PIONEER DVR-320-S Owner's Manual

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DVD Recorder
DVR-220
DVR-320
Operating Instructions
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DVR-04_UK.book 1
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DVD Recorder
DVR-220
DVR-320
Operating Instructions
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DVR-04_UK.book 1
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The exclamation point within an equilateral
triangle is intended to alert the user to the
presence of important operating and
maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the appliance.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol,
within an equilateral triangle, is intended to
alert the user to the presence of uninsulated
"dangerous voltage" within the product's
enclosure that may be of sufficient
magnitude to constitute a risk of electric
shock to persons.
CAUTION:
TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC
SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR
BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS
INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED
SERVICE PERSONNEL.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
IMPORTANT
WARNING: The apparatus is not waterproofs, to
prevent fire or shocks hazard, do not expose this
apparatus to rain or moisture and do not put any
water source near this apparatus, such as vase,
flower pot, cosmetics container and medicine
bottle etc.
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CAUTION
This product contains a laser diode of higher class
than 1. To ensure continued safety, do not remove any
covers or attempt to gain access to the inside of the
product.
Refer all servicing to qualified personnel.
The following caution label appears on your unit.
CLASS 1
LASER PRODUCT
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The STANDBY/ON switch is secondary connected
and therefore, does not separate the unit from mains
power in STANDBY position. Therefore install the
unit suitable places easy to disconnect the MAINS
plug in case of the accident. The MAINS plug of unit
should be unplugged from the wall socket when left
unused for a long period of time.
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WARNING:
BEFORE PLUGGING IN THE UNIT FOR THE FIRST
TIME, READ THE FOLLOWING SECTION CAREFULLY.
The voltage of the available power supply differs
according to country or region. Be sure that the
power supply voltage of the area where this unit
will be used meets the required voltage (e.g., 230V
or 120V) written on the rear panel.
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This product complies with the Low Voltage Directive
(73/23/EEC, amended by 93/68/EEC), EMC Directives
(89/336/EEC, amended by 92/31/EEC and
93/68/EEC).
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Do not connect either wire to the earth terminal of a
three pin plug.
NOTE
After replacing or changing a fuse, the fuse cover in
the plug must be replaced with a fuse cover which
corresponds to the colour of the insert in the base
of the plug or the word that is embossed on the
base of the plug, and the appliance must not be
used without a fuse cover. If lost replacement fuse
covers can be obtained from your dealer.
Only 5 A fuses approved by B.S.I or A.S.T.A to
B.S.1362 should be used.
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The wires in this mains lead are coloured in
accordance with the following code:
Blue
: Neutral
Brown : Live
If the plug provided is unsuitable for your socket
outlets, the plug must be cut off and a suitable plug
fitted.
IMPORTANT
FOR USE IN THE UNITED
KINGDOM
The cut-off plug should be disposed of and must
not be inserted into any 13 amp socket as this can
result in electric shock. The plug or adaptor or the
distribution panel should be provided with 5 A fuse.
As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this
appliance may not correspond with coloured
markings identifying the terminals in your plug,
proceed as follows ;
The wire which is coloured blue must be connected
to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or
coloured black.
The wire which is coloured brown must be
connected to the terminal which is marked with the
letter L or coloured red.
Replacement and mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of this unit should be performed only by qualified
service personnel.
WARNING: No naked flame sources, such as
lighted candle, should be placed on the apparatus.
If naked flame sources accidentally fall down, fire
spread over the apparatus then may cause fire.
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VENTILATION: When installing this unit, make
sure to leave space around the unit for ventilation
to improve heat radiation (at least 10 cm at top, 10
cm at rear, and 10 cm at each side).
WARNING: Slots and openings in the cabinet are
provided for ventilation and to ensure reliable
operation of the product and to protect it from
overheating, to prevent fire hazard, the openings
should never be blocked and covered with items,
such as newspapers, table-cloths, curtains, etc. Also
do not put the apparatus on the thick carpet, bed,
sofa, or fabric having a thick pile.
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Operating Environment
Operating environment temperature and humidity:
+5 ºC ­ +35 ºC (+41 ºF ­ +95 ºF); less than 85 %RH
(cooling vents not blocked)
Do not install in the following locations
· Location exposed to direct sunlight or strong artificial
light
· Location exposed to high humidity, or poorly
ventilated location
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This product incorporates copyright protection technology
that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents
and other intellectual property rights owned by
Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of
this copyright protection technology must be authorized
by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and
other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise
authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse
engineering or disassembly is prohibited.
This product is for general household purposes. Any failure
due to use for other than household purposes (such as long-
term use for business purposes in a restaurant or use in a
car or ship) and which requires repair will be charged for
even during the warranty period.
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This product includes FontAvenue® fonts licenced by NEC
corporation. FontAvenue is a registered trademark of NEC
Corporation.
POWER-CORD CAUTION
Handle the power cord by the plug. Do not pull out the
plug by tugging the cord and never touch the power
cord when your hands are wet as this could cause a
short circuit or electric shock. Do not place the unit, a
piece of furniture, etc., on the power cord, or pinch the
cord. Never make a knot in the cord or tie it with other
cords. The power cords should be routed such that they
are not likely to be stepped on. A damaged power cord
can cause a fire or give you an electrical shock. Check
the power cord once in a while. When you find it
damaged, ask your nearest PIONEER authorized
service center or your dealer for a replacement.
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Contents
01 Before you start
Features
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
What's in the box
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Putting the batteries in the remote control
. . . . . . . . . 8
Using the remote control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Disc / content format playback compatibility
. . . . . . . 9
02 Connecting up
Rear panel connections
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Front panel connections
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Extra features for use with compatible TVs
. . . . . . . . 13
Easy connections
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Using other types of audio/video output
. . . . . . . . . . 15
Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver
. . . . . 16
Connecting an external decoder box (1)
. . . . . . . . . . 17
Connecting an external decoder box (2)
. . . . . . . . . . 18
Connecting to an AV amplifier/receiver
. . . . . . . . . . 19
Connecting other AV sources
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Plugging in
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
03 Controls and displays
Front panel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Remote control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
04 Getting started
Switching on and setting up
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Making your first recording
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Using the built-in TV tuner
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Basic playback
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Using the Home Menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Displaying disc information on-screen
. . . . . . . . . . . 32
05 Playback
Introduction
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents
of a disc.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Navigating discs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Scanning discs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Playing in slow motion
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Frame advance/frame reverse
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
The Play Mode menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Displaying and switching subtitles
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Switching DVD soundtracks
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Switching audio channels
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Switching camera angles
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
06 Recording
About DVD recording
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Recording time and picture quality
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Restrictions on video recording
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Setting the picture quality/recording time
. . . . . . . . 45
Basic recording from the TV
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Setting a timer recording
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Timer recording FAQ
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Simultaneous recording and playback
. . . . . . . . . . . 53
Recording from an external component
. . . . . . . . . . 53
Automatic recording from a satellite tuner
. . . . . . . . 54
Recording from a DV camcorder (DVR-320 only)
. . . 55
Recording from the DV output (DVR-320 only)
. . . . . 56
Playing your recordings on other DVD players
. . . . . 56
Initializing a DVD-RW disc
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
07 Editing
The Disc Navigator screen
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Disc Navigator menu options
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Editing VR mode Original and Video mode
content
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Creating and editing a VR mode Play List
. . . . . . . . . 64
08 Disc History
Using the Disc History
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
09 The PhotoViewer
Playing a slideshow
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
10 The Disc Setup menu
Basic settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Initialize settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Finalize settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
11 The Video/Audio Adjust menu
Setting the picture quality for TV and external
inputs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Setting the picture quality for disc playback
. . . . . . . 75
Audio DRC
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
12 The Initial Setup menu
Using the Initial Setup menu
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Basic settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Tuner settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
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Video In / Out settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Audio In settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Audio Out settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Language settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Recording settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Playback settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
13 Additional information
Resetting the recorder
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Setting up the remote to control your TV
. . . . . . . . . 92
Screen sizes and disc formats
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Troubleshooting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Frequently asked questions
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
About DV (DVR-320 only)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Language code list
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Country code list
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
On-screen displays and recorder displays
. . . . . . . . 99
Handling discs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Storing discs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Damaged discs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Cleaning the pickup lens
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Condensation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Hints on installation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Moving the recorder
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Manual recording modes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Glossary
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Specifications
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Index
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