Pioneer DVR-LX70D manual

Discov er the benefits of registering your product online at http://www .pioneer .co.uk (or http://www .pioneer .eu ) HDD/D VD RECORDER Operating Instructions <VRB1476-A> Published b y Pioneer Cor poration. Copyright © 2007 Pioneer Corporation. All rights reser ved. PIONEER CORPORA TION 4-1, Meguro 1-Chome, Meguro-ku, T okyo 153-8654, J apan[...]

Thank you for buying this P ioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly . After you have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of[...]

CAUTION The ST ANDBY/ON switch on this unit will not completely shut off all power from the AC outlet. Since the power cord ser ves 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 th[...]

01 4 En Contents 01 Before you start What’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Putting th e batteries in the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Using the remote contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Disc/cont ent format pl ayback compatibil ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 [...]

5 En The Play Mode menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Displaying and swit ching subtitles . . . . . 84 Switching D VD and DivX s oundtracks . . . 84 Switching a udio channe ls . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Switching c amera angles . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Displaying disc informatio n on-screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 [...]

Before you start 01 6 En Chapter 1 Before you start What’s in the box Please confir m that the followin g accessories are in the box when you open it; • Remote control • AA/R6P dry cell batteries x 2 • Audio/video cable (red/white/yellow) •G - L I N K ™ c a b l e • RF antenna cable x 2 •P o w e r c a b l e • These operating instru[...]

Before you start 7 En 01 • You can control this recorder using the remote sensor of another P ioneer component via the CO NTROL IN jack on the rear panel. See Rear panel connections on page 14 for more information. Disc/content format playback compatibility Compatible media • DVD-RW ver. 1.1 / 1x / 1x to 2x, ver. 1.2 / 2x to 4x / 2x to 6x • D[...]

Before you start 01 8 En HDD/DVD Recording and playback compatibility This recorder can play and rec ord all widely-u sed DVD disc types, and additionally p rovides HDD functionality. The table below shows some specific compa tibility differences between the different disc types. Notes to table *1 Must be initial ized for VR mode recording (page 12[...]

Before you start 9 En 01 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-lay er disc. This unit can record to both DVD-R DL and DVD+R DL discs. • If you i ntend to play DVD-R DL (Vid eo mode[...]

Before you start 01 10 En • Sampling rates: 32 kHz, 44. 1 kHz or 48 kHz • Bit-rates: Any (128 kbps or higher recommended) • Variable bit-rate (VBR) MP3 pl ayback: Yes • VBR WMA pla yback: No • WMA encoder c ompatibility: Wind ows Media Code c 8 (files encoded us ing Windows Media Co dec 9 may be play able but some parts of the sp ecificat[...]

Before you start 11 En 01 Some DivX VOD content m ay only be playable a fixed number of times. When you load a disc containin g this type of DivX VOD content, the remaining number of plays is shown on-screen and you th en have the option of playing the disc (thereb y using up one of the remaining p lays), or stopping. If you load a disc that contai[...]

Before you start 01 12 En DVB is extremely flexible, being able to deliver virtually any kind of digital content to the home, i ncluding Hi gh Definition and Standard Def initi on TV, broadband multimedia conten t and interactive servic es. DVB is a registere d trademark of the DVB Project. About the internal hard disk drive The internal hard disk [...]

Before you start 13 En 01 Symbols used in this manual The following icons are provided to help you quickly identify which instructions you need for which k ind of disc. HDD Any type of DVD disc (recordable or playback only), finali zed or not. Commercially produced DVD, finalized Video mode DVD-R/-R W. Video mode DVD-R/-RW (unfinalized) VR mode DVD[...]

Connections 02 14 En Chapter 2 Connections Rear panel connections 1 ANTENNA IN (RF IN)/OUT Connect your TV antenna to the ANTENNA IN (RF IN) jack. The signal is passed throug h to the ANTENNA OUT jack for connection to your TV. 2 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT A high-quality video output fo r connecting to a TV or monitor with a component video input. 3 AV2 ([...]

Connections 15 En 02 Front panel connections On the front panel there is a flip-down cover that hides mo re connections. Left side: 13 DV I N A DV input i.LINK connec tor, suitable for connecting a DV camcord er. 14 US B port (Type B) USB port for con necting a PictBridge- compatible printe r or PC. 15 US B port (Type A) USB port for con necting a [...]

Connections 02 16 En Easy connections The setup described be low is a basic setup that allows you to wa tch and rec ord TV programmes, and play discs. Other types of connections are explained starting on the following p age. Important • These connections use SCART cables (not supplied). If yo ur TV (or VCR) does not have a SCART connection, and y[...]

Connections 17 En 02 1 Connect the VIDEO OUTPUT jack to a video inpu t on your TV. Use the yellow jack of the supplied audio/ video cable for the video connection. 2 Connect the AUDIO OUTPUT jacks to the correspon ding audio inputs on yo ur TV. Use the red and white jacks of the supplied audio/video cable for the audio connection. Make sure you mat[...]

Connections 02 18 En 1 Connect RF antenna cab les as shown. See Connecting a TV antenna on page 15 fo r more on RF antenna connections, including from this recorder to your TV. 2 Use a SCART cable (not supplied) to connect the AV1 (RGB)-TV AV connec tor to a SCART AV connector on your TV. This enab les you to wa tch discs. 3 Use another SCART cabl [...]

Connections 19 En 02 • It is not possible to watch one TV programme and record another using this setup. 1 Connect the cable from the ante nna/ cable TV outlet to the antenna input on your VCR/satellite receiver/cable box. 2 Use a SCART cable (not supplied) to connect your decode r to your VCR/ satellite recei ver/cable box. See the manual for yo[...]

Connections 02 20 En 2 Use a SCART cable (not supplied) to connect the AV1 (RGB)-TV AV connec tor to a SCART AV connector on your TV. This enab les you to wa tch discs. 3 Use another SCART cabl e to connect the AV2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) AV connector to a SCAR T AV connector on your decoder box. This enable s you to reco rd scrambled T V channels. Conne[...]

Connections 21 En 02 Connecting using HDMI If you have an HDMI o r DVI-equipped 1 monitor or display 2 , you can connec t it to this recorder using an HDMI cable 3 (not supplied). The HDMI connector outputs uncompressed digital video, as well as almost every k ind of digital audio. 1 Use an HDMI cable to connect the HDMI OUT connector on this recor[...]

Connections 02 22 En plus standard to multi-chan nel surround- sound audio. HDMI features i nclude uncompressed digital video, a bandwid th of up to five gigabits per second (Dual Link), one connector (instead of several cables an d connectors), and communication between the AV source and AV devices such as DTVs. HDMI, the HDMI l ogo and High-Defin[...]

Connections 23 En 02 • We cannot guarantee th is unit wi ll work with HDM I control-compat ible components other than those made by Pioneer. Connecting other AV sources Connecting a VCR or analog camcorder 1 Connect a set of audio and vid eo inputs of your VCR or camcord er to a set of outputs on this recorder. This enables you to record from thi[...]

Connections 02 24 En Important • Some USB devices may not work with this recorder. • When connecting a PC to this un it, make sure the power is turned off on both the PC and this unit when you connect them via USB. • We recommend connecting USB devices when this recorder is switched off (in standby). JPEG file stor age devices • Digital sti[...]

Controls and displays 25 En 03 Chapter 3 Controls and displays Front panel 1 A.TV indi cator Lights when analog TV is selected. D.TV ind icator Lights when digital TV is selected. PLTV indicator Lights during recording st arted using the Pause Live TV feature. DivX ind icator Lights during DivX playback. COPY indicator Lights when copying is underw[...]

Controls and displays 03 26 En 11  Press to s tart or rest art playba ck.  Press to stop playback. F STOP REC Press to stop recording. ONE TOUCH COPY Press to start One Touch Cop y of the currently playing title to DVD or the HDD. CH +/– Use to change channel s, skip chapters/ tracks, etc. INPUT SELECT Press to change the input used fo r re[...]

Controls and displays 27 En 03 Display 1  Lights during playback; blinks when playback is paused. 2  Lights when copying. 3  Lights during record ing; blinks when recording is paused. 4 (page 68) Lights when a timer recording has been set. (Indicator blinks if the ti mer has been set to DVD but there isn’t a recordab le disc loaded, or t[...]

Controls and displays 03 28 En Remote control 1  STANDBY/ON Press to switch the reco rder on/into standby. 2  PLAY (page 74) Press to start playback.  PAUSE Press to pause playback o r recording.  STOP (page 74) Press to stop playback.  PREV  NEXT Press to skip to the previous or next title/ chapter/track; or to display the previo[...]

Controls and displays 29 En 03 • The cursor button is ma rked as follows in the operating instructio ns. 6A . T V / D . T V Press to switch between analog TV antenna input and digital TV antenna in put. The A.TV and D.TV indicators on the front panel show which is se lected. 7 Colour buttons (RED, GREEN, YEL LOW, BLUE) Use when an EPG screen is d[...]

Controls and displays 03 30 En 22 DI SPLAY (page 85) Displays/changes the on-screen information displays . 23 TEXT ( pages 62, 63) Press to display Teletext information (in European countries ex cept the UK) or to start the MHEG applicatio n display (UK o nly) if available during digit al broadcasts. 24 TV/DVD Press to switch between ‘TV mode’,[...]

Getting started 31 En 04 Chapter 4 Getting started Switching on and setting up When you switch the reco rder 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. If you’re using the recorder for the first time, we strongl[...]

Getting started 04 32 En • If no new channels were foun d a message appears asking if you want to scan again. Check th e aerial connection before selecting Yes . (If you select No, skip to step 8 below.) 8 Select the analog TV (A.TV) Auto Channel Setting (‘Au to Scan’ or ‘Download from TV’), or ‘Do not set’. • Select Do not set if y[...]

Getting started 33 En 04 Use the / buttons to set your time zone. You can set this by selecting a city or a time relative to GMT. Press  then use the / buttons to select ‘On’ or ‘Off’ for summer time, then press ENTER. Select On if you are currently using summer time. Set the date (day/month/year) and time, then pr ess ENTER [...]

Getting started 04 34 En 14 Press to conti nue after reading the HDD caution. 15 Select ‘Finish Setup’ to exi t the Setup Naviga tor, or ‘Go Back’ i f you want to start again. That completes basic setup using the Setup Navigator. • If there are blank channels with no station, you can set these to skip using the manual channel se tting. Se[...]

Getting started 35 En 04 1 Display the GUIDE Plus+ setup menu. The language and country settings are already set to whatever you selected in the Setup Naviga tor. 2 Hig hlight ‘Postal Code’ . 3 Enter your postal code. The system uses your postal code to identify which TV listing s data is correct for the area in which you live, so it is importa[...]

Getting started 04 36 En step 5 below) and leave it on overnight. The recorder needs to be in standby; it will wake up automati cally and download new codes from the Host Channel. The next day, try this setup process again: • Press GUIDE to display the GUIDE Plus+ screen. • Press  to highli ght the Menu bar, then use  to reach the Setup a[...]

Getting started 37 En 04 • Even if you can’t use the EP G functions where you live, you can still set VIDEO Plus+ recordings and m anual recordings — see Setting a manual recording on page 46. • The front panel display shows EPG when receiving data. If you power on the recorder during an EPG download, the download is cancelled. • EPG data[...]

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide 05 38 En Chapter 5 Using the GUIDE Plus+ ® electronic programme guide This chapter is only appl icable if the EPG Type Select setting made in the Setup Navigator (or the Initial Setup menu) is set to GUIDE Plus+ . The GUIDE Plus+ ® system The GUIDE Plus+ ® system* is a free, interactive on-scree[...]

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide 39 En 05 5 Men u bar – Gives access to the various areas of the GUIDE Plus+ system. 6G r i d – Shows TV listings information fo r the next seven days by channel and tim e. GUIDE Plus+ navigation The table below shows a summary of the remote buttons you’ll use to navigate the GUIDE Plus+ syste[...]

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide 05 40 En Lock/Unlock video window When you enter th e GUIDE Plus+ system, the channel you were watching remains visible in the video window. The date stamp above the window lets you know th e channel, date and time. The default setting for this window is ‘locked’, as indicated by a closed padlo[...]

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide 41 En 05 • Tune to a programme that’s curr ently showing 1 • Set a programme to record • Lock or unlock the video window • Access Informa tion panels Browsing the Grid Use the following remote buttons to browse the grid: /// (cursor buttons) – Navigate the Grid  PREV / ?[...]

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide 05 42 En Using My Choice keywords for a search In addition to the st andard categories, you can also set yo ur own keywords. 1 Access My Choice. 2 Press the YELLOW Action button to add a keyword. 3 Enter a keyword to appear in the menu. When you’re finished, press the GREEN Action button to exit [...]

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide 43 En 05 3 To add a channel to your profile, press the YELLOW Action button. Select a chann el from the mosaic of channel icons and press ENTER . Repeat this step to add up to 16 channels. 4 To add a category to your profi le, highlight ‘Cat egories’ and press the YELLOW Action button. Select a[...]

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide 05 44 En Editing a scheduled recording You can edit a ny parameter in a scheduled recording, or delete it if you no longer require it 1 . 1 Highlig ht the left tile of a schedul ed recording. • If you only wa nt to edit the recording quality, frequency, destination , timing or genre settings, ski[...]

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide 45 En 05 7 Press the GREEN Action button (Frequency) to chan ge the recording frequency. Select from the various options fo r one-time, daily and weekly recordings. 8 Press YELLOW Action button (Destination) to se lect the recording destination. Select from DVD , HDD or HDDr (Auto Replace Recording[...]

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide 05 46 En Deleting a scheduled recording 1 Highlig ht the left tile of a schedul ed recording. 2 Press the RED Action button (Delete). The scheduled event is deleted. Setting a VIDEO Plus+ ® recording 1 Select ‘Schedule’ from the Menu bar. 2 Press the RED Action button (VIDEO Plus+). 3 Use the [...]

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide 47 En 05 3 Use the number and / // buttons to enter the recording da te, then press the GREEN Action button (Next). 4 In the same way, enter the recording start time, followed by the GREEN Action button (Next) to confirm. 5 Enter the recording end time in the same way, followed b y the [...]

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide 05 48 En Changing the source and progra mme number 1 Select ‘Editor’ from the Menu bar. 2 Highlig ht the right channel tile of the channel you want to make a chang e to. 3 Press the RED Action button to change the channel source, or the GREEN Action button to enter a programme number. Each pres[...]

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide 49 En 05 Manua l Host Cha nnel s etup The GUIDE Plus+ system will automaticall y identify your Host Channel as soo n as the recorder is put into standby for the first time. See the table on page 36 for a list of a ll the European Host Channels. If you know your Host Channel details (source and prog[...]

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide 05 50 En Switch this recorder into standby. The next morning, pleas e perform the GUIDE Plus+ setup again to see if your exter nal receiver can now be co ntrolled. – The external receiver that you use is currently not supported. If, after leaving your external receiver on o vernight, and doing th[...]

Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic programme guide 51 En 05 • I used the One-Button-Rec ord feature (red Action button) to set a recording, but I recorded the wrong channel. If the channel to be recorded is received via the external receiver first make sure that the external receiver was left switched on. Next, in the Editor Area, make sure that [...]

Using the digital electronic programme guide 06 52 En Chapter 6 Using the digital electronic programme guide This chapter is only appl icable if the EPG Type Select setting made in the Setup Navigator (or the Initial Setup menu) is set to Digital EPG . The Digital EPG system The Digital EPG shows a table of scheduled digital TV programmes and detai[...]

Using the digital electronic programme guide 53 En 06 Using the Digital EPG Using the Digital EPG you can check the schedule of digital TV program mes, view information about desired programmes, and/or select programmes. 1 Press to display the Dig ital EPG screen. The EPG screen updates auto matically if the EPG data is acquired successf ully. If n[...]

Using the digital electronic programme guide 06 54 En 3 Enter the timer recording settings. Use the / buttons to select a field; use the / buttons to change the value 1 . • CH – Choose a channel (Pr 1 to Pr 99 for analog channels and ava ilable digital channels (excluding skip channe ls)), or one of the external in puts from which t[...]

Using the digital electronic programme guide 55 En 06 EPG Link 1 (UK only) – Choose whether or not to have this device automatically record scheduled programmes from the Digital EPG even if the times in which th ey are broadcast change. Series Reco rding 2 (UK only) – Choose whether or not to record a ll programmes from a series when you ma ke [...]

Using the digital electronic programme guide 06 56 En 3 Press  then select ‘Modify’ from the command menu panel. Alternatively, press ENTER . The Timer Programme Set screen a ppears from which you can edit the settings. 4 Enter the ti mer recording settings. Use the / buttons to select a field; use the / buttons to change the val[...]

Using the digital electronic programme guide 57 En 06 Deleting a timer programme You can delete tim er programmes you no longer need. 1 Press T IMER REC. 2 Highlight the timer programme you want to erase. 3 Press  then select ‘Erase’ from the command menu panel. • Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel. • You can also just press CLEAR whe[...]

Using the digital electronic programme guide 06 58 En 2 Highlight the timer programme you want to search. 3 Press  then select ‘Recommendation Search’ from the command menu p anel. The search results are displayed. Choose the programme you would like to recor d and press either the RED bu tton or ENTER to schedule a recording. Other useful E[...]

Recording 59 En 07 Chapter 7 Recording About DVD recording This recorder can record to DV D-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-R DL and DVD+R DL media. DVD-R and DVD-RW discs can be initia lized for Video m ode or VR mode recording. Each has its advantages, and it depends on what you want to do with the recording which mode you choose. If you w[...]

Recording 07 60 En • See also Disc/content format playback compatibility on page 7 for detailed disc compatibi lity information. Recording to DVD-R DL/DVD+R D L 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: • When the recorder switches fr o[...]

Recording 61 En 07 Restrictions on video recording You cannot r ecord copy-protec ted 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 autom atically and an e rror message will be displayed on-screen. Video that [...]

Recording 07 62 En Tip • When changing terrestrial digital broadcast channels, chan nels with a low signal strength may result in a black screen being displayed. • For other chann els, it may take a short while for the chann el picture to appear, and/or fo r the channel number to appear. • In both of the above cases, some improvement may be p[...]

Recording 63 En 07 The channel banner displays an icon ( ) to indicate th at the MHEG app lication can be run. • Press to start the MHEG applicat ion. 1 • You can also use any of the colour buttons. • Press TEXT to quit the MHEG application. Viewing Teletext (European countries except the UK.) You can view the Teletext that comes simultaneous[...]

Recording 07 64 En Setting the picture quality/ recording time 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 cho ose a balance between picture quality and recording time. When Manual Recording is set to On (see Manual Recording on page 137[...]

Recording 65 En 07 3 Select a TV channel to record . The front panel display shows the channel number, or channel name if it’s available : • 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 ). • If the recorder is stopped, you can also use the CH +/?[...]

Recording 07 66 En Pause Live TV The Pause Live TV feature lets you effectively pause a TV programme you’re watching. When you’re ready to resume watching, just press the  PLAY button. Setting up for Pause Live TV You can use the Pau se Live TV feature with an AV Link-compatible TV connected using a SCART cable (see TV tuner setup for Pause [...]

Recording 67 En 07 Using Pause Live TV 1 Star t recording the current TV channel. Recording cont inues with playback pau sed. • Note that it may take up to 10 seconds for recording to start. 2 Press to start playback. You can also use the scan buttons ( /  ), pause (  PAUSE ) and stop (  STOP ) — all without affecting the rec ording[...]

Recording 07 68 En About timer recordings Using the timer recordi ng features you ca n program up to 32 time r recordings up to a month in advance. Timer recording programmes can be set to record ju st once, every day, or every week. You can set the recording qu ality for your timer recording in the same way as for a regular recording, but with the[...]

Recording 69 En 07 • The hours between 3:00 and 5:00 in the morning are used by the GUIDE Plus+ system to download programme information. During these times, VPS/ PDC may not work reliably; leave VPS/ PDC off if you set a timer reco rding for these times. • Timer recordings with VPS/PDC set to On are not perfo rmed for the period between 20 min[...]

Recording 07 70 En • What happens when two or more timer programmes overlap? Basically, the programme with the earlier recording start time has priority. However, the recorder will start recording the programme with the la ter start time after the earlier programme is finished. If schedu le to record two programmes have the same times (but differ[...]

Recording 71 En 07 2 Press repeatedly to select one of the external inputs to record from. The current input is sho wn on-screen and in the front pane l display: • AV2/L1 – Input 1 1 • L2 – Input 2 (front panel) • L3 – Input 3 Check that the Audio In settings for External Audio and Bilingual Recording are as you want th em (see Audio In[...]

Recording 07 72 En DVD+RW discs don’t genera lly need finalizing. However, if you wan t a title menu to appear when you play the disc, then you will need to fina lize. When usin g a DVD+RW, you can still re cord and edit even after finalizi ng. although th e title menu w ill disappear if you do so. Finalize the disc again to generate a new title [...]

Recording 73 En 07 Initializing recordable DVD discs DVD-R/-RW discs can be initiali zed for either Video mode recording or VR mode recording. 1 When you first load a blank D VD-RW or DVD+RW disc, the recorder initializes it for recording automatically. By default, blank DVD-RW discs are init ialized for VR mode recording. See DVD-RW Auto Initializ[...]

Playback 08 74 En Chapter 8 Playback Introduction Most of the features desc ribed in this chapter make use of on-screen displays. Navigate these using the cursor buttons and ENTER . To go back one level fro m any screen, use the RETURN/EXIT button. Remember also th at the button guide at the bottom of every screen shows which buttons do what. Many [...]

Playback 75 En 08 5 When you’ve fi nished using the recorder, eject the disc and switch the recorder back into standby. Playing DVD discs The table below shows the basic playback controls for DVD-Video, and recor dable DVD discs. Playing from the HDD The table below shows the basic playback controls when playing video recorded on the hard disk (H[...]

Playback 08 76 En Playing CDs and WMA/MP3 discs The table below shows the basic playback controls for Audio CDs 1 , and WMA/MP3 files. Playing Video CD/Super VCDs The table below shows the basic playback controls for Video CD/Super VC Ds. Some discs feature Pl ayback Control (PBC for short) menus. These discs show PBC in the display when you load t[...]

Playback 77 En 08 Playing DivX video files The table below shows the basic playback controls for DivX video files. P auses playback, or restarts playback when paused. P ress to start scanning. P ress repeatedly to increase the scanning speed. P ress to skip to previous/next track. When a PBC menu is displayed, press to display the previous/ next pa[...]

Playback 08 78 En Using the Disc Na vigat or with recordable discs and the HDD You can use the Disc Naviga tor to brows e and edit video on recordable DVDs and the HDD, and to view info rmation on titles. See also Editing on page 90 for more on editing recordable discs. 1 Select the HDD or DVD. 2 O p e n t h e D i sc Navigator. • You can also acc[...]

Playback 79 En 08 Using the Disc Navigator with playback-only discs Use the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc and star t playback. 1 Select DVD. 2 Dis play the Home Menu. 3 Select ‘Disc Navigator’. Alternatively, for a Video CD or Super VCD, you can press DISC NAVIGATOR , which takes you straight to the Disc Navigator screen. 4 Se[...]

Playback 08 80 En About the automatic display of titles This unit h as built-in information on titles extracted from the Gracenote ® database. This unit automaticall y searches for titles when you press  PLAY after loading an Audio CD or when you display the D isc Navigator. The following screen is displayed. Upon completion of search, album na[...]

Playback 81 En 08 3 Choose a view optio n, then press ENTER. The title list display is up dated acc ording to the new display preferences. Scanning discs You can scan discs at various speeds, forwards or backwards. 1 1 During playback, start reverse or forward scanning. • The scanning speed is shown on-screen. 2 Press repeatedly to change the sca[...]

Playback 08 82 En • Select ‘Play Mode’ from the Home Menu. • Select Play Mode from the command menu for Audio CDs, WMA/MP 3 files, or DivX 1 files by p ressing  in the Disc Navigator. Search Mode The Search Mode feature lets you start playback from a specified point in a disc by time 2 or by title/chapter/track number. 1 Select ‘Search[...]

Playback 83 En 08 Repeat play There are various repeat play options, depending on the kind of disc loaded , or if you’re using the HDD for p layback. It’s also possible to use repeat pl ay together with programme p lay to repeat th e tracks/ chapters in the programm e list (see Programme play below). 1 • Select ‘Repeat’ from the Play Mode[...]

Playback 08 84 En • To repeat play the programme l ist, select Programme Repeat from the Repeat Play Mode menu (see Repeat pl ay on page 83). • Except CD, WMA/MP3 : Press CLEAR during pla yback to switch o ff programme play (if no menu OSD, su ch as the Disc Navigator, is displayed). Press while stopped to erase the programme list. • From the[...]

Playback 85 En 08 Switching audio channels For HDD 1 and VR mode content recorded with bilingual audio, you can switch bet ween left ( L ) channel, right ( R ) cha nnel, or both ( L+R ). 2 When playing Video CDs and Audi o CDs you can switch between stereo, just the left channel or just the right channel. Some Super VCDs have two soundtracks. With [...]

Playback 08 86 En HDD and remova ble disc activity display Press DISPLAY once to see the HD D and removable disc (DVD, etc.) activity. Use th e HDD/DVD button to switch between the two kinds of display. The example displays below show high- speed copying from HDD to DVD , and HDD chase playback. Tip • See Switching camera an gles on page 85 for m[...]

Playing and recording from a DV camcorder 87 En 09 Chapter 9 Playing and recording from a DV camcorder You can play ba ck and record vide o from a DV camcorde r connected to th e DV IN jack on the front panel of this recorder. Important • If you connect a seco nd recorder using a DV cable, you canno t control the second unit from this one. • Yo[...]

Playing and recording from a DV camcorder 09 88 En 1 Make sure your DV camcorder is connected to the front panel DV IN jack. Also, set the camcorder to VTR mode. 2 Set the reco rding quality. • See Setting the picture quality/recording time on page 64 for detailed inform ation. 3 From the Initial Setup menu , check that the DV audio input is setu[...]

Playing and recording from a DV camcorder 89 En 09 5 Select ‘Record to Hard Disk Drive’ or ‘ Record to DVD’. The DV tape is rewound to the beginning. Once it is rewound, the DV tape is played from the beginning and copie d to either the HDD or a DVD. • If there is a gap of two minutes or more between recorded contents, the copying process[...]

Editing 10 90 En Chapter 10 Editing Editing options The table below shows which commands you can use with the HDD and dif ferent disc types. *1 DVD-R/-RW only HDD DVD-R/ -RW (Video mode), DVD+R/+RW DVD-R/-RW, DVD-RAM (VR mode) Original Play List Create (page 92)  Play (page 92)    Erase (page 92)    Edit > Title Name ([...]

Editing 91 En 10 The Disc Navigator screen The Disc Navigator screen is where you can edit video content on unfinalized Video mode and DVD-R/-RW (VR mode) discs, DVD+R/ +RW and DVD-RAM, a s well as video content on the hard disk drive. Important • Titles that have been recorded with a Input Line System setting different to th e current setting of[...]

Editing 10 92 En HDD genres The large capacity of the HDD mea ns that there may be many hours of v ideo in the recorder. To help you or ganize your HDD video content you can assign different genres to titles. There are 2 0 genres in total, including five user-defin able ones that you can name as you like. Create Play List o nly Use this function to[...]

Editing 93 En 10 2 Select ‘Erase’ from the command menu p anel. 3 Sele ct ‘Yes’ to confirm or ‘No’ to cancel. Tip • You can erase a title quickly by pressing CLEAR when the title is highlighted. Confirm the edit by pressing ENTER . Title Name You can give titles new names of up to 64 characters long for VR mode, DVD-RAM and HDD record[...]

Editing 10 94 En Using the remote key shortcut s to input a name The table below shows the remote control key shortcuts that you can use to inpu t characters in the name input screen. Pressing a button repea tedly cycles through the characters shown. If you want to enter two characters in succession that are both on the same bu tton (for example a [...]

Editing 95 En 10 Set Thumbnail You can change the thumbnail picture that appears in the Disc Navigator for a title to any frame th at appears in that title. 1 Highlight the title you want to change the thu mbnail pict ure for. • You can also use the Smart Jog to select titles. 2 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Set Thumbnail’ from the command menu pan[...]

Editing 10 96 En 5 Hi ghlight ‘To’ then, in the same way, find the end of the section to erase, then press ENTER. After pressing ENTER , another marke r indicates the end of th e section, with the section itse lf marked in red. 6 Sele ct ‘Yes’ to confirm or ‘No’ to cancel. In the thumbnail viewer you can see a few seconds of video eithe[...]

Editing 97 En 10 3 HDD only: Sel ect the type of edit. • For more information a bout these options, s ee Editing accuracy on pa ge 91. 4 Select the command you wan t: • Divide – Divide a chapter into two or more parts: Use the playback c ontrols (  ,  ,  ,  , etc.) to find the point at which you want to divide the chapter, then pr[...]

Editing 10 98 En 2 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Set Genre’ from the command menu panel. 3 Select a genre for the title. Lock Original on ly You can lock a title so that it can’t be edited or erased accidently. If you do need to edit it, you can always unlock it later. Important • You can’t undo any edits made before changing th e lock status .[...]

Editing 99 En 10 3 Select a new position for the title. After pressing EN TER , the new, updated Play List is displayed. Combine Play List o nly Use this function to combine two Play List titles into one. 1 Highlight the title you want to combine. • You can also use the Smart Jog to select titles. This title will remain in the same plac e after c[...]

Editing 10 100 En 2 Select one of the user- definable genre names . 3 Input a name for the genre. • The name can be up to 12 characters long. • For information on rem ote control key short cuts, see Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name on page 94. 4 Select ‘OK’ to enter the name and exit. Multi-Mode Multi-Mode allows you to select[...]

Editing 101 En 10 Undo If you make a mistake while editing, you can generally undo it. There is on e level of undo (in other wor ds, you can only un do the last edit you made). • Select ‘Undo’ from the command menu p anel. • You can’t undo any thing after exiting the Disc Navigator screen. Frequentl y asked questi ons • Why doesn’t th[...]

Copying and backup 11 102 En Chapter 11 Copying and backup Introduction Use the copying features of this recorder to: • Back up important reco rdings stored on the HDD to a DVD. • Make a DVD co py of a recording on the HDD to play in ano ther player. • Transfer video from a DVD to the HDD for editing. • Transfer edited video from the HDD to[...]

Copying and backup 103 En 11 HDD to DVD c opies are made in the s ame recording mode. When copying DVD to HDD, the copy is made in whatever recording mode is currently set. Make sure that a recordable D VD disc is loaded when trying to copy from the HDD. 1 I f you’re copyin g from DVD to the HDD, select a recording mo de. Note that selecting a re[...]

Copying and backup 11 104 En • Thumbnail picture markers and chapter markers for the Disc Navigator are copied, but their position i n the copy may be slightly c hanged from t he original. • If some part of the title being copied is copy-prot ected, copying will star t, but the copy-protected portions will not be copied. Using Copy Lists * See [...]

Copying and backup 105 En 11 • When adding titles that contain material of more than one aspect ratio (scree n size), each part with a different aspect ratio will be added as a separate title if high-speed copying is possi ble. Depending on the title 1 , high-speed copying may not be possible to DVDs. 6 Press  to display the command menu pa ne[...]

Copying and backup 11 106 En • Set Thumbnail – Set the thumb nail frame for a title (see Set Thumbnail on page 95). • Recording Mode – S et the picture quality of the copy (see Recordi ng Mode on page 107). • Bilingual – Set how bilingual audio should be copied when copying from HDD to DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) and DVD+R/+RW (see Bilingual[...]

Copying and backup 107 En 11 1 Select ‘Copy’ from the Home Menu. 2 Select ‘DVD/CD  H DD’. 3 S elect a Copy List type. • Selecting Create New Copy List will erase any Copy List al ready stored in the record er. 4 Add titles to the Copy List (highlight a title and press ENTER to add). Titles you’ve added to the Copy List are highlighte[...]

Copying and backup 11 108 En start copying. In this case, either change the recording quality, or press RETURN/EXIT to go back to the Copy List screen and erase one or more titles from the Copy List. Bilingual 1 Select the title containing the audio you want to change . 2 Select ‘Bilingual’ from the command menu p anel. 3 Se lect a bilingua l a[...]

Copying and backup 109 En 11 • Actual recordab le capacity of disc s 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. • DVD-R/-RW discs can only be backed up to DVD-R/-RW discs; DVD+R/+RW discs can o nly be backed u p to D[...]

Using the Jukebox 12 110 En Chapter 12 Using the Jukebox The Jukebox feature allows you to us e the recorder’s HDD to store and p layback music from your CDs. You can a lso transfer WMA/ MP3 files stored on CD-R/-RW/-ROM, DVD, USB device or PC. Copying music to the HDD The first step is to copy some music to the HDD. CD audio, WMA and MP3 files a[...]

Using the Jukebox 111 En 12 Copying files via USB Connecting a regular USB device You can copy WMA or MP3 files from a connected USB device, such as a USB drive, to the HDD. 1 Connect the USB devi ce. 2 Select ‘Jukebox’ from th e Home Menu. 3 Select ‘Listen to Music from USB device’. 4 Display the command menu. 5 Select ‘Edit’ from the [...]

Using the Jukebox 12 112 En 3 Select ‘Connect PC’. 4 Sele ct ‘Yes’ to confirm or ‘No’ to cancel. 5 Verify that the import screen is displayed on the devi ce. If no actions are carried out fo r 20 minutes, the import screen is automatica lly closed. To reopen it, you will have to repea t steps 2 through 4 . 6 Open Windows Me dia Player 1[...]

Using the Jukebox 113 En 12 • If no actions are carried out f or 20 minutes after copying, the import screen is automatically closed. Note • When using the syn c function of Windows Media Player 11, music, a rtist and album folders are created as follows: • The above music folder is not displayed. • Up to 50 000 tracks can be included in on[...]

Using the Jukebox 12 114 En 5 Select the track you want to play back. • To play back all trac ks, select All . 6 Display the command menu. 7 Select ‘Play’ from the menu. Repeat play 1 Display the command menu during playback. 2 Select ‘Repeat’ from the menu. • Select Play Mode when audio files stored on a USB device are being played bac[...]

Using the Jukebox 115 En 12 Changing the display style of the Jukebox 1 Select an artist/album you want to change the display for. 2 Display the view options panel. 3 Select a view option. • Display Mode By artist – Displays the artists copied onto this unit from the earliest date. By album – Displays the albums of the selected artist. When y[...]

Using the Jukebox 12 116 En • Edit > Artist name – Enter a name of up to 64 characters for the artist. See Title Name on page 93 for how to enter names. • Edit > Album name – Enter a name of up to 64 characters for the album. See Title Name on page 93 for how to enter names. • Edit > Track name – Enter a name of up to 64 charac[...]

The PhotoViewer 117 En 13 Chapter 13 The PhotoViewer From the PhotoViewer you can view JPEG photos and picture files sto red on the HDD, recordable DVD or CD-R/- RW/-ROM, or on a USB-equipped di gital camera. 1 You can also import files and save them to the recorder’s HDD or a DVD- R/-RW disc. Locating JPEG picture files 1 Select ‘PhotoViewer?[...]

The PhotoViewer 13 118 En Changing the display style of the PhotoViewer You can choose to display photos by grouping them by folder, file, o r number of thumbnails. 1 Display the view options panel. 2 Ch oose ‘Displ ay Mode’ or ‘Style’ then press ENTER to see the available view op tions. • Display Mode – Choose between folder and file d[...]

The PhotoViewer 119 En 13 • Press during the slideshow to rotate the displayed picture clo ckwise by 90º. Press repeatedl y to continu e rotating th e picture in increments of 90 º. 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 functi[...]

The PhotoViewer 13 120 En 3 Select ‘Multi-Mode’ from the menu. 4 Select files/folders from the list. An orange check mark box (  ) is show n by the item you selected. A blue check ma rk box (  ) appears on the folder select screen when files from that folder are selected. 5 Display the command menu. 6 Select the command you want to apply [...]

The PhotoViewer 121 En 13 A slideshow of the files is a lso 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 compatible w ith JPEG file playb ack. Note however that you may ne ed to finalize the d i s c b e f o r e i t w i l l p l a y o n a n o t h e r D V D p l a y e r[...]

The PhotoViewer 13 122 En 3 Sele ct ‘File Options’ or ‘Folde r Options’. 4 Select ‘Erase’ or ‘Erase Folder’. 5 Sele ct ‘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 files 1 Select the file(s) or folder(s) y[...]

The PhotoViewer 123 En 13 5 Enter a new name for the file/folder. File names or Folder names can be up to 64 characters long. See Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name and Using a USB keyboard to enter a name on page 94 for how to enter a name. Locking/Unlocking files Locking files will protect them from accidental erasure and prevent them[...]

The Disc Setup menu 14 124 En Chapter 14 The Disc Setup menu From the Disc Setup menu you can name discs, lock the contents to prevent accidental rec ording and era sure, initialize and finalize discs. The Disc Setup menu is accessed from the Home menu. Basic settings Input Disc Name When you initia lize a disc fo r recording, the recorder automati[...]

The Disc Setup menu 125 En 14 Initialize settings You can initia lize a recordab le DVD-R/-RW disc for either VR mode or Video mode recording. The first time you load a new DVD-RW disc, it will be automaticall y initialized f or recording according to the DVD-RW Auto Init. settin g in the Disc S etup menu (see page 73). New DVD-R discs are ready fo[...]

The Disc Setup menu 14 126 En 1 Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the Home Menu. 2 Select ‘Optimize HDD’ then ‘Start’. A progress bar indicates h ow long there is left to go. If no actions are c arried out for more than 20 minutes a fter the optimi zation process is completed, the unit turns itself off. Initialize HDD When your HDD/DVD reco rder[...]

The Video Adjust menu 127 En 15 Chapter 15 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. Setting the picture quality for TV and external inputs Picture Creation lets you cho ose a set of picture qual ity settings for the built-in[...]

The Video Adjust menu 15 128 En • PureCinem a – This setting optimizes the picture for film material when the video output is set to progressive. Usually set to Auto ; but try switching to Off if the picture appears un natural. • 3-D Y/C – Adjusts the br ightness/co lour separation. • YNR – Adjusts the amount of noise reductio n (NR) ap[...]

The Video Adjust menu 129 En 15 3 Select the picture qua lity setting you want to adjust. You can adjust the following settings: • Prog. Motion – Adjusts t he motion and still picture quality when video output is set to progressive. (Prog. Motion is ineffective when PureCinema is On.) • PureCinem a – This setting optimizes the picture for f[...]

The Initial Setup menu 16 130 En Chapter 16 The Initial Setup menu Using the Initial Setup menu The Initial Setup menu is where you can set various recorder optio ns for sound, picture, language and so on. Some settings can only be changed when the recorder is sto pped. During playback and recording these settings are grayed out in the Initial Setu[...]

The Initial Setup menu 131 En 16 Setup Navigator Start Select to start the Setup Navigator . See also Switching on and setting up on page 31. Digital Tuner Replace Channels Next Screen Scans for digital channels an d replaces all the channel presets with the results. Before the scan starts yo u will need to select your countr y . After the scan is [...]

The Initial Setup menu 16 132 En Signal Check Next Screen Use this screen to check the sign al level and quality of digital channels. Use the / buttons to change the RF channel; select Add New Channels then press ENTER to scan for new channels; press HOME MENU to exit. Aerial Power On Power is sup plied to the conn ected aerial (antenna) when[...]

The Initial Setup menu 133 En 16 Manual CH Setting Next Screen Proceed to the next s creen if you need to adju st any of the settings made by auto tuning. Select your countr y , then proceed to the manual channel setting screen: • Change channel presets using the Smart Jog . • T o skip the displayed channel (becau se there is no station assigne[...]

The Initial Setup menu 16 134 En AV1 Out Video • Sets the AV1 (RGB )-TV SCART output to standard composite video (compatible with all TVs). S-Video Sets the AV1 (RGB)-TV SCART output to S-Video. Recommended if you are using a long SCART cable. RGB Sets the AV1 (RGB )-TV SCART output to RGB. Good quality but check your TV for compatibility . Note [...]

The Initial Setup menu 135 En 16 Bilingual Recording A/L • Record the left (A) ch annel of a bilingual source when recording to HDD with HDD Re cording F ormat set to Video Mode On, to DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R/+RW or in LPCM mode, from an external source. B/R As above, but for right (B) channel recording. When recording bili ngual audio to[...]

The Initial Setup menu 16 136 En Languag e OSD Languag e English • Sets the language of the on-screen displays to English. available languages Choose from the languages di splayed for the on-screen displays. On Screen Display and D.TV Language will both reflect this setting. Audio Languag e English • Sets the default audio language for DVD-V id[...]

The Initial Setup menu 137 En 16 DVD Menu Languag e w/Subtitle Languag e • Sets the language of DVD-V ideo 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-V ideo menus. Other Select to set [...]

The Initial Setup menu 16 138 En Set Thumbnail 0 seconds • Sets the default thumbnail pict ure in the Disc Navigator to the first frame of the title. 30 seconds Sets the default thumbnail picture to 30 seconds into the title. 3 minutes Sets the defaul t thumbnail pict ure to three minutes into the title. Auto Chapter (HDD/VR) On • When record i[...]

The Initial Setup menu 139 En 16 Playback TV Screen Size 4:3 (Lette r Box) Select if you have a standard 4:3 TV and prefer the letter box format presentation fo r 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 1[...]

The Initial Setup menu 16 140 En HDMI Output (only available when an HDMI device is connected) Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080p Constant 1920 x 1080p output. 1920 x 1080i Constant 1920 x 1080i output. 1280 x 720p Constant 1280 x 720p output. 720 x 576p (720 x 480p) Constant 720 x 576p output (when setting the Input Line System to 525 System , video i[...]

The Initial Setup menu 141 En 16 HDMI Control On • Enable the HDMI Control function. Select this option when connected to an HDMI Control-compatible P ioneer plasma television, A V system (amplifier or AV receiver etc.) or HD A V converter . Off Disable the HDMI Control func ti on. Select this option when not connected to an HDMI Control-compatib[...]

The Initial Setup menu 16 142 En Software Update Next Screen The Software Update function can check for and download updated system software for the digital tuner . See Using Software Update (Digital tuner) on page 144. Options 2 USB Restart USB Device If the connected USB device does not respond to the recorder , tr y using thi s option to restart[...]

The Initial Setup menu 143 En 16 Additional information about the TV system settings About the input line system This record er is compatible with PAL, SECAM, 3.58 NTSC and PAL-60 TV systems. The Input Line System and In put Colour System settings determine how the recorder treats incoming video signals from an external input. Please note the follo[...]

The Initial Setup menu 16 144 En Selecting other languages for language options 1 Select ‘Other’ from the language list. This option appears in the settings for DVD Menu Language, Audio Language, and Subtitle Language. 2 Select the language you want. • Select by language name: Use the / buttons to change the language. • Select by code[...]

Additional information 145 En 17 Chapter 17 Additional information Setting up the remote to control your TV You can use the supp lied remote to control your TV. To be able to use this feature you first have to program the remote with a maker code from the table below. 1 Press and hold down the CLEAR button, then enter the maker code for your TV. Se[...]

Additional information 17 146 En 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 hi gh-speed copying. 1 Check with the disc manufacturer for c ompatibility. Note that all times in the above table are appr oximate. Also that actual copy speed va[...]

Additional information 147 En 17 Manual recording modes The table below shows the approximate record ing times for different DVD types in each manual recording mode, as well as the standard rec ording mode equivalents. For recor ding time on th e HDD, see Spe cifications on page 161. *1 Recording time m ay be slightly shorter for certain disc types[...]

Additional information 17 148 En • Level s separated by a bold line sh ow where th ere is a noticeabl e change in picture quality. • Audio recording in all ma nual recording modes is i n Do lby Digital 2 ch format, e xcept for LPCM mode, which is in Linear PCM format. • See also Recording on pag e 59. Troubleshooting Incorrect operation is of[...]

Additional information 149 En 17 No picture • Chec k that ever ything is c onnect ed properl y (page 1 4). • Check that the connected TV and/or the A V amp/receiver is set to the correct input. • The recorder may be set to progre ssive scan with an incompatible TV . Reset to interlace by pressi ng and hol ding the front panel  (Stop) butto[...]

Additional information 17 150 En Can’t play a disc recorded using this recorder on another player • If the disc was recorded in DVD-R /-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R , make sure that it’s finalized (page 71). • Some players will not play re cordable DVD discs, even when recorded in DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R and finalized. • If the disc w[...]

Additional information 151 En 17 After b riefl y unplugging or after a power failure the front panel display shows ‘--:--’ • A backup battery inside the re corder keeps the clock and other settings from being reset when there is no power to the recorder . After unplugging or a power failure, the batter y keeps all settings for a period of sev[...]

Additional information 17 152 En HDMI Problem Remedy The connected HDMI or DVI device does not display any picture (and the front panel HDMI indicator does not light) • T r y disconnecting then reconnec ting the HDMI cable (while the power of both components is on). • T r y switching the power of the HDMI/DVI device off then back on. • T r y [...]

Additional information 153 En 17 If the unit does not operate no rmally due to external effects such as static electri city, disconnect the power plug from the outlet and insert again to return to normal operati ng conditions. If the picture freezes and th e front panel and remote control buttons stop working • Press  (Stop) then try restartin[...]

Additional information 17 154 En On-screen displays The table below shows a list of error messa ges that you may encounter when using the recorder and an explanation of their mea ning. Message Explanation/Acti on • Initializing disc. Please wait a moment. When you load a blank DVD-RW or DVD+RW disc, the recorder automatically initializ es it. •[...]

Additional information 155 En 17 • Repairing disc. • Repairing the HDD. During recording, the power was c ut. This display appears when the power is restored. • Could not repair th e disc. The recorder was unable to repair the disc after a power cut. The contents of the recording will be lost. • Overhea ting has st opped opera tion. Press D[...]

Additional information 17 156 En Front panel displays The table below shows a list of error messa ges that you may encounter when using the recorder and an explanation of their mea ning. • You are not allowed to watch this Conditional Access Programme. A CA module or smart card (obtained from your ser vice provider) is required to watch the selec[...]

Additional information 157 En 17 Language code list Language (Language code le tter), Language code Country/Area code list Country/Area, Country/Area code , Code letter 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 ([...]

Additional information 17 158 En Screen sizes and disc formats When viewing on a standard TV or monitor Screen format of disc Setting Appear ance 16:9 4:3 (Letter Box) The programme is shown in widescreen with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. 4:3 (Pan & Scan) The sides of the programme are cropped so that the picture fill s the w[...]

Additional information 159 En 17 Handling discs When holding discs of any type, ta ke 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. Damaged or dirty discs can affect playback and recording perf ormance. Take care also not to scra tch the labe l side of th e disc. Alt[...]

Additional information 17 160 En Hints on installation We want you to enjoy using this unit for years to come, so please bear in mind the following points when choosing a suitable location fo r it: Do...  Use in a well-ventilated room.  Place on a solid, flat , level surface, such as a table, shelf or stereo rack. Don’t...  Use in a plac[...]

Additional information 161 En 17 Specifications General Power requirements . . . . . 220 V t o 240 V, 50 Hz/60 Hz Power consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60 W Power consumption in standby mode. . . . . . . . 0.70 W (Front panel display: off) Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.7 kg D[...]

Additional information 17 162 En Input/Output Antenna . . . . 75 Ω IEC 169-2 connector for VHF/UHF in/ out (analog) . . . . . 75 Ω IEC 169-2 connector f or VHF/UHF in/out (digital) Video input . . . . . . . . . . . . AV2 (Input 1), Input 2 (front), Input 3 (rear) Input level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vp-p (75 Ω ) Jacks . [...]

Additional information 163 En 17 Microsoft produc t screen shots reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporat ion. Music recogn ition techn olo gy and related data are provided by Gracenote ® . Gracenote is the industry standard in music recognition technology and related content delivery. For more information, please visit www.gracenote.com.[...]

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