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Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read
through these operating instructions so that you will
know how to operate your model properly. After you have
finished reading the instructions, put them in a safe
place for future reference.
01 Before you start
Introduction to home theater
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Features
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What's in the box
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Putting the batteries in the remote control
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Using the remote control
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Disc / content format playback compatibility
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About the internal hard disk drive
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02 Controls and displays
Front panel
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Display
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Remote control
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03 Getting started
Switching on and setting up
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Using the Room Setup
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Selecting the hard disk or DVD for playback and
recording
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Making your first recording
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Using the built-in TV tuner
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Basic playback
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Using the Home Menu
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Displaying disc information on-screen
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Listening to an external audio source
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04 Listening to your system
Home theater sound setup
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Listening with home theater sound
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Using the Advanced Surround effects
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Listening in stereo
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Listening with headphones
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Enhancing dialogue
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Adjusting the bass and treble
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Boosting the bass level
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05 Playback
Introduction
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Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents
of a disc.
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Navigating discs and the HDD
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Scanning discs
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Playing in slow motion
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Frame advance/frame reverse
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The Play Mode menu
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Displaying and switching subtitles
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Switching DVD soundtracks
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Switching audio channels
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Switching camera angles
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06 Recording
Introduction
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About DVD recording
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About HDD recording
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Recording time and picture quality
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Restrictions on video recording
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Setting the picture quality/recording time
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Basic recording from the TV
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Setting a timer recording
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Timer recording FAQ
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Simultaneous recording and playback
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Recording from an external component
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Automatic recording from a satellite tuner
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Recording from a DV camcorder
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Recording from the DV output
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Playing your recordings on other DVD players
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Initializing a DVD-RW disc
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07 Copying and back-up
Introduction
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One Touch Copy (HDD to DVD)
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One Touch Copy (DVD to HDD)
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Copying from HDD to DVD
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Recording the Copy List
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HDD to DVD Copy List menu options
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Copying from DVD to HDD
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Recording the Copy List
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DVD to HDD Copy List menu options
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Using disc back-up
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08 Editing
Introduction
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The Disc Navigator screen
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Disc Navigator menu options
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Editing VR mode Original, Video mode and HDD
content
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Editing HDD groups
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Creating and editing a VR mode Play List
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