Pioneer DVR-310 - Manual

Before you start 01 7 En • Manual recording In addition to the four preset recording quality modes ( FINE , SP , LP and EP ), the manual recording mode allows you to access 32 different recording quality/time settings, giving you very fine control over the recording. • Record to and from a DV camcor...

Before you start 01 8 En What’s in the box Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please confirm that the following accessories are in the box when you open it. • Remote control • AA/R6P dry cell batteries x2 • Audio/video cable (red/white/yellow) • RF antenna cable • Power cable • These operati...

Before you start 01 9 En Disc / content format playback compatibility General disc compatibility This recorder was designed and engineered to be compatible with software bearing one or more of the following logos: • Also compatible with KODAK Picture CD • is a trademark of Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd. O...

Before you start 01 10 En The CD-ROM used to compile your WMA/MP3 files must be ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 compliant. CD physical format: Mode1, Mode2 XA Form1. Romeo and Joliet file systems are both compatible with this recorder. Use CD-R or CD-RW media for recording your files. The disc must be finaliz...

Before you start 01 11 En • Do I need two DVD recorders for editing? What kind of editing can I do? Unlike editing video tape, you only need one DVD recorder to edit discs. With DVD, you edit by making a ‘Play List’ of what to play and when to play it. On playback, the recorder plays the disc accord...

Connecting up 02 12 En Chapter 2 Connecting up Rear panel connections 1 VHF/UHF IN/OUT Connect your TV antenna to the VHF/UHF IN jack. The signal is passed through to the VHF/UHF OUT jack for connection to your TV. 2 Audio/video inputs 1 and 3 Two sets of audio/video inputs (stereo analog audio; com...

Connecting up 02 13 En Easy connections The setup described here is a basic configuration that allows you to record TV programs on both this recorder and your VCR. When watching recordings from this recorder, set your TV to input 1; switch to input 2 to watch a video playing in the VCR. Important • ...

Connecting up 02 14 En Using other types of video output This recorder has standard (composite), S-video and component video outputs. The main difference between them is the quality of the picture. S-video delivers a better picture than composite video, while component video gives better picture qua...

Connecting up 02 15 En Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver (1) If you are using a cable box or satellite receiver with only a few scrambled channels, follow the setup on this page. If many or all the channels are scrambled, we recommend using the setup on the following page. Using the se...

Connecting up 02 17 En Connecting to an AV amplifier To enjoy multichannel surround sound you need to connect this recorder to an AV amplifier/receiver using the digital optical output. In addition to the digital connection, we recommend also connecting using the stereo analog connection. You’ll pro...

Connecting up 02 18 En Connecting other AV sources Connecting a VCR or analog camcorder 1 Connect a set of audio and video outputs of your VCR or camcorder to a set of inputs on this recorder. This enables you to record tapes from your VCR or camcorder. • You can use standard video or S-video cables...

Controls and displays 03 19 En Chapter 3 Controls and displays Front panel 1 STANDBY/ON Press to switch the recorder on/into standby. 2 DISC NAVIGATOR (page 32) Press to directly access the Disc Navigator screen. 3 DVD disc tray 4 OPEN/CLOSE Press to open/close the disc tray. 5 STOP Press to stop pl...

Controls and displays 03 22 En PREV / NEXT Press to skip to the previous or next title/chapter/track/folder; or to display the previous or next menu page. STEP/SLOW (page 35) During playback, press to start slow-motion playback; while paused, press to show the previous or next video frame. 16 Record...

Getting started 04 23 En Chapter 4 Getting started Switching on and setting up When you switch the recorder on for the first time, you can make several basic settings using the Setup Navigator feature. This takes you through setting the clock, the internal TV tuner and the video and audio output set...

Getting started 04 25 En Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to select Compatible , Not Compatible , or Don’t Know , then press ENTER . • Note that progressive scan video is only output through the component video outputs (see page 14). 9 Is this recorder connected to an AV receiver for digital audio...

Getting started 04 26 En Making your first recording This quick guide shows you how to make a basic recording of a TV program to a recordable DVD. Recording is covered in much more detail in chapter 6 ( Recording ). 1 If they aren’t already on, switch on your TV and this recorder. Press STANDBY/ON t...

Getting started 04 27 En Note • Antenna channels are numbered 2 through 69. Cable channels are numbered 1 through 125. • You can’t change TV channels during playback or recording, or while in recording standby. Changing audio channels Some TV programs are broadcast with both a main and a Second Audi...

Getting started 04 28 En Playing DVD discs The table below shows the basic playback controls for DVD-Video, and recordable DVD discs. Playing CDs and WMA/MP3 discs The table below shows the basic playback controls for audio CDs, and WMA/MP3 files. Note • If you want to play a DTS audio CD, make sure...

Getting started 04 29 En Playing Video CDs The table below shows the basic playback controls for Video CDs. Some discs feature Playback Control (PBC for short) menus. These discs show PBC in the display when you load them and display a menu on-screen from where you can select what to watch. Note • W...

Getting started 04 30 En Displaying disc information on-screen You can display various on-screen information about the disc loaded. 1 Press DISPLAY repeatedly to display/change the on-screen information. • The on-screen display automatically disappears after 150 minutes. 2 To hide the information di...

Getting started 04 31 En Play display 2 1 Chase playback, simultaneous record/playback Indicates that recording is in progress 2 Elapsed chapter time 3 Total running time of chapter 4 Data transfer rate Shows the current data rate being read from the disc. 5 Copy protected material (!) / PureCinema ...

Playback 05 32 En Chapter 5 Playback Introduction Most of the features described in this chapter make use of on-screen displays. Navigate these using the /// (cursor buttons) and ENTER . To go back one level from any screen, use the RETURN button. Remember also that the button guide at the bottom of...

Playback 05 33 En The screen for DVD discs shows the titles on the left and the chapters on the right. Select a title, or a chapter within a title. The screen for CDs and Video CDs shows a list of tracks. The screen for WMA/MP3 discs shows a list of folders and tracks. Select a folder or a track wit...

Playback 05 34 En Navigating discs During playback you can easily jump to another title, chapter or track on a disc using the number buttons on the remote, or the SMART JOG dial on the front panel. 1 During playback use the number buttons to enter a chapter number within the current title. For examp...

Playback 05 35 En Scanning discs You can fast scan discs at various speeds, forwards or backward. 1 During playback, press or to start reverse or forward scanning. • The scanning speed is shown on-screen. 2 Press the same button repeatedly to increase the scanning speed. • Forward: SCAN 1 SCAN 2 SCA...

Playback 05 36 En 1 Press or to start slow motion reverse or forward playback. • The playback speed is shown on-screen. • There is no sound during slow motion playback 2 Press the same button repeatedly to change the slow motion speed. 3 To resume normal playback, press PLAY. Using the front panel c...

Playback 05 37 En The Play Mode menu The Play Mode menu gives you access to search functions, repeat and program play functions. Important • You can’t use the Play Mode features with Video CDs playing in PBC mode, or while a DVD disc menu is being displayed. For other restrictions, see the following...

Playback 05 38 En A-B Repeat 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. Important • You can’t use A-B Repeat with WMA/MP3 discs. 1 During playback, select ‘A-B Repeat’ from the Play Mode menu. 2 Highlight...

Playback 05 39 En Program play This feature lets you program the play order of titles/chapters/folders/tracks on a disc. 1 Select ‘Program’ from the Play Mode menu. 2 Select ‘Input/Edit Program’ from the list of program options. The Program edit screen that appears depends on the kind of disc loaded...

Playback 05 40 En • Cancel Program Play – Turns off program play, but does not erase the program list • Erase Program List – Erases the program list and turns off program play Note • When playing a program list of DVD-Video chapters, chapters not included in the program list may be sometimes be play...

Playback 05 41 En Switching the audio channel For VR mode content that has both a main and a SAP (Second Audio Program) audio channel, you can switch between main ( L ), SAP ( R ), or both ( L+R ). When playing Video CDs and audio CDs you can switch between stereo, just the left channel or just the ...

Recording 06 42 En Chapter 6 Recording About DVD recording This recorder can record on both DVD-R and DVD-RW media. The main difference between the two is that DVD-R discs can only be recorded once, while DVD-RW can be recorded, erased and re-recorded many times. A further difference between the two...

Recording 06 43 En CPRM CPRM is a copy protection system with scramble system regarding the recording of ‘copy once’ broadcast programs. CPRM stands for Content Protection for Recordable Media . This recorder is CPRM compatible, which means that you can record copy-once broadcast programs, but you c...

Recording 06 44 En Basic recording from the TV Follow the instructions below to record a TV program. Recording starts immediately and continues until the disc is full or you stop the recording. 1 Load a recordable disc. • If you load a new blank DVD-RW disc, the recorder takes a short while to initi...

Recording 06 45 En Setting a timer recording Using the timer recording features you can program up to 32 timer recordings up to a month in advance. Timer recording programs can be set to record just once, every day, or every week. You can also set the recorder so that it will adjust the recording qu...

Recording 06 46 En 3 Use /// (cursor buttons) to move the cursor to the recording start date and time on the grid. 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 pas...

Recording 06 47 En 2 Select ‘New Input’ to set a new timer program, then press ENTER. 3 Enter the timer recording settings. Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to select a field; use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to change the value. • Date – Choose a date up to one month in advance, or select a ...

Recording 06 48 En • Use the number buttons to enter the PlusCode number. (To clear the last digit entered, press CLEAR .) • Press REC MODE to change the recording quality (see also Setting the picture quality/recording time on page 43). If Manual Recording is on, then you can also select the MN set...

Recording 06 49 En 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 be...

Recording 06 51 En The recorder will automatically switch on and start recording when the other component comes on. Recording stops when the external component switches off. • To cancel Auto Start Recording, press STANDBY/ ON . The indicator goes off. • To cancel Auto Start Recording once recording ...

Recording 06 52 En 6 Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to select ‘Start Rec’ and press ENTER. • Recording is automatically paused if the recorder detects no signal, or a copy-protected signal. Recording restarts when there is a non-copy-protected signal. • You can pause or stop the recording by sel...

Editing 07 54 En Chapter 7 Editing Using the Disc Navigator you can edit video content on unfinalized Video mode and VR mode DVD discs. The editing features available in the Disc Navigator depend on whether you are editing video on a Video mode or VR mode DVD, and whether you’re editing Original con...

Editing 07 55 En • You can also access it from the Home Menu (press HOME MENU , select Disc Navigator then press ENTER ) • When selecting titles, use the BACK ( ) and FWD ( ) buttons to display the previous/next page if there are more than six titles. • If you are editing a VR mode disc, press PLAYL...

Editing 07 56 En Editing VR mode Original and Video mode content These commands affect the actual content stored on the DVD-R/RW. Remember • If you are editing a VR mode disc, use the PLAYLIST button to switch to the Disc Navigator Original screen. Play Use this function to start playback of a title...

Editing 07 57 En • Select CAPS or small to change to upper or lower- case, or use the CASE SELECTION buttons ( / ). • You can also use the CLEAR button to delete characters directly (press and hold for 2 seconds to delete the whole name). For other remote control key shortcuts, see Using the remote ...

Editing 07 58 En 3 Press RETURN to get back to the menu options on the left side of the screen. 4 To return to the Disc Navigator screen, press RETURN again, or select ‘Back’ from the menu options on the left. Note • It may not be possible to erase chapters less than 5 seconds long. • It may not alw...

Editing 07 59 En Erase All This erases all unlocked titles from the disc (see also Lock / Unlock on page 58). 1 Select ‘Erase All’ from the Disc Navigator menu options. 2 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm, or ‘No’ to cancel, then press ENTER. Undo If you make a mistake while editing, you can generally undo it...

Editing 07 61 En 3 Press RETURN to get back to the menu options on the left side of the screen. 4 To return to the Disc Navigator screen, press RETURN again, or select ‘Back’ from the menu options on the left. Create Use this function to add an Original title to the Play List. When you do this, the ...

Disc History 08 63 En Chapter 8 Disc History The Disc History screen lets you see how much recording space remains on the last 30 recordable DVD discs loaded. It also displays information such as disc name, the first three title names, number of titles recorded, recording mode and the lock status of...

The PhotoViewer 09 64 En Chapter 9 The PhotoViewer From the PhotoViewer you can view JPEG photos and picture files stored on a CD-ROM/R/RW on your TV. Playing a slideshow 1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘PhotoViewer’ to display the PhotoViewer screen. • The PhotoViewer is only accessible when a disc co...

The PhotoViewer 09 65 En Note • You can press HOME MENU to exit the PhotoViewer screen while the recorder is reloading images. (If you enter the PhotoViewer again, it will resume reloading.) Zooming the screen During a slideshow you can zoom in to enlarge a portion of the picture by a factor of two ...

The Disc Setup menu 10 66 En Chapter 10 The Disc Setup menu From the Disc Setup menu you can name discs, lock the contents to prevent accidental recording and erasure, initialize and finalize discs. The Disc Setup menu is accessed from the Home menu: • Press HOME MENU and select ‘Disc Setup’. Basic ...

The Disc Setup menu 10 67 En Finalize settings Finalize 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 52 for detailed instructions. Undo Fi...

The Video/Audio Adjust menu 11 68 En Chapter 11 The Video/Audio Adjust menu Using the Video/Audio Adjust menu you can set up the picture quality for the built-in tuner and external inputs, for disc playback, and for recording. Setting the picture quality for TV and external inputs Picture Creation l...

The Video/Audio Adjust menu 11 70 En 4 Use the / (cursor left/right) 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. Tip • To see more of the picture as you adjust different settings, press ENTER after sele...

The Initial Setup menu 12 71 En Chapter 12 The Initial Setup menu Using the Initial Setup menu The Initial Setup menu is where you can set various recorder options for sound, picture, language and so on. • Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial Setup’. • Some settings can only be changed when the recor...

The Initial Setup menu 12 72 En On Screen Display • Default setting: On On the default setting, the recorder shows on-screen operation displays ( Play, Stop and so on). Change to Off to hide these displays. Front Panel Display • Default setting: On On the default setting, the time is shown in the fr...

The Initial Setup menu 12 74 En Video Out settings Component Video Out • Default setting: Interlace You only need to make this setting if you connected this recorder to your TV using the component video jacks. If your TV is compatible with progressive-scan component video, set this Progressive for t...

The Initial Setup menu 12 75 En DV Input • Default setting: Stereo1 You need to set this if you have a camcorder using 32kHz/12-bit sound connected to the front panel DV IN/OUT jack. Some digital camcorders have two stereo tracks for audio. One is recorded at the time of shooting; the other is for o...

The Initial Setup menu 12 76 En • When playing a DTS audio CD, make sure that Stereo is selected using the AUDIO button. See Switching DVD soundtracks on page 40. 96kHz PCM Out You only need to make this setting if you connected this recorder to an AV amplifier (or other component) using the digital...

The Initial Setup menu 12 77 En Subtitle Language • Default setting: English This setting is your preferred subtitle language for DVD discs. If the language you specify here is recorded on a disc, the recorder automatically plays the disc with those subtitles (although this depends on the Auto Langu...

The Initial Setup menu 12 78 En Selecting ‘Other’ languages 1 Select ‘Other’ from the language list. This option appears in the settings for DVD Menu Language, Audio Language, and Subtitle Language. 2 Select the language you want. • Select by language name: Use the / (cursor left/ right) buttons to ...

The Initial Setup menu 12 79 En Navi Mark • Default setting: 0 seconds In the Disc Navigator, each title is shown with a still frame picture to remind you what it is. This setting lets you decide the default still frame. The default setting of 0 seconds takes the first frame of the title, but you ca...

The Initial Setup menu 12 80 En Frame Search • Default setting: Off On the default setting, the frame number is not displayed when a DVD disc is paused, and the search by frame number feature is not available. You can switch these features on by changing this setting to On . Seamless Playback • Defa...

The Initial Setup menu 12 81 En Parental Lock : Change Password To change your password, confirm your existing password then enter a new one. 1 Select ‘Change Password’. 2 Use the number buttons to enter your existing password. 3 Press ENTER. 4 Enter a new password. 5 Press ENTER. Parental Lock : Ch...

The Initial Setup menu 12 82 En • Select by code letter: Use / (cursor left/right) to change the country code. • Select by code number: Press (cursor down) then use the number buttons to enter the 4-digit country code (you can find the Country code list on page 90.) 4 Press ENTER to set the new Coun...

Additional information 13 83 En Chapter 13 Additional information Resetting the recorder If you need to, you can reset the recorder to all its factory settings. 1 Make sure that the recorder is on. 2 Press and hold STOP and press STANDBY/ ON. The recorder turns off with all settings reset. Setting u...

Additional information 13 84 En Screen sizes and disc formats When viewing on a standard TV or monitor Screen format of disc Setting Appearance 16:9 4:3 (Letter Box) The program is shown in widescreen with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. 4:3 (Pan & Scan) The sides of the program ...

Additional information 13 85 En Troubleshooting Incorrect operation is often mistaken for trouble and malfunction. If you think there is something wrong with this component, please check the points below. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Investigate the other components and electr...

Additional information 13 86 En Note • 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. Screen is stretched vertically or hori-zontally • Make sure that the T...

Additional information 13 90 En Language code list Language (Language code letter), Language code Japanese (ja), 1001 English (en), 0514 French (fr), 0618 German (de), 0405 Italian (it), 0920 Spanish (es), 0519 Chinese (zh), 2608 Dutch (nl), 1412 Portuguese (pt), 1620 Swedish (sv), 1922 Russian (ru)...

Additional information 13 91 En On-screen displays and recorder displays The table below shows a list of error messages that you may encounter when using the recorder and an explanation of their meaning. Message Explanation/Action • Initializing disc. Please wait a moment. When you load a blank DVD-...

Additional information 13 93 En Use in a dusty or damp environment or in a room where it will be exposed to excessive cigarette smoke. Place directly on top of an amplifier, or other component in your stereo system that becomes hot in use. Use near a television or monitor as you may experience inter...

Additional information 13 94 En MPEG audio An audio format used on Video CDs and some DVD discs. This unit can convert MPEG audio to PCM format for wider compatibility with digital recorders and AV amplifiers. See also PCM . MPEG video The video format used for Video CDs and DVDs. Video CD uses the ...

Index 98 En Index A Adjusting the picture quality 68–70 Audio DRC 70 Audio language 21, 40, 76 Audio settings 74–76 Auto language 76, 77 C Camcorder - see DV camcorderChanging TV channels 26, 83 Chase play - see Simultaneous recording and playbackComponent video 12, 14, 25 CPRM 43, 87, 91 D Disc and...

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