Pioneer DVR-450H-S - Manual

Before you start 01 6 En Chapter 1 Before you start What’s in the box Please confirm that the following accessories are in the box when you open it: • Remote control • AA/R6P dry cell batteries x 2 • Audio/video cable (red/white/yellow) • RF antenna cable • Power cable • These operating instructions...

Before you start 7 En 01 • You can control this recorder using the remote sensor of another Pioneer component via the CONTROL IN jack on the rear panel. See Rear panel connections on page 14 for more information. Disc/content format playback compatibility Compatible media • DVD-RW ver. 1.1 / 1x / 1x...

Before you start 01 8 En HDD/DVD Recording and playback compatibility This recorder can play and record all widely-used DVD disc types, and additionally provides HDD functionality. The table below shows some specific compatibility differences between the different disc types. Notes to table *1 Must ...

Before you start 9 En 01 Using DVD-R DL/DVD+R DL discs DVD-R DL (Dual-Layer) and DVD+R DL (Double-Layer) discs contain two recordable layers on a single side, giving about 1.8 times the recording capacity of a conventional single-layer disc. This unit can record to both DVD-R DL and DVD+R DL discs. ...

Before you start 01 10 En • Sampling rates: 32 kHz, 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz • Bit-rates: Any (128 kbps or higher recommended) • Variable bit-rate (VBR) MP3 playback: Yes • VBR WMA playback: No • WMA encoder compatibility: Windows Media Codec 8 (files encoded using Windows Media Codec 9 may be playable bu...

Before you start 11 En 01 DivX ® VOD content In order to play DivX VOD (video on demand) content on this recorder, you first need to register the recorder with your DivX VOD content provider. You do this by generating a DivX VOD registration code, which you submit to your provider. Some DivX VOD con...

Before you start 01 12 En About the internal hard disk drive The internal hard disk drive (HDD) is a fragile piece of equipment. When used without the proper care or in the wrong conditions, it is possible that recorded contents may be damaged or lost entirely, in some cases making even normal playb...

Before you start 13 En 01 Symbols used in this manual The following icons are provided to help you quickly identify which instructions you need for which kind of disc. HDD Any type of DVD disc(recordable or playbackonly), finalized or not. Commercially producedDVD, finalized Video modeDVD-R/-RW. Vid...

Connections 02 14 En Chapter 2 Connections Rear panel connections 1 ANTENNA IN (RF IN)/OUT Connect your TV antenna to the ANTENNA IN (RF IN) jack. The signal is passed through to the ANTENNA OUT jack for connection to your TV. 2 INPUT 3 Stereo analog audio, video and S-video inputs for connection to...

Connections 02 16 En Easy connections The setup described here is a basic configuration that allows you to record TV programmes 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 • ...

Connections 17 En 02 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 quali...

Connections 02 18 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 1 . If many or all the channels are scrambled, we recommend using the setup on the following page. Using the s...

Connections 19 En 02 Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver (2) If many or all the channels you receive by cable or satellite are scrambled, we recommend using this setup. 1 Using the setup on this page you can: • Record any channel by selecting it on the cable box/satellite receiver. • Rec...

Connections 02 20 En Connecting to an AV amplifier or receiver To enjoy multichannel surround sound you need to connect this recorder to an AV amp/receiver using the digital coaxial output. In addition to the digital connection, we recommend also connecting using the stereo analog connection. You’ll...

Connections 21 En 02 Connecting using HDMI If you have an HDMI or DVI-equipped 1 monitor or display 2 , you can connect it to this recorder using an HDMI cable (not supplied). The HDMI connector outputs uncompressed digital video, as well as almost every kind of digital audio. 1 Use an HDMI cable to...

Connections 02 22 En HDMI has the capability to support standard, enhanced, or high-definition video plus standard to multi-channel surround-sound audio. HDMI features include uncompressed digital video, a bandwidth of up to five gigabits per second (Dual Link), one connector (instead of several cab...

Connections 23 En 02 television. If you do not want this unit to be able to be controlled by another component when you have set a Child Lock, turn this unit’s HDMI Control to OFF (page 115). • We cannot guarantee this unit will work with HDMI control-compatible components other than those made by P...

Connections 02 24 En Connecting a USB device (DVR-650H-S/DVR-550H-S only) Using the USB ports on the front of the recorder you can connect USB devices such as digital cameras, printers, keyboards and PCs. Please also see the instructions that came with the device you want to connect before using. Im...

Connections 25 En 02 Using a PC • Note that you can connect a PC to this device via USB to copy WMA and MP3 files. For more information, see Connect PC on page 88. To use Connect PC with this device, your PC must run either the Windows XP Home Edition (SP2) or Windows XP Professional (SP2) operating...

Controls and displays 03 26 En Chapter 3 Controls and displays Front panel 1 DivX indicator Lights when this recorder plays DivX video files. 2 HDD/DVD Press to switch between HDD and DVD for recording and playback. 3 COPY indicator Lights when copying is underway. 4 Disc tray 5 HDD/DVD indicator In...

Controls and displays 27 En 03 Display 1 Lights during playback; blinks when playback is paused. 2 Lights when copying. 3 Lights during recording; blinks when recording is paused. 4 PM Lights to indicate PM (after midday) for the clock display. 5 (page 39) Lights when a timer recording has been set....

Controls and displays 03 28 En Remote control 1 ONE TOUCH COPY (page 79) 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 (page 130) and when setting the remote control mode (page 11...

Getting started 04 30 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 output. If you’re us...

Getting started 04 32 En 7 Select the TV screen type, ‘Wide (16:9)’ or ‘Standard (4:3)’. 8 Select whether or not your TV is compatible with progressive scan video. • Note that progressive scan video is only output through the component video outputs and only when the video source is NTSC (see Using ...

Recording 33 En 05 Chapter 5 Recording About DVD recording This recorder can record to DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-R DL and DVD+R DL media. DVD-R and DVD-RW discs can be initialized for Video mode or VR mode recording. Each has its advantages, and it depends on what you want to do wit...

Recording 05 34 En • If power to the recorder is cut (due to a power outage, the plug being pulled from the power outlet, etc.) during recording, editing, initializing, finalizing or other operation, some recorded material on the disc, or the disc itself, may become unusable. In this case, try re-in...

Recording 35 En 05 When HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off, high-speed copying from HDD to DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R/+RW isn’t possible. However, when SAP is selected as the broadcast audio channel, both the main and SAP channels are recorded and you can switch the audio on playback...

Recording 05 36 En CPRM CPRM is a copy protection/scrambling system developed for the recording of ‘copy once’ broadcast programmes. CPRM stands for Content Protection for Recordable Media . This recorder is CPRM compatible, which means that you can record copy-once broadcast programmes, but you can...

Recording 37 En 05 Note • When recording to the HDD with HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode On, to DVD in Video mode, or on the LPCM setting, only one channel of a dual mono broadcast is recorded. In this case, decide which language you want to record before recording by setting the Dual Mono Re...

Recording 05 38 En • LP (Long Play) – Lower video quality than SP, but doubles the recording time on a DVD to about four hours. • EP (Extended Play) – Lower quality than LP, but gives about six hours of recording time on a DVD disc. • SLP (Super Long Play) – Lower quality than EP, but gives about ei...

Recording 39 En 05 Other: • When recording in VR mode, if a broadcast is bilingual, both audio channels are recorded, allowing you to switch the audio channel on playback. The only exception to this is when the picture quality is set to LPCM , in which case you do need to select the audio channel be...

Recording 05 40 En Important • A timer recording can’t be set if there are already 32 timer programmes waiting to be recorded. • Timer recording will not start if: – The recorder is already recording.– A disc is being initialized, finalized or unfinalized. • Timer recording will start when the opera...

Recording 41 En 05 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 can’t therefore be selected. The lighter area is time that’s available. 6 Set the start ...

Recording 05 42 En 3 Confirm that the settings are correct. If the channel number isn’t displayed, use the / buttons to highlight CH , then use the / buttons to set the correct channel number. • If the channel number is set, but incorrectly, set up the guide channel (see G-Code CH Setting on page 10...

Recording 43 En 05 Setting a manual timer recording The timer recording screen you can see all the timer programmes already set, clear programmes and set up new ones. 1 Press TIMER REC to display the Timer Recording screen. You can also access the Timer Recording screen from the Home Menu (press HOM...

Recording 05 44 En Auto Replace Rec. – Automatically erases the previous daily or weekly recording when the next one is recorded. Genre – Select a record genre (for HDD recording only). Dual Mono/Bilingual Recording – Select which channel of a dual mono/bilingual broadcast to record (necessary if re...

Recording 45 En 05 Editing a timer programme You can change any of the settings in a timer programme before the recording is due to start. 1 Press TIMER REC. 2 Highlight the timer programme you want to change .... 3 Press then select ‘Modify’ from the command menu panel. Alternatively, press ENTER ....

Recording 05 46 En 5 Select ‘Store Programme’. 6 Press to exit the Timer Recording screen. Stopping a timer recording 1 Press during a timer recording. 2 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm. Preventing use of the recorder before a timer recording (child lock) You can make all the front panel and remote control ...

Recording 47 En 05 Simultaneous recording and playback (Chase Play) Chase Play allows you to watch a recording that is still in progress from the start, without having to wait until the recording has finished (i.e., playback is ‘chasing’ the recording). In fact, you’re not just limited to watching t...

Recording 49 En 05 • To cancel Auto Start Recording, press STANDBY/ON while the recorder is in standby. The AUTO indicator goes off. • To cancel Auto Start Recording once recording has already started, press REC for three seconds (this cancels Auto Start Recording, but recording continues), then STO...

Recording 05 50 En • A VR mode DVD-R/-RW (excluding DVD-R DL) disc can still be recorded and edited on this recorder even after finalizing. • DVD-R DL (Video mode) discs and DVD+R DL discs must be finalized in order to play in other recorders/players. Note however that some recorders/players will no...

Recording 51 En 05 DVD+RW and DVD-RAM discs can also be initialized in order to erase the contents of the disc. Important • Initializing a DVD-RW, DVD+RW or DVD-RAM 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-in...

Playback 06 52 En Chapter 6 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 every...

Playback 53 En 06 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-...

Playback 06 54 En Playing CDs and WMA/MP3 discs The table below shows the basic playback controls for audio CDs 1 , and WMA/MP3 files. Playing Video CD/Super VCDs The table below shows the basic playback controls for Video CD/Super VCDs. Some discs feature Playback Control (PBC for short) menus. The...

Playback 55 En 06 Playing DivX video files The table below shows the basic playback controls for DivX video files. Press to start scanning. Press repeatedly to increase the scanning speed. Press to skip to previous/next track.When a PBC menu is displayed, press to display the previous/next page. (Du...

Playback 06 56 En Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc Use the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc and start playback. Using the Disc Navigator with recordable discs and the HDD You can use the Disc Navigator to browse and edit video on recordable DVDs and the HDD, a...

Playback 57 En 06 Using the Disc Navigator with playback-only discs 1 Display the Home Menu. 2 Select ‘Disc Navigator’. Alternatively, for a CD, Video CD, Super VCD or WMA/MP3/DivX disc, you can press DISC NAVIGATOR , which takes you straight to the Disc Navigator screen. 3 Select what you want to p...

Playback 06 58 En Frame advance/frame reverse You can advance or back up video on a DVD disc 1 or the HDD frame-by-frame. With Video CDs/Super VCDs and DivX titles, you can only use frame advance. 1 Pause playback. 2 Back up or advance one frame with each press. 3 Resume normal playback. The Play Mo...

Playback 59 En 06 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. 1 1 During playback, select ‘A-B Repeat’ from the Play Mode menu. 2 With ‘A (Loop Start)’ highlighted, press at the point you want t...

Playback 06 60 En The Input/Edit Programme screen varies according to the disc type. Below is the DVD input screen. 2 Select a title, chapter, folder or track for the current step in the programme list. After pressing ENTER to add the title/ chapter/folder/track, the step number automatically moves ...

Playback 61 En 06 Switching DVD and DivX soundtracks When playing a DVD disc or DivX title 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. • Change the audio soundtr...

Playback 06 62 En Switching camera angles Some DVD-Video discs feature scenes shot from two or more angles — check 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 ot...

Playback 63 En 06 Tip • See Switching camera angles on page 62 for more on multi-angle scene switching. • When using the simultaneous play and record feature, the display shows information for playback only. • During real-time copy, the copy source playback information is displayed. • The Video mode...

Playing and recording from a DV camcorder 07 64 En Chapter 7 Playing and recording from a DV camcorder You can play back and record video from a DV camcorder connected to the DV IN jack on the front panel of this recorder. Important • If you connect a second recorder using a DV cable, you cannot con...

Playing and recording from a DV camcorder 65 En 07 1 Make sure your DV camcorder is connected to the front panel DV IN jack. Also, set the camcorder to VTR mode. 2 Set the recording quality. • See Setting the picture quality/recording time on page 37 for detailed information. 3 From the Initial Setu...

Playing and recording from a DV camcorder 07 66 En 5 Select ‘Record to Hard Disk Drive’ or ‘Record to DVD’. The DV tape is rewound to the beginning. Once it is rewound, the DV tape is played from the beginning and copied to either the HDD or a DVD. • If there is a gap of two minutes or more between ...

Editing 67 En 08 Chapter 8 Editing Editing options The table below shows which commands you can use with the HDD and different disc types. *1 DVD-R/-RW only HDD DVD-R/-RW (Video mode), DVD+R/+RW DVD-R/-RW, DVD-RAM (VR mode) Original Play List Create (page 69) Play (page 69) Erase (page 69) Edit >...

Editing 08 68 En The Disc Navigator screen The Disc Navigator screen is where you can edit video content on unfinalized Video mode and DVD-R/-RW (VR mode) discs, DVD+R/+RW and DVD-RAM, as well as video content on the internal hard disk drive. Important • Unless otherwise stated, the OSDs shown in th...

Editing 69 En 08 HDD genres The large capacity of the HDD means that there may be many hours of video in the recorder. To help you organize your HDD video content you can assign different genres to titles. There are 10 genres in total, including ten user-definable ones that you can name as you like....

Editing 08 70 En 1 Highlight the title you want to erase. 2 Select ‘Erase’ from the command menu panel. 3 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm or ‘No’ to cancel. Tip • You can erase a title quickly by pressing CLEAR when the title is highlighted. Confirm the edit by pressing ENTER . Title Name You can give title...

Editing 71 En 08 Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name The table below shows the remote control key shortcuts that you can use to input characters in the name input screen. Pressing a button repeatedly cycles through the characters shown. If you want to enter two characters in succession th...

Editing 08 72 En Set Thumbnail You can change the thumbnail picture that appears in the Disc Navigator for a title to any frame that appears in that title. 1 Highlight the title you want to change the thumbnail picture for. 2 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Set Thumbnail’ from the command menu panel. The thumbn...

Editing 73 En 08 5 Highlight ‘To’ then, in the same way, find the end of the section to erase, then press ENTER. After pressing ENTER , another marker indicates the end of the section, with the section itself marked in red. 6 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm, or ‘No’ to cancel. In the thumbnail viewer you ca...

Editing 08 74 En • For more information about these options, see Editing accuracy on page 68. 4 Select the command you want: • Divide – Divide a chapter into two or more parts: Use the playback controls ( , , , , etc.) to find the point at which you want to divide the chapter, then press ENTER . You...

Editing 75 En 08 3 Select a genre for the title. Lock Original only You can lock a title so that it can’t be edited or erased accidently. If you do need to edit it, you can always unlock it later. Important • You can’t undo any edits made before changing the lock status. You also can’t undo a lock/u...

Editing 08 76 En Combine Play List only Use this function to combine two Play List titles into one. 1 Highlight the title you want to combine. This title will remain in the same place after combining with another title. 2 Select ‘Edit’ > ‘Combine’ from the command menu panel. 3 Select another tit...

Editing 77 En 08 • For information on remote control key short cuts, see Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name on page 71. 4 Select ‘OK’ to enter the name and exit. Multi-Mode Multi-Mode allows you to select several titles, then select a command that will be applied to all of them. In this ...

Editing 08 78 En Frequently asked questions • Why doesn’t the available recording time increase when I erase titles from a VR mode DVD-R? When you erase titles from a DVD-R (or DVD+R), the titles are no longer displayed, but the content remains on the disc. DVD-R/+R are write-once media; they can’t ...

Copying and backup 79 En 09 Chapter 9 Copying and backup Introduction 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. • ...

Copying and backup 09 80 En 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 disc is loaded when trying to copy from the HDD. 1 If you’re copying from DVD to the HDD, select a...

Copying and backup 81 En 09 • Thumbnail picture markers and chapter markers for the Disc Navigator are copied, but their position in the copy may be slightly changed from the original. • If some part of the title being copied is copy-protected, copying will start, but the copy-protected portions wil...

Copying and backup 09 82 En There are some restrictions on titles that can be added to the Copy List if you are copying to a DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R/+RW: • When adding titles that contain copy- once protected material, the copy-once parts will not be added. • When adding titles that contain ...

Copying and backup 83 En 09 • Set Thumbnail – Set the thumbnail frame for a title (see Set Thumbnail on page 72). • Recording Mode – Set the picture quality of the copy (see Recording Mode on page 84). • Dual Mono Audio/Bilingual – Set how dual mono/bilingual audio should be copied when copying from...

Copying and backup 09 84 En – the recorder is reset to its factory settings (see Resetting the recorder on page 134). • It may not be possible to copy from a DVD disc that was recorded on a different DVD recorder or a PC. 1 Select ‘Copy’ from the Home Menu. 2 Select ‘DVD/CD HDD’. 3 Select a Copy Lis...

Copying and backup 85 En 09 • Optimized 1,2 – The recording quality is automatically adjusted so that the Copy List fits on to the space available on the disc. Copying is carried out in real-time. When you change the recording mode setting, you can see how much disc space it will require. If this is...

Copying and backup 09 86 En • You can cancel the backup process by pressing ONE TOUCH COPY for more than one second. 5 When the data has been copied, take out the disc and load a blank* recordable DVD. * If you’re using a DVD-RW or DVD+RW, the disc doesn’t have to be blank, although the previous con...

Using the Jukebox 87 En 10 Chapter 10 Using the Jukebox The Jukebox feature allows you to use the recorder’s HDD to store and playback music from up to 999 of your CDs. You can also transfer WMA/MP3 files stored on CD-R/-RW/-ROM, DVD, USB device or PC (USB function only works with DVR-650H-S and DVR...

Using the Jukebox 10 88 En • Up to 99 folders/999 files on the USB device can be copied/displayed. Connect PC Using a USB connection, you can copy WMA and MP3 files from a PC to the HDD of this device. Operations carried out on the PC require Windows Media Player 10. Important • If the PC you are us...

Using the Jukebox 89 En 10 6 Open Windows Media Player 10 on the PC. The device settings screen appears. Click ‘Cancel’. *Depending on the settings for Windows Media Player 10, the screen shown below may not be displayed. From the PC, in Windows Media Player 10: 1. Click ‘Library’.2. Choose the arti...

Using the Jukebox 10 90 En • Folders containing no files are not displayed in the Jukebox (such as the above ‘Artist1’ and ‘Artist2’ folders), but do count toward the maximum of 999 folders allowed in Jukebox. • Up to 999 tracks can be included in one album. Note that when there are many tracks cont...

Using the Jukebox 91 En 10 Changing the album view 1 From the album list, display the view options menu panel. 2 Select a view option. • Sort order By number – Albums are listed by the album number. By favourite – Most often listened to music appears at the top of the list. By album – Albums are lis...

The PhotoViewer 11 92 En Chapter 11 The PhotoViewer From the PhotoViewer you can view JPEG photos and picture files stored on the HDD, recordable DVD or CD-R/-RW/-ROM, or on a USB-equipped digital camera (USB function only works with DVR-650H-S and DVR-550H-S). 1 You can also import files and save t...

The PhotoViewer 93 En 11 4 Select the file you want to view, copy or edit. • The larger the file size, the longer it takes the recorder to load the file. • You can change folders via the REV SCAN / FWD SCAN buttons. • If you encounter a disc that will not play, check that the disc and file formats a...

The PhotoViewer 11 94 En • Depending on the aspect ratio, some pictures may be displayed with black bars top and bottom, or left and right. • Large picture files may take a few seconds to display. This is normal. 4 Press to return to the thumbnail. • You can also use the RETURN button. 5 Press to ex...

The PhotoViewer 11 96 En Copying files to a DVD-R/-RW ( DVR-650H-S/DVR-550H-S only ) Using this feature you can copy all the files 1 (including audio and movie files) stored on a connected USB camera to a recordable DVD disc. A slideshow of the files is also recorded on the disc as a Video mode titl...

The PhotoViewer 97 En 11 • To copy multiple folders, use the Multi- Mode; see Selecting multiple files or folders on page 95. 4 Select ‘Copy to DVD’ from the menu. 5 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm or ‘No’ to cancel. • Folder names on the disc will be number PIONR . File names will be PHOT number. • Note th...

The PhotoViewer 11 98 En 5 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm, or ‘No’ to cancel. • You can also erase a file or folder by pressing CLEAR when the file or folder is highlighted. Press ENTER to confirm. Copying files 1 Select the file(s) or folder(s) you want to copy. • Copying a folder will copy all the files ...

The PhotoViewer 99 En 11 1 Select the file(s) you want to lock (or unlock). • To lock/unlock multiple files or folders, use the Multi-Mode; see Selecting multiple files or folders on page 95. 2 Display the command menu. 3 Select ‘File Options’ or ‘Folder Options’. 4 Select ‘Lock’ or ‘Lock Folder Con...

The Disc Setup menu 12 100 En Chapter 12 The Disc Setup menu From the Disc Setup menu you can name discs, lock the contents to prevent accidental recording and erasure, initialize and finalize discs. The Disc Setup menu is accessed from the Home menu. Basic settings Input Disc Name When you initiali...

The Disc Setup menu 101 En 12 Initialize settings You can initialize a recordable DVD-R/-RW disc for either VR mode or Video mode recording. The first time you load a new DVD-RW disc, it will be automatically initialized for recording according to the DVD-RW Auto Init. setting in the Disc Setup menu...

The Disc Setup menu 12 102 En 1 Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the Home Menu. 2 Select ‘Optimize HDD’ then ‘Start’. A progress bar indicates how long there is left to go. If no actions are carried out for more than 20 minutes after the optimization process is completed, the unit turns itself off. Initiali...

The Video Adjust menu 103 En 13 Chapter 13 The Video Adjust menu Using the Video Adjust menu you can set up the picture quality for the built-in tuner and external inputs, for disc playback, and for recording. Setting the picture quality for TV and external inputs Picture Creation lets you choose a ...

The Video Adjust menu 105 En 13 Creating your own set There are three user presets in which you can save your own set of picture quality settings for disc playback. 1 Follow Choosing a preset above and select one of the user presets (Memory 1, 2 or 3).2 Move the cursor down and select ‘Detailed Sett...

The Initial Setup menu 14 106 En Chapter 14 The Initial Setup menu Using the Initial Setup menu The Initial Setup menu is where you can set various recorder options for sound, picture, language and so on. Some settings can only be changed when the recorder is stopped. During playback and recording t...

The Initial Setup menu 14 108 En Video In/Out Input Colour System Next Screen Proceed to the next screen to set the input colour system for the external input and the built-in TV tuner. Use the CH +/– buttons to change the preset. On the default Auto setting the recorder can generally correctly dete...

The Initial Setup menu 109 En 14 Dual Mono Recording (Taiwan and Philippines model) L • Select to record the left channel of an external dual mono source when recording to DVD in Video mode, to HDD with HDD Recording Format set to Video Mode On, or in LPCM mode. R As above, but for right channel rec...

The Initial Setup menu 14 110 En MPEG Out MPEG Output an MPEG audio signal when a source using MPEG audio is being played. MPEG PCM • Convert sources with MPEG audio to Linear PCM output. Use if your connected equipment doesn’t have an MPEG audio decoder. Audio DRC On Switches on Audio DRC (Dynamic ...

The Initial Setup menu 111 En 14 Subtitle Language Chinese • (Taiwan and Philippines model) Sets the default subtitle language for DVD-Video playback to Chinese. English • (Other) Sets the default subtitle language for DVD-Video playback to English. available languages Choose from the languages disp...

The Initial Setup menu 113 En 14 HDD Recording Format Video Mode Off Recordings made to the HDD are made in VR mode. Use this setting if you don’t need to transfer the recording later to a DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R/+RW. Video Mode On • Recordings made to the HDD are compatible with Video mode ...

The Initial Setup menu 14 114 En Parental Lock Set Password In order to change the parental lock level or change the country/area code, set the password using this option. From the following screen, enter a four-digit number that will be your password. Change Password In order to change the password...

The Initial Setup menu 115 En 14 Colour RGB (0–255) Use if colours are weak and black appears to ‘float’ on the RGB (16–235) setting. RGB (16–235) Use this setting if colours appear overly rich and the black too deep on the RGB (0–255) setting. YCbCr 4:2:2 The video signal is output as a 10-bit YCbC...

The Initial Setup menu 117 En 14 Additional information about the TV system settings About the input line system This recorder is compatible with PAL, SECAM, 3.58 NTSC and PAL-60 TV systems. The Input Line System and Input Colour System settings determine how the recorder treats incoming video signa...

The Initial Setup menu 14 118 En Additional information about component video output If you switch the Component Video Out setting to Progressive when using a TV that is not compatible with progressive-scan video, you will not be able to see anything displayed on your TV. If this happens, press and ...

Additional information 119 En 15 Chapter 15 Additional information Minimum copying times The table below shows the minimum HDD to DVD copying time for one hour of video. Please note that not all discs are compatible with high-speed copying. 1 Check with the disc manufacturer for compatibility. Note ...

Additional information 15 120 En Manual recording modes The table below shows the approximate recording times for different DVD types in each manual recording mode, as well as the standard recording mode equivalents. For recording time on the HDD, see Specifications on page 135. *1 Recording time ma...

Additional information 121 En 15 • Levels separated by a bold line show where there is a noticeable change in picture quality. • Audio recording in all manual recording modes is in Dolby Digital 2 ch format, except for LPCM mode, which is in Linear PCM format. • See also Recording on page 33. Troubl...

Additional information 123 En 15 Can’t play a disc recorded using this recorder on another player • If the disc was recorded in DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or DVD+R, make sure that it’s finalized (page 49).• Some players will not play recordable DVD discs, even when recorded in DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or ...

Additional information 15 124 En After briefly unplugging or after a power failure the front panel display shows ‘--:--’ • A backup battery inside the recorder keeps the clock and other settings from being reset when there is no power to the recorder. After unplugging or a power failure, the battery...

Additional information 125 En 15 HDMI Problem Remedy The connected HDMI or DVI device does not display any picture (and the front panel HDMI indicator does not light) • Try disconnecting then reconnecting the HDMI cable (while the power of both components is on).• Try switching the power of the HDMI...

Additional information 127 En 15 On-screen displays The table below shows a list of error messages that you may encounter when using the recorder and an explanation of their meaning. Message Explanation/Action • Initializing disc. Please wait a moment. When you load a blank DVD-RW or DVD+RW disc, th...

Additional information 15 128 En • Repairing disc.• Repairing the HDD. During recording, the power was cut. This display appears when the power is restored. • Could not repair the disc. The recorder was unable to repair the disc after a power cut. The contents of the recording will be lost. • Overhe...

Additional information 129 En 15 Front-panel displays The table below shows a list of error messages that you may encounter when using the recorder and an explanation of their meaning. • Could not operate the DV camcorder. This recorder was not able to operate the DV camcorder. • The DV camcorder is...

Additional information 15 130 En Setting up the remote to control your TV You can use the supplied remote to control your TV. To be able to use this feature you first have to program the remote with a maker code from the table below. 1 Press and hold down the CLEAR button, then enter the maker code ...

Additional information 131 En 15 Language code list Language (Language code letter), Language code Country/Area code list Country/Area, Country/Area code , Code letter Japanese (ja), 1001 English (en), 0514 French (fr), 0618 German (de), 0405 Italian (it), 0920 Spanish (es), 0519 Chinese (zh), 2608 ...

Additional information 15 132 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 programme is shown in widescreen with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. 4:3 (Pan & Scan) The sides of the progr...

Additional information 133 En 15 Handling discs When holding discs of any type, take care not to leave fingerprints, dirt or scratches on the disc surface. Hold the disc by its edge or by the center hole and edge. Damaged or dirty discs can affect playback and recording performance. Take care also n...

Additional information 15 134 En Hints on installation We want you to enjoy using this unit for years to come, so please bear in mind the following points when choosing a suitable location for it: Do... Use in a well-ventilated room. Place on a solid, flat, level surface, such as a table, shelf or s...

Additional information 15 136 En Tuner Receivable channels Taiwan and Philippines model: VHF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ch to 13 chUHF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 ch to 69 chCATV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

<VRB1463-A> Printed in China HDD/DVD Recorder DVR-650H-SDVR-550H-SDVR-450H-S Operating Instructions HDD/D VD RECORDER Operating Instructions Published by Pioneer Corporation. Copyright © 2007 Pioneer Corporation. All rights reserved. PIONEER CORPORATION 4-1, Meguro 1-Chome, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 15...