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DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 1 ページ ２００４年９月１０日 金曜日 午後７時３分
DVD Recorder
DVR-920H
™
™
Operating Instructions
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DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 2 ページ ２００４年９月１０日 金曜日 午後７時３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 PREVEN
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DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 3 ページ ２００４年９月１０日 金曜日 午後７時３分 WARNING This product incorporates copyright protection technology To prevent a fire hazard, do not place any naked that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents flame sources (such as a lighted candle) on the and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of equipment. D3-4-2-1-7a_A_En this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is inten
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DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 4 ページ ２００４年９月１０日 金曜日 午後７時３分 Contents Contents 01 Before you start 05 Using the GUIDE Plus+™ electronic Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 program guide What’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 The GUIDE Plus+ System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Putting the batteries in the
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English DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 5 ページ ２００４年９月１０日 金曜日 午後７時３分 Contents 08 Copying and back-up 14 The Initial Setup menu Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Using the Initial Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 One Touch Copy (HDD to DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 6 ページ ２００４年９月１０日 金曜日 午後７時３分 Before you start 01 Chapter 1 Before you start • Simultaneous recording and playback VR mode HDD Features Playback and recording for both DVDs and the built-in ™ • Built-in GUIDE Plus+ electronic program guide hard disk drive (HDD) are completely independent. For The GUIDE Plus+ system is an interactive on-screen TV example you can record a broadcast program to either a programming guide. You can see what’s on T
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English DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 7 ページ ２００４年９月１０日 金曜日 午後７時３分 Before you start 01 • Program up to 32 timer recordings VR mode HDD • Chapter marking You can program the recorder to record up to 32 You can easily add chapter markers anywhere in your programs, up to a month in advance. As well as single recordings for easy editing. programs, you can specify daily or weekly recordings, too. • Play Video mode recordings on a regular DVD This rec
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DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 8 ページ ２００４年９月１０日 金曜日 午後７時３分 Before you start 01 What’s in the box Using the remote control Please confirm that the following accessories are in the Please keep in mind the following when using the remote box when you open it. control: Remote control Make sure that there are no obstacles between the remote and the remote sensor on the unit. AA/R6P dry cell batteries x2 Remote operation may become unreliable if strong Audio/video cable (red/wh
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English DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 9 ページ ２００４年９月１０日 金曜日 午後７時３分 Before you start 01 Note that older models of DVD recorders and DVD writers may reject DVD-RW Ver. 1.2 / 4x discs. If you want Disc / content format playback to share DVD-RW discs between this recorder and an compatibility older recorder/writer, we recommend using Ver. 1.1 discs. The following table shows older Pioneer DVD recorders General disc compatibility that are not fully compatible with DVD-R
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DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 10 ページ ２００４年９月１０日 金曜日 午後７時３分 Before you start 01 WMA (Windows Media Audio) compatibility Frequently asked questions • What’s the difference between DVD-R and DVD-RW? The most important difference between DVD-R and DVD-RW is that DVD-R is a record-once medium, while DVD-RW is a re-recordable/erasable medium. You can re-record/erase a DVD-RW disc approximately 1,000 times. ® The Windows Media logo printed on the box indicates For more i
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English DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 11 ページ ２００４年９月１０日 金曜日 午後７時３分 Before you start 01 • Do I need two DVD recorders for editing? What kind of editing can I do? About the internal hard disk drive Unlike editing video tape, you only need one DVD The internal hard disk drive (HDD) is a fragile piece of recorder to edit discs. With DVD, you edit by making equipment. Please use the recorder following the a ‘Play List’ of what to play and when to play it. On guidelines below
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DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 12 ページ ２００４年９月１０日 金曜日 午後７時３分 Connecting up 02 Chapter 2 Connecting up Rear panel connections 1 2 3 4 AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) AV 1 (RGB) - TV ANTENNA COMPONENT IN VIDEO OUT Y COAXIAL IN PUT 3 AC IN PB G-LINK IN PR OUT OPTICAL RL CONTROL HDMI OUT AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO DIGITAL OUT PUT AUDIO OUT 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 AV2(INPUT 1/DECODER) AV connector 9 OUTPUT Audio/video input/output SCART-type AV connector for Stereo analog audio, video and S
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English DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 13 ページ ２００４年９月１０日 金曜日 午後７時３分 Connecting up 02 Extra features for use with compatible TVs When this recorder is connected to a TV that features T-V Link, EasyLink, MegaLogic, SMARTLINK, Q-Link, DATA LOGIC or NexTView Link using a fully-wired 21-pin SCART cable (not supplied), the following functions are available: Direct TV recording Channel preset download NexTView timer programming download TV auto power on System configu
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DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 14 ページ ２００４年９月１０日 金曜日 午後７時３分 Connecting up 02 Easy connections The setup described below is a basic setup that allows you to watch and record TV programs, and play discs. Other types of connections are explained starting on the following page. Important These connections use SCART cables (not supplied). If your TV (or VCR) does not have a SCART connection, see the following page for connecting up using the supplied audio/video cable. The AV1(
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English DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 15 ページ ２００４年９月１０日 金曜日 午後７時３分 Connecting up 02 Using other types of audio/video output If you can’t use the SCART AV connector to connect your TV to this recorder, there are standard audio/video output jacks, as well as an S-video and component video output. Using the supplied audio/video cable Using the S-video or component video output AUDIO COMPONENT INPUT VIDEO INPUT AUDIO VIDEO INPUT INPUT S-VIDEO TV INPUT 1 2 TV 2 1 AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) A
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DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 16 ページ ２００４年９月１０日 金曜日 午後７時３分 Connecting up 02 Connecting to a cable box, satellite receiver or digital terrestrial receiver If you have a cable, satellite or digital terrestrial receiver with a built-in decoder, connect it to this recorder and your TV 1 as shown on this page. If you are using a separate decoder box for your cable/satellite TV, set up following the instructions on the next page. Using the setup on this page you can: Record any chan
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English DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 17 ページ ２００４年９月１０日 金曜日 午後７時３分 Connecting up 02 Connecting an external decoder box (1) If you have an external, dedicated decoder box for your satellite or cable TV system, use the setup described on this page. Important Do not connect your decoder box directly to this recorder. Information from the decoder (for example, relating to pay TV services), is only viewable when this recorder is off (in standby). For timer recording to work properly on this
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DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 18 ページ ２００４年９月１０日 金曜日 午後７時３分 Connecting up 02 Connecting an external decoder box (2) 1 If you only have a decoder, connect it to this recorder and your TV as shown on this page. Using the setup on this page you can: Record scrambled channels received using the recorder’s built-in TV tuner. Important Do not connect this recorder ‘through’ your VCR, satellite receiver or cable box. Always connect each component directly to your TV or AV ampli
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English DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 19 ページ ２００４年９月１０日 金曜日 午後７時３分 Connecting up 02 Connecting to an AV amplifier/receiver To enjoy multichannel surround sound you need to connect this recorder to an AV amplifier/receiver using the digital optical output. In addition to a digital connection, we recommend also connecting using the stereo analog connection for compatibility with all discs and sources. You’ll probably also want to connect a video output to your AV amplifier/receiver. Us
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DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 20 ページ ２００４年９月１０日 金曜日 午後７時３分 Connecting up 02 Important Connecting using HDMI An HDMI connection can only be made with DVI- 1 2 If you have a HDMI or DVI-equipped monitor or display , equipped components compatible with both DVI and you can connect it to this recorder using an HDMI cable High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP). (not supplied). If you choose to connect to a DVI connector, you wil The HDMI connector outputs uncompresse
