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DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 1 ページ ２００４年４月１１日 日曜日 午後６時１１分
DVD Recorder
DVR-420H
DVR-520H
DVR-720H
®
Operating Instructions
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DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 2 ページ ２００４年４月１１日 日曜日 午後６時１１分 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-SERVI
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DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 3 ページ ２００４年４月１１日 日曜日 午後６時１１分 WARNING: No naked flame sources, such as This product incorporates copyright protection technology lighted candle, should be placed on the apparatus. that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents If naked flame sources accidentally fall down, fire and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of spread over the apparatus then may cause fire. this copyright protection technology m
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DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 4 ページ ２００４年４月１１日 日曜日 午後６時１１分 Contents Switching DVD soundtracks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 01 Before you start Switching audio channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Switching camera angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 What’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 5 ページ ２００４年４月１１日 日曜日 午後６時１１分 09 Disc History 15 Index Using the Disc History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 10 The PhotoViewer Playing a slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 11 The Disc Setup menu Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Initialize settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 HDD
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DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 6 ページ ２００４年４月１１日 日曜日 午後６時１１分 Before you start 01 Chapter 1 Before you start • Disc Navigator The on-screen Disc Navigator makes finding your way Features around the contents of a disc or the HDD easy. For recordable DVD and HDD content, moving thumbnail HDD • HDD recording images are displayed for ease of use. The Disc Navigator You can record up to 102 hours of video (in EP mode) on is also where you can edit HDD and recordable DVD
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DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 7 ページ ２００４年４月１１日 日曜日 午後６時１１分 Before you start 01 • Optimized recording • Play Video mode recordings on a regular DVD Optimized recording adjusts the recording quality Video mode player automatically if a timer recording will not fit onto a disc Discs recorded using the Video mode can be played back with the settings that you made. on regular DVD players, including computer DVD drives * • Auto Start Recording from satellit
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DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 8 ページ ２００４年４月１１日 日曜日 午後６時１１分 Before you start 01 Note What’s in the box Incorrect use of batteries can result in hazards such as Please confirm that the following accessories are in the leakage and bursting. Please observe the following: box when you open it. Don’t mix new and old batteries together. Remote control Don’t use different kinds of batteries together— AA/R6P dry cell batteries x2 although they may look similar, different batteries
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DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 9 ページ ２００４年４月１１日 日曜日 午後６時１１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 recorder General disc compatibility compatibility with DVD-RW Ver. 1.2 / 4x discs. Th
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DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 10 ページ ２００４年４月１１日 日曜日 午後６時１１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
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DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 11 ページ ２００４年４月１１日 日曜日 午後６時１１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 to protect again
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DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 12 ページ ２００４年４月１１日 日曜日 午後６時１１分 Connecting up 02 Chapter 2 Connecting up Rear panel connections 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ANTENNA AC IN OUT IN RL AUDIO IN OPTICAL VIDEO AV 2/AUTO START REC S-VIDEO AV 1 (RGB) - TV OUTPUT (INPUT 1/DECODER) CONTROL DIGITAL OUT 1 ANTENNA IN/OUT 6 DIGITAL OUT OPTICAL Connect your TV antenna to the ANTENNA IN jack. The For connecting to an AV amplifier/receiver, Dolby Digital/ signal is passed through to the ANTENNA OUT ja
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DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 13 ページ ２００４年４月１１日 日曜日 午後６時１１分 Connecting up 02 EPG download EPG download allows you to program a timer recording Extra features for use with directly from the electronic program guide displayed on compatible TVs your TV. When this recorder is connected to a TV that features T-V See the manual that came with your TV for more Link, EasyLink, MegaLogic, SMARTLINK, Q-Link, DATA information on how to use this feature. Note that the SP LOGIC or
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DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 14 ページ ２００４年４月１１日 日曜日 午後６時１１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 A
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DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 15 ページ ２００４年４月１１日 日曜日 午後６時１１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 output. Using the supplied audio/video cable Using the S-video output AUDIO INPUT AUDIO S-VIDEO INPUT INPUT VIDEO INPUT 1 2 TV TV 2 1 ANTENNA ANTENNA AC IN OUT IN OUT IN AC IN RL RL AUDIO VIDEO IN OPTICAL S-VIDEO AV 1 (RGB) - TV AV 2/AU
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DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 16 ページ ２００４年４月１１日 日曜日 午後６時１１分 Connecting up 02 Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver If you have a cable or satellite receiver with a built-in decoder, connect it to this recorder and your TV 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 channel by selecting it on the cable box/satellite tuner.
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DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 17 ページ ２００４年４月１１日 日曜日 午後６時１１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 recorde
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DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 18 ページ ２００４年４月１１日 日曜日 午後６時１１分 Connecting up 02 Connecting an external decoder box (2) 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 amplifie
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DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 19 ページ ２００４年４月１１日 日曜日 午後６時１１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. Use the
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DVR-04_HDD_UK.book 20 ページ ２００４年４月１１日 日曜日 午後６時１１分 Connecting up 02 Connecting a DV camcorder (DVR-520H/720H only) Connecting other AV sources Using the front panel DV IN/OUT jack, it is possible to connect a DV camcorder or video deck, or DVD-R/RW Connecting a VCR or analog camcorder recorder and digitally transfer DV tapes or DVD-R/RW discs to DVD-R/RW. DV IN/OUT Important AUDIO/VIDEO AUDIO/VIDEO OUTPUT INPUT This jack is for connection to DV equipment only. It is n
