Pioneer DVD Recorder DVR 541H S User Manual

DVD Recorder

DVR-640H-S

DVR-541H-S

DVR-340H-S

Operating Instructions

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Operating Environment

CAUTION

Operating environment temperature and humidity:

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

(cooling vents not blocked)

The STANDBY/ON switch on this unit will not

completely shut off all power from the AC outlet.

Since the power cord serves as the main disconnect

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

the AC outlet to shut down all power. Therefore,

make sure the unit has been installed so that the

power cord can be easily unplugged from the AC

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

the power cord should also be unplugged from the

AC outlet when left unused for a long period of time

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

locations exposed to high humidity or direct sunlight (or

strong artificial light)

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VENTILATION CAUTION

When installing this unit, make sure to leave space

around the unit for ventilation to improve heat

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

10 cm at each side).

(for example, when on vacation).

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WARNING

Slots and openings in the cabinet are provided for

ventilation to ensure reliable operation of the

product, and to protect it from overheating. To

prevent fire hazard, the openings should never be

blocked or covered with items (such as newspapers,

table-cloths, curtains) or by operating the

This product is for general household purposes. Any

failure due to use for other than household purposes

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

restaurant or use in a car or ship) and which

requires repair will be charged for even during the

warranty period.

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equipment on thick carpet or a bed.

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POWER-CORD CAUTION

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

outlet you want to use, the plug must be removed

and appropriate one fitted. Replacement and

mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of

this unit should be performed only by qualified

service personnel. If connected to an AC outlet, the

cut-off plug can cause severe electrical shock. Make

sure it is properly disposed of after removal.

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

plug by tugging the cord and never touch the power

cord when your hands are wet as this could cause a

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

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

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

cords. The power cords should be routed such that they

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

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

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

The equipment should be disconnected by removing

the mains plug from the wall socket when left

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

damaged, ask your nearest PIONEER authorized

service center or your dealer for a replacement. S002_En

on vacation).

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Contents

01 Before you start

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

Putting the batteries in the

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

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

Disc / content format playback

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

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

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

05 Recording

About DVD recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

About HDD recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Recorded audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Restrictions on video recording . . . . . . . 33

Using the built-in TV tuner . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Setting the picture quality/

recording time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Basic recording from the TV . . . . . . . . . . 35

Setting a timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Timer recording FAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Simultaneous recording and playback

(Chase Play) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Recording from an external

02 Connecting up

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

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

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

Using other types of video output . . . . . . 17

Connecting to a cable box or satellite

receiver (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Connecting to a cable box or satellite

receiver (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Connecting to an AV amplifier or

component. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Automatic recording from a

satellite tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Recording from a DV camcorder . . . . . . 48

Playing your recordings on other DVD

players . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Initializing recordable DVD discs . . . . . . 52

receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Connecting other AV sources . . . . . . . . . 21

Connecting a USB device . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Plugging in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

06 Playback

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Basic playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Using the Disc Navigator to browse

03 Controls and displays

the contents of a disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Scanning discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Playing in slow motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Frame advance/frame reverse . . . . . . . . 60

The Play Mode menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Displaying and switching subtitles . . . . . 63

Switching DVD and DivX soundtracks . . 64

Switching audio channels . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Switching camera angles . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Displaying disc information on-screen . . 65

Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

04 Getting started

Switching on and setting up . . . . . . . . . . 28

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07 Editing

Editing options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

The Disc Navigator screen. . . . . . . . . . . . 68

13 The Video Adjust menu

Setting the picture quality for TV and external

inputs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Setting the picture quality for disc

playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

08 Copying and backup

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

One Touch Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Using Copy Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Using disc backup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

14 The Initial Setup menu

Using the Initial Setup menu . . . . . . . . 110

Selecting other languages for language

options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

09 Using the Jukebox

Copying music to the HDD . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Copying files from a USB device to

the HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Playing music from the Jukebox . . . . . . . 91

Editing Jukebox albums . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

15 Additional information

Minimum copying times. . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Manual recording modes . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

On-screen displays and

recorder displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

About DV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Setting up the remote to control

10 The PhotoViewer (DVR-640H-S)

Locating JPEG picture files . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Playing a slideshow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Importing files to the HDD. . . . . . . . . . . . 95

Importing files from a USB device . . . . . . 97

Copying selected files to a DVD-R/-RW . . 97

Editing files on the HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Printing files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

your TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Language code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Country/Area code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Screen sizes and disc formats . . . . . . . 135

Handling discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Cleaning the pickup lens . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Condensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Hints on installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Moving the recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Resetting the recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

11 The PhotoViewer

(DVR-541H-S/DVR-340H-S)

Locating JPEG picture files . . . . . . . . . . 101

Playing a slideshow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

12 The Disc Setup menu

Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Initialize settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Finalize settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Optimize HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Initialize HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

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Before you start

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• Don’t use different kinds of batteries

together—although they may look

similar, different batteries may have

different voltages.

What’s in the box

Please confirm that the following

accessories are in the box when you open it.

• Make sure that the plus and minus ends

of each battery match the indications in

the battery compartment.

• Remote control

• AA/R6P dry cell batteries x 2

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

• RF antenna cable

• Remove batteries from equipment that

isn’t going to be used for a month or

more.

• Power cable

• When disposing of used batteries,

please comply with governmental

regulations or environmental public

instruction’s rules that apply in your

country/area.

• These operating instructions

Putting the batteries in the

remote control

WARNING

Do not use or store batteries in direct sunlight or

other excessively hot place, such as inside a car or

near a heater. This can cause batteries to leak,

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

Insert two AA/R6P batteries into the

battery compartment following the

indications (ꢀ,ꢁ) inside the

compartment.

life or performance of batteries.

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Using the remote control

Please keep in mind the following when

using the remote control:

• Make sure that there are no obstacles

between the remote and the remote

sensor on the unit.

Important

• Remote operation may become

unreliable if strong sunlight or

fluorescent light is shining on the unit’s

remote sensor.

Incorrect use of batteries can result in

hazards such as leakage and bursting.

Please observe the following:

• Don’t mix new and old batteries

together.

• Remote controllers for different devices

can interfere with each other. Avoid

using remotes for other equipment

located close to this unit.

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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 119.

The following table shows older Pioneer DVD

recorders’ limited compatibility with DVD-

RW ver. 1.2 discs.

• Use within the operating range in front of

the remote control sensor on the front

panel, as shown.

Model

Playable

Yes^1,2,3

Yes¹

Recordable

DVR-7000

DVR-310 /

DVR-510H

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 / 1x, 1x to 2x, ver. 1.2 / 2x

to 4x / 2 x to 6x

• DVD-R ver. 2.0 / 1x / 1x to 4x / 1x to 8x / 1x

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

• DVD+RW 1x to 2.4x / 1x to 4x / 3.3x to 8x

• DVD+R 2.4x / 4x / 1x to 8x / 1x to 16x

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

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

• DVD-R DL ver. 3.0 / 2x to 4x

• DVD+R DL 2.4x / 2.4x to 8x

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Before you start

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

Panasonic and Maxell discs have been tested to work

reliably with this recorder. Discs from other makers may

become unusable when recorded or edited.

*14 Erasing a title does not increase the available

recording time, nor increase the number of recordable

titles left.

*15 Must be compatible with DVD+R playback

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

before it can be recorded (page 104). In this case,

initialization will take about 1 hour.

*1 Must be initialized for VR mode recording (page 104)

*2 Must be initialized for Video mode recording

(page 104)

*3 Erasable, but free space does not increase

*4 Cannot erase sections, edit chapters or use playlist

editing

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

*6 Finalize using this recorder (may not playback in

some units) (page 50)

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

*8 Must be compatible with DVD+RW playback

*9 Must be compatible with DVD-RAM playback

*10 Only when HDD Recording Format is set to Video

Mode Off (page 117)

is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo

Licensing Corporation.

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

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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/DVD+R DL discs:

In addition to DVD, this recorder is

compatible with a wide range of disc types

(media) and formats. Playable discs will

generally feature one of the following logos

on the disc and/or disc packaging. Note

however that some disc types, such as

recordable CD (and DVD), may be in an

unplayable format—see below for further

compatibility information.

• Confirm the disc version: Use ver. 3.0 /

2x to 4x DVD-R discs.

• Confirm the recording speed: DVD-R

should be compatible with 2x or 4x

recording; DVD+R with 2.4x to 8x

recording.

• This logo indicates that the disc is a

DVD-R DL or DVD+R DL disc:

Audio CD

CD-R

CD-RW

Video CD

Super Video CD (Super VCD)

• Correct operation has been confirmed

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

produced by the following

manufacturers: Mitsubishi Kagaku

Media, Verbatim (as of March 2005).

CD-R/-RW compatibility

This recorder cannot record CD-R or CD-RW

discs.

• Readable formats: CD-Audio, Video CD/

Super VCD, ISO 9660 CD-ROM*

containing MP3, WMA, JPEG or DivX

files.

* ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 compliant. CD

physical format: Mode1, Mode2 XA Form1.

Romeo and Joliet file systems are both

compatible with this recorder.

About DualDisc playback

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

of which contains DVD content –video,

audio, etc. –while the other side contains

non-DVD content such as digital audio

material.

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• Multi-session playback: Yes (except CD-

Audio and Video CD/Super VCD)

WMA (Windows Media Audio)

compatibility

• Unfinalized disc playback: CD-Audio

only

Compressed audio compatibility

• Compatible media: CD-ROM, CD-R,

CD-RW

DVR-640H-S only: USB

The Windows Media logo printed on the

• Compatible formats: MPEG-1 Audio

Layer 3 (MP3), Windows Media Audio

(WMA)

box indicates that this recorder can playback

Windows Media Audio content.

WMA is an acronym for Windows Media

Audio and refers to an audio compression

technology developed by Microsoft

• Sampling rates: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz or

48 kHz

Corporation. WMA content can be encoded

• Bit-rates: Any (128 Kbps or higher

recommended)

by using Windows Media Player for

• Variable bit-rate (VBR) MP3 playback:

Yes

Windows XP, Windows Media Player 9 or

Windows Media Player 10 series.

• VBR WMA playback: No

Microsoft, Windows Media, and the Windows

logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks

of Microsoft Corporation in the United States

and/or other countries.

• WMA encoder compatibility: Windows

Media Codec 8 (files encoded using

Windows Media Codec 9 may be playable

but some parts of the specification are not

supported; specifically, Pro, Lossless,

Voice and VBR)

DivX video compatibility

• DRM (Digital Rights Management) file

playback: No

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

be used for the recorder to recognize

MP3 and WMA files – do not use for

other file types)

DivX is a compressed digital video format

created by the DivX video codec from DivX,

Inc. This recorder can play DivX video files

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

the same terminology as DVD-Video,

individual DivX video files are called "Titles."

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

prior to burning, keep in mind that by default

they will be played in alphabetical order.

• File structure: Up to 99 folders / 999 files

(if these limits are exceeded, only files

and folders up to these limits are

playable)

Note

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

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

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

PC and/or software.

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If your DivX VOD content allows an unlimited

number of plays, then you may load the disc

into your recorder and play the content as

often as you like, and no message will be

displayed.

• Official DivX Certified product.

• Plays all versions of DivX video

(including DivX 6) with standard

playback of DivX media files.

• File extensions: .avi and .divx (these

must be used for the recorder to

recognize DivX video files). Note that all

files with the .avi extension are recognized

as MPEG4, but not all of these are

necessarily DivX video files and therefore

may not be playable on this recorder.

Important

• DivX VOD content is protected by a DRM

(Digital Rights Management) system.

This restricts playback of content to

specific, registered devices.

• If you load a disc that contains DivX VOD

content not authorized for this recorder,

the message Authorization Error is

displayed and the content will not play.

• File structure: Up to 99 folders or 999

files.

DivX, DivX Certified, and associated logos are

trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under

license.

• Resetting the recorder (as described in

Resetting the recorder on page 138) will

not cause you to lose your registration

code.

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

PC-created disc compatibility

About the internal hard disk

drive

Discs recorded using a personal computer

may not be playable in this unit due to the

setting of the application software used to

create the disc. In these particular

instances, check with the software publisher

for more detailed information.

The internal hard disk drive (HDD) is a fragile

piece of equipment. Depending on the

conditions under which it is used, or through

careless use, it is possible that the recorded

contents will be damaged or lost completely,

or that normal playback and recording will

not be possible. Please understand that in

the event of repair or replacement of the

HDD or related components, all your HDD

recordings will be lost.

Discs recorded in packet write mode (UDF

format) are not compatible with this

recorder.

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

software disc boxes for additional

compatibility information.

Please use the recorder following the

guidelines below to protect against possible

HDD failure.

Dolby Digital

The HDD should not be regarded as a place to

store recordings permanently. We

recommend that you back up your important

recordings onto DVD discs in order to protect

against accidental loss.

Pioneer cannot under any circumstances

accept responsibility for any direct or indirect

loss arising from any inconvenience or loss of

recorded material resulting from HDD failure.

Manufactured under license from Dolby

Laboratories. "Dolby" and the double-D

symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

• Install and use the recorder on a stable,

level surface.

DTS

• Do not block the rear vent/cooling fan.

• Do not use the recorder in excessively

hot or humid places, or in places that

may be subject to sudden changes in

temperature. Sudden changes in

temperature can cause condensation to

form inside the recorder. This can be a

cause of HDD failure.

“DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are registered

trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

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Before you start

• Do not move the recorder immediately

after switching it off. If you need to move

the recorder, please follow the steps

below:

Symbols used in this manual

The following icons are provided to help you

quickly identify which instructions you need

for which kind of disc.

1 After the message POWER OFF is

shown in the display, wait at least two

minutes.

HDD

2 Unplug from the wall socket.

3 Move the recorder.

DVD

Any type of DVD disc

• If there’s a power failure while the

recorder is on there is a chance that

some data on the HDD will be lost.

(recordable or playback

only), finalized or not.

DVD-Video

• The HDD is very delicate. If used

improperly or in an unsuitable

Commercially produced

DVD, finalized Video mode

DVD-R/-RW.

environment, it is possible that the HDD

will fail after a few years of use. Signs of

problemsincludeplaybackunexpectedly

freezing and noticeable block noise

(mosaic) in the picture. However,

sometimes there will be no warning

signs of HDD failure. If the HDD fails, no

playback of recorded material will be

possible. In this case it will be necessary

to replace the HDD unit.

DVD (Video)

Video mode DVD-R/-RW

(unfinalized)

DVD (VR)

VR mode DVD-R/-RW

DVD+R

DVD+RW

Optimizing HDD performance

As you record and edit material on the HDD,

the data on the disk becomes fragmented,

eventually affecting the recorder’s

performance. Before this happens, the

recorder will warn you that it is time to

optimize the HDD (which you can do from

the Disc Setup menu; see Optimize HDD on

page 105).

DVD-RAM

Audio CD

Video CD

Super VCD

WMA/MP3

WMA or MP3 files

DivX

DivX files

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Rear panel connections

OUTPUT 1

INPUT 1/O

UUTTPO ST1ART REC

AC IN

DIGITAL CONTROL

OUT

ANTENNA

COAXIAL

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

AUDIO

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

OUTPUT 2

INPUT 3

AC IN

ANTENNA IN (RF IN)/OUT

Connect to a power outlet using the supplied

power cable after making all other

connections.

Connect your TV antenna to the ANTENNA

IN (RF IN) jack. The signal is passed

through to the ANTENNA OUT jack for

connection to your TV.

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT

A high-quality video output for connecting to

a TV or monitor with a component video

input.

COAXIAL DIGITAL OUT

A digital audio output for connecting to an

AV amp/receiver, Dolby Digital/DTS decoder

or other equipment with coaxial digital input.

OUTPUT1 and 2

Two sets of audio/video outputs (stereo

analog audio; composite and S-video video)

that you can use to connect TVs or monitors.

CONTROL IN

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.

INPUT1/AUTO START REC and INPUT3

Two sets of audio/video inputs (stereo

analog audio; composite and S-video video)

that you can use to connect to satellite

receivers, TVs, VCR or other source

component for recording.

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Front panel connections

USB

DV IN

S-VIDEO VIDEO

AUDIO

(MONO)

INPUT 2

On the front panel a flip-down cover hides

more connections.

USB port (Type B) (DVR-640H-S only)

USB port for connecting a PictBridge-

compatible printer.

USB port (Type A) (DVR-640H-S only)

USB port for connecting a digital camera,

USB memory or other USB device.

10 DV IN (DVR-640H-S/DVR-541H-S only)

A DV input i.LINK connector, suitable for

connecting a DV camcorder.

11 INPUT2

Audio/video input (stereo analog audio;

composite and S-video video), especially

suitable for camcorders, game consoles,

portable audio, etc.

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Connect your TV antenna/cable TV

Easy connections

outlet to the ANTENNA IN (RF IN) jack on

this recorder.

The setup described here is a basic

configuration that allows you to record TV

programs on both this recorder and your

VCR. When watching recordings from this

recorder, set your TV to input 1; switch to

input 2 to watch a video playing in the VCR.

Use an RF antenna cable (one is

supplied) to connect the ANTENNA OUT

jack on this recorder to the antenna input

on your VCR.

• If you are not connecting a VCR in the

chain, connect this recorder directly to

your TV and skip the next step.

Important

Use an RF antenna cable to connect

• This recorder is equipped with copy

protection technology. Do not connect

this recorder to your TV via a VCR (or your

VCR via this recorder) using AV cables,

as the picture from this recorder will not

appear properly on your TV.

the antenna output on your VCR to the

antenna input on your TV.

Connect the AUDIO and VIDEO

OUTPUT jacks (1 or 2) to a set of audio/

video inputs on your TV.

Use the supplied three-pin audio/video

cable. It is color-coded to help you match

them up (red/white for the right/left audio

connections and yellow for video in/outs).

Make sure you match up the left and right

outputs with their corresponding inputs for

correct stereo sound.

• Before making or changing any rear

panel connections, make sure that all

components are switched off and

unplugged from the wall outlet.

Connect your VCR to your TV (A/V IN

A/V

IN 1

A/V

IN 2

2 above) using a set of audio and video

cables.

ANTENNA

• See the following page if you want to use

S-video or component video cables for

the video connection.

ANTENNA

OUT

A/V

OUT

VCR

ANTENNA

IN (RF IN)

OUTPUT

INPUT 1/

ST1ART REC

AC IN

DIGITAL CONTROL

OUT

ANTENNA

COAXIAL

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

AUDIO

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

OUTPUT

INPUT

ANTENNA

OUT

Antenna/cable TV

wall outlet

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2 Connecting using the component

video output

Component video carries the picture as two

separate color signals, plus a luminance

(brightness) signal.

Using other types of video

output

This recorder has standard (composite), S-

video and component video outputs. The

main difference between them is the quality

of the picture. S-video delivers a better

picture than composite video, while

component video gives better picture quality

still. The variety of outputs also gives you the

flexibility of connecting your particular

equipment using the best connection type

available.

See also Component Video Out on page 112

for how to set up the component video

output for use with a progressive scan-

compatible TV.

•

Use a component video cable (not

supplied) to connect the COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT jacks to a component video

input on your TV, monitor (or other

equipment).

COMPONENT

INPUT

S-VIDEO

INPUT

OUTPUT

INPUT 1/

ST1ART REC

AC IN

DIGITAL CONTROL

OUT

ANTENNA

COAXIAL

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

AUDIO

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

OUTPUT

INPUT

Connecting using an S-video

output

S-video carries the picture as separate color

and luminance (brightness) signals.

There are two S-video outputs for connection

to TVs, monitors, VCRs or other equipment.

•

Use an S-video cable (not supplied) to

connect an S-VIDEO OUTPUT (1 or 2) to

an S-video input on your TV, monitor (or

other equipment).

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Connecting to a cable box or

satellite receiver (1)

A/V

IN 1

If you are using a cable box or satellite

ANTENNA

receiver with only a few scrambled channels,

follow the setup on this page . If many or all

A/V

OUT

ANTENNA

OUT

the channels are scrambled, we recommend

using the setup on the following page.

Cable box/

Satellite receiver

ANTENNA

Using the setup on this page you can:

• Record unscrambled channels by

selecting them on this recorder.

ANTENNA

OUT

• Record scrambled channels by selecting

them on the cable box/satellite receiver

and using the Auto Start Recording

feature (see Automatic recording from a

satellite tuner on page 46).

OUTPUT

INPUT 1/

ST1ART REC

AC IN

DIGITAL CONTROL

OUT

ANTENNA

COAXIAL

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO

OUTPUT

VIDEO

AUDIO

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

INPUT

ANTENNA

IN (RF IN)

Antenna/cable TV

wall outlet

• Watch one channel while recording

another.

Connect RF antenna cables as shown.

This enables you to watch and record TV

channels.

Important

• Do not connect this recorder ‘through’

your VCR, satellite receiver or cable box.

Always connect each component

Connect the AUDIO and VIDEO

OUTPUT jacks (1 or 2) on this recorder to

a set of audio/video inputs on your TV

using a set of A/V cables (as supplied).

This enables you to watch the output from

this recorder.

directly to your TV or AV amp/receiver.

Connect the audio/video output of

your cable box/satellite receiver to the

INPUT jacks on this recorder using a set

of A/V cables.

This enables you to record scrambled TV

channels.

Note

1 The diagram shows standard video connections, but you can alternatively use the S-video or component video

connections if they’re available.

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Connect RF antenna cables as shown.

Connecting to a cable box or

satellite receiver (2)

This enables you to watch and record TV

channels.

Connect the AUDIO and VIDEO

If many or all the channels you receive by

cable or satellite are scrambled, we

recommend using this setup.

OUTPUT jacks (1 or 2) on this recorder to

a set of audio/video inputs on your TV

using a set of A/V cables (as supplied).

This enables you to watch discs.

Using the setup on this page you can:

• Record any channel by selecting it on

the cable box/satellite receiver.

Connect the audio/video output of

your cable box/satellite receiver to the

INPUT jacks on this recorder using a set

of A/V cables.

• Record using the Auto Start Recording

feature (see Automatic recording from a

satellite tuner on page 46).

This enables you to record scrambled TV

channels.

Important

• Do not connect this recorder ‘through’

your VCR, satellite receiver or cable box.

Always connect each component

directly to your TV or AV amp/receiver.

ANTENNA

AUDIO/VIDEO

INPUT

ANTENNA

OUT

ANTENNA

IN (RF IN)

OUTPUT

INPUT 1/

ST1ART REC

AC IN

DIGITAL CONTROL

OUT

ANTENNA

S-VIDEO

COAXIAL

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

AUDIO

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

OUTPUT

INPUT

AUDIO/VIDEO

OUTPUT

ANTENNA

OUT

Cable box/

Satellite receiver

ANTENNA

Antenna/cable TV

wall outlet

Note

1 • The setup on this page does not allow you to watch one channel and record another.

• The diagram shows standard video connections, but you can alternatively use the S-video or component video

connections if they’re available.

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Connecting to an AV

amplifier or receiver

ANTENNA

To enjoy multichannel surround sound you

need to connect this recorder to an AV amp/

receiver using the digital coaxial output. In

addition to the digital connection, we

recommend also connecting using the

stereo analog connection.

VIDEO

OUT

AV amp/

receiver

AUDIO/VIDEO

INPUT

DIGITAL IN

COAXIAL

You’ll probably also want to connect a video

output to your AV amp/receiver. Use the

standard (composite) video output (as

shown here), or the S-video or component

video connections.

ANTENNA

IN (RF IN)

OUTPUT

INPUT 1/

ST1ART REC

AC IN

DIGITAL CONTROL

OUT

ANTENNA

COAXIAL

COMPONENT

VIDEO OUT

AUDIO

VIDEO

AUDIO

VIDEO

S-VIDEO

See also Audio Out on page 113 for how to

set up the digital audio output. (Noise may

be output from your speakers if the recorder

is not set up to work with your AV amp/

receiver.)

OUTPUT

NPUN

TENNA

OUT

Antenna/cable TV

wall outlet

Connect RF antenna cables as shown.

This enables you to watch and record TV

Important

channels.

• Do not connect this recorder to your TV

‘through’ your VCR or other component

using A/V cables. Always connect it

directly to your TV.

Connect the AUDIO and VIDEO

OUTPUT jacks (1 or 2) on this recorder to

a set of audio/video inputs on your AV

amp/receiver.

Use an optical digital audio cable (not

supplied) to connect the COAXIAL

DIGITAL OUT jack on this recorder to an

coaxial digital input on your AV amp/

receiver.

This enables you to listen to multichannel

surround sound.

Connect the AV amp/receiver’s video

output to a video input on your TV.

Note

1 If your AV amp/receiver doesn’t have an coaxial digital input, but has a optical type, converter boxes that convert

from coaxial to optical are available at specialist audio dealers.

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Connecting up

Connecting a DV camcorder

Connecting other AV sources

DVR-640H-S/DVR-541H-S only

Connecting a VCR or analog

camcorder

Using the front panel DV IN jack, it is

possible to connect a DV camcorder or video

deck, or DVD-R/-RW recorder and digitally

transfer DV tapes or DVD-R/-RW discs to

DVD-R/-RW.

ꢄ

OPEN/CLOSE

HDD/DVD

ꢃ

ONE

ꢅ

STANDBY/ON

ꢂ

REC

ꢆ

ꢇ

–

COPY

REC

USB

AUDIO

(MONO)

INPUT

DVR-640H-S

AUDIO/VIDEO

OUTPUT

AUDIO/VIDEO

INPUT

(Rear panel)

(Front panel)

Important

• This jack is for connection to DV

equipment only. It is not compatible with

digital satellite receivers or D-VHS video

decks.

Analog camcorder

AUDIO/VIDEO

INPUT

AUDIO/VIDEO

OUTPUT

ꢄ

OPEN/CLOSE

HDD/DVD

ꢃ

VCR

ONE

TOUCH

COPY

ꢅ

STANDBY/ON

STOP

REC

ꢂ

REC

ꢆ

ꢇ

–

USB

DV IN

AUDIO

(MONO)

INPUT

Connect a set of audio and video

DVR-640H-S

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.

OUT

• You can use standard video or S-video

cables for the video connection.

DV camcorder

Connect a set of audio and video

•

Use a DV cable (not supplied) to

outputs of your VCR or camcorder to a

set of inputs on this recorder.

This enables you to record tapes from your

VCR or camcorder.

connect the DV jack of your DV

camcorder/video deck to the front panel

DV IN jack of this recorder.

• You can use standard video or S-video

cables for the video connection.

• The front panel connections make

convenient connections for a camcorder

input.

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WMA/MP3 file storage devices

• Memory card reader (any type of

memory card)

Connecting a USB device

DVR-640H-S only

• USB memory

Using the USB ports on the front of the

recorder you can connect USB devices such

as digital cameras and printers . Please also

see the instructions that came with the

device you want to connect before using.

The Mass Storage Class (MSC) device

should be FAT-compatible. Note that if the

device is partitioned, this recorder may not

recognize it.

Note that although multi-slot card readers

can be used, the recorder will only recognize

the first card inserted. To read another card,

remove all the cards and insert the card to be

read again.

ꢄ

OPEN/CLOSE

HDD/DVD

ꢃ

ONE

ꢅ

STANDBY/ON

ꢂ

REC

ꢆ

ꢇ

–

COPY

REC

USB

AUDIO

(MONO)

INPUT

DVR-640H-S

USB

Type A

Type B

USB

Using a USB printer

Digital Camera

• Use a PictBridge-comaptible printer.

PictBridge-compatible

Printer

Plugging in

Important

• Some USB devices may not work with

this recorder.

After checking all the connections, plug in

the recorder.

• Devices may not work reliably if

connected to this recorder via a USB

hub.

•

Use the supplied power cable to

connect this recorder to a power outlet.

JPEG file storage devices

• Digital still camera

• Memory card reader (any type of

memory card)

• USB memory

The Mass Storage Class (MSC) device

should be FAT-compatible. Note that if the

device is partitioned, this recorder may not

recognize it.

The Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) can be

used to transfer up to about 4000 files.

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Controls and displays

^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

–

USB

DV IN

S-VIDEO VIDEO

AUDIO

(MONO)

INPUT

DVR-640H-S

10 11 12 13 14

Front panel inputs (page 15)

ꢅ STANDBY/ON

Press to switch the recorder on/into standby.

See Front panel connections on page 15 for

more information on these.

Disc tray

10 ꢆ

ꢄ OPEN/CLOSE

Press to start or restart playback.

Press to open/close the disc tray.

11 ꢇ

HDD/DVD indicator

Press to stop playback.

Indicator lights blue when the hard disk

(HDD) is selected; orange when the DVD

drive is selected.

12 CH +/–

Use to change channels, skip chapters/

tracks, etc.

HELP FUNCTION

Press to display the on-screen help.

13 ONE TOUCH COPY (page 81)

Press to start One Touch Copy of the

currently playing title to DVD or the HDD.

HDD/DVD

Press to switch between the hard disk drive

(HDD) and DVD for recording and playback.

14 STOP REC

Press to stop recording.

Front panel display and IR remote

sensor

See Display on page 26 for details.

ꢂ REC

Press to start recording. Press repeatedly to

set the recording time in 30 minute blocks.

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Controls and displays

Remote control

DVD

Press to select the DVD for recording or

playback.

INPUT SELECT (page 46)

STANDBY/ON ONE TOUCH

COPY

OPEN/CLOSE

ꢄ

Press to change the input to use for

recording.

ꢅ

HDD

DVD

INPUT

SELECT

ABC

DEF

MNO

WXYZ

Alphanumeric buttons, + and CLEAR

GHI

PQRS

JKL

Use the number buttons for track/chapter/

title selection; channel selection, and so on.

The same buttons can also be used to enter

names for titles, discs and so on.

TUV

CLEAR

G-CODE

CLEAR

AUDIO

SUBTITLE

ANGLE

PLAY MODE

DISC NAVIGATOR

TOP MENU

Use the + button to enter non-alphanumeric

characters and symbols.

ENTER

HOME

Use CLEAR to clear an entry and start again.

RETURN

HELP

DISPLAY

CH +/– (page 34)

REV SCAN

PLAY

FWD SCAN

Press to change the channel of the built-in

TV tuner.

PAUSE STOP ^OK

BACK CM SKIP

CASE

SELECTION

REC

STEP/SLOW

10 G-Code™ (page 39)

ꢉ

ꢈ

STOP REC REC MODE TIMER REC

Press then use the number buttons to enter

a G-Code programming number for timer

recording.

ꢂ

TV CONTROL

ꢅ

INPUT

SELECT

CHANNEL

VOLUME

G-Code is a trademark of Gemstar

Development Corporation.

The G-Code system is manufactured

under license from Gemstar Development

Corporation.

DVD RECORDER

ONE TOUCH COPY (page 81)

Press to start One Touch Copy of the

11 DVD playback functions

currently playing title to DVD or the HDD.

AUDIO (page 34, 64)

Remote control indicator

Changes the audio language or channel.

(When the recorder is stopped, press to

change the tuner audio.)

Lights when setting up the remote control

for use with a TV (page 131) and when

setting the remote control mode (page 119).

SUBTITLE (page 63)

Displays/changes the subtitles included

in multilingual DVD-Video discs.

ꢅ STANDBY/ON

Press to switch the recorder on/into standby.

ꢄ OPEN/CLOSE

ANGLE (page 65)

Switches camera angles on discs with

multi-angle scenes.

Press to open/close the disc tray.

HDD

Press to select the hard disk (HDD) for

recording or playback.

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12 PLAY MODE (page 60)

Press to display the Play Mode menu (for

features such as search, repeat and

program play).

ꢇ STOP

Press to stop playback.

CM BACK (commercial back)

Press repeatedly to skip progressively

backward through the audio or video

playing.

13 DISC NAVIGATOR (page 58, 67) / TOP

MENU (page 55)

Press to display the Disc Navigator screen,

or the top menu if a DVD-Video or finalized

DVD-R/-RW disc is loaded.

CM SKIP (commercial skip)

Press repeatedly to skip progressively

forward through the audio or video

playing.

14 MENU (page 55)

Press to display the disc menu if a DVD-

Video disc is loaded.

ꢍ PREV / ꢎ NEXT

Press to skip to the previous or next title/

chapter/track/folder; or to display the

previous or next menu page.

15 ꢀ/ꢁ/ꢂ/ꢃ and ENTER

Used to navigate all on-screen displays.

Press ENTER to select the currently

highlighted option.

ꢉ / ꢈ STEP / SLOW (page 60)

During playback, press to start slow-

motion playback; while paused, press to

show the previous or next video frame.

16 HOME MENU

Press to display the Home Menu, from

which you can navigate all the functions of

the recorder.

21 Recording controls (page 35)

ꢂ REC

17 RETURN

Press to start recording. Press

repeatedly to set the recording time in

blocks of 30 mins.

Press to go back one level in the on-screen

menu or display.

18 HELP

ꢀ STOP REC

Press to stop recording.

Press for help on how to use the current GUI

screen.

REC MODE (page 35)

Press repeatedly to change the

recording mode (picture quality).

19 DISPLAY (page 65)

Displays/changes the on-screen information

displays.

TIMER REC (page 37)

Press to start setting a timer recording.

20 Playback controls (page 53)

ꢊ REV SCAN / ꢋ FWD SCAN

(page 59)

Press to start reverse or forward

scanning. Press again to change the

speed.

22 TV CONTROL (page 131)

After setting up, use these controls to

control your TV.

ꢆ PLAY

Press to start playback.

ꢌ PAUSE

Press to pause playback or recording.

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Controls and displays

Display

2 3

ꢆ

Recording quality indicators (page 35)

Lights during playback; blinks when

playback is paused.

Lights when the recording mode is set to

ꢃ

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).

Lights to indicate PM (after midday) for the

clock display.

EP / SEP

Lights when the recording mode is set to

EP (extended play) or SEP (super

extended play).

(page 37)

Lights when a timer recording has been

set. (Indicator blinks if the timer has

been set to DVD but there isn’t a

recordable disc loaded, or the timer has

been set to HDD but the HDD is not

recordable.)

Lights when the recording mode is set to

MN (manual recording level) mode.

Character display

R / RW

Indicates the type of recordable DVD loaded:

DVD-R or DVD-RW.

NTSC

Lights when the video output signal

format is NTSC.

(page 113)

Indicates which channels of a bilingual

broadcast are recorded.

AUTO

Lights when Auto Start Recording has been

set, and during Auto Start Recording.

(page 112)

Lights when the component video output

is set to progressive scan.

10 PL (page 68)

Lights when a VR mode disc is loaded

and the recorder is in Play List mode.

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2 3 (page 119)

Shows the remote control mode (if

nothing is displayed, the remote control

mode is 1).

Lights when an unfinalized Video mode

disc is loaded.

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Getting started

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 Language

Input Line System

Tuner

English

Español

Italiano

Video In/Out

Audio In

Power Save

Help

Português

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

we strongly recommend you use the Setup

Navigator before starting to use the

recorder.

Audio Out

Language

Recording

Playback

Setup Navigator

ENTER

Important

Start the Setup Navigator.

• Some of the Setup Navigator on-screen

displays (OSDs) in this section vary

slightly depending on the country or

region of purchase.

Setting

Complete this setup before you

Line System

start using your recorder.

er Save

Start

Cancel

p Navigator

Please use the Initial Setup if you

want to make more detailed settings.

Switch on your TV and set the video

input to this recorder.

• If you don’t want to use the Setup

Navigator, press ꢁ to select Cancel,

then press ENTER to exit the Setup

Navigator.

STANDBY/ON

ꢅ

Switch on the recorder.

When you switch on for the first time, your

TV should display the Setup Navigator

screen (If the Setup Navigator doesn’t

appear, you can also access it from the

Initial Setup menu; see page 110).

ENTER

Select the ‘Auto Scan’ then

press ENTER.

SAetuttiongChannel Setting

Line System

er Save

AEnugtolisShcan

Do not Set

• Select Do not set if you want to skip

channel setup (because they have

already been set up, for example).

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• You can go back to the previous screen

at anytime in the Setup Navigator by

pressing RETURN.

The recorder takes a short while to set

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

Next to proceed.

SAetuttiongClock Setting

Line System

ENTER

Date

SUN 01

2006

er Save

Time

•

Select your country.

p Navigator

Clock Set CH

SCetotuinngtry Selection

Start

t Line System

er SCaovuentry

Singapore

If the time could not be set

automatically, press RETURN to go back

to the previous screen and select

Manual.

Auto-tuning channels

The Auto Scan option automatically scans

and sets the channel presets.

Tuning

•

Manual clock setting

32/99

If no stations in your area are

broadcasting time signals, you can set

the clock manually.

Cancel

Use the ꢂ/ꢃ buttons to set your

time zone.

You can set this by selecting a city or a

ENTER

Select ‘Auto’ for automatic

time setting, or ‘Manual’ to set the clock

manually.

time relative to GMT.

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SCetloticnkg Setting

Line System

Time Zone

Singapore

er Save

Auto

Manual

p NaSviugmatmorer Time

Off

•

Auto clock setting

Press ꢁthen use the ꢂ/ꢃbuttons to

select ‘On’ or ‘Off’ for summer time,

then press ENTER.

Select On if you are currently using

summer time.

Some TV channels broadcast time

signals together with the program. This

recorder can use these signals to set the

clock automatically.

Set ‘Clock Set CH‘ to the channel

preset number that broadcasts a time

signal, then move the cursor down to

‘Start’ and press ENTER.

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Line System

Time Zone

Singapore

er Save

p NaSviugmatmorer Time

SAetuttiongClock Setting

Line System

Date

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––––

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Time

p Navigator

Clock Set CH

Start

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Set the date (day/month/year) and

time, then press ENTER to make all

the settings.

ENTER

Press to continue after reading

the HDD caution.

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SMetatinnugal Clock Setting

be lost or normal playback/recording may

Line System

not be possible.

Line System

Date

SUN 01

2006

er Save

As recordings might be lost in case of a HDD

failure, we recommend to use the HDD only

Time

p Navigator

Time Zone

as temporary storage media.

p Navigator

Please copy recordings you want to keep

to recordable DVD.

Singapore

Press ENTER to continue.

Summer Time

• Use the ꢀ/ꢁ buttons to change the

ENTER

value in the highlighted field.

Select ‘Finish Setup’ to exit

• Use the ꢂ/ꢃ buttons to move from one

field to another.

the Setup Navigator, or ‘Go Back’ if you

want to start again.

• Press ENTER to finish setting the time.

Setting

Line Syesttuepmis complete!

er SaveEnjoy using your DVD recorder!

Finish Setup

ENTER

p Navigator

Go Back

Select the TV screen type,

‘Wide (16:9)’ or ‘Standard (4:3)’.

That completes basic setup using the Setup

Navigator.

STeVttiSngcreen Size

Line System

• If there are blank channels with no

station, you can set these to skip using

the manual channel setting. See Manual

CH Setting on page 111.

er Save

Wide (16:9)

Standard (4:3)

p Navigator

ENTER

Select whether or not your TV

is compatible with progressive scan

video.

SPetrtoinggressive

Line System

er Save

Compatible

Not Compatible

p Navigator Don't Know

• Note that progressive scan video is only

output through the component video

outputs and only when the video source

is NTSC (see Using other types of video

output on page 17).

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Recording

^CR^hae^pc^teo^{r 5}rding

About DVD recording

Max.

chapters

(per title)

Disc type/rec.

format

Max. titles

(per disc)

This recorder can record to DVD-R, DVD-

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

DL and DVD+R DL media.

DVD-R/-RW

Video mode

DVD-R and DVD-RW discs can be initialized

for Video mode or VR mode recording. Each

has its advantages, and it depends on what

you want to do with the recording which

mode you choose.

DVD-R/-RW/-RAM

VR mode

999

DVD+R/+RW

If you want to edit your recordings in any

significant way, VR mode offers greater

possibilities for cutting, copying, and

changing the way the video is presented.

^*1A maximum of 999 chapters are recordable per disc.

A maximum of 254 chapters are recordable per disc.

Video mode is less flexible when it comes to

editing, but it has the advantage that it is

compatible with standard DVD players

• This recorder cannot play or record

unfinalized Video mode and DVD+R

discs recorded on another recorder.

DVD+RW discs recorded on another

recorder are playable on this recorder

but are not recordable.

(many of which won’t play VR mode discs ).

Once a disc is initialized for a particular

mode, all recording on that disc will be in

that mode.

• The maximum continuous recording

time for one title is eight hours when

using a DVD+R/+RW disc.

DVD+RW discs can be initialized for +VR

mode recording.

• If you delete a title from a DVD+R/+RW

disc, the total number of recordable

titles remaining may not increase.

DVD-RAM discs can be initialized for VR

mode recording.

DVD+R discs do not require initializing.

• Although this recorder can record PAL,

SECAM, NTSC and PAL-60, you can’t mix

multiple TV line systems on one disc. A

disc can contain PAL and SECAM

recordings, or NTSC and PAL-60. See

also Additional information about the TV

system settings on page 119.

Important

The table below shows the maximum

number of titles recordable per disc and the

maximum number of chapters per title:

Note

1 Some DVD players, such as some Pioneer models, are compatible with VR mode discs. Check the operating

instructions for your player for VR mode compatibility information.

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Recording

• If power to the recorder is cut (due to a

power outage, the plug being pulled

from the power outlet, etc.) during

recording, editing, initializing, finalizing

or other operation, some recorded

material on the disc, or the disc itself,

may become unusable. In this case, try

re-initializing the disc (DVD-RW only), or

use a new disc. Pioneer is not

About HDD recording

Recording to the internal hard disk drive

(HDD) is very flexible; you have the full

choice of recording quality options,

including manual mode, and of course you

can record, erase and re-record as many

times as you like.

The capacity of the hard disk drive means

that you can store many hours of video on it,

even using the higher quality recording

modes.

responsible for lost recordings,

damaged discs or other losses in these

cases.

• Fingerprints, dirt and small scratches on

a disc can affect playback and/or

recording performance. Please take

proper care of your discs.

Important

• The maximum number of titles/chapters

per title that can be recorded on the

HDD is 999 and 99 respectively. No more

recording is possible on the HDD after

the maximum number of titles has been

reached.

• See also Disc / content format playback

compatibility on page 7 for detailed disc

compatibility information.

Recording to DVD-R DL/DVD+R DL

• The maximum continuous recording

time for one title is 12 hours.

discs

Recording to DVD-R DL/DVD+R DL discs is

generally the same as recording to regular

single-layer discs; however, please note the

following points:

• It is possible to record both PAL and

NTSC titles on the HDD. Before

recording, you need to make sure that

the Input Line System setting (page 119)

matches the TV line system of the source

you’re recording.

• When the recorder switches from the

first layer to the second during recording

a DVD-R DL (Video mode) disc, a new

title is automatically started on the new

layer.

HDD Video mode compatibility

When recording to the HDD you can choose

to record in one of two formats. Set the

format from the HDD Recording Format

item in the Initial Setup menu (see

page 117).

• Up to 99 titles can be recorded on a DVD-

R DL (Video mode) disc. If the 99th title is

being recorded when the layer is

switched, recording will stop.

• Up to 49 titles can be recorded on a

DVD+R DL disc.

When set to Video Mode On, high-speed

copying from HDD to Video mode DVD-R/-

RW or DVD+R/+RW is possible. When

recording a bilingual broadcast, set which

channel you want to record from the Initial

Setup menu (see Bilingual Recording on

page 113).

• You cannot play, record additional

material to, edit or finalize a DVD-R DL or

DVD+R DL disc that has been recorded

on but not yet finalized on another DVD

recorder.

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Recording

When HDD Recording Format is set to Video

Mode Off, high-speed copying isn’t possible.

However, both channels of bilingual

broadcasts are recorded and you can switch

the audio on playback.

When recording a TV broadcast or through

an external input, you can display copy

control information on screen. (see

Displaying disc information on-screen on

page 65).

CPRM

Recorded audio

CPRM is a copy protection/scrambling

system developed for the recording of ‘copy

once’ broadcast programs. CPRM stands for

Content Protection for Recordable Media.

In all except the LPCM mode, sound is

recorded in two channel Dolby Digital format

(only Dolby Digital 2.0 can be recorded; Dolby

Digital 5.1 recording is not possible). When

set to LPCM, sound is recorded in high

quality, uncompressed Linear PCM format.

This recorder is CPRM compatible, which

means that you can record copy-once

broadcast programs, but you cannot then

make a copy of those recordings. CPRM

recordings can only be made on CPRM-

compatible DVD-R (ver. 2.0 / 8x or higher) or

DVD-RW (ver. 1.1 or higher) discs formatted

in VR mode, DVD-RAM discs or on the HDD.

If the broadcast audio is bilingual and you

are recording to Video mode DVD-R/-RW,

DVD+R/+RW, or to the HDD with the HDD

Recording Format set to Video Mode On, or

on the LPCM setting, use the Bilingual

Recording setting (page 113) to select the A/

L or B/R audio channel to record before

recording starts. In other cases, both

DVD CPRM recordings can only be played

on players that are specifically compatible

with CPRM.

channels of a bilingual broadcast will be

recorded and you can switch on playback.

Recording equipment and

Recording equipment should be used only

for lawful copying and you are advised to

check carefully what is lawful copying in the

country in which you are making a copy.

Copying of copyright material such as films

or music is unlawful unless permitted by a

legal exception or consented to by the

rightowners.

This product incorporates copyright protection

technology that is protected by method claims of

certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property

rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other

rights owners. Use of this copyright protection

technology must be authorized by Macrovision

Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited

viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by

Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or

disassembly is prohibited.

Restrictions on video

recording

You cannot record copy-protected video

using this recorder. Copy-protected video

includes DVD-Video discs and some satellite

broadcasts. If copy-protected material is

encountered during a recording, recording

will pause automatically and an error

message will be displayed on-screen.

Video that is ‘copy-once only’ can only be

recorded to HDD, CPRM-compatible VR

mode DVD-R/-RW (see below), or DVD-RAM.

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• You can also select the language for a

non-NICAM bilingual broadcast.

Using the built-in TV tuner

There are three different ways to select TV

channels. Note that you can’t change the TV

channel during playback, recording or

during recording standby.

A (L)

B (R)

A + B (L+R)

• When watching a recording made from

an external input with Bilingual

recording selected (see External Audio

on page 113), you can switch the audio

channel between left (L), right (R) or both

(L+R).

•

CH +/– buttons

ABC

JKL

DEF

MNO

WXYZ

GHI

PQRS

TUV

CLEAR

L+R

•

Number buttons

For example, to select channel 4, press 4

then ENTER; for channel 34, press 3, 4,

ENTER.

Note

• When recording to the HDD with HDD

Recording Format set to Video Mode On,

to DVD in Video mode, or on the LPCM

setting, only one channel of a bilingual

broadcast is recorded. In this case,

decide which language you want to

record before recording by setting the

Bilingual Recording setting (see

• CH +/– buttons on the front panel

Changing audio channels

You can change the audio channel of the

broadcast or external input signal.

AUDIO

•

Press to change the audio type.

The current audio channel is displayed on-

Bilingual Recording on page 113).

screen.

• If the NICAM audio setting (see NICAM

Select on page 112) is set to NICAM and

you are watching a NICAM broadcast,

you can switch between NICAM and

Regular (non-NICAM) audio.

NICAM

Regular

• If the NICAM broadcast is bilingual, you

can also select the language.

NICAM A

Regular

NICAM B

NICAM A+B

Note

1 Channel presets are numbered 1 to 99.

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Recording

• SLP (Super Long Play) – Lower quality

than EP, but gives about eight hours of

recording time on a DVD disc.

Setting the picture quality/

recording time

• SEP (Super Extended Play) – Lowest

video quality but gives about ten hours of

recording time on a DVD disc.

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

HDD

• MN1 to MN32 / LPCM – Manual /

Linear PCM (available only when manual

recording is on)

Before starting a recording, you will usually

want to set the picture quality/recording

time. There are six standard settings

available, which allow you to choose a

balance between picture quality and

recording time.

The setting is indicated in the front panel

display, and shown on-screen together with

the recording time for a blank recordable

disc. If a recordable disc is loaded, the

approximate remaining recording time for

that disc is also shown. (Note that if the On

Screen Display setting (see On Screen

Display on page 118) is Off then this

information is not displayed.)

When Manual Recording is set to On (see

Manual Recording on page 116), a further

option will be available (MN1 to MN32 or

LPCM, depending on what you set).

When recording to DVD+R/+RW, SLP is the

longest recording time available. If you

select SEP or MN1 to MN3, the recording

mode will automatically revert to SLP.

Basic recording from the TV

REC MODE

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

•

Press repeatedly to select the

recording quality.

Basic recording from the TV involves just

setting the channel to record, choosing

whether to record to the HDD or a DVD and

selecting the recording quality.

• XP – High quality setting, gives about

one hour of recording time on a DVD

disc.

• SP (Standard Play) – Default quality,

used for most applications, gives about

two hours of recording time on a DVD.

HDD

DVD

Select the HDD or

DVD for recording.

• If you’re recording to DVD, load a

recordable disc (if you load a new blank

DVD-RW or DVD+RW disc, the recorder

takes a short while to initialize the disc).

• LP (Long Play) – Lower video quality than

SP, but doubles the recording time on a

DVD to about four hours.

• EP (Extended Play) – Lower quality than

LP, but gives about six hours of

recording time on a DVD disc.

• If you want to record a VR mode DVD-R

or a Video mode DVD-RW, you must

initialize it before proceeding (see

Initializing recordable DVD discs on

page 52).

Note

1 Audio is recorded in 16-bit Linear PCM format, video is recorded at XP quality. When recording a bilingual broad-

cast, select which audio channel to record (see Bilingual Recording on page 113).

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REC

ꢂ

Start recording.

If you want to set a recording end time, press

the ꢂ REC button repeatedly. The recording

time increases in 30 minute increments, up

to a maximum of six hours. The time the

recording will end is shown on-screen and in

the front panel display. When the recording

ends, the recorder automatically switches

into standby if no other operation is being

performed.

Select a TV channel to record.

The front panel display shows the channel

number:

Channel preset

• While the recorder is stopped, you can

also use the number buttons on the

remote to select the channel. (For

channel 24, press 2, 4 then ENTER)

• To cancel the set recording time, press

ꢂ REC.

• If you want to pause recording at any

• If the recorder is stopped, you can also

use the CH +/– buttons on the front

panel to select the channel number.

time , press ꢌ PAUSE. Press again to

restart the recording (If recording to the

HDD, DVD-RAM or in VR mode, a new

chapter is started after recording

restarts).

REC MODE

Set the picture quality/recording

time.

STOP REC

• See Setting the picture quality/recording

time on page 35 for detailed instructions.

Press to stop recording.

• If you set the recording time in the

previous step, you can still stop the

recording anytime by pressing ^ꢀSTOP

REC.

AUDIO

Select the audio channel to

record.

See Changing audio channels on page 34 for

more on copying times.

therefore not possible to copy a locked title

that is copy-once protected).

You can identify copy-once protected

material during playback by displaying disc

information on-screen. If the current title is

copy-once protected, an exclamation mark

( ! ) is shown.

If you want to save disc space you can copy

video at a lower recording quality (for

example, an XP recording on the HDD

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

is always done in real-time.

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• High-speed copying is used when

copying from the HDD to DVD. Playback

continues while copying.

Recording equipment should be used only

for lawful copying and you are advised to

check carefully what is lawful copying in the

country in which you are making a copy.

Copying of copyright material such as films

or music is unlawful unless permitted by a

legal exception or consented to by the

rightowners.

• Real-time copying is used when copying

from DVD to the HDD. Playback restarts

from the beginning of the title.

Canceling One Touch Copy

You can cancel a One Touch Copy once it’s

started.

One Touch Copy

ONE TOUCH

COPY

•

Press and hold for more than a

* See also Copyright above.

second.

Copying is canceled and the video already

copied is erased.

The One Touch Copy feature copies the

currently playing or selected (in the Disc

Navigator) HDD title to DVD, or DVD title to

HDD. The whole title is copied, regardless of

where in the title you start the copy.

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

the space available for recording does

not return to the pre-copy figure.

HDD to DVD copies are made in the same

recording mode. When copying DVD to

HDD, the copy is made in whatever

recording mode is currently set.

Notes on copying using One Touch

Copy

Make sure that a recordable DVD disc is

loaded when trying to copy from the HDD.

Copying to DVD

• Title name, chapter markers, as well as

thumbnail picture markers for the Disc

Navigator, are also copied. However, if

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

DVD+R/+RW, only the first 40

REC MODE

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 81.

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

HDD or DVD titles that you want to copy.

When copying HDD titles to DVD, you can,

however, edit the titles in your copy list,

erasing chapters you don’t need, or re-

naming titles, for example. Edits you make to

titles in the Copy List do not affect the actual

video content; only the ‘virtual’ content of the

Copy List. So you can freely erase and modify

anything in your Copy List safe in the

knowledge that the actual content is not

being altered.

• When HDD Recording Format is set to

Video Mode Off, titles recorded in LP/

MN9 to MN15 modes cannot be high-

speed copied to a Video mode disc.

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

DVD-RAM.

• Recordings of bilingual broadcasts

cannot be high-speed copied to a Video

mode DVD. Please use a VR mode DVD-

R/-RW or DVD-RAM.

• Titles over 8 hours cannot be copied to

single-layer DVD+R/+RW discs using

One Touch Copy. Use DVD+R DL discs

for titles over 8 hours.

Copying from HDD to DVD

Important

• Titles recorded in MN1 to MN6, SEP, SLP

or EP mode cannot be copied to DVD+R/

+RW using One Touch Copy.

• The recorder can only store one Copy List

at a time.

• The Copy List is erased if the Input Line

System setting is changed (see

Additional information about the TV

system settings on page 119).

Copying to the HDD

• The maximum title length for copying is

12 hours.

• Title name and chapter markers are also

copied, except when copying from a

finalized Video mode disc.

• Resetting the recorder to its factory

settings (see Resetting the recorder on

page 138) will erase the Copy List.

• Thumbnail picture markers and chapter

markers for the Disc Navigator are

copied, but their position in the copy

may be slightly changed from the

original.

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

ENTER

Select ‘Copy’ from the Home

Add titles to the Copy List

Menu.

(highlight a title and press ENTER to add).

Title

Copy

Select Title

HDD DVD (Video mode)

1 > 2 > 3

ENTER

Select ‘HDD ꢄ DVD’.

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

Return

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

skip to step 5 below.

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HDD DVD

DVD/CD HDD

Disc Back-up

DV Record

20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SP

20:00

1h00m(2.0G)

Pr 2

Free1

Copy List Total

0.0G

4.3G

Current DVD Remain

Titles you’ve added to the Copy List are

highlighted in pink.

If there is already a Copy List stored

There are some restrictions on titles that can

be added to the Copy List if you are copying

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

in the recorder, choose whether to

‘Create New Copy List’ or ‘Continue

Using Previous Copy List’.

• When adding titles that contain copy-

once protected material, the copy-once

parts will not be added.

Continue Using Previous Copy List

Create New Copy List

• When adding titles that contain material

of more than one aspect ratio (screen

size), each part with a different aspect

ratio will be added as a separate title if

high-speed copying is possible.

• If you select Continue Using Previous

Copy List, skip to step 10 below.

Depending on the title , high-speed copying

• Selecting Create New Copy List will

erase any Copy List already stored in the

recorder.

may not be possible to a Video mode disc.

Note

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

(Video Mode On).

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

• Bilingual recordings.

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

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Copying and backup

Press ꢃ to display the command

• Title Name – Name or rename a title in

the Copy List (see Title Name on

page 71).

menu panel.

The Command Menu panel

• Erase Section – Erase part of a title (see

Erase Section on page 73).

Title

Copy

Select Title

HDD DVD (Video mode)

1 > 2 > 3

• Move – Change the order of titles in the

Copy List (see Move on page 77).

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

Return

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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 74).

20:00

1h00m(2.0G)

Pr 2

Free1

Copy List Total

4.3G

Current DVD Remain

• Combine – Combine two titles in the

Copy List into one (see Combine on

page 77).

Select ‘Next’ to move on to the Title

Edit screen.

• Chapter Edit – Edit chapters within a

Copy List title (see Chapter Edit on

page 74):

• Divide – Divide a chapter into two.

• Erase/Move – Erase a chapter/

Change the chapter order.

• Combine – Combine two chapters

into one.

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 72).

Copy List Total

4.3G

Current DVD Remain

To edit a title, highlight it using the

ꢀ/ꢁ buttons, then press ENTER.

• Recording Mode – Set the picture

quality of the copy (see Recording Mode

on page 87).

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 87).

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 70).

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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

20:00 Wed29/03 Pr 2 SP

1h00m(2.0G)

Copy List Total

Current DVD Remain

4.3G

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 87).

• Select Input Disc Name if you want to

change the disc name. Input a name of

up to 64 characters for a VR mode disc or

40 characters for a Video mode disc or

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

similar to that of naming titles; see Title

Name on page 71.)

• Select Finalize if you want to

automatically finalize a Video mode DVD

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 81).

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 138).

• Erase – Erase individual titles from the

Copy List (see Erase on page 70).

• Move – Change the order of titles in the

Copy List (see Move on page 77).

• Preview – Check the content of a title in

the Copy List.

• Cancel – Exit the menu.

• It may not be possible to copy from a

DVD disc that was recorded on a

different DVD recorder or a PC.

Repeat this step for as many titles you have

that need editing.

HOME

ENTER

Select ‘Next’ from the

Select ‘Copy’ from the Home

command menu panel to proceed to the

copy options screen.

Menu.

• Select Recording Mode if you want to

change the recording quality (see

Recording Mode below).

ENTER

Select ‘DVD/CD ꢄ HDD’.

ENTER

Select ‘Start Copy’ to start

Select a Copy List type.

copying.

• Selecting Create New Copy List will

erase any Copy List already stored in the

recorder.

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Recording Mode

Bilingual

ENTER

Select ‘Recording Mode’ from

Select the title containing the

the command menu panel.

audio you want to change.

ENTER

Select a recording mode for

Select ‘Bilingual’ from the

the copy.

command menu panel.

• High-Speed Copy – The Copy List is

copied at the same recording quality as

the original.

ENTER

Select a bilingual audio

option.

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

List is copied at the specified recording

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

at a higher quality setting than the

original, the copy will not be better

quality than the original.)

If you select MN above, you can also

change the level setting (MN1 to MN32

or LPCM) from the Recording Quality box

that appears.

2,4

• Optimized – The recording quality is

automatically adjusted so that the Copy

List fits on to the space available on the

disc. Copying is carried out in real-time.

When you change the recording mode

setting, you can see how much disc space it

will require. If this is more than is available,

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

start copying. In this case, either change the

recording quality, or press RETURN to go

back to the Copy List screen and erase one

or more titles from the Copy List.

Note

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

the same position as the original.

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

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

regular intervals, according to the Auto Chapter setting (see also Auto Chapter (Video)) and Auto Chapter

(DVD+R/+RW) on page 117.

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

4 Optimized mode only available when copying to DVD.

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Copying and backup

Load the disc you want to make a

Using disc backup

backup of.

You can only make backup copies of

finalized Video mode discs, finalized DVD+R

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

DVD+R DL discs).

* See also Copyright on page 81.

This feature offers a simple way to make a

backup copy of a finalized Video mode disc

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

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

Cancel

Start

Select ‘Copy’, then ‘Disc backup’

from the Home Menu.

ENTER

Select ‘Start’.

Select a backup option.

Disc Back-up

Read from disc and save to HDD.

Start reading?

Start new disc back-up

Resume writing date

Erase back-up date

Cancel

Start

• To see the progress of the backup, press

DISPLAY.

There are three backup options:

• Start new disc backup – Start making a

backup of a disc.

• You can cancel the backup process by

pressing ONE TOUCH COPY for more

than one second.

• Resume writing data – Record the

backup data already on the HDD to a

recordable DVD.

When the data has been copied, take

out the disc and load a blank* recordable

DVD.

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

disc doesn’t have to be blank, although the

previous contents of the disc will be erased in

the backup process.

• Erase backup data – Erase the backup

data on the HDD.

Disc Back-up

Disc content saved to Hard Disk Drive.

Please eject the disc and load a

recordable disc

Cancel

Start

Note

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

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

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

backup.

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 52.)

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Using the Jukebox

Chapter 9

Using the Jukebox

The Jukebox feature allows you to use the

recorder’s HDD to store and playback music

Important

from up to 999 of your CDs. You can also

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

RW/-ROM or a USB device. Once on the

HDD, you can name albums, assign them a

genre, and set tracks that you don’t want to

play to Jump.

• While copying CD audio, no other

recorder operation is possible.

• When copying CD audio, scheduled

timer recordings will not start until

copying is complete.

• Copy protected CDs may not copy

successfully.

Copying music to the HDD

Load the CD you want to copy to the

HDD.

The first step is to copy some music to the

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

WMA and MP3 files are copied at high

speed. All tracks are copied from each CD

as an album.

HOME

Select ‘Copy’ from the Home

Menu.

WMA/MP3 album and track names are

copied along with the audio. CD album and

track names are not copied, but you can add

these later (see Editing Jukebox albums on

page 92).

ENTER

Select ‘DVD/CD to HDD’.

On pressing ENTER all tracks (or files) on the

CD are copied to the HDD.

• You can also start copying by starting

playback of the CD (including program

play) and then pressing ONE TOUCH

COPY.

Usually, the tracks are copied to the HDD in

the order they appear on the CD. When

copying CD audio, you can copy them in

some other order using the program play

mode. See Program play on page 62 for how

to do this.

• To cancel copying an audio CD, press

and hold ONE TOUCH COPY for more

than one second.

Note that once copied to the HDD, audio

tracks cannot be copied to a recordable DVD

disc.

• To cancel copying a WMA/MP3 disc,

press ENTER.

• If the CD loaded contains both CD audio

tracks and WMA/MP3 files, the part

currently selected will play.

Note

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

Dolby Digital.

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Using the Jukebox

Copying files from a USB

device to the HDD

ENTER

Select a Jukebox option.

• Listen to Music/Edit – Listen to CDs

DVR-640H-S only

that have been copied to the HDD.

You can copy WMA or MP3 files from a

connected USB device, such as a USB drive,

to the HDD.

• Listen to Music (WMA/MP3)/Edit –

Listen to WMA or MP3 files that have

been stored on the HDD.

• Listen to Music from USB Device –

Listen to music from an external USB

device.

Connect the USB device.

HOME

Select ‘Jukebox’ from the Home

ENTER

Menu.

Select what you want to play.

The screen below shows CD albums stored

on the HDD:

ENTER

Select ‘Listen to Music from

USB Device’.

Album name

Jukebox

10Albums

ENTER

Album1

Album2

ALL

Play

Erase

Edit

Select ‘Copy Album’ from the

By number

Album3

Album4

Album5

Album6

Album7

command menu panel.

Play Mode

All Genres

Genre Name

ENTER

10 Album8

Select ‘Yes’ to confirm or ‘No’

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to cancel.

Remain

60h30m

The selected folder on the USB device will be

copied to the HDD.

Info for selected album

Playback status

• Up to 99 folders/999 files on the USB

device are copyable/displayable.

• If you select a whole album to play, all

tracks that are not set to Jump will play.

• If you want to start playback from a

selected track in an album, or play a

track that is set to Jump, press ꢃ 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

SUBTITLE or

ANGLE to

change the page.

HOME

Select ‘Jukebox’ from the Home

Menu.

Note

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

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Changing the album view

Editing Jukebox albums

A number of commands are available for

editing and changing the playback

behaviour of albums.

From the album list, display

the view options menu panel.

HOME

ENTER

Select ‘Jukebox’ from the Home

Select a view option.

Menu.

Jukebox

10Albums

12/1

Album1

ENTER

ALL

Play

Sort order

By number Album2

Erase

Edit

By number

New First

Select ‘Listen to Music/Edit’ or

By favorite

Album3

Album4

Album5

Album6

Album7

Album8

By album

Genre

Play Mode

‘Listen to Music (WMA/MP3)/Edit’.

All Genres

Cancel

Genre Name

ENTER

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Select what you want to edit.

Remain

60h30m

ENTER

• Sort order

Select an edit function from

By number – Albums are listed by the

album number.

the command menu panel.

• Erase – Erase the selected track (if all

tracks in an album are selected, the

whole album is erased).

By favorite – Most often listened to

music appears at the top of the list.

By album – Albums are listed

alphabetically.

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

64 characters for the album. See page

Title Name on page 71 for how to enter

names.

• Genre

Jukebox

10Albums

• Edit > Set Genre – Set or change the

genre for the album.

12/1

Album1

Play

Erase

Edit

ALL

Sort order

New First

All Genres Album2

No Category

By number

Album3

Album4

Album5

Album6

Album7

Album8

Best

Rock

Pop

• Edit > Jump Set – Set a track to jump

Genre

Play Mode

All Genres

so that it doesn't play (choose this

command again to cancel the Jump

setting).

Jazz

Genre Name

Classical

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• Play Mode – Change the playback order

Remain

60h30m

for albums and tracks.

All Genres – All albums are displayed.

• Genre Name – Enter a name of up to 12

characters for a genre. See page Title

Name on page 71 for how to enter

names.

Genre – Only albums in the selected

genre are displayed.

Note

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

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The PhotoViewer (DVR-640H-S)

Chapter 10

The PhotoViewer

(DVR-640H-S)

From the PhotoViewer you can view JPEG

photos and picture files stored on the HDD,

recordable DVD or CD-R/-RW/-ROM, or on a

• View photos on a USB device – View

photos on a digital camera (or other USB

device) connected to the USB port.

USB-equipped digital camera. You can also

• Copy photos from a USB device – Copy

all photos on a connected USB device to

the HDD.

import files and save them to the recorder’s

HDD or a DVD-R/-RW disc.

ENTER

Locating JPEG picture files

Select the folder containing

the files you want to view, copy or edit.

HOME

Currently selected

folder in folder list

Currently selected File information

thumbnail

Select ‘PhotoViewer’ from the

PhotoViewer

HDD

Home Menu.

File

Chair No.

Date/Time

10:00 24/01/2006

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

Select the location of the files

you want to view or edit.

Press ENTER to display the menu.

Press RETURN to go back to folder selection.

View/Edit photos on the HDD

1/2

1/3

View photos on

CD/DVD

Pages in

Incompatible/

unknown file

Pages in

file view

View photos on

USB device

a USB device

folder list

Copy photos from

• If you encounter a disc that will not play,

check that the disc and file formats are

compatible with this recorder (see JPEG

file compatibility on page 11 and PC-

created disc compatibility on page 12).

• View/Edit photos on the HDD – View

or edit photos already stored on the

recorder’s HDD.

• View photos on a CD/DVD – View

photos on a Fujicolor CD, CD-ROM, CD-

R/-RW, or DVD-R/-RW.

Note

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

USB camera it is still possible to view them all using the Reload function ( see Reloading files from a disc or USB

device on page 94).

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• Depending on the aspect ratio, some

pictures may be displayed with black

bars top and bottom, or left and right.

Playing a slideshow

• Large picture files may take a few

seconds to display. This is normal.

ENTER

list.

Select a folder from the folder

• During playback of the slideshow you

can listen to WMA/MP3 files in the

Slideshow genre (see Editing Jukebox

albums on page 92)

The first nine images from the selected

folder are displayed as thumbnails in the

main part of the screen.

STOP

• The larger the file size, the longer it takes

the recorder to load the file.

Press to return to the thumbnail

view area.

• You can also use the RETURN button.

• To start the slideshow from the first file in

the folder, skip to step 4 after pressing

ENTER.

RETURN

Press to return to the folder view

ENTER

area.

Select ‘File Selection’ from the

• Withtheleftmostthumbnailhighlighted,

you can use the ꢂ button.

• To exit the PhotoViewer, press HOME

MENU.

menu.

The first thumbnail image is highlighted.

• You can also select a folder, then press

ꢃ to get to the thumbnail view area.

• To get back to the folder list, press

RETURN (or ꢂ when the leftmost

thumbnail is highlighted).

Reloading files from a disc or USB

device

If you have a disc with more than 1000 files

and/or 100 folders, you can still view all the

images using the reload function.

Select a thumbnail.

• Use the ꢍ PREV and ꢎ NEXT

buttons to display the previous/next

page of thumbnails.

Navigate to the last entry in

the folder list (‘Read next: ...’).

ENTER

Load the next batch of up to 999

Select ‘Start Slideshow’ from

files/99 folders from the disc or

connected USB device.

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

the menu.

• You can also select a file or folder then

press ꢆ PLAY to start playing the

slideshow.

to load in the images.

• Use ꢍPREV / ꢎNEXT to display the

previous/next picture, or ꢌ PAUSE to

pause the slideshow.

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Zooming an image

Importing files to the HDD

During a slideshow you can zoom in to

enlarge a portion of the picture by a factor of

two or four. You can also move the area of

the picture displayed.

You can import files and save them on to the

HDD from a CD, DVD or a connected USB

camera. Once on the HDD you can edit and

organize your pictures and print them out if

you’ve connected a PictBridge-compatible

printer.

ENTER

Press during the slideshow to

zoom the picture.

Repeated presses cycle between zoom off,

2x zoom and 4x zoom. The zoom factor is

displayed on-screen.

ENTER

Select the location of folders/

files you want to import.

To import a whole folder, press ENTER here

and skip to step 4 below.

Use to move the zoomed

area.

• To import multiple folders, use the Multi-

Mode; see Selecting multiple files or

folders on page 96.

Rotating an image

You can rotate the displayed picture during a

slideshow so you can always view pictures

the right way up, whichever way they were

taken.

ENTER

Select ‘File Selection’ from the

menu.

ANGLE

Select a file to import, then press

•

Press during the slideshow to

ENTER.

rotate the displayed picture clockwise by

90º.

Press repeatedly to continue rotating the

• To import multiple folders, use the Multi-

Mode; see Selecting multiple files or

folders on page 96.

picture in increments of 90º.

Note

1 You can press HOME MENU to exit the PhotoViewer screen while the recorder is reloading images. (If you enter

the PhotoViewer again, it will resume reloading if from a CD or DVD.)

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

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ENTER

Select ‘Copy to HDD’ from the

Select ‘Multi-Mode’ from the

menu.

PhotoViewer

Chair No.

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12/13 WED

CD/DVD

HDD

File

Folder

Date/Time

10:00 24/01/2006

Size

1920 1440

Start Slideshow

Copy all to HDD

File selection

001. 12/12 TUE

002. 12/13 WED

003. 12/14 THU

004. 12/15 FRI

005. 12/16 SAT

006. 12/17 SUN

007. 12/18 MON

008. 12/19 TUE

001. 12/12 TUE

Start Slideshow

002. 12/13 WED

003. 12/14 THU

004. 12/15 FRI

005. 12/16 SAT

006. 12/17 SUN

007. 12/18 MON

008. 12/19 TUE

Copy to HDD

New Folder

Folder Options

Multi-Mode

Copy to DVD

Multi-Mode

Cancel

Press ENTER to display the menu.

Press RETURN to go back to folder selection.

Use [ꢆ][ꢇ] to select, then press [ꢄ] to

select file. Press ENTER to display menu.

1/2

1/3

1/2

1/3

ENTER

Select ‘Yes’ to confirm and

To add a file/folder to the list,

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

cancel.

• The files will be copied to the HDD with

select it, then choose ‘Select’ from the

menu.

A checkbox mark (ꢅ) is shown by the item

you selected.

the same folder structure as the original.

• Importing to the HDD will not work if

there is insufficient space on the HDD,

or if there are already the maximum

number of files and/or folders on the

HDD (999 folders/999 files per folder).

• You can also select a file or folder and

press ꢇ STOP to add it to the list.

• To remove a file/folder from the list,

select Cancel Selection from the menu.

PhotoViewer

Chair No.

HDD

Multi-Mode

File

Selecting multiple files or folders

The Multi-Mode allows you to select multiple

folders/files at once for importing or editing.

Date/Time

10:00 24/01/2006

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

Select the folder containing

Press STOP or ENTER to display the menu

and cancel selection.

1/2

1/3

the files you want to import.

ENTER

Display the command menu.

Select the command you want

ENTER

to apply to all the selected items.

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however that you may need to finalize the

disc before it will play on another DVD player

(copying selected files doesn’t automatically

finalize the disc).

Importing files from a USB

device

Use this feature to copy all the files on a

connected USB device to this recorder’s

HDD.

Important

• A maximum of 99 titles can be recorded.

• Slideshows can contain up to 99 files. If

there are more files than this in the

slideshow, multiple slideshows are

created on the disc.

Important

• After backing up the pictures on your

USB device to HDD, we recommend

verifying that they have been recorded

properly before deleting anything from

the camera.

• If you erase a slideshow title from a DVD

the slideshow will become unplayable

but the free space will not increase.

Load a blank (or unfinalized Video

ENTER

mode) DVD-R or DVD-RW disc.

Select ‘Copy photos from a

USB device’ from the main PhotoViewer

menu.

ENTER

Select ‘View/Edit Photos on

the HDD’ from the menu.

ENTER

Select ‘Yes’ to confirm or ‘No’

to cancel.

ENTER

• While the files are being imported, any

timer programs set to start will not

begin, and no other operation is

possible.

Select the file(s) or folder(s)

you want to copy.

• Copying a folder will copy all the files

contained in it.

• To copy multiple folders, use the Multi-

Mode; see Selecting multiple files or

folders on page 96.

Copying selected files to a

DVD-R/-RW

ENTER

Select ‘Copy to DVD’ from the

This feature allows you just to copy some of

the files stored on HDD to a DVD.

menu.

A slideshow of the files is also recorded on

the disc as a Video mode title, making it

possible to view the photos on other DVD

players/recorders that may not be

ENTER

Select ‘Yes’ to confirm or ‘No’

to cancel.

compatible with JPEG file playback. Note

• Folder names on the disc will be

number PIONR. File names will be

PHOT number.

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• Note that during copying, any timer

programs set to start will not begin, and

no other operation is possible.

Erasing a file or folder

ENTER

• While ‘Cancel’ is displayed, you can

press ENTER to cancel.

Select the file(s) or folder(s)

you want to erase.

• To erase multiple folders, use the Multi-

Mode; see Selecting multiple files or

folders on page 96.

Editing files on the HDD

• Erasing a folder will erase all the files

contained in it. Please be careful!

There are a number of commands you can

use to edit and organize your pictures stored

on the HDD.

• You can’t erase files that have been

locked.

• Folders containing locked files can’t be

erased. Unlocked files in the folder,

however, will be erased.

Creating a new folder

ENTER

From the folder list, display the

menu.

ENTER

Select ‘File Options’ or ‘Folder

Options’.

ENTER

Select ‘New Folder’.

PhotoViewer

Chair No.

HDD

The folder appears at the bottom of the folder

File

list with the name F_number.

Date/Time

10:00 24/01/2006

Size

1920 1440

Start Slideshow

File Options

001. 12/12 TUE

002. 12/13 WED

003. 12/14 THU

004. 12/15 FRI

005. 12/16 SAT

006. 12/17 SUN

007. 12/18 MON

008. 12/19 TUE

PhotoViewer

12/13 WED

HDD

Copy to DVD

Folder

Multi-Mode

File selection

001. 12/12 TUE

002. 12/13 WED

003. 12/14 THU

004. 12/15 FRI

005. 12/16 SAT

006. 12/17 SUN

007. 12/18 MON

008. 12/19 TUE

Cancel

Start Slideshow

New Folder

Press ENTER to display the menu.

Press RETURN to go back to folder selection.

Folder Options

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Copy to DVD

Multi-Mode

Cancel

Use [ꢆ][ꢇ] to select, then press [ꢄ] to

select file. Press ENTER to display menu.

ENTER

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1/3

Select ‘Erase’ or ‘Erase Folder’.

• There can be up to 999 folders on the

HDD.

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File

Date/Time

10:00 24/01/2006

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

Start Slideshow

Erase

File Options

Copy

Rename File

Copy to DVD

Lock

Multi-Mode

Cancel

Press ENTER to display the menu.

Press RETURN to go back to folder selection.

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ENTER

Select ‘Yes’ to confirm, or ‘No’

to cancel.

• You can also erase a file or folder by

pressing CLEAR when the file or folder is

highlighted. Press ENTER to confirm.

• Copying to the HDD will not work if there

is insufficient space on the HDD; if there

are already the maximum number of

files and/or folders on the HDD.

Copying files

Naming files and folders

ENTER

Select the file or folder you want to

Select the file(s) or folder(s)

rename.

you want to copy.

• Copying a folder will copy all the files

You can’t rename files that have been

locked.

contained in it.

Select ‘File Options’ or ‘Folder

• To copy multiple folders, use the Multi-

Mode; see Selecting multiple files or

folders on page 96.

Options’.

Select ‘Rename File’ or ‘Rename

Folder’.

ENTER

PhotoViewer

Chair No.

HDD

Select ‘File Options’ or ‘Folder

Select ‘Copy’ or ‘Copy Folder

File

Date/Time

10:00 24/01/2006

Size

1920 1440

Options’.

Start Slideshow

Erase

File Options

Copy

Rename Fil

Copy to DVD

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

Lock

Multi-Mode

Contents’.

Cancel

Press ENTER to display the menu.

Press RETURN to go back to folder selection.

1/2

1/3

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File

Date/Time

24/01/2006 10:00AM

Size

1920 1440

Enter a new name for the file/folder.

Start Slideshow

Erase

File Options

Copy

Rename Fil

Copy to DVD

001. 12/12 TUE

002. 12/13 WED

003. 12/14 THU

004. 12/15 FRI

005. 12/16 SAT

006. 12/17 SUN

007. 12/18 MON

008. 12/19 TUE

Filenames or Foldernames can be up to 64

characters long.

Lock

Multi-Mode

See Using the remote key shortcuts to input

a name on page 71 for how to enter a name.

Cancel

Press ENTER to display the menu.

Press RETURN to go back to folder selection.

1/2

1/3

Locking/Unlocking files

Locking files will protect them from

accidental erasure and prevent them from

being renamed.

ENTER

Select a folder to copy the

folder(s)/file(s) to.

Use the same process to both lock and

unlock files. Locked files are displayed in the

PhotoViewer with a padlock icon.

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• To print multiple folders, use the Multi-

Mode; see Selecting multiple files or

folders on page 96.

ENTER

Select the file(s) you want to

lock (or unlock).

• To lock/unlock multiple folders, use the

Multi-Mode; see Selecting multiple files

or folders on page 96.

ENTER

Select ‘Print’ from the menu.

PhotoViewer

Chair No.

HDD

File

ENTER

Date/Time

10:00 24/01/2006

Size

1920 1440

Select ‘File Options’ or ‘Folder

Select ‘Lock’ or ‘Lock Folder

Start Slideshow

File Options

001. 12/12 TUE

002. 12/13 WED

003. 12/14 THU

004. 12/15 FRI

005. 12/16 SAT

006. 12/17 SUN

007. 12/18 MON

008. 12/19 TUE

Options’.

Copy to DVD

Multi-Mode

ENTER

Cancel

Press ENTER to display the menu.

Press RETURN to go back to folder selection.

Contents’.

1/2

1/3

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HDD

It takes a moment for the recorder to

File

communicate with the printer. During this

time you can press ENTER to cancel the

print.

Date/Time

10:00 24/01/2006

Size

1920 1440

Start Slideshow

Erase

File Options

Copy

Rename Fil

Copy to DVD

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

Lock

Multi-Mode

ENTER

Cancel

Select ‘Start’ to confirm, or

Press ENTER to display the menu.

Press RETURN to go back to folder selection.

1/2

1/3

‘Cancel’ to cancel.

• Once printing has started, you can

cancel by pressing ENTER.

Locked files are shown with a padlock icon

next to them.

Printing files

Tip

• Paper size and layout can be set; the

options available depend on your

printer—check the printer manual for

details.

Connecting a PictBridge-compatible printer

to the USB port will enable you to print out

picture files stored on the HDD, or directly

from a digital camera.

• If the message Searching for printer.

Please wait a moment continues to be

displayed, try disconnecting then

reconnecting the USB cable.

Make sure that the printer (and your digital

camera if you are using that as a source) is

connected to the recorder before starting.

• This recorder may not work correctly

with all printers.

ENTER

Select the file(s) you want to

print.

Note

1 Picture files should be standard DCF format. Non-standard files may not print properly.

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The PhotoViewer (DVR-541H-S/DVR-340H-S)

Chapter 11

The PhotoViewer

(DVR-541H-S/DVR-340H-S)

From the PhotoViewer you can view JPEG

Playing a slideshow

photos and picture files stored on a CD-R/-

RW/-ROM.

ENTER

Select a folder from the folder

Locating JPEG picture files

list.

The first nine images from the selected

folder are displayed as thumbnails in the

main part of the screen.

HOME

• The larger the file size, the longer it takes

the recorder to load the file.

Select ‘PhotoViewer’ from the

Home Menu.

The first thumbnail image is highlighted.

• You can also select a folder, then press

ENTER

ꢃ to get to the thumbnail view area.

Select the folder containing

the files you want to view.

• To get back to the folder list, press

RETURN (or ꢂ when the leftmost

thumbnail is highlighted).

Currently selected

folder in folder list

Currently selected File information

thumbnail

PhotoViewer

ENTER

File

Date/Time

Chair No.

24/01/2006 10:00AM

Select a thumbnail from

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

which to start the sideshow.

• Use the ꢍ PREV and ꢎ NEXT

buttons to display the previous/next

page of thumbnails.

• You can also select a file or folder then

press ꢆ PLAY to start playing the

slideshow.

Press ENTER to start slideshow. To

return to folder list, press RETURN.

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1/3

Pages in

Incompatible/

unknown file

Pages in

file view

• Use ꢍPREV / ꢎNEXT to display the

previous/next picture, or ꢌ PAUSE to

pause the slideshow.

folder list

• If you encounter a disc that will not play,

check that the disc and file formats are

compatible with this recorder (see JPEG

file compatibility on page 11 and PC-

created disc compatibility on page 12).

• Depending on the aspect ratio, some

pictures may be displayed with black

bars top and bottom, or left and right.

• Large picture files may take a few

seconds to display. This is normal.

Note

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

USB camera it is still possible to view them all using the Reload function (see the following page).

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The PhotoViewer (DVR-541H-S/DVR-340H-S)

STOP

Zooming an image

During a slideshow you can zoom in to

Press to return to the thumbnail

enlarge a portion of the picture by a factor of

two or four. You can also move the area of

the picture displayed.

view area.

• You can also use the RETURN button.

RETURN

Press to return to the folder view

ENTER

Press during the slideshow to

area.

zoom the picture.

• Withtheleftmostthumbnailhighlighted,

you can use the ꢂ button.

• To exit the PhotoViewer, press HOME

MENU.

Repeated presses cycle between zoom off,

2x zoom and 4x zoom. The zoom factor is

displayed on-screen.

Reloading files from a disc

Use to move the zoomed

If you have a disc with more than 1000 files

and/or 100 folders, you can still view all the

images using the reload function.

area.

Rotating an image

You can rotate the displayed picture during a

slideshow so you can always view pictures

the right way up, whichever way they were

taken.

Navigate to the last entry in

the folder list (‘Read next: ...’).

ANGLE

ENTER

Load the next batch of up to 999

•

Press during the slideshow to

files/99 folders from the disc.

• It will take a moment (at most a few

rotate the displayed picture clockwise by

90º.

Press repeatedly to continue rotating the

minutes) to load in the images.

picture in increments of 90º.

Note

1 You can press HOME MENU to exit the PhotoViewer screen while the recorder is reloading images. (If you enter

the PhotoViewer again, it will resume reloading.)

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The Disc Setup menu

Chapter 12

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 71 for more on

navigating the input screen.

Basic settings

Lock Disc

Input Disc Name

DVD (VR) DVD-RAM

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

• Default setting: Off

When you initialize a disc for recording, the

recorder automatically assigns a name for

the disc ranging from DISC 1 to DISC 99. You

can use the Input Disc Name function to

change the default disc name to something

more descriptive. This name appears when

you load the disc and when you display disc

information on-screen.

Locking the disc will prevent accidental

recording, editing or erasing of the disc.

Important

• A locked disc can still be initialized

(which will completely erase the disc).

HOME

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 50 for detailed instructions.

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

You can initialize a recordable DVD-R/-RW

disc for either VR mode or Video mode

recording.

Undo Finalize

DVD-RW

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

it will be automatically initialized for

recording according to the DVD-RW Auto

Init. setting in the Initial Setup menu (see

page 117).

You can undo the finalization on DVD-RW

discs recorded on this recorder in Video

mode. You need to do this if you want to

record more material or edit material already

on the disc.

New DVD-R discs are ready for Video mode

recording when you load them, but it is also

possible to initialize them for VR mode

You can also undo the finalization of VR

mode discs which have been finalized on

other DVD recorders. If when you load a disc

the message This disc cannot be recorded.

Undo the finalization is displayed, use this

command to be able to record on the disc

using this recorder.

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

See Initializing recordable DVD discs on

page 52 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

Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the

Important

Home Menu.

• Optimizing the HDD can take as long as

eight hours. During optimization,

ENTER

playback and recording are not possible.

Select ‘Initialize HDD’ then

• Canceling optimization mid-way does

not undo the optimization already done,

so the HDD will be partly optimized.

‘Start’.

Disc Setup

Start

Basic

Initialize

HOME

Initialize

Finalize

OInpitiamliizzee HHDDDD

Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the

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.

• Use the ꢍ PREV / ꢎ NEXT buttons

to change the channel of the built-in TV

tuner.

There are six presets available:

• Tuner – suitable for general TV

broadcasts

Setting the picture quality

for TV and external inputs

• VCR – suitable for video cassettes

• DTV/LDP – suitable for digital

broadcasts and Laserdiscs

Picture Creation lets you choose a set of

picture quality settings for the built-in TV

tuner and for each external input. There are

several preset settings that suit various

sources, or you can create up to three of your

own sets.

• Memory1 – user preset 1

• Memory2 – user preset 2

• Memory3 – user preset 3

You can press DISPLAY to see the individual

settings for the current preset (Tuner, VCR

or DTV/LDP).

Choosing a preset

Creating your own set

There are three user presets in which you

can save your own set of picture quality

settings.

HOME

With the recorder stopped, press

to display the Home Menu.

Follow Choosing a preset above and

ENTER

select one of the user presets (Memory 1,

2 or 3).

Select ‘Video Adjust’.

ENTER

Select a preset.

Select ‘Detailed Settings’.

Pr 1

Tuner

Memory1

Detailed Settings

• Use the INPUT SELECT button to switch

between the built-in TV tuner and the

external inputs.

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The Video Adjust menu

• White AGC – Turn on for automatic

white level adjustment.

ENTER

Select the setting you want to

• White Level – Adjusts the intensity of

adjust.

white.

Memory1

• Black Level – Adjusts the intensity of

black.

Prog. Motion

PureCinma

3-D Y/C

Motion

Still

• Black Setup – Corrects the standard

reference black level (NTSC video input

only).

Auto1

Motion

Off

Still

Max

YNR

CNR

Off

• Hue – Adjusts overall balance between

red and green.

White AGC

White Level

Off

Min

Max

• Chroma Level – Adjusts how rich the

colors appear.

You can adjust the following settings:

• Prog. Motion – Adjusts the motion and

still picture quality when video output is

set to progressive.

ENTER

Adjust the currently selected

setting.

• PureCinema – This setting optimizes

the picture for film material when the

video output is set to progressive.

Usually this is best left set to Auto; try

switching to Off if the picture appears

unnatural.

HOME

Press to exit.

You can now use the preset for any other

input or the built-in TV tuner.

• 3-D Y/C – Adjusts the brightness /

colour separation (NTSC video input

only).

Tip

• To see more of the picture as you adjust

different settings, press ENTER after

selecting the setting you want to adjust.

• YNR – Adjusts the amount of noise

reduction (NR) applied to the Y

(brightness) component.

• CNR – Adjusts the amount of noise

reduction (NR) applied to the C (colour)

component.

Note

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

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The Video Adjust menu

Creating your own set

Setting the picture quality

for disc playback

There are three user presets in which you

can save your own set of picture quality

settings for disc playback.

This setting determines how the picture will

look when playing discs.

Follow Choosing a preset above and

select one of the user presets (Memory 1,

2 or 3).

Choosing a preset

Move the cursor down and select

HOME

‘Detailed Settings’.

With a disc playing (or paused),

press to display the Home Menu.

Memory1

Detailed Settings

ENTER

Select ‘Video Adjust’.

Select a setting.

Select the picture quality setting you

want to adjust.

ENTER

Memory1

Prog. Motion

PureCinma

YNR

Motion

Still

Auto1

Off

Min

Max

BNR

Detailed Settings

MNR

Detail

There are six presets available:

White Level

• TV – suitable for LCD and cathode-ray

tube TVs

You can adjust the following settings:

• PDP – suitable for plasma display

• Prog. Motion – Adjusts the motion and

still picture quality when video output is

set to progressive.

screens

• Professional – suitable for professional

monitors

• PureCinema – This setting optimizes the

picture for film material when the video

output is set to progressive. Usually this

is best left set to Auto 1; try switching to

Auto 2, On or Off if the picture appears

unnatural.

• Memory1 – user preset 1

• Memory2 – user preset 2

• Memory3 – user preset 3

You can press DISPLAY to see the individual

settings for the current preset (TV, PDP or

Professional).

• YNR – Adjusts the amount of noise

reduction (NR) applied to the Y

(brightness) component.

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The Video Adjust menu

• BNR – Adjusts the amount of noise

reduction (NR) applied to the block noise

(artefacts visible in areas of flat color,

caused by MPEG compression).

• MNR – Adjusts the amount of noise

reduction (NR) applied to the mosquito

noise (artefacts visible around the edges

of an image, caused by MPEG

compression).

• Detail – Adjusts how sharp edges

appear.

• White Level – Adjusts the intensity of

white.

• Black Level – Adjusts the intensity of

black.

• Black Setup – Corrects the standard

reference black level (NTSC video

playback only).

• Gamma Correction – Adjusts the

brightness of darker images.

• Hue – Adjusts overall balance between

red and green.

• Chroma Level – Adjusts how rich the

colours appear.

Use the ꢂ/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 •

Display

If there is no channel that broadcasts a clock signal

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

Set preferences for time and date display format.

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

Input Line System

525 System

Use for NTSC or PAL-60 recording from an external

input.

625 System •

Use for standard PAL or SECAM recording.

See also About the input line system on page 119 for more information on this setting.

Power Save

No antenna input signals are passed through to the

outputs when the recorder is in standby.

Off •

When the recorder is in standby, all signals arriving

at the antenna inputs are passed along to the

outputs.

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Setting

Options

On •

Explanation

HELP Setting

Switches on the automatic Help screens for GUI dis-

plays.

Off

Switches off the automatic Help screens for GUI dis-

plays. (Press HELP on the remote to manually display

the Help screen.)

Setup Navigator

Tuner

Start

Select to start the Setup Navigator. See also Switch-

ing on and setting up on page 28.

Auto Channel

Setting

Next Screen

Proceed to the next screen, select your country, then

wait for automatic tuning to complete. The channel

mapping screen should appear when the recorder is

set up. Press ENTER to exit this screen.

Manual CH Setting Next Screen

Proceed to the next screen if you need to adjust any

of the settings made by auto tuning. Select your

country, then proceed to the manual channel setting

screen:

• Change channel presets using the ꢍ PREV /

ꢎ NEXT buttons.

• To skip the displayed channel (because there is no

station assigned to that channel), change the Skip

setting to On.

• Set the CH SYSTEM setting to match the channel

system of your country or region.

• Set the CHANNEL setting to the channel you want

to assign to the current channel preset.

• To manually ﬁne tune the channel, change the AFT

setting to Off then adjust the Level setting.

• Set the Sound System setting to match the

sound system of your region.

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

ﬁve characters for the current channel preset.

Channel Swapping Next Screen

Proceed to the next screen to swap channel

assignments of different presets so that you can

group together presets that naturally go together.

Select two presets to swap then press ENTER.

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The Initial Setup menu

Setting

Options

Explanation

G-Code CH Setting Next Screen

Proceed to the next screen to assign channel

numbers to the guide channels as necessary. Look in

your TV guide to see which channel numbers should

be assigned to which guide channels. Press ENTER

when your done to leave this screen.

Video In/Out Settings

Input Colour

System

Next Screen

Proceed to the next screen to set the input colour

system for the external input and the built-in TV

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

On the default Auto setting the recorder can gener-

ally correctly detect whether the input signal is PAL,

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

may have to set it manually if the picture is displayed

incorrectly.

See also About the input color system on page 120 for more information on this setting.

Component Video Interlace •

Out

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

gressive-scan video.

Progressive

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

ible. Check the operating instructions that came with

your monitor/TV if you’re not sure.

NTSC on PAL TV

NTSC discs will play correctly on PAL-only TVs.

Use if your TV is already NTSC-compatible.

Off •

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

instructions that came with your TV. See also About NTSC on PAL TV on page 120 for related information.

Audio In

NICAM Select

NICAM •

Record the NICAM audio in a NICAM broadcast.

Regular Audio

Record the non-NICAM audio in a NICAM broadcast.

(You can still switch the audio to record using the

AUDIO button before recording.)

Tuner Level

Normal •

Standard setting.

Compression

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

sive, causing distortion.

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The Initial Setup menu

Setting

Options

Stereo •

Explanation

External Audio

Select if the audio from the currently selected exter-

nal input is standard stereo.

Bilingual

Select if each channel carries a separate soundtrack.

When the external audio is from the DV input, an audio subcode channel within the DV audio tells the recorder

whether the audio is stereo or bilingual. This has priority over the setting you make here.

Bilingual Recording A/L •

Record the left (A) channel of a bilingual source

when recording to HDD with HDD Recording Format

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

LPCM mode, from an external source.

B/R

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

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

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

want on playback.

DV Input

(DVR-640H-S/

DVR-541H-S only)

Stereo 1 •

Select to use the ‘live’ audio track (recorded during

the video shoot) from a camcorder that supports two

stereo audio tracks.

Stereo 2

Mix

Select to use the overdubbed audio track from a

camcorder that supports two stereo audio tracks.

Select one of the three settings to use a mix of the

two stereo audio tracks.

Audio Out

Digital Out

On •

Off

Activates the digital audio output.

Deactivates the digital audio output.

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

Dolby Digital Out

Dolby Digital •

Output a Dolby Digital signal when a Dolby Digital

source is being played.

Dolby Digital ꢄ 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 kHzꢄ48 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.

Audio Language

English •

Sets the default audio language for DVD-Video play-

back to English.

available languages Choose from the languages displayed to set the

default audio language for DVD-Video playback.

Other

Select to set the default audio language to some-

thing other than the ones listed. See Selecting other

languages for language options on page 120.

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The Initial Setup menu

Setting

Options

Explanation

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

preference.

Subtitle Language English •

Sets the default subtitle language for DVD-Video

playback to English.

available languages Choose from the languages displayed to set the

default subtitle language for DVD-Video playback.

Other

Select to set the default subtitle language to some-

thing other than the ones listed. See Selecting other

languages for language options on page 120.

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

Language preference.

Auto Language

On •

On this setting:

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

default language will play using that language, with-

out subtitles.

• Discs whose main audio track is not in your default

language but that have a subtitle track in your default

language will play the original audio track with subti-

tles.

Off

Select to play DVD-Video discs according to your

audio and subtitle language preferences.

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

language.

DVD Menu

Language

w/Subtitle

Language •

Sets the language of DVD-Video menus to the same

as that set for the subtitle language.

English

Sets the language of DVD-Video menus to English.

available languages Choose from the displayed languages to set the

default language for DVD-Video menus.

Other

Select to set the DVD menu language to something

other than the ones listed. See Selecting other lan-

guages for language options on page 120.

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

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The Initial Setup menu

Setting

Options

On •

Explanation

Subtitle Display

Select to have discs display subtitles according to

your Subtitle Language and Auto Language prefer-

ences.

Off

Select to switch off subtitle display.

Assist Subtitle

Select to display special additional assistive subti-

tles, where available.

Some discs may override these settings.

Recording

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

MN32 and LPCM modes can be set.

Off •

Justthestandardrecordingmodes(XP,SP,LP, EP,SLP

and SEP) can be set.

See also Manual recording modes on page 122 for detailed information on manual recording levels.

Optimized Rec

The recording quality of timer recordings is automati-

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

not ﬁt at the selected quality setting. If the recording

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

then the recording will start at MN1 and stop when

all the available space is used up.

Off •

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

selected media, the recording starts but is cut off

when no more recording is possible.

Optimized Rec will only compensate for the next scheduled timer recording if more than one is set.

Set Thumbnail

0 seconds •

30 seconds

3 minutes

Sets the default thumbnail picture in the Disc Navi-

gator to the ﬁrst frame of the title.

Sets the default thumbnail picture to 30 seconds into

the title.

Sets the default thumbnail picture to 3 minutes into

the title.

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The Initial Setup menu

Setting

Options

Explanation

Auto Chapter

(Video)

No Separation

10 minutes •

Automatic chapter marking is switched off.

When recording in Video mode, chapter markers are

inserted every 10 minutes.

15 minutes

Chapter markers are inserted every 15 minutes.

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

Auto Chapter

(DVD+R/+RW)

No Separation

10 minutes •

Automatic chapter marking is switched off.

When recording in Video mode, chapter markers are

inserted every 10 minutes.

15 minutes

Chapter markers are inserted every 15 minutes.

DVD-RW Auto Init. VR Mode •

Blank DVD-RW discs are initialized for VR mode

recording when loaded into the recorder for the ﬁrst

time.

Video Mode

Blank DVD-RW discs are initialized for Video mode

recording.

HDD Recording

Format

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

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

recording later to a Video mode DVD.

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

Video mode recordings. This setting is convenient if

you want to transfer the recording to a Video mode

DVD as high-speed copy can be used.

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

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

playback. See also Bilingual Recording on page 113.

Playback

TV Screen Size

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

ter box format presentation for widescreen material.

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

pan and scan presentation for widescreen material.

16:9

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

tings determine how 4:3 material will look.

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

format as some discs override this setting.

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The Initial Setup menu

Setting

Options

Field

Explanation

Still Picture

Produces a stable, generally shake-free image.

Produces sharp image, but may be prone to shake.

Frame

Auto •

Generates a generally less sharp but more stable still

image.

Seamless Playback On

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

accuracy of the edit points.

Off •

You may notice momentary interruption at edited

points during playback of a VR mode Play List.

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

Parental Lock

Set Password

In order to change the parental lock level or change

the country/area code, set the password using this

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

number that will be your password.

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

existing password and then a new one from the fol-

lowing screen.

Change Level

From the following screen, ﬁrst enter your password

and then set a parental lock level.

Country/Area

Code

From the following screen, ﬁrst enter your password

and then set a country/area code. See Country/Area

code list on page 134.

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

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

Resetting the recorder on page 138.

Angle Indicator

On •

A camera icon appears on-screen during multi-angle

scenes on a DVD-Video disc.

Off

Nothing is indicated on-screen when a multi-angle

scene is showing.

Options

On Screen Display On •

Off

The recorder displays operation displays (Stop, Play,

etc.) on-screen.

Switches off the on-screen operation displays.

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The Initial Setup menu

Setting

Options

Explanation

Front Panel Display On •

The time is shown in the front panel display when the

recorder is in standby.

Off

The front panel display is switched off in standby

(although it still lights dimly when setting a timer

recording).

Remote Control

Mode

Recorder 1–3

If you are using more than one recorder in the same

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

recorder ID; to change the remote controller ID,

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

The remote will only control a recorder with the same

ID.

DivX VOD

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

See DivX video compatibility on page 10 and DivX®

VOD content on page 11.

Set Preview

(HDD only)

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

plays short excerpts from throughout the selected

title. (Note that edited titles that will play normally

from the beginning.)

Normal

The thumbnail video plays from the beginning of the

title.

• If, when the Input Line System setting is

changed, the screen goes blank (due to

incompatibility with your TV), you can

switch back by pressing and holding the

front panel ꢇSTOP button then pressing

ꢄ OPEN/CLOSE (also front panel) while

the recorder is stopped.

Additional information about the

TV system settings

About the input line system

This recorder is compatible with PAL,

SECAM, 3.58 NTSC and PAL-60 TV systems.

The Input Line System and Input Colour

System settings determine how the recorder

treats incoming video signals from an

external input or the built-in TV tuner.

• When you switch the Input Line System

setting the Copy List is erased. If you

switch the setting using the ꢇ STOP

button and ꢄ OPEN/CLOSE buttons as

described above, there is no

Please note the following points when

changing the input line system:

confirmation, so please use with care.

• You can’t mix recordings of different TV

line systems on the same disc.

• When you change this setting, the Input

Color System setting also changes

(page 120).

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The Initial Setup menu

displayed on your TV. If this happens, press

and hold the ꢇ STOP button on the front

panel, then press ꢆ PLAY. This will set the

recorder’s video output back to Interlace.

About NTSC on PAL TV

Depending on the Input Line System setting

and the NTSC on PAL TV setting, the signal

format output when the recorder is stopped

varies as shown in the table below.

Output

when

stopped

Selecting other languages

for language options

Input Line

System

NTSC on PAL

625 System

Off

PAL

ENTER

Select ‘Other’ from the

525 System

NTSC

PAL–60

language list.

This option appears in the settings for DVD

Menu Language, Audio Language, and

Subtitle Language.

About the input color system

The available options of the Input Color

System setting depend on the Input Line

System setting. The table below shows the

different options available.

ENTER

Select the language you

want.

Input Line

System

External

input

Built-in tuner

Initial Setup

Basic

OSD DVD Menu Language

Tuner

Audio Language

Language

English

625 System

Auto

Video In/Out

Audio In

Audio Out

Subtitle Language

Number

Auto Language

DVD Menu Language

Subtitle Display

PAL

Language

Recording

Playback

SECAM

3.58 NTSC

SECAM

Auto

525 System

• Select by language name: Use the ꢂ/ꢃ

buttons to change the language.

3.58 NTSC

PAL–60

• Select by code number: Press ꢁ then

use the number buttons to enter the

four-digit language code.

Additional information about

component video output

If you switch the Component Video Out

setting to Progressive when using a TV that

is not compatible with progressive-scan

video, you will not be able to see anything

See Language code list on page 133 for a list

of available languages and corresponding

codes.

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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 / 4x

DVD-RW / 4x

DVD+R / 4x

DVD+RW / 4x

DVD-R / 8x /16x

DVD-RW / 6x

DVD+R / 8x /16x

DVD+RW / 8x

DVD-RW / 2x

DVD-R DL

DVD-RAM / 2x

DVD+R / 2.4x

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

DVD+R DL

DVD-RAM / 3x

Rec

mode

DVD-R / 1x

DVD-RW / 1x

2.4x

SEP 10 h

SLP 8 h

EP 6 h

LP 4 h

SP 2 h

XP 1 h

6 mins.

7.5 mins.

10 mins.

15 mins.

30 mins.

60 mins.

3 mins.

4 mins.

5 mins.

7.5 mins.

15 mins.

30 mins.

2 mins.

2.5 mins.

3.5 mins.

5 mins.

10 mins.

20 mins.

1.5 mins.*1 1.25 mins.*1

2 mins.*1 1.6 mins.*1

2.5 mins.*1 2.2 mins.*1

6.3 mins.

12.5 mins.

25 mins.

4 mins.

7.5 mins.

15 mins.

3 mins.

5.5 mins.

11 mins.

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

being recorded.

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

Note

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

be made at 2x speed).

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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 31.

Troubleshooting

Incorrect operation is often mistaken for trouble and malfunction. If you think there is

something wrong with this component, please check the points below. Sometimes the

trouble may lie in another component. Investigate the other components and electrical

appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be rectified even after checking the points below,

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

General

Problem

Remedy

The disc is automati-

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

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

ing the disc tray

side up).

• Take out the disc and clean it (page 136).

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

Can’t play a disc

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

• Take out the disc and clean it (page 136).

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

side up).

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

an hour or so for the condensation to evaporate.

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

Line System different to the current recorder setting.

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

once protected recordings will not play in this recorder.

Can’t record a disc

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

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

initialized (page 52). This can take up to 1 hour.

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Problem

Remedy

No picture

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

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

the correct input.

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

TV. Reset to interlace by pressing and holding the front panel 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 119). (When the batteries run down, the remote mode is

automatically reset to Recorder1.)

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

• Replace the batteries (page 6).

No sound or sound is

distorted

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

the volume turned up.

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

slow motion play. Press 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 dis-

torted

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

you cannot connect via this recorder. Connect the component directly

to your TV.

The picture is distorted • Change the Input Line System setting (page 119). (You can also

change it by pressing the 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 ver- • Make sure that the TV Screen Size setting (page 117) is correct for

tically or horizontally

the kind of TV you have (see also page 135).

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

• This recorder’s input switches into wide mode automatically

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

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

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

Can’t play a disc

recorded using this

recorder on another

player

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

(page 50).

•Some players will not play recordable DVD discs, even when

recorded in Video mode and ﬁnalized.

• If the disc was recorded in VR mode, the other player must be

speciﬁcally RW compatible in order to play it (page 7).

• Discs recorded with copy-once material cannot be played on non-

CPRM compatible players (page 33).

• DVD+RW discs containing only a small amount of recorded

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

During playback the

picture is dark or dis-

torted

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

display correctly. Connect the recorder directly to your TV.

Can’t record or does

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

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

ﬁnalized.

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

– HDD: 999 titles

– VR mode: 99 titles, 999 chapters per disc

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

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

chapters per disc)

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

• For a VR formatted disc, check that the disc isn’t locked (page 103).

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

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

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

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

to record (page 119).

• The power may have failed during recording.

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Problem

Remedy

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

record successfully

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

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

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

once material (page 33).

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

earlier one will record completely.

• The power may have failed during recording.

• Check that the recorder’s TV system (PAL, NTSC, etc.) settings are

the same as the channel set for recording.

After brieﬂy unplug-

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

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

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

display shows ‘--:--’

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

to use the recorder again.

Front panel display

shows ‘LOCK’ when a

button is pressed

• The Child Lock is on; turn off in order to use the recorder (page 44).

Can’t use One Touch

Copy (HDD to DVD)

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

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

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

ﬁnalized.

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

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

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

remaining recordable titles may not decrease.

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

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

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

protected, One Touch Copy will not work.

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

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

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

when copying to DVD+R/+RW.

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

DVD.

Can’t use One Touch

Copy (DVD to HDD)

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

are fewer than 999 titles on the HDD.

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

the HDD.

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Problem

Remedy

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

the front panel and

remote control but-

tons stop working

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

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

switch off, press and hold ꢅ STANDBY/ON for 5 seconds until the

power switches off.

A device connected via • Check that it is a device that may be connected to this unit (digital

USB does to function. camera, USB memory, memory card reader or printer).

DVR-640H-S only

• Use a USB cable less than 5 m in length.

• Check that the USB cable is inserted fully.

• Check that the USB device is powered on.

• Only the ﬁrst digital camera, USB memory or memory card reader

connected is readable by this unit. Unplug multiple devices and

connect the device you want to use ﬁrst.

If the unit does not operate normally due to external effects such as static electricity, disconnect

the power plug from the outlet and insert again to return to normal operating conditions.

On-screen displays and recorder displays

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

recorder and an explanation of their meaning.

Message

Explanation/Action

• Initializing disc. Please wait a

moment.

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

the recorder automatically initializes it.

• Incompatible region number.

The disc loaded has an incompatible region

number for the recorder and so will not play.

• Cannot record any more titles.

• No more space for ﬁle management

data.

The disc control data limit has been reached, or

the maximum number of chapters and/or titles

has been reached. Erase titles/chapters or

combine chapters.

• This disc cannot be recorded. Undo

the ﬁnalization.

The disc was ﬁnalized on a non-Pioneer DVD

recorder. Undo the ﬁnalization in order to

recording/editing.

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Message

Explanation/Action

• Cannot play this disc.

• This disc cannot be recorded.

• Cannot read the CPRM information.

• Could not record the information to

the disc.

The disc may be dirty or damaged. Take out the

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

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

please consult a Pioneer Service Center.

• Cannot edit.

• Could not initialize disc.

• Could not complete ﬁnalization

successfully.

• Could not undo ﬁnalization

successfully.

• Could not successfully unlock the

disc.

• Incompatible or unreadable disc.

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

display may also appear if the disc is dirty or

damaged.

• Cannot record to a disc that is not

CPRM compatible.

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

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

• Cannot record this content using

Video mode recording.

• This video cannot be recorded to

DVD+R/+RW.

• This content is copy protected.

The video source is copy-protected and cannot be

recorded.

• Incorrect CPRM information.

The recorder could not read the CPRM

information. The recorder may be damaged—

please consult a Pioneer Service Center.

• Repairing disc.

• Repairing the HDD.

During recording, the power was cut. This display

appears when the power is restored.

• Could not repair the disc.

The recorder was unable to repair the disc after a

power cut. The contents of the recording will be

lost.

• Overheating has stopped operation.

Press DISPLAY to clear message.

The internal temperature of the recorder has

exceeded the operating limit. If this message

reappears, please contact a Pioneer authorized

service center.

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Message

Explanation/Action

• There is no DV input or the input sig- No signal was detected at the DV IN jack. This may

nal is unrecordable.

appear if a blank section of DV tape is playing in

the connected camcorder.

• HDD optimization is recommended.

This can be done using Disc Setup.

The HDD should be optimized (basically, HDD

housekeeping) to maintain playback and recording

performance.

• Please perform HDD optimization.

This can be done using Disc Setup.

The HDD is in more urgent need of optimization in

order to maintain performance.

• The HDD has not been sufﬁciently

optimized. Please optimize again.

If this message appears repeatedly after

optimizing the HDD it is likely that there is not

enough free space on the HDD for optimization to

complete properly. Please erase some titles from

the HDD and optimize again.

• This signal’s TV system is different

from the recorder’s setting.

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

channel is different from the TV system settings of

this recorder.

• Recording failed due to a TV system

mismatch. Press DISPLAY to clear mes-

sage.

The timer recording failed because the TV system

of the channel set for recording was different from

the setting of the recorder.

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

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

changed, causing playback to stop automatically.

No DV camcorder connected.

The camcorder is not connected properly, or the

camcorder is switched off.

You cannot connect more than one DV This recorder’s DV jack supports connection to

camcorder at a time.

just one camcorder.

Cannot operate the DV camcorder.

This recorder cannot operate the DV camcorder.

Try switching off the camcorder then turn it back

on again.

Could not operate the DV camcorder.

This recorder was not able to operate the DV

camcorder.

The DV camcorder is not set for play-

back. Please select playback mode on

the DV camcorder.

The camcorder is in camera mode. Switch it to

playback mode.

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Message

Explanation/Action

Searching for printer. Please wait a

moment.

This message is displayed when the recorder is

scanning for a connected printer, or when the

printer is not yet ready for printing. If there is no

printer connected, please connect one.

If the message does not disappear, try

disconnecting then reconnecting the USB cable.

(Note that this recorder may not work correctly

with all printers.)

The printer is not ready or there is no

printer connected. Please check the

printer status.

This message is displayed when communication

could not be established with the printer. See the

Troubleshooting section if you do not know the

cause.

Printing has been canceled because ...

This message is displayed when there is a printer

error during printing. After checking the printer for

the cause of the error, either reconnect the printer

and start the printing job again, or select "Yes" to

resume printing (select "No" to cancel the print

job). See also the operating instructions that came

with your printer for possible causes of print

errors.

• It may not always be possible to control

the connected camcorder via the DV IN

jack.

About DV

DVR-640H-S/DVR-541H-S only

• Digital camcorders can usually record

audio as stereo 16-bit / 48 kHz, or twin

stereo tracks of 12-bit / 32 kHz. This

recorder can only record one stereo

audio track. Set the DV Input setting as

required (see DV Input on page 113).

Using DV, also known as i.LINK or IEEE 1394-

1995, you can connect a DV camcorder to

this recorder using a DV cable for input of

audio, video, data and control signals.

“i.LINK” and the “i.LINK” logo are

trademarks.

• Audio input to the DV IN jack should be

32 kHz or 48 kHz (not 44.1 kHz).

• This recorder is only compatible with DV-

format (DVC-SD) camcorders. Digital

satellite receivers and Digital VHS video

recorders are not compatible.

• Picture disturbance in the recording

may occur if the source component

pauses playback or plays an unrecorded

section of tape, or if the power fails in the

source component, or the DV cable is

disconnected.

• You cannot connect more than one DV

camcorder at a time to this recorder.

• You cannot control this recorder from

external equipment connected via the

DV IN jack.

• The DV IN jack is an input only. There is

no output functionality.

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Setting up the remote to

control your TV

You can use the supplied remote to control

your TV. To be able to use this feature you

first have to program the remote with a

maker code from the table below.

Press and hold down the CLEAR

button, then enter the maker code for

your TV.

The LED indicator on the remote controls

lights.

See the table below for the list of maker

codes. If there is more than one code given

for your make, input the first one in the list.

• If the maker’s name of your TV doesn’t

appear in the table below, you will not be

able to use this remote to control your

TV.

Press ꢅ TV to check that the remote

works with your TV.

If the remote is set up correctly, the TV

should switch on/off. If it doesn’t and there is

another code given for your maker, repeat

step 1 with a new code.

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Using the TV remote control

buttons

The table below shows how to use this

remote control with your TV.

Maker

Salora

Samsung

Sanyo

Sei

Code

73, 75

Button

What it does

ꢅ TV

Press to switch the TV on/off

(standby)

Sharp

INPUT SELECT Press to change the TV’s

Sony

video input

Tandy

TV VOLUME

Use to adjust the TV volume

Telefunken

Thomson

Toshiba

JVC

TV CHANNEL Use to change TV channels

Maker

Alba

Code

Bush

Finlux

Fisher

61, 65

Fujitsu

Funai

Goldstar

Grandiente

Grundig

Hitachi

ITT

51, 82

56, 60, 83, 86

Mitsubishi

Nokia

53, 81

58, 72

57, 85

50, 80

Panasonic

Philips

Pioneer

RCA

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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

Korea, Republic of, 1118,

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,

China, 0314, cn

Denmark, 0411, dk

Russian Federation, 1821, ru USA, 2119, us

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Screen sizes and disc formats

When viewing on a standard TV or monitor

Screen format of disc Setting

Appearance

16:9

4:3 (Letter Box)

4:3 (Pan & Scan)

The program is shown in widescreen with

black bars at the top and bottom of the

screen.

The sides of the program are cropped so that

the picture ﬁlls the whole screen.

4:3

4:3 (Letter Box)

4:3 (Pan & Scan)

The program is presented correctly on either

setting.

When viewing on a widescreen TV or monitor

Screen format of disc Setting

Appearance

16:9

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

case and store upright. Avoid leaving discs

in excessively cold, humid, or hot

environments (including under direct

sunlight).

When holding discs of any type, take care

not to leave fingerprints, dirt or scratches on

the disc surface. Hold the disc by its edge or

by the center hole and edge.

Don't glue paper or put stickers onto the

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

sharp-tipped writing instrument. These

could all damage the disc.

Damaged or dirty discs can affect playback

and recording performance. Take care also

not to scratch the label side of the disc.

Although not as fragile as the recorded side,

scratches can still result in a disc becoming

unusable.

For more detailed care information see the

instructions that come with discs.

Should a disc become marked with

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

dry cloth, wiping the disc lightly from the

center to the outside edge. Do not clean

discs with a circular motion.

Do not load more than one disc into the

recorder.

Damaged discs

Discs spin at high speed inside the recorder.

If you can see that a disc is cracked,

chipped, warped, or otherwise damaged,

don't risk using it; you could end up

damaging the recorder.

If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol,

or a commercially available CD/DVD

cleaning kit to clean a disc more thoroughly.

Never use benzine, thinner or other cleaning

agents, including products designed for

cleaning vinyl records.

This recorder is designed for use with

conventional, fully circular discs only. Use of

shaped discs is not recommended for this

product. Pioneer disclaims all liability

arising in connection with the use of shaped

discs.

Storing discs

Although CDs and DVD discs are more

durable than vinyl records, you should still

take care to handle and store discs correctly.

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

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Cleaning the pickup lens

Hints on installation

The DVD recorder’s lens should not become

dirty in normal use, but if for some reason it

should malfunction due to dust or dirt,

consult your nearest Pioneer-authorized

service center. Although lens cleaners for

CD player are commercially available, we do

not recommend using them since some may

damage the lens.

We want you to enjoy using this unit for

years to come, so please bear in mind the

following points when choosing a suitable

location for it:

Do...

ꢈ

Use in a well-ventilated room.

ꢈ

Place on a solid, flat, level surface, such

as a table, shelf or stereo rack.

Condensation

Don’t...

ꢉ

Use in a place exposed to high

Condensation may form inside the recorder

if it is brought into a warm room from

outside, or if the temperature of the room

rises quickly. Although the condensation

won’t damage the recorder, it may

temporarily impair its performance. For this

reason you should leave it to adjust to the

warmer temperature for about an hour

before switching on and using.

temperatures or humidity, including near

radiators and other heat-generating

appliances.

ꢉ

Place on a window sill or other place

where the recorder will be exposed to direct

sunlight.

ꢉ

Use in a dusty or damp environment or

in a room where it will be exposed to

excessive cigarette smoke.

ꢉ

Place directly on top of an amplifier, or

other component in your stereo system that

becomes hot in use.

ꢉ

Use near a television or monitor as you

may experience interference—especially if

the television uses an indoor antenna.

ꢉ

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

ꢉ

with cloth—this may prevent proper cooling

of the unit.

ꢉ

Place on an unstable surface, or one that

is not large enough to support all four of the

unit’s feet.

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Moving the recorder

Readable discs

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

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

(WMA, MP3, JPEG, CD-DA)

Recording discs and formats

DVD-R/-RW: VR mode and Video mode

DVD+R/+RW: +VR mode

DVD-RAM: VR mode

DVD-R DL: VR mode and Video mode

DVD+R DL: +VR mode

If you need to move the recorder, first

remove the disc, if there’s one loaded, and

close the disc tray. Next, press 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

recording—discs rotate at a high speed and

may be damaged.

Video recording format

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

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

Audio recording format

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

Compression format . . . . Dolby Digital or Linear PCM

(uncompressed)

Recording time

HDD

DVR-640H-S (250 GB)

Resetting the recorder

Fine (XP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 53 h

Standard Play (SP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 106 h

Long Play (LP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 212 h

Extended Play (EP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 319 h

Super Long Play (SLP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 425 h

Super Extended Play (SEP). . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 532 h

Manual Mode (MN) . . . . . . . . . . .Approx. 53 h to 711 h

If you need to, you can reset the recorder to

all its factory settings.

Make sure that the recorder is on.

Press and hold ꢇ STOP and press ꢅ

STANDBY/ON.

The recorder turns off with all settings reset.

DVR-541H-S (160 GB)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specifications

General

Power requirements

DVR-340H-S (80 GB)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

. . . . . . . . 110 V to 127 V / 220 V to 240 V, 50 Hz/60 Hz

Power consumption

DVR-640H-S/DVR-541H-S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 W

DVR-340H-S. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 W

Power consumption in standby mode . . . . . . . 0.32 W

(Front panel display: off)

Weight

DVR-640H-S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.3 kg

DVR-541H-S/DVR-340H-S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.2 kg

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

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

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

(no condensation)

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

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

Input/Output

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Manual Mode (MN)

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

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

VHF/UHF antenna input/output terminal

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

Video input . . . . . . . . . . Input 1, 3 (rear), Input 2 (front)

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

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

Video output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Output 1, 2

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

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

S-Video input . . . . . . . . Input 1, 3 (rear), Input 2 (front)

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

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

Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 pin mini DIN

S-Video output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Output 1, 2

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

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

Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 pin mini DIN

Component video output

DVD-R DL/DVD+R DL

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

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

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

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

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

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

(DVD-R DL only)

Manual Mode (MN)

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

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

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

P_B, P_R: 0.7 Vp-p (75 Ω)

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

Audio input. . . . . . Input 1, 3 (rear), Input 2 (front) L/R

Input level

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

(Input impedance: more than 22 kΩ)

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

Audio output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Output 1, 2 L/R

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

(Output impedance: less than 1.5 kΩ)

Timer

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

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

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

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

Digital audio output. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coaxial

DV input (DVR-640H-S/DVR-541H-S only) . .4 pin (front)

(i.LINK/IEEE 1394 standard)

Tuner

Receivable channels

SECAM B/G

PAL I

Frequency

44 MHz to 89 MHz

PAL B/G

USB (DVR-640H-S only) . .Type A (front), Type B (front)

Frequency

47 MHz to 89 MHz

Channel

E2 to E4

X to Z

Channel

A to C

X to Z

D to J

11, 13

VHF (low)

VHF (high)

104 MHz to 300 MHz E5 to E12 104 MHz to 300 MHz

Supplied accessories

S1 to S20

M1 to M10

U1 to U10

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

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

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

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

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

Operating Instructions

S1 to S20

Hyper

UHF

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

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

SECAM D/K

PAL D/K

Frequency

Channel

VHF (low)

49 MHz to 94 MHz

R1 – R5

VHF (high) 104 MHz to 300 MHz R6 – R12

Note: The specifications and design of this product are

subject to change without notice, due to improvement.

S1 – S20

Hyper

UHF

302 MHz to 470 MHz S21 – S41

470 MHz to 862 MHz E21 – E69

STEREO

B/G - A2

I - NICAM

B/G - NICAM

D/K - NICAM

M/N - BTSC

This product includes FontAvenue fonts licenced

NTSC-M/N

Frequency

Channel

2 to 13

by NEC corporation. FontAvenue is a registered

trademark of NEC Corporation.

VHF

UHF

CATV

55 MHz to 218 MHz

471 MHz to 808 MHz

14 to 69

72 MHz to 806 MHz C1 to C125

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PIONEER CORPORATION

4-1, Meguro 1-Chome, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8654, Japan

PIONEER ELECTRONICS (USA) INC.

P.O. BOX 1540, Long Beach, California 90810-1540, U.S.A. TEL: (800) 421-1404

PIONEER ELECTRONICS OF CANADA, INC.

300 Allstate Parkway, Markham, Ontario L3R OP2, Canada TEL: 1-877-283-5901

PIONEER EUROPE NV

Haven 1087, Keetberglaan 1, B-9120 Melsele, Belgium TEL: 03/570.05.11

PIONEER ELECTRONICS ASIACENTRE PTE. LTD.

253 Alexandra Road, #04-01, Singapore 159936 TEL: 65-6472-7555

PIONEER ELECTRONICS AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.

178-184 Boundary Road, Braeside, Victoria 3195, Australia, TEL: (03) 9586-6300

PIONEER ELECTRONICS DE MEXICO S.A. DE C.V.

Blvd.Manuel Avila Camacho 138 10 piso Col.Lomas de Chapultepec, Mexico,D.F. 11000 TEL: 55-9178-4270

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