Pioneer DVR-650H-K - Manual

5 En Contents 01 Before you start What’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Putting the batteries in the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Using the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Disc/content format playback compatibility . . . . . . . . . . ...

Before you start 7 En 01 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 01 8 En • 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 15 for more information. Disc/content format playback compatibility Compatible media • DVD-RW ver. 1.1 / 1x / 1x...

Before you start 9 En 01 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 01 10 En 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 11 En 01 • 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 but some parts of the specification are not supported; specifically, Pro, Lossless, Voice and VBR...

Before you start 01 12 En 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 13 En 01 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...

Connections 15 En 02 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 17 En 02 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 02 18 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 quali...

Connections 19 En 02 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 21 En 02 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 02 22 En 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 23 En 02 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 02 24 En Connecting a USB device (DVR-650H-K/DVR-550H-K 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 86. 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 03 28 En Remote control 1 STANDBY/ON Press to switch the recorder on/into standby. 2 HELP Press for help on how to use the current GUI screen. 3 DISC NAVIGATOR (page 55, 66) / TOP MENU (page 52) Press to display the Disc Navigator screen, or the top menu if a DVD-Video or final...

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 10 Select ‘Finish Setup’ to exit the Setup Navigator, or ‘Go Back’ if you want to start again. That completes basic setup using the Setup Navigator. • If there are blank channels with no station, you can set these to skip using the manual channel setting. See Manual CH Setti...

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 Recording to DVD-R DL/DVD+R DL discs Recording to DVD-R DL/DVD+R DL discs is generally the same as recording to regular single-layer discs; however, please note the following points: • When the recorder switches from the first layer to the second during recording a DVD-R DL (Video...

Recording 35 En 05 Recorded audio In all except the LPCM mode, sound is recorded in two channel Dolby Digital format (only Dolby Digital 2.0 can be recorded; Dolby Digital 5.1 recording is not possible) . When set to LPCM , sound is recorded in high quality, uncompressed Linear PCM format. If the br...

Recording 05 36 En Using the built-in TV tuner There are three different ways to select TV channels. Note that you can’t change the TV channel during playback, recording or during recording standby. • CHANNEL +/– buttons • Number buttons For example, to select channel 4, press 4 then ENTER ; for cha...

Recording 37 En 05 When Manual Recording is set to On (see Manual Recording on page 108), a further option will be available ( MN1 to MN32 , LPCM , or XP+ (a super-high quality HDD recording mode that features a transfer rate of around 15 Mbps) depending on what you set). When recording to DVD, MN32...

Recording 39 En 05 Finally, if you set a timer recording to record to DVD but there isn’t a recordable DVD loaded at the time of the recording, the Recovery Recording feature will automatically record the programme to the HDD for you. Important • A timer recording can’t be set if there are already 3...

Recording 05 40 En 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 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 ...

Recording 41 En 05 4 Select ‘Store Programme’ to finish. • Other options in the same menu panel allow you to name the programme, and change the recording destination and/or recording mode. Checking/editing timer recording settings You can check and/or edit the timer recording settings made by the VC...

Recording 05 42 En 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 HOME MENU, select Timer Recording, then Timer Recording. This screen shows all the timer programmes currently set. • Each row...

Recording 43 En 05 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 Recording – Select which channel of a dual mono broadcast to record (necessary if recording to a Video m...

Recording 05 44 En Editing a timer programme You can change any of the settings in a timer programme before the recording is due to start. 1 Press HOME MENU, select Timer Recording, then Timer Recording. 2 Highlight the timer programme you want to change .... 3 Press then select ‘Modify’ from the co...

Recording 45 En 05 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 After setting up for Auto Start Recording, this recorder starts recording when it detects a signal from the other component. When the signal ceases, the recorder stops recording. If you want to use this recorder with the timer features of your satellite tuner, see Additional infor...

Recording 05 48 En 3 Program the IR controller supplied with your STB to send start/stop recording codes for a Pioneer VCR. See the manual that came with the STB for how to do this. Only the REC and STOP codes have any effect when used with this recorder: • REC – Start recording • STOP – Stop record...

Recording 49 En 05 • 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 n...

Recording 05 50 En 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 51 En 06 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 06 52 En 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 53 En 06 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 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 ...

Playback 06 54 En 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 55 En 06 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 3 Press repeatedly to change the slow motion speed. The current playback speed is indicated on-screen. 4 Resume normal playback. 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 and DivX titles, you can only use ...

Playback 06 58 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. 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 59 En 06 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 06 60 En 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 61 En 06 Displaying disc information on-screen You can display various on-screen information about the disc loaded or the HDD. • Display/change the on-screen information. • Press once to show the HDD and removable disc (DVD, etc.) activity together. Press again to show the status of just th...

Playing and recording from a DV camcorder (DVR-650H-K/DVR-550H-K) 07 62 En Chapter 7 Playing and recording from a DV camcorder (DVR-650H-K/DVR-550H-K) 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 ...

Playing and recording from a DV camcorder (DVR-650H-K/DVR-550H-K) 63 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 36 for detailed information....

Playing and recording from a DV camcorder (DVR-650H-K/DVR-550H-K) 07 64 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 ...

Editing 65 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 67) Play (page 67) Erase (page 67) Edit >...

Editing 08 66 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. 1 Select the HDD or DVD. 2 Display the Disc Navigator scr...

Editing 67 En 08 Create Play List only Use this function to create a Play List and add titles to it. Before you can use this command, make sure that the Play List is switched on in the view options panel on the left. 1 Select ‘Create’ from the command menu panel. 2 Select an original title to add to...

Editing 08 68 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 69 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 70 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 71 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 72 En • For more information about these options, see Editing accuracy on page 66. 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 73 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 74 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 75 En 08 • For information on remote control key short cuts, see Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name on page 69. 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 76 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 77 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 78 En HDD. The whole title is copied, regardless of where in the title you start the copy. HDD to DVD copies are made in the same recording mode. When copying DVD to HDD, the copy is made in whatever recording mode is currently set. Make sure that a recordable DVD disc is loade...

Copying and backup 79 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 80 En • When adding titles that contain copy- once protected material, the copy-once parts will not be added. • When adding titles that contain material of more than one aspect ratio (screen size), each part with a different aspect ratio will be added as a separate title if hig...

Copying and backup 81 En 09 • Set Thumbnail – Set the thumbnail frame for a title (see Set Thumbnail on page 70). • Recording Mode – Set the picture quality of the copy (see Recording Mode on page 82). • Dual Mono Audio – Set how dual mono audio should be copied when copying from HDD to DVD-R/-RW (V...

Copying and backup 09 82 En – the recorder is reset to its factory settings (see Resetting the recorder on page 127). • 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 83 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 84 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 85 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-K and DVR...

Using the Jukebox 10 86 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 87 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 88 En • Up to 999 tracks can be included in one album. Note that when there are many tracks contained in one album, it may take time to display and transfer these tracks. • Albums and tracks with no set name that are transferred from CD/DVD/USB are displayed as ‘UnknownAlbum’ an...

Using the Jukebox 89 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 90 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-K and DVR-550H-K). 1 You can also import files and save t...

The PhotoViewer 91 En 11 • The larger the file size, the longer it takes the recorder to load the file. • You can change folders via the / buttons. • If you encounter a disc that will not play, check that the disc and file formats are compatible with this recorder (see JPEG file compatibility and PC...

The PhotoViewer 11 92 En 5 Press to exit the PhotoViewer. Zooming an image During a slideshow you can zoom in to enlarge a portion of the picture by a factor of two or four. You can also move the area of the picture displayed. 1 Press during the slideshow to zoom the picture. Repeated presses cycle ...

The PhotoViewer 11 94 En Copying files to a DVD-R/-RW ( DVR-650H-K/DVR-550H-K 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 95 En 11 • To copy multiple folders, use the Multi- Mode; see Selecting multiple files or folders on page 93. 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 96 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 97 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 93. 2 Display the command menu. 3 Select ‘File Options’ or ‘Folder Options’. 4 Select ‘Lock’ or ‘Lock Folder Con...

The Disc Setup menu 12 98 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 initializ...

The Disc Setup menu 99 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 12 100 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 101 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 Initial Setup menu 14 104 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 105 En 14 VCR Plus+ CH Setting Next Screen Guide channels are used by the VCR Plus+ system so that the channel number specified in the VCR Plus+ programming numbers can be guaranteed to correspond to the correct station. Look in your TV guide to see which channel numbers shoul...

The Initial Setup menu 14 106 En DV Input (DVR-650H-K/DVR-550H-K only) Stereo 1 • Select to use the ‘live’ audio track (recorded during the video shoot) from a camcorder that supports two stereo audio tracks. Stereo 2 Select to use the overdubbed audio track from a camcorder that supports two stereo...

The Initial Setup menu 107 En 14 Audio Language English • Sets the default audio language for DVD-Video playback to English. French Sets the default audio language for DVD-Video play-back to French. Other Select to set the default audio language to something other than the ones listed. See Selecting...

The Initial Setup menu 109 En 14 Auto Chapter (Video) No Separation Automatic chapter marking is switched off. 10 minutes • When recording in Video mode, chapter markers are inserted every 10 minutes. 15 minutes Chapter markers are inserted every 15 minutes. This settings applies to recording or rea...

The Initial Setup menu 14 110 En Seamless Playback On Playback is smooth, but with a trade-off against the accuracy of the edit points. Off • You may notice momentary interruption at edited points during playback of a VR mode Play List. This setting applies to HDD, DVD-R/-RW (VR) and DVD-RAM playbac...

The Initial Setup menu 111 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 14 112 En Set Preview (HDD only) Quick Preview • When in the Disc Navigator, the thumbnail video plays short excerpts from throughout the selected title. (Note that edited titles that will play normally from the beginning.) Normal The thumbnail video plays from the beginning o...

The Initial Setup menu 113 En 14 Selecting other languages for language options 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 / buttons to c...

Additional information 15 114 En 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 115 En 15 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 128. *1 Modes MN1 to MN3 ...

Additional information 15 116 En • 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 117 En 15 All settings are reset • If the recorder is unplugged (or there is a power failure) while the recorder is on, all the settings will be lost.• Make sure that you switch the recorder into standby before unplugging the power cord. Remote control does not work • If you c...

Additional information 15 118 En 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 48).•Some players will not play recordable DVD discs, even when recorded in DVD-R/-RW (Video mode) or D...

Additional information 119 En 15 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 15 120 En HDMI 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. If the picture freezes and the front panel and remote control buttons s...

Additional information 121 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 15 122 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 123 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 15 124 En 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 125 En 15 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 15 126 En 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 127 En 15 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 15 128 En Specifications General Power requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120 V, 60 HzPower consumption DVR-650H-K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 W DVR-550H-K . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 W DVR-450H-S...

Additional information 129 En 15 Tuner Receivable channels VHF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 ch to 13 chUHF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 ch to 69 chCATV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C1 ch to C125 ch Input/Outpu...

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