channel for your country (refer to

step 5 below) and leave it on overnight. The

recorder needs to be in standby; it will wake

up automatically and download new codes

from the host channel. The next day, try this

setup process again:

• Press GUIDE to display the GUIDE

Plus+ setup menu.

• Press ꢁ to highlight the Menu bar, then

use ꢀ to reach the Setup area and

select Setup.

• Continue setting up from the start of this

step again.

• See Connecting to a cable box, satellite

receiver or digital terrestrial receiver on

page 18 for more on using the supplied

G-LINK cable.

If your external receiver still doesn’t respond

to the G-LINK controller, please call

customer support and report the brand and

model of your external receiver.

• Select External Receiver 1, 2 or 3, then

press ENTER. (If you have just one

external receiver, use External Receiver

1. You can add further receivers in 2 and

3 if you need to.)

more on copying times.

therefore not possible to copy a locked title

that is copy-once protected).

You can identify copy-once protected

material during playback by displaying disc

information on-screen. If the current title is

copy-once protected, an exclamation mark

( ! ) is shown.

If you want to save disc space you can copy

video at a lower recording quality (for

example, an XP recording on the HDD

copied to SP on a DVD). Copying in this way

is always done in real-time.

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• High-speed copying is used when

copying from the HDD to DVD. Playback

continues while copying.

Recording equipment should be used only

for lawful copying and you are advised to

check carefully what is lawful copying in the

country in which you are making a copy.

Copying of copyright material such as films

or music is unlawful unless permitted by a

legal exception or consented to by the

rightowners.

• Real-time copying is used when copying

from DVD to the HDD. Playback restarts

from the beginning of the title.

Canceling One Touch Copy

You can cancel a One Touch Copy once it’s

started.

ONE TOUCH COPY

One Touch Copy

•

Press and hold for more than a

second.

* See also Copyright above.

Copying is canceled and the video already

The One Touch Copy feature copies the

currently playing or selected (in the Disc

Navigator) HDD title to DVD, or DVD title to

HDD. The whole title is copied, regardless of

where in the title you start the copy.

copied is erased.

• If you cancel a HDD to DVD-R/+R copy,

the space available for recording does

not return to the pre-copy figure.

HDD to DVD copies are made in the same

recording mode. When copying DVD to

HDD, the copy is made in whatever

recording mode is currently set.

Notes on copying using One Touch

Copy

Copying to DVD

Make sure that a recordable DVD disc is

loaded when trying to copy from the HDD.

• Title name, chapter markers, as well as

thumbnail picture markers for the Disc

Navigator, are also copied. However, if

you copy to a Video mode DVD-R/-RW or

DVD+R/+RW, only the first 40

REC MODE

SHIFT

If you’re copying from DVD

to the HDD, select a recording mode.

Note that selecting a recording mode higher

than the title playing will not result in a better

quality recording.

characters of a name are copied.

• The chapter markers in the copy may not

be in exactly the same positions as the

original when recording on to a Video

mode DVD-R/-RW or DVD+R/+RW.

ONE TOUCH COPY

Press during playback to copy

the current title.

The front panel display indicates that the title

is being copied.

• You can’t use the One Touch Copy

function to copy a title if any part of the

title is copy-once protected.

• A title that contains mixed aspect ratios

can’t be copied to a Video mode disc.

Use a VR mode DVD-R/-RW or DVD-RAM

disc for this type of material.

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• Low resolution (SEP through LP modes )

widescreen material can’t be copied to a

Video mode disc. Use a VR mode

DVD-R/-RW or DVD-RAM disc for this

type of material.

Using Copy Lists

* See also Copyright on page 95.

At its simplest, a Copy List is just a list of

HDD or DVD titles that you want to copy.

When copying HDD titles to DVD, you can,

however, edit the titles in your copy list,

erasing chapters you don’t need, or re-

naming titles, for example. Edits you make to

titles in the Copy List do not affect the actual

video content; only the ‘virtual’ content of the

Copy List. So you can freely erase and modify

anything in your Copy List safe in the

knowledge that the actual content is not

being altered.

• When HDD Recording Format is set to

Video Mode Off, titles recorded in LP/

MN9 to MN15 modes cannot be high-

speed copied to a Video mode disc.

Please use a VR mode DVD-R/-RW or

DVD-RAM.

• Recordings of bilingual broadcasts

cannot be high-speed copied to a Video

mode DVD. Please use a VR mode DVD-

R/-RW or DVD-RAM.

• Titles over 8 hours cannot be copied to

single-layer DVD+R/+RW discs using

One Touch Copy. Use DVD+R DL discs

for titles over 8 hours.

Copying from HDD to DVD

Important

• Titles recorded in MN1 to MN6, SEP, SLP

or EP mode cannot be copied to DVD+R/

+RW using One Touch Copy.

• The recorder can only store one Copy List

at a time.

• The Copy List is erased if the Input Line

System setting is changed (see

Additional information about the TV

system settings on page 127).

Copying to the HDD

• The maximum title length for copying is

12 hours.

• Title name and chapter markers are also

copied, except when copying from a

finalized Video mode disc.

• Resetting the recorder to its factory

settings (see Resetting the recorder on

page 141) will erase the Copy List.

• Thumbnail picture markers and chapter

markers for the Disc Navigator are

copied, but their position in the copy

may be slightly changed from the

original.

Load a recordable DVD.

• It is possible to complete the following

steps without having a recordable DVD

loaded (or having an uninitialized DVD

loaded); however, the steps are slightly

different.

• If some part of the title being copied is

copy-protected, copying will start, but

the copy-protected portions will not be

copied.

• If you want to use a DVD-RW (VR mode)

disc for the copy, make sure it is

initialized before you start.

Note

1 In manual recording mode these equate to MN1 to MN15 (Video Mode Off) or MN1 to MN8 (Video Mode On).

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HOME MENU

Select ‘Copy’ from the Home

ENTER

Menu.

Add titles to the Copy List

(highlight a title and press ENTER to add).

ENTER

Title

Copy

Select Title

HDD DVD (Video mode)

1 > 2 > 3

Select ‘HDD ꢄ DVD’.

If this is the first time to create a Copy List,

skip to step 5 below.

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MON 27/03 21:00 Mon27/03 Pr 4 SP

S AT 25/03 23:00 S a t 25/03 Pr 9 SP

THU 23/03 22:00 Thu 23/03 Pr 6 SP

WED 22/03 20:00 Wed22/03 Pr 2 SP

MON 20/03 13:00 Mon20/03 Pr 9 SP

F R I 17/03 21:00 F r i 17/03 Pr 4 SP

WED 15/03 20:00 Wed15/03 Pr 2 SP

Pr 2

Pr 4

Pr 9

Pr 6

Pr 2

Pr 9

Pr 4

Pr 2

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HDD DVD

DVD/CD HDD

Disc Back-up

20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SP

20:00

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Pr 2

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Copy List Total

Current DVD Remain

0.0G

4.3G

Titles you’ve added to the Copy List are

highlighted in pink.

If there is already a Copy List stored

in the recorder, choose whether to

‘Create New Copy List’ or ‘Continue

Using Previous Copy List’.

There are some restrictions on titles that can

be added to the Copy List if you are copying

to a Video mode DVD or DVD+R/+RW:

• When adding titles that contain copy-

once protected material, the copy-once

parts will not be added.

Continue Using Previous Copy List

Create New Copy List

• When adding titles that contain material

of more than one aspect ratio (screen

size), each part with a different aspect

ratio will be added as a separate title if

high-speed copying is possible.

• If you select Continue Using Previous

Copy List, skip to step 10 below.

• Selecting Create New Copy List will

erase any Copy List already stored in the

recorder.

Depending on the title , high-speed copying

may not be possible to a Video mode disc.

Note

1 • Widescreen titles recorded at low resolution (SEP through LP/MN1 to MN15 (Video Mode Off) or MN1 to MN8

(Video Mode On).

• LP/MN9 to MN15 recordings when HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off.

• Bilingual recordings.

• Combined titles that were originally recorded using different recording modes.

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Press ꢀ to display the command

• Title Name – Name or rename a title in

the Copy List (see Title Name on

page 84).

menu panel.

The Command Menu panel

• Erase Section – Erase part of a title (see

Erase Section on page 86).

Title

Copy

Select Title

HDD DVD (Video mode)

1 > 2 > 3

• Move – Change the order of titles in the

Copy List (see Move on page 90).

WED 29/03 20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SP

MON 27/03 21:00 Mon27/03 Pr 4 SP

S AT 25/03 23:00 S a t 25/03 Pr 9 SP

THU 23/03 22:00 Thu 23/03 Pr 6 SP

WED 22/03 20:00 Wed22/03 Pr 2 SP

MON 20/03 13:00 Mon20/03 Pr 9 SP

F R I 17/03 21:00 F r i 17/03 Pr 4 SP

WED 15/03 20:00 Wed15/03 Pr 2 SP

Pr 2

Pr 4

Pr 9

Pr 6

Pr 2

Pr 9

Pr 4

Pr 2

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• Preview – Check the content of a title in

the Copy List.

20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SP

• Divide – Divide a title in the Copy List

into two (see Divide on page 87).

20:00

1h00m(2.0G)

Pr 2

Sports

Copy List Total

4.3G

Current DVD Remain

• Combine – Combine two titles in the

Copy List into one (see Combine on

page 91).

Select ‘Next’ to move on to the Title

Edit screen.

• Chapter Edit – Edit chapters within a

Copy List title (see Chapter Edit on

page 88):

• Divide – Divide a chapter into two.

• Erase/Move – Erase a chapter/

Change the chapter order.

• Combine – Combine two chapters

into one.

Title

Copy

HDD DVD (Video mode)

1 > 2 > 3

20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SP

20:00 Wed22/03 Pr 2 SP

Title Edit

Return

20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SP

1h00m(2.0G)

• Set Thumbnail – Set the thumbnail

frame for a title (see Set Thumbnail on

page 85).

Copy List Total

4.3G

Current DVD Remain

To edit a title, highlight it using the

ꢁ/ꢂ buttons, then press ENTER.

• Recording Mode – Set the picture

quality of the copy (see Recording Mode

on page 101).

Title

Copy

Title Edit

HDD DVD (Video mode)

1 > 2 > 3

20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SP

• Bilingual – Set how bilingual audio

should be copied when copying from

HDD to Video mode DVD (see Bilingual

on page 101).

Erase

20:00 Wed22/03 Pr 2 SP

Title Name

Return

Erase Section

Move

Preview

Cancel

• Cancel – Exit the menu.

20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SP

Repeat this step for as many titles you have

that need editing.

1h00m(2.0G)

Copy List Total

Current DVD Remain

4.3G

A menu of editing commands appears:

• Erase – Erase individual titles from the

Copy List (see Erase on page 84).

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ENTER

Display the command menu

Select ‘Next’ to proceed.

copying.

Select ‘Start Copy’ to start

panel.

Copy

HDD DVD (Video Mode)

ENTER

1 > 2 > 3

Start Copy

HDD

DVD-RW

Video Mode

Return

Recording Mode

Input Disc Name

Finalize

Copy Time 0h 16m

Recording Mode

Disc Name

High-Speed

Off

Title

Copy

Title Edit

HDD DVD (Video mode)

1 > 2 > 3

Finalize

20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SP

20:00 Wed22/03 Pr 2 SP

Start Copy

Copy List Total

Current DVD Remain

4.3G

Return

• If you’re using a DVD-R DL or DVD+R DL

disc and the copy will span both layers,

the Copy List Total bar will be purple.

20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SP

1h00m(2.0G)

Copy List Total

Current DVD Remain

4.3G

• The Current DVD Remain bar will be

half-length if the first layer of a DVD-R DL

or DVD+R DL disc is already full.

There are several options available from the

next screen:

• Select Recording Mode if you want to

change the recording quality (see

Recording Mode on page 101).

• Select Input Disc Name if you want to

change the disc name. Input a name of

up to 64 characters for a VR mode disc or

40 characters for a Video mode disc or

DVD+R/+RW. (The input method is

similar to that of naming titles; see Title

Name on page 84.)

• Select Finalize if you want to

automatically finalize a Video mode DVD

or DVD+R after copying. Select a title

menu style from the following screen.

Note

1 Titles recorded in MN1 to MN6, SEP, SLP or EP mode cannot be copied to DVD+R/+RW using high-speed copy.

2 If a timer recording is scheduled to start during copying, the disc will not be finalized.

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Copying from DVD to HDD

Important

ENTER

Add titles to the Copy List

(highlight a title and press ENTER to add).

Titles you’ve added to the Copy List are

highlighted in pink.

• The DVD to HDD Copy screen isn’t

accessible when a finalized Video mode

disc or a DVD-Video is loaded. As long as

the disc is not Copy Guard protected, you

can still use the One Touch Copy

function, however (See One Touch Copy

on page 95).

ENTER

Select ‘Next’ from the

command menu panel to proceed to the

title edit screen.

• The recorder can only store one Copy List

at a time.

ENTER

Select a title to edit.

• The Copy List will be erased if:

– any of the titles on the DVD disc are

erased or edited.

A menu appears of Copy List editing

commands:

– the disc tray is opened.

– playback is switched between Play List

and Original.

– the DVD disc is re-initialized or

finalized.

– the recorder is reset to its factory

settings (see Resetting the recorder on

page 141).

• Erase – Erase individual titles from the

Copy List (see Erase on page 84).

• Move – Change the order of titles in the

Copy List (see Move on page 90).

• Preview – Check the content of a title in

the Copy List.

• Cancel – Exit the menu.

• It may not be possible to copy from a

DVD disc that was recorded on a

different DVD recorder or a PC.

Repeat this step for as many titles you have

that need editing.

HOME MENU

ENTER

Select ‘Copy’ from the Home

Select ‘Next’ from the

Menu.

command menu panel to proceed to the

copy options screen.

• Select Recording Mode if you want to

change the recording quality (see

Recording Mode on page 101).

ENTER

Select ‘DVD/CD ꢄ HDD’.

ENTER

Select a Copy List type.

• Selecting Create New Copy List will

erase any Copy List already stored in the

recorder.

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When you change the recording mode

setting, you can see how much disc space it

will require. If this is more than is available,

it shows up in red and you won’t be able to

start copying. In this case, either change the

recording quality, or press RETURN to go

back to the Copy List screen and erase one

or more titles from the Copy List.

ENTER

Select ‘Start Copy’ to start

copying.

Recording Mode

ENTER

Select ‘Recording Mode’ from

Bilingual

the command menu panel.

ENTER

Select the title containing the

Select a recording mode for

audio you want to change.

the copy.

• High-Speed Copy – The Copy List is

copied at the same recording quality as

the original.

ENTER

Select ‘Bilingual’ from the

command menu panel.

• XP, SP, LP, EP, SLP, SEP, MN – The Copy

List is copied at the specified recording

quality in real-time. (Note that if you copy

at a higher quality setting than the

original, the copy will not be better

quality than the original.)

ENTER

Select a bilingual audio

option.

If you select MN above, you can also

change the level setting (MN1 to MN32

or LPCM) from the Recording Quality box

that appears.

2,4

• Optimized – The recording quality is

automatically adjusted so that the Copy

List fits on to the space available on the

disc. Copying is carried out in real-time.

Note

1 When copying to a Video mode DVD or DVD+R/+RW, the chapter markers in the copy may not be in exactly

the same position as the original.

2 When the copy mode is set to something other than High-Speed Copy for copying to a Video mode DVD or

DVD+R/+RW, the chapter markers of the original are not copied. Chapter markers are put into the copy at reg-

ular intervals, according to the Auto Chapter setting (see also Auto Chapter (Video)) and Auto Chapter (DVD+R/

+RW) on page 124.

3 When copying to a DVD+R/+RW, MN1 to MN3 and SEP modes are not available.

4 Optimized mode only available when copying to DVD.

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Load the disc you want to make a

Using disc backup

backup of.

You can only make backup copies of

finalized Video mode discs, finalized DVD+R

or DVD+RW discs (excluding DVD-R DL/

DVD+R DL discs).

* See also Copyright on page 95.

This feature offers a simple way to make a

backup copy of a finalized Video mode disc

or DVD+R/+RW. The data is copied first to

Disc Back-up

the hard disk drive , then on to another

recordable DVD disc.

No Disc.

Please load a disc to be backed-up.

HOME MENU

Select ‘Copy’, then ‘Disc backup’

Cancel

Start

from the Home Menu.

ENTER

Select a backup option.

Select ‘Start’.

Disc Back-up

Start new disc back-up

Resume writing date

Erase back-up date

Read from disc and save to HDD.

Start reading?

Cancel

Start

There are three backup options:

• To see the progress of the backup, press

DISPLAY.

• Start new disc backup – Start making a

backup of a disc.

• You can cancel the backup process by

pressing ONE TOUCH COPY for more

than one second.

• Resume writing data – Record the

backup data already on the HDD to a

recordable DVD.

When the data has been copied, take

out the disc and load a blank* recordable

DVD.

• Erase backup data – Erase the backup

data on the HDD.

* If you’re using a DVD-RW or DVD+RW, the

disc doesn’t have to be blank, although the

previous contents of the disc will be erased in

the backup process.

Disc Back-up

Disc content saved to Hard Disk Drive.

Please eject the disc and load a

recordable disc

Cancel

Start

Note

1 It is not possible to play this material directly from the HDD.

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Copying and backup

You can use a DVD-R ver. 2.0 or 2.1 disc, or

DVD-RW ver. 1.1 or ver. 1.2 disc for the

backup.

After the recorder has finished

recording the backup disc, you can select

whether to make another backup of the

same data or exit.

• If you backup a DVD-R disc to DVD-RW,

you cannot undo the finalization later.

Disc Back-up

• Actual recordable capacity of discs vary

so there may be cases where the

contents of the disc you’re backing-up

will not fit on to a particular blank disc. If

this happens, please try another brand of

disc.

Disc back-up finished.

To make another back-up copy, please load

a recordable disc.

Cancel

Start

• Select Start to make another backup

copy or Cancel to finish. If you want to

make another backup copy, return to

step 6 above.

• DVD-R/-RW discs can only be backed up

to DVD-R/-RW discs; DVD+R/+RW

discs can only be backed up to DVD+R/

+RW discs.

If you don’t need to keep the backup

Select ‘Start’ to start writing the

backed-up data to the blank disc.

data on the HDD, you can delete it now.

Select Yes to delete the data from the HDD;

select No to keep it (you can delete it later if

you want to).

Disc Back-up

Write back-up data from Hard Disk Drive.

The disc contents will be overwritten.

OK to start?

Disc Back-up

The backed-up data is still on the HDD.

Erasing it will increase the free space

available. OK to Erase?

Cancel

Start

Yes

• To see the progress of the backup, press

DISPLAY.

• If you decide to leave the backup data on

the HDD, you can make backup copies

to recordable DVD discs anytime from

the Disc Back-up menu.

• You can cancel the backup process by

pressing ONE TOUCH COPY for more

than one second. However, this will

make the disc unusable (although if you

are using a DVD-RW or DVD+RW disc

you can re-initialize it in order to make it

usable again—see Initializing recordable

DVD discs on page 66.)

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Using the Jukebox

Chapter 10

Using the Jukebox

The Jukebox feature allows you to use the

recorder’s HDD to store and playback music

from up to 999 of your CDs. You can also

transfer WMA/MP3 files stored on CD-R/-

RW/-ROM. Once on the HDD, you can name

albums, assign them a genre, and set tracks

that you don’t want to play to Jump.

• When copying CD audio, scheduled

timer recordings will not start until

copying is complete.

• Copy protected CDs may not copy

successfully.

Load the CD you want to copy to the

HDD.

HOME MENU

Copying music to the HDD

Select ‘Copy’ from the Home

Menu.

The first step is to copy some music to the

HDD. CD audio is copied in real-time, while

WMA and MP3 files are copied at high

speed. All tracks are copied from each CD

as an album.

ENTER

Select ‘DVD/CD to HDD’.

On pressing ENTER all tracks (or files) on the

CD are copied to the HDD.

WMA/MP3 album and track names are

copied along with the audio. CD album and

track names are not copied, but you can add

these later (see Editing Jukebox albums on

page 106).

• You can also start copying by starting

playback of the CD (including program

play) and then pressing ONE TOUCH

COPY.

• To cancel copying and audio CD, press

and hold ONE TOUCH COPY for more

than one second.

Usually, the tracks are copied to the HDD in

the order they appear on the CD. When

copying CD audio, you can copy them in

some other order using the program play

mode. See Program play on page 76 for how

to do this.

• To cancel copying a WMA/MP3 disc,

press ENTER.

• If the CD loaded contains both CD audio

tracks and WMA/MP3 files, the part

currently selected will play.

Note that once copied to the HDD, audio

tracks cannot be copied to a recordable DVD

disc.

Important

• While copying CD audio, no other

recorder operation is possible.

Note

1 The recorder can copy up to 999 CDs; a CD can contain up to 99 tracks. The recorded audio format is 256 kbps

Dolby Digital.

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Using the Jukebox

• If you want to start playback from a

selected track in an album, or play a

track that is set to Jump, press ꢀ to

enter the track list then select a track to

play.

Playing music from the

Jukebox

You can select albums or individual tracks

from the Jukebox to play.

• Press SHIFT + SUBTITLE or SHIFT +

ANGLE to change the page.

HOME MENU

Select ‘Jukebox’ from the Home

Menu.

Changing the album view

ENTER

Select a Jukebox option.

• Listen to Music/Edit – Listen to CDs

that have been copied to the HDD.

From the album list, display

the view options menu panel.

• Listen to Music (WMA/MP3)/Edit –

Listen to WMA or MP3 files that have

been stored on the HDD.

ENTER

Select a view option.

Jukebox

10Albums

ENTER

12/1

Album1

ALL

Play

Sort order

By number Album2

Select what you want to play.

Erase

Edit

Recent First

New First

By favorite

Album3

Album4

Album5

Album6

Album7

Album8

By album

The screen below shows CD albums stored

on the HDD:

Genre

Play Mode

All Genres

Cancel

Genre Name

Album name

Album1 The Planets/Mars-Venus-Mercury-Jup

iter-Saturn-Uranus-Nep

Total 12 1.14.58

HDD

1-10

ꢆ

0.03.58

classical

Remain

60h30m

Jukebox

10Albums

Album1

Album2

ALL

Play

Erase

Edit

• Sort order

By number

Album3

Album4

Album5

Album6

Album7

By number – Albums are listed by the

album number.

Play Mode

All Genres

Genre Name

By favorite – Most often listened to

10 Album8

music appears at the top of the list.

Album1 The Planets/Mars-Venus-Mercury-Jup

HDD

1-10

ꢆ

0.03.58

iter-Saturn-Uranus-Nep

Total 12 1.14.58

classical

By album – Albums are listed

Remain

60h30m

alphabetically.

Info for selected album

Playback status

• If you select a whole album to play, all

tracks that are not set to Jump will play.

Note

1 The digital audio output contains a copy-prohibit signal when albums are playing from the HDD.

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• Genre

• Edit > Edit Title – Enter a name of up to

64 characters for the album. See page

Title Name on page 84 for how to enter

names.

Jukebox

10Albums

Album1

Play

Erase

Edit

ALL

Sort order

New First

All GenresAlbum2

By number

No Category

Album3

Album4

Album5

Album6

Album7

Album8

• Edit > Set Genre – Set or change the

genre for the album.

Best

Rock

Pop

Genre

Play Mode

All Genres

Jazz

Genre Name

Classical

• Edit > Jump Set – Set a track to jump

so that it doesn't play (choose this

command again to cancel the Jump

setting).

Album1 The Planets/Mars-Venus-Mercury-Jup

iter-Saturn-Uranus-Nep

Total 12 1.14.58

HDD

1-10

classical

ꢆ

0.03.58

Remain

60h30m

• Play Mode – Change the playback order

for albums and tracks.

All Genres – All albums are displayed.

Genre – Only albums in the selected

genre are displayed.

• Genre Name – Enter a name of up to 12

characters for a genre. See page Title

Name on page 84 for how to enter

names.

Editing Jukebox albums

A number of commands are available for

editing and changing the playback

behaviour of albums.

HOME MENU

Select ‘Jukebox’ from the Home

Menu.

ENTER

Select ‘Listen to Music/Edit’ or

‘Listen to Music (WMA/MP3)/Edit’.

ENTER

Select what you want to edit.

ENTER

Select an edit function from

the command menu panel.

• Erase – Erase the selected track (if all

tracks in an album are selected, the

whole album is erased).

Note

1 Tracks set to Jump will be skipped during consecutive track playback.

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The PhotoViewer

Chapter 11

The PhotoViewer

From the PhotoViewer you can view JPEG photos and picture files stored on a CD-ROM/R/

RW.

Locating JPEG picture files

Playing a slideshow

HOME MENU

Select ‘PhotoViewer’ from the

ENTER

Home Menu.

Select a folder from the folder

list.

The first nine images from the selected

folder are displayed as thumbnails in the

main part of the screen.

ENTER

Select the folder containing

the files you want to view.

• The larger the file size, the longer it takes

the recorder to load the file.

Currently selected

folder in folder list

Currently selected File information

thumbnail

The first thumbnail image is highlighted.

PhotoViewer

• You can also select a folder, then press

ꢀ to get to the thumbnail view area.

• To get back to the folder list, press

RETURN (or ꢃ when the leftmost

thumbnail is highlighted).

File

Chair No.

Date/Time

24/01/2006 10:00AM

Size

1920 1440

001. 12/12 TUE

002. 12/13 WED

003. 12/14 THU

004. 12/15 FRI

005. 12/16 SAT

006. 12/17 SUN

007. 12/18 MON

008. 12/19 TUE

ENTER

Press ENTER to start slideshow. To

return to folder list, press RETURN.

1/2

1/3

Select a thumbnail from

which to start the sideshow.

• Use the ꢋ and ꢌ buttons to display

Pages in

folder list

Incompatible/

unknown file

Pages in

file view

the previous/next page of thumbnails.

• If you encounter a disc that will not play,

check that the disc and file formats are

compatible with this recorder (see JPEG

file compatibility on page 11 and PC-

created disc compatibility on page 12).

• You can also select a file or folder then

press ꢆ PLAY to start playing the

slideshow.

• Use ꢋPREV / NEXT ꢌto display the

previous/next picture, or ꢈ PAUSE to

pause the slideshow.

Note

1 Up to 999 files or 99 folders are viewable, but if there are more files/folders than this on the disc it is still possible

to view them all using the Reload function (see the following page).

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The PhotoViewer

• Depending on the aspect ratio, some

pictures may be displayed with black

bars top and bottom, or left and right.

Rotating an image

You can rotate the displayed picture during a

slideshow so you can always view pictures

the right way up, whichever way they were

taken.

• Large picture files may take a few

seconds to display. This is normal.

SHIFT

ANGLE

STOP

•

Press during the slideshow

Press to return to the thumbnail

to rotate the displayed picture clockwise

by 90º.

Press repeatedly to continue rotating the

picture in increments of 90 º.

view area.

• You can also use the RETURN button.

RETURN/EXIT

Press to return to the folder

view area.

• Withtheleftmostthumbnailhighlighted,

you can use the ꢀ button.

• To exit the PhotoViewer, press HOME

MENU.

Zooming an image

During a slideshow you can zoom in to

enlarge a portion of the picture by a factor of

two or four. You can also move the area of

the picture displayed.

ENTER

Press during the slideshow to

zoom the picture.

Repeated presses cycle between zoom off, 2 x

zoom and 4 x zoom. The zoom factor is

displayed on-screen.

Use to move the zoomed

area.

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The Disc Setup menu

Chapter 12

The Disc Setup menu

From the Disc Setup menu you can name

discs, lock the contents to prevent

accidental recording and erasure, initialize

and finalize discs. The Disc Setup menu is

accessed from the Home menu:

ENTER

Input a name for the disc.

The disc name can be up to 64 characters

long for a VR mode disc, or 40 for a Video

mode discs and DVD+R/+RW.

• See Title Name on page 84 for more on

navigating the input screen.

Basic settings

Lock Disc

Input Disc Name

DVD (VR) DVD-RAM

DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM

• Default setting: Off

When you initialize a disc for recording, the

recorder automatically assigns a name for

the disc ranging from DISC 1 to DISC 99. You

can use the Input Disc Name function to

change the default disc name to something

more descriptive. This name appears when

you load the disc and when you display disc

information on-screen.

Locking the disc will prevent accidental

recording, editing or erasing of the disc.

Important

• A locked disc can still be initialized

(which will completely erase the disc).

HOME MENU

Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the

Home Menu.

ENTER

Select ‘Basic’ > ‘Lock disc’ then

Select ‘Basic’ > ‘Input Disc

‘On’ or ‘Off’.

Name’ > ‘Next Screen’.

Disc Setup

Off

Basic

Input Disc Name

Lock Disc

Input Disc Name

Lock Disc

Next Screen

Basic

Initialize

Finalize

Initialize

Finalize

Optimize HDD

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The Disc Setup menu

Set to On to prevent accidental recording,

editing or erasing of the disc loaded. If you

need to unlock the disc to make edits, select

Off.

Finalizing ‘fixes’ the recordings in place so

that the disc can be played on a regular DVD

player or computer equipped with a suitable

DVD-ROM drive.

It is also possible to finalize DVD+RW discs.

This is only necessary if you want to a player

to display a title menu for the disc.

Initialize settings

See Playing your recordings on other DVD

players on page 64 for detailed instructions.

DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+RW DVD-RAM

You can initialize a recordable DVD-R/-RW

disc for either VR mode or Video mode

recording.

Undo Finalize

DVD-RW

The first time you load a new DVD-RW disc,

it will be automatically initialized for

recording according to the DVD-RW Auto

Init. setting in the Initial Setup menu (see

page 124).

You can undo the finalization on DVD-RW

discs recorded on this recorder in Video

mode. You need to do this if you want to

record more material or edit material already

on the disc.

New DVD-R discs are ready for Video mode

recording when you load them, but it is also

possible to initialize them for VR mode

You can also undo the finalization of VR

mode discs which have been finalized on

other DVD recorders. If when you load a disc

the message This disc cannot be recorded.

Undo the finalization is displayed, use this

command to be able to record on the disc

using this recorder.

recording.

DVD+RW and DVD-RAM discs can also be

initialized as a way of erasing the entire disc.

When initializing a DVD-RAM disc, select VR

mode.

HOME MENU

See Initializing recordable DVD discs on

page 66 for detailed instructions.

Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the

Home Menu.

Finalize settings

ENTER

Select ‘Finalize’ > ‘Undo

Finalize’ then ‘Start’.

Finalize

DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R DVD+RW

Note

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

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

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The Disc Setup menu

Optimize HDD

Initialize HDD

HDD

As you record, erase and edit recordings, the

HDD file system gradually becomes

fragmented. Periodically, the HDD will need

optimizing to ‘clean up’ all the fragmented

files.

When your DVD recorder is working without

a problem this option is not visible in the

Disc Setup menu. However, if the HDD file

system becomes corrupted for some reason,

you can initialize the HDD to fix the problem.

Note that initializing the HDD will erase all

the data on it.

When the HDD needs optimizing the

recorder will automatically display a

message recommending optimization.

HOME MENU

Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the

Home Menu.

Important

• Optimizing the HDD can take as long as

eight hours. During optimization,

playback and recording are not possible.

ENTER

Select ‘Initialize HDD’ then

‘Start’.

• Canceling optimization mid-way does

not undo the optimization already done,

so the HDD will be partly optimized.

Disc Setup

Start

Basic

Initialize

Finalize

HOME MENU

Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the

OInpitiamliizzee HHDDDD

Home Menu.

ENTER

Select ‘Optimize HDD’ then

‘Start’.

Disc Setup

Start

Basic

Start Optimization

Initialize

Finalize

Optimize HDD

A progress bar indicates how long there is

left to go.

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The Video Adjust menu

Chapter 13

The Video Adjust menu

Using the Video Adjust menu you can set up

the picture quality for the built-in tuner and

external inputs, for disc playback, and for

recording.

There are six presets available:

• Tuner – suitable for general TV

broadcasts

• VCR – suitable for video cassettes

• DTV/LDP – suitable for digital

broadcasts and Laserdiscs

Setting the picture quality

for TV and external inputs

• Memory1 – user preset 1

• Memory2 – user preset 2

• Memory3 – user preset 3

Picture Creation lets you choose a set of

picture quality settings for the built-in TV

tuner and for each external input. There are

several preset settings that suit various

sources, or you can create up to three of your

own sets.

You can press DISPLAY to see the individual

settings for the current preset (Tuner, VCR

or DTV/LDP).

Creating your own set

There are three user presets in which you

can save your own set of picture quality

settings.

Choosing a preset

HOME MENU

With the recorder stopped,

Follow Choosing a preset above and

press to display the Home Menu.

select one of the user presets (Memory 1,

2 or 3).

ENTER

Select ‘Video Adjust’.

ENTER

Select ‘Detailed Settings’.

ENTER

Pr 1

Select a preset.

Memory1

Detailed Settings

Pr 1

Tuner

Detailed Settings

• Use the INPUT SELECT button to switch

between the built-in TV tuner and the

external inputs.

• Use the ꢋ/ꢌ buttons to change the

channel of the built-in TV tuner.

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The Video Adjust menu

• Black Setup – Corrects the standard

reference black level (NTSC video input

only).

ENTER

Select the setting you want to

adjust.

• Hue – Adjusts overall balance between

red and green.

Memory1

• Chroma Level – Adjusts how rich the

colours appear.

Prog. Motion

PureCinma

3-D Y/C

Motion

Still

Auto1

Motion

Off

Still

Max

ENTER

YNR

Adjust the currently selected

CNR

Off

White AGC

White Level

Off

setting.

Min

Max

HOME MENU

Press to exit.

You can now use the preset for any other

input or the built-in TV tuner.

You can adjust the following settings:

• Prog. Motion – Adjusts the motion and

still picture quality when video output is

set to progressive.

Tip

• PureCinema – This setting optimizes

the picture for film material when the

video output is set to progressive.

Usually this is best left set to Auto; try

switching to Off if the picture appears

unnatural.

• To see more of the picture as you adjust

different settings, press ENTER after

selecting the setting you want to adjust.

• 3-D Y/C – Adjusts the brightness /

colour separation (NTSC video input

only).

• YNR – Adjusts the amount of noise

reduction (NR) applied to the Y

(brightness) component.

• CNR – Adjusts the amount of noise

reduction (NR) applied to the C (colour)

component.

• White AGC – Turn on for automatic

white level adjustment.

• White Level – Adjusts the intensity of

white.

• Black Level – Adjusts the intensity of

black.

Note

1 When White AGC is On, the White Level setting can’t be adjusted.

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The Video Adjust menu

Follow Choosing a preset above and

Setting the picture quality

for disc playback

select one of the user presets (Memory 1,

2 or 3).

Move the cursor down and select

This setting determines how the picture will

look when playing discs.

‘Detailed Settings’.

Choosing a preset

Memory1

Detailed Settings

HOME MENU

With a disc playing (or paused),

Select the picture quality setting you

press to display the Home Menu.

want to adjust.

ENTER

Memory1

Select ‘Video Adjust’.

Select a setting.

Prog. Motion

PureCinma

YNR

Motion

Still

Auto1

ENTER

Off

Min

Max

BNR

MNR

Detail

White Level

Detailed Settings

You can adjust the following settings:

There are six presets available:

• Prog. Motion – Adjusts the motion and

still picture quality when video output is

set to progressive.

• TV – suitable for LCD and cathode-ray

tube TVs

• PDP – suitable for plasma display

screens

• PureCinema – This setting optimizes the

picture for film material when the video

output is set to progressive. Usually this

is best left set to Auto 1; try switching to

Auto 2, On or Off if the picture appears

unnatural.

• Professional – suitable for professional

monitors

• Memory1 – user preset 1

• Memory2 – user preset 2

• Memory3 – user preset 3

• YNR – Adjusts the amount of noise

reduction (NR) applied to the Y

(brightness) component.

You can press DISPLAY to see the individual

settings for the current preset (TV, PDP or

Professional).

• BNR – Adjusts the amount of noise

reduction (NR) applied to the block noise

(artefacts visible in areas of flat colour,

caused by MPEG compression).

Creating your own set

There are three user presets in which you

can save your own set of picture quality

settings for disc playback.

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The Video Adjust menu

• MNR – Adjusts the amount of noise

reduction (NR) applied to the mosquito

noise (artefacts visible around the edges

of an image, caused by MPEG

compression).

• Detail – Adjusts how sharp edges

appear.

• White Level – Adjusts the intensity of

white.

• Black Level – Adjusts the intensity of

black.

• Black Setup – Corrects the standard

reference black level (NTSC video

playback only).

• Gamma Correction – Adjusts the

brightness of darker images.

• Hue – Adjusts overall balance between

red and green.

• Chroma Level – Adjusts how rich the

colours appear.

Use the ꢃ/ꢀ buttons to adjust the

currently selected picture quality setting.

When you have all the settings as you

want them, press HOME MENU to exit.

Tip

• To see more of the picture as you adjust

different settings, press ENTER after

selecting the setting you want to adjust.

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The Initial Setup menu

Chapter 14

The Initial Setup menu

Using the Initial Setup menu

The Initial Setup menu is where you can set various recorder options for sound, picture,

language and so on.

Some settings can only be changed when the recorder is stopped. During playback and

recording these settings are grayed out in the Initial Setup menu.

Except for the Setup Navigator, menu screens are exited automatically after 20 minutes of

inactivity.

•

Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial Setup’.

In the table below, the default option is marked with a •.

Setting

Options

Explanation

Basic

Clock Setting

Auto

Set the channel that broadcasts a clock signal and

the clock will be set automatically.

Manual •

If there is no channel that broadcasts a clock signal

in your area, you can set the time and date manually.

The clock must be set in order to use timer recording.

Input Line System

525 System

Use for NTSC or PAL-60 recording from an external

input.

625 System •

Use for standard PAL or SECAM recording.

See also About the input line system on page 127 for more information on this setting.

Power Save

Mode 1

Only signals arriving at the antenna input are passed

through to the antenna output when the recorder is

in standby.

Mode 2

Off •

No input signals are passed through to the outputs

when the recorder is in standby.

When the recorder is in standby, all signals arriving

at the SCART and antenna inputs are passed along

to the outputs.

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The Initial Setup menu

Setting

Options

On •

Explanation

HELP Setting

Switches on the automatic Help screens for GUI dis-

plays.

Off

Switches off the automatic Help screens for GUI dis-

plays. (Press HELP on the remote to manually display

the Help screen.)

Setup Navigator

Tuner

Start

Select to start the Setup Navigator. See also Switch-

ing on and setting up on page 29.

Auto Channel

Setting

Auto Scan

Select your country and then wait for the recorder to

auto tune into channels in your area. After auto scan

has ﬁnished, the channel mapping screen appears

showing which channels have been assigned to

which program numbers. You can skip unwanted

channels using the Manual CH Setting option below.

Press HOME MENU to exit the channel mapping

screen.

Download from

If your TV supports this feature you can download all

the channels that your TV is tuned to via the SCART

input. Select your country and then wait for the

download to complete. After the download is com-

plete, the channel mapping screen appears, as

above.

See also the operating instructions that came with

your TV for more information.

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The Initial Setup menu

Setting

Options

Explanation

Manual CH Setting Next Screen

Proceed to the next screen if you need to adjust any

of the settings made by auto tuning. Select your

country, then proceed to the manual channel setting

screen:

• Change channel presets using the ꢋ/ꢌ

buttons.

• To skip the displayed channel (because there is no

station assigned to that channel), change the Skip

setting to On.

• Set the CH SYSTEM setting to match the channel

system of your country or region.

• Set the CHANNEL setting to the channel you want

to assign to the current channel preset.

• To manually ﬁne tune the channel, change the AFT

setting to Off then adjust the Level setting.

• Set the Sound System setting to match the sound

system of your region.

• The Name ﬁeld allows you to input a name of up to

ﬁve characters for the current channel preset.

• If the currently selected channel is scrambled

requiring a decoder connected to the AV2 (INPUT 1/

DECODER), set the Decoder setting to On.

Channel Swapping Next Screen

Video In/Out

Proceed to the next screen to swap channel

assignments of different presets so that you can

group together presets that naturally go together.

Select two presets to swap then press ENTER.

Input Colour

System

Next Screen

Proceed to the next screen to set the input colour

system for the external input and the built-in TV

tuner. Use the CH +/– buttons to change the preset.

On the default Auto setting the recorder can gener-

ally correctly detect whether the input signal is PAL,

SECAM, 3.58 NTSC or PAL-60, but in some cases you

may have to set it manually if the picture is displayed

incorrectly.

See also About the input colour system on page 128 for more information on this setting.

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The Initial Setup menu

Setting

Options

Explanation

Component Video Interlace •

Out

Select if your monitor/TV is not compatible with pro-

gressive-scan video.

Progressive

Select if your monitor/TV is progressive-scan compat-

ible. Check the operating instructions that came with

your monitor/TV if you’re not sure.

For Component Video Out to be effective, the AV1 Out setting (see below) must be set to something other than RGB.

AV1 Out

Video •

S-Video

RGB

Sets the AV1(RGB)-TV SCART output to standard

composite video (compatible with all TVs).

Sets the AV1(RGB)-TV SCART output to S-video.

Recommended if you are using a long SCART cable.

Sets the AV1(RGB)-TV SCART output to RGB. Good

quality but check your TV for compatibility. Note that

on this setting signals from the built-in tuner and

from external inputs is not output when the recorder

is in TV mode.

If you choose a setting that is incompatible with your TV you may not be able to see any picture at all. In this case

either switch off and reconnect using the supplied video cable, or reset the recorder (see Resetting the recorder on

page 141).

The Component Video Out setting (see above) has no effect when AV1 Out is set to RGB.

AV2/L1 In

Video •

S-Video

RGB

Sets the AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) SCART input to

standard composite video.

Sets the AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) SCART input to

S-video.

Sets the AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) SCART input to

RGB.

Decoder

Use this setting if you connected a decoder to the

AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) SCART connector. For

scrambled channels, make sure that the channel

Decoder setting is set to On. (See Manual CH Setting

page 118.)

When the Input Line System is set to 525 System, RGB cannot be selected.

Even when set to RGB. depending on the connected device, the input signal may be composite video.

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The Initial Setup menu

Setting

Options

On •

Explanation

NTSC on PAL TV

NTSC discs will play correctly on PAL-only TVs.

Use if your TV is already NTSC-compatible.

Off

Many recent PAL TVs are compatible with NTSC input and so this setting can be switched off. Check the operating

instructions that came with your TV. See also About NTSC on PAL TV on page 127 for related information.

Audio In

NICAM Select

NICAM •

Record the NICAM audio in a NICAM broadcast.

Regular Audio

Record the non-NICAM audio in a NICAM broadcast.

(You can still switch the audio to record using the

AUDIO button before recording.)

Tuner Level

Normal •

Standard setting.

Compression

Use if the audio level from the built-in tuner is exces-

sive, causing distortion.

External Audio

Stereo •

Bilingual

Select if the audio from the currently selected exter-

nal input is standard stereo.

Select if each channel carries a separate soundtrack.

Bilingual Recording A/L •

Record the left (A) channel of a bilingual source

when recording to HDD with HDD Recording Format

set to Video Mode On, to DVD in Video mode or in

LPCM mode, from an external source.

B/R

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

When recording bilingual audio to DVD in VR mode (except in LPCM mode), or to HDD with HDD Recording Format

set to Video Mode Off (except in LPCM mode), both audio channels are recorded and you can switch to the one you

want on playback.

Audio Out

Digital Out

On •

Off

Activates the digital audio output.

Deactivates the digital audio output.

When set to Off, all the following Audio Out settings are grayed out.

Dolby Digital Out

Dolby Digital •

Output a Dolby Digital signal when a Dolby Digital

source is being played.

Dolby Digital ꢀ Convert Dolby Digital sources to Linear PCM output.

PCM

Use if your connected equipment doesn’t have a

Dolby Digital decoder.

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The Initial Setup menu

Setting

Options

On •

Explanation

DTS Out

Output a DTS signal when a DTS source is being

played.

Off

Switch off the digital output when a DTS source is

being played. Use when your connected equipment

doesn’t have a DTS decoder. In this case, use the

analog audio outputs.

96 kHz PCM Out

96 kHz ꢄ 48 kHz • Convert 96 kHz digital audio sources to 48 kHz out-

put. Use if your connected equipment doesn’t sup-

port 96 kHz sampling rate.

96 kHz

Output 96 kHz digital audio when a 96 kHz source is

being played.

MPEG Out

MPEG

Output an MPEG audio signal when a source using

MPEG audio is being played.

MPEG ꢄ PCM •

Convert sources with MPEG audio to Linear PCM out-

put. Use if your connected equipment doesn’t have

an MPEG audio decoder.

Audio DRC

Switches on Audio DRC (Dynamic Range Control).

Use when listening to Dolby Digital material at low

volume.

Off •

Switches off Audio DRC.

Audio DRC is not effective when listening via the digital output when the Dolby Digital Out setting is set to Dolby

Digital.

Language

OSD Language

English •

Sets the language of the on-screen displays to

English.

available languages Choose from the languages displayed for the on-

screen displays.

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The Initial Setup menu

Setting

Options

Explanation

Audio Language

English •

Sets the default audio language for DVD-Video play-

back to English.

available languages Choose from the languages displayed to set the

default audio language for DVD-Video playback.

Other

Select to set the default audio language to some-

thing other than the ones listed. See Selecting other

languages for language options on page 128.

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

preference.

Subtitle Language English •

Sets the default subtitle language for DVD-Video

playback to English.

available languages Choose from the languages displayed to set the

default subtitle language for DVD-Video playback.

Other

Select to set the default subtitle language to some-

thing other than the ones listed. See Selecting other

languages for language options on page 128.

Discs do not necessarily have subtitles in your selected menu language. Also, some discs override the Subtitle

Language preference.

Auto Language

On •

On this setting:

• DVD-Video discs whose main audio track is in your

default language will play using that language, with-

out subtitles.

• Discs whose main audio track is not in your default

language but that have a subtitle track in your default

language will play the original audio track with subti-

tles.

Off

Select to play DVD-Video discs according to your

audio and subtitle language preferences.

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

language.

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The Initial Setup menu

Setting

Options

Explanation

DVD Menu

Language

w/Subtitle

Language •

Sets the language of DVD-Video menus to the same

as that set for the subtitle language.

English

Sets the language of DVD-Video menus to English.

available languages Choose from the displayed languages to set the

default language for DVD-Video menus.

Other

Select to set the DVD menu language to something

other than the ones listed. See Selecting other lan-

guages for language options on page 128.

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

Subtitle Display

On •

Select to have discs display subtitles according to

your Subtitle Language and Auto Language prefer-

ences.

Off

Select to switch off subtitle display.

Assist Subtitle

Select to display special additional assistive subti-

tles, where available.

Some discs may override these settings.

Recording

Manual Recording On (go to setup) All the standard recording modes, plus MN1 to

MN32 and LPCM modes can be set.

Off •

Justthestandardrecordingmodes(XP,SP,LP, EP,SLP

and SEP) can be set.

See also Manual recording modes on page 130 for detailed information on manual recording levels.

Optimized Rec

The recording quality of timer recordings is automati-

cally adjusted to ﬁt on to the selected media if it will

not ﬁt at the selected quality setting. If the recording

will not ﬁt even at MN1(MN4 for DVD+R/+RW),

then the recording will start at MN1 and stop when

all the available space is used up.

Off •

When a timer recording is set that won’t ﬁt on to the

selected media, the recording starts but is cut off

when no more recording is possible.

Optimized Rec will only compensate for the next scheduled timer recording if more than one is set. It cannot be

used together with VPS/PDC.

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The Initial Setup menu

Setting

Options

Explanation

Set Thumbnail

0 seconds •

Sets the default thumbnail picture in the Disc Navi-

gator to the ﬁrst frame of the title.

30 seconds

3 minutes

Sets the default thumbnail picture to 30 seconds into

the title.

Sets the default thumbnail picture to 3 minutes into

the title.

Auto Chapter

(Video)

No Separation

10 minutes •

Automatic chapter marking is switched off.

When recording in Video mode, chapter markers are

inserted every 10 minutes.

15 minutes

Chapter markers are inserted every 15 minutes.

This settings applies to recording or real-time copying to Video mode DVD-R/-RW discs.

Auto Chapter

(DVD+R/+RW)

No Separation

10 minutes •

Automatic chapter marking is switched off.

When recording in Video mode, chapter markers are

inserted every 10 minutes.

15 minutes

Chapter markers are inserted every 15 minutes.

DVD-RW Auto Init. VR Mode •

Blank DVD-RW discs are initialized for VR mode

recording when loaded into the recorder for the ﬁrst

time.

Video Mode

Blank DVD-RW discs are initialized for Video mode

recording.

HDD Recording

Format

Video Mode Off Recordings made to the HDD are made in VR mode.

Use this setting if you don’t need to transfer the

recording later to a Video mode DVD.

Video Mode On • Recordings made to the HDD are compatible with

Video mode recordings. This setting is convenient if

you want to transfer the recording to a Video mode

DVD as high-speed copy can be used.

When Video Mode On is used, you must select the audio channel you want to record when recording a bilingual

broadcast. On the Video Mode Off setting, both channels will be recorded and you can switch between them on

playback. See also Bilingual Recording on page 120.

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The Initial Setup menu

Setting

Options

Explanation

Playback

TV Screen Size

4:3 (Letter Box) • Select if you have a standard 4:3 TV and prefer the let-

ter box format presentation for widescreen material.

4:3 (Pan & Scan) Select if you have a standard 4:3 TV and prefer the

pan and scan presentation for widescreen material.

16:9

Select if you have a widescreen 16:9 TV. Your TV set-

tings determine how 4:3 material will look.

Selecting 4:3 (Letter Box) or 4:3 (Pan & Scan) does not guarantee that all video material will be presented in that

format as some discs override this setting.

Still Picture

Field

Produces a stable, generally shake-free image.

Produces sharp image, but may be prone to shake.

Frame

Auto •

Generates a generally less sharp but more stable still

image.

Seamless Playback On

Playback is smooth, but with a trade-off against the

accuracy of the edit points.

Off •

You may notice momentary interruption at edited

points during playback of a VR mode Play List.

This setting applies to HDD, DVD-R/-RW (VR) and DVD-RAM playback.

Parental Lock

Set Password

In order to change the parental lock level or change

the country/area code, set the password using this

option. From the following screen, enter a four-digit

number that will be your password.

Change Password In order to change the password, ﬁrst enter your

existing password and then a new one from the fol-

lowing screen.

Change Level

From the following screen, ﬁrst enter your password

and then set a parental lock level.

Country Code

From the following screen, ﬁrst enter your password

and then set a country/area code.

Only certain discs have parental lock and country/area code features. Check the disc packaging to see what features

the disc has. If you forget your password you can reset it by resetting the recorder to its factory settings. See

Resetting the recorder on page 141.

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The Initial Setup menu

Setting

Options

On •

Explanation

Angle Indicator

A camera icon appears on-screen during multi-angle

scenes on a DVD-Video disc.

Off

Nothing is indicated on-screen when a multi-angle

scene is showing.

Options

On Screen Display On •

The recorder displays operation displays (Stop, Play,

etc.) on-screen.

Off

Switches off the on-screen operation displays.

Front Panel Display On •

The time is shown in the front panel display when the

recorder is in standby.

Off

The front panel display is switched off in standby

(although it still lights dimly when setting a timer

recording).

Remote Control

Mode

Recorder 1–3

If you are using more than one recorder in the same

(default: Recorder 1) room, set them to different IDs. This setting sets the

recorder ID; to change the remote controller ID,

press and hold RETURN then press 1, 2 or 3 to set.

The remote will only control a recorder with the same

ID.

AV. Link

This Recorder

Only •

Signals received through the AV input when the

recorder is in standby are not passed through to the

AV output.

Pass Through

Signals received when in standby are passed though

to the output for connected devices. (Note that dur-

ing EPG data download, the EPG data is not passed

through.)

When set to Pass Through, make sure to set Power Save (page 116) to Off.

DivX VOD

Registration Code Use to display the recorder’s DivX registration code.

See DivX video compatibility on page 10 and DivX®

VOD content on page 11.

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The Initial Setup menu

Setting

Options

Explanation

Set Preview

(HDD only)

Quick Preview • When in the Disc Navigator, the thumbnail video

plays short excerpts from throughout the selected

title. (Note that edited titles that will play normally

from the beginning.)

Normal

The thumbnail video plays from the beginning of the

title.

• You can’t mix recordings of different TV

line systems on the same disc.

Additional information about the

TV system settings

• When you change this setting, the Input

Colour System setting also changes

(see below).

About the input line system

This recorder is compatible with PAL,

SECAM, 3.58 NTSC and PAL-60 TV systems.

The Input Line System and Input Colour

System settings determine how the recorder

treats incoming video signals from an

external input or the built-in TV tuner.

About NTSC on PAL TV

Depending on the Input Line System setting

and the NTSC on PAL TV setting, the signal

format output when the recorder is stopped

varies as shown in the table below.

Please note the following points when

changing the input line system:

Output

when

stopped

Input Line

System

NTSC on PAL

• When the current input is a built-in tuner

channel preset, changing the input line

system will usually also affect the input

line system of the AV2 (INPUT 1/

DECODER) input. However if the AV2/L1

In setting is set to Decoder, then the L2

input is affected instead.

625 System

Off

PAL

525 System

NTSC

PAL–60

• If, when the Input Line System setting is

changed, the screen goes blank (due to

incompatibility with your TV), you can

switch back by pressing and holding the

front panel ꢇSTOP button then pressing

ꢄ OPEN/CLOSE (also front panel) while

the recorder is stopped.

• When you switch the Input Line System

setting the Copy List is erased. If you

switch the setting using the ꢇ STOP

button and ꢄ OPEN/CLOSE buttons as

described above, there is no

confirmation, so please use with care.

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The Initial Setup menu

About the input colour system

The available options of the Input Colour

System setting depend on the Input Line

System setting. The table below shows the

different options available.

Selecting other languages

for language options

ENTER

Input Line

System

External

input

Built-in tuner

Select ‘Other’ from the

language list.

625 System

Auto

PAL

Auto

This option appears in the settings for DVD

Menu Language, Audio Language, and

Subtitle Language.

PAL

SECAM

n/a

SECAM

Auto

ENTER

525 System

Select the language you

3.58 NTSC

PAL–60

want.

Initial Setup

Basic

OSD DVD Menu Language

Tuner

Audio Language

Language

English

Additional information about

Video In/Out

Audio In

Subtitle Language

Number

Auto Language

component video output

Audio Out

LLaanngguuaaggee

Recording

Playback

DVD Menu Language

Subtitle Display

If you switch the Component Video Out

setting to Progressive when using a TV that

is not compatible with progressive-scan

video, you will not be able to see anything

displayed on your TV. If this happens, press

and hold the ꢇ STOP button on the front

panel, then press

• Select by language name: Use the ꢃ/ꢀ

buttons to change the language.

• Select by code number: Press ꢂ then

use the number buttons to enter the

four-digit language code.

ꢆ PLAY. This will set the recorder’s video

output back to Interlace.

See Language code list on page 137 for a list

of available languages and corresponding

codes.

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Chapter 15

Additional information

Minimum copying times

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

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

manufacturer for compatibility.

DVD disc type

DVD-R / 4 x

DVD-RW / 4 x

DVD+R / 4 x

DVD+RW / 4 x

DVD-R / 8 x /16 x

DVD-RW / 6 x

DVD+R / 8 x /16 x

DVD+RW / 8 x

DVD-RW / 2 x

DVD-R DL

DVD-RAM / 2 x

DVD+R / 2.4 x

DVD+RW / 2.4 x DVD-RAM / 5 x

DVD+R DL

DVD-RAM / 3 x

Rec

mode

DVD-R / 1 x

DVD-RW / 1 x

1 x

2 x

2.4 x

3 x

4 x

6 x

SEP 10 h

SLP 8 h

EP 6 h

LP 4 h

SP 2 h

XP 1 h

6 mins.

3 mins.

4 mins.

5 mins.

7.5 mins.

15 mins.

30 mins.

2 mins.

2.5 mins.

3.5 mins.

5 mins.

10 mins.

20 mins.

1.5 mins.*1 1.25 mins.*1

2 mins.*1 1.6 mins.*1

2.5 mins.*1 2.2 mins.*1

7.5 mins.

10 mins.

15 mins.

30 mins.

60 mins.

6.3 mins.

12.5 mins.

25 mins.

4 mins.

7.5 mins.

15 mins.

3 mins.

5.5 mins.

11 mins.

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

being recorded.

*1 Titles recorded on DVD+R/+RW in SEP, SLP or EP modes cannot be high-speed copied.

Note

1 Depending on the disc, the copy speed may be reduced (for example, although a 6 x disc is used, the copy may

be made at 2 x speed).

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Manual recording modes

The table below shows the approximate recording times for the HDD and the different DVD

types in each manual recording mode, as well as the standard recording mode equivalents.

Video mode On (HDD)

Video mode Off (HDD)

Video mode (DVD),

VR mode (DVD)

DVD+R/+RW

Resolution^*1

Level

Rec. time

Level

Rec. time

MN 1 ^*2,3

MN 2 ^*2,3

MN 3 ^*2,3

MN 4 ^*3

MN 5 ^*3

MN 6 ^*3

MN 7

MN 8

MN 9

MN 10

MN 11

MN 12

MN 13

MN 14

MN 15

MN 16

MN 17

MN 18

MN 19

MN 20

MN 21

MN 22

MN 23

MN 24

MN 25

MN 26

MN 27

MN 28

MN 29

MN 30

MN 31

MN 32

LPCM

MN 1

MN 2

MN 3

MN 4

MN 5

MN 6

802 mins.

720 mins.

600 mins.

480 mins.

420 mins.

360 mins.

802 mins.

720 mins.

600 mins.

480 mins.

420 mins.

360 mins.

SEP

SLP

352 x 240 /

352 x 288

352 x 240 /

352 x 288

352 x 480 / MN 7

300 mins.

270 mins.

240 mins.

230 mins.

220 mins.

210 mins.

200 mins.

190 mins.

180 mins.

170 mins.

160 mins.

150 mins.

140 mins.

130 mins.

120 mins.

110 mins.

105 mins.

100 mins.

95 mins.

90 mins.

85 mins.

80 mins.

75 mins.

70 mins.

65 mins.

61 mins.

300 mins. 352 x 480 /

352 x 576

MN 8

MN 9

270 mins.

240 mins.

230 mins.

220 mins.

210 mins.

200 mins.

190 mins.

180 mins.

170 mins.

160 mins.

150 mins.

140 mins.

130 mins.

120 mins.

110 mins.

105 mins.

100 mins.

95 mins.

90 mins.

85 mins.

80 mins.

75 mins.

70 mins.

65 mins.

61 mins.

480 x 480 /

480 x 576

MN 10

MN 11

MN 12

MN 13

MN 14

MN 15

MN 16

MN 17

MN 18

MN 19

MN 20

MN 21

MN 22

MN 23

MN 24

MN 25

MN 26

MN 27

MN 28

MN 29

MN 30

MN 31

MN 32

LPCM

544 x 480 /

544 x 576

720 x 480 /

720 x 576

720 x 480 /

720 x 576

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^*1The first figure refers to when the Input Line System is set to 525 System; the second when set to 625 System.

^*2Modes MN1 to MN3 not available when using DVD+R/+RW.

^*3Titles recorded at MN6 or lower cannot be high-speed copied to DVD+R/+RW.

•

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

Audio recording in all manual recording modes is in Dolby Digital 2 ch format, except for LPCM mode, which is

in Linear PCM format.

•

When recording to the HDD, recording for the times given will use approximately 4.7 GB of HDD space

(equivalent to one recordable DVD).

• See also Recording on page 52.

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

• Check that the disc is not an incompatible format disc (page 7).

automatically ejected • Check that the disc is loaded properly (aligned in disc tray and label-

after closing the disc

tray

side up).

• Take out the disc and clean it (page 139).

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

Can’t play a disc

• Check that the disc is a compatible format disc (page 7).

• Take out the disc and clean it (page 139).

• Check that the disc is loaded properly (aligned in disc tray and label-

side up).

• There may be condensation in the recorder. Leave the recorder for

an hour or so for the condensation to evaporate.

• During HDD recording, you can’t play discs that are recorded with a

Line System different to the current recorder setting.

• DVD+R/+RW discs recorded using another recorder with copy-

once protected recordings will not play in this recorder.

Can’t record a disc

• Check that the disc is not an incompatible format disc (page 7).

• Some DVD-RAM discs are not recordable until they have been

initialized (page 66). This can take up to 1 hour.

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Problem

Remedy

No picture

• Check that everything is connected properly (page 14).

• Check that the connected TV and/or the AV amp/receiver is set to

the correct input.

• The recorder may be set to progressive scan with an incompatible

TV. Reset to interlace by pressing and holding the front panel ꢇ STOP

button then pressing ꢆ PLAY.

All settings are reset

• If the recorder is unplugged (or there is a power failure) while the

recorder is on, all the settings will be lost.

• Make sure that you switch the recorder into standby before

unplugging the power cord.

Remote control does

not work

• If you connected this recorder to another Pioneer product using the

CONTROL IN jack, point the remote control at the other component to

use (page 14).

• Set the remote control to the same ID number as the recorder

(page 126). (When the batteries run down, the remote mode is

automatically reset to Recorder1.)

• Use the remote within its operating range (page 6).

• Replace the batteries (page 6).

No sound or sound is

distorted

• Make sure that the amp/receiver or TV is set to the correct input and

the volume turned up.

• There is no sound when the picture is paused, or during scanning or

slow motion play. Press ꢆ PLAY to resume regular playback.

• DTS discs can only be played if this recorder is connected to a DTS

decoder or DTS compatible amp/receiver. If you have connected a

suitable decoder, also make sure that the Initial Setup > Audio Out >

DTS Out setting is On.

• Some 96 kHz discs do not output audio through the digital jack. In

this case, switch the input of your amp/receiver to analog.

• Check the audio cable connections (page 14).

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

Cannot switch a bilin- • During real-time copying it is not possible to switch audio channels.

gual program

The main and sub channels are both output.

The picture from the

external input is

distorted

• If the video signal from the external component is copy-protected,

you cannot connect via this recorder. Connect the component directly

to your TV.

The picture is distorted • Change the Input Line System setting (page 127). (You can also

change it by pressing the ꢇ STOP button and ꢄ OPEN/CLOSE on the

front panel simultaneously with the recorder stopped.)

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Problem

Remedy

Screen is stretched

vertically or

• Make sure that the TV Screen Size setting (page 125) is correct for

the kind of TV you have (see also page 130).

horizontally

• If you have a widescreen TV, check its aspect ratio settings.

• This recorder’s input switches into wide mode automatically

according to the input signal. When the unit connected is not

compatible with VIDEO ID-1 (widescreen signalling), set the

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

Can’t play a disc

recorded using this

recorder on another

player

• If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it’s ﬁnalized

(page 64).

•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 54).

• DVD-RW discs containing only a small amount of recorded material

may not play on other players. Finalize the disc and try again.

During playback the

picture is dark or dis-

torted

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

display correctly. Connect the recorder directly to your TV.

Can’t record or does

• Check that there is some remaining blank space on the DVD/HDD.

not record successfully • For a Video mode disc or DVD+R, check that the disc isn’t already

ﬁnalized.

• Check the limits on the number of titles and chapters on a disc:

– HDD: 999 titles

– VR mode: 99 titles, 999 chapters per disc

– Video mode disc: 99 titles per disc, 99 chapters per title

– DVD+R/+RW: 49 titles per disc, 99 chapters per title (max 254

chapters per disc)

• Check that the source you are trying to record is not copy protected.

• For a VR formatted disc, check that the disc isn’t locked (page 109).

• Check that you are recording with the same TV system (PAL, NTSC,

etc.) as the disc has already been recorded in. All recordings on a disc

must be in the same TV system. When recording to the HDD, it is also

necessary to set the Input Line System setting to match what you want

to record (page 127).

• The power may have failed during recording.

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Problem

Remedy

Timer program doesn’t • When setting the recording channel, make sure you set the

record successfully

recorder’s built-in TV tuner, not the TV’s built-in tuner.

• When recording to a Video mode disc, programs that are copy-once

protected cannot be recorded. Use a VR mode formatted disc for copy-

once material (page 54).

• 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 unplug-

• A backup battery inside the recorder keeps the clock and other

ging or after a power settings from being reset when there is no power to the recorder. After

failure the front panel unplugging or a power failure, the battery keeps all settings for a

display shows ‘--:--’

period of several minutes. Reset the clock and other recorder settings

to use the recorder again.

Front panel display

shows ‘LOCK’ when a

button is pressed

• The Child Lock is on; turn off in order to use the recorder (page 62).

Can’t use One Touch

Copy (HDD to DVD)

• Make sure that there is a recordable DVD-R/-RW loaded with some

free space for recording and fewer than 99 titles already on the disc.

Also make sure that for a Video mode disc or a DVD+R, the disc isn’t

ﬁnalized.

• Make sure there is a recordable DVD+R/+RW loaded with some

free space for recording and fewer than 49 titles already on the disc.

• If you delete a title from a DVD+R/+RW disc, the number of

remaining recordable titles may not decrease.

• Further recording is not possible on a ﬁnalized DVD+R. Check that

there isn’t a disc menu on the disc you’re trying to use.

• If the title currently playing contains material that is copy-once

protected, One Touch Copy will not work.

• One Touch Copy can’t be used for titles over 8 hours long when

copying to DVD+R/+RW (though you can use a DVD+R DL).

• One Touch Copy can’t be used for MN1 to MN6, SEP, SLP or EP titles

when copying to DVD+R/+RW.

• One Touch Copy doesn’t work if the recorder is already recording to

DVD.

Can’t use One Touch

Copy (DVD to HDD)

• Make sure that there is space available on the HDD and that there

are fewer than 999 titles on the HDD.

• One Touch Copy doesn’t work if the recorder is already recording to

the HDD.

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Problem

Remedy

The picture freezes and • Press ꢇ STOP then try restarting playback.

the front panel and

• Press the front panel ꢅ STANDBY/ON button to switch the power

remote control buttons off, then switch back on and restart playback. If the power fails to

stop working

switch off, press and hold ꢅ STANDBY/ON for 5 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.

On-screen displays and recorder displays

The table below shows a list of error messages that you may encounter when using the

recorder and an explanation of their meaning.

Message

Explanation/Action

• Initializing disc. Please wait a

moment.

When you load a blank DVD-RW or DVD+RW disc,

the recorder automatically initializes it.

• Incompatible region number.

The disc loaded has an incompatible region

number for the recorder and so will not play.

• Cannot record any more titles.

• No more space for ﬁle management

data.

The disc control data limit has been reached, or

the maximum number of chapters and/or titles

has been reached. Erase titles/chapters or

combine chapters.

• This disc cannot be recorded. Undo

the ﬁnalization.

The disc was ﬁnalized on a non-Pioneer DVD

recorder. Undo the ﬁnalization in order to

recording/editing.

• Cannot play this disc.

• This disc cannot be recorded.

• Cannot read the CPRM information.

• Could not record the information to

the disc.

The disc may be dirty or damaged. Take out the

disc, clean it and retry. If the error persists, use a

new disc. If the error appears even with a new disc,

please consult a Pioneer Service Center.

• Cannot edit.

• Could not initialize disc.

• Could not complete ﬁnalization

successfully.

• Could not undo ﬁnalization

successfully.

• Could not successfully unlock the

disc.

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Message

Explanation/Action

• Incompatible or unreadable disc.

The disc loaded is a playback-only disc type. This

display may also appear if the disc is dirty or

damaged.

• Cannot record to a disc that is not

CPRM compatible.

The video source is copy-once protected. Use a VR

mode DVD-R/-RW disc with CPRM for recording.

• Cannot record this content using

Video mode recording.

• This video cannot be recorded to

DVD+R/+RW.

• This content is copy protected.

The video source is copy-protected and cannot be

recorded.

• Incorrect CPRM information.

The recorder could not read the CPRM

information. The recorder may be damaged—

please consult a Pioneer Service Center.

• Repairing disc.

• Repairing the HDD.

During recording, the power was cut. This display

appears when the power is restored.

• Could not repair the disc.

The recorder was unable to repair the disc after a

power cut. The contents of the recording will be

lost.

• Overheating has stopped operation.

Press DISPLAY to clear message.

The internal temperature of the recorder has

exceeded the operating limit. If this message

reappears, please contact a Pioneer authorized

service center.

• HDD optimization is recommended.

This can be done using Disc Setup.

The HDD should be optimized (basically, HDD

housekeeping) to maintain playback and recording

performance.

• Please perform HDD optimization.

This can be done using Disc Setup.

The HDD is in more urgent need of optimization in

order to maintain performance.

• The HDD has not been sufﬁciently

optimized. Please optimize again.

If this message appears repeatedly after

optimizing the HDD it is likely that there is not

enough free space on the HDD for optimization to

complete properly. Please erase some titles from

the HDD and optimize again.

• This channel’s TV system is different

from the recorder’s setting.

The TV system (PAL, NTSC, etc.) of the current

channel is different from the TV system settings of

this recorder.

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Message

Explanation/Action

• Recording failed due to a TV system

mismatch. Press DISPLAY to clear

message.

The timer recording failed because the TV system

of the channel set for recording was different from

the setting of the recorder.

• Playback has stopped because the TV During recording or timer recording standby, the

system is different than the recording. TV System (PAL, NTSC, etc.) of the playback video

changed, causing playback to stop automatically.

Language code list

Language (Language code letter), Language code

Japanese (ja), 1001

English (en), 0514

French (fr), 0618

German (de), 0405

Italian (it), 0920

Spanish (es), 0519

Chinese (zh), 2608

Dutch (nl), 1412

Portuguese (pt), 1620

Swedish (sv), 1922

Russian (ru), 1821

Korean (ko), 1115

Greek (el), 0512

Bhutani (dz), 0426

Esperanto (eo), 0515

Estonian (et), 0520

Basque (eu), 0521

Persian (fa), 0601

Finnish (fi), 0609

Fiji (fj), 0610

Faroese (fo), 0615

Frisian (fy), 0625

Kirghiz (ky), 1125

Latin (la), 1201

Lingala (ln), 1214

Laotian (lo), 1215

Lithuanian (lt), 1220

Latvian (lv), 1222

Serbo-Croatian (sh), 1908

Sinhalese (si), 1909

Slovak (sk), 1911

Slovenian (sl), 1912

Samoan (sm), 1913

Shona (sn), 1914

Somali (so), 1915

Albanian (sq), 1917

Serbian (sr), 1918

Siswati (ss), 1919

Sesotho (st), 1920

Sundanese (su), 1921

Swahili (sw), 1923

Tamil (ta), 2001

Telugu (te), 2005

Tajik (tg), 2007

Thai (th), 2008

Tigrinya (ti), 2009

Turkmen (tk), 2011

Tagalog (tl), 2012

Setswana (tn), 2014

Tonga (to), 2015

Turkish (tr), 2018

Tsonga (ts), 2019

Malagasy (mg), 1307

Maori (mi), 1309

Macedonian (mk), 1311

Malayalam (ml), 1312

Mongolian (mn), 1314

Moldavian (mo), 1315

Marathi (mr), 1318

Malay (ms), 1319

Maltese (mt), 1320

Burmese (my), 1325

Nauru (na), 1401

Nepali (ne), 1405

Norwegian (no), 1415

Occitan (oc), 1503

Oromo (om), 1513

Oriya (or), 1518

Irish (ga), 0701

Scots-Gaelic (gd), 0704

Galician (gl), 0712

Guarani (gn), 0714

Gujarati (gu), 0721

Hausa (ha), 0801

Hindi (hi), 0809

Croatian (hr), 0818

Hungarian (hu), 0821

Armenian (hy), 0825

Interlingua (ia), 0901

Interlingue (ie), 0905

Inupiak (ik), 0911

Indonesian (in), 0914

Icelandic (is), 0919

Hebrew (iw), 0923

Yiddish (ji), 1009

Javanese (jw), 1023

Georgian (ka), 1101

Kazakh (kk), 1111

Greenlandic (kl), 1112

Cambodian (km), 1113

Kannada (kn), 1114

Kashmiri (ks), 1119

Kurdish (ku), 1121

Afar (aa), 0101

Abkhazian (ab), 0102

Afrikaans (af), 0106

Amharic (am), 0113

Arabic (ar), 0118

Assamese (as), 0119

Aymara (ay), 0125

Azerbaijani (az), 0126

Bashkir (ba), 0201

Byelorussian (be), 0205

Bulgarian (bg), 0207

Bihari (bh), 0208

Bislama (bi), 0209

Bengali (bn), 0214

Tibetan (bo), 0215

Breton (br), 0218

Catalan (ca), 0301

Corsican (co), 0315

Czech (cs), 0319

Panjabi (pa), 1601

Polish (pl), 1612

Pashto, Pushto (ps), 1619 Tatar (tt), 2020

Quechua (qu), 1721

Rhaeto-Romance (rm),

1813

Kirundi (rn), 1814

Romanian (ro), 1815

Kinyarwanda (rw), 1823

Sanskrit (sa), 1901

Sindhi (sd), 1904

Sangho (sg), 1907

Twi (tw), 2023

Ukrainian (uk), 2111

Urdu (ur), 2118

Uzbek (uz), 2126

Vietnamese (vi), 2209

Volapük (vo), 2215

Wolof (wo), 2315

Xhosa (xh), 2408

Yoruba (yo), 2515

Zulu (zu), 2621

Welsh (cy), 0325

Danish (da), 0401

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Country/Area code list

Country/Area, Country/Area code, Code letter

Argentina, 0118, ar

Australia, 0121, au

Austria, 0120, at

Belgium, 0205, be

Brazil, 0218, br

Canada, 0301, ca

Chile, 0312, cl

Finland, 0609, fi

France, 0618, fr

Germany, 0405, de

Hong Kong, 0811, hk

India, 0914, in

Indonesia, 0904, id

Italy, 0920, it

Japan, 1016, jp

Malaysia, 1325, my

Mexico, 1324, mx

Netherlands, 1412, nl

New Zealand, 1426, nz

Norway, 1415, no

Pakistan, 1611, pk

Philippines, 1608, ph

Portugal, 1620, pt

Singapore, 1907, sg

Spain, 0519, es

Sweden, 1905, se

Switzerland, 0308, ch

Taiwan, 2023, tw

Thailand, 2008, th

United Kingdom, 0702, gb

USA, 2119, us

China, 0314, cn

Denmark, 0411, dk

Korea, Republic of, 1118, kr

Russian Federation, 1821, ru

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Screen sizes and disc formats

When viewing on a standard TV or monitor

Screen format of disc Setting

Appearance

16:9

4:3 (Letter Box)

4:3 (Pan & Scan)

The program is shown in widescreen with

black bars at the top and bottom of the

screen.

The sides of the program are cropped so that

the picture ﬁlls the whole screen.

4:3

4:3 (Letter Box)

4:3 (Pan & Scan)

The program is presented correctly on either

setting.

When viewing on a widescreen TV or monitor

Screen format of disc Setting

Appearance

16:9

The program is presented in widescreen.

4:3

16:9

Your TV will determine how the picture is

presented—check the manual that came

with the TV for details.

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Handling discs

When holding discs of any type, take care

not to leave fingerprints, dirt or scratches on

the disc surface. Hold the disc by its edge or

by the center hole and edge.

For more detailed care information see the

instructions that come with discs.

Do not load more than one disc into the

recorder.

Damaged or dirty discs can affect playback

and recording performance. Take care also

not to scratch the label side of the disc.

Although not as fragile as the recorded side,

scratches can still result in a disc becoming

unusable.

Damaged discs

Discs spin at high speed inside the recorder.

If you can see that a disc is cracked,

chipped, warped, or otherwise damaged,

don't risk using it; you could end up

damaging the recorder.

Should a disc become marked with

fingerprints, dust, etc., clean using a soft,

dry cloth, wiping the disc lightly from the

center to the outside edge. Do not wipe with

a circular motion.

This recorder is designed for use with

conventional, fully circular discs only. Use of

shaped discs is not recommended for this

product. Pioneer disclaims all liability

arising in connection with the use of shaped

discs.

If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol,

or a commercially available CD/DVD

cleaning kit to clean a disc more thoroughly.

Never use benzine, thinner or other cleaning

agents, including products designed for

cleaning vinyl records.

Storing discs

Cleaning the pickup lens

Although CDs and DVD discs are more

durable than vinyl records, you should still

take care to handle and store discs correctly.

When you're not using a disc, return it to its

case and store upright. Avoid leaving discs

in excessively cold, humid, or hot

environments (including under direct

sunlight).

The DVD recorder’s lens should not become

dirty in normal use, but if for some reason it

should malfunction due to dust or dirt,

consult your nearest Pioneer-authorized

service center. Although lens cleaners are

commercially available, we do not

recommend using them since some may

damage the lens.

Don't glue paper or put stickers onto the

disc, or use a pencil, ball-point pen or other

sharp-tipped writing instrument. These

could all damage the disc.

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Condensation

ꢇ

Use in a kitchen or other room where the

recorder may be exposed to smoke or steam.

Use on a thick rug or carpet, or cover

ꢇ

Condensation may form inside the recorder

if it is brought into a warm room from

outside, or if the temperature of the room

rises quickly. Although the condensation

won’t damage the recorder, it may

temporarily impair its performance. For this

reason you should leave it to adjust to the

warmer temperature for about an hour

before switching on and using.

with cloth—this may prevent proper cooling

of the unit.

ꢇ

Place on an unstable surface, or one that

is not large enough to support all four of the

unit’s feet.

Moving the recorder

If you need to move the recorder, first

remove the disc, if loaded, and close the disc

tray. Next, press ꢅ STANDBY/ON to switch

the power to standby, checking that the

POWER OFF indication in the display goes

off. Wait at least two minutes. Lastly,

disconnect the power cord. Never lift or

move the unit during playback or

Hints on installation

We want you to enjoy using this unit for

years to come, so please bear in mind the

following points when choosing a suitable

location for it:

recording—discs rotate at a high speed and

may be damaged.

Do...

ꢆ

Use in a well-ventilated room.

ꢆ

Place on a solid, flat, level surface, such

as a table, shelf or stereo rack.

Resetting the recorder

Don’t...

If you need to, you can reset the recorder to

all its factory settings.

ꢇ

Use in a place exposed to high

temperatures or humidity, including near

radiators and other heat-generating

appliances.

Make sure that the recorder is on.

Using the front panel controls, press

ꢇ

Place on a window sill or other place

and hold ꢇ STOP and press ꢅ STANDBY/

ON.

where the recorder will be exposed to direct

sunlight.

The recorder turns off with all settings reset.

ꢇ

Use in a dusty or damp environment or

in a room where it will be exposed to

excessive cigarette smoke.

ꢇ

Place directly on top of an amplifier, or

other component in your stereo system that

becomes hot in use.

ꢇ

Use near a television or monitor as you

may experience interference—especially if

the television uses an indoor antenna.

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Manual Mode (MN) . . . . . . . . . . .Approx. 17 h to 227 h

Specifications

DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW, DVD-RAM

Fine (XP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 1 h

Standard Play (SP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 2 h

Long Play (LP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 4 h

Extended Play (EP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 6 h

Super Long Play (SLP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 8 h

Super Extended Play (SEP). . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 10 h

(DVD-R/-RW, DVD-RAM only)

General

Power requirements . . . . 220 V to 240 V, 50 Hz / 60 Hz

Power consumption

DVR-540H-S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 W

DVR-440H-S/DVR-440H-K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 W

Power consumption in standby mode

(Front panel display: off)

Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.3 kg

Dimensions . .420 mm (W) x 69 mm (H) x 318 mm (D)

Operating temperature . . . . . . . . . . . +5 °C to +35 °C

Operating humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 % to 85 %

(no condensation)

TV system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PAL/SECAM/

NTSC (external input only)

Readable discs

DVD-Video, DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD+RW,

DVD-RAM, Video CD, Super VCD, CD, CD-R/-RW

(WMA, MP3, JPEG, CD-DA)

Manual Mode (MN)

0.61 W

DVD-R/-RW/-RAM. . . . . . . . . . . . .Approx. 1 h to 13 h

DVD+R/+RW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Approx. 1 h to 8 h

DVD-R DL/DVD+R DL

Fine (XP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 1 h 51 m

Standard Play (SP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 3 h 35 m

Long Play (LP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 7 h 11 m

Extended Play (EP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 10 h 46 m

Super Long Play (SLP). . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 14 h 21 m

Super Extended Play (SEP). . . . . . . Approx. 17 h 57 m

(DVD-R DL only)

Manual Mode (MN)

DVD-R DL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 1 h 51 m to 24 h

DVD+R DL . . . . . . . . Approx. 1 h 51 m to 14 h 21 m

Recording discs and formats

DVD-R/RW: VR mode and Video mode

DVD+R/+RW: +VR mode

DVD-RAM: VR mode

DVD-R DL: VR mode and Video mode

DVD+R DL: +VR mode

Timer

Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 month/32 programs

Clock . . . . . . . . . . Quartz lock (24-hour digital display)

Video recording format

Sampling frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.5 MHz

Compression format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .MPEG

Audio recording format

Tuner

Receivable channels

Sampling frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 kHz

Compression format . . . . Dolby Digital or Linear PCM

(uncompressed)

Recording time

HDD

SECAM B/G

PAL I

Frequency

PAL B/G

Frequency

47 MHz to 89 MHz

Channel

VHF (low)

VHF (high)

E2 to E4

X to Z

44 MHz to 89 MHz

A to C

X to Z

104 MHz to 300 MHz E5 to E12

S1 to S20

104 MHz to 300 MHz

D to J

11, 13

S1 to S20

M1 to M10

U1 to U10

DVR-540H-S (160 GB)

Hyper

UHF

302 MHz to 470 MHz S21 to S41 302 MHz to 470 MHz S21 to S41

470 MHz to 862 MHz E21 to E69 470 MHz to 862 MHz E21 to E69

Fine (XP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 34 h

Standard Play (SP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 68 h

Long Play (LP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 136 h

Extended Play (EP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 204 h

Super Long Play (SLP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 272 h

Super Extended Play (SEP) . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 340 h

Manual Mode (MN). . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 34 h to 455 h

DVR-440H-S/K (80 GB)

Fine (XP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 17 h

Standard Play (SP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 34 h

Long Play (LP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 68 h

Extended Play (EP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 102 h

Super Long Play (SLP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 136 h

Super Extended Play (SEP) . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 170 h

SECAM D/K

SECAM L

Frequency

PAL D/K

Channel

Frequency

49 MHz to 94 MHz

Channel

FB, FC1, FC

VHF (low)

VHF (high)

49 MHz to 65 MHz

R1 to R5

F1 to F6

B to Q

104 MHz to 300 MHz

104 MHz to 300 MHz R6 to R12

S1 to S20

STEREO

B/G - A2

I - NICAM

L - NICAM

B/G - NICAM

D/K - NICAM

Hyper

UHF

300 MHz to 470 MHz

470 MHz to 862 MHz

302 MHz to 470 MHz S21 to S41

470 MHz to 862 MHz E21 to E69

S21 to S41

21 to 69

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AV Connectors (21-pin connector assignment)

AV connector input/output . . . . . . . . 21-pin connector

This connector provides the video and audio signals

for connection to a compatible colour TV or monitor.

Input/Output

VHF/UHF antenna input/output terminal

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .VHF/UHF set 75 Ω (IEC connector)

Video input. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Input 2 (front)

Input level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vp-p (75 Ω)

Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AV connector 2 (Input 1),

RCA jack (Input 2)

Video output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AV1, Output

Output level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vp-p (75 Ω)

Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AV connector (AV1)

RCA jack (Output)

S-Video input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Input 2 (front)

Y (luminance) - Input level. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vp-p (75 Ω)

C (colour) - Input level . . . . . . . . . . . 300 mVp-p (75 Ω)

Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AV connector 2 (Input 1),

4 pin mini DIN (Input 2)

S-Video output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AV1, Output

Y (luminance) - Output level . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vp-p (75 Ω)

C (colour) - Output level. . . . . . . . . . 300 mVp-p (75 Ω)

Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AV connector 1 (AV1),

4 pin mini DIN (Output)

PIN no.

AV1(RGB)-TV / AV2(INPUT 1)

1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Audio 2/R out / Audio 2/R out

2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – / Audio 2/R in

11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G out / G in

3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Audio 1/L out / Audio 1/L out

6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – / Audio 1/L in

15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R or C out / R or C in

4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .GND

17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .GND

7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B out / B in

19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Video out or Y out / Video out

20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . – / Video in or Y in

8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Status

21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .GND

Component video output

Output level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Y: 1.0 Vp-p (75 Ω)

P_B, P_R: 0.7 Vp-p (75 Ω)

Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RCA jacks

RGB input

Input level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.7 Vp-p (75 Ω)

Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AV connector 2 (Input 1)

RGB output

Output level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.7 Vp-p (75 Ω)

Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AV connector 1 (AV1)

Audio input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Input 2 (front) L/R

Input level

During audio input. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 V rms

(Input impedance: more than 22 kΩ)

Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AV connector 2 (Input 1),

RCA jacks (Input 2)

Supplied accessories

Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Dry cell batteries (AA/R6P). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Audio / Video cable (red/white/yellow) . . . . . . . . . . . .1

G-LINK™ cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

RF antenna cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Power cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Operating Instructions

Warranty card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Note: The specifications and design of this product are

subject to change without notice, due to improvement.

Audio output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .AV1, Output

During audio output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 V rms

(Output impedance: less than 1.5 kΩ)

Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AV connector 1 (AV1),

RCA jacks (Output)

Control input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mini jack

Digital audio ouptut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Coaxial

G-LINK™. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minijack

This product includes FontAvenue fonts licenced

by NEC corporation. FontAvenue is a registered

trademark of NEC Corporation.

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