Necessary procedure List when replacing Assys
Following is the surely necessary procedures and the produet state after changing when replacing next ASSYs. Replaced ASSY

MAIN ASSY JACB ASSY

Necessary setting
1. Model setting 2. CPRM setting 3. Firmwave download 1. CPRM setting 2. Firmwave download 1. CPRM setting 2. Firmwave download
State after replacing User setting HDD contents

DRIVE ASSY

SERVICE MODE MAP

Operation

Mode / Name
CPRM ID number and data setting < First screen > Version info, etc

STEREO

DISP DIG/ANA DIG/ANA DIG/ANA
< First screen subscreen 1 > Simple diagnosis of the RF level < First screen subscreen 2 > Simple error rate Measurement < First screen subscreen 3 > HDD information < First screen subscreen 4 > OSD Filter setting
DIG/ANA DISP 2 DIG/ANA 2 times SEARCH
< Second screen subscreen 3 > writer maintenance information of ATA/ATAPI DEBUGOSD

DIG/ANA

< Second screen subscreen 4 > LD degration judgement of ATA/ATAPI DEBUG OSD

SEARCH

DISP DISP

DV Service Mode

< Fourth screen subscreen 4 > VR-Recording-Related Error Logs

DIG/ANA 3 times DISP

DIG/ANA 7 DIG/ANA
< Fifth screen subscreen 2 > VR-Playback-Related Error Logs

EPG Service Mode

CHP/TIM DIG/ANA
Video Adjustment For Specific Area
1 General Setting mode 2 Specific-channel Setting mode
Load the Recordable Disc Select the Recordable Input Function
0 DVD HDD/DVD HDD HDD/DVD ESC ESC

HDD check mode

REP.B REP.B Play (*2)
Aging mode (DVD) Aging mode (HDD)*2
Firmware Download 1 Holding user setting V data 2 Shipping mode
Load the DL Disc(*1) to tray
Recording stop(*2) , then press

Open/Close(*2)

*1 DL Disc : Download Disc *2 Key on the front panel *3 By running change, how to enter the HDD Aging Mode is aktered to the steps below.

Important: If no ID label is found on the rear panel, write down the specified ID number by checking it according to "How to confirm the ID number" shown below. Input the ID number while the unit is in Stop mode. After the data are read from the ID data disc (GGV1239), the disc will automatically be unloaded.
( *1 ) DDV1239 will be released on July 2005. Until new disk(GGV1239) will be released, use GGV1179.
Input Flow of the ID No. and ID data when exchanging HDD, MAIN Assy or Drive Assy
When exchanging HDD or MAIN Assy, or both exchanged When exchanging HDD
When exchanging DRIVE Assy
When displayed "CPRM ERR"
Power Also exchanging DRIVE Assy simultaneously
When displayed following message at Power on FL Tube : [HDD ERR] CRT display : HDD information is not correct.
Only exchanging DRIVE Assy
When displayed following message at Power on FL Tube : [CPRM ERR] CRT display : CPRM information is not correct.
Confirmation of the CPRM ID No. Deletion of the CPRM ID No.(when ID No. is registered.)
Input of the CPRM ID No. and ID data Power OFF
Normal operation mode New HDD/when there is error on recorded contents
Exchanging to the original HDD(when there is no error on the recorded When displayed following message at contents.) End Power on FL Tube : [HDD ERR] CRT display : HDD information is not correct. Execute HDD Initialize from the Disc Setup menu.
[CAUTION] All recorded data are deleted if the HDD is intialized. Take care that restoration of the user's data recorded on the HDD is totally impossible. Before servicing, OBTAIN THE USER'S PRIOR CONSENT to that effect.
*Use Remote Control of the unit Execute HOME MENU Disc Setup Intialize HDD Initialize Start
Disc Setup Basic Initialize Finalize Initialize HDD Initialize Start
*Goes to normal operation with no caution
After OSD displaying "Finished" after initilaization, reboot.
How to Input the ID Number and ID Data
1 To enter the input mode, press ESC + STEREO keys sequentially in a status with no ID number set, such as after FLASH-ROM downloading.
5 While the data are being read, the message shown in the figure at left is displayed on the screen. (The FL display indicates "LOAD ID.")
2 As number input is enabled when the unit enters the input mode, input the 9-digit ID number. (The entered number is also displayed on the FL display.)
[Recorder's ID Data Setting]

RS-232C cable

RS-232C I/F

7P FFC

This unit
1 Connect the 232C I/F jigs above way. 2 Turn on the PC and start the " UFU.exe ". 3 Select the Firmware file. ("sz0" file) 4 Turn the DVD recorder on and start the download program. " Target Device is connected " is appeared on the screen.
5 Select the Communication Speed (Baud Rate) a) Base Speed 38,400 b) Data Send Speed 115,START Even if you click "START" button, sometimes "Communication Error" may come out one to twice, and download may fail. In this case, please click "START" again. Other factors can be considerd if download fails 3 times or more. And it takes about an hour for updating the firmware.
7.1.4 VIDEO ADJUSTMENT FOR SPECIFIC AREA
Depending on the area, if a flicker may appear in a picture received by the tuner, it can be corrected or reduced with this setting.
1. Specific-Channel Setting mode
In this mode, specific settings can be made for up to 12 channels. For channels that do not have specific settings, the settings of General Setting mode are applied.

[How to enter this mode]

1 Select a channel or line input (L1-L3) on which a specific setting is to be made. 2 Press the ESC then CHP/TIM keys on the remote control unit for servicing. "General Setting mode" is displayed. 3 Press the DIG/ANA key in General Setting mode. Specific-Channel Setting mode is entered.

[How to exit] [Note]

Press the ESC key on the remote control unit for servicing to return the Normal mode.
Setting is in effect only during recording/playback stop.

[Setting examples]

The setting examples in Specific-Channel Setting mode are shown below. For details on each setting item, see "Table 1: Key operations in Specific-Area Setting mode."
[When specific channel setting have NOT been made]
AVIO Specific Area Mode Ver.2.00 Input - [ TUNER ] Sync AGC : ON Threshold : Normal Threshold Level : 052 Bottom Limit : 000
[When specific channel setting have been made]
AVIO Specific Area Mode Ver.2.00 Input - [ TUNER ] Sync AGC : ON Threshold : Manual Threshold Level Threshold Level : 052 Bottom Limit : 000

General setting data

Individual setting state Input Channel - [ Pr 1 ]
Individual setting state Input Channel - [ Pr 1 ] Sync AGC : ON Threshold : Manual Threshold Level Threshold Level : 048 Bottom Limit : 000 *
Specific channel setting data
Sync AGC : --Threshold : -----Threshold Level : --Bottom Limit : ---
If a channel that does not have specific settings is displayed, the setting figures are displayed as hyphens (- -). If the setting figures are not displayed as hyphens, those settings have been specifically set even if they are identical to the default settings or those of General Setting mode. The setting indicated with an asterisk (*) is the default. The channels to be indicated for "Input Channel" are as shown below: Line inputs: L1-L3, DV (DV is not valid for specific-area settings.) Tuner channels: Channels received by the tuner (channels to be set in Specific-Channel Setting mode, etc.)

Indication when the maximum number (12) of channels have individual settings If a channel that does not have specific settings is currently selected, the indication will be as shown below, and individual data items cannot be set for that channel. To set individual data items for the currently selected channel, you must clear any specific-channel settings for one or more channels.
AVIO Specific Area Mode Input - [ TUNER ] Sync AGC Threshold Ver.200 *
: ON : Manual Threshold Level
Threshold Level : 052 Bottom Limit : 000

Individual setting state

Sorry ! You can store only 12 channels for Specific Area mode.

2. General Setting mode

To shift from Specific-Channel Setting mode: Each time the DIG/ANA key is pressed, Specific-Channel Setting mode and General Setting mode are alternately selected. To shift from Normal mode (recording/playback stop): Press the ESC then CHP/TIM keys.

[How to exit]

Press the ESC key to return the normal mode.
Show setting example on the General Setting mode screen to the following. Regarding setting of actual each item, refer to table 1 (key operations in specific-area setting mode).
[Display in General Setting mode when the channel currently displayed has specific settings]
AVIO Specific Area Mode Ver 2.00 Input - [ TUNER ] * * * Sync AGC Threshold : ON : Normal * * *
[General Setting mode screen]
AVIO Specific Area Mode Ver 2.00 Input - [ TUNER ] Sync AGC : ON Threshold : Normal Threshold Level : Bottom Limit : 000
Threshold Level : Bottom Limit : 000

This channel is set up

*: Setting is the default.

individually.

General Setting mode can be entered only during recording/playback stop. The currently selected input mode (TUNER or LINE) is displayed for "Input." If L1, L2, L3, or DV is selected for input, general settings for the line input can be made (DV is not valid for specific-area settings), and if TUNER is selected, general settings for the tuner input can be made.
Table 1: key operations in specific-Area setting mode (1/2) Key operations in Specific Area Setting mode of the remote control units are shown in the table below (the keys are of the remote control unit for servicing unless otherwise stated):
Operation Switching (*: Default) Remarks Used in SpecificChannel Setting mode Used in General Setting mode

OK : The serial No. for the drive has been registered. NG : The serial No. for the drive has not been registered. Measures to be taken: Replace with an appropriate DRIVE Assy. OK : Appropriate version of theIRCON NG+ : The version of the drive IR blaster computer is advanced. Measures to be taken: Download the firmware. NG- : The version of the IR blaster microcomputer is older. Measures to be taken: Download the firmware.

OK Not Found

: Normal readout is finished. : Disable to read Measures to be taken: 1 CPRM Input 2 Download the firmware.
Details on HDD data are described below: HDD : WDC10234564 # 160
Capacity of the HDD (unit: Gbytes) HDD identification error indication Name of manufacturer, part No. by manufacturer
If any abnormality exists in HDD connection, the indications shown in Table 1 below are displayed. Table 1: HDD recognition status represented by the HDD data display HDD identification conditions Example of HDD data to be displayed

Remarks

Check the connection to the ATA connector. Replace the ATA flexible cable and connector. Replace the HDD. Replace the resistor in the ATA communication line.
Failure in physical identification of HDD (no connection, defective HDD, interface error)

Blank space

Physical identification of HDD possible, but not identified (CPRM ID is not input.) Physical identification of HDD possible, HDD identified, but failure in logical formatting Physical identification of HDD possible, HDD identified, and correct logical formatting (HDD correctly identified)
WDC 10234564 # 160 WDC 10234564 ! 160
Input the CPRM ID. "!" represents an HDD-recognition error. Initialize the HDD (see page 82), or erase all titles.

WDC 10234564 160

If an error indication in the HDD data does not disappear even after the above measures were taken, refer to another sheet of "HDD Service Mode."
(2) Simple diagnosis of the RF level (Subscreen 1) [Purposes] [How to enter] [How to quit] [Description]
To check the RF signal of the U/V tuner by checking the input frequency difference and AGC voltage in this debug mode While the User Setting display is displayed, press the ESC , DISP , then DIG/ANA keys, in that order.
DVR-530H/WY VERSION : 3. SYSCON : RELEASE_ Rev :1. TUNERCON : 835.000 DRIVE : DVD-RW DVR-R09R 1.52 DKT0000233JP HDD DEVICE REGION C Input CH Freq Diff AGC Volt : : : : WDC WD1600BB-xxGUCx PRISM2-ES

key three times, in that order. While subscreen 2 of the first screen is displayed, press the DIG/ANA key.

[Mode description]

HDD Info Life Time: 87599h 09m 05s

Cumulative HDD-on time

Subscreen 3
How the data on cumulative HDD-on time are processed in memory Storage place: FLASH ROM
Timing of referring to the data on cumulative HDD-on time: When the power is turned on, fails, the FLASH ROM is referred to. Timing of updating the data on cumulative HDD-on time: While the HDD is on, the data on cumulative HDD-on time in the RAM is updated every 3 seconds, and every time updating is executed the data are stored in the Backup SRAM. When the power is turned off, the data are stored in the FLASH ROM. How to clear the data on cumulative HDD-on time FLASH ROM: When the HDD Identification Setting is performed, the data on cumulative HDD-on time are automatically cleared. The HDD Identification Setting is automatically performed when the CPRM setting is performed on the CPRM setting screen (to display the CPRM setting screen, press the ESC then the STEREO keys). Notes: The data on cumulative HDD-on time are not cleared when resetting to factory-preset values is performed. The data on cumulative HDD-on time are not cleared when the system-control computer software is downloaded.
(5) OSD FILTER SETTING (SUB screen 4)

[Purpose]

Depending on the monitor used, the character flicker on the OSD may stand out. If a system, such as charavter flicker, appears on the monitor, select the filter response.
[How to enter] While the User Operation screen is displayed, press the ESC then
DISP key four times, in that order. While subscreen 3 of the first screen is displayed, press the DIG/ANA key.

keys, then the DIG/ANA

Press the

[Setting procedures]

1 Display subscreen 4. 2 Select the setting from the key operation table.
OSD Filter Setting OSD FILTER : ON

Subscreen 4

* If a setting data is changed, that is immediately reflected, and the data are written to nonvolatile memory (IC1102 : FLASH). * The download for shipping mode see the data to default (ON).

1 Data on location of the display (Display only in disc playback with the VR mode) Original(G)/play list (L), title No., chapter No. [X:XX-XX], time of the display (min, sec, frame) [XXmXXsXX], busy mark of the virtual mechanical-control computer [#], error rate of the transfer data [X.XeXX], playback logical address (ID) [XXXXXXXX] 2 Error message log Original(G)/play list (L), title No., time of generation (min, sec) [XXX:XXXX], playback-related error log for the last 13 errors [XX:XXXXXXX]
Table 1: Description of VR-recording-related errors
Any error message marked with is displayed "RecErr : ---------" on the Subscreen 1 of the fourth screen.
Error related to MPEG Encoder

Error Message

AVEnc Hang IN Encode * No SysHdr IN Stm Start NG Stream NG Strm Start NG AVEncoder failed Changes cannot be made in the process of encoding System packet is not input periodically Failure to start encoding (reasons not clear) Inappropriate input stream data Timeout waiting for system packet input at the beginning
Error related to Drive system
In a case of an error in the drive system, scratches or dirt on a disc, or a problem of the drive itself (dirty pickup) may be suspected.
Bdr Cls NG Bdr Opn NG BUF Overflow CLS Rzon Fail Drive Hang Drv Err Drv Hard Err Drv TimeOut Fail Repair Format NG May Be V mode Mech No Res MKB Invalid NWA Exhaust OPC NG PCA Full Read Err ReadOnly DISC * RMA Full Rzn Cls NG Rzn Rpr NG Rzn Rsv NG TMP-VMG WrErr VTSI_B Wr Err VTSI_B2 Wr Err VTSI Wr Err VTSI2 Wr Err Write Err Close Border failed Open Border failed
Overflow of the Stream Buffer Video Mode Close Rzone failure The Drive is hung up. General error of the drive Abnormality in the drive hardware or firmware Timeout waiting for drive operation Repair failed Format failed Although TMP_VMGI is not written, it may be Video Mode disc. No response from the mechanical-control computer MKB reading error NWA surpassed and impossible to use OPC failed PCA has been used up. Reading failed, ECC failed, etc. Because some data are invalid, data cannot be written RMA has been used up. Close RZone failed Repair RZone failed Reserve RZone failed Video Mode TMP VMGI Write Error Video Mode VTSI BUP Write Error Video Mode VTSI BUP Write Error (After Layer Change) Video Mode VTSI Write Error Video Mode VTSI Write Error (After Layer Change) The Drive failed to write and could not be recovered.

TPP task: Detects hang-up of AV decoder and starts recovery Main task: Detects hang-up of AV decoder and starts recovery Reverse playback task: Starts compensation by detecting link failure Reverse playback task: Timeout for waiting for link Reverse playback task: Timeout for waiting for I-picture of the open GOP immediately after starting decoding Reverse playback task: Timeout for waiting for B-picture of the open GOP immediately after starting decoding Transfer task: Inconsistent order Reverse playback task: Starts retrial after detecting timeout from reverse pause to forward pause Reverse playback task: Forced termination because of a possible error of the top data during reverse normal playback Reverse playback task: Timeout for waiting for interruption to the top VOBU immediately after starting decoding TPP task: The management information pointer designated was NULL. TPP task: Although the reverse step had failed, the operation was forcibly terminated because the top cell was located. TPP task: Failure to set the TPP memory when scanning was canceled. TPP task: Inconsistency occurred. TPP task: The decoder STC advances by 1 VOBU hour. TPP task: The STC of the management information advances Transfer task: Inconsistency between NAVI (navigator) of management data and actual NAVI Transfer task: NULL at the top block (Detecting NG stream made at the DVR-1000 series and starting protection process.) Reverse playback task: Inconsistent order Transfer task: ATA read error Transfer task: ATA search late Transfer task: Timeout for gaining semaphore (no synchronization with the display)
I-picture = Intra-picture P-picture = Predictive-picture TP mode change = AV1 term (Trick Play mode change)
Rv : OplTOvr Rv : OpnTOvr Tr : OrderEr Rv : R2FTOvr Rv : TopVbEr Rv : 1stTOvr Tp : midNULL Tp : RStepEr Tp : ScanNg Tp : tppErr
Tp : VobDif+ Tp : VobDifTr : NaviErr Tr : NullBlk Rv : OrderEr Tr : ReadErr Tr : SchLate Tr : SemTOvr Abbreviations:
STC = System Time Clock VOBU = Video Object Unit GOP = Group Of Picture B-picture = Bidirectionally predictive-picture

7.1.6 DV SERVICE MODE

1. DV debug [Purpose]
To check whether communication between a DV device and the unit is normal when a DV device is connected

DV device DV cable

[How to enter] [How to quit]
Press the ESC , DISP then 3 keys, in that order.
(DV/1394) Init:OK AV:02 DV:01 [Recorder] GUID:00E0360004A00001 [DV] GUID:0080880303480E96 VN:VICTOR MN:GR-D50K TM:C3 TS:75 CT:32 WP:01 PS:FF OS:00 CA:A000002020 CV:FF MD:VTR [DVdecode:Yes] LineSys:525-60 TC:00h20m35s02f RD:02/02/05 RT:10h34m50s ASPECT:4:3 CGMS:000000 APSTB:00 DEC:525-60 SF:32KHz QU:12bit AMODE:4) Stereo
Boldface alphanumerics : Fixed indications Nonboldface alphanumerics : Variable indications

Init 1 AV

Whether the initialization of 1394 LINK and DV order inside PRISM2 has been completed (OK) or not (NG) Number of AV devices recognizing connection

Caution : Main IC (IC1001) on the MAIN Assy will be heated to arround 80 degrees celsius. Be careful when works.

H MAIN Assy

Extension board (GGF1532 (B))

6 CN3801 6

Acetate tape
Flexible cable for service (GGD1437)
Extension board (GGF1532 (A))
Flexible cable for service (VKP2291)
Flexible cable for service (GGD1284)

E ATAB Assy

Diagnosis
Cleanning the Pickup Lens 1 2
Remove the two screws. Remove the writer stay L.

Writer stay L

Remove the alminum tape. Unhook the four hooks. Remove the front bezel. Remove the four screws.

Alminum tape

Front side

Front bezel

Remove the two screws. Remove the writer stay R.

Writer stay R

Remove the one screw.

10 Remove the top cover.

Top cover
11 Remove the two screws. 12 Remove the clamper section.

Clamper section

13 Clean the pickup lens.
Before shipment, be sure to clean the pickup lens, using the following cleaning materials:
Cleaning liquid Cleaning paper

: GEM1004 : GED-008

Pickup lens

7.2 IC

The information shown in the list is basic information and may not correspond exactly to that shown in the schematic diagrams.

List of IC

PMC002A8, LA73026AV, CM0045AF, R8A34011BG-K, BU4828F, R1170S331B, PQ035ZN01ZPH, NJM2861F33, BA25F18WHFP, BD3823FV, LA73031V
PMC002A8 (JCKB ASSY : IC101)
TUNUER Microcomputer Pin Function

Pin Name

PA3/S08 PA4/SI8/SB8 PA5/SCK8 P70/INTO/TOCLP P71/INT1/TOHCP P72/INT2/TOIN/TOLCP P73/INT3/TOIN/TOHCP RES# XT1 XT2 VSS1 CF1 CF2 VDD1 P80/AN0 P81/AN1 P82/AN2 P83/AN3 P84/AN4 P85/AN5 P86/AN6 P87/AN7 P10/SO0 P11/SI0/SB0 P12/SCK0 P13/SO1 P14/SI1/SB1 P15/SCK1 P16/T1PWML P17/T1PWMH/BUZ PE0/AN12 PE1/AN13 PE2/AN14 PE3/AN15 PE4 PE5 PE6 PE7 VSS4 VDD4

Signal Name

FLDATA FLSTB FLCLK WDT ACDET HS_MTMOT IR XRESET XT1 XT2 GND CF1 CF2 VDD1 MODEL1 MODEL2 KEY1 KEY2 KEY3 AGC BATTERY FUNC SDET3 SDET2 SDET1 AVLOUT SDA SCL XSYSRST XVDECRST MUTEV COMPMUTE AMUTE1 INSEL1 INSEL2 INSEL3 YCSEL STBYVS GND VDD4
O O O I I I I I I O I O Connection of main clock Connection of main clock

Detection of audio multi-plex status change of MSP Input audio for Just Clock C-sync for Auto-Rec Detection of attaching the unit checker Detection of abnormality of Main Board power Input line of NexTViewLink
P22/INT4/T1IN/TOCLP/TOHCP/HCTR CSYNCIN P23/INT4/T1IN/TOCLP/TOHCP XCHECKER
P24/INT5/T1IN/TOCLP/TOHCP/INT7 MRST P25/INT5/T1IN/TOCLP/TOHCP P26/INT5/T1IN/TOCLP/TOHCP P27/INT5/T1IN/TOCLP/TOHCP P30/PWM4 P31/PWM5 P32/UTX1 P33/URX1 P34/UTX2 P35/URX2 P36 VDDODA AVLIN NC BLANKIN LEDDVD LEDHDD TXD1 RXD1 TXD2 RXD2 HS_TTOM VDDODA
Transmission for RS232-C terminal Reception for RS232-C terminal Reservation Reservation Handshaking of sys con SYS Tuner
PB6/CVD/CSYNC VSSVCO PB4/FILTSLC VDDVCO PB2 PB1 PB0/DS1FLD VSS3 VDD3 PC7/DBGP2 PC6/DBGP1 PC5/DBGP0 PC4/AN10 PC3/AN11 PC2/AN9 PC1/AN8 PC0/OCSYNC PA0/SO7 PA1/SI7/SB7
CVBSIN GND FILTSLC VDDVCO NC NC NC GND VDD3 DBGP2 DBGP1 DBGP0 NC NC NC NC NC SD_TTOM SD_MTOT SCK_MTOT
I I O O O External filter for slicer PLL Input video for data slicer
Nch O/D Control port for on-chip debugger Nch O/D Control port for on-chip debugger Nch O/D Control port for on-chip debugger O O O O O O I I Communication data line of sys con Communication data line of sys con Communication clock of sys con Tuner Sys Sys Tuner Sys Tuner

100 PA2/SCK7

LA73026AV (SCRB ASSY : IC801)

Dual SCART Interface IC

Pin Function
AIN1R AIN1L AIN2R AIN2L AIN3R AIN3L AIN4L AIN4R AIN5L AIN5R EXTCTL1 EXTCTL2 EXTCTL3 EXTCTL4

DC Voltage

5.58V Audio input terminal
2.5mA, ON 0.75V OFF OPEN 1.10V 0V
General purpose output Opencollector
VOUT GND GND EXT-75DR-GND DEC-75-GND GND VIN1 VIN2 VIN3 VIN4 VIN5 PWRSAV AUMUTE REFFIL VCC12 FSSOUT
Video output terminal Push-pull output/Low-impedance
Video input terminal Sync-tip clamp Input/Hi-impedance Power save mode select pin OPEN : L Control terminal for audio mute OPEN : L Terminal for Ref_DC ripple removing Vcc for audio FSS control terminal Output H, M, L 3 values with serial control Confirmed to IIC BUS. Data input terminal Confirmed to IIC BUS. Clock input terminal Control Vcc for Video
0.2V 0.05V 4.94V H : Vcc-0.5V M : 6V L : 0V
DATA CLOCK VCC5A VOUT75A VOUT75B VCC5B AOUT2L AOUT2R AOUT3L AOUT3R AOUT1L AOUT1R PWRMUTE1 PWRMUTE2 1.10V
Video driver output terminal Push-pull output/Low-impedance Always VCC for Video Audio output terminal Push-pull output/Low-impedance Audio output terminal Push-pull output/Low-impedance Output terminal of audio muting

VDDI DVCK VSS RESETX TEST0 TEST1 AVDAD2 VRH2 VRL2 AVSAD2 AVDBF2 CCRIN CO3 CO2 AVSBF2 ATST1 AVSBF3 CBIN AVDBF3 AVSAD3 VRL3 VRH3 AVDAD3 VSS VDDE RX SDATX SCL XCS VDDI VDDE VSS DOUT[9] DOUT[8] DOUT[7] DOUT[6] DOUT[5] DOUT[4] DOUT[3] DOUT[2]
P I P I I I P I I P P I O O P I P I P P I I P P P O I/O I I P P P O O O O O O O O
CORE power supply 4 DVIF clock input Digital GND4 System reset input Test mode setting 0 Test mode setting 1 ADC2 power supply ADC2 top reference electric potential ADC2 bottom reference electric potential ADC2 GND BUF2.CLP2 power supply ADC2 analog input PGA3 capacitor connection pin BUF2 capacitor connection pin BUF2, CLP2 GND Analog test pin BUF3, BUFF GND ADC3 analog input BUF3.BUFF power supply ADC3 GND ADC3 bottom reference electric potential ADC3 top reference electric potential ADC3 power supply Digital GND5 I/O power supply 4 -Data for serial communication (I2C: SDA) Clock for serial communication (I2C: SCL) -CORE power supply 5 I/O power supply 5 Digital GND6 Digital data output (MSB) Digital data output Digital data output Digital data output Digital data output Digital data output Digital data output Digital data output

E D C B A

O O O P P P I P O I/O I/O P P P O O O O O O O O O P P P O O O O O O I/O I/O P P P O O I/O
Digital data output Digital data output (LSB) Resampling clock output I/O power supply 6 Digital GND7 CORE power supply 6 Control input of data output timing Digital GND8 H drive output V drive output (MD[19]) Field ID output (MD[18]) Digital GND9 CORE power supply 7 I/O power supply 7 SDRAM address output SDRAM address output SDRAM address output SDRAM address output SDRAM address output SDRAM address output SDRAM address output SDRAM DQM output SDRAM CAS output Digital GND10 CORE power supply 8 I/O power supply 8 SDRAM RAS output SDRAM bank address output SDRAM address output (MSB) SDRAM address output (LSB) SDRAM address output SDRAM address output (SDRAM data bus) (SDRAM data bus) Digital GND11 CORE power supply 9 I/O power supply 9 SDRAM clock output SDRAM WE output SDRAM data bus
137 MD[7] 138 MD[9] 139 MD[6] 140 MD[10] 141 MD[5] 142 MD[11] 143 VDDE 144 VSS 145 VDDI 146 MD[4] 147 MD[12] 148 MD[3] 149 MD[13] 150 MD[2] 151 MD[14] 152 MD[1] 153 MD[15] 154 MD[0] 155 VDDE 156 VSS 157 VDDI 158 PDOUT 159 VSS 160 AVSPLAVDPLCPO 163 VGS 164 XIN 165 XTST 166 VDDE 167 AVD 168 AVS 169 MST 170 SM 171 SININVDDI 173 VSS 174 AVDDAVREFVRO2
I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O P P P I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O I/O P P P O P P P O I I I P P P I I I P P P I O
SDRAM data bus SDRAM data bus SDRAM data bus SDRAM data bus SDRAM data bus SDRAM data bus I/O power supply 10 Digital GND12 CORE power supply 10 SDRAM data bus SDRAM data bus SDRAM data bus SDRAM data bus SDRAM data bus SDRAM data bus SDRAM data bus SDRAM data bus (MSB) SDRAM data bus (LSB) I/O power supply 11 Digital GND13 CORE power supply 11 Phase comparison output Digital GND14 PLL0 GND PLL0 power supply PLL0 Charge Pump output GND for PLL0 guard band 27MHz clock input SCAN test pin I/O power supply 12 PLL2 power supply PLL2 GND SCAN test pin SCAN test pin PLL2 reference input CORE power supply 12 Digital GND15 DAC2 power supply DAC2 reference voltage input DAC2 inward current setting pin

Outline and part No. of the HDDs
Western Digital Model Name Capacity Pioneer's Manufacture's Part No. Part No. (for service)
VXF1047 160GB VXF1068 VXF1049 DVR-630H-S 250GB VXF1072 WD1600BB WD2500BB -xxGUAx WD2500BB -xxGUCx WD1600BB
*Pioneer's part No. is not stamped.
SEAGATE Pioneer's Manufacture's Part No. Part No. (for service)
VXF1040 ST316002xACE VXF1086

DVR-530H-S DVR-530H-AV

VXF1082

ST325082xACE

When replacing the HDD, carefully check the capacity and manufacturer's part No. on the part label to avoid replacing with a similar but inappropriate product. You can also check the model No. of the mounted HDD on the Service mode screen. Do NOT use repair parts, such as commercially available HDDs, other than those designated above, as their functions, performance or reliability cannot be guaranteed.
Western Digital(160G, 250GB)

Seagate

Capacity Capacity

Manufacturer's part No.

Date of Manufacturer
Confirmation of the jumper pin location of the HDD Western Digital Seagate

Jumper pin Jumper pin

Setting : Cable Select(CS)

7.4 DISC/CONTENT FORMAT

Disc / content format playback compatibility
General disc compatibility
This recorder is compatible with a wide range of disc types (media) and formats. Playable discs will generally feature one of the following logos on the disc and/or disc packaging. Note however that some disc types, such as recordable CD and DVD, may be in an unplayable formatsee below for further compatibility information. DVD-Video DVD-R DVD-RW
systems are both compatible with this recorder. Multi-session playback: Yes (except CD-Audio and Video CD/Super VCD) Unfinalized disc playback: CD-Audio only
Compressed audio compatibility
Compatible media: CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW Compatible formats: MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3), Windows Media Audio (WMA) Sampling rates: 44.1 or 48kHz Bit-rates: Any (128Kbps or higher recommended) Variable bit-rate (VBR) MP3 playback: Yes VBR WMA playback: No

Audio CD Video CD

WMA encoder compatibility: Windows Media Codec 8 (files encoded using Windows Media Codec 9 may be playable but some parts of the specification are not supported; specifically, Pro, Lossless, Voice and VBR) DRM (Digital Rights Management) file playback: No (see also DRM in the Glossary on page 121) File extensions:.mp3,.wma (these must be used for the recorder to recognize MP3 and WMA files do not use for other file types) File structure: Up to 99 folders / 999 files (if these limits are exceeded, only files and folders up to these limits are playable)

GUIDE INFO HELP DISPLAY

REV SCAN PLAY FWD SCAN
ANGLE Switches camera angles on discs with multi-angle scenes. PLAY MODE Press to display the Play Mode menu (for features such as search, repeat and program play). 11 DISC NAVIGATOR / TOP MENU

STOP OK

CASE PREV SELECTION NEXT STEP/SLOW

TV CONTROL T V/DVD

INPUT CHANNEL VOLUME TV DIRECT REC SELECT
Press to display the Disc Navigator screen, or the top menu if a DVD-Video disc is loaded. 12 MENU 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. 13 / / / and ENTER Used to navigate all on-screen displays. Press ENTER to select the currently highlighted option. 14 HOME MENU Press to display the Home Menu, from which you can navigate all the functions of the recorder. 15 RETURN Press to go back one level in the on-screen menu or display. 16 GUIDE Plus+ system controls GUIDE Press to display the GUIDE Plus+ screen; press again to exit. INFO Press to see additional information for the highlighted item in GUIDE Plus+. 17 HELP Press for help on how to use the current GUI screen 18 DISPLAY Displays/changes the on-screen information displays.
1 ONE TOUCH COPY Press to start One Touch Copy of the currently playing title to DVD or the HDD. 2 Remote control indicator Lights when setting up the remote control for use with a TV and when setting the remote control mode 3 STANDBY/ON Press to switch the recorder on/into standby. 4 OPEN/CLOSE Press to open/close the disc tray. 5 HDD Press to select the hard disk (HDD) for recording or playback. 6 DVD Press to select the DVD for recording or playback. 7 INPUT SELECT Press to change the input to use for recording. 8 Alphanumeric buttons, + and CLEAR Use the number buttons for track/chapter/title selection; channel selection, and so on. The same buttons can also be used to enter names for titles, discs and so on. Use the + button to enter non-alphanumeric characters and symbols. Use CLEAR to clear an entry and start again.
19 Playback controls REV SCAN / FWD SCAN Press to start reverse or forward scanning. Press again to change the speed. PLAY Press to start playback. PAUSE Press to pause playback or recording. STOP 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.

06 Recording

About DVD recording. 49 About HDD recording. 49 Recording time and picture quality. 50 Recorded audio. 50 Restrictions on video recording. 50 Setting the picture quality/recording time. 51 Basic recording from the TV. 51 Setting a timer recording. 53 Timer recording FAQ. 56 Simultaneous recording and playback. 56 Recording from an external component. 57 Recording from a DV camcorder. 58 Playing your recordings on other DVD players. 59 Initializing a recordable DVD disc. 60

02 Connecting up

Rear panel connections. 12 Front panel connections. 12 Extra features for use with compatible TVs. 13 Easy connections. 14 Using other types of audio/video output. 15 Connecting to a cable box, satellite receiver or digital terrestrial receiver. 16 Connecting an external decoder box (1). 17 Connecting an external decoder box (2). 18 Connecting to an AV amplifier/receiver. 19 Connecting other AV sources. 20 Plugging in. 20

07 Playback

Introduction. 61 Navigating discs and the HDD. 61 Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc. 62 Scanning discs. 64 Playing in slow motion. 64 Frame advance/frame reverse. 65 The Play Mode menu. 65 Displaying and switching subtitles. 68 Switching DVD soundtracks. 69 Switching audio channels. 69 Switching camera angles. 70

03 Controls and displays

Front panel. 21 Remote control. 22 Display. 24

04 Getting started

Switching on and setting up. 25 Setting up the GUIDE Plus+ system. 27 Selecting the hard disk or DVD for playback and recording. 30 Making your first recording. 30 Using the built-in TV tuner. 31 Basic playback. 32 Using the Home Menu. 35 Displaying disc information on-screen. 35

08 Copying and back-up

Introduction. 71 One Touch Copy. 71 Using Copy Lists. 72 Using disc back-up. 79

09 Editing

The Disc Navigator screen. 81 Command menu panel options. 82 Editing accuracy. 82 HDD genres. 82
05 Using the GUIDE Plus+ electronic program guide
The GUIDE Plus+ system. 38 Using the GUIDE Plus+ system. 38 Areas. 40 GUIDE Plus+ FAQ and troubleshooting. 47

10 Using the Jukebox

Copying CDs to the HDD. 90 Playing music from the Jukebox. 91 Editing Jukebox albums. 91

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11 The PhotoViewer

Playing a slideshow. 93

12 The Disc Setup menu
Introduction. Basic settings. Initialize settings. Finalize settings. Optimize HDD. Initialize HDD. 96 96
13 The Video/Audio Adjust menu
Setting the picture quality for TV and external inputs. 97 Setting the picture quality for disc playback. 98 Audio DRC. 99

SCART AV CONNECTOR ANTENNA OUT ANTENNA IN
Tip This recorder has a through function which allows you to record a TV program from the built-in TV tuner in this recorder while watching a video playing on your VCR. (To use this feature when the recorder is in standby, Power Save must be set to Offsee Power Save on page 100).
Antenna/cable TV wall outlet

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Using other types of audio/video output
If you cant use the SCART AV connector to connect your TV to this recorder, there are standard audio/video output jacks, as well as an S-video and component video output.
Using the supplied audio/video cable

AUDIO INPUT

Using the S-video or component video output

COMPONENT VIDEO INPUT

VIDEO INPUT TV

S-VIDEO INPUT TV

COMPONENT VIDEO OUT Y PB R AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) L R AV 1 (RGB) TV L PR
G-LINK CONTROL S-VIDEO DIGITAL OUT
1 Connect the VIDEO OUTPUT jack to a video input on your TV. Use the yellow jack of the supplied audio/video cable for the video connection. 2 Connect the AUDIO OUTPUT jacks to the corresponding audio inputs on your TV. Use the red and white jacks of the supplied audio/video cable for the audio connection. Make sure you match up the left and right outputs with their corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound.
1 Connect the S-video or component video output to a similar input on your TV. For an S-video connection, use an S-video cable (not supplied) to connect the S-VIDEO OUTPUT jack to an Svideo input on your TV For a component video connection, use a component video cable (not supplied) to connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks to a component video input on your TV. See also Component Video Out on page 101 for how to set up the component video output for use with a progressive scan-compatible TV. 2 Connect the AUDIO OUTPUT jacks to the corresponding audio inputs on your TV. You can use the supplied audio/video cable, leaving the yellow video plug disconnected. Make sure you match up the left and right outputs with their corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound.

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Connecting to a cable box, satellite receiver or digital terrestrial receiver
If you have a cable, satellite or digital terrestrial receiver with a built-in decoder, connect it to this recorder and your TV as shown on this page.1 If you are using a separate decoder box for your cable/satellite TV, set up following the instructions on the next page. Using the setup on this page you can: Record any channel by selecting it on the cable box, satellite receiver or digital terrestrial receiver. Change channels and set timer recordings on the external receiver using the GUIDE Plus+ system (via the G-LINK cable, and after setting up). Important Do not connect this recorder to your TV through your VCR, satellite receiver or other component. Always connect each component directly to your TV or AV amplifier/receiver. 4 Plug the supplied G-LINK cable to the G-LINK jack. This enables you to control the tuner in the external receiver using the GUIDE Plus+ system. Position the IR transmitter end of the G-LINK cable so that the IR receiver on your cable/satellite/digital terrestrial receiver will pick up the control signals (see diagram).

7 When youve finished using the recorder, eject the disc and switch the recorder back into standby. To open/close the disc tray, press OPEN/CLOSE. Remove the disc before putting the recorder into standby.
Press STANDBY/ON to switch the recorder into standby.

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Playing DVD discs
The table below shows the basic playback controls for DVD-Video, and recordable DVD discs.

Playing from the HDD

The table below shows the basic playback controls when playing video recorded on the hard disk (HDD).
Press to start playback. If RESUME is displayed on-screen, playback starts from the place last stopped.
Press to stop playback. You can resume playback from the same point by pressing PLAY. (Press STOP again to cancel the resume function.) Pauses playback, or restarts playback when paused.
Press to start playback. If RESUME is displayed on-screen, playback starts from the place last stopped. Playback automatically stops after the end of a title is reached.
Press to stop playback. You can resume playback from the same point by pressing PLAY. (Press STOP again to cancel the resume function.) Pauses playback, or restarts playback when paused. Press to start scanning. Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed. Press to skip to previous/next chapter/title. (During playback you can also use the front panel +/ buttons.) During playback, enter a title number then press ENTER to skip directly to that title. Press CLEAR to clear a number entry and start again.

PAUSE REV SCAN FWD SCAN

Press to start scanning. Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed.

REV SCAN FWD SCAN

Press to skip to previous/next chapter/title. (During playback you can also use the front panel +/ buttons.) Except VR mode: During playback, enter a chapter number then press ENTER to skip directly to that chapter within the currently playing title. On some discs, you can also use the number buttons to select numbered items in the disc menu. VR mode only: During playback, enter a title number then press ENTER. All: Press CLEAR to clear a number entry and start again. (Commercial back/skip) Each press skips backward/forward progressively up to a maximum of ten minutes forward or three minutes back. During playback, press to start slowmotion playback. Press repeatedly to change the playback speed. While paused, press to advance a single frame in either direction. Press to display the menu of a DVD-Video disc. Use the cursor buttons to navigate DVDVideo disc menus; press ENTER to select items.

CM SKIP

(Commercial back/skip) Each press skips backward/forward progressively up to a maximum of ten minutes forward or three minutes back. During playback, press to start slowmotion playback. Press repeatedly to change the playback speed. While paused, press to advance a single frame in either direction.
Press to return to the previous level of a DVD-Video disc menu.

During real-time copy, the copy source playback information is displayed. The Video mode disc displays become the same as a DVD-Video disc once the disc is finalized. The total recording time figure shown in parenthesis is calculated based on a 12cm/4.7GB disc at the displayed record setting. Recording and playback times for TV recordings are approximately 0.1% shorter than the actual time. This is because of the slightly different frame rates of TV broadcasts versus DVD. The frame number is shown next to the elapsed time display when the disc is paused. Copy Once or Cant Record messages may appear in the stop or recording displays. These indicate that the broadcast TV program contains copy control information.
1 Chase playback, simultaneous record/playback, copy, disc back-up Indicates that recording, copying or back-up is in progress. Elapsed chapter time Total running time of chapter
4 Data transfer rate Shows the current data rate being read from the disc.Copy protected material (!) Shows ! if the playback material is copy-once protected.

Recording display

Rec DVD-R Video
3 0. 00. 15 21:00 22:00 XP (1h00m/DVD)
Current title number Elapsed recording time
3 Timer recording start and stop times Shows the start and stop times if the current recording is a timer recording. 4 Remaining recording time available Shows the amount of space left on the disc in the current recording mode. 5 Recording mode Shows the current recording mode (XP, SP, LP, etc.), and the total recording time of the disc.
Note 1.Data transfer rate shows the amount of video and audio information recorded on the disc. It is not an indication of picture/audio quality.

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Using the GUIDE Plus+ electronic program guide

Chapter 5

The GUIDE Plus+ system
The GUIDE Plus+ system* is a free, interactive onscreen television programming guide.1 The system offers program listings for all major channels, one-touch recording, search by genre, recommendations according to your profile and more. The GUIDE Plus+ system is a convenient way to find out what's on right now or during the coming week, by channel or by genre. The GUIDE Plus+ system also allows you to automatically set your viewing and recording selections quickly and easily. In order to receive the correct TV listings information for your country or region you need to set up the GUIDE Plus+ system and download the TV listings information. If you havent already done this, please turn to Setting up the GUIDE Plus+ system on page 27 before proceeding. * GUIDE Plus+, ShowView, VIDEO Plus+, G-LINK are (1) registered trademarks or trademarks of, (2) manufactured under license from and (3) subject of various international patents and patent applications owned by, or licensed to, Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. and/or its related affiliates.

GUIDE Plus+ FAQ and troubleshooting
This FAQ covers only a few questions. For a complete list please consult the GUIDE Plus+ website at: www.europe.guideplus.com FAQ When I tried setting up my external receiver I could not get any of the attempts to work, what should I do? A: There could be several reasons why your external receiver could not be controlled. The connections could be wrong. Make sure that the G-LINK cable is connected to the G-LINK connector on the recorder and the IR blaster is in front of the external receiver, pointing towards the IR receiver of your external receiver. See Connecting to a cable box, satellite receiver or digital terrestrial receiver on page 16.
Making changes to your GUIDE Plus+ setup
1 Select Setup from the Menu bar.
Highlight the part you want to change.
The code that is listed under your brand could be wrong. Please try other codes for your brand under satellite, cable or terrestrial. Go to the Setup Area and choose one of the three options (cable, satellite or terrestrial) that you have not already tried. Follow the on-screen prompts to make sure that GUIDE Plus+ can change channels on your external receiver. If it does not work, repeat the process, choosing different reception and external receiver combinations until you have tried all the codes for your brand of receiver that are already in the GUIDE Plus+ system. If it still does not work, see below on how to receive new codes overnight. The unit has not yet received new codes. The nightly data downloads frequently include new codes for controlling external receivers. Please tune your external receiver to your local host channel and leave it on overnight. Switch this recorder into standby. The next morning, please perform the GUIDE Plus+ setup again to see if your external receiver can now be controlled. The external receiver that you use is currently not supported. If, after leaving your external receiver on overnight, and doing the Reception and External Receiver Setup again, it still does not respond, please call Customer Support to report your brand and model.
You can change the Language, Country, Postal Code1 and the External Receiver settings. 3 Press ENTER to confirm.
Note 1 Making changes to the Country or Postal Code settings may require a new download of TV listings information. This can take up to 24 hours.

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My external receiver was successfully setup. However I have found that when the GUIDE Plus+ system has to change to a channel with a 3-digit program number in the external receiver's preset, it does not work. It looks like the GUIDE Plus+ system can only send two digits. With the number of channels increasing, the number of digits has increased as well. While older boxes use only 2 digits, newer boxes require up to 4. It is possible that you selected an older code for your brand during set-up. Please access the Setup Area, select External Receiver and repeat the setup for your brand. (Note: Every time you see the on-screen question about whether the receiver has changed to a certain channel, GUIDE Plus+ has sent a different code). Try all the different codes until your GUIDE Plus+ system can control your external receiver correctly. If you have no success, try to receive new codes overnight. I used to receive data through my terrestrial antenna or analog cable without a set-top box. Now, I have upgraded to a satellite system or to digital cable with external receiver. What should I do to receive data for the GUIDE Plus+ system? You can try to receive your host channel through your new reception method. If you have problems to receive data we recommend that you keep your analog terrestrial or cable connection only to receive data this way. It is important that you identify your host channel correctly in the Editor Area. After I performed the initial set-up I found that the lineup for all the channels received via the external set top box is incorrect. How do I correct this? You can change the line-up in the editor according to your preferences. Access the Editor Area. Select the channels that you would like to change. Change the source and preset number according to your preferences. I performed the set-up but after many hours I still have a blank EPG what is going wrong? There are several possibilities: Connections are wrong. See Connecting up on page 12 to double check everything. The initial setup of GUIDE Plus+ was completed incorrectly. Try setting it up again (see Setting up the GUIDE Plus+ system on page 27). Your cabling and setup is OK, but the recorder has not been connected for enough time to receive the TV listings data. Leave the recorder in standby overnight.

3 Use / / / to move the cursor to the recording start date and time on the grid. You can move the cursor forward or back an hour at a time using the and buttons.
Current time Recording start time
8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00
Press HOME MENU and select Easy Timer.

1/01 2/01 3/01 SAT

Each row of the grid is one day (you can set the timer recording for up to a month in advance). Each column is a 15 minute interval. The darker area represents time that has already passed and cant therefore be selected. The lighter area is time thats available. 4 Press ENTER to set the start time. The start date and time is displayed in the middle of the screen. You can go back and reset the start time if you need to by pressing RETURN.
Note 1.You cant use VPS/PDC with Easy Timer Recording. Set a scheduled recording using GUIDE Plus+ if you want to use VPS/PDC.

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5 Use the / to move the cursor to the recording end time on the grid.
Recording start time Recording end time
11:00 1/01 2/01 3/01 SAT 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00
Canceling and stopping a timer recording in progress
After a timer recording has started, you can cancel the program (but continue recording), or stop recording completely if you need to.

11:45 13:45

REC MODE SP HDD/DVD HDD
As you move the cursor around the grid, an arrow stretches from the start time to the current cursor position, representing the length of the recording. A recording of up to six hours can be set. 6 Press ENTER to set the end time.
1 During timer recording, press and hold REC for three seconds. Only the program is canceled (the timer indicator disappears); recording continues so that you can manually stop recording whenever you like. 2 When you want to stop recording completely, press STOP REC. Tip You can also stop a timer recording immediately by pressing STOP REC then selecting Yes to confirm.
7 Select Yes to set the timer recording and exit, or No to go back to the timer recording screen. You can check the timer recording details you just set from the Schedule Area in GUIDE Plus+; see The Schedule Area on page 43).
Extending a timer recording in progress
You can extend a timer recording beyond the programmed end time in two different ways. This can be useful if a broadcast program overruns, for example.
Preventing use of the recorder before a timer recording (child lock)
You can make all the front panel and remote control buttons inoperative using the child lock feature. This is useful when you set a timer recording and want to make sure that the timer settings are not changed before recording has finished. 1 If the recorder is on, switch it into standby.

Repeat play

There are various repeat play options, depending on the kind of disc loaded, or if youre using the HDD for playback. Its also possible to use repeat play together with program play to repeat the tracks/chapters in the program list (see Program play on page 67).2 Select Repeat from the Play Mode menu. Select a repeat play mode.
Play Mode Search Mode A-B Repeat Repeat Program Repeat Repeat Repeat Repeat Disc Title Chapter Off

A-B Repeat

DVD CD Video CD HDD
The A-B Repeat function allows you to specify two points (A and B) within a track or title that form a loop which is played over and over.During playback, select A-B Repeat from the Play Mode menu. 2 With A (Loop Start) highlighted, press ENTER at the point you want the loop to start.
Play Mode Search Mode A-B Repeat Repeat Program A (Loop Start) B (Loop End) Off

VR mode

For VR mode DVD discs, select Repeat Disc, Repeat Title or Repeat Chapter (or Repeat Off).

DVD-Video Video mode HDD

For HDD, DVD-Video and Video mode DVD discs, select Repeat Title or Repeat Chapter (or Repeat Off).

CD Video CD Super VCD

After setting the loop start point, the highlight will automatically move down to B (Loop End).
For CDs and Video CD/Super VCDs, select Repeat Disc or Repeat Track (or Repeat Off).
For WMA/MP3 discs, select Repeat Disc, Repeat Folder or Repeat Track (or Repeat Off).
Note 1. If you switch camera angles during A-B repeat play, A-B repeat is canceled. You cant use A-B Repeat with WMA/MP3 or Super VCD discs. 2.If you switch the camera angle during repeat play of a DVD-Video disc, repeat play is canceled.

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3 To resume normal playback, select Repeat Off from the Repeat Play menu. You can also press CLEAR to cancel repeat play if no menu OSD (such as the Play Mode menu) is displayed.
CD or Video CD/Super VCD: Select a track to add to the program list.
Program Step 01.04 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. Track Track Track Track Track Track Track Track Track (01-10) Total Time 0.00.00

Program play

DVD-Video HDD CD Video CD Super VCD WMA/MP3
This feature lets you program the play order of titles/ chapters1/folders/tracks on a disc or the HDD. 1 Select Program from the Play Mode menu.
WMA/MP3: You can add a whole folder, or a track within a folder to the program list. To add a folder, select the folder. To add a track, first highlight the folder, then press and select a track from the list.

3 Select Yes to confirm or No to cancel, then press ENTER.

Erase ?

Tip You can erase a title quickly by pressing CLEAR when the title is highlighted. Confirm the edit by pressing ENTER.
3 If there is already a Copy List stored in the recorder, choose whether to Create New Copy List or Use Existing Copy List. Selecting Create New Copy List will erase any Copy List already stored in the recorder. 4 Use the / buttons to highlight titles you want to copy, pressing ENTER after each one to add it to the Copy List. Titles youve added to the Copy List are highlighted in pink. Press to display the command menu panel.

Title Name

Use this command to name or rename titles in the Copy List (the names of the original titles remain unchanged). When copying to a Video mode disc, the name length is limited to 40 characters; for a VR mode disc, the limit is 64 characters. 1 Highlight the title you want to name (or rename). 2 Select Title Name from the command menu panel. 3 Input a name for the selected title.
Input Title Name 12:30 Wed 4/11 Pr 5 LP CAPS small
7 To edit a title, highlight it using the / buttons, then press ENTER. A menu appears of Copy List editing commands: Erase Erase individual titles from the Copy List (see page 75). Move Change the order of titles in the Copy List (see page 76). Preview Check the content of a title in the Copy List (see page 77). Cancel Exit the Copy List screen without saving any changes. Repeat this step for as many titles you have that need editing.
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Use the

and ENTER to select characters.
A name generated automatically by the recorder will already be in the name input section of the screen. Use the / buttons to change the cursor position.

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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 105). 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 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

3 Use the option. 4

buttons to select a bilingual audio
Read from disc and save to HDD. Start reading?

Press ENTER.

Cancel
To see the progress of the back-up, press DISPLAY.

Using disc back-up

* See also Copyright on page 71. This feature offers a simple way to make a back-up copy of a finalized Video mode disc. The data is copied first to the hard disk drive1, then on to another recordable DVD disc. 1 Press HOME MENU, select Copy, then Disc Backup. 2 Select a back-up option.

You can cancel the back-up process by pressing ONE TOUCH COPY for more than one second. 5 When the data has been copied, press OPEN/ CLOSE to open the disc tray. Take out the disc and load a blank* recordable DVD. * If youre using a DVD-RW, the disc doesnt have to be blank, although the previous contents of the disc will be erased in the back-up process.
Disc Back-up Disc content saved to Hard Disk Drive. Please eject the disc and load a recordable disc Start Cancel

Start new disc back-up

Resume writing date
You can use a DVD-R Ver. 2.0 or 2.1 disc, or DVD-RW Ver. 1.1 or Ver. 1.2 disc for the back-up. If you back-up a DVD-R disc to DVD-RW, you cannot undo the finalization later. Actual recordable capacity of discs vary so there may be cases where the contents of the disc youre backing-up will not fit on to a particular blank disc. If this happens, please try another brand of disc.

Erase back-up date

There are three back-up options: Start new disc back-up Start making a back-up of a disc. Resume writing data Record the back-up data already on the HDD to a recordable DVD. Erase back-up data Erase the back-up data on the HDD.
Note 1.It is not possible to play this material directly from the HDD.

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6 Select Start to start writing the backed-up data to the blank disc.
Disc Back-up Write back-up data from Hard Disk Drive. The disc contents will be overwritten. OK to start? Start Cancel
To see the progress of the back-up, press DISPLAY. You can cancel the back-up process by pressing ONE TOUCH COPY for more than one second. However, this will make the disc unusable (although if you are using a DVD-RW disc you can re-initialize it in order to make it usable againsee Initializing a recordable DVD disc on page 60.) 7 After the recorder has finished recording the back-up disc, you can select whether to make another back-up of the same data or exit.
Disc Back-up Disc back-up finished. To make another back-up copy, please load a recordable disc. Start Cancel
Select Start to make another back-up copy or Cancel to finish. If you want to make another back-up copy, return to step 6 above. 8 If you dont need to keep the back-up data on the HDD, you can delete it now. Select Yes to delete the data from the HDD; select No to keep it (you can delete it later if you want to).
Disc Back-up The backed-up data is still on the HDD. Erasing it will increase the free space available. OK to Erase? Yes No
If you decide to leave the back-up data on the HDD, you can make back-up copies to recordable DVD discs anytime from the Disc Back-up menu.

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Editing

Chapter 9

The Disc Navigator screen
The Disc Navigator screen is where you can edit video content on unfinalized Video mode and VR mode DVD discs1, as well as video content on the internal hard disk drive. Important Titles that have been recorded with a Line Input setting different to the current setting of the recorder are shown in the Disc Navigator with a blank thumbnail image. See also Additional information about the TV system settings on page 107. During recording, if you display the Disc Navigator for the HDD, some of the titles may appear with a mark. These titles were recorded with a Line Input setting different to the current setting of the recorder. During recording, these titles cannot be played. 1 Press HDD or DVD to select the hard disk drive or the DVD. 2 Press DISC NAVIGATOR to display the Disc Navigator screen. Playback will automatically stop when you do this.

2 Select a title to add to the Play List. Use the / buttons to highlight an Original title then press ENTER to add it to the Play List. 3 When youve added all the titles you want, select Cancel from the command menu panel to get back to the Disc Navigator screen.
Use this function to start playback of a title. 1 Highlight the title you want to play.
You can give titles new names of up to 64 characters long for VR mode and HDD recordings, and up to 40 characters for Video mode recordings. 1 Highlight the title you want to name (or rename). 2 Select Edit > Title Name from the command menu panel.
Disc Navigator (HDD) 10Titles 23:00 MON 7:00PM 11/29 FRI 3/12 23:00 Fri 7:00PM SP Play 11/29Mon 3/12 Pr 4 2ch name Title SP
Erase 2h00m(1.0G) 2h00m(1.0G) Set Thumbnail Erase Section Edit 20:00 FRI 3/12 Divide 20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 9 SP Chapter Edit 2h00m(1.0G) Multi-Mode Set Genre
2 Select Play from the command menu panel. Playback of the title you selected starts.
Disc Navigator (HDD) 10Titles 23:00 MON 7:00PM 11/29 FRI 3/12 23:00 Fri 7:00PM SP Play 11/29Mon 3/12 Pr 4 2ch SP
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4 Titles 9 Recent First 8 All Genres 7 HDD SP Remain 30h30m
20:00 FRI 3/12 20:00 Fri 3/12 Pr 9 SP
2h00m(1.0G) 22:00 THU 2/12 Genre Name 22:00 Thu 2/12 Pr 7 SP 1h00m(1.0G) Multi-Mode 19:00 MON 29/11 19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP 1h00m(1.0G)
22:00 THU 2/12 Genre Name Lock 22:00 Thu 2/12 Pr 7 SP 1h00m(1.0G) Cancel Cancel 19:00 MON 29/11 19:00 Mon 29/11 Pr 2 SP 1h00m(1.0G)

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Input a name for the selected title.
Input Title Name 12:30 Wed 4/01 Pr 1 SP CAPS small
Characters.,?!&1 abc2 def3 ghi4 jkl5 [cursor back]
Characters mno6 pqrs7$ / *1
DN O OOO + /@ [ c \ < ] x a << o 1 1/4

= > { _ | /2 /4

$% _ & } ~ `
tuv8 wxyz[cursor forward]
A name generated automatically by the recorder will already be in the name input section of the screen. Use the / buttons to change the cursor position. Select CAPS or small to change to upper or lowercase, or use the CASE SELECTION buttons ( / ). You can also use the CLEAR button to delete characters directly (press and hold for two seconds to delete the whole name). For other remote control key shortcuts, see Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name below. For discs formatted on a different DVD recorder, you will see only a limited character set. 4 Highlight OK then press ENTER to enter the name and return to the main Disc Navigator screen. To return to the main Disc Navigator screen without saving changes to the title name, press RETURN.

2 Input a name for the disc up to 64 characters long for a VR mode disc, or 40 for a Video mode disc.
Input Disc Name DISC7 CAPS small
A locked disc can still be initialized (which will completely erase the disc).

Initialize settings

DVD-R DVD-RW
You can initialize a recordable DVD disc for either VR mode or Video mode recording. The first time you load a new DVD-RW disc, it will be automatically initialized for recording according to the DVD-RW Auto Init. setting in the Initial Setup menu (see page 105).
Note 1.You cannot input a name for a disc if the TV line system of the disc is different to the current setting of the recorder. See Additional information about the TV system settings on page 107 for how to change the recorders setting. 2.You cannot change the lock setting for a disc if the TV line system of the disc is different to the current setting of the recorder. See Additional information about the TV system settings on page 107 for how to change the recorders setting.

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New DVD-R discs are ready for Video mode recording when you load them, but it is also possible to initialize them for VR mode recording. The initialize menu here lets you reinitialize a disc, for example if you want to change the recording format of the disc. See Initializing a recordable DVD disc on page 60 for detailed instructions.
Important Optimizing the HDD can take as long as eight hours. During optimization, playback and recording are not possible. Canceling optimization mid-way does not undo the optimization already done, so the HDD will be partly optimized. Select Optimize HDD from the disc Setup menu.
Disc Setup Basic Start Optimization Start

settings1

Initialize Finalize Optimize HDD

DVD-RW

Finalizing fixes the recordings in place so that the disc can be played on a regular DVD player or computer equipped with a suitable DVD-ROM drive. See Playing your recordings on other DVD players on page 59 for detailed instructions.

Picture Creation lets you choose a set of picture quality settings for the built-in TV tuner and for each external input. There are several preset settings that suit various sources, or you can create up to three of your own sets.

Creating your own set

There are three user presets in which you can save your own set of picture quality settings. 1 Follow Choosing a preset above and select one of the user presets (Memory 1, 2 or 3). 2 Select Detailed Settings.
Pr 1 Memory1 Detailed Settings

Choosing a preset

1 With the recorder stopped, press HOME MENU and select Video/Audio Adjust.
3 Use the / buttons to select the picture quality setting you want to adjust.
Memory1 Prog. Motion Motion Auto1 Off Off Min Off Min Max Max Max Max Still
Select Video Adjust. Use the / buttons to change the preset.

Pr 1 Tuner

Detailed Settings
PureCinma YNR CNR Detail White AGC White Level
Use the INPUT SELECT button to switch between the built-in TV tuner and the external inputs. Use the CH +/ buttons to change the channel of the built-in TV tuner. There are six presets available: Tuner suitable for general TV broadcasts VCR suitable for video cassettes LDP suitable for Laserdiscs Memory1 user preset 1 Memory2 user preset 2 Memory3 user preset 3
You can adjust the following settings:1 Prog. Motion Adjusts the motion and still picture quality when video output is set to progressive. PureCinema This setting optimizes the picture for film material when the video output is set to progressive. Usually this is best left set to Auto; try switching to Off if the picture appears unnatural. YNR Adjusts the amount of noise reduction (NR) applied to the Y (brightness) component. CNR Adjusts the amount of noise reduction (NR) applied to the C (colour) component. Detail Adjusts how sharp edges appear.
Note 1.When the DV input is selected, only Prog. Motion and PureCinema settings can be adjusted.

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White AGC Turn on for automatic white level adjustment.1 White Level Adjusts the intensity of white. Black Level Adjusts the intensity of black. Black Setup Corrects the standard reference black level (NTSC video input only). Gamma Correction Adjusts the brightness of darker images. Hue Adjusts overall balance between red and green. Chroma Level Adjusts how rich the colours appear. 4 Use the / buttons to adjust the currently selected picture quality setting. 5 When you have all the settings as you want them, press HOME MENU to exit. You can now use the preset for any other input or the built-in TV tuner. Tip To see more of the picture as you adjust different settings, press ENTER after selecting the setting you want to adjust.