PIONEER DVR-520H-S/RDXU/RA Owner's Manual

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DVD Recorder

DVR-520H

Operating Instructions

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DVD Recorder

DVR-520H

Operating Instructions

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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

This equipment is not waterproof. To prevent a fire

or shock hazard, do not place any container filed

with liquid near this equipment (such as a vase or

flower pot) or expose it to dripping, splashing, rain

or moisture.

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WARNING

To prevent a fire hazard, do not place any naked

flame sources (such as a lighted candle) on the

equipment.

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VENTILATION CAUTION

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 to ensure reliable operation of the

product, and to protect it from overheating. To

prevent fire hazard, the openings should never be

blocked or covered with items (such as newspapers,

table-cloths, curtains) or by operating the

equipment on thick carpet or a bed.

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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 this unit in a poorly ventilated area, or in

locations exposed to high humidity or direct sunlight (or

strong artificial light)

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CAUTION

This product is a class 1 laser product, but this

product contains a laser diode higher than Class 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.

Location: rear of the unit

CLASS 1

LASER PRODUCT

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WARNING

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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Before plugging in for the first time, read the following

section carefully.

DANGER

VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN

OPEN. AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM.

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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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CAUTION

The

STANDBY/ON switch on this unit will not

completely shut off all power from the AC outlet.

Since the power cord serves as the main disconnect

device for the unit, you will need to unplug it from

the AC outlet to shut down all power. Therefore,

make sure the unit has been installed so that the

power cord can be easily unplugged from the AC

outlet in case of an accident. To avoid fire hazard,

the power cord should also be unplugged from the

AC outlet when left unused for a long period of time

(for example, when on vacation).

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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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If the AC plug of this unit does not match the AC

outlet you want to use, the plug must be removed

and appropriate one fitted. Replacement and

mounting of an AC plug on the power supply cord of

this unit should be performed only by qualified

service personnel. If connected to an AC outlet, the

cut-off plug can cause severe electrical shock. Make

sure it is properly disposed of after removal.

The equipment should be disconnected by removing

the mains plug from the wall socket when left

unused for a long period of time (for example, when

on vacation).

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CAUTION : USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE

SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE.

CAUTION : THE USE OF OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH THIS PRODUCT WILL INCREASE EYE HAZARD. D6-8-2-1_En

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to

Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in

a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not

installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does

cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off

and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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Information to User

Alteration or modifications carried out without appropriate authorization may invalidate the user's right to operate

the equipment.

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CAUTION: This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded cables and connectors are used to connect the

unit to other equipment. To prevent electromagnetic interference with electric appliances such as radios and

televisions, use shielded cables and connectors for connections.

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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 includes FontAvenue® fonts licenced by NEC

corporation. FontAvenue is a registered trademark of NEC

Corporation.

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Contents

01 Before you start

Features

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

What's in the box

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Putting the batteries in the remote control

. . . . . . . . . 9

Using the remote control

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Disc / content format playback compatibility

. . . . . . 10

General disc compatibility

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

DVD-R/RW compatibility

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

CD-R/RW compatibility

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Compressed audio compatibility

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

WMA (Windows Media Audio) compatibility

. . . . . 11

JPEG file compatibility

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

About the internal hard disk drive

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

02 Connecting up

Rear panel connections

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Front panel connections

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Easy connections

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using other types of video output

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver (1)

. . . 16

Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver (2)

. . . 17

Connecting to an AV amplifier or receiver

. . . . . . . . . 18

Connecting other AV sources

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Connecting a VCR or analog camcorder

. . . . . . . . 19

Connecting a DV camcorder

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Plugging in

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

03 Controls and displays

Front panel

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Display

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Remote control

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

04 Getting started

Switching on and setting up

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Other settings you can make

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Selecting the hard disk or DVD for playback and

recording

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Making your first recording

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Playing back your recording

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Using the built-in TV tuner

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

Changing TV channels

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

Changing audio channels

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

Basic playback

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

Playing DVD discs

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

Playing from the HDD

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

Playing CDs and WMA/MP3 discs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Playing Video CD/Super VCDs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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

Using the Disc Navigator with playback-only

discs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Using the Disc Navigator with recordable discs

and the HDD

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

Changing the thumbnail picture for a title

. . . . . . . 36

Navigating discs and the HDD

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Scanning discs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Playing in slow motion

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

Frame advance/frame reverse

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

The Play Mode menu

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

Search Mode

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

A-B Repeat

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

Repeat play

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

Program play

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Displaying and switching subtitles

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Switching DVD soundtracks

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Switching audio channels

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

Switching camera angles

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

06 Recording

About DVD recording

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

About HDD recording

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

Recording time and picture quality

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

Restrictions on video recording

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

CPRM

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

Recording equipment and copyright

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

Setting the picture quality/recording time

. . . . . . . . 46

Basic recording from the TV

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

Setting a timer recording

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

Easy Timer Recording

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Standard timer recording

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

Timer recording using the VCR Plus+®

programming system

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

VCR Plus+ programming with the power off

. . . . . 51

Extending a timer recording in progress

. . . . . . . . 51

Canceling and stopping a timer recording in

progress

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Preventing use of the recorder before a timer

recording (child lock)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Timer recording FAQ

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Simultaneous recording and playback

. . . . . . . . . . . 53

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Recording from an external component

. . . . . . . . . . 53

Automatic recording from a satellite tuner

. . . . . . . 54

Recording from a DV camcorder

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

Recording from the DV output

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Playing your recordings on other DVD players

. . . . . 56

Finalizing a disc

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Initializing a DVD-RW disc

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

07 Copying and back-up

Introduction

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

High-speed copying

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Real-time copying

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

Frame accuracy and copying

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

Restrictions on copying

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

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

One Touch Copy (HDD to DVD)

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

One Touch Copy (DVD to HDD)

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

Canceling One Touch Copy

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

Copying from HDD to DVD

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

HDD to DVD Copy List menu options

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

Recording the Copy List

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

HDD to DVD Copy List commands

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

Add

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

Erase

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

Title Name (Ttl Name)

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

Divide

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

Combine

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

Preview

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

Move

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

Erase All

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

Chapter Edit (Chpt Edit)

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

Erase Section (Erase Sec)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Copying from DVD to HDD

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

DVD to HDD Copy List menu options

. . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Recording the Copy List

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

DVD to HDD Copy List commands

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Add

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Erase

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Move

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Preview

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

Erase All

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

Using disc back-up

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

08 Editing

The Disc Navigator screen

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

Disc Navigator menu options

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Editing VR mode Original, Video mode and HDD

content

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

Play

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

Erase

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

Title Name (Ttl Name)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Chapter Edit (Chpt Edit)

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

Inserting chapter markers into a title

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

Erase Section (Erase Sec)

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

Lock / Unlock

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

Erase All

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Undo

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Divide

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Editing HDD groups

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Change Group (Chg Group)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Group Name (Grp Name)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Creating and editing a VR mode Play List

. . . . . . . . 81

Play

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Erase

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Title Name (Ttl Name)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Chapter Edit (Chpt Edit)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Erase Section (Erase Sec)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Create

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Move

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

Divide

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Combine

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Erase All

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Undo

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

09 Disc History

Using the Disc History

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

10 The PhotoViewer

Playing a slideshow

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Reloading files from a disc

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Zooming the screen

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

Rotating the screen

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

11 The Disc Setup menu

Basic settings

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

Input Disc Name

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

Lock Disc

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

Initialize settings

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

HDD Initialize

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

Finalize settings

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

Finalize

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

Undo Finalize

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

12 The Video/Audio Adjust menu

Setting the picture quality for TV and external

inputs

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Choosing a preset

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Creating your own set

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Setting the picture quality for disc playback

. . . . . . 92

Choosing a preset

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

Creating your own set

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

Audio DRC

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

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