Pioneer DVR-5100H - Manual

Before you start 01 7 En English • Auto Start Recording from satellite receiver or other set top box With a satellite receiver or other set top box connected to the INPUT 3/AUTO START REC inputs of this recorder, you can start and stop recording automatically according to the timer settings of the s...

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 English 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...

Before you start 01 10 En Fixed bit-rate MP3 files are recommended. Variable bit-rate (VBR) MP3 files are playable, but playing time may not be shown correctly. This recorder is compatible with 44.1 and 48 kHz WMA files encoded with Windows Media Codec 8. Files encoded using Windows Media Codec 9 ma...

Before you start 01 11 En English RW discs is optional for manufacturers of DVD playback equipment, and there is DVD playback equipment that does not play DVD-R or DVD-RW discs recorded in the DVD-Video format.Note: ‘Finalization’ is required. This recorder supports the recording of ‘copy-once’ broa...

Connecting up 02 12 En Chapter 2 Connecting up Rear panel connections 1 ANTENNA IN/OUT Connect your TV antenna to the ANTENNA IN jack. The signal is passed through to the ANTENNA OUT jack for connection to your TV. 2 AV2/(INPUT 1/DECODER) AV connector Audio/video input SCART-type connector for conne...

Connecting up 02 13 En English Extra features for use with compatible TVs When this recorder is connected to a TV that features T-V Link, EasyLink, MegaLogic, SMARTLINK, Q-Link, DATA LOGIC or NexTView Link using a fully-wired 21-pin SCART cable (not supplied), the following functions are available: ...

Connecting up 02 14 En Easy connections The setup described below is a basic setup that allows you to watch and record TV programs, and play discs. Other types of connections are explained starting on the following page. Important • These connections use SCART cables (not supplied). If your TV (or V...

Connecting up 02 15 En English Using other types of audio/video output If you can’t 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 output. Using the supplied audio/video cable 1 Connect the VIDEO OUTPUT jack to a vid...

Connecting up 02 17 En English Connecting an external decoder box (1) If you have an external, dedicated decoder box for your satellite or cable TV system, use the setup described on this page. Important • Do not connect your decoder box directly to this recorder. • Information from the decoder (for...

Connecting up 02 18 En Connecting an external decoder box (2) If you only have a decoder, connect it to this recorder and your TV as shown on this page. Using the setup on this page you can: • Record scrambled channels received using the recorder’s built-in TV tuner. Important • Do not connect this ...

Connecting up 02 19 En English 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 a digital connection, we recommend also connecting using the stereo analog connection for c...

Connecting up 02 20 En Connecting other AV sources Connecting a VCR or analog camcorder 1 Connect a set of audio and video outputs on 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 ordinary video or S-video cables...

Controls and displays 03 21 En English Chapter 3 Controls and displays Front panel 1 STANDBY/ON Press to switch the recorder on/into standby. 2 HDD/DVD Press to switch between hard disk drive (HDD) and DVD for recording and playback. 3 DVD disc tray 4 OPEN/CLOSE Press to open/close the disc tray. 5 ...

Controls and displays 03 23 En English Remote control 1 ONE TOUCH COPY (page 63) 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 109) and when setting the remote control mode ...

Controls and displays 03 24 En 19 Playback controls (page 30) REV SCAN / FWD SCAN (page 40) 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 SKIP Press to skip 30 sec...

Getting started 04 25 En English 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 ou...

Getting started 04 27 En English Set the date (day/month/year) and time, then press ENTER to make all the settings. Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to change the value in the highlighted field. Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to move from one field to another. • You can go back to the previ...

Getting started 04 28 En Selecting the hard disk or DVD for playback and recording The HDD and DVD buttons on the remote control and the HDD/DVD button on the front panel are used to select the hard disk (HDD) or DVD for playback and recording. The indicator in the front panel display shows which is...

Getting started 04 29 En English 3 Press OPEN/CLOSE to eject the disc tray. 4 Load a blank DVD-R or DVD-RW disc with the label face-up, using the disc guide to align the disc. • When you load a new, blank DVD-RW disc, the recorder will take a moment to initialize it for recording. 5 Use the CHANNEL ...

Getting started 04 30 En • If the NICAM broadcast is bilingual, you can also select the language. • You can also select the language for a non-NICAM bilingual broadcast. • When watching a recording made from an external input with Bilingual recording selected (see External Audio on page 100), you ca...

Getting started 04 31 En English • If you want to play a DTS audio CD, please first read the note on page 32. 5 Press PLAY to start playback. • If you’re playing a DVD-Video or Video CD, a disc menu may appear when you start playback. Use the /// (cursor) buttons and ENTER to navigate DVD disc menus...

Getting started 04 32 En Playing from the HDD The table below shows the basic playback controls when playing video recorded on the hard disk (HDD). 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...

Getting started 04 33 En English 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. These discs show PBC in the display when you load them and display a menu on-screen from where you can se...

Getting started 04 34 En Displaying disc information on-screen You can display various on-screen information about the disc loaded or the HDD. 1 Press DISPLAY repeatedly to display/change the on-screen information. • Press once to show the HDD and removable disc (DVD, etc.) activity together. Press ...

Getting started 04 35 En English Stop display 2 1 Date and time 2 Number of titles/tracks on disc For a VR mode DVD-RW, the number of Original and Play List titles are shown separately. Play display 1 1 Number of chapters in title 2 Current title and chapter number (For CD/Video CD/Super VCD, shows ...

Getting started 04 36 En Note • 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. • If Frame Search is On (see Frame Search on page 106), the frame number is shown next to ...

Playback 05 37 En English 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 b...

Playback 05 38 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 39 En English Navigating discs and the HDD 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 curr...

Playback 05 40 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 41 En English Playing in slow motion You can play DVDs and Video CD/Super VCDs at various slow motion speeds. DVDs can be played in slow motion in either direction, while Video CD/Super VCDs can only be played forwards in slow motion. 1 Press or to start slow motion reverse or forward pl...

Playback 05 42 En Using the front panel controls 1 Press FUNCTION until the display shows ‘STEP’. 2 Turn the SMART JOG dial to advance or back up a frame at a time. • Turn clockwise for frame advance; counter-clockwise for frame reverse. • You can only use frame advance when playing a Video CD. 3 To...

Playback 05 43 En English 4 Press ENTER. • If you searched by frame, the recorder will pause on the selected frame. Tip • You can often select what you want to watch on a DVD disc from the disc menu. Press MENU or TOP MENU to display the disc menu. Note • When using time search, playback may occasio...

Playback 05 44 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 45 En English • 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...

Playback 05 46 En 1 To display/switch the audio channel, press AUDIO repeatedly. The audio channel(s) currently playing are indicated on-screen. • L+R – Both channels (default) • L – Left channel only • R – Right channel only • Stereo – Stereo (default) • 1/L – Left channel only • 2/R – Right channe...

Recording 06 47 En English 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...

Recording 06 48 En In addition to these settings, you can access 32 different recording quality/time settings when manual recording mode is on (see Manual Recording on page 104), giving you very fine control over the recording. Note that all recording times (both here and those shown by the recorder...

Recording 06 49 En English Setting the picture quality/recording time Before starting a recording, you will usually want to set the picture quality/recording time. There are four standard settings available, which allow you to choose a balance between picture quality and recording time. It’s also po...

Recording 06 51 En English 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 set timer recordings to record to a recordable DVD or...

Recording 06 52 En 1 Press EASY TIMER. Alternatively, you can also access from the Home Menu (press HOME MENU and select Timer Recording then Easy Timer Recording ). 2 Set the TV channel and recording quality. • Use the CHANNEL +/– buttons to set the channel you want to record. • Use the REC MODE bu...

Recording 06 53 En English This screen shows all the timer programs currently set. • The amount of free space available on the HDD and the currently loaded recordable DVD is shown towards the bottom of the screen. • In the lower-right corner, the number of timer programs already set and the number t...

Recording 06 55 En English ShowView programming with the power off You can enter a ShowView programming number when the recorder is in standby. Note that the recording is always made to the HDD. If you want to record to a DVD disc, you’ll need to switch on the power and use the full ShowView program...

Recording 06 56 En Timer recording FAQ Frequently Asked Questions • Even though the timer is set, the recorder doesn’t start recording! Check that the disc loaded or HDD is recordable, not locked (see Lock Disc on page 89), and that there are fewer than 99 titles already on the DVD/HDD. • The record...

Recording 06 58 En 3 Set up the recorder. • Use REC MODE to set the recording quality. See Setting the picture quality/recording time on page 49 for detailed information. 4 Press and hold the FUNCTION button on the front panel for 3 seconds. The recorder goes into standby and the AUTO indicator in t...

Recording 06 59 En English 2 Set up the recorder. • Use REC MODE to set the recording quality. See Setting the picture quality/recording time on page 49 for detailed information. • Make sure a recordable disc is loaded if you want to record to DVD. 3 From the Initial Settings menu, check that the DV...

Recording 06 60 En Playing your recordings on other DVD players Most regular DVD players can play finalized discs recorded in Video mode. A number of players (including many Pioneer models) can also play DVD-RW discs recorded in VR mode, finalized or not. Check the manual that came with the player t...

Recording 06 61 En English Initializing a DVD-RW disc When you first load a blank disc, the recorder will initialize it automatically for recording. You can also manually initialize DVD-RW discs. You can initialize a disc for either Video mode recording or VR mode recording. Important • Initializing...

Copying and back-up 07 62 En Chapter 7 Copying and back-up 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 back-up 07 63 En English Restrictions on copying Some video material is copy-once protected. This means that it can be recorded to HDD, but it can’t then be freely copied again. If you want to transfer copy-once protected material from HDD to DVD, you’ll need to use a VR mode DVD-RW disc...

Copying and back-up 07 64 En • If some part of the title being copied is copy- protected, copying will start, but the copy-protected portions will not be copied. Canceling One Touch Copy You can cancel a One Touch Copy once it’s started. • Press and hold ONE TOUCH COPY for more than a second. Copyin...

Copying and back-up 07 65 En English 1 Press HOME MENU. 2 Select ‘Copy’. 3 Select ‘HDD DVD’. 4 Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to select a command from the Copy List menu options on the left side of the screen. The following commands are available: • Add – Select and add titles to the Copy List (...

Copying and back-up 07 67 En English • When you press ENTER , make sure that Divide is highlighted. 3 To return to the main screen, select ‘Exit’ and press ENTER. Note • When Frame Accurate is set to Off (see Frame Accurate on page 105), the divide points may move by up to 0.5 seconds after selectin...

Copying and back-up 07 68 En 3 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to select a new position for the title, then press ENTER. The thumbnails in the Copy List reflect the new order. 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to move other titles in the Copy List, or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options...

Copying and back-up 07 69 En English 3 Input a name for the selected title, then press ENTER. • Use the /// (cursor buttons) 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 curso...

Copying and back-up 07 70 En Copying from DVD to HDD* Use the Copy screen to transfer material from DVD to the hard disk. * See also Copyright on page 63. Important • The DVD to HDD copy screen is not accessible when a finalized Video mode disc is loaded. However, you can still use the One Touch Cop...

Copying and back-up 07 73 En English • 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. 5 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. Y...

Editing 08 74 En Chapter 8 Editing Using the Disc Navigator you can edit video content on unfinalized Video mode and VR mode DVD discs, as well as video content on the internal hard disk drive (HDD). The editing features available in the Disc Navigator depend on whether you are editing video on a Vi...

Editing 08 75 En English HDD Disc Navigator 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. • During recording, if you display the Disc Navigator for the HDD, some of t...

Editing 08 76 En • If you are editing a VR mode disc, press PLAYLIST to switch between Original and Play List Disc Navigator screens. On the left side of the screen are the Disc Navigator menu options. The main part of the screen shows thumbnails of the titles on the disc. You can change these thumb...

Editing 08 77 En English (Play List) • Create – Make a new Play List title (page 82) • Chapter Edit ( Chpt Edit ) – Make detailed changes to chapters in a Play List title (page 83) • Move – Move the position of a title in the Play List (page 84) • Erase All – Erase all titles in the Play List (page ...

Editing 08 78 En Title Name (Ttl Name) You can give titles new names of up to 64 characters long for VR mode and HDD recordings and 32 characters for Video mode recordings. 1 Select ‘Ttl Name’ from the Disc Navigator menu options. 2 Use the /// (cursor buttons) to select the title you want to name, ...

Editing 08 79 En English After selecting a title, thumbnails of each chapter appear and you’ll see that the Disc Navigator menu items change to the chapter editing commands: • Erase – Erase chapters: Select the chapter you want to erase and press ENTER (see also notes below). • Divide – Split a chap...

Editing 08 80 En Lock / Unlock 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/unlock command using the Undo option f...

Editing 08 81 En English Divide Use this command to divide a title on the HDD into two. Note that once divided, the two new titles cannot be recombined into one again. 1 Select ‘Divide’ from the Disc Navigator menu options. 2 Select the title that you want to divide, then press ENTER. 3 Use the stan...

Editing 08 83 En English • 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 lower- case, or use the CASE SELECTION buttons ( / ). • You can also use th...

Editing 08 84 En 1 Select ‘Create’ from the Disc Navigator Play List menu options. 2 Use the /// (cursor buttons) to select the insertion point for the new title, then press ENTER. If there are no titles in the Play List yet, this step does not apply. 3 Use the /// (cursor buttons) to select an Orig...

Disc History 09 86 En Chapter 9 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 10 87 En English Chapter 10 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 ...

The PhotoViewer 10 88 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 11 89 En English Chapter 11 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’...

The Disc Setup menu 11 90 En Initialize settings You can initialize a DVD-RW disc for either VR mode recording 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 (...

The Video/Audio Adjust menu 12 91 En English Chapter 12 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 Cr...

The Video/Audio Adjust menu 12 93 En English Note • The Black Setup setting applies only when playing NTSC discs. Audio DRC • Default setting: Off When watching Dolby Digital soundtracks at low volume, it’s easy to lose low level sounds completely—including some of the dialog. Switching on Audio DRC...

The Initial Setup menu 13 94 En Chapter 13 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 13 95 En English Set the date (day/month/year) and time, then press ENTER to make all the settings. Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to change the value in the highlighted field. Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to move from one field to another. Input Line System • Def...

The Initial Setup menu 13 96 En • Mode1 – Through function only for the antenna terminal • Mode2 – No through function • Off – Through function for both antenna terminal and AV connector Remote Control Set • Default setting: Recorder1 You only need to set this if you are using more than one Pioneer ...

The Initial Setup menu 13 97 En English Note • You can fine-tune individual stations using the Manual CH Setting feature. See Manual CH Setting below for how to use this. Auto Channel Setting : Download from TV If you connected this recorder to your TV using the AV1(RGB)-TV AV connector, and if your...

The Initial Setup menu 13 98 En • Sound System – Set the sound system used for the current channel. • Name – Move the cursor right then input a name for the current station, (up to five characters) then press ENTER . • Decoder – If the current channel is scrambled, requiring a decoder connected to t...

The Initial Setup menu 13 99 En English Video In / Out settings Input Colour System • Default setting: Auto On the default setting, the recorder automatically detects whether the video signal from the built-in tuner or from one of the external inputs is PAL, SECAM, 3.58 NTSC or PAL–60. You may, howe...

The Initial Setup menu 13 100 En • Decoder – Use this setting if you are using a decoder connected to the AV2/(INPUT 1/DECODER) input. (For scrambled channels, make sure that the manual channel Decoder setting is set to On —see also Manual CH Setting on page 97). NTSC on PAL TV • Default setting: On...

The Initial Setup menu 13 101 En English Bilingual Recording • Default setting: A/L When recording a bilingual source from an external input in Video mode or VR mode set to FINE/MN32 , or to the HDD, you can choose to record either the A/L (left), or the B/R (right) audio channel. Note • If you’re r...

The Initial Setup menu 13 102 En DTS Out You only need to make this setting if you connected this recorder to an AV amplifier (or other component) using the digital output. • Default setting: On If your AV receiver (or other connected component) has a built-in DTS decoder, set to On , otherwise set ...

The Initial Setup menu 13 103 En English Choose Other if you want to specify a language other than those listed (see Selecting ‘Other’ languages on page 104). Tip • You can switch between the languages recorded on a DVD disc any time during playback using the AUDIO button. (This does not affect this...

The Initial Setup menu 13 104 En When set to On , the recorder displays subtitles according to the Subtitle Language and Auto Language settings. Set to Off to switch subtitles off altogether (although you may find that some discs override this setting). Set to Assist Subtitle to have the recorder di...

The Initial Setup menu 13 105 En English • Optimized Recording only compensates for the first (earliest starting) timer program if more than one has been set. • Optimized recording works only with DVD recordings. • Optimized recording can’t be used together with VPS/PDC. Navi Mark • Default setting:...

The Initial Setup menu 13 106 En widescreen material to make it fit the 4:3 screen (so even though the picture looks larger on the screen, you’re actually seeing less of the movie). See Screen sizes and disc formats on page 110 for more information. Still Picture • Default setting: Auto The recorder...

The Initial Setup menu 13 107 En English Parental Lock : Set Password The password you set will enable you to change the Parental Lock level and Country code setting. It is also the password that you will need to enter if you want to play a disc with a parental lock level higher than the recorder. 1...

The Initial Setup menu 13 108 En Parental Lock : Country Code You may also want to refer to the Country code list on page 116. 1 Select ‘Country Code’. 2 Use number buttons to enter your password, then press ENTER. 3 Select a Country code. There are two ways you can do this. • Select by code letter:...

Additional information 14 109 En English Chapter 14 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. ...

Additional information 14 110 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 14 111 En English 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 a...

Additional information 14 112 En Screen is stretched vertically or hori-zontally • Make sure that the TV Screen Size setting (page 105) is correct for the kind of TV you have (see also page 110).• If you have a widescreen TV, check its aspect ratio settings.• This recorder ’s input switches into wid...

Additional information 14 114 En • Can I copy a copy-once protected program from a subscription satellite or cable channel to a DVD from the HDD? Yes, you can use high-speed copy to copy to a VR mode DVD-RW disc. You can also divide the recording on the HDD into a number of smaller titles if the who...

Additional information 14 116 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 14 117 En English 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 b...

Additional information 14 119 En English 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 experie...

Additional information 14 120 En MP3 MP3 (MPEG1 audio layer 3) is a compressed audio file format. Files are recognized by their file extension “.mp3” or “.MP3”. 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 wit...

Additional information 14 121 En English Specifications General System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HDD, DVD-Video, DVD-R/RW, Video-CD, CD, CD-R/RW (WMA, MP3, JPEG, CD-DA) Power requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220–240 V, 50/60 HzPower consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

Additional information 14 122 En Audio input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Input 1, 3 (rear), 2 (front) L/R Input level During audio input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2V rms (Input impedance: more than 22 k Ω ) Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AV connector ...

Index 126 En Index A Adjusting the picture quality 91–93 Audio DRC 93 Audio language 23, 45, 102 Audio settings 100–102 Auto language 102, 103, 104 Auto Scan - see Automatic channel setupAutomatic channel setup 25, 96 AV amplifier (connecting to) 19, 27 AV connector 12, 14–18, 95, 97, 99, 122 B Bili...

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