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DVD recorder
PRV-LX10
Operating Instructions
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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 PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC triangle is intended to alert the user to the alert the user to the presence of uninsulated SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR presence of important operating and "dangerous voltage" within the product's BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS maintenance (servicing) instruction
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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 CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT or attempt to gain access to the inside of the product. LASER KLASSE 1 Refer all servicing to qualified personnel. The following caution label appears on your unit. Location: internal of the DVD drive unit D3-4-2-1-8_A_En This product complies with the Low Voltage Directive If the AC plug of this unit does not
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Contents IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ......2 DVD Menu Editing .................................... 55 Precautions ..................................................5 DVD Menu Type Selection .....................55 Font Selection ........................................55 Preparations for Use: Basic Information ...8 DVD Menu Selection .............................56 General Features of the PRV-LX10 .......... 11 Thumbnail Selection............................... 56 Example of System Composition
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Precautions Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Environment Conditions Please read through these operating instructions so Ambient conditions during use should be within the range of you will know how to operate your model properly. +5 °C to +35 °C (+41 °F to +95 °F) and 85% Relative Humidity (with ventilation ports not blocked). 7 Care must be taken not to infringe copyright 7 Prohibited Installation Locations restrictions under the laws of each country. • Places exposed to direct sunlig
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Precautions ¶ This unit is equipped with copy prevention technology, and ∞ Do not use the unit in environments exposed to high temperature or humidity. Also, avoid using the unit in will not permit the unauthorized copying of contents locations exposed to sudden changes of temperature, recorded by their copyright holders with copy-prevention since condensation may occur on internal parts, leading signals. to possible damage to the hard disk drive (HDD) and other ¶ This unit does not support reco
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Precautions ÷ Do not use non-standard discs, since they may cause Cleaning Care of the Unit adverse affects to the player and other components. ∞ Normal cleaning should consist of dry wiping the unit with ÷ Do not use discs shaped in non-circular shapes (hearts, a soft cloth. In the event of severe soiling, make a dilution polygons, etc.), since they may cause malfunctions. of 1 part neutral deutergent in 5 or 6 parts water. Dip a soft cloth in the solution and wring well, then wipe away the dir
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Preparations for Use: Basic Information About DVD-R / DVD-RW Discs DVD Recording Modes ∞ The DVD-R/RW (video mode) discs recorded on this unit Video Mode: can be finalized (see page 43) to allow them to be ∞ The “video mode” employs the same recording format played* on other standalone DVD players, automobile as commercially sold DVD video discs. As a result, discs DVD players, or DVD players installed in computers. recorded on this unit can be played on other DVD Some players, however, may exhi
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Preparations for Use: Basic Information DVD disc box information When you buy a DVD-Video in the shops, the back of the disc box usually contains various information about the contents of the disc. Below is an example, with an explanation of each section. 1 2 3 4 5 1: English (5.1ch Surround) 1: English 2: Spanish (2ch Surround) 2: Spanish Scope Size PAL/ NTSC 1 Audio languages and audio formats 4 Region code and TV format DVD-Video discs can contain up to 8 separate The world is divided into 6
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Preparations for Use: Basic Information ∞ Stereo Playback: Stereo playback means sound is played back through independent channels from right and left speakers. The soundtracks for DVD video stereo and ordinary music CDs (recorded with 2ch stereo) are played back only from the front speakers, even when 5 surround speakers or sub-woofers are connected. Front right speaker Front left speaker ∞ Dolby Surround Playback: When Dolby Surround is noted on a commercially purchased DVD video, it mean
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General Features of the PRV-LX10 [Product Introduction] The PRV-LX10 is a DVD recorder developed by Pioneer for dedicated use in DVD-Video production. The broad range of interface supports built into the PRV-LX10 allows the input of professional mastering media (tapes) *1 using professional component video signals. One of the PRV-LX10’s greatest features is its ability to create DVD-Video discs merely by pressing the REC button, without worrying about the difficult DVD settings ordinarily requir
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Example of System Composition and Recording Component Setup 7 System Composition Input Board Video Monitor Note: (optional) * (Must be purchased separately) By installing the optional SDI AES/EBU input board (PRA- * (Must be purchased separately) BD11) in the unit’s expansion Video in slots, the PRV-LX10 can be Note: upgraded to support input of SDI At present, GUI is not output SDI video signals and SDI/AES from the VGA (GUI) output Audio in EBU audio signals. connectors. SDI, AES/EBU
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Example of System Composition and Recording Component Setup An exterior control system can be created using REMOTE/DV protocols*. * Operating compatibility is not guaranteed for all components equipped with REMOTE/DV connectors. Check Pioneer’s website for a list of components and systems with confirmed operational compatibility. * Control from editing equipment is not supported. [System Example] REMOTE Video Audio DV 7 Regarding Recording Time Recording to Hard Disk Drive = About 23-100 hours *
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Names of Parts Front Panel Facilities 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 131415 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 No. Name Function 1 STANDBY/ON button When the unit is in the standby condition, pressing this button causes the power to come on; the power indicator (to the left of the button) changes from orange to green. The main display section indicates system startup. After system startup is completed, the unit enters “idling condition,” and as the unit’s display changes to show the current time,
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Names of Parts No. Name Function 10 PLAY button (3) When this button is pressed, playback begins from selected source (DVD drive or HDD), and the indicator lights (white). When HDD is designated as the recording destination and time shift playback has been set, this button responds even during recording, and initiates playback from the recording start. 11 When pressed, recording or playback is temporarily interrupted and the PAUSE button (8) indicator lights (white). During recording, allows aut
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Names of Parts Rear Panel Facilities 12 3 45 6 7 8 9 10 19 20 SIGNAL GND 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 No. Name Function 1 AC IN connector Connect to power cord. 2 Main power switch When set to ON, the unit enters standby condition and front panel indicator lights orange. 3 AUDIO CH1/L CH2/R IN/OUT Input/output connectors for analog audio CH1/L CH2/R signals. connectors 4 S-VIDEO IN/OUT connectors Input/output connectors for S-VIDEO video signal. Output is compatible with S2. 5 COMPOSITE VIDEO IN/OUT
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Names of Parts *1 Inputs are compatible with signal levels for both BETA and SMPTE (NTSC only). However, since outputs are based on DVD format, they differ from BETA and SMPTE levels. As a result, outputs should be used only for monitoring. See page 34 for input selection methods. *2 LTC is not supported in drop frame mode. *3 SONY is a trademark of Sony Corporation. Frame precision is not guaranteed when this unit is used as a playback unit for editing. This component does not support control f
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PRV-LX10 Video Clip Management and Disc Authoring Procedure When recording to either disc or hard disk drive (HDD), the PRV-LX10 manages the video recording clips by units of “project.” When creating a disc from clips recorded on HDD, this project unit is used to perform the disc recording. A project is composed of individual recorded video clips (video data); while on the HDD, clips can be subjected to simple editing processes (trimming, chapter marking and clip dividing), and editing of the cl
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Basic PRV-LX10 Operations [Operation] 7 Operations Using a Mouse or Keyboard A commercially available keyboard or mouse (with The various operating settings are performed using USB connector) can be used to control the main unit the buttons on the main unit’s front panel, as well as for more efficient selection of setting items. Also, the remote control unit and optional mouse/ the keyboard’s function keys can be programmed keyboard. with the operations of the main unit’s operating 1 Front panel
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Basic PRV-LX10 Operations [Function Menu] Setting operations are performed on this unit via a dedicated graphical user interface (GUI) called the “Function Menu”. STATUS section The Function Menu is composed of a top menu for confirming current operating STATUS, together with the following three sub-sections: EDIT section 1 EDIT: items related to recorded video data and DVD settings. 2 APP (Application): settings for disc APP section duplication and importing, auto capture for EDL (Edit Decision
