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RCS-77H

SX-SW77 S-ST770
HDD DVD Recorder Home Cinema System
Audio Multi-channel Receiver Subwoofer
Speaker System DVD Recorder

DVR-530H-AV

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Operating Instructions

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IMPORTANT

CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. CAUTION: TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

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WARNING
This equipment is not waterproof. To prevent a fire or shock hazard, do not place any container filed with liquid near this equipment (such as a vase or flower pot) or expose it to dripping, splashing, rain D3-4-2-1-3_A_En or moisture.
Before plugging in for the first time, read the following section carefully. The voltage of the available power supply differs according to country or region. Be sure that the power supply voltage of the area where this unit will be used meets the required voltage (e.g., 230V D3-4-2-1-4_A_En or 120V) written on the rear panel.

Operating Environment

Operating environment temperature and humidity: +5 C +35 C (+41 F +95 F); less than 85 %RH (cooling vents not blocked) Do not install this unit in a poorly ventilated area, or in locations exposed to high humidity or direct sunlight (or D3-4-2-1-7c_A_En strong artificial light)
This product is for general household purposes. Any failure due to use for other than household purposes (such as longterm 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. K041_En
To prevent a fire hazard, do not place any naked flame sources (such as a lighted candle) on the D3-4-2-1-7a_A_En equipment.
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.
This product complies with the Low Voltage Directive (73/23/EEC, amended by 93/68/EEC), EMC Directives (89/336/EEC, amended by 92/31/EEC and D3-4-2-1-9a_En 93/68/EEC).
CAUTION This product is a class 1 laser product, but this product contains a laser diode higher than Class 1. To ensure continued safety, do not remove any covers or attempt to gain access to the inside of the product. Refer all servicing to qualified personnel.
The following caution label appears on your unit. Location: inside of the unit
CAUTION CLASS 3B VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION
WHEN OPEN, AVOID EXPOSURE TO THE BEAM.
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If the AC plug of this unit does not match the AC outlet you want to use, the plug must be removed and appropriate one fitted. Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified service personnel. If connected to an AC outlet, the cut-off plug can cause severe electrical shock. Make sure it is properly disposed of after removal. The equipment should be disconnected by removing the mains plug from the wall socket when left unused for a long period of time (for example, when D3-4-2-2-1a_A_En on vacation).

The cut-off plug should be disposed of and must not be inserted into any 13 amp socket as this can result in electric shock. The plug or adaptor or the distribution panel should be provided with 5 A fuse. As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this appliance may not correspond with coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug, proceed as follows ; The wire which is coloured blue must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured black. The wire which is coloured brown must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured red.
Do not connect either wire to the earth terminal of a three pin plug. NOTE After replacing or changing a fuse, the fuse cover in the plug must be replaced with a fuse cover which corresponds to the colour of the insert in the base of the plug or the word that is embossed on the base of the plug, and the appliance must not be used without a fuse cover. If lost replacement fuse covers can be obtained from your dealer. Only 5 A fuses approved by B.S.I or A.S.T.A to B.S.1362 should be used.

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Section One

Thank you for buying this Pioneer product.
Please read through these operating instructions so that you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them in a safe place for future reference.

Features

1 Home cinema system with the latest features This unit is equipped with a variety of the latest features for DVD recording. Extended recording time Up to 455 hours recording on 160GB HDD (page 154) 24 hours recording (DVD-R DL) High speed copy DVD-R: 12x, DVD-RW: 6x (page 42) Ease of use Help function EPG (Guide plus+) (page 68) ShowView / Video Plus (page 75) Advanced Disc Navigator (moving thumbnail) (page 92, 111) Digital Jukebox Record your favorite music CDs to the hard disk and produce your own library of favorites (page 120) 2 Subwoofer with 5.1ch receiver function This unit includes a subwoofer equipped with 5.1 channel amplifier and FM/AM tuner with RDS support. The receiver is equipped with Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic II, and DTS decoders for the ultimate in live listening presence. Advanced surround modes are also provided to allow you to select your own uniquely designed listening environment (page 24). 3 Includes a separate display for greater freedom in installation layout. The separate display makes it easy to choose the optimum layout for your installation location. Choose the setting that provides the best storage and viewing position. The separate display is provided with control buttons, allowing you to perform basic operations at the display alone, without using the remote. On the other hand, the separate display is also equipped with a remote control receiver, allowing you to operate the unit by pointing the remote at the display instead of at the DVD recorder or subwoofer (page 22). 4 Three-spot front surround setting allows two kinds of speaker placement In addition to the conventional 5.1ch speaker placement, the rear (surround) speakers can be placed in the front if desired, thus producing a 3-spot front surround setting with the same kind of sound field as the normal 5.1ch arrangement. This provides greater freedom in speaker placement to match different sound environments and room conditions. For example, the 3-spot front setting can be used in cases where the listening room has no space for the placement of surround (rear) speakers, or in cases where speaker wiring to the rear would be particularly difficult. To produce the most lifelike ambience from the 3-spot front setting, original surround modes (Front Surround Movie / Front Surround Music / Extra Power) are provided thus allowing you to create genuine 5.1ch audio ambience and a sense of spatial movement not possible with conventional virtual surround systems (page 6). 5 Full input/output connector systems Three digital input connector systems and one analog input connector system are provided, allowing you to connect sound from a variety of television monitors, satellite tuners and other components (page 31). 6 Environmentally conscious design The sub-woofer with its 5.1ch amplifier consumes less than 0.5W of energy in standby mode, providing economic, environmentally conscious operation.

Display unit

ANTENNA
FM UNBAL 75 SYSTEM CONNECTOR CONTROL SPEAKERS OUT SUB WOOFER R SURROUND AUDIO INPUT DIGITAL DVD/DVR 1 DVD/DVR 2 DIGITAL (COAXIAL) (OPTICAL) (OPTICAL)

AM LOOP ANTENNA

c Audio cable (red/white)
G-LINK CONTROL COMPONENT VIDEO OUT PB Y DIGITAL OUT

OPTICAL

ANALOG
USE ONLY WITH DISPLAY UNIT CENTER
AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) L AV 1 (RGB) TV L

OUT ANTENNA

VIDEO INPUT 3

S-VIDEO

VIDEO OUTPUT

PR S-VIDEO

Control cable

Optical cable

Display cable
DVD Recorder (DVR-530H-AV)
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1 Connect the DVD recorder to the receiver subwoofer. a. Plug the control cable into the control jack on the rear of the receiver subwoofer. Plug the other end of the cable into the control jack on the rear of the DVD recorder. b. Plug the optical cable into the DIGITAL AUDIO INPUT (DVD/DVR 2) jack on the rear of the receiver subwoofer. Plug the other end of the cable into the OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT jack on the rear of the DVD recorder. c. Plug the red/white audio cable into the ANALOG AUDIO INPUT jack on the receiver subwoofer. Plug the other end of the cable into the AUDIO OUTPUT jack on the rear of the DVD recorder.
Connect the AM and FM antennas 1. a. Twist off the plastic insulation on the end of each strand of the AM antenna.
b. Connect one wire of the AM loop antenna to each AM antenna terminal. For each terminal, press down on the tab to open; insert the wire, then release to secure.
Note that unless the audio and control cables are connected, you cant use the remore control with the DVD recorder.
c. Push the FM antenna2 plug onto the center pin of the FM antenna socket.
2 Connect the display unit to the receiver subwoofer. Plug the L-shaped end of the display cable into the connector on the rear of the display unit. Plug the other end of the display cable into SYSTEM CONNECTOR jack on the receiver subwoofer. 3
Assemble the AM loop antenna.
a. Bend the stand in the direction indicated by the arrow. b. Clip the loop onto the stand. c. If you want to fix to a wall or other surface, perform step b after first securing the stand with screws. It is recommended that you determine the reception strength before securing the stand with the screws.

Note 1 If the recorder is set to remote mode 2 or 3, the subwoofers audio input will not be switched. See also Remote Control Mode on page 136.
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12 DVD MENU (page 63) Press to display the disc menu if a DVD-Video disc is loaded. When in the GUIDE Plus+ system, use to jump directly to the Menu bar. + SHIFT: SYSTEM SETUP Use to access the menu system for surround sound setup, tuner settings and so on (page 23, 27, 28, 33). 13 / / / (cursor buttons) and ENTER Use to navigate all DVD recorder on-screen displays. Press ENTER to select the currently highlighted option. Use together with the SHIFT button to navigate the receiver subwoofer menus. 14 HOME MENU (page 65) Press to display the Home Menu, from which you can navigate many the functions of the system. + SHIFT: TEST TONE Use to output the test tone (for speaker setup) (page 30). 15 RETURN Press to go back one level in the on-screen menu or display. + SHIFT: DISPLAY (page 65) Displays/changes the on-screen information displays. 16 Playback controls (page 62) / (page 94) Press to start reverse or forward scanning. Press again to change the speed. Press to start playback. Press to pause playback or recording. Press to stop playback. CM BACK (commercial back) Press repeatedly to skip progressively backward through the audio or video playing. CM SKIP (commercial skip) Press repeatedly to skip progressively forward through the audio or video playing. PREV / NEXT Press to skip to the previous or next title/chapter/ track/folder; or to display the previous or next menu page. When GUIDE Plus+ is displayed, use to display the previous/next page.
STEP/SLOW (page 94) During playback, press to start slow-motion playback; while paused, press to show the previous or next video frame. When GUIDE Plus+ is displayed, use to display the previous/next day. 17 Recording controls (page 60) REC Press to start recording. Press repeatedly to set the recording time in blocks of 30 mins. STOP REC Press to stop recording. REC MODE (page 81) Press repeatedly to change the recording mode (picture quality). 18 ONE TOUCH COPY (page 101) Press to start One Touch Copy of the currently playing title to DVD or the HDD. 19 GUIDE Plus+ Action buttons, DVD playback functions and surround sound mode/sound enhancement buttons When in the GUIDE Plus+ system, these buttons act as the Red, Green, Yellow and Blue Action buttons (the functions of these buttons change according to the GUIDE Plus+ Area). (page 68) AUDIO (page 61, 99) Changes the audio language or channel. (When no disc is playing or recording, press to change the tuner audio.) + SHIFT: SURROUND Use to select a Surround mode (page 24). SUBTITLE (page 98) Displays/changes the subtitles included in multilingual DVD-Video discs. + SHIFT: ADVANCED Use to select an Advanced Surround mode (page 25). ANGLE (page 100) Switches camera angles on discs with multi-angle scenes.

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Before you start

Switching on
The DVD recorder and receiver subwoofer have separate power switches. The power switch for the receiver subwoofer is located on the display unit.
RECORDER MUTE VOLUME RECEIVER

VIDEO INPUT INFO GUIDE

DISC NAVIGATOR TUNE + DVD MENU
TOP MENU RDS DISP ST HOME MENU

SYSTEM SETUP

PREV REC

NEXT STOP REC

VOLUME + STANDBY/ON

AUDIO INPUT SURROUND

OPEN/CLOSE HDD/DVD
ONE TOUCH COPY STANDBY/ON

PULL-OPEN

The table below shows what needs to be switched on for various system functions:
Function DVD playback CD playback HDD playback Radio Timer recording

Setting up

After connecting and installing the DVD recorder and receiver subwoofer, complete the steps below to set the system up for use. DVD recorder Set the date and time, TV channel tuning and the type of TV in the Setup Navigator (page 55). Receiver subwoofer Switch off the display demo mode (page 23). Complete the Room Setup to optimize the surround sound (page 23).
DVD recorder On On On Off On

On On On On Off

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Basic operation

This manual is split into to parts, one covering using the receiver subwoofer, the other using the DVD recorder. Below are some common operations and where to find them explained in this manual.
6 Load a disc. Load a disc with the label side facing up, using the disc tray guide to align the disc (if youre loading a doublesided DVD disc, load it with the side you want to play face-down).

Watching a DVD

Remember that when using the remote to control the DVD recorder, you should point the remote towards the display unit, not the recorder itslelf.

RECORDER MUTE VOLUME

RECEIVER
(play) to start playback.
Press to stop playback. You can resume playback from the same point by pressing. (Press again to cancel the resume function.) Pauses playback, or restarts playback when paused. Press to start scanning. Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed.
See Basic playback on page 62 for more on playing discs. 8 Adjust the volume.

Note 1.If the audio subcode on the DV tape cannot be read correctly, the audio type will not switch automatically. You can switch the audio manually from the External Audio setting (page 132). 2.If the TV line system of the disc is different to the current setting of the recorder, you will not be able to finalize the disc. See Additional information about the TV system settings on page 137 for how to change the recorders setting.
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Press HOME MENU and select Disc Setup. Select Finalize.
Disc Setup Basic Initialize Finalize Optimize HDD Finalize Undo Finalize Next Screen Start
Initializing a recordable DVD disc
When you first load a blank disc, the recorder will initialize it automatically for recording. You can also manually initialize discs for either Video mode recording or VR mode recording.1 By default, the recorder initializes blank DVD-RW discs for VR mode recording. See DVD-RW Auto Init. on page 135 if you want to change the default to Video mode. DVD-R discs are ready for Video mode recordings out of the box; if you want to use a DVD-R for VR mode recording, you must do it before recording anything else on the disc. Important Initializing a DVD-RW disc will erase everything recorded on it. Make sure there is nothing on the disc that you want to keep! You may not be able to re-initialize a DVD-RW disc in a different format if it was originally initialized on an older DVD recorder. Once initialized for VR mode recording, you cant reinitialize a DVD-R back to Video mode. 1 Press HOME MENU and select Disc Setup. Select Initialize
Disc Setup Basic Initialize Finalize Optimize HDD VR Mode Video Mode Start Start
4 Select Finalize from the finalize options, then Next Screen. 5 For Video mode discs only, select a title menu style, then select Yes to start finalization or No to cancel. The menu you select will be the one that appears when the top menu is selected on any DVD player.

Finalize

TITL E MENU

TITLE MENU

Discs recorded partially or fully on the Pioneer DVR-7000 DVD recorder do not support this feature. These discs will have only a text title menu when finalized on this recorder. 6 The recorder will now start finalizing the disc. During finalization: If the finalization process of a DVD-RW disc is going to take more than around four minutes, you can press ENTER to cancel. Around four minutes before completion, the option to cancel disappears. You cant cancel the finalization of a VR mode DVD-R disc. How long finalization takes depends on the type of disc, how much is recorded on the disc and the number of titles on the disc. A disc recorded in VR mode can take up to one hour to finalize. A disc recorded in Video mode can take up to 20 minutes.

10Titles

SP Style 4 Titles 4 Titles Titles Titles
2h00m(1.0G) 2h00m(1.0G) 20:00 FRI 3/12 20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 9 SP 2h00m(1.0G) 22:00 THU 2/12 22:00 Thu 2/12 Pr 7 SP 1h00m(1.0G) 19:00 MON 29/11 19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP 1h00m(1.0G)
Sort order Cancel Recent First NEW first Genre All Genres All Genres
Use the / buttons to display the previous/ next page of titles, if there are more titles than can fit on to the screen. You can change the style and order in which titles are displayed from the view options menu. See below for more on this.
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Sort Order Sort by date (most recent first), unwatched first, title name or recording date (oldest first)
Disc Navigator (HDD) Recent first 4 Titles New first 4 Titles By title 2 Sort order By rec.date Recent First NEW first Cancel Genre 3 All Genres All Genres 7 HDD SP Remain 30h30m Style 23:00 MON 7:00PM 11/29 FRI 3/12 23:00 Fri 7:00PM 2ch 11/29Mon 3/12 Pr 4 SP 10Titles
Using the Disc Navigator with playback-only discs
DVD-Video CD Video CD Super VCD WMA/MP3
1 Press HOME MENU and select Disc Navigator from the on-screen display. Alternatively, for a CD, Video CD, Super VCD or WMA/ MP3 disc, you can press DISC NAVIGATOR, which takes you straight to the Disc Navigator screen.
Disc Navigator GUIDE Plus+ Easy Timer
Genre Display all genres or just a selected genre
Disc Navigator (HDD) Style All Genres 4 Titles 4 Titles No Category

Movies Sport

Play Mode
10Titles 23:00 MON 7:00PM 11/29 FRI 3/12 23:00 Fri 7:00PM SP 11/29Mon 3/12 Pr 4 2ch

Photo Viewer

2h00m(1.0G) 2h00m(1.0G) 20:00 FRI 3/12 20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 9 SP 2h00m(1.0G) 22:00 THU 2/12 22:00 Thu 2/12 Pr 7 SP 1h00m(1.0G)

Sort order

Recent First Children NEW first Genre

Other Free 1 3

All Genres All Genres 7 HDD SP Remain 30h30m
2 Select what you want to play. Use the / / / to highlight items and ENTER to select. Depending on the type of disc you have loaded, the Disc Navigator looks slightly different. When a DVD is loaded, titles are shown on the left, chapters on the right. Select a title, or a chapter within a title. When a CD or Video CD/Super VCD1 is loaded, a list of the tracks is displayed. When a WMA/MP3 disc is loaded, a list of folders and tracks is displayed (as shown below). Select a folder or a track within a folder.

Switching audio channels

VR mode WMA/MP3 HDD CD Video CD Super VCD
When playing a DVD disc recorded with two or more soundtracks (often in different languages), you can switch the soundtrack during playback.1 Check the disc packaging for details of the soundtrack options.
For HDD2 and VR mode content recorded with bilingual audio, you can switch between left (L) channel, right (R) channel, or both (L+R).3 When playing Video CDs and audio CDs you can switch between stereo, just the left channel or just the right channel. Some Super VCDs have two soundtracks. With these discs you can switch between the two soundtracks as well as individual channels in each.

TV CHANNEL SHIFT VOLUME

Press AUDIO repeatedly to select an audio soundtrack.

Audio : 1/2

Dolby Digital 2/0CH
1 To display/switch the audio channel, press AUDIO repeatedly. The audio channel(s) currently playing are indicated onscreen. The sound may drop out for a few seconds when switching soundtracks. Some discs feature both Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks. There is no analog audio output when DTS is selected. To listen to the DTS soundtrack, connect this recorder to a DTS decoder or AV amp/ receiver with built-in DTS decoder via the digital output.
L+R Both channels (default) L Left channel only R Right channel only

CD Video CD WMA/MP3

Stereo Stereo (default) 1/L Left channel only 2/R Right channel only
1 Stereo Soundtrack 1 / Stereo (default) 1 L Soundtrack 1 / Left channel
Note 1. Some discs only allow you to change audio language from the disc menu. Press TOP MENU to access. To set audio language preferences, see Audio Language on page 133. 2.Only when HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off (HDD Recording Format on page 135). 3. When playing a Bilingual recording on a VR mode disc, if you are listening to the Dolby Digital soundtrack via the digital output, you cannot switch the audio channel. Set Dolby Digital Out to Dolby Digital PCM (see Dolby Digital Out on page 133) or listen via the analog outputs if you need to switch the audio channel. When playing a Dolby Digital source (HDD or DVD), you can also switch channels from the Dual Mono menu of the receiver subwoofer see Dual mono setting on page 30.
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1 R Soundtrack 1 / Right channel 2 Stereo Soundtrack 2 / Stereo 2 L Soundtrack 2 / Left channel 2 R Soundtrack 2 / Right channel

Switching camera angles

Some DVD-Video discs feature scenes shot from two or more anglescheck the disc box for details: it should be marked with a icon if it contains multi-angle scenes. When a multi-angle scene is playing, the same icon appears on screen to let you know that other angles are available (this can be switched off if you prefersee Angle Indicator on page 136).

INPUT CHANNEL

To switch the camera angle, press ANGLE. The angle number is displayed on-screen. If the disc was paused, playback starts again with the new angle. Repeat play is canceled if you change the angle while repeat playback is active. You can also change the angle from some DVD-Video disc menus. Press TOP MENU or DVD MENU to access.

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Copying and back-up

Chapter 8

Copyright

Use the copying features of this recorder to: Back up important recordings stored on the HDD to a DVD. Make a DVD copy of a recording on the HDD to play in another player. Transfer video from a DVD to the HDD for editing. Transfer edited video from the HDD to DVD. The simplest way to copy a title is to use the One Touch Copy feature. This copies the currently playing HDD title to DVD, or DVD title to the HDD. See One Touch Copy on page 101 for detailed instructions. For more sophisticated copying tasks you can build a Copy List of titles to copy, and edit titles so that you only copy the bits you want. See Using Copy Lists on page 102 for detailed instructions. Where possible, the recorder will copy your recordings at high-speed. Depending on the recording mode, the kind of disc loaded and various other factors, copying can be as fast as one minute per hour of video. See Minimum copying times on page 142 for more on copying times. 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. When real-time copying from the HDD to a Video mode DVD, the chapter markers in the original material are not copied. Chapter markers are put into the copy at intervals, according to the Auto Chapter (Video) setting (see also Auto Chapter (Video) on page 135).
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.

One Touch Copy

* See also Copyright above. 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. 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. Make sure that a recordable DVD-R/RW disc is loaded when trying to copy from the HDD.

5-1 00.00.09.15 Play Pause OK Exit
Select Exit to return to the Copy List screen.

Recording Mode

1 Select Recording Mode from the command menu panel.
19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2Erase SP Move Rec. time 1h00m 0h01m Cancel Chapter
2 Use the / buttons to select a recording mode for the copy. High-Speed Copy1 The Copy List is copied at the same recording quality as the original. XP, SP, LP, EP, SLP, SEP, MN2 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 (MN1MN32, LPCM or XP+3) from the Recording Quality box that appears. Optimized2,4 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 realtime.
Combine Combine two adjacent chapters into one: Highlight the bar divider between two adjacent chapters and press ENTER.
19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP Rec. time 1h00m
Exit Divide Erase/Move Combine Erase/Move
5 Select Exit to get back to the main Copy List screen.
Note 1.When copying to a Video mode DVD, 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, 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) on page 135). 3.XP+ mode available only when copying to HDD. 4.Optimized mode only available when copying to DVD.
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When you change the recording mode setting, you can see how much disc space it will require. If this is more than is available, it shows up in red and you wont 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. 3 Press ENTER.
3 Press OPEN/CLOSE on the front panel to open the disc tray and load the disc you want to make a back-up of, then close the disc tray. You can only make back-up copies of finalized Video mode discs.
Disc Back-up No Disc. Please load a disc to be backed-up.

Bilingual

Start Cancel
1 Select the title containing the audio you want to change. 2 Select Bilingual from the command menu panel.

Select Start.

Disc Back-up

23:00 FRI 3/12 23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 4 SP 4 Titles 9 Recent First 2h00m(1.0G) 20:00 FRI 3/12 20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 9 SP Next 2h00m(1.0G) 22:00 THU 2/12 22:00 Thu 2/12 Pr 7 SP All Genres HDD SP Remain 30h30m

Single Mode 1h00m(1.0G)

4 Select the command that you want applied to all the marked titles. For example, select Erase to erase all the marked titles.
Disc Navigator (HDD) Titles 8 Recent First 7 All Genres HDD SP Remain 30h30m

3Titles

23:00 FRI 3/12 Erase 23:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 4 SP
Change Genre 22:00 THU 2/12 22:00 Thu 2/12 Pr 7 SP

Lock Unlock

Single Mode 19:00 MON 29/11 19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 Next Comfirm SP Cancel Cancel 1h00m(1.0G)
Once the command is completed, Multi-Mode is automatically exited.

Video mode VR mode

If you make a mistake while editing, you can generally undo it. There are three levels of undo (in other words, you can undo the last three edits you made). 1 Select Undo from the command menu panel. You cant undo anything after exiting the Disc Navigator screen.
Disc Navigator (DVD) Titles 10Titles 11/29 MON 7:00PM Play No 7:00PM 2ch SP 11/29Montitle
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Using the Jukebox

Chapter 10
The Jukebox feature allows you to use the recorders HDD to store and playback music from up to 999 of your CDs. Once on the HDD, you can name albums, assign them a genre, and set tracks that you dont want to play to Jump.

Copying CDs to the HDD

The first step is to copy some CDs to your HDD. This is done in real-time. All tracks are copied from each CD1 as an album. Although album and track names are not copied, you can add these later (see Editing Jukebox albums on page 121). Usually, the tracks are copied to the HDD in the order they appear on the CD. If you want to copy them in some other order, set the CD to play in program play mode. See Program play on page 97 for how to do this. Note that once copied to the HDD, audio tracks cannot be recorded back to a DVD-R/RW disc.

PREV NEXT STOP REC

Important During copying, no other recorder operation is possible. Scheduled timer recordings will not start until copying is complete. Copy protected CDs may not copy successfully.

Press DVD.

2 Load the CD you want to copy to the HDD. If you want to copy the CD with a different track order, set the program play mode here. 3 Press to starts CD playback. HDD from the
4 Press ONE TOUCH COPY. Alternatively, you can select DVD/CD Copy submenu of the Home Menu.
The CD can be playing or stopped when you press ONE TOUCH COPY. If the CD is playing, playback (and copying) will start from the beginning of the CD.

No picture

Cant play a disc
Cant record a disc All settings are reset
Remote control does not work
No sound or sound is distorted
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The picture from the external input If the video signal from the external component is copy-protected, you cannot is distorted connect via this recorder. Connect the component directly to your TV. The picture is distorted Change the Input Line System setting (page 137). (You can also change it by pressing the button and OPEN/CLOSE on the front panel simultaneously with the recorder stopped.)
Screen is stretched vertically or hori- Make sure that the TV Screen Size setting (page 135) is correct for the kind of TV zontally you have (see also page 141). If you have a widescreen TV, check its aspect ratio settings. This recorders 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. Cant play a disc recorded using this If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that its nalized (page 89). recorder on another player Some players will not play recordable DVD discs, even when recorded in Video mode and nalized. If the disc was recorded in VR mode, the other player must be specically RW compatible in order to play it (page 42). Discs recorded with copy-once material cannot be played on non-CPRM compatible players (page 80). During playback the picture is dark or distorted Cant control your TV using this remote control When a copy-protected disc is played via a VCR, the picture will not display correctly. Connect the recorder directly to your TV. If there is more than one code listed for your make of TV, try each one in turn (page 139). It is possible that none of the codes listed will work with your particular model of TV, even if the maker appears in the remote control code list.
Cant record or does not record suc- Check that there is some remaining blank space on the DVD/HDD. cessfully For a Video mode disc, check that the disc isnt already nalized. The HDD may contain up to 999 titles; one DVD disc 99 (Original) titles and 999 chapters (VR mode), or 99 chapters (Video mode). Check that these limits have not been reached. Check that the source you are trying to record is not copy protected. For a VR formatted disc, check that the disc isnt locked (page 125). 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 137). The power may have failed during recording. Timer program doesnt record successfully When setting the recording channel, make sure you set the recorders built-in TV tuner, not the TVs 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 80). Two timer programs may have overlapped, in which case only the earlier one will record completely. The power may have failed during recording. A backup battery inside the recorder keeps the clock and other settings from being reset when there is no power to the recorder. This battery should last approximately ve years from factory shipping. Reset the clock and other recorder settings to use the recorder again. To have the battery replaced, contact your dealer or a Pioneer Service Center.

After briey unplugging or after a power failure the front panel display shows --:--
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Problem Front panel display shows LOCK when a button is pressed Cant use One Touch Copy (HDD to DVD)
The Child Lock is on; turn off in order to use the recorder (page 85). Make sure that there is a recordable DVD 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, the disc isnt nalized. If the title currently playing contains material that is copy-once protected, One Touch Copy will not work. If the currently playing HDD content was recorded in XP+ mode, the One Touch Copy feature cant be used. One Touch Copy doesnt work if the recorder is already recording to DVD. Make sure that there is space available on the HDD and that there are fewer than 999 titles on the HDD. One Touch Copy doesnt work if the recorder is already recording to the HDD. Press then try restarting playback. Press the front panel STANDBY/ON button to switch the power off, then switch back on and restart playback. If the power fails to switch off, press and hold STANDBY/ON for 10 seconds until the power switches off.
Cant use One Touch Copy (DVD to HDD) The picture freezes and the front panel and remote control buttons stop working
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. I have a two-hour recording on the HDD made in XP mode. Can I copy this to DVD in high-speed mode? A standard DVD disc can hold only an hour of XP mode material, so you wouldnt be able to make a high-speed copy of this on to one disc. You could divide up the recording on the HDD into two titles of an hour each and copy these to two DVDs (using high-speed copy). Alternatively, you could copy the material in SP (or Optimized) mode so as to fit it all on to one disc (note that there will be a loss in picture quality if you do this). See also Copying and back-up on page 101. Can I record a bilingual broadcast to the HDD, keeping both audio channels and switch them on playback? Yes. When HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off (see HDD Recording Format on page 135) , both channels of the broadcast are recorded (unless you set the recording mode to LPCM, in which case only the channel set using the Bilingual Recording setting will be recorded; see Using the built-in TV tuner on page 61). Can I record continuously on the HDD for more than 12 hours? Yes, timer recordings made to the HDD can by set for up to 24 hours. However, because the maximum length of a title is 12 hours, the recording will be spread over two titles. Note that there will be a short break in the recording between titles.