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DVR-540H-S
DVD RECORDER
DVR-440H-S
Published by Pioneer Corporation.
Copyright © 2006 Pioneer Corporation.
All rights reserved.
PIONEER CORPORATION
®
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DVR540H_WV_EN.book 2 ページ ２００６年２月１６日 木曜日 午後４時３４分 Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for future reference. IMPORTANT CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, CAUTION: The exclamation point within an equilateral within an equilateral triangle, is intended to TO PREVE
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DVR540H_WV_EN.book 3 ページ ２００６年２月１６日 木曜日 午後４時３４分 Operating Environment CAUTION Operating environment temperature and humidity: The STANDBY/ON switch on this unit will not +5 ºC to +35 ºC (+41 ºF to +95 ºF); less than 85 %RH completely shut off all power from the AC outlet. (cooling vents not blocked) Since the power cord serves as the main disconnect Do not install this unit in a poorly ventilated area, or in device for the unit, you will need to unplug it from locations exposed to high hum
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DVR540H_WV_ENTOC.fm 4 ページ ２００６年２月１６日 木曜日 午後５時２２分 Contents 01 Before you start 05 Using the GUIDE Plus+® What’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 electronic program guide Putting the batteries in the The GUIDE Plus+® system . . . . . . . . . . 36 remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Using the GUIDE Plus+® system . . . . . 37 Using the remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Disc / content
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DVR540H_WV_ENTOC.fm 5 ページ ２００６年２月１６日 木曜日 午後５時２２分 Displaying and switching subtitles . . . . . 77 14 The Initial Setup menu Switching DVD and DivX soundtracks. . . 78 Using the Initial Setup menu . . . . . . . . 116 Switching audio channels . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Selecting other languages for language Switching camera angles . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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DVR540H_WV_EN.book 6 ページ ２００６年２月１６日 木曜日 午後４時３４分 01 Before you start Chapter 1 Before you start Don’t use different kinds of batteries What’s in the box together—although they may look similar, different batteries may have Please confirm that the following different voltages. accessories are in the box when you open it. Make sure that the plus and minus ends Remote control of each battery match the indications in AA/R6P dry cell batteries x 2 the battery compartmen
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01 Before_You_Start.fm 7 ページ ２００６年２月１７日 金曜日 午前１１時３１分 01 Before you start • Replace the batteries when you notice a Note that older models of DVD recorders fall off in the operating range of the and DVD writers may reject DVD-RW ver. 1.2 remote. discs and/or corrupt the data on the disc. If you want to share DVD-RW discs between • When the batteries run down or you this recorder and an older recorder/writer, change the batteries, the remote control we recommend using ver. 1.1 discs. mode i
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DVR540H_WV_EN.book 8 ページ ２００６年２月１６日 木曜日 午後４時３４分 01 Before you start DVD DVD- HDD DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R +RW RAM Marks used in this HDD DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM manual *1 *1 *2 *13, 16 Logos Re-recordable / *3 *3 *3 *14 Erasable Editing of recorded *4 *4 *4 *4 programs Recording of Copy- *12 *12 *12 on
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DVR540H_WV_EN.book 9 ページ ２００６年２月１６日 木曜日 午後４時３４分 01 Before you start The non-DVD, audio side of the disc is not Using DVD-R DL/DVD+R DL discs compliant with the CD Audio specification DVD-R DL (dual-layer) and DVD+R DL and therefore may not play. (double-layer) discs contain two recordable layers on a single side, giving about 1.8 It is possible that when loading or ejecting a times the recording capacity of a DualDisc, the opposite side to that being conventional single-l
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DVR540H_WV_EN.book 10 ページ ２００６年２月１６日 木曜日 午後４時３４分 01 Before you start Multi-session playback: Yes (except CD- WMA (Windows Media Audio) Audio and Video CD/Super VCD) compatibility Unfinalized disc playback: CD-Audio only Compressed audio compatibility Compatible media: CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW ® Compatible formats: MPEG-1 Audio The Windows Media logo printed on the Layer 3 (MP3), Windows Media Audio box indicates that this recorder can playback (WMA) Windows
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01 Before_You_Start.fm 11 ページ ２００６年２月１７日 金曜日 午前１１時３２分 01 Before you start ® If your DivX VOD content allows an unlimited • Official DivX Certified product. number of plays, then you may load the disc ® • Plays all versions of DivX video into your recorder and play the content as ® (including DivX 6) with standard often as you like, and no message will be ® displayed. playback of DivX media files. • File extensions: .avi and .divx (these must be used for the recorder to Important recogni
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DVR540H_WV_EN.book 12 ページ ２００６年２月１６日 木曜日 午後４時３４分 01 Before you start PC-created disc compatibility contents will be damaged or lost completely, or that normal playback and recording will Discs recorded using a personal computer not be possible. Please understand that in may not be playable in this unit due to the the event of repair or replacement of the setting of the application software used to HDD or related components, all your HDD create the disc. In these particu
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DVR540H_WV_EN.book 13 ページ ２００６年２月１６日 木曜日 午後４時３４分 01 Before you start 1 After the message POWER OFF is Symbols used in this manual shown in the display, wait at least two minutes. The following icons are provided to help you 2 Unplug from the wall socket. quickly identify which instructions you need 3 Move the recorder. for which kind of disc. If there’s a power failure while the HDD HDD recorder is on there is a chance that some data on the HDD will be lost. DVD The
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DVR540H_WV_EN.book 14 ページ ２００６年２月１６日 木曜日 午後４時３４分 02 Connecting up +6Chapter 2 Connecting up Rear panel connections 1 2 3 4 AV 1 (RGB) – TV AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) Y IN AC IN PB OUTPUT DIGITAL CONTROL R L OUT OUT PR ANTENNA COAXIAL IN G-LINK COMPONENT AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT 5 6 7 8 9 1 AV1(RGB)-TV AV connector 5 AC IN – Power inlet Audio/video output SCART-type AV 6 DIGITAL AUDIO OUT connector for connecting to a TV or other Coaxial digital audio ja
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DVR540H_WV_EN.book 15 ページ ２００６年２月１６日 木曜日 午後４時３４分 02 Connecting up Front panel connections On the front panel a flip-down cover hides more connections. S-VIDEO VIDEO L AUDIO R (MONO) INPUT 2 10 10 INPUT 2 Audio/video input (stereo analog audio; composite and S-video video), especially suitable for camcorders, game consoles, portable audio, etc. 15 En
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DVR540H_WV_EN.book 16 ページ ２００６年２月１６日 木曜日 午後４時３４分 02 Connecting up Easy connections The setup described below is a basic setup SCART AV ANTENNA CONNECTOR IN that allows you to watch and record TV programs, and play discs. Other types of 4 TV connections are explained starting on the 3 following page. ANTENNA IN (RF IN) AV 1 (RGB) – TV AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) Y IN AC IN PB DIGITAL OUTPUT OUT CONTROL R L Important OUT PR ANTENNA COAXIAL IN G-LINK COMPONENT AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO VI
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DVR540H_WV_EN.book 17 ページ ２００６年２月１６日 木曜日 午後４時３４分 02 Connecting up 1 Connect the cable from the antenna/ Using other types of audio/ cable TV outlet to the antenna input on video output your VCR. If you are not connecting a VCR in the If you can’t use the SCART AV connector to chain, connect it to the ANTENNA IN connect your TV to this recorder, there are (RF IN) jack on this recorder and skip the standard audio/video output jacks, as well as next step. an S-video
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DVR540H_WV_EN.book 18 ページ ２００６年２月１６日 木曜日 午後４時３４分 02 Connecting up Using the S-video or component Connecting to a cable box, video output satellite receiver or digital COMPONENT terrestrial receiver VIDEO INPUT If you have a cable, satellite or digital S-VIDEO INPUT AUDIO terrestrial receiver with a built-in decoder, INPUT connect it to this recorder and your TV as 1 1 2 TV shown on the following page. If you are using a separate decoder box for your cable/ satellite
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DVR540H_WV_EN.book 19 ページ ２００６年２月１６日 木曜日 午後４時３４分 02 Connecting up 4 Plug the supplied G-LINK™ cable to the G-LINK™ jack. This enables you to control the tuner in the SCART AV ANTENNA CONNECTOR external receiver using the GUIDE Plus+® IN system. 2 TV Position the IR transmitter end of the G- 1 LINK™ cable so that the IR receiver on your ANTENNA cable/satellite/digital terrestrial receiver will IN (RF IN) AV 1 (RGB) – TV AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) pick up the control signals (
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DVR540H_WV_EN.book 20 ページ ２００６年２月１６日 木曜日 午後４時３４分 02 Connecting up Connecting an external decoder box (1) SCART AV CONNECTOR If you have an external, dedicated decoder 4 box for your satellite or cable TV system, use TV the setup described on this page. See the previous page for how to connect the G- AV 1 (RGB) – TV AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) Y IN LINK™ cable. AC IN PB DIGITAL OUTPUT OUT CONTROL R L OUT PR ANTENNA COAXIAL IN G-LINK COMPONENT AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO VIDEO OUT Important
