PIONEER DVR-420H-S/WVXK Owner's Manual

PIONEER DVR-420H-S/WVXK Owner's Manual
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DVD Recorder

DVR-420H

DVR-520H

DVR-720H

Operating Instructions

DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 1

DVD Recorder

DVR-420H

DVR-520H

DVR-720H

Operating Instructions

DVR-04_HDD_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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DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 3

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

About the internal hard disk drive

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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

Selecting the hard disk or DVD for playback and

recording

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Making your first recording

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Using the built-in TV tuner

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Basic playback

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Using the Home Menu

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Displaying disc information on-screen

. . . . . . . . . . . 33

05 Playback

Introduction

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents

of a disc.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Navigating discs and the HDD

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Scanning discs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Playing in slow motion

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Frame advance/frame reverse

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

The Play Mode menu

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Displaying and switching subtitles

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Switching DVD soundtracks

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Switching audio channels

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Switching camera angles

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

06 Recording

About DVD recording

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

About HDD recording

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Recording time and picture quality

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Restrictions on video recording

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Setting the picture quality/recording time

. . . . . . . . 47

Basic recording from the TV

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Setting a timer recording

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Timer recording FAQ

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Simultaneous recording and playback

. . . . . . . . . . . 55

Recording from an external component

. . . . . . . . . . 56

Automatic recording from a satellite tuner

. . . . . . . . 56

Recording from a DV camcorder

(DVR-520H/720H only)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Recording from the DV output

(DVR-520H/720H only)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Playing your recordings on other DVD players

. . . . . 59

Initializing a DVD-RW disc

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

07 Copying and back-up

Introduction

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

One Touch Copy (HDD to DVD)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

One Touch Copy (DVD to HDD)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Copying from HDD to DVD

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

HDD to DVD Copy List menu options

. . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Recording the Copy List

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

HDD to DVD Copy List commands

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Copying from DVD to HDD

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

DVD to HDD Copy List menu options

. . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Recording the Copy List

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

DVD to HDD Copy List commands

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Using disc back-up

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

08 Editing

The Disc Navigator screen

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Disc Navigator menu options

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Editing VR mode Original, Video mode and HDD

content

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Editing HDD groups

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Creating and editing a VR mode Play List

. . . . . . . . . 84

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09 Disc History

Using the Disc History

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

10 The PhotoViewer

Playing a slideshow

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

11 The Disc Setup menu

Basic settings

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Initialize settings

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

HDD Initialize

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Finalize settings

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

12 The Video/Audio Adjust menu

Setting the picture quality for TV and external

inputs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Setting the picture quality for disc playback

. . . . . . 95

Audio DRC

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

13 The Initial Setup menu

Using the Initial Setup menu

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Basic settings

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Tuner settings

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Video In / Out settings

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Audio In settings

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Audio Out settings

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Language settings

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Recording settings

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Playback settings

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

14 Additional information

Resetting the recorder

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Setting up the remote to control your TV

. . . . . . . . 112

Screen sizes and disc formats

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Troubleshooting

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Frequently asked questions

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

About DV (DVR-520H/720H only)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Manual recording modes

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Language code list

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Country code list

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

On-screen displays and recorder displays

. . . . . . . 120

Handling discs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Storing discs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Damaged discs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Cleaning the pickup lens

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Condensation

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Hints on installation

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Moving the recorder

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Glossary

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Specifications

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

15 Index

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