DVR-420H DVR-520H: DVD Recorder

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DVR-420H
DVR-520H
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CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
The lightning flash with arrowhead, within CAUTION: The exclamation point within an equilateral
an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert TO PREVENT THE RISK OF ELECTRIC triangle is intended to alert the user to the
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) instructions in the
enclosure that may be of sufficient INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED literature accompanying the appliance.
magnitude to constitute a risk of electric SERVICE PERSONNEL.
shock to persons. D1-4-2-3_En
IMPORTANT NOTICE – THE SERIAL NUMBER FOR THIS EQUIPMENT IS LOCATED IN THE REAR.
PLEASE WRITE THIS SERIAL NUMBER ON YOUR ENCLOSED WARRANTY CARD AND
KEEP IN A SECURE AREA. THIS IS FOR YOUR SECURITY. D1-4-2-6-1_En
Information to User
Alteration or modifications carried out without appropriate authorization may invalidate the user’s right to operate
the equipment. D8-10-2_En
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in
a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

– Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. D8-10-1-2_En
CAUTION : USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE

SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE.
CAUTION : THE USE OF OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH THIS PRODUCT WILL INCREASE EYE HAZARD. D6-8-2-1_En
WARNING – TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK

HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS
APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
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CAUTION: This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded cables and connectors are used to connect the
unit to other equipment. To prevent electromagnetic interference with electric appliances such as radios and
televisions, use shielded cables and connectors for connections. D8-10-3a_En
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la Classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. D8-10-1-3_EF

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
READ INSTRUCTIONS — All the safety and GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION OBJECT AND LIQUID ENTRY — Never push
operating instructions should be read before the • If this product is equipped with a polarized objects of any kind into this product through
product is operated. alternating current line plug (a plug having one openings as they may touch dangerous voltage
RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS — The safety and blade wider than the other), it will fit into the points or short-out parts that could result in a
operating instructions should be retained for outlet only one way. This is a safety feature. If fire or electric shock. Never spill liquid of any
future reference. you are unable to insert the plug fully into the kind on the product.
HEED WARNINGS — All warnings on the product outlet, try reversing the plug. If the plug should SERVICING — Do not attempt to service this
and in the operating instructions should be still fail to fit, contact your electrician to replace product yourself as opening or removing covers
adhered to. your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the safety may expose you to dangerous voltage or other
FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS — All operating and use purpose of the polarized plug. hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service
instructions should be followed. • If this product is equipped with a three-wire personnel.
CLEANING — The product should be cleaned only grounding type plug, a plug having a third DAMAGE REQUIRING SERVICE — Unplug this
with a polishing cloth or a soft dry cloth. Never (grounding) pin, it will only fit into a grounding product from the wall outlet and refer servicing
clean with furniture wax, benzine, insecticides type power outlet. This is a safety feature. If you to qualified service personnel under the
or other volatile liquids since they may corrode are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, following conditions:
the cabinet. contact your electrician to replace your obsolete • When the power-supply cord or plug is
ATTACHMENTS — Do not use attachments not outlet. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the damaged.
recommended by the product manufacturer as grounding type plug. • If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen
they may cause hazards. POWER-CORD PROTECTION — Power-supply into the product.
WATER AND MOISTURE — Do not use this cords should be routed so that they are not likely • If the product has been exposed to rain or water.
product near water — for example, near a to be walked on or pinched by items placed • If the product does not operate normally by
bathtub, wash bowl, kitchen sink, or laundry upon or against them, paying particular following the operating instructions. Adjust only
tub; in a wet basement; or near a swimming attention to cords at plugs, convenience those controls that are covered by the operating
pool; and the like. receptacles, and the point where they exit from instructions as an improper adjustment of other
ACCESSORIES — Do not place this product on an the product. controls may result in damage and will often
unstable cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table. OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING — If an require extensive work by a qualified technician
The product may fall, causing serious injury to a outside antenna or cable system is connected to to restore the product to its normal operation.
child or adult, and serious damage to the the product, be sure the antenna or cable • If the product has been dropped or damaged in
product. Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, system is grounded so as to provide some any way.
bracket, or table recommended by the protection against voltage surges and built-up • When the product exhibits a distinct change in
manufacturer, or sold with the product. Any static charges. Article 810 of the National performance — this indicates a need for service.
mounting of the product should follow the Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, provides REPLACEMENT PARTS — When replacement parts
manufacturer’s instructions, and should use a information with regard to proper grounding of are required, be sure the service technician has
mounting accessory recommended by the the mast and supporting structure, grounding of used replacement parts specified by the
manufacturer. the lead-in wire to an antenna discharge unit, manufacturer or have the same characteristics
CART — A product and cart combination should be size of grounding conductors, location of as the original part. Unauthorized substitutions
moved with care. Quick stops, excessive force, antenna-discharge unit, connection to may result in fire, electric shock, or other
and uneven surfaces may cause the product grounding electrodes, and requirements for the hazards.
and cart combination to overturn. grounding electrode. See Figure A. SAFETY CHECK — Upon completion of any service
LIGHTNING — For added protection for this or repairs to this product, ask the service
product during a lightning storm, or when it is technician to perform safety checks to
left unattended and unused for long periods of determine that the product is in proper
time, unplug it from the wall outlet and operating condition.
disconnect the antenna or cable system. This WALL OR CEILING MOUNTING — The product
will prevent damage to the product due to should not be mounted to a wall or ceiling.
lightning and power-line surges. HEAT — The product should be situated away from
POWER LINES — An outside antenna system heat sources such as radiators, heat registers,
should not be located in the vicinity of overhead stoves, or other products (including amplifiers)
power lines or other electric light or power that produce heat.
circuits, or where it can fall into such power
lines or circuits. When installing an outside
antenna system, extreme care should be taken
VENTILATION — Slots and openings in the cabinet to keep from touching such power lines or
are provided for ventilation and to ensure circuits as contact with them might be fatal.
reliable operation of the product and to protect OVERLOADING — Do not overload wall outlets,
it from overheating, and these openings must extension cords, or integral convenience
not be blocked or covered. The openings should receptacles as this can result in a risk of fire or
never be blocked by placing the product on a electric shock. ANTENNA
bed, sofa, rug, or other similar surface. This LEAD IN
product should not be placed in a built-in WIRE
installation such as a bookcase or rack unless
proper ventilation is provided or the GROUND
manufacturer’s instructions have been adhered CLAMP
to.
POWER SOURCES — This product should be ANTENNA
operated only from the type of power source DISCHARGE UNIT
indicated on the marking label. If you are not (NEC SECTION 810-20)
sure of the type of power supply to your home, ELECTRIC
consult your product dealer or local power SERVICE GROUNDING CONDUCTORS
company. EQUIPMENT (NEC SECTION 810-21)
LOCATION – The appliance should be installed in a
stable location. GROUND CLAMPS
NONUSE PERIODS – The power cord of the
appliance should be unplugged from the outlet POWER SERVICE GROUNDING
Fig. A ELECTRODE SYSTEM
when left un-used for a long period of time.
(NEC ART 250, PART H)
NEC — NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
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DANGER POWER-CORD CAUTION
VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN Handle the power cord by the plug. Do not pull out the
OPEN. AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM. plug by tugging the cord and never touch the power
cord when your hands are wet as this could cause a
short circuit or electric shock. Do not place the unit, a
piece of furniture, etc., on the power cord, or pinch the
This product incorporates copyright protection cord. Never make a knot in the cord or tie it with other
technology that is protected by method claims of cords. The power cords should be routed such that they
certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property are not likely to be stepped on. A damaged power cord
rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other can cause a fire or give you an electrical shock. Check
rights owners. Use of this copyright protection the power cord once in a while. When you find it
technology must be authorized by Macrovision damaged, ask your nearest PIONEER authorized
Corporation, and is intended for home and other service center or your dealer for a replacement. S002_En
limited viewing uses only unless otherwise
authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse
This product is for general household purposes. Any
engineering or disassembly is prohibited.
failure due to use for other than household purposes
(such as long-term use for business purposes in a
restaurant or use in a car or ship) and which
CAUTION – PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO requires repair will be charged for even during the
NOT USE THIS (POLARIZED) PLUG warranty period. K041_En
WITH AN EXTENSION CORD.

RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET
UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE This product includes FontAvenue® fonts licenced by
FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT NEC corporation. FontAvenue is a registered
BLADE EXPOSURE.
ATTENTION – POUR PREVENIR LES CHOCS trademark of NEC Corporation.
ELECTRIQUES NE PAS UTILISER
CETTE FICHE POLARISEE AVEC UN
PROLONGATEUR UNE PRISE DE WARNING: Handling the cord on this product or
COURANT OU UNE AUTRE SORTIE cords associated with accessories sold with the
DE COURANT, SAUF SI LES LAMES product will expose you to lead, a chemical known to
PEUVENT ETRE INSEREES A FOND the State of California and other governmental
SANS EN LAISSER AUCUNE PARTIE entities to cause cancer and birth defects or other
A DECOUVVERT. D2-4-4-1_EF reproductive harm.
Wash hands after handling D36-P4_En
NOTE TO CATV SYSTEM INSTALLER

THIS REMINDER IS PROVIDED TO CALL THE CATV This product contains mercury. Disposal of this
SYSTEM INSTALLER’S ATTENTION TO ARTICLE 820- material may be regulated due to environmental
40 OF THE NEC THAT PROVIDES GUIDELINES FOR considerations. For disposal or recycling information,
PROPER GROUNDING AND, IN PARTICULAR, please contact your local authorities or the Electronics
SPECIFIES THAT THE CABLE GROUND SHALL BE Industries Alliance : www.eiae.org. K057_En
CONNECTED TO THE GROUNDING SYSTEM OF THE
BUILDING, AS CLOSE TO THE POINT OF CABLE
ENTRY AS PRACTICAL. D1-4-2-8_En
Recording equipment and copyright: You may use

this product only to reproduce or copy materials for
which you own the copyright or have obtained
permission to copy from the copyright owner or for
which you otherwise have a legal right to reproduce
or copy. Unless you own the copyright or have
obtained permission from the copyright owner or
otherwise have a legal right to reproduce or copy,
you may be violating the law, including copyright
law, and may be subject to payment of damages and
other remedies. K018US_En

We Want You Listening For A Lifetime
Used wisely, your new sound equipment will
provide a lifetime of fun and enjoyment. Since
hearing damage from loud noise is often
undetectable until it is too late, this manufacturer
and the Electronic Industries Association’s
Selecting fine audio equipment such as the unit Consumer Electronics Group recommend you avoid
you’ve just purchased is only the start of your prolonged exposure to excessive noise. This list of
musical enjoyment. Now it’s time to consider how sound levels is included for your protection.
you can maximize the fun and excitement your
equipment offers. This manufacturer and the Decibel
Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer Level Example
Electronics Group want you to get the most out of
your equipment by playing it at a safe level. One that 30 Quiet library, soft whispers
lets the sound come through loud and clear without 40 Living room, refrigerator, bedroom away from traffic
annoying blaring or distortion-and, most importantly, 50 Light traffic, normal conversation, quiet office
without affecting your sensitive hearing. 60 Air conditioner at 20 feet, sewing machine
70 Vacuum cleaner, hair dryer, noisy restaurant
Sound can be deceiving. Over time your hearing 80 Average city traffic, garbage disposals, alarm clock
“comfort level” adapts to higher volumes of sound. at two feet.
So what sounds “normal” can actually be loud and
harmful to your hearing. Guard against this by THE FOLLOWING NOISES CAN BE DANGEROUS
setting your equipment at a safe level BEFORE your UNDER CONSTANT EXPOSURE
hearing adapts.
90 Subway, motorcycle, truck traffic, lawn mower
To establish a safe level: 100 Garbage truck, chain saw, pneumatic drill
• Start your volume control at a low setting. 120 Rock band concert in front of speakers,
• Slowly increase the sound until you can hear it thunderclap
comfortably and clearly, and without distortion. 140 Gunshot blast, jet plane
180 Rocket launching pad
Once you have established a comfortable sound
level: Information courtesy of the Deafness Research Foundation.
• Set the dial and leave it there.
Taking a minute to do this now will help to prevent

hearing damage or loss in the future. After all, we
want you listening for a lifetime.
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Contents
01 Before you start 06 Recording
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 About DVD recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
What’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 About HDD recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Putting the batteries in the remote control . . . . . . . . 10 Recording time and picture quality. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Using the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Restrictions on video recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Disc / content format playback compatibility . . . . . . 11 Setting the picture quality/recording time . . . . . . . . 45
About the internal hard disk drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Basic recording from the TV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Setting a timer recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Timer recording FAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
02 Connecting up Simultaneous recording and playback . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rear panel connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Recording from an external component . . . . . . . . . . 53
Front panel connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Automatic recording from a satellite tuner . . . . . . . . 54
Easy connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Recording from a DV camcorder (DVR-520H only) . . 55
Using other types of video output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Recording from the DV output
Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver (1) . . . 17 (DVR-520H only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver (2) . . . 18 Playing your recordings on other DVD players . . . . . 56
Connecting to an AV amplifier or receiver. . . . . . . . . 19 Initializing a DVD-RW disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Connecting other AV sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Plugging in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
07 Copying and back-up
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
03 Controls and displays One Touch Copy* (HDD to DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 One Touch Copy* (DVD to HDD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Copying from HDD to DVD* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Remote control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 HDD to DVD Copy List menu options . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Recording the Copy List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
HDD to DVD Copy List commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
04 Getting started Copying from DVD to HDD* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Switching on and setting up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 DVD to HDD Copy List menu options . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Selecting the hard disk or DVD for playback and Recording the Copy List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 DVD to HDD Copy List commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Making your first recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Using disc back-up* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Using the built-in TV tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Basic playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Using the Home Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 08 Editing
Displaying disc information on-screen . . . . . . . . . . . 32 The Disc Navigator screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Disc Navigator menu options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Editing VR mode Original, Video mode and HDD
05 Playback content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Editing HDD groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents Creating and editing a VR mode Play List . . . . . . . . . 81
of a disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Navigating discs and the HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Scanning discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 09 Disc History
Playing in slow motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Using the Disc History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Frame advance/frame reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
The Play Mode menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Displaying and switching subtitles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 10 The PhotoViewer
Switching DVD soundtracks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Playing a slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Switching audio channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Switching camera angles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
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11 The Disc Setup menu
Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Initialize settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
HDD Initialize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Finalize settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
12 The Video/Audio Adjust menu

Setting the picture quality for TV and external
inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Setting the picture quality for disc playback . . . . . . 92
Audio DRC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
13 The Initial Setup menu

Using the Initial Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Tuner settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Video Out settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Audio In settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Audio Out settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Language settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Recording settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Playback settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
14 Additional information
Resetting the recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Setting up the remote to control your TV . . . . . . . . 106
Screen sizes and disc formats
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Frequently asked questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
About DV (DVR-520H only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Manual recording modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Additional information for cable/satellite/STB
(set-top box) users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Language code list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Country code list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
On-screen displays and recorder displays . . . . . . . 114
Handling discs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Storing discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Damaged discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Cleaning the pickup lens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Condensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Hints on installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Moving the recorder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Glossary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
015 Index
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01 Before you start
Chapter 1
Before you start
• Disc Navigator
Features The on-screen Disc Navigator makes finding your way
around the contents of a disc or the HDD easy. For
recordable DVD and HDD content, moving thumbnail
• HDD recording HDD
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
the internal 80GB (gigabyte) hard disk (HDD).
content.
With both recordable DVD and a high-capacity HDD in
the same recorder, you have the flexibility to keep • Disc History
recordings on the HDD for quick access anytime, or The Disc History screen shows disc information,
record to DVD for archiving or playing on other DVD including how much free space remains for recording,
players. for the last 30 recordable discs loaded in the recorder.
Every time you load a recordable disc, the Disc History is
• Copy between HDD and DVD automatically updated with the latest information.
You can copy recordings from the HDD to recordable
DVD, or from DVD to the HDD. Usually you can use the • Home Menu
high-speed copy feature, which can copy an hour of video The Home Menu gives you on-screen access to all the
in under two minutes (when recorded in EP mode using recorder’s features in one convenient place, from setting
a DVD-R Ver. 2.0 / 8x disc). up the recorder, to programming a timer recording and
editing a recording.
You can also choose to copy material at a different
recording quality from the original. For example, you • Progressive scan-compatible
might want to copy a FINE mode (highest quality) Compared to standard interlaced video, progressive scan
recording on the HDD to SP (standard play) quality on a effectively doubles the amount of video information fed to
DVD so that you can fit other recordings on the same your TV or monitor. The result is a stable, flicker-free
disc. image. (Check your TV/monitor for compatibility with this
feature.)
• One Touch Copy
One Touch Copy makes copying the currently playing title • Cinema surround sound in your home
from HDD to DVD, or DVD to HDD as simple as pressing Connect this recorder to a Dolby Digital and/or DTS-
a button. compatible AV amp/receiver to enjoy full surround sound
effects from Dolby Digital and DTS DVD discs.
• Chase play VR mode HDD
Using chase play you can start watching a recording • Easy Timer Recording
before the recording has finished. For example, you could Setting the recorder to record a program is simple from
set a timer recording for a program that you’re going to the Easy Timer Recording screen. Set the channel to
miss the first 15 minutes of, then start watching while the record and the recording quality, then graphically set the
recorder is still recording the program 15 minutes ahead start and end times of the recording. That’s it!
of you. • Program up to 32 timer recordings
• Simultaneous recording and playback You can program the recorder to record up to 32
programs, up to a month in advance, using the
VR mode HDD
VCR Plus+® system* for easy programming if you want.
Playback and recording for both DVDs and the built-in As well as single programs, you can specify daily or
hard disk drive (HDD) are completely independent. For weekly recordings, too.
example you can record a broadcast program to either a
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recordable DVD or the HDD, while watching another VCR Plus+ and PlusCode are registered trademarks
recording you already made on the same DVD or on the of Gemstar Development Corporation.
HDD. The VCR Plus+ system is manufactured under license
from Gemstar Development Corporation.
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Before you start 01
• One Touch Recording

• Chapter marking VR mode HDD
Use One Touch Recording to start recording immediately
You can easily add chapter markers anywhere in your
in 30 minute blocks. Each time you press the REC
recordings for easy editing.
button, the recording time is extended by another 30
minutes. • Play Video mode recordings on a regular DVD
• Optimized recording player Video mode
Optimized recording adjusts the recording quality Discs recorded using the Video mode can be played back
automatically if a timer recording will not fit onto a disc on regular DVD players, including computer DVD drives
with the settings that you made. compatible with DVD-Video playback*.
• Auto Start Recording from satellite receiver or *
‘DVD-Video format’ recording: The use of the DVD-
other set top box Video format for recording on DVD-R and DVD-RW discs
With a satellite receiver or other set top box connected to is referred to as recording in ‘Video mode’ on Pioneer’s
the INPUT 1/AUTO START REC inputs of this recorder, DVD recorders. Supporting playback of DVD-R / DVD-
you can start and stop recording automatically according RW discs is optional for manufacturers of DVD
to the timer settings of the set top box. playback equipment, and there is DVD playback
equipment that does not play DVD-R or DVD-RW discs
• High quality 16-bit Linear PCM audio
recorded in the DVD-Video format.
When recording using one of the high quality record
Note: ‘Finalization’ is required.
settings (FINE or MN32), the audio is recorded in
uncompressed 16-bit Linear PCM format. This delivers • WMA, MP3 and JPEG file playback
great sounding audio to accompany the high picture This recorder can play WMA and MP3 audio files and
quality. JPEG picture files on CD-R, CD-RW or CD-ROM discs.
• Picture quality adjustment features • Disc Back-up
During playback, you can adjust various picture quality The disc back-up feature gives you a convenient way to
settings to improve the picture. You can also adjust the back-up important material on DVD to another
recording picture quality. For example, if you want to recordable DVD disc. The material is first copied to the
make a DVD copy of an old video tape, you can optimize HDD, then on to a second DVD disc.
the picture quality before transferring it to disc.
• Recovery Recording HDD
• Find what you want to watch quickly and easily
When a timer recording is set to use DVD but the disc
Unlike video tape that needs to be wound to the correct
loaded at the time of the recording is unrecordable, the
place, you can jump right to the part of a DVD disc or the
program will automatically be recorded to the HDD.
HDD that you want to watch. Search for a point on a disc
by title, chapter or time.
• Auto Replace Recording HDD
• Manual recording This feature is useful for regular timer recordings of a TV
In addition to the four preset recording quality modes program which you don’t want to keep after watching.
(FINE, SP, LP and EP), the manual recording mode allows Each time the program is recorded, it replaces the one
you to access 32 different recording quality/time settings, currently on the HDD. There’s no need to manually delete
giving you precise control over the recording. it later.
• Record to and from a DV camcorder (DVR-520H
only) Note on copying:
This recorder has a built-in DV (Digital Video) input/ You may use this product only to reproduce or copy materials for
output jack for connection to a DV camcorder. This which you own the copyright or have obtained permission to copy
makes it ideal for transferring camcorder footage to DVD from the copyright owner or for which you otherwise have a legal right
or HDD for editing. You can also transfer DVD or HDD to reproduce or copy. Unless you own the copyright or have obtained
permission from the copyright owner or otherwise have a legal right
content back to the camcorder if you need to. to reproduce or copy, you may be violating the law, including
copyright law, and may be subject to payment of damages and other
• Safe, non-destructive editing VR mode remedies.
When you edit a DVD-RW, the actual content of the disc
(the Original content) is not touched. The edited version
(the Play List content) just points to various parts of the
Original content.
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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
• Audio/video cable (red/white/yellow) may have different voltages.
• RF antenna cable • Make sure that the plus and minus ends of each
• Power cable battery match the indications in the battery
• These operating instructions compartment.
• Warranty card • Remove batteries from equipment that isn’t going to
be used for a month or more.
• When disposing of used batteries, please comply
with governmental regulations or environmental
public instruction’s rules that apply in your country or
Putting the batteries in the remote area.
control
1 Open the battery compartment cover on the
back of the remote control.
Using the remote control
Please keep in mind the following when using the remote
control:
• Make sure that there are no obstacles between the
remote and the remote sensor on the unit.
• Remote operation may become unreliable if strong
2 Insert two AA/R6P batteries into the battery sunlight or fluorescent light is shining on the unit’s
compartment following the indications (,) inside remote sensor.
the compartment. • Remote controllers for different devices can interfere
with each other. Avoid using remotes for other
equipment located close to this unit.
• Replace the batteries when you notice a fall off in the
operating range of the remote.
• When the batteries run down or you change the
batteries, the remote control mode and TV preset
3 Close the cover. codes are automatically reset. See Remote Control
Set on page 95 and Setting up the remote to control
your TV on page 106 to reset them.
• Use within the operating range and angle, as shown.
30
30
23ft
• You can control this recorder using the remote

sensor of another Pioneer component using the
CONTROL IN jack on the rear panel. See Rear panel
connections on page 14 for more information.
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1
Discs should be finalized in this recorder before playing. Unfinalized
VR mode and Video mode discs may not play.
Disc / content format playback 2
Cannot read the CPRM information will show in the display when
compatibility you load a disc. However, this will not affect playback.
3 Copy-once protected disc titles will not play.
General disc compatibility

This recorder is compatible with a wide range of disc CD-R/RW compatibility
types (media) and formats. Playable discs will generally This recorder cannot record CD-R or CD-RW discs.
feature one of the following logos on the disc and/or disc • Compatible formats: CD-Audio, Video CD, ISO 9660
packaging. Note however that some disc types, such as CD-ROM* containing MP3, WMA or JPEG files
recordable CD and DVD, may be in an unplayable * ISO 9660 Level 1 or 2 compliant. CD physical format:
format—see below for further compatibility information. Mode1, Mode2 XA Form1. Romeo and Joliet file
systems are both compatible with this recorder.
• Multi-session playback: Yes (except CD-Audio and
Video CD)
DVD-Video DVD-R DVD-RW
• Unfinalized disc playback: CD-Audio only
Compressed audio compatibility

Audio CD Video CD CD-R CD-RW • Compatible media: CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW
• Compatible formats: MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (MP3),
Windows Media Audio (WMA)
• Sampling rates: 44.1 or 48kHz
Fujicolor CD • Bit-rates: Any (128Kbps or higher recommended)
• Variable bit-rate (VBR) MP3 playback: Yes
• Also compatible with KODAK Picture CD
• VBR WMA playback: No
• is a trademark of DVD Format/Logo Licensing • WMA encoder compatibility: Windows Media Codec
Corporation. 8 (files encoded using Windows Media Codec 9 may be
• is a trademark of Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd. playable but some parts of the specification are not
supported; specifically, Pro, Lossless, Voice and VBR)
• DRM (Digital Rights Management) file playback: No
DVD-R/RW compatibility (see also DRM in the Glossary on page 116)
This recorder will play and record DVD-R/RW discs.
• File extensions: .mp3, .wma (these must be used for
Compatible media: the recorder to recognize MP3 and WMA files – do
• DVD-RW Ver. 1.1, Ver. 1.1 / 2x and Ver. 1.2 / 4x not use for other file types)
• DVD-R Ver. 2.0 and Ver. 2.0 / 4x / 8x • File structure: Up to 99 folders / 999 files (if these
Recording formats: limits are exceeded, only files and folders up to these
limits are playable)
• DVD-R: DVD-Video format (Video mode)
• DVD-RW: Video Recording (VR) format and DVD-
Video format (Video mode)
Older models of DVD recorders and DVD writers may
reject DVD-RW Ver. 1.2 / 4x discs. To share DVD-RW
discs between this recorder and an older recorder/writer,
we recommend using Ver. 1.1 discs.
The following table shows older Pioneer DVD recorder
compatibility with DVD-RW Ver. 1.2 / 4x discs1.
Model Playable Recordable
DVR-7000 Yes 1,2,3 No
DVR-810H/DVR-57H Yes1 No
DVR-210/DVR-310/DVR-510H
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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 information, see About DVD recording on
that this recorder can playback Windows Media Audio page 44.
content.
• What’s VR mode?
WMA is an acronym for Windows Media Audio and refers
to an audio compression technology developed by VR (Video Recording) mode is a special mode
Microsoft Corporation. WMA content can be encoded by designed for home DVD recording. It allows flexible
editing of recorded material compared to ‘Video
using Windows Media® Player version 7, 7.1, Windows
mode’. On the other hand, Video mode discs are
Media® Player for Windows® XP, or Windows Media® more compatible with other DVD players.
Player 9 Series.
• Can I play my recordable discs in a regular DVD player?
Microsoft, Windows Media, and the Windows logo are
Generally, DVD-R discs and DVD-RW discs recorded
trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. in Video mode* are playable in a regular DVD player,
but they must be ‘finalized’ first. This process fixes
the contents of the disc to make them readable to
JPEG file compatibility other DVD players as DVD-Video discs.
• Compatible formats: Baseline JPEG and EXIF 2.2* DVD-RW discs recorded in VR mode are playable in
still image files some players.
*File format used by digital still cameras
• Sampling ratio: 4:4:4, 4:4:2, 4:2:0 This label indicates playback compatibility with
DVD-RW discs recorded in VR mode (Video
• Horizontal resolution: 160 – 5120 pixels
Recording format). However, for discs recorded with
• Vertical resolution: 120 – 3840 pixels a record-only-once encrypted program, playback can
• Progressive JPEG compatible: No only be achieved using the CPRM compatible device.
• File extensions: .jpg, jpeg, jif, jfif (must be used for the Note that Pioneer cannot guarantee that discs
recorder to recognize JPEG files – do not use for other recorded using this recorder will play on other players.
file types) *
‘DVD-Video format’ recording: The use of the DVD-
• File structure: The recorder can load up to 99 folders Video format for recording on DVD-R and DVD-RW discs
/ 999 files at one time (if there are more files/folders is referred to as recording in ‘Video mode’ on Pioneer’s
that this on the disc then more can be reloaded) DVD recorders. Supporting playback of DVD-R / DVD-
RW discs is optional for manufacturers of DVD
PC-created disc compatibility playback equipment, and there is DVD playback
Discs recorded using a personal computer may not be equipment that does not play DVD-R or DVD-RW discs
playable in this unit due to the setting of the application recorded in the DVD-Video format.
software used to create the disc. In these particular Note: ‘Finalization’ is required.
instances, check with the software publisher for more This recorder supports the recording of ‘copy-once’
detailed information. broadcast programs using the CPRM copy protection
Discs recorded in packet write mode (UDF format) are system (see CPRM on page 45) on CPRM-compliant
not compatible with this recorder. DVD-RW discs in VR mode. CPRM recordings can only
Check the DVD-R/RW or CD-R/RW software disc boxes be played on players that are specifically compatible
for additional compatibility information. with CPRM.
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• 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 against possible HDD failure.
playback, the recorder plays the disc according to the
We recommend that you back up your important
Play List.
recordings onto DVD-R/RW discs in order to protect against
Original accidental loss.
Title 1 Title 2 Title 3
• Do not move the recorder while it is on.
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 • Install and use the recorder on a stable, level surface.
• Do not block the rear vent/cooling fan.
• Do not use the recorder in excessively hot or humid
places, or in places that may be subject to sudden
changes in temperature. Sudden changes in
temperature can cause condensation to form inside
the recorder. This can be a cause of HDD failure.
Title 1 Title 2 • While the recorder is switched on, do not unplug
from the wall socket or switch the electricity off from
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 the breaker switch.
Play List • Do not move the recorder immediately after
switching it off. If you need to move the recorder,
Throughout this manual, you will often see the words
please follow the steps below:
Original and Play List to refer to the actual content
and the edited version. 1 After the message POWER OFF is shown in the
display, wait at least two minutes.
• Original content refers to what’s actually recorded
on the disc. 2 Unplug from the wall socket.
• Play List content refers to the edited version of the 3 Move the recorder.
disc—how the Original content is to be played. • If there’s a power failure while the recorder is on
there is a chance that some data on the HDD will be
lost.
• The HDD is very delicate. If used improperly or in an
unsuitable environment, it is possible that the HDD
will fail after a few years of use. Signs of problems
include playback unexpectedly freezing and
noticeable block noise (mosaic) in the picture.
However, sometimes there will be no warning signs
of HDD failure.
If the HDD fails, no playback of recorded material will
be possible. In this case it will be necessary to
replace the HDD unit.
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02 Connecting up
Chapter 2
Connecting up
Rear panel connections

1 2 3 4 7
OUTPUT 1
R L R L INPUT 1/
AUTO START
OUT IN REC AC IN
VHF/UHF
AUDIO IN OPTICAL
Y PB PR VIDEO S-VIDEO AUDIO VIDEO S-VIDEO
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT OUTPUT 2 INPUT 3 CONTROL DIGITAL OUT
5 6
1 VHF/UHF IN/OUT
Connect your TV antenna to the VHF/UHF IN jack. The Front panel connections
signal is passed through to the VHF/UHF OUT jack for
connection to your TV. STANDBY/ON
HDD DVD

DV IN/OUT
PULL-OPEN OPEN/CLOSE REC ONE TOUCH COPY
DV IN/OUT
2 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO VIDEO
A high-quality video output for connecting to a TV or

monitor with a component video input. On the left side of the front panel a flip-down cover hides
a third audio/video input, consisting of an S-video and
3 Audio/video outputs 1 and 2 standard (composite) video jack, and stereo analog audio
Two sets of audio/video outputs (stereo analog audio; jacks.
composite and S-video video) that you can use to connect
TVs or monitors. DVR-520H only: On the right side is the DV input/
output i.LINK connector. This is for connection to a DV
4 Audio/video inputs 1 and 3 camcorder.
Two sets of audio/video inputs (stereo analog audio;
composite and S-video video) that you can use to connect
to satellite receivers, TVs, VCR or other source
component for recording.
5 CONTROL IN
Use to control this recorder from the remote sensor of
another Pioneer component with a CONTROL OUT
terminal and bearing the Pioneer mark. Connect the
CONTROL OUT of the other component to the
CONTROL IN of this recorder using a mini-plug cord.
6 OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT
A digital audio output for connecting to an AV amp/
receiver, Dolby Digital/DTS decoder or other equipment
with optical digital input.
7 AC IN
Connect to a power outlet using the supplied power cable
after making all other connections.
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Easy connections
The setup described here is a basic configuration that allows you to record TV programs on both this recorder and your
VCR. When watching recordings from this recorder, set your TV to input 1; switch to input 2 to watch a video playing
in the VCR.
Important
• This recorder is equipped with copy protection technology. Do not connect this recorder to your TV via a VCR (or
your VCR via this recorder) using AV cables, as the picture from this recorder will not appear properly on your TV.
• Before making or changing any rear panel connections, make sure that all components are switched off and
unplugged from the wall outlet.
A/V A/V
IN 2 IN 1
TV VHF/UHF
IN
5 3
A/V VHF/UHF 4
OUT OUT
VCR
VHF/UHF
IN
2
OUTPUT 1
R L R L INPUT 1/
AUTO START
OUT IN REC AC IN
VHF/UHF
AUDIO IN OPTICAL
Antenna/cable TV
wall outlet
1 Connect your TV antenna/cable TV outlet to the 4 Connect the AUDIO and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks (1
VHF/UHF IN jack on this recorder. or 2) to a set of audio/video inputs on your TV.
Use the supplied three-pin audio/video cable. It is color-
2 Use an RF antenna cable (one is supplied) to
coded to help you match them up (red/white for the right/
connect the VHF/UHF OUT jack on this recorder to
left audio connections and yellow for video in/outs). Make
the antenna input on your VCR.
sure you match up the left and right outputs with their
• If you are not connecting a VCR in the chain, connect
corresponding inputs for correct stereo sound.
this recorder directly to your TV and skip the next
step. 5 Connect your VCR to your TV (A/V IN 2 above)
using a set of audio and video cables.
3 Use an RF antenna cable to connect the antenna
output on your VCR to the antenna input on your TV.
Note
• See the following page if you want to use S-video or
component video cables for the video connection.
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Using other types of video output

This recorder has standard (composite), S-video and component video outputs. The main difference between them is
the quality of the picture. S-video delivers a better picture than composite video, while component video gives better
picture quality still. The variety of outputs also gives you the flexibility of connecting your particular equipment using
the best connection type available.
COMPONENT
INPUT S-VIDEO
INPUT
2 1
TV
OUTPUT 1
R L R L INPUT 1/
AUTO START
OUT IN REC AC IN
VHF/UHF
AUDIO IN OPTICAL
1 Connecting using an S-video output 2 Connecting using the component video output
S-video carries the picture as separate color and Component video carries the picture as two separate
luminance (brightness) signals. color signals, plus a luminance (brightness) signal.
There are two S-video outputs for connection to TVs, See also Component Video Out on page 96 for how to set
monitors, VCRs or other equipment. up the component video output for use with a progressive
scan-compatible TV.
• Use an S-video cable (not supplied) to connect an
S-VIDEO OUTPUT (1 or 2) to an S-video input on your • Use a component video cable (not supplied) to
TV, monitor (or other equipment). connect the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks to a
component video input on your TV, monitor (or
other equipment).
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Connecting up 02
Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver (1)

If you are using a cable box or satellite receiver with only a few scrambled channels, follow the setup on this page. If
many or all the channels are scrambled, we recommend using the setup on the following page.
Using the setup on this page you can:
• Record unscrambled channels by selecting them on this recorder.
• Record scrambled channels by selecting them on the cable box/satellite tuner and using the Auto Start Recording
feature (see Automatic recording from a satellite tuner on page 54).
• Watch one channel while recording another.
Important
• Do not connect this recorder ‘through’ your VCR, satellite receiver or cable box. Always connect each component
directly to your TV or AV amp/receiver.
A/V
IN 1
TV VHF/UHF
IN
1
2 VHF/UHF
OUT
Cable box/ VHF/UHF A/V 3

Satellite receiver IN OUT
OUTPUT 1
R L R L INPUT 1/
AUTO START
OUT IN REC AC IN
VHF/UHF
AUDIO IN OPTICAL
Antenna/cable TV
wall outlet
1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown.

This enables you to watch and record TV channels. Note
The diagram shows standard video connections, but
2 Connect the AUDIO and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks (1 you can alternatively use the S-video or component
or 2) on this recorder to a set of audio/video inputs video connections if they’re available.
on your TV using a set of A/V cables (as supplied).
This enables you to watch the output from this recorder.
3 Connect the audio/video output of your cable
box/satellite tuner to the INPUT 1/AUTO START REC
jacks on this recorder using a set of A/V cables.
This enables you to record scrambled TV channels.
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Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver (2)

If many or all the channels you receive by cable or satellite are scrambled, we recommend using this setup.
Using the setup on this page you can:
• Record any channel by selecting it on the cable box/satellite tuner.
• Record using the Auto Start Recording feature (see Automatic recording from a satellite tuner on page 54).
Important
• Do not connect this recorder ‘through’ your VCR, satellite receiver or cable box. Always connect each component
directly to your TV or AV amp/receiver.
A/V
IN 1
VHF/UHF
2
TV
IN
1
OUTPUT 1
R L R L INPUT 1/
AUTO START
OUT IN REC AC IN
VHF/UHF
AUDIO IN OPTICAL
1
3
VHF/UHF A/V
OUT OUT
Cable box/
Satellite receiver
VHF/UHF
IN
Antenna/cable TV
wall outlet

• The setup on this page does not allow you to watch
2 Connect the AUDIO and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks (1 one channel and record another.
or 2) on this recorder to a set of audio/video inputs
on your TV using a set of A/V cables (as supplied). • The diagram shows standard video connections, but
This enables you to watch discs. you can alternatively use the S-video or component
video connections if they’re available.
3 Connect the audio/video output of your cable
box/satellite tuner to the INPUT 1/AUTO START REC
jacks on this recorder using a set of A/V cables.
This enables you to record scrambled TV channels.
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Connecting up 02
Connecting to an AV amplifier or receiver

To enjoy multichannel surround sound you need to connect this recorder to an AV amp/receiver using the digital
optical output. In addition to the digital connection, we recommend also connecting using the stereo analog
connection.
You’ll probably also want to connect a video output to your AV amp/receiver. Use the standard (composite) video
output (as shown here), or the S-video or component video connections.
See also Audio Out settings on page 98 for how to set up the digital audio output. (Noise may be output from your
speakers if the recorder is not set up to work with your AV amp/receiver.)
Important
• Do not connect this recorder to your TV ‘through’ your VCR or other component using A/V cables. Always connect
it directly to your TV.
VHF/UHF VIDEO
IN IN 4
TV
1 2
A/V VIDEO
IN 1 OUT
OUTPUT 1
R L R L INPUT 1/
AUTO START
OUT IN REC AC IN
VHF/UHF
AUDIO IN OPTICAL
Y PB PR
COMPONENT VIDEO OUT
VIDEO
OUTPUT 2
S-VIDEO AUDIO VIDEO
INPUT 3
S-VIDEO
CONTROL DIGITAL OUT
DIGITAL IN AV amp/
OPTICAL receiver
1 3
Antenna/cable TV
wall outlet

• The diagram shows standard video connections, but
2 Connect the AUDIO and VIDEO OUTPUT jacks (1 you can alternatively use the S-video or component
or 2) on this recorder to a set of audio/video inputs video connections if they’re available.
on your AV amp/receiver.
• If your AV amp/receiver doesn’t have an optical
3 Use an optical digital audio cable (not supplied) digital input, but has a coaxial type, converter boxes
to connect the OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT jack on this that convert from optical to coaxial are available at
recorder to an optical digital input on your AV amp/ specialist audio dealers.
receiver.
This enables you to listen to multichannel surround
sound.
4 Connect the AV amp/receiver’s video output to a
video input on your TV.
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02 Connecting up
Connecting a DV camcorder (DVR-520H 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
recorder and digitally transfer DV tapes or DVD-R/RW
Connecting a VCR or analog camcorder discs to DVD-R/RW.
DV IN/OUT
Important
AUDIO/VIDEO AUDIO/VIDEO • This jack is for connection to DV equipment only. It is
OUTPUT INPUT
not compatible with digital satellite tuners or D-VHS
video decks.
1 2
DV IN/OUT
DV
IN/OUT
Analog camcorder
DV
IN/OUT
AUDIO/VIDEO AUDIO/VIDEO
INPUT OUTPUT
VCR
DV camcorder
1 Connect a set of audio and video outputs of your 1 Use a DV cable (not supplied) to connect the DV
VCR or camcorder to a set of inputs on this recorder. in/out jack of your DV camcorder/video deck to the
This enables you to record tapes from your VCR or front panel DV IN/OUT jack of this recorder.
camcorder.
• You can use standard video or S-video cables for the
video connection.
• The front panel connections make convenient Plugging in
connections for a camcorder input. After checking all the connections, plug in the recorder.
2 Connect a set of audio and video inputs of your
VCR or camcorder to a set of outputs on this
recorder.
This enables you to record from this recorder to your VCR AC IN
or camcorder.
• You can use standard video or S-video cables for the
video connection.
1 Use the supplied power cable to connect this

recorder to a power outlet.
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Chapter 3
Controls and displays
Front panel
1 2 3 4 5 6
STANDBY/ON
HDD DVD
PULL-OPEN OPEN/CLOSE REC ONE TOUCH COPY
DV IN/OUT
15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7
1 STANDBY/ON 9 ONE TOUCH COPY (page 59)
Press to switch the recorder on/into standby. Press to start One Touch Copy of the currently playing
title to DVD or the HDD. See also the Note on copying on
2 HDD
page 9.
Press to switch to the hard disk drive (HDD) for recording
and playback. The button lights when HDD is selected. 10 REC
Press to start recording.
3 DVD
Press to switch to DVD for recording and playback. The 11
button lights when DVD is selected. Press to stop recording.
4 IR remote sensor (page 10) 12
Press to start or restart playback.
5 Disc tray
13
6 Front panel display
Press to stop playback.
See Display on page 22 for details.
14 OPEN/CLOSE
7 DV IN/OUT jack (DVR-520H only) (page 14, 20, 53,
Press to open/close the disc tray.
55, 56, 97, 111)
Digital input/output jack for use with a DV camcorder. 15 Front panel inputs (page 14)
Pull the cover down where indicated to access the front
8 +/– (page 28, 30)
panel input jacks. Especially convenient for connecting
Use to change TV channels, skip chapters/tracks, etc.
camcorders and other portable equipment.
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03 Controls and displays
Display
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16
1 / 12 (page 47)

Arrows indicate the copy direction between the HDD Lights when a timer recording has been set.
( ) and DVD ( ). (Indicator blinks if the timer has been set to DVD but
there isn’t a recordable disc loaded, or the timer has
2 PLAY / REC indicators
been set to HDD but the HDD is not recordable.)
Lights during playback / recording; blinks when playback
/ recording is paused. AUTO (page 54)
Lights when Auto Start Recording has been set, and
3 (page 27) during Auto Start Recording.
The ‘ ’ and ‘’ indicators light to indicate that the HDD
or DVD is selected for recording/playback. 13 Recording quality indicators (page 44)
4 PL (page 75, 81) FINE

Lights when a VR mode disc is loaded and the recorder is Lights when the recording mode is set to FINE (best
in Play List mode. quality).
5 PM SP
Lights to indicate PM (after midday) for the clock display. Lights when the recording mode is set to SP
(standard play).
6 2 3 (page 95)
Shows the remote control mode (if nothing is displayed, LP
the remote control mode is 1). Lights when the recording mode is set to LP (long
play).
7 REM
Lights when the character display is showing the EP
remaining available recording time. Lights when the recording mode is set to EP
(extended play).
8 (page 96)
Lights when the component video output is set to MN
progressive scan. Lights when the recording mode is set to MN
(manual recording level) mode.
9 V
Lights when an unfinalized Video mode disc is loaded. 14 Character display
10 R / RW 15 Channel recording indicators

Indicates the type of recordable DVD loaded: DVD-R or (page 97)
DVD-RW. Indicates which channels are recorded when Dual
11 CH (page 28) Mono is selected.
Channel indicator for the built-in TV tuner. SAP (page 29)
Lights when the currently selected TV channel has a
Second Audio Program channel.
16 OVER (page 98)
Lights when the analog audio input level is too high.
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6 DVD (page 27)

Remote control Press to select the DVD for recording or playback.
7 DVD playback functions
AUDIO (page 29, 42, 43)

1 2 Changes the audio language or channel. (When the
STANDBY/ON ONE TOUCH OPEN/CLOSE
3
COPY
4 recorder is stopped, press to change the tuner
audio.)
5 HDD DVD 6
7 AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE PLAY MODE SUBTITLE (page 42)
8 Displays/changes the subtitles included in
ABC DEF
INPUT
multilingual DVD-Video discs.
GHI JKL MNO
SELECT
9 10 ANGLE (page 43)
PQRS TUV WXYZ
Switches camera angles on discs with multi-angle

VCR Plus+
+
CLEAR CHANNEL 11 scenes.
12 CLEAR
DISC NAVIGATOR PLAY LIST
13 14 8 PLAY MODE (page 39)

TOP MENU MENU Press to display the Play Mode menu (for features such
15 ENTER as search, repeat and program play).
HOME
MENU RETURN
9 Alphanumeric buttons and CLEAR
16 17 Use the number buttons for track/chapter/title selection;
REV SCAN PLAY FWD SCAN
channel selection, and so on. The same buttons can also
18
PAUSE STOP OK BACK CM SKIP be used to enter names for titles, discs and so on.
PREV CASE
SELECTION NEXT STEP/SLOW
Use CLEAR to clear an entry and start again.

REC STOP REC REC MODE TIMER REC 10 INPUT SELECT (page 53)
19
DISC NAVI CHP EASY
Press to change the input to use for recording.
HISTORY MARK MARK TIMER
20 TV CONTROL 11 CHANNEL +/– (page 28)
DISPLAY
22

INPUT
21 Press to change the channel of the built-in TV tuner.
CHANNEL VOLUME
SELECT
12 VCR Plus+ (page 50)

Press, then use the number buttons to enter a
PlusCode® programming number for timer recording.
DVD RECORDER
13 DISC NAVIGATOR (page 35, 73) / TOP MENU
(page 30)
Press to display the Disc Navigator screen, or the top
1 ONE TOUCH COPY (page 59) menu if a DVD-Video disc is loaded.
Press to start One Touch Copy of the currently playing
title to DVD or the HDD. See also the Note on copying on 14 PLAY LIST (page 75, 81) / MENU (page 30)
page 9. Press to switch between Original and Play List content on
VR mode discs, or display the disc menu if a DVD-Video
2 Remote control indicator disc is loaded.
Lights when setting up the remote control for use with a
TV (page 106) and when setting the remote control mode 15 /// (cursor buttons) and ENTER
(page 95). Used to navigate all on-screen displays. Press ENTER to
select the currently highlighted option.
3 STANDBY/ON
Press to switch the recorder on/into standby. 16 HOME MENU (page 32)
Press to display the Home Menu, from which you can
4 OPEN/CLOSE navigate all the functions of the recorder.
Press to open/close the disc tray.
17 RETURN
5 HDD (page 27) Press to go back one level in the on-screen menu or
Press to select the hard disk (HDD) for recording or display.
playback.
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18 Playback controls (page 29) 20 DISC HISTORY (page 86)

Press to display summary information (disc name,
REV SCAN / FWD SCAN (page 37)
recording time left, etc.) from the last 30 recordable
Press to start reverse or forward scanning. Press
discs loaded.
again to change the speed.
NAVI MARK (page 36)
PLAY
Press to select a thumbnail picture for the current
Press to start playback.
title for use in the Disc Navigator screen.
PAUSE
CHP MARK (page 78)
Press to pause playback or recording.
Press to insert a chapter marker when playing/
STOP recording a VR mode DVD-RW disc or the HDD.
Press to stop playback.
21 DISPLAY (page 32)
CM BACK (commercial back) Displays/changes the on-screen information displays.
Press repeatedly to skip progressively backward
22 TV CONTROL (page 106)
through the audio or video playing.
After setting up, use these controls to control your TV.
CM SKIP (commercial skip)
Press repeatedly to skip progressively forward
through the audio or video playing.
PREV / NEXT
Press to skip to the previous or next title/chapter/
track/folder; or to display the previous or next menu
page.
STEP/SLOW
(page 38)
During playback, press to start slow-motion
playback; while paused, press to show the previous
or next video frame.
19 Recording controls (page 28)
REC
Press to start recording. Press repeatedly to set the
recording time in blocks of 30 mins.
STOP REC
Press to stop recording.
REC MODE (page 45)
Press repeatedly to change the recording mode
(picture quality).
TIMER REC (page 48)
Press to set a timer recording from the standard
Timer Recording screen.
EASY TIMER (page 47)
Press to set a timer recording from the Easy Timer
Recording screen.
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Chapter 4
Getting started
1 Switch on your TV and set the video input to this
Switching on and setting up recorder.
When you switch the recorder on for the first time, you 2 Press the STANDBY/ON button on the remote
can make several basic settings using the Setup control or the front panel to switch on.
Navigator feature. This takes you through setting the When you switch on for the first time, your TV should
clock, the internal TV tuner and the video and audio display the Setup Navigator screen. (If the Setup
output settings. Navigator doesn’t appear, you can also access it from the
If you’re using the recorder for the first time, we strongly Initial Setup menu; see page 95).
recommend you use the Setup Navigator before starting 3 Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to select
to use the recorder. English or French as the OSD, subtitle, audio, and
DVD menu language, then press ENTER.
STANDBY/ON Initial Setup

Basic Language
Clock Set
Tuner On Screen Display
Video Out Front Panel Display
Audio In English
Remote Control Set
Audio Out Setup Mavigator français
Language
Recording
Playback
4 Press ENTER again to start setting up using the

Setup Navigator.
Initial Setup
Basic Clock Set

Complete this setup before you
ENTER
start using your recorder.
Audio In Remote Control Set Start
Audio Out Setup Mavigator
Language Cancel
Recording Please use the Initial Setup if you
Playback want to make more detailed settings.
• If you don’t want to use the Setup Navigator, press

(cursor down) to select Cancel, then press ENTER to
exit the Setup Navigator.
5 Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to select
‘Antenna’ or ‘Cable’ depending on how you receive
your terrestrial TV channels, then press ENTER.
You can also select Do not set if you don’t need the
recorder to retune all the channels (if you’re using the
Setup Navigator for a second time, for example).
DVD RECORDER
Initial Setup
Basic Auto Channel Setting

Clock Set
Audio In Remote Control Set Antenna
Audio Out Setup Mavigator Cable
Language Do not set
Recording
Playback
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After selecting Antenna or Cable the recorder starts Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to set
automatic tuning. This takes a couple of minutes to your time zone.
complete.
Initial Setup
Tuning
Basic Manual Clock Setting
Clock Set 1/2
7/68 Tuner On Screen Display
Video Out Front Panel Display USA
Cancel Time Zone Alaska
Audio In Remote Control Set
D.S.T. Off
Language
6 Select ‘Auto’ for automatic time setting, then Recording
Playback
press ENTER.
Press (cursor down) then use the / (cursor

Initial Setup
left/right) buttons to set D.S.T. to On or Off, then
Basic Clock Setting
Clock Set
press ENTER.
Video Out Front Panel Display Select On if you are currently using daylight saving
Audio In Remote Control Set Auto
Audio Out Setup Mavigator Manual time.
Language
Recording
Playback
Set the current date and time.
• Auto clock setting Initial Setup
Some TV channels broadcast time signals together Basic Manual Clock Setting
Clock Set 2/2
with the program. This recorder can use these Video Out Date
Front Panel Display
01 01 2004 THU
Audio In RemoteTime
Control Set
signals to set the clock automatically. Audio Out Setup Mavigator
12 00 AM
Time Zone USA

Language
Alaska
Set ‘Clock Set CH‘ to the channel preset number Recording
D.S.T. Off
Playback
that broadcasts a time signal, then move the
cursor down to ‘Start’ and press ENTER.
• Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to change
the value in the highlighted field.
Initial Setup
Basic Auto Clock Setting

Clock Set
• Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to move
Date from one field to another.
Time
2
• Press ENTER to finish setting the time.
Audio Out Clock Set CH
Setup Mavigator
Language Start
Recording 7 Select the kind of TV you have, ‘Wide (16:9)’ or
Playback
‘Standard (4:3)’.
The recorder takes a short while to set the time. After you Initial Setup
see that the time has been set, select Next to proceed.
Basic TV Screen Size
Clock Set
Initial Setup Audio In Remote Control Set Wide (16:9)
Audio Out Setup Mavigator Standard (4:3)
Basic Auto Clock Setting
Clock Set Language
Date 04 21 2004 WED Recording
Video Out Front Panel Display Playback
Time 11 20 AM
Audio Out Clock Set CH
Setup Mavigator 2
Language
Recording
Start
Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to select, then
Next
Playback
press ENTER.
If the time could not be set automatically, press RETURN 8 Is your TV compatible with progressive scan
to go back to the previous screen and select Manual. video?
• Manual clock setting Initial Setup

If no stations in your area are broadcasting time
Basic Progressive
Clock Set
signals, you can set the clock manually. Tuner On Screen Display
Audio In Compatible
Remote Control Set
Audio Out Setup Mavigator Not Compatible
Language Don't Know
Recording
Playback
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Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to select 12 That’s it! Press ENTER to finish setting up, or
Compatible, Not Compatible, or Don’t Know, then select ‘Go Back’ if you want to start again.
press ENTER.
• Note that progressive scan video is only output Initial Setup
through the component video outputs (see page 16). Basic Clock Set
Setup is complete!
Video Out
9 Is this recorder connected to an AV amp/receiver Audio In
Front Panel Display
Enjoy using your DVD recorder!
Remote Control Set
for digital audio? Audio Out Setup Mavigator Finish Setup
Language Go Back
Recording
Playback
Initial Setup
Basic AV Amp Digital Connect

Clock Set
Video Out
Audio In
Front Panel Display
Remote Control Set Connected
Other settings you can make
Audio Out Setup Mavigator Not Connected After setting up using the Setup Navigator, you should be
Language
Recording ready to start enjoying your DVD recorder. It’s possible,
Playback
however, that you may want to make a couple of
additional settings, depending on how the recorder is set
Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to select up for TV broadcasts.
Connected, or Not Connected, then press ENTER.
• Manual channel setting – This setting lets you skip
• If you select Not Connected, that completes the channels where there is no station, as well as
setup. Press ENTER to exit the Setup Navigator, or manually tune to stations. See Manual CH Setting on
select Go Back if you want to start again. page 96.
10 Select the digital audio formats your AV amp/ • VCR Plus+ channel setting – This setting lets you
receiver is compatible with. assign guide channels to ensure that the VCR Plus+
programming system works correctly. See VCR
Initial Setup
Plus+ CH Setting on page 96.
Basic AV Amp Compatibility
Clock Set That completes basic setup using the Setup Navigator.
Video Out Front Panel Display • Setting up the remote to control your TV – You can set
Audio In Remote Control Set Dolby Digital
Audio Out Setup Mavigator Dolby Digital, DTS
up the supplied remote control to control many
Language PCM only brands of TV. See Setting up the remote to control your
Recording
Playback TV on page 106.
Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to select Dolby

Digital, Dolby Digital, DTS or PCM only, then press
ENTER. Selecting the hard disk or DVD for
• Check the operating instructions that came with your playback and recording
AV amp/receiver if you’re not sure what it’s
The HDD and DVD buttons (remote control and front
compatible with.
panel) are used to select the hard disk (HDD) or DVD for
11 Is your AV amp/receiver compatible with 96 kHz playback and recording. The indicator in the front panel
digital audio? display shows which is currently selected.
Initial Setup
Basic 96kHz PCM Compatible

Clock Set
Tuner
Video Out
On Screen Display
Front Panel Display
Audio In Remote Control Set Compatible
Audio Out Setup Mavigator Not Compatible HDD DVD
Language Don't Know
Recording
Playback
Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to select

Compatible, Not Compatible, or Don’t Know, then
press ENTER.
• Check the operating instructions that came with your
AV amp/receiver if you’re not sure.
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• Antenna channels are numbered 2 through 69. Cable

Making your first recording channels are numbered 1 through 125.
This quick guide shows you how to make a basic 6 Press REC to start recording.
recording of a TV program on either the HDD, or to a • By default, the recording will be in SP (standard play)
recordable DVD. mode, which will give you around two hours of
Recording is covered in much more detail in chapter 6 recording from a blank DVD disc.
(Recording). • You can pause recording by pressing PAUSE.
Press REC or PAUSE again to restart recording.
7 When you want to stop recording, press
STANDBY/ON OPEN/CLOSE STOP REC.

HDD DVD Playing back your recording

The TV program you just recorded should be on the HDD
or DVD disc as a single title with one or more chapters.
• Press PLAY to start playback.
If you want to stop playback before the end of the
CHANNEL
recording, press STOP.
Using the built-in TV tuner
PLAY Changing TV channels

There are three different ways to select TV channels. Note
STOP
that you can’t change the TV channel during playback,
recording or during recording standby.
REC STOP REC

1 If they aren’t already on, switch on your TV and CHANNEL
this recorder.
Press STANDBY/ON to switch on.
• Make sure that the video input on your TV is set to this
recorder. ENTER
2 Press HDD to record to the HDD, or DVD to record

to a recordable DVD.
If you choose to record to the HDD, skip to step 5 now.
• CHANNEL +/– buttons on the remote
3 Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray. • Number buttons on the remote – For example, to
4 Load a blank DVD-R or DVD-RW disc with the select channel 4, press 4 then ENTER; for channel 34,
label side face-up, using the disc guide to align the press 3, 4, ENTER; for channel 102, press 1, 0, 2,
disc. ENTER.
• When you load a new, blank DVD-RW disc, the • +/– buttons on the front panel
recorder will take a moment to initialize it for
recording.
Note
5 Use the CHANNEL +/– buttons to select the TV • Antenna channels are numbered 2 through 69. Cable
channel you want to record from. channels are numbered 1 through 125.
• You can also use the +/– buttons on the front panel if
• You can’t change TV channels during playback or
the recorder is stopped.
recording, or while in recording standby.
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Changing audio channels

Important
Some TV programs are broadcast with both a main and a
Second Audio Program (SAP). You can change the TV • Throughout this manual, the term ‘DVD’ means
audio using the AUDIO button. playback-only DVD-Video discs and DVD-R/RW. If a
function is specific to a particular kind of DVD disc, it
is specified.
AUDIO • Some DVD-Video discs don’t allow certain playback
controls to operate at certain points in the disc. This
is not a malfunction.
1 Press STANDBY/ON to switch on.
Also turn on your TV and make sure that it is set to the
• Press AUDIO to change the TV audio. correct video input.
The current audio channel is displayed on-screen.
2 Press HDD to playback from the HDD, or DVD to
Mono SAP play a DVD.
If playing video from the HDD, skip to step 5 below.
Stereo
3 Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray.
• If SAP is selected, but there is no SAP channel being
broadcast, you will still hear the main audio channel. 4 Load a disc.
• If the sound is poor quality when set to Stereo, you Load a disc with the label side facing up, using the disc
can often improve it by changing to Mono. tray guide to align the disc (if you’re loading a double-
sided DVD-Video disc, load it with the side you want to
play face down).
• If you want to play a DTS audio CD, please first read
the note on page 31.
Basic playback
This section shows you how to use your recorder for 5 Press PLAY to start playback.
playback of discs (DVD, CD, etc.), and for playback of • If you’re playing a DVD-Video or Video CD, a disc
video from the HDD. More playback features, such as menu may appear when you start playback. Use the
repeat and program play, are covered in the next chapter. /// (cursor) buttons and ENTER to navigate
DVD disc menus, and the number buttons and
ENTER for Video CD menus.
STANDBY/ON OPEN/CLOSE
• When playing video from the HDD, playback will
automatically stop after the end of a title is reached.
• See the following sections for more details on playing
specific kinds of discs.
6 To stop playback, press STOP.
7 When you’ve finished using the recorder, eject
the disc and switch the recorder back into standby.
• To open/close the disc tray, press OPEN/CLOSE.
Remove the disc before putting the recorder into
standby.
• Press STANDBY/ON to switch the recorder into
ENTER
standby.
PLAY
STOP
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Playing DVD discs Playing from the HDD

The table below shows the basic playback controls for The table below shows the basic playback controls when
DVD-Video, and recordable DVD discs. playing video recorded on the hard disk (HDD).
PLAY Press to start playback. PLAY Press to start playback.

If RESUME is displayed on-screen, play- If RESUME is displayed on-screen, play-
back starts from the place last stopped. back starts from the place last stopped.
Playback automatically stops after the end
STOP Press to stop playback.
of a title is reached.
You can resume playback from the same
point by pressing PLAY. (Press STOP STOP Press to stop playback.
again to cancel the resume function.) You can resume playback from the same
point by pressing PLAY. (Press STOP
PAUSE Pauses playback, or restarts playback again to cancel the resume function.)
when paused.
PAUSE Pauses playback, or restarts playback
REV SCAN FWD SCAN Press to start scanning. Press repeatedly when paused.
to increase the scanning speed.
REV SCAN FWD SCAN Press to start scanning. Press repeatedly
PREV NEXT Press to skip to previous/next chapter/title. to increase the scanning speed.
(You can also use the front panel +/– but-
tons to do this during playback.) PREV NEXT Press to skip to previous/next chapter/title.
(You can also use the front panel +/– but-
Except VR mode: During playback, enter a
tons to do this during playback.)
chapter number then press ENTER to skip
directly to that chapter within the currently During playback, enter a title number then
playing title. press ENTER to skip directly to that title.
CLEAR
On some discs, you can also use the num- Press CLEAR to clear a number entry and
ber buttons to select numbered items in start again.
ENTER CLEAR
the disc menu.
VR mode only: During playback, enter a
ENTER
title number then press ENTER.
All: Press CLEAR to clear a number entry
and start again. BACK CM SKIP (Commercial back/skip) Each press skips
backward/forward progressively up to a
BACK CM SKIP (Commercial back/skip) Each press skips maximum of 10 minutes forward or three
backward/forward progressively up to a minutes back.
maximum of 10 minutes forward or three
minutes back. STEP/SLOW During playback, press to start slow-

motion playback. Press repeatedly to

STEP/SLOW During playback, press to start slow- change the playback speed.

motion playback. Press repeatedly to While paused, press to advance a single

change the playback speed. frame in either direction.
While paused, press to advance a single
frame in either direction.
Press to display the ‘top’ menu or menu of

TOP MENU MENU a DVD-Video disc (these are often the
same).
Use the cursor buttons to navigate DVD-

Video disc menus; press ENTER to select
ENTER
items.
RETURN Press to return to the previous level of a

DVD-Video disc menu.
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Playing CDs and WMA/MP3 discs Playing Video CDs

The table below shows the basic playback controls for The table below shows the basic playback controls for
audio CDs, and WMA/MP3 files. Video CDs.
Some discs feature Playback Control (PBC for short)
PLAY Press to start playback.
menus. These discs show PBC in the display when you
load them and display a menu on-screen from where you
can select what to watch.
PLAY Press to start playback.

If RESUME is displayed on-screen, play-
back starts from the place last stopped.
when paused.
REV SCAN FWD SCAN CD and MP3 only: Press to start scanning. You can resume playback from the same
Press again to increase the scanning point by pressing PLAY. (Press STOP
speed. (There are two scan speeds; the again to cancel the resume function.)
current scan speed is shown on-screen.)
PREV NEXT Press to skip to previous/next track (or when paused.
folder for WMA/MP3 disc). (You can also
use the front panel +/– buttons to do this REV SCAN FWD SCAN Press to start scanning. Press repeatedly
during playback.) to increase the scanning speed.
During playback, enter a track number PREV NEXT Press to skip to previous/next track. (You
then press ENTER to skip directly to that can also use the front panel +/– buttons to
track. do this during playback.)
Press CLEAR to clear a number entry and When a PBC menu is displayed, press to
CLEAR
start again. display the previous/next page.
ENTER
During playback, enter a track number
then press ENTER to skip directly to that
track.
Note Press CLEAR to clear a number entry and
CLEAR
start again.
• If you want to play a DTS audio CD, make sure the While a PBC menu screen is displayed,
recorder is connected to a DTS-compatible amp/ ENTER
use to select numbered menu items.
receiver with a digital connection. Noise will be
output through the analog outputs. Also make sure BACK CM SKIP Each press skips backward/forward pro-
that STEREO is selected using the AUDIO button gressively up to a maximum of 10 minutes
(see Switching audio channels on page 43). forward or three minutes back. Note that
• Scanning doesn’t work with WMA tracks. this function doesn’t work when playing in
PBC mode.
STEP/SLOW During playback, press to start slow-

motion playback. Press repeatedly to

change the playback speed.
While paused, press to advance a single
frame (forward direction only).
RETURN Press to display the disc menu of a Video
CD playing in PBC mode.
Note
• When playing in PBC mode, some playback features,
such as search, repeat and program play are not
available. You can play a PBC Video CD in non-PBC
mode by pressing to start playback instead of
PLAY.
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Using the Home Menu Displaying disc information on-

From the Home Menu screen you can access all the screen
features of the recorder. Press HOME MENU to display You can display various on-screen information about the
the Home Menu screen: disc loaded or the HDD.
Timer Recording Disc Setup

Disc Navigator Initial Setup
Copy Video/Audio Adjust HDD DVD

Disc History Play Mode
PhotoViewer DV Record
DVR-520H screen
Use the /// (cursor) buttons followed by ENTER

to select the option you want. To exit the Home Menu,
press HOME MENU.
ENTER
HOME
MENU RETURN
Home menu options DISPLAY
Timer Recording Disc Setup (page 89)

(page 47)
Disc Navigator (page 35, Initial Setup (page 94)
page 73) DVD RECORDER
Copy (page 58) Video/Audio Adjust

(page 91) 1 Press DISPLAY repeatedly to display/change the
on-screen information.
Disc History (page 86) Play Mode (page 39) • Press once to show the HDD and removable disc
(DVD, etc.) activity together. Press again to show the
PhotoViewer (page 87) DV Record (DVR-520H
status of just the currently selected playback/
only) (page 55)
recording device (HDD or removable disc).
• The on-screen display automatically disappears after
Note 150 minutes.
• Some options in the Home Menu may be grayed out 2 To hide the information display, press DISPLAY
sometimes, indicating that they are not available at repeatedly until it disappears.
the present time. For example, the Photoviewer The example displays below are a guide only; actual
option is grayed out unless there is a disc loaded that displays vary according to the disc loaded, etc.
contains JPEG image files.
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HDD and removable disc activity display 5 Recording time remaining

Press DISPLAY once to see the HDD and removable disc Shows the approximate recording time left on the disc in
(DVD, etc.) activity. Use the HDD and DVD buttons to the current recording mode.
switch between the two kinds of display.
6 Station call letters or TV channel
The example displays below show high-speed copying Shows the station call letters or TV channel preset for the
from HDD to DVD, and HDD chase playback. built-in TV tuner.
Rec Mode SP(2h00m/DVD) 7 Audio mode
Shows the broadcast audio mode for the current channel
HDD DVD-RW Video
preset (Mono, Stereo, etc.).
Remain 10h35m Hi-Speed Copy Remain –h––m
Stop Stop 8 Copy control information
0h08m left
Shows recording restrictions of the current channel
program.
Rec Mode SP(2h00m/DVD)

9 Disc name
Shows the disc name.
HDD DVD-RW Video (For CDs, this area shows playable files other than CD
Remain 10h35m Remain 0h52m audio tracks; for example, Multi-format: WMA/MP3.)
Chase Play Stop
Rec 10 Finalized
Shows Finalized if a recordable DVD is finalized.
Recording time Stop display 2

Relative playback position 1 2 3
Stop display 1 Stop WNBC

DVD-RW VR Stereo
Original 11/15/2003 SAT 2:52 PM Copy Once
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 EVENING NEWS
Titles : Original 99 Play List 15

Stop WNBC Lock Disc : On
DVD-RW VR Resume Stereo
Original FINE (1h00m/DVD) Rem. 0h35m Copy Once
Finalized 1 Broadcast program name
Disc Name : Comedy shows
2 Date and time
3 Number of titles/tracks on disc
9 10
For a VR mode DVD-RW, the number of Original and Play
1 DVD-RW Original / Play List List titles are shown separately.
If a VR mode disc is loaded, this shows whether playback
is currently set to Original or Play List. Play display 1
During preview playback of the Copy List, this shows
Copy List. 1 2 3 4 5
2 Disc type and mode Play 3–2 0. 00. 15

Shows the disc type (HDD, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD, etc.), DVD-R Video Chapters 15
Title Total 0. 11. 52
and the disc mode for recordable DVD, if applicable (VR
or Video).
1 Number of chapters in title
3 Recording mode and time
Shows the current recording mode (FINE, SP, LP, etc.), 2 Current title and chapter number
and the total recording time of the disc. (For CD/Video CD, shows current track; for WMA/MP3,
shows current folder and track; for JPEG disc, shows
4 Resume current folder and file.)
Shows Resume if playback can be resumed from the last
place stopped. 3 Elapsed title time
(For CD, WMA, MP3, shows elapsed track time; for Video
CD, shows elapsed disc time.)
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4 Total running time of title

Note
5 Angle indicator • When using the simultaneous play and record
Lights during multi-angle scenes. feature, the display shows information for playback
only.
Play display 2
• During real-time copy, the copy source playback
information is displayed.
1 2 3 4 5
• Data transfer rate shows the amount of video and
audio information recorded on the disc. It is not an
Play 3–2 0. 00. 15 !#
DVD-R Video Chapter Time 0. 00. 21 indication of picture/audio quality.
Chapter Total 0. 01. 52
4.32Mbps • The Video mode disc displays become the same as a
Hi-Speed Copy DVD-Video disc once the disc is finalized.
Title Name : 11/21 soccer game
• The total recording time figure shown in parenthesis
is calculated based on a 12cm/4.7GB disc at the
1 Chase playback, simultaneous record/playback, displayed record setting.
copy, disc back-up
Indicates that recording, copying or back-up is in • Recording and playback times for TV recordings are
progress. approximately 0.1% shorter than the actual time. This
is because of the slightly different frame rates of TV
2 Elapsed chapter time broadcasts versus DVD.
3 Total running time of chapter • The frame number is shown next to the elapsed time
display when the disc is paused.
4 Data transfer rate
• Copy Once or Can’t Record messages may appear
Shows the current data rate being read from the disc.
in the stop or recording displays. These indicate that
5 Copy protected material (!) / PureCinema the broadcast TV program contains copy control
indicator (#) information.
Shows ‘!’ if the playback material is copy-once protected.
Shows ‘#’ if the current video is 24 fps, progressive scan.
Recording display
1 2 3 4
Rec 3 0. 00. 15 WNBC

DVD-R Video 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM Stereo
FINE (1h00m/DVD) Rem. 0h35m Copy Once
EVENING NEWS
5 6
1 Current title number

2 Elapsed recording time
3 Timer recording start and stop times
Shows the start and stop times if the current recording is
a timer recording.
4 Remaining recording time available
Shows the amount of space left on the disc in the current
recording mode.
5 Recording mode
Shows the current recording mode (FINE, SP, LP, etc.),
and the total recording time of the disc.
6 Broadcast program title
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Chapter 5
Playback
Introduction Using the Disc Navigator to browse

Most of the features described in this chapter make use the contents of a disc.
of on-screen displays. Navigate these using the /// Use the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc
(cursor buttons) and ENTER. To go back one level and start playback.
from any screen, use the RETURN button. Remember
also that the button guide at the bottom of every screen
shows which buttons do what.
Many of the functions covered in this chapter apply to the HDD DVD
HDD, DVD discs, Video CDs, WMA/MP3 discs and CDs,
although the exact operation of some varies slightly with
the kind of disc loaded. The following icons are provided
to help you quickly identify which instructions you need
for which kind of disc.
DVD Any kind of DVD, DVD-R or DVD-RW

DISC NAVIGATOR
DVD-Video Commercially produced DVD or finalized

Video mode DVD-R/RW ENTER
HOME
MENU
Video mode Video mode DVD-R/RW (unfinalized)
VR mode VR mode DVD-RW
HDD HDD
CD Audio CD
Using the Disc Navigator with playback-only
Video CD Video CD
discs
WMA/MP3 WMA or MP3 files DVD-Video CD Video CD WMA/MP3
MP3 MP3 files 1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Disc Navigator’
from the on-screen display.
Alternatively, for a CD, Video CDor WMA/MP3 disc, you
• Some DVD-Video discs don’t allow certain playback can press DISC NAVIGATOR, which takes you straight to
controls to operate at certain points in the disc. This the Disc Navigator screen.
is not a malfunction.
• When playing Video CDs, some functions, such as
making a program list, are not available in PBC
mode. Stop the disc first, then start playback by Timer Recording Disc Setup
pressing . Disc Navigator Initial Setup
• For discs that contain JPEG picture files, see The Copy Video/Audio Adjust
PhotoViewer on page 87. Disc History Play Mode
DVR-520H screen
2 Select what you want to play.

Use the /// (cursor buttons) to highlight items
and ENTER to select.
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Depending on the type of disc you have loaded, the Disc 2 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Disc Navigator’
Navigator looks slightly different. from the on-screen display.
The screen for DVD discs shows the titles on the left and Alternatively, you can press DISC NAVIGATOR to go
the chapters on the right. Select a title, or a chapter straight to the Disc Navigator screen.
within a title. 3 Select ‘Play’ from the menu options.
Press ENTER to move to the thumbnails area of the
Disc Navigator screen.
Title (1-10) Chapter (1-003)
DVD Title 01 Chapter 001
Title 02 Chapter 002 Disc Navigator
Title 03 Chapter 003
Video Mode
Title 04
DVD 1 2 3
Title 05
Title 06
Title 07
Title 08
11/04Wed 12:30PM 2ch LP DVD Remain
Play 0h37m(FINE)
Erase 4 5 6
The screen for CDs and Video CDs shows a list of tracks. Ttl Name
Lock
Erase All
Disc Navigator Undo 1/1
Track (1-10) Total Time 0.58.25
CD Track 01
Track 02
Track 03 4 Use the /// (cursor buttons) to select a
Track 04
Track 05
title to play.
Track 06
Track 07 5 Press ENTER to start playback.
Track 08
The screen for WMA/MP3 discs shows a list of folders Note

and tracks. Select a folder or a track within a folder. • It’s not possible to use the Disc Navigator when
playing a Video CD in PBC mode.
Disc Navigator
• Another way to find a particular place on a disc is to
Folder (1-03) Track (1-004)
WMA/MP3 01.Rock 001.Intro
use the time search mode. See Search Mode on
02.Pop 002.Escape page 39.
03.Dance 003.Everything You Say
004.What I Do
Changing the thumbnail picture for a title

VR mode Video mode HDD
Playback starts after you press ENTER. You can change the thumbnail picture that appears for
each title in the Disc Navigator screen using the NAVI
• For discs that contain both CD-Audio tracks and
MARK button.
WMA/MP3 tracks, you can switch the playback area
ENTER
between CD and WMA/MP3. This can only be done
while the disc is stopped.
PLAY
Using the Disc Navigator with recordable PAUSE

discs and the HDD
STEP/SLOW
When used with a recordable disc or the HDD, the Disc

NAVI
Navigator gives you access to all the editing features of MARK
this recorder as well as the ability to browse and play

titles. See also Editing on page 73 for more on editing
recordable discs.
1 Start playback of the title you want to change
1 Press HDD or DVD to select the hard disk drive or the thumbnail for.
the DVD drive.
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2 Press NAVI MARK anywhere in the title to make CD Video CD WMA/MP3

the displayed picture the thumbnail for that title.
• For greater control over the exact frame you want to 1 During playback, use the number buttons to
use, you can use the PAUSE and/or slow-motion/ input a track number.
frame advance/reverse controls ( /
). For example, for track 6, press 6; for track 24, press 2,
then 4.
• To clear and start again, press CLEAR.
Navigating discs and the HDD 2 Optionally: Press ENTER.

• Alternatively, just wait a few seconds and playback
ALL will jump to the new track.
During playback you can easily jump to another title,
chapter or track on a disc using the number buttons on
the remote.
Scanning discs
You can fast scan discs at various speeds, forwards or
backward.
CLEAR
REV SCAN PLAY FWD SCAN
ENTER
1 During playback, press or to start

reverse or forward scanning.
DVD-Video Video mode • The scanning speed is shown on-screen.
1 During playback use the number buttons to 2 Press the same button repeatedly to increase the
enter a chapter number within the current title. scanning speed.
For example, for chapter 6, press 6; for chapter 24,
press 2, then 4. DVD HDD
• Forward:
2 Optionally: Press ENTER. SCAN 1 SCAN 2 SCAN 3 SCAN 4
• Alternatively, just wait a few seconds and playback • Reverse:
will jump to the new chapter. Reverse play SCAN 1 SCAN 2 SCAN 3
SCAN 4
VR mode HDD
CD Video CD MP3
1 During playback, use the number buttons to
input a title number. • Forward/Reverse:
For example, for title 6, press 6; for title 24, press 2, SCAN 1 SCAN 2
then 4.
3 To resume normal playback, press PLAY.
2 Optionally: Press ENTER. Note
• Alternatively, just wait a few seconds and playback
will jump to the new title. • Depending on the disc, reverse playback may not be
smooth.
• Sound can be heard while scanning audio CDs
(analog output only).
• Scanning is not possible with WMA files.
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• No subtitles are displayed while scanning DVD-Video

discs. Note
• Analog and digital sound is output when scanning • The picture quality during slow motion playback is
DVDs with Dolby Digital or Linear PCM sound on not as good as during normal playback and depends
forward SCAN 1. (Linear PCM is output from the on the disc being played.
optical digital output.*) No sound is output when • Reverse slow-motion playback may not be as smooth
using other scan speeds. as forward and may be better with some discs than
* Except during chase playback and simultaneous others.
recording/playback. • Depending on the disc, normal playback may
• No sound is output when scanning from the HDD, automatically resume when a new chapter is reached
except on forward SCAN 1. (Linear PCM is output on a DVD disc.
from the optical digital output during forward • No sound is output during slow-motion playback.
SCAN 1).
• Depending on the disc, normal playback may
automatically resume when a new chapter is reached
on a DVD disc.
Frame advance/frame reverse
DVD HDD Video CD
You can advance or back up video on a DVD disc or the

Playing in slow motion HDD frame-by-frame. With Video CDs, you can only use
DVD HDD Video CD
frame advance.
You can play video at various slow motion speeds. DVDs

and video on the HDD can be played in slow motion in
either direction, while Video CDs can only be played
forwards in slow motion.
PLAY
PAUSE
STEP/SLOW

PLAY
1 During playback, press PAUSE.

STEP/SLOW

2 Press or
to back up or advance one frame.
• Hold down or
for continuous frame reverse/
frame advance.
1 Press or
to start slow motion reverse or 3 To resume normal playback, press PLAY.
forward playback.
2 Press the same button repeatedly to change the Note
slow motion speed.
• The picture quality when using frame reverse is not
SLOW 1/16 SLOW 1/8 as good as frame advance.
• Depending on the disc, normal playback may
SLOW 1/2 SLOW 1/4 automatically resume when a new chapter is reached
3 To resume normal playback, press PLAY. on a DVD disc.
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Search Mode
The Play Mode menu ALL
ALL The Search Mode feature lets you start playback from a
The Play Mode menu gives you access to search specified point in a disc by time or by title/chapter/folder/
functions, repeat and program play functions. track number.
1 Select ‘Search Mode’ from the Play Mode menu.
Important 2 Select one of the search options.
• You can’t use the Play Mode features with Video CDs 3 Use the number buttons to enter a title/chapter/
playing in PBC mode, or while a DVD disc menu is folder/track number or the search time (in hours,
being displayed. For other restrictions, see the minutes & seconds).
following sections.
Play Mode
Search Mode Time Search Input Time

PLAY MODE
A-B Repeat Title Search
Repeat Chapter Search 0.01.00
Program
CLEAR Time Search (HDD, DVD): For example, for 25 minutes

into the current title, press 2, 5, 0, 0. For 1 hour and 15
minutes and 20 seconds into the title, press 1, 1, 5, 2, 0.
ENTER Time Search (Video CD): For example, for 45 minutes into
the disc, press 4, 5, 0, 0.
Title/Chapter/Folder/Track Search: For example, for track 6,
press 6. Alternatively, you can use the / (cursor up/
PLAY
down) buttons.
4 Press ENTER.
1 Press PLAY MODE to display the Play Mode menu
screen. Tip
• You can often select what you want to watch on a
Play Mode
DVD disc from the disc menu. Press MENU or TOP
Search Mode
A-B Repeat
Time Search
Title Search
MENU to display the disc menu.
Repeat Chapter Search
Program
Note
• When using time search, playback may occasionally
start slightly before or after the time you input.
• You can also access the Play Mode menu from the
Home Menu (press HOME MENU). A-B Repeat
2 Use the /// (cursor buttons) and ENTER DVD CD Video CD HDD
to navigate.
• To exit the Play Mode menu, press HOME MENU or The A-B Repeat function allows you to specify two points
PLAY MODE. (A and B) within a track or title that form a loop which is
played over and over.
Important
• You can’t use A-B Repeat with WMA/MP3 discs.
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1 During playback, select ‘A-B Repeat’ from the VR mode

Play Mode menu.
• For VR mode DVD discs, select Repeat Disc, Repeat
2 With ‘A (Loop Start)’ highlighted, press ENTER at Title or Repeat Chapter (or Repeat Off).
the point you want the loop to start.
DVD-Video Video mode HDD
Play Mode
Search Mode A (Loop Start) • For HDD, DVD-Video and Video mode DVD discs,
A-B Repeat B (Loop End)
Repeat Off
select Repeat Title or Repeat Chapter (or Repeat
Program Off).
CD Video CD
• For CDs and Video CDs, select Repeat Disc or

After setting the loop start point, the highlight will
Repeat Track (or Repeat Off).
automatically move down to B(Loop End).
3 With ‘B (Loop End)’ highlighted, press ENTER at WMA/MP3
the point you want the loop to end.
Playback immediately jumps back to the start point and • For WMA/MP3 discs, select Repeat Disc, Repeat
plays the loop round and round. Folder or Repeat Track (or Repeat Off).
• When playing a DVD-Video/Video mode DVD, or from 3 To resume normal playback, select ‘Repeat Off’
the HDD, the start and end points of the loop must be from the Repeat Play menu.
in the same title. • You can also press CLEAR to cancel repeat play if no
menu OSD (such as the Play Mode menu) is
4 To resume normal playback, select ‘Off’ from the
displayed.
A-B Repeat menu.
• You can also press CLEAR to cancel A-B Repeat play
if no menu OSD (such as the Play Mode menu) is Note
displayed.
• If you switch the camera angle during repeat play of
a DVD-Video disc, repeat play is canceled.
Note • If there is a program list, you can also select Repeat
• If you switch camera angles while using A-B Repeat Program to repeat the program list.
with a DVD-Video disc, A-B repeat is canceled.
Program play
Repeat play DVD-Video CD Video CD WMA/MP3
ALL
This feature lets you program the play order of titles/
There are various repeat play options, depending on the chapters/folders/tracks on a disc.
kind of disc loaded, or if you’re using the HDD for 1 Select ‘Program’ from the Play Mode menu.
playback. It’s also possible to use repeat play together
with program play to repeat the tracks/chapters in the 2 Select ‘Input/Edit Program’ from the list of
program list (see Program play below). program options.
1 Select ‘Repeat’ from the Play Mode menu.
Play Mode
2 Select a repeat play mode. Search Mode Input/Edit Program
A-B Repeat Start Program Play
Repeat Cancel Program Play
Play Mode Program Erase Program List
Search Mode Repeat Disc

A-B Repeat Repeat Title
Repeat Repeat Chapter
Program Repeat Off
The Program edit screen that appears depends on the

kind of disc loaded.
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On the left side is the program list, then to the right is a 4 Repeat step 3 to build up a program list.
list of titles (DVD), folders (WMA/MP3), or tracks (CD, A program list can contain up to 24 titles/chapters/
Video CDs). On the far right is a list of chapters (DVD) or folders/tracks.
tracks (WMA/MP3).
5 To play the program list, press PLAY.
3 Select a title, chapter, folder or track for the Program play remains active until you turn off program
current step in the program list. play (see below), erase the program list (see below), eject
For a DVD disc, you can add a whole title, or a chapter the disc or switch off the recorder.
within a title to the program list.
• To add a title, select the title.
Tip
• To add a chapter, first highlight the title, then press
(cursor right)and select a chapter from the list. • To save your program list and exit the program edit
screen without starting playback, press HOME
MENU or PLAY MODE.
Program
Step Title (1-38) Chapter (1-004) • You can change the program list by selecting Input/
01. 01-003 Title 01 Chapter 001
02. Title 02 Chapter 002
Edit Program from the Play Mode Program menu.
• During program play, press to skip to the next
05.
06.
Title 05 program step.
Title 06
07.
08.
Title 07
Title 08
• Press CLEAR during playback to switch off program
play (if no menu OSD, such as the Disc Navigator, is
displayed). Press while stopped to erase the program
For a CD or Video CD, select a track to add to the program list.
list.
Other Program play functions
Program
Step
As well as creating and editing a program list, you can
Track (1-12) Total Time 0.00.00
01. 04 Track 01 start program play, cancel program play, and erase the
02. Track 02
03. Track 03
program list from the Play Mode menu.
04. Track 04
05. Track 05 1 Press PLAY MODE and select ‘Program’ from the
06. Track 06
07. Track 07 list of functions on the left.
08. Track 08
2 Select a program play function.
• Input/Edit Program – See above
For a WMA/MP3 disc, you can add a whole folder, or a
track within a folder to the program list. • Start Program Play – Starts playback of a saved
program list
• To add a folder, select the folder.
• Cancel Program Play – Turns off program play, but
• To add a track, first highlight the folder, then press
does not erase the program list
(cursor right) and select a track from the list.
• Erase Program List – Erases the program list and
Program
turns off program play
Step Folder (1-06) Track (1-010)
01. 01-003 01. Pop 001. Track 01
02. 02. Electronic 002. Track 02 Note
03. 03. Jazz 003. Track 03
04. 04. Indie 004. Track 04
05. 05. Rock 005. Track 05
• When playing a program list of DVD-Video chapters,
06. 06. Classic 006. Track 06 chapters not included in the program list may be
07. 007. Track 07
08. 008. Track 08 sometimes be played, depending on the disc.
• You can use repeat play with program play. Start
After pressing ENTER to add the title/chapter/folder/ playback of the program list then select Program
track, the step number automatically moves down one. Repeat from the Repeat Play Mode menu (see
Repeat play on page 40).
• To insert a step into the program list, highlight the
step number where you want to insert another step,
then select a chapter/title/folder/track as usual. After
pressing ENTER, all the subsequent steps move
down one.
• To delete a step from the program list, highlight the
step you want to delete, then press CLEAR.
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Displaying and switching subtitles Switching DVD soundtracks

DVD-Video DVD-Video
Some DVD discs have subtitles in one or more When playing a DVD disc recorded with two or more
languages; the disc box will usually tell you which soundtracks (often in different languages), you can
subtitle languages are available. You can switch subtitle switch the soundtrack during playback.
language during playback. Check the disc packaging for details of the soundtrack
Check the disc packaging for details of the subtitle options.
options.
AUDIO
SUBTITLE
• Press AUDIO repeatedly to select an audio

soundtrack.
CLEAR
Audio : 1/2 Dolby Digital 2/0CH

1 Press SUBTITLE repeatedly to select a subtitle
option.
The current subtitle language is shown on-screen and in
the front panel display.
Subtitle: 1/2 English Note

• The sound may drop out for a few seconds when
switching soundtracks.
• Some discs only allow you to change audio language
The toucan lives in tropical forests
from the disc menu. Press TOP MENU to access.
• To set audio language preferences, see Audio
2 To switch off subtitles, press SUBTITLE then
Language on page 99.
CLEAR.
• Some discs feature both Dolby Digital and DTS
soundtracks. There is no analog audio output when
Note DTS is selected. To listen to the DTS soundtrack,
• Some discs only allow you to change subtitle connect this recorder to a DTS decoder or AV amp/
language from the disc menu. Press TOP MENU to receiver with built-in DTS decoder via the digital
access. output. See Connecting to an AV amplifier or receiver
on page 19 for connection details.
• To set subtitle preferences, see Subtitle Language on
page 99.
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Switching audio channels Switching camera angles

VR mode CD Video CD WMA/MP3 DVD-Video
For VR mode content that has both a main and a SAP Some DVD-Video discs feature scenes shot from two or
(Secondary Audio Program) audio channel, you can more angles—check the disc box for details: it should be
switch between main (L), SAP (R), or both (L+R). marked with a icon if it contains multi-angle scenes.
When playing Video CDs and audio CDs you can switch When a multi-angle scene is playing, the same icon
between stereo, just the left channel or just the right appears on screen to let you know that other angles are
channel. available (this can be switched off if you prefer—see
Angle Indicator on page 105).
AUDIO
ANGLE
1 To display/switch the audio channel, press

AUDIO repeatedly. • To switch the camera angle, press ANGLE.
The audio channel(s) currently playing are indicated on- • The angle number is displayed on-screen.
screen.
• If the disc was paused, playback starts again with the
new angle.
VR mode
• Repeat play is canceled if you change the angle while
• L+R – Both channels (default) repeat playback is active.
• L – Left/main channel only
• R – Right/SAP channel only Note
• You can also change the angle from some DVD-Video
CD Video CD WMA/MP3 disc menus. Press TOP MENU to access.
• Stereo – Stereo (default)
• 1/L – Left channel only
• 2/R – Right channel only
Note
• When playing a Dual Mono recording on a VR mode
disc, if you are listening to the Dolby Digital
soundtrack via the digital output, you cannot switch
the audio channel. Set Dolby Digital Out to Dolby
Digital PCM (see Dolby Digital Out on page 98) or
listen via the analog outputs if you need to switch the
audio channel.
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Chapter 6
Recording
About DVD recording About HDD recording

This recorder can record on both DVD-R and DVD-RW Recording to the internal hard disk drive (HDD) is
media. The main difference between the two is that DVD- basically similar to recording to a VR mode DVD-RW disc.
R discs can only be recorded once, while DVD-RW can be You have the full choice of recording quality options,
recorded, erased and re-recorded many times. including the manual mode, and of course you can
A further difference between the two disc types is that record, erase and re-record as many times as you like.
only DVD-RW can be initialized for VR mode recording, The capacity of the hard disk drive means that you can
which offers much more comprehensive editing store many hours of video on it, even in the higher quality
functions compared to Video mode recording. recording modes. To help you organize the contents, the
The big advantage, however, of Video mode is its HDD is divided into four groups. You can name and use
compatibility with standard DVD players, most of which these groups as you like—for example, you might have a
will not play VR mode DVD-RW discs (see also the notes group for movies, another for TV shows, and one for
below). camcorder recordings.
While DVD-R discs can only be recorded using the Video
mode, you can initialize a DVD-RW disc for Video or VR Note
mode recordings. Once initialized (any previous content • The maximum number of titles that can be recorded
is erased in this operation), all recordings on that disc on the HDD is 250.
will be in the chosen recording mode.
• You can record up to 102 hours of video (in EP mode)
on the internal 80GB (gigabyte) hard disk (HDD).
Important • The maximum number of chapters per title
• You cannot play, edit or record on unfinalized DVD-R/ recordable on the HDD is 99.
RW discs recorded in Video mode on other DVD • No more recording is possible on the HDD after the
recorders. (Likewise, unfinalized Video mode discs maximum number of titles has been reached.
recorded on this recorder are not playable on other
• The maximum continuous recording time is six
players/recorders.)
hours.
• This recorder cannot record onto CD-R or CD-RW
discs.
• Pioneer takes no responsibility for recording failure
due to power cuts, defective discs, or damage to the Recording time and picture quality
recorder.
There are four preset recording quality modes:
• Fingerprints and small scratches on a disc can affect
• FINE – Highest quality setting, gives about one hour
playback and/or recording performance. Please take
of recording time on a DVD disc.
proper care of your discs.
• SP (Standard Play) – Default quality, sufficient for
most applications, gives about two hours of
Note recording time on a DVD.
• Some DVD players, such as some Pioneer models, • LP (Long Play) – Slightly lower video quality, but
are compatible with VR mode DVD-RW discs. Check doubles the recording time on a DVD to around four
the operating instructions for your player for VR hours.
mode compatibility information. • EP (Extended Play) – Use when maximum recording
• The maximum number of titles that can be recorded time is most important; EP gives you around six
on a DVD-R/RW disc is 99. hours of recording time on a DVD disc.
• The maximum number of chapters recordable on a In addition to these settings, you can access 32 different
DVD-R/RW disc is 999. recording quality/time settings when manual recording
• No more recording is possible on a disc that already mode is on (see Manual Recording on page 101), giving
contains the maximum number of chapters/titles. you precise control over the recording.
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When setting a timer recording there is a further option, Recording equipment and copyright
AUTO, which maximizes the recording quality for the You may use this product only to reproduce or copy
space available on the disc loaded at the time of materials for which you own the copyright or have
recording. (If recording to the HDD, the recording quality obtained permission to copy from the copyright owner or
is maximized to fit on to a DVD disc.) for which you otherwise have a legal right to reproduce or
In all except the FINE/MN32 modes, sound is recorded in copy. Unless you own the copyright or have obtained
two channel Dolby Digital format. When set to FINE/ permission from the copyright owner or otherwise have a
MN32, sound is recorded in high quality, uncompressed legal right to reproduce or copy, you may be violating the
Linear PCM format. law, including copyright law, and may be subject to
If the broadcast audio has a SAP channel and you are payment of damages and other remedies.
recording in Video mode or to the HDD, or in VR mode on • This product incorporates copyright protection
the FINE/MN32 setting, use the AUDIO button to select technology that is protected by method claims of
the Mono, Stereo or SAP audio channel to record before certain U. S. patents and other intellectual property
recording starts. rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other
rights owners. Use of this copyright protection
technology must be authorized by Macrovision
Note Corporation, and is intended for home and other
• Note that all recording times (both here and those limited viewing uses only unless otherwise
shown by the recorder) are only approximate. This is authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse
because of the way that the video is recorded; you engineering or disassembly is prohibited.
may get slightly more or slightly less, depending on
what you’re recording.
Setting the picture quality/recording

time
Restrictions on video recording
• You cannot record copy-protected video using this
recorder. Copy-protected video includes DVD-Video Before starting a recording, you will usually want to set
discs and some satellite broadcasts. If copy- the picture quality/recording time. There are four
protected material is encountered during a standard settings available, which allow you to choose a
recording, recording will pause automatically and an balance between picture quality and recording time.
error message will be displayed on-screen.
It’s also possible to create a fifth, ‘manual’ setting for
• Video that is ‘copy-once only’ can only be recorded on picture quality/recording time. Before you can select this,
the HDD or a DVD-RW disc in VR mode (see below). however, you will need to set the Manual Recording
• When recording a TV broadcast or through an option in the Initial Settings menu (see Manual Recording
external input, you can display copy control on page 101).
information on screen. (see Displaying disc
information on-screen on page 32).
REC MODE
CPRM
CPRM is a copy protection system with scramble system
regarding the recording of ‘copy once’ broadcast
programs. CPRM stands for Content Protection for
Recordable Media. • Press REC MODE repeatedly to select a recording
This recorder is CPRM compatible, which means that setting.
you can record copy-once broadcast programs, but you • FINE – Fine picture quality
cannot then make a copy of those recordings. CPRM • SP – Standard play
recordings can only be made on CPRM-compatible DVD- • LP – Long play
RW (ver. 1.1 or higher) discs formatted in VR mode or on
the HDD. • EP – Extended play
DVD CPRM recordings can only be played on players that • MN – Manual (available only when manual recording
are specifically compatible with CPRM. is on)
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The setting is indicated in the front panel display, and 2 Use the CHANNEL +/– buttons to select the TV
shown on-screen together with the recording time for a channel to record.
blank recordable disc. If a recordable disc is loaded, the The front panel display shows the channel number:
approximate remaining recording time for that disc is
also shown. (Note that if the On Screen Display setting
(see On Screen Display on page 95) is Off then this
11 30 7
information is not displayed.) Channel number
• While the recorder is stopped, you can also use the

number buttons on the remote to select the channel.
(For channel 6, press 6 then ENTER; for channel 24,
Basic recording from the TV press 2, 4 then ENTER)
VR mode Video mode HDD • If the recorder is stopped, you can also use the +/–
buttons on the front panel to select the channel
Follow the instructions below to record a TV program. number.
Recording starts immediately and continues until the
disc is full or you stop the recording. 3 Use the REC MODE button to set the picture
quality/recording time.
• See Setting the picture quality/recording time on
page 45 for detailed instructions.
4 If the broadcast audio has a SAP channel (Second
Audio Program), press AUDIO to select the audio
HDD DVD
channel to record.
AUDIO
Press repeatedly to switch between Mono, Stereo and
SAP audio channels.
• When recording in VR mode, both mono and SAP
audio channels are recorded, allowing you to switch
CHANNEL
the audio channel on playback. The only exception to
this is when the picture quality is set to FINE/MN32,
in which case you do need to select the audio
channel before recording.
ENTER 5 Press REC to start recording.
If you want to set a recording end time, press the REC
button repeatedly. The recording time increases in 30
minute increments, up to a maximum of six hours. The
PAUSE
time the recording will end is shown on-screen and in the
front panel display. When the recording ends, the
recorder automatically switches into standby if no other
REC STOP REC REC MODE
operation is being performed.
• To cancel the set recording time, press REC.
• If you want to pause recording at any time, press
PAUSE. Press again to restart the recording. (If
recording to the HDD or in VR mode, a new chapter
is started after recording restarts)
6 To stop the recording, press STOP REC.
DVD RECORDER
• If you set the recording time in the previous step, you
can still stop the recording anytime by pressing
STOP REC.
1 Press HDD or DVD to record to the hard disk drive • Recording will stop automatically when there is no
or a recordable DVD respectively. more space on the HDD/DVD, or after six hours of
• If you’re recording to DVD, load a recordable disc (if HDD recording (whichever is sooner).
you load a new blank DVD-RW disc, the recorder
takes a short while to initialize the disc).
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• Timer recordings have higher priority than the Auto

Setting a timer recording Start Recording function (see Automatic recording
from a satellite tuner on page 54). A timer recording
VR mode Video mode HDD will interrupt an Auto Start Recording. (Auto Start
Recording will resume after the timer recording has
Using the timer recording features you can program up
finished.)
to 32 timer recordings up to a month in advance. Timer
recording programs can be set to record just once, every • Approximately two minutes before a timer recording
day, or every week. is set to start, the recorder will go into timer recording
standby. In timer recording standby you cannot use
You can set the recording quality for your timer recording
some functions.
in the same way as for a regular recording, but with the
added option of an AUTO mode, which maximizes the • The maximum length for timer recordings made to
recording quality for the space available on the disc (if the HDD is 24 hours. However, because one title is
recording to DVD), or to fit on to a blank DVD disc (if limited to six hours, recordings over six hours will be
recording to HDD). spread over two or more titles. Note that there will be
a break in the recording of a few seconds between
You can set timer recordings to record to a recordable
titles.
DVD or to the hard disk drive. For regular (daily or weekly)
HDD timer recordings that you don’t need to keep, you
can use the Auto Replace Recording feature to Easy Timer Recording
automatically replace the previous timer recording with As the name suggests, Easy Timer Recording makes
the new one. Note that when you use this feature, the setting up a timer recording as simple as possible.
previous recording made on that timer program will be
replaced by the next one, regardless of whether you have
watched it yet or not.
You can also set the recorder so that it will adjust the
recording quality to try and fit the recording on to the disc
if it would not otherwise fit at the recording quality you set HDD DVD
(see Optimized Rec on page 101 for more on this).
Finally, if you set a timer recording to record to DVD but
there isn’t a recordable DVD loaded at the time of the
recording, the Recovery Recording feature will
automatically record the program to the HDD for you.
CHANNEL
Important
• A timer recording can’t be set if:
– Auto Start Recording is in progress. HOME
ENTER
– There are already 32 timer programs waiting to be MENU RETURN
recorded.
• Timer recording will not start if:
– The recorder is already recording.
– A disc is being initialized, finalized or unfinalized.
• Timer recording will start when the operation REC MODE
preventing timer recording has finished.
EASY
• If a recordable DVD that doesn’t support TIMER
simultaneous playback and recording (see

Simultaneous recording and playback on page 53) is
playing when a DVD timer recording is due to start,
playback will automatically stop to allow the
recording to start.
• The timer indicator ( ) lights in the front panel DVD RECORDER
display when the timer is active. If the indicator is

blinking it means that (for a DVD timer recording)
there is no disc loaded, or the disc loaded is not
recordable (for an HDD timer recording it means that
the HDD is not recordable).
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1 Press EASY TIMER. • You can go back and reset the start time if you need
Alternatively, you can also access from the Home Menu to by pressing RETURN.
(press HOME MENU and select Timer Recording then
5 Use the / (cursor left/right) to move the
Easy Timer Recording).
cursor to the recording end time on the grid.
Easy Timer Recording Recording start time
AM PM Recording end time
8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00
12/13
12/14 Easy Timer Recording
12/15
AM PM
11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00
12/13 MON 9:30 AM --:-- 12/13
12/14
CHANNEL +/– 32 REC MODE FINE HDD/DVD HDD 12/15
12/13 MON 11:45 AM 1:45 PM

2 Set the TV channel and recording quality. CHANNEL +/– 32 REC MODE FINE HDD/DVD HDD
• Use the CHANNEL +/– buttons to set the channel you
want to record.
As you move the cursor around the grid, an arrow
• Use the REC MODE button to set the recording stretches from the start time to the current cursor
quality. Press repeatedly to switch between FINE, SP, position, representing the length of the recording. A
LP, EP and AUTO (and MN if manual recording mode recording of up to six hours can be set.
is on).
• DVD recording: The AUTO option automatically sets 6 Press ENTER to set the end time.
the best recording quality for the space available on 7 Select ‘Yes’ to set the timer recording and exit, or
the disc loaded at the time of recording. ‘No’ to go back to the timer recording screen.
• HDD recording: The AUTO option automatically sets • You can check the timer recording details you just set
the best recording quality that would fit on to a blank from the main timer recording screen (see Standard
DVD disc. timer recording below).
• Press DVD to record to DVD disc, or HDD if you want
to record to the hard disk drive. Standard timer recording
3 Use /// (cursor buttons) to move the The timer recording screen you can see all the timer
cursor to the recording start date and time on the programs already set, clear programs and set up new
grid. ones.
• You can move the cursor forward or back an hour at
a time using the and buttons.
CLEAR
Current time
Recording start time
Easy Timer Recording ENTER

HOME
AM PM MENU
8:00 9:00 10:00 11:00 12:00 1:00 2:00
12/13
12/14
12/15
12/13 MON 11:45 AM - -:- -

CHANNEL +/– 32 REC MODE FINE HDD/DVD HDD PREV NEXT
TIMER REC

Each row of the grid is one day (you can set the timer
recording for up to a month in advance). Each column is
a 15 minute interval.
1 Press TIMER REC to display the Timer Recording
The darker area represents time that has already passed screen.
and can’t therefore be selected. The lighter area is time You can also access the Timer Recording screen from
that’s available. the Home Menu (press HOME MENU, select Timer
4 Press ENTER to set the start time. Recording, then Timer Recording (View)).
The start date and time is displayed in the middle of the
screen.
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This screen shows all the timer programs currently set. • Mode – Select FINE, SP, LP, EP or AUTO (See
Recording time and picture quality on page 44). If
Timer Recording Manual Recording is on, then you can also select the
Date Start Stop CH Mode Rec to Confirm MN setting.
12/13 MON 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 32 FINE HDD OK
12/14 TUE 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 43 FINE HDD OK • Rec to – Select HDD for hard disk recording or DVD
New Input
for DVD recording. Select HDD for Auto Replace
Recording (daily or weekly timer recording only).
• Group – Select a record group (for HDD recording
HDD Remain 10h20m(FINE)
only).
1/1
DVD Remain 0h43m(FINE)
• Ttl Name Input – Optionally, you can enter a name
for the recording up to 32 characters. (Highlight
• Each row is for one timer recording program, with the Program Set then press (cursor down) to access
date and time information, channel, recording mode, this option.)
DVD or HDD and recording status.
• The amount of free space available on the HDD and 4 After entering all the timer recording
the currently loaded recordable DVD is shown information, highlight ‘Program set’ and press
towards the bottom of the screen. ENTER.
The timer recording list screen is displayed again. The
• In the lower-right corner, the number of timer timer program you just input appears in the list. The
programs already set is shown next to Tmr Pgms. rightmost column shows various timer recording status
• If there are more than eight timer programs already messages:
set, press NEXT to switch page (go back using • For an HDD timer recording, if there are already 250
the PREV button). titles on the HDD, the message Title Over appears.
• You can also clear a timer program before it’s started • If a timer program overlaps another in the list, the
(before the recorder enters timer recording standby) message Overlap appears.
by highlighting it and pressing CLEAR.
• 6 Hour Over is displayed if a recording over six hours
2 Select ‘New Input’ to set a new timer program, is set for a DVD.
then press ENTER. • Standby is displayed when the recorder is in timer
recording standby.
Timer Recording
• Recording is displayed when a timer recording is in
Date Start Stop CH Rec Mode progress.
12/12 SUN 10 00 AM -- -- 24 FINE
5 To exit the timer recording screen, press HOME
Rec to Group MENU.
HDD GROUP1 Program Set
Ttl Name Input

Note
• The rightmost column in the timer recording screen
(Confirm) shows whether there’s enough space to
record your timer program. If you selected a daily or
3 Enter the timer recording settings.
weekly program, the date of the last recording that
Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to select a field;
will fit on the disc appears (up to a maximum of one
use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to change the
month ahead).
value.
• If you set a DVD timer recording but there is no
• Date – Choose a date up to one month in advance, or
recordable DVD disc loaded, or the disc loaded
select a daily or weekly program.
doesn’t have enough free space for the complete
• Start – Set the recording start time. recording, Recovery is shown. In this case (unless
• Stop – Set the recording end time (maximum length you load a suitable disc before the recording actually
of a timer recording is 24 hours for HDD recording or starts), the recorder will use the HDD for recording.
six hours for DVD). (The message Can’t Rec will appear if there are
• CH – Choose a channel (2–69 or 1–125 for antenna or already 250 titles on the HDD or if there is not enough
cable channels respectively, excluding skip free space on the HDD for recording.)
channels), or one of the external inputs from which to
record.
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• For a DVD timer recording, if Optimized Rec (see 1 Press ‘VCR Plus+’ to display the VCR Plus+
Optimized Rec on page 101) is set to On, the recorder program screen.
will adjust the recording quality to try and fit the You can also access this screen from the Home Menu
recording on the disc. If the recording will not fit onto (press HOME MENU, select Timer Recording, then VCR
the disc even on MN1 recording quality then the Plus+).
Recovery Recording feature will automatically make
the recording to the HDD instead. VCR Plus+
• If there is very little free space left on the HDD, an PlusCode# 39924 0 9 to input
Auto Replace Recording may not complete
REC MODE to change
successfully. Rec Mode MN21
to change level
• If the HDD is being used for playback or high-speed
Rec Times Once Daily Weekly to change
copying when an Auto Replace Recording is due to
start, the new timer recording will not replace the old Rec to HDD HDD DVD to change
one. However, the next time the timer recording
starts, both of the older two programs will be erased.
• Use the number buttons to enter the PlusCode
• If you change the Auto Channel Setting (from cable number. (To clear the last digit entered, press
to antenna or the other way around), existing timer CLEAR.)
programs will be erased.
• Press REC MODE to select FINE, SP, LP, EP or AUTO
(See Recording time and picture quality on page 44). If
Timer recording using the VCR Plus+® Manual Recording is on, then you can also select the
MN setting.
programming system
This system makes programming timer recordings very • Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to select the
simple. Most TV guides publish PlusCode numbers with Once, Daily or Weekly recording option.
their program details. If you want to make a timer • Press HDD to record to the hard disk drive, or DVD to
recording of a program, you just input the corresponding record to a DVD.
code. The date, start, stop and channel settings are made
automatically. All you have to do is tell the recorder the 2 After making the settings, press ENTER.
recording mode, and whether it’s a once-only recording The program details are shown at the bottom of the
or a regular recording. screen for a few seconds then the screen is automatically
exited.
• If you haven’t set up the guide channels (or at least
the guide channel for the PlusCode number that you
entered), the recorder will prompt you to enter the
channel number that the TV program is showing on.
HDD DVD
Tip
• You can check the timer program settings by
pressing TIMER REC to display the timer recording
screen.
VCR Plus+
CLEAR
ENTER
HOME
MENU
REC MODE

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VCR Plus+ programming with the power off Extending a timer recording in progress
You can enter a PlusCode number when the recorder is You can extend a timer recording beyond the
in standby. Note that the recording is always made to the programmed end time in two different ways. This can be
HDD. If you want to record to a DVD disc, you’ll need to useful if a broadcast program overruns, for example.
switch on the power and use the full VCR Plus+ program
screen. CLEAR
ENTER
HOME
MENU
VCR Plus+
CLEAR
PREV NEXT
REC STOP REC TIMER REC

ENTER

Moving the end time by 30-minute blocks

Important
• You can’t use this feature until you have set up the 1 During timer recording, press and hold REC for
guide channels. See VCR Plus+ CH Setting on three seconds.
page 96. The timer indicator disappears from the front panel
display.
• You can’t change the recording mode.
• You can’t program daily or weekly timer recordings. 2 Press REC repeatedly to extend recording in 30
minute increments.
1 Press ‘VCR Plus+’.
The front panel display shows the current recording Programming a new end time
mode and prompts you to enter the PlusCode number.
1 During timer recording, press TIMER REC to

P L US CODE
display the Timer Recording screen.
2 Use the number buttons to enter the PlusCode You can also access the Timer Recording screen from
number. the Home Menu (press HOME MENU, select Timer
Recording, then Timer Recording (View)).
2 9 32 4
Timer Recording
Date Start Stop CH Mode Rec to Confirm
• To clear the last digit entered, press CLEAR. 12/13 MON 7:00 PM 8:00 PM 32 FINE HDD OK
12/14 TUE 9:00 PM 10:00 PM 43 FINE HDD OK
3 Press ENTER. New Input
The display shows the timer settings:

Date Start time End time HDD and Recording
channel.
HDD Remain ---h--m(FINE) 1/1
• If CODE ERROR appears in the display, check that DVD Remain 0h43m(FINE)
the PlusCode number is correct and that the guide
channel is set (see VCR Plus+ CH Setting on
page 96), then set the timer recording again.
• If CAN’T SET appears in the display, it means that
although you entered a valid PlusCode number, the
program has already finished.
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2 Use the (cursor up) button to highlight the 1 If the recorder is on, switch it into standby.
current timer recording (‘Recording’ is shown in the
2 Press and hold STOP on the front panel for
‘Confirm’ column), then press ENTER.
three seconds to lock the controls.
A screen showing details of the timer recording appears.
The front panel display briefly shows LOCK. If any buttons
From this screen, only the recording stop time can be
are pressed on the remote or front panel, LOCK is briefly
changed.
displayed again.
Timer Recording
• To unlock the recorder, press and hold STOP on
the front panel for three seconds until the display
Date Start Stop CH Rec Mode shows UNLOCK.
12/13 MON 7 00 PM 8 00 PM 32 FINE
• To cancel a timer recording when the recorder is
Rec to Group
locked, first unlock the recorder (see above), then
HDD GROUP1 Program Set press and hold REC for three seconds.
Ttl Name Input
3 Set a new Stop time for the timer recording. Timer recording FAQ
Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to select the
hour or minute field, then use the / (cursor up/down)
buttons to change the time. Frequently Asked Questions
4 Press ENTER to set the new time and exit the • Even though the timer is set, the recorder doesn’t start
screen. recording!
Recording will continue until the new stop time is Check that the disc loaded or HDD is recordable, not
reached. locked (see Lock Disc on page 89), and that there are
fewer than 99/250 titles already on the DVD/HDD.
Canceling and stopping a timer recording in
• The recorder won’t let me enter a timer program! Why
progress
not?
After a timer recording has started, you can cancel the
program (but continue recording), or stop recording You can’t enter a timer program if the clock isn’t set.
completely if you need to.
• What happens when two or more timer programs
overlap?
Basically, the program with the earlier recording start
REC STOP REC time has priority. However, the recorder will start
recording the program with the later start time after
the earlier program is finished. If two programs have
the same times (but different channels, for example),
the program set most recently takes priority.
1 During timer recording, press and hold REC for
three seconds. • I entered a timer program, but the recorder doesn’t
Only the program is canceled (the timer indicator confirm whether or not it’s OK. Why not?
disappears); recording continues so that you can Timer confirmation only works for DVD recordings
manually stop recording whenever you like. when there is a recordable disc loaded. Also make
sure that the disc is not locked (see Lock Disc on
2 When you want to stop recording completely,
page 89) and that there are fewer than 99 titles
press STOP REC.
already recorded (250 for the HDD). Note that it’s
possible that although the timer recording screen
Preventing use of the recorder before a says OK, the recording doesn’t complete
timer recording (child lock) successfully because of some other reason, such as
You can make all the front panel and remote control a damaged disc, etc.
buttons inoperative using the child lock feature. This is
useful when you set a timer recording and want to make
sure that the timer settings are not changed before
recording has finished.
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Simultaneous recording and Recording from an external

playback component
VR mode HDD VR mode Video mode HDD
A feature called Chase Play makes it possible to watch a You can record from an external component, such as a
recording in progress (DVD or HDD) from the start of the camcorder or VCR, connected to one of the recorder’s
recording (as in, playback is ‘chasing’ the recording). For external inputs.
example, perhaps you have to miss the first 30 minutes of
a movie on TV; you can start recording, then start
watching the movie, from the beginning, while the
recorder is still recording 30 minutes ahead of you.

In fact, you’re not just limited to watching the recording
in progress; you can watch anything else already on the HDD DVD
DVD or HDD by selecting it from the Disc Navigator

screen (see Using the Disc Navigator with recordable
discs and the HDD on page 36). INPUT
SELECT
Important
CLEAR
• Note that you must use a DVD-RW Ver. 1.1 / 2x or
Ver. 1.2 / 4x disc to be able to use this feature.
• You may not be able to use this feature with a
ENTER
DVD-RW disc that was first initialized on another
recorder.
• During recording, press PLAY to start playback
from the beginning of the current recording, or press
DISC NAVIGATOR and select another title to play
from there.

You can use all the usual playback controls, such as REC REC MODE
pause, slow-motion play, scan and skip.
• To stop playback, press STOP (recording will

continue).
• To stop recording, press STOP REC (playback will
continue). 1 Make sure that the component you want to
record from is connected properly to the DVD
recorder.
Note See Chapter 2 (Connecting up) for connection options.
• You can’t start playback immediately after recording 2 Press INPUT SELECT repeatedly to select one of
starts. the external inputs to record from.
• When scanning a DVD, no sound is output if the There are three analog inputs and a DV digital input
recorder is also recording the DVD (see Scanning (DVR-520H only). The current input is shown on-screen
discs on page 37). and in the front panel display:
• You can’t use this feature during Auto Start • L1 – Input 1/Auto Start Rec
Recording, or in Auto Start Recording standby (the • L2 – Input 2 (front panel)
AUTO indicator is lit in the front panel display).
• L3 – Input 3
• You can’t use simultaneous playback and recording
while copying or backing up. • DV – DV input/output (front panel) (DVR-520H only)
Check that the Audio In settings for External Audio,
Dual Mono Recording and DV Input are as you want
them (see Audio In settings on page 97).
• If the aspect ratio is distorted (squashed or
stretched), adjust on the source component or your
TV before recording.
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3 Set up the recorder. 1 Set the timer for the satellite receiver (or other
• Use REC MODE to set the recording quality. See component), then switch it into standby (if
Setting the picture quality/recording time on page 45 necessary).
for detailed information. Check the manual that came with the receiver if you’re
• Press HDD to record to the hard disk drive, or DVD to not sure how to do this.
record to a DVD. 2 Check that the ‘Audio In’ settings for ‘External
4 Press REC when you’re ready to start Audio’ and ‘Dual Mono Recording’ are as you want
recording. them.
• DVR-520H only: The recorder will only start recording See Audio In settings on page 97 for more on these
from the DV IN/OUT jack if there is a valid signal. settings.
Recording will also pause if the signal is interrupted 3 Set up the recorder.
during recording. • Use REC MODE to set the recording quality. See
Setting the picture quality/recording time on page 45
Note for detailed information.
• If your source is copy-protected using CopyGuard, 4 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Timer Recording’,
you will not be able to record it. See Restrictions on then ‘Auto Start Recording’.
video recording on page 45 for more details.
5 Select ‘Yes’ to switch Auto Start Recording on, or
‘No’ to switch off.
6 Switch the recorder into standby.
The AUTO indicator in the front panel display lights.
Automatic recording from a satellite
The recorder will automatically switch on and start
tuner recording when the other component comes on.
HDD Recording stops when the external component switches
off.
If you have a satellite tuner or some other kind of set top
box connected to the L1 input, you can have the recorder • To cancel Auto Start Recording, press STANDBY/
start and stop recording automatically with the timer ON while the recorder is in standby. The AUTO
settings of the connected component. (If the other indicator goes off.
component doesn’t have a built-in timer, you’ll need to • To cancel Auto Start Recording once recording has
use it with an external timer unit.) already started, press REC for three seconds, then
After setting up for Auto Start Recording, this recorder STOP REC.
starts recording when it detects a signal from the other • When a timer recording is in progress ahead of Auto
component. When the signal ceases, the recorder stops Start Recording, some functions, such as extending
recording. the timer recording and chase play, are not available.
If you want to use this recorder with the timer features of Press the front panel + button for three seconds to
your satellite tuner, see Additional information for cable/ cancel Auto Start Recording without affecting the
satellite/STB (set-top box) users on page 112. timer recording. The AUTO indicator goes off.
Note
Important
• Auto Start Recordings are always on the HDD. Auto
• It takes a little while for this recorder to switch on and
Start Recording to DVD is not possible.
start recording after detecting a signal. Please bear
this in mind when setting the timer. • You can’t set Auto Start Recording when:
• If Auto Start Recording is set, it will not start if • the recorder is recording or in timer recording
another timer recording is in progress. standby.
• Timer recordings take precedence over Auto Start • the HDD is not recordable.
Recording. Auto Start Recording will stop if a timer • the HDD already contains the maximum number
recording is due to start. After the timer recording of titles (250).
has finished, Auto Start Recording will resume.
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• During DV recording, if a part of the tape is blank, or

Recording from a DV camcorder has copy-protected material on it, this recorder will
pause recording. Recording will restart automatically
(DVR-520H only) when there is a recordable signal. However, if there is
VR mode Video mode HDD more than 10 seconds of blank tape, this recorder will
stop recording and the camcorder should stop
You can record from a DV camcorder connected to the (depending on the camcorder).
DV IN/OUT jack on the front panel of this recorder. Using
• For best results when recording from a DV
the recorder’s remote, you can control both the
camcorder to this recorder, we recommend cueing
camcorder and this recorder.
the camcorder to the place you want to start
Before recording, make sure that the audio input for the recording from and setting the camcorder to play-
DV IN/OUT jack is setup (see DV Input (DVR-520H only) pause.
on page 97).
1 Make sure your digital camcorder is connected to
the front panel DV IN/OUT jack.
Also, set the camcorder to VTR mode.
2 Set up the recorder.

• Use REC MODE to set the recording quality. See
HDD DVD Setting the picture quality/recording time on page 45
for detailed information.
• Make sure a recordable disc is loaded if you want to
record to DVD.
3 From the Initial Settings menu, check that the DV
audio input is setup as you require.
CLEAR
See DV Input (DVR-520H only) on page 97 for more on
this.
• Check also that the Audio In settings for External
HOME
ENTER
Audio and Dual Mono Recording are as you want
MENU RETURN
them (see Audio In settings on page 97).
REV SCAN PLAY FWD SCAN 4 Press HOME MENU and select ‘DV Record’ from
the menu.
PAUSE STOP
• DV recording only works when the digital camcorder
STEP/SLOW
is in VTR mode with a tape loaded.

REC MODE 5 Select ‘Record to HDD’ or ‘Record to DVD’ to

record to the hard disk drive or a recordable DVD
respectively.
6 Find the place on the camcorder tape that you
want to start recording from.
For best results, pause playback at the point from which
Important
you want to record.
• The source signal must be DVC-SD format • Depending on your camcorder, you can use this
• Some camcorders cannot be controlled using this recorder’s remote to control the camcorder using the
recorder’s remote. , , , , , and
buttons.
• If you connect a second recorder using a DV cable, 7 Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to select
you cannot control the second unit from this one. ‘Start Rec’ and press ENTER.
• You can’t control this unit remotely from a
component connected to the DV IN/OUT jack.
• You can’t record date and time information from DV Stop Stop
1.02.22
cassette. Control with these
buttons Start Rec
Pause Rec
Stop Rec
HDD SP (2h00m/DVD)
Remain 1h40m
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• Recording is automatically paused if the recorder

detects no signal, or a copy-protected signal. Recording from the DV output
Recording restarts when there is a non-copy-
protected signal. (DVR-520H only)
• You can pause or stop the recording by selecting VR mode Video mode HDD
Pause Rec or Stop Rec from the on-screen display.
You can record non-copy-protected material from the
You cannot control the camcorder from this remote
hard disk drive or from a DVD to a camcorder connected
control during recording.
to the DV IN/OUT jack.
• If you restart recording after stopping the camcorder,
the first few seconds of the camcorder tape will not 1 Connect the camcorder to the DV IN/OUT jack of
be recorded. Use the pause button on your this recorder.
camcorder instead and recording will start 2 Select the HDD or DVD for playback.
immediately.
• HDD and DVD-RW (VR Mode) only: A chapter marker 3 Find the place you want to start recording from.
is inserted every time there is a break in the timecode 4 Start recording on the camcorder.
on the DV tape. This happens when the recording is
stopped or paused then restarted, for example. 5 Play the source material.
• While recording, you cannot exit the DV recording
screen using the HOME MENU or RETURN button.
Note
Playing your recordings on other DVD
• Depending on the connected camcorder, you may
players
not be able to control it using the remote control VR mode Video mode
supplied with this recorder.
Most regular DVD players can play finalized discs
• If the audio subcode on the DV tape cannot be read recorded in Video mode. A number of players (including
correctly, the audio type will not switch many Pioneer models) can also play DVD-RW discs
automatically. You can switch the audio manually recorded in VR mode, finalized or not. Check the manual
from the External Audio setting (page 97). that came with the player to check what kinds of discs it
• See also DV-related messages on page 111 if you will play.
encounter an error while using the DV IN/OUT jack. When you finalize a Video mode disc, a title menu is
created from which you can select titles when you play
the disc. There are a number of different styles of title
Frequently Asked Questions
menu to choose from to suit the content of the disc.
• I can’t get my DV camcorder to work with the recorder!
All the title menus are navigated in the usual way,
Check that the DV cable is properly connected. Also pressing MENU or TOP MENU to display the menu, then
make sure that what you’re trying to record is not using the /// (cursor buttons) followed by
copy-protected. ENTER to select titles and start playback.
If it still doesn’t work, try switching off the camcorder
then switch back on. Finalizing a disc
• There’s a picture, but no sound!
VR mode Video mode
Try switching the DV Input setting (see DV Input
(DVR-520H only) on page 97) between Stereo 1 and Finalizing ‘fixes’ the recordings in place so that the disc
Stereo 2. can be played on a regular DVD player or computer
equipped with a suitable DVD-ROM drive.
Note that the disc name will appear in the title menu after
you finalize a disc. Make sure the disc name is as you
want it before you finalize the disc as it can’t be changed
afterwards. If you want to rename the disc, see Input Disc
Name on page 89 before starting the steps below.
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• How long finalization takes depends on the type of

Important disc, how much is recorded on the disc and the
• Once you’ve finalized a disc recorded in Video mode, number of titles on the disc. A disc recorded in VR
you can’t edit or record anything else on that disc. mode can take up to one hour to finalize. A disc
However, the finalization on a DVD-RW disc maybe recorded in Video mode can take up to 20 minutes.
‘undone’; see Undo Finalize on page 90 for how to do
this.
• A VR mode disc can still be recorded and edited on
this recorder even after finalizing. Initializing a DVD-RW disc
1 Load the disc you want to finalize. DVD-RW
Make sure that the recorder is stopped before
proceeding. When you first load a blank disc, the recorder will
initialize it automatically for recording. You can also
2 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Disc Setup’. manually initialize DVD-RW discs.
3 Select ‘Finalize’. You can initialize a disc for either Video mode recording
or VR mode recording.
Disc Setup
Basic Finalize Next Screen Important

Initialize Undo Finalize Start
Finalize
• Initializing a disc will erase everything recorded on it.
Make sure there is nothing on the disc that you want
to keep!
• You may not be able to re-initialize a disc in a different
format if it was originally initialized on an older DVD
4 Select ‘Finalize’ from the finalize options, then
recorder.
‘Next Screen’.
1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Disc Setup’.
5 For Video mode discs only, select a title menu
style, then select ‘Yes’ to start finalization or ‘No’ to 2 Select ‘Initialize’
cancel.
The menu you select will be the one that appears when Disc Setup
the ‘top menu’ is selected on any DVD player. Basic VR Mode Start
Initialize Video Mode Start
Finalize
Finalize
TITL E MENU TITLE MENU
3 Select ‘Video Mode’ or ‘VR Mode’ from the

initialize options.
4 Select ‘Start’.
It takes about 30 seconds to initialize the disc.
• Discs recorded partially or fully on the Pioneer
DVR-7000 DVD recorder do not support this feature. Initializing Disc 2ch
These discs will have only a text title menu when 1 min left
finalized on this recorder.
6 The recorder will now start finalizing the disc.
During finalization:
Note
• If the finalization process is going to take more than
around four minutes, you can press ENTER to cancel. • By default, the recorder initializes blank DVD-RW
Around four minutes before completion, the option to discs for VR mode recording. See DVD-RW Auto Init.
cancel disappears. on page 102 if you want to change the default to
Video mode.
• If a disc was previously finalized on an older DVD
recorder, you may not be able to re-initialize and/or
initialize it for Video mode recording.
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Chapter 7
Copying and back-up
When copying from HDD to DVD, the speed of copying
Introduction depends on the recording mode and the kind of DVD disc
you’re using. The table at the bottom of the page shows
Use the copying features of this recorder to:
the minimum copying time for one hour of material.
• Back up important recordings stored on the HDD to
a DVD
Note
• Make a DVD copy of a recording on the HDD to play
in another player. • Not all discs are compatible with high-speed copying.
• Transfer video from a DVD to the HDD for editing. Check with the disc manufacturer for compatibility.
• Transfer edited video from the HDD to DVD. • There may be cases where even 2x/4x/8x compatible
discs do not copy at full speed.
The simplest method of copying is to use the One Touch
Copy feature. Using this you can simply copy the title • High-speed copying is not possible when using discs
that’s currently playing from HDD to DVD, or the other initialized on another recorder.
way around. • The following manufacture’s 8x discs are suitable for
For more complicated copying tasks you can make a us with this recorder.
Copy List which specifies precisely what needs to be Maker
copied. A Copy List is similar to a VR mode Play List in
many ways, and you’ll find that the Copy List commands Sony
That’s
are similar to those available for editing a Play List. JVC
A message showing that copying has finished is Fujifilm
displayed after copying. If the recorder is inactive and no TDK
Maxell
button is pressed (remote or front panel) then the
Verbatim
recorder will automatically go into standby after 20 Ritek
minutes.
(As of April, 2004)
High-speed copying
Copying of transfer between DVD and HDD is a
completely digital process without any loss of quality in
the audio or video. Copying can be carried out at the
maximum speed possible.
DVD disc type

Rec mode DVD-R Ver. 2.0 DVD-R Ver. 2.0/4x*3 DVD-R Ver. 2.0/8x*4
DVD-RW Ver. 1.1*1 DVD-RW Ver. 1.1/2x*2 DVD-RW Ver. 1.2/4x*3
EP 10 mins. 5 mins. 2.5 mins. 1.25 mins.

LP 15 mins. 7.5 mins. 4 mins. 2 mins.
SP 30 mins. 15 mins. 7.5 mins. 4 mins.

FINE 60 mins. 30 mins. 15 mins. 8 mins.
Note that all times in the above table are approximate.

*1
Compatible with single speed recording only
*2
Compatible with 2x speed recording
*3
Compatible with 4x speed recording
*4
Compatible with 8x speed recording. Note that actual copy speed varies with the part of the disc being recorded.
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Real-time copying permission from the copyright owner or otherwise have a

Real-time copying is also possible, with the advantage legal right to reproduce or copy, you may be violating the
that you can manually set a different recording mode law, including copyright law, and may be subject to
from the original. For example, you can record a title payment of damages and other remedies.
originally recorded in FINE mode in SP mode.
When real-time copying from the HDD to a Video mode
DVD, the chapter markers in the original material are not
copied. Chapter markers are put into the copy at One Touch Copy* (HDD to DVD)
intervals, according to the Auto Chapter (Video) setting The One Touch Copy feature copies the currently playing
(see also Auto Chapter (Video) on page 102). title (or currently selected title in the Disc Navigator) from
the HDD to DVD. The whole title is copied, regardless of
Frame accuracy and copying where in the title you start copying. The recorder copies
at the maximum speed possible.
The Frame Accurate setting (see Frame Accurate on
page 102) does not affect the actual video content on the For One Touch Copy to work, make sure that a recordable
HDD, but it does affect what can be copied and whether DVD-R/RW disc is loaded.
high-speed copying can be used. * See also Copyright above.
When Frame Accurate is set to Off, high-speed copying
can generally be used to copy titles in the Copy List using
a DVD-R or DVD-RW disc in VR or Video mode. However, ONE TOUCH
COPY
copy-once protected material (see Restrictions on
copying below) can’t be added to the Copy List, and the
divide points in edited titles may be out by as much as 0.5 HDD DVD
seconds when compared to the original.
When Frame Accurate is On, you can add copy-once
protected titles to the Copy List and divide points in • During HDD playback, press ONE TOUCH COPY to
edited titles are maintained accurately. However, copy the current title to DVD.
depending on the content of the Copy List and the disc, it The front panel display indicates that the title is being
may not be possible to use high-speed copying. copied. Playback continues while copying.
Restrictions on copying Note

Some video material is copy-once protected. This means • Title name, chapter markers, as well as thumbnail
that it can be recorded to HDD, but it can’t then be freely picture markers (Navimark) for the Disc Navigator,
copied again. If you want to transfer copy-once protected are also copied. However, if you copy to a Video mode
material from HDD to DVD, you’ll need to use a VR mode DVD-R/RW, only the first 32 characters of a name are
DVD-RW disc compatible with CPRM Ver. 1.1 or higher copied.
(see CPRM on page 45 for more on this). Only one
• The chapter markers in the copy may not be in exactly
instance of a copy-once protected title can be added to
the same positions as the original when recording on
the Copy List, and after it’s been copied, the title is erased
to a Video mode disc.
from the HDD (it is therefore not possible to copy a
locked title that is copy-once protected). • You can’t use the One Touch Copy function to copy a
title if any part of the title is copy-once protected.
You can identify copy-once protected material during
playback by displaying disc information on-screen. If the • A title that contains mixed aspect ratios can’t be
current title is copy-once protected, an exclamation mark copied to a Video mode disc. Use a VR mode DVD-
( ! ) is shown (see Play display 2 on page 34). RW disc for this type of material.
• Low resolution (EP or LP, or MN1–18) widescreen
Copyright material can’t be copied to a Video mode disc. Use a
VR mode DVD-RW disc for this type of material.
You may use this product only to reproduce or copy
materials for which you own the copyright or have
obtained permission to copy from the copyright owner or
for which you otherwise have a legal right to reproduce or
copy. Unless you own the copyright or have obtained
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Note
One Touch Copy* (DVD to HDD)
• The maximum title length for copying is six hours.
One Touch Copy from DVD to HDD copies a single title to
the HDD in real time. You can copy the currently playing • Title name and chapter markers are also copied,
title or the currently selected title in the Disc Navigator. except when copying from a finalized Video mode
When you start copying, playback jumps back to the start disc.
of the title, then continues through to the end of the title, • Thumbnail picture markers (Navimark) and chapter
when recording automatically stops. The copy will be markers for the Disc Navigator are copied, but their
made in the recording mode (FINE, SP, etc.) that is position in the copy may be slightly changed from the
currently set. original.
* See also Copyright on page 59. • If some part of the title being copied is copy-
protected, copying will start, but the copy-protected
portions will not be copied.
ONE TOUCH
COPY
Canceling One Touch Copy
HDD DVD
You can cancel a One Touch Copy once it’s started.
• Press and hold ONE TOUCH COPY for more than
a second.
• During DVD playback, press ONE TOUCH COPY to Copying is canceled and the video already copied is
copy the current title to HDD. erased.
Playback starts again from the beginning of the current
title. The front panel display and an on-screen display
Note
indicate that the title is being copied.
• If you cancel a HDD to DVD-R copy, the space
available for recording does not return to the pre-
copy figure.
Copying from HDD to DVD*

Currently selected HDD title
Title which cannot be
added to Copy List
HDD to DVD Copy

All HDD Groups
HDD
1 2 3 4 Titles in the selected
HDD HDD Group
8/11Sun 4:00PM 2ch LP 1/3
Recording Time 0h32m55s Information for the
Copy List Add
DVD selected title
menu options Erase 1 2 3 4
Ttl Name Copy List titles
Divide
Combine Copy List Total 1h30m 1/2
Conf List Running time of the
Copy List
From the HDD to DVD Copy screen you can build up a * See also Copyright on page 59.
Copy List of titles to copy to DVD. From this screen you
can also edit chapters so that the titles appear as you
want them on your finished DVD.
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• Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to highlight

Important the command you want from the menu options on
• The recorder can only store one Copy List at a time. the left, then press ENTER. Most commands require
• The Copy List is erased if the Frame Accurate setting you then to select a title (or chapter) or location from
is changed in the Initial Settings menu (see Frame the thumbnail views area of the screen. Use the /
Accurate on page 102). (cursor left/right) followed by ENTER to do this.
• Resetting the recorder to its factory settings (see • When in the thumbnails area of the screen, use the
Resetting the recorder on page 106) will also erase the PREV () and NEXT () buttons to display the
Copy List. previous/next page if there are more titles/chapters
than will fit on the screen.
• As you highlight different thumbnails, information
about the title/chapter is shown in the central area of
the screen. Press DISPLAY to change the
information displayed.
ENTER
• Press RETURN to get back to the menu options on
HOME
MENU
the left from the thumbnail area of the Copy List
RETURN
screen.
• When selecting HDD titles, you can display titles
from a particular HDD group by pressing (cursor
up), then using the / (cursor left/right) buttons
PREV NEXT and ENTER to select a group. Press (cursor down)
to get back to the HDD title thumbnail area.
DVD Copy
DISPLAY
All
1 2 3 4
1 Make sure that there’s a recordable DVD disc

loaded.
HDD to DVD Copy List menu options
2 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Copy’. Use the following commands when making an HDD to
DVD Copy List:
• Add – Add titles from the HDD to the Copy List (see
page 62).
• Erase – Erase individual titles from the Copy List (see
page 63).
Copy Video/Audio Adjust

• Title Name (Ttl Name) – Name or rename a title in
the Copy List (see page 63).
• Divide – Divide a title in the Copy List into two (see
DVR-520H screen page 63).
• Combine – Combine two adjacent titles in the Copy
3 Select ‘HDD DVD’. List into one (see page 64).
The HDD to DVD Copy List screen appears.
• Preview – Check the content of a title in the Copy List
(see page 64).
HDD to DVD Copy
All • Move – Change the order of titles in the Copy List
HDD
1 2 3 4 (see page 64).
HDD • Erase All – Erase the Copy List (see page 65).
1/3
Add
Erase DVD
Ttl Name
Divide
Conf List
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• Chapter Edit (Chpt Edit) – Edit chapters within a 3 Select ‘Start’ to begin copying.
Copy List title (see page 65):
• Erase – Erase a chapter.
• Divide – Divide a chapter into two. Note
• Combine – Combine two chapters into one. • When the copy mode is set to something other than
• Move – Change the chapter order. High-Speed Copy for copying to a Video mode DVD,
• Preview – Check the chapter content. the chapter markers of the original are not copied.
• Erase Section (Erase Sec) – Erase a section of a title Chapter markers are put into the copy at regular
in the Copy List (see page 67). intervals, according to the Auto Chapter setting (see
also Auto Chapter (Video) on page 102).
• Confirm List (Conf List) – Confirm the Copy List and
go to the recording settings screen (see Recording
the Copy List below).
HDD to DVD Copy List commands
Recording the Copy List Add

After putting together your Copy List, you’re ready to Use this command to add titles to the Copy List.
record it.
1 Select ‘Add’ from the Copy List menu options.
1 Select ‘Conf List’ to display the Copy List settings
screen. 2 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to select
a title from the HDD to add to the Copy List, then
2 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to select press ENTER.
the Recording Mode.
HDD to DVD Copy
HDD to DVD Copy All
HDD
1 2 3 4
HDD
HDD DVD-RW VIDEO Required 0h08m HDD
8/11Sun 4:00PM 2ch LP 1/3
Recording Mode High Speed Recording Time 0h32m55s
Add
Erase DVD 1 2 3 4
Add Start Ttl Name
Erase Copy List Total 1175MB Divide
Ttl Name Current DVD Remain 2830MB Combine Copy List Total 1h30m 1/2
Divide / 4700MB
Combine Conf List
Conf List
The thumbnail appears in the Copy List section in the

• High-Speed Copy – The Copy List is copied at the lower half of the screen. If there are already titles in the
same recording quality as the original. (See page 58 Copy List, the title is added at the end.
for more information on high-speed copying.)
3 Repeat step 2 to add more titles to the Copy List,
• FINE, SP, LP, EP, MN – The Copy List is copied at the or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu
specified recording quality in real-time. (Note that if options.
you copy at a higher quality setting than the original,
the copy will not be better quality than the original.)
If you select MN above, you can also change the level Note
setting (MN1–MN32) from the Recording Quality box • When Frame Accurate is set to Off (see Frame
that appears. Accurate on page 102), the following limitations on
• Optimized – The recording quality is automatically adding titles to the Copy List apply:
adjusted so that the Copy List fits on to the space – When adding titles that contain copy-once
available on the disc. Copying is carried out in real- protected material, the copy-once parts will not be
time. added to the Copy List.
– When adding titles that contain material of more
When you change the recording mode setting, you can
than one aspect ratio (screen size), each part with a
see how much disc space it will require. If this is more
different aspect ratio will be added as a separate title.
than is available, it shows up in red and you won’t be able
– Widescreen material recorded in LP, EP or MN1–18
to start copying. In this case, either change the recording
will not be added to the Copy List.
quality, or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List
– Chapter markers on the copy may be up to 0.5
screen and erase one or more titles from the Copy List.
seconds off compared to the original.
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Erase 3 Input a name for the selected title.

Use this command to erase individual titles from the
Copy List. Input Title Name
10/07Wed 3:00PM 2ch LP

1 Select ‘Erase’ from the Copy List menu options. CAPS
ABC DE F GH I J KLM . , ? !
N O P Q R S T U V WX Y Z ( ) : ;
small AA A A A AÆ ç E E E E I I I I #
2 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to select DN O OOO O ø UUUUY ß$%
a title from the Copy List to erase, then press ENTER. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 < = > _ &
+ – /@ [ ¥ ] ˆ ÷ x ± { _| } ~ ¡
c £ \ § ¨ © a– << ¬ – ® ˚
´ µ¶ · ¸ 1 –o 1/4 /2 /4 ¿ `
2 3 << 1 3
HDD to DVD Copy OK Delete Space

All
HDD
1 2 3 4
HDD
10/07Wed 3:00PM 2ch LP 1/3 • Use the /// (cursor buttons) and ENTER to
Recording Time 0h20m10s
Add select characters.
Erase DVD 1 2 3 4
Ttl Name • A name generated automatically by the recorder will
Divide
Combine Copy List Total 1h30m 1/2 already be in the name input section of the screen.
Conf List Use the / buttons to change the cursor
position.
• Select CAPS or small to change to upper or lower-
3 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm that you want to erase the
case, or use the CASE SELECTION buttons (/
title, or ‘No’ to cancel.
).
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to erase more titles from • You can also use the CLEAR button to delete
the Copy List, or press RETURN to go back to the characters directly (press and hold for two seconds
Copy List menu options. to delete the whole name). For other remote control
key shortcuts, see Using the remote key shortcuts to
Title Name (Ttl Name) input a name on page 77.
Use this command to name or rename titles in the Copy • Press RETURN to go back to the Copy List screen
List (the names of the original titles remain unchanged). without changing the name.
1 Select ‘Ttl Name’ from the Copy List menu 4 To confirm the name and return to the main
options. Copy List screen, highlight ‘OK’ and press ENTER.
2 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to select 5 Repeat steps 2 to 4 to name other titles in the
a title from the Copy List to name or rename, then Copy List, or press RETURN to go back to the Copy
press ENTER. List menu options.
HDD to DVD Copy Divide

All
HDD
1 2 3 4
Use this command to make two titles from a title already
in the Copy List.
HDD
10/06Tue 3:00PM 2ch LP 1/3
Recording Time 0h16m32s 1 Select ‘Divide’ from the Copy List menu options.
Add
Erase DVD 1 2 3 4
2 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to select
Ttl Name
Divide a title from the Copy List to divide, then press ENTER.
Conf List
HDD to DVD Copy
All
HDD
1 2 3 4
HDD
10/07Wed 3:00PM 2ch LP 1/3
Add
Erase DVD 1 2 3 4
Ttl Name
Divide
Conf List
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3 Use the playback controls to find the place you 3 Repeat step 2 to combine more titles, or press
want to divide the title. RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options.
Divide Title
Note
HDD 8/11Sun 4:00PM 2ch LP
Title 2 Recording Time 0h32m55s • When Frame Accurate is set to Off (see Frame
2-1 0.08.13.26 Accurate on page 102), the following limitations apply
Play Pause
when combining titles:
Divide – Mixed aspect ratios (16:9, 4:3, 4:3 (letter box)) can’t
Divide
Back
be combined.
– Mixed recording modes (EP/MN1–6, LP/MN7–18,
SP/MN19–31, FINE/MN32) can’t be combined.
You can use all the usual playback controls, including Preview
PLAY, PAUSE, scan (, ), and slow-motion Use this command to check the content of a title in the
(,
). Copy List.
• Press RETURN or highlight Back and press ENTER to 1 Select ‘Preview’ from the Copy List menu
go back to the main Copy List screen, leaving the title options.
intact.
4 With ‘Divide’ highlighted, press ENTER to divide a title from the Copy List to preview, then press
the title at the current playback position. ENTER.
5 Repeat steps 2 to 4 to divide other titles in the The selected title starts playing. You can return to the
Copy List, or press RETURN to go back to the Copy Copy List screen by pressing STOP, otherwise
List menu options. playback will continue until the end of the Copy List.
• During preview, you can select a new thumbnail for
the Disc Navigator by pressing NAVI MARK.
Note
3 Repeat step 2 to preview other titles, or press
• When Frame Accurate is set to Off (see Frame
RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options.
Accurate on page 102), the divide points may move by
up to half a second after selecting Divide.
Move
Combine Use this command to change the order of titles in the
Copy List.
Use this command to make a single title from two
adjacent titles in the Copy List. 1 Select ‘Move’ from the Copy List menu options.
1 Select ‘Combine’ from the Copy List menu 2 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to select
options. a title from the Copy List to move, then press ENTER.
HDD to DVD Copy
two adjacent titles from the Copy List to combine,
All
then press ENTER. HDD
1 2 3 4
HDD
HDD to DVD Copy 10/07Wed 3:00PM 2ch LP 1/3
All Preview
HDD
1 2 3 4 Move DVD 1 2 3 4
Erase All
HDD Chpt Edit
1/3 Erase Sec Copy List Total 1h30m 1/2
Conf List
Add
Erase DVD 1 2 3 4
Ttl Name
Divide
Combine Copy List Total 1h30m 1/2 The thumbnail appears in the Copy List section in the
Conf List lower half of the screen.
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3 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to select 2 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to select
a new position for the title, then press ENTER. a title from the Copy List to edit, then press ENTER.
The thumbnails in the Copy List reflect the new order.
HDD to DVD Copy
HDD to DVD Copy All

HDD
1 2 3 4
All
HDD
1 2 3 4 HDD
10/07 Wed 3:00PM 2ch LP 1/3
HDD Recording Time 0h20m10s
10/07Wed 3:00PM 2ch LP 1/3 Preview
Recording Time 0h20m10s Move DVD 1 2 3 4
Preview Erase All
Move DVD 1 2 3 4
Chpt Edit
Erase All Erase Sec Copy List Total 1h30m 1/2
Chpt Edit
Erase Sec Copy List Total 1h30m 1/2 Conf List
Conf List
The chapter editing screen appears with thumbnails of

Title to move each chapter.
Copy List insertion point 3 Select a command from the chapter edit menu
options.
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to move other titles in the
Copy List, or press RETURN to go back to the Copy
List menu options. Chapter Edit
HDD Title 10/07Wed 3:00PM 2ch LP Chapter

2 Recording Time 0h20m10s ---h--m
Erase All 1 2 3
Use this command to erase the Copy List. 4 5 6

Erase
Divide
1 Select ‘Erase All’ from the Copy List menu Combine 7 8 9
options. Move
Preview
2 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm, or ‘No’ to cancel, then Back 1/1
press ENTER.
Chapter edit menu
HDD to DVD Copy
All The following commands are available:
HDD
• Erase – Erase individual chapters: Use the ///
1 2 3 4
HDD (cursor buttons) and ENTER to select a chapter to

1/3
erase. The chapter is erased after confirming.
Preview
Move DVD 1 2 3 4
• Divide – Divide a chapter into two or more new
Erase All
Chpt Edit chapters: See Chapter Edit: Divide on page 66.
Erase Sec Copy List Total 1h30m 1/2
Conf List
Erase all titles ?
Yes No
• Combine – Combine two chapters into one: See
Chapter Edit: Combine on page 66.
• Move – Change the order of the chapters: See
Chapter Edit: Move on page 66.
Chapter Edit (Chpt Edit)
The Chapter Edit option gives you access to several • Preview – Check the content of a chapter: Use the
commands that you can use to edit chapters within a /// (cursor buttons) to select a chapter, then
Copy List title. press ENTER. Once the preview has started, press
STOP to return to the chapter edit screen.
Editing chapters in a Copy List title does not change any
actual content on the HDD. It affects only how the 4 Press RETURN to get back to the chapter editing
chapters appear after copying. options on the left, or select another chapter
1 Select ‘Chpt Edit’ from the Copy List menu 5 Select ‘Back’ (or press RETURN) to go back to the
options. main Copy List screen.
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Chapter Edit: Divide Chapter Edit: Move

You can divide a chapter into as many new chapters as This command lets you rearrange the chapters within a
necessary. Copy List title.
1 Use the /// (cursor buttons) to select the 1 Use the /// (cursor buttons) to select the
chapter to divide, then press ENTER. chapter you want to move, then press ENTER.
2 Use the playback controls to find the place you
Chapter Edit
want to divide the chapter.
2 Recording Time 0h20m10s 0h05m
Divide Chapter 1 2 3
HDD Title 8/11Sun 4:00PM 2ch LP Chapter 4 5 6

1 Recording Time 0h32m55s 0h00m Erase
1-3 0.20.52.17 Divide
Play Pause Combine 7 8 9
Move
Preview
Divide Back 1/1
Back
2 Use the /// (cursor buttons) to select a

new position for the chapter, then press ENTER.
You can use all the usual playback controls, including Chapter to move
PLAY, PAUSE, scan (, ), and slow-motion
(,
).
Chapter Edit
3 With ‘Divide’ highlighted, press ENTER to divide HDD Title 10/07Wed 3:00PM 2ch LP Chapter
2
the chapter at the current playback position. 1
Recording Time
2
0h20m10s
3
---h--m
You can divide the chapter as many times as you want

(up to 99 per title). 4 5 6
Erase
Divide
4 Select ‘Back’ (or press RETURN) to get back to the Combine 7 8 9
Move
main Chapter Edit screen. Preview
Back 1/1
Note
• When Frame Accurate is set to Off (see Frame Insertion point
Accurate on page 102), the divide point may move by
up to half a second after selecting Divide. The thumbnails in the chapter list reflect the new order.
Chapter Edit: Combine

This command lets you combine two chapters into one.
1 Use the /// (cursor buttons) to select the
space between the chapters to combine.
Chapter Edit

2 Recording Time 0h20m10s ---h--m
1 2 3
4 5 6
Erase
Divide
Combine 7 8 9
Move
Preview
Back 1/1
2 Press ENTER to combine.
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Erase Section (Erase Sec) 6 Repeat steps 3 to 5 if you want to erase more
Using this command you can delete a part of a Copy List sections from the same title.
title, ideal for cutting out the commercial breaks in a 7 Select ‘Back’ (or press RETURN) to get back to the
recording made from the TV. main Copy List screen.
1 Select ‘Erase Sec’ from the Copy List menu
options. Note
2 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to select • When Frame Accurate is set to Off (see Frame
the title you want to erase a section from, then press Accurate on page 102), the ‘From’ time and length of
ENTER. the erased section may differ by up to 0.5 seconds
After selecting a title, a screen appears from which you from that set.
can mark the start and end points of the section to erase.
Erase Sec
HDD 8/11Sun 4:00PM 2ch LP

Title 2 Recording Time 0h32m55s
2-3 0.06.52.17
Play Pause
Erase Sec A B
From To
Back
3 Use the playback controls to find the start of the

section to erase, then (with ‘From’ highlighted) press
ENTER.
You can use all the usual playback controls, including
PLAY, PAUSE, scan (, ), and slow-motion
(,
).
The bar at the bottom of the screen shows the current
play position in the title. After pressing ENTER, a marker
appears under the bar to show the start of the section.
Play Pause
A B
From T
0.02.09.17
4 In the same way, find the end of the section to

erase, then (with ‘To’ highlighted) press ENTER.
After pressing ENTER, another marker appears under the
bar to show the end of the section, with the section itself
marked in red.
5 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm, or ‘No’ to cancel, then
press ENTER.
In the thumbnail viewer you can see a few seconds of
video either side of the marked section to see how the
edit will look.
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Copying from DVD to HDD*

Currently selected DVD title
DVD to HDD Copy

Original
DVD
1 2 3 4
DVD
8/11Sun 4:00PM 2ch LP 1/3
Recording Time 0h32m55s Information for the
Copy List Add
HDD selected title
menu options Erase 1 2 3 4
Move Copy List titles
Preview
Erase All Copy List Total 1h30m 1/2
Conf List Running time of the
Copy List
Use the DVD to HDD Copy screen to transfer video on

DVD to the hard disk.
* See also Copyright on page 59.
ENTER
HOME
Important MENU RETURN
• The DVD to HDD Copy screen is not accessible when

a finalized Video mode disc is loaded. However, you
can still use the One Touch Copy function (see One
Touch Copy* (DVD to HDD) on page 60).
PREV NEXT
• The recorder can only store one Copy List at a time.
• The copy list will be erased if:
– any of the titles on the DVD disc are erased or
edited. DISPLAY
– the disc tray is opened.

– playback is switched between Original and Play
List. 1 Load the recordable DVD disc that contains the
– the DVD disc is re-initialized or finalized. material you want to copy to the HDD.
– the recorder is reset to its factory settings (see 2 Press HOME MENU and select ‘Copy’.
Resetting the recorder on page 106).
• It may not be possible to copy from a DVD disc that
was recorded on a different DVD recorder or PC.
DVR-520H screen
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3 Select ‘DVD HDD’.

The DVD to HDD Copy screen appears. Recording the Copy List
After putting together your Copy List, you’re ready to
DVD to HDD Copy
record it.
Original
DVD
1 2 3 4 1 Select ‘Conf List’ to display the Copy List settings
DVD screen.
1/3
Add
Erase HDD the Recording Mode.
Move
Preview
DVD to HDD Copy
Conf List
Original
DVD
DVD HDD Required 1h30m
• Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to highlight Recording Mode SP

the command you want from the menu options on
Add Start
the left, then press ENTER. Most commands require Erase Copy List Total 1h30m
you then to select a title or location from the Move Current HDD Remain 30h00m
Preview
thumbnail views area of the screen. Use the / Erase All
/ 34h00m
(cursor left/right) followed by ENTER to do this. Conf List
• When in the thumbnails area of the screen, use the

PREV () and NEXT () buttons to display the • High-Speed Copy – Only available when copying
previous/next page if there are more titles than will fit Original content from a VR mode disc. The Copy List
on the screen. is copied at the same recording quality as the
• As you highlight different thumbnails, information original. (See page 58 for more information on high-
about the title is shown in the central area of the speed copying.)
screen. Press DISPLAY to change the information • FINE, SP, LP, EP, MN – The Copy List is copied at the
displayed. specified recording quality in real-time. (Note that if
• Press RETURN to get back to the menu options on you copy at a higher quality setting than the original,
the left from the thumbnail area of the Copy List the copy will not be better quality than the original.)
screen. • If you select MN above, you can also change the level
setting (MN1–MN32) from the Recording Quality box
that appears.
When you change the recording mode setting, you can
DVD to HDD Copy List menu options see how much hard disk space it will require. If this is
Use the following commands when making a DVD to more than is available, it shows up in red and you won’t
HDD Copy List: be able to start copying. In this case, either change the
• Add – Select and add titles to the Copy List (see recording quality, or press RETURN to go back to the
page 70). Copy List screen and erase one or more titles from the
Copy List.
• Move – Change the order of titles in the Copy List
(see page 70). 3 Select ‘Start’ to begin copying.
• Erase All – Erase the Copy List (see page 71).
• Preview – Check the content of a title in the Copy List
(see page 71).
• Erase – Erase individual titles from the Copy List (see
page 70).
• Confirm List (Conf List) – Confirm the Copy List and
go to the recording settings screen (see Recording
the Copy List below).
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Erase
DVD to HDD Copy List commands Use this command to erase individual titles from the
Copy List.
Add 1 Select ‘Erase’ from the Copy List menu options.

Use this command to add titles to the Copy List. 2 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to select
1 Select ‘Add’ from the Copy List menu options. a title from the Copy List to erase, then press ENTER.
2 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to select DVD to HDD Copy
a title from the DVD to add to the Copy List, then Play List
DVD
press ENTER. 1 2 3 4
DVD
10/07Wed 3:00PM 2ch LP 1/3
DVD to HDD Copy Recording Time 0h20m10s
Play List Add
DVD Erase HDD 1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4 Move
Preview
DVD Erase All Copy List Total 1h30m 1/2
8/11Sun 4:00PM 2ch LP 1/3
Recording Time 0h32m55s Conf List
Add
Erase HDD 1 2 3 4
Move
Preview
Copy List Total 1h30m 1/2
3 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm that you want to erase the
Erase All
Conf List
title, or ‘No’ to cancel.
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to erase more titles from
The thumbnail appears in the Copy List section in the the Copy List, or press RETURN to go back to the
lower half of the screen. If there are already titles in the Copy List menu options.
Copy List, the title is added at the end.
3 Repeat step 2 to add more titles to the Copy List,
Move
or press RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu Use this command to change the order of titles currently
options. in the Copy List.
1 Select ‘Move’ from the Copy List menu options.
Note 2 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to select
• Titles which were recorded directly to a VR mode disc a title from the Copy List to move, then press ENTER.
or have already been copied real-time, and which
contain Dual Mono audio or are recorded in DVD to HDD Copy
recording modes MN12–MN20 can be added to the Play List
DVD
1 2 3 4
Copy List, however if High-Speed Copy is selected
they will not actually be copied. DVD
10/07Wed 3:00PM 2ch LP 1/3
• Similarly, a copy-once protected title, recorded from Add
the TV for example, can be added to the Copy List, but Erase HDD 1 2 3 4
Move
it will not be copied if High-Speed Copy is selected. Preview
• You may not be able to copy titles when copying a Conf List
disc that was created using a PC or another recorder.
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3 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to select Erase All

the insertion point for the title, then press ENTER. Use this command to erase the Copy List.
1 Select ‘Erase All’ from the Copy List menu
DVD to HDD Copy
Play List options.
DVD
1 2 3 4
DVD press ENTER.
10/07Wed 3:00PM 2ch LP 1/3
Add
Erase HDD 1 2 3 4
DVD to HDD Copy
Move
Play List
Preview
Copy List Total 1h30m 1/2 DVD
Erase All 1 2 3 4
Conf List
DVD
1/3
Title to move Add

HDD 1 2 3 4
Erase
Move
Copy List insertion point Preview
Erase all titles ?
Conf List
The thumbnails in the Copy List are updated to reflect the Yes No
new order.
4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to move other titles in the
Copy List, or press RETURN to go back to the Copy
List menu options.
Using disc back-up*
This feature offers a simple way to make a back-up copy
Preview of a finalized Video mode disc. The data is copied first to
Use this command to check the content of a title in the the hard disk drive, then on to another recordable DVD
Copy List. disc.
1 Select ‘Preview’ from the Copy List menu * See also Copyright on page 59.
options.
1 Press HOME MENU.
2 Select ‘Copy’
a title from the Copy List to preview, then press
ENTER. 3 Select ‘Disc Back-up’.
The selected title starts playing. You can return to the
Copy List screen by pressing STOP, otherwise 4 Select a back-up option.
playback will continue until the end of the Copy List.
Disc Back-up
3 Repeat step 2 to preview other titles, or press
RETURN to go back to the Copy List menu options.
Start new disc back-up
Resume writing data
Erase back-up data
There are three back-up options:

• Start new disc back-up – Start making a back-up of
a disc.
• Resume writing data – Record the back-up data
already on the HDD to a recordable DVD.
• Erase back-up data – Erase the back-up data on the
HDD.
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5 Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc tray and • You can cancel the back-up process by pressing ONE
load the disc you want to make a back-up of, then TOUCH COPY for more than one second. However,
close the disc tray. this will make the disc unusable (although if you are
You can only make back-up copies of finalized Video using a DVD-RW disc you can re-initialize it in order
mode discs. to make it usable again—see Initializing a DVD-RW
disc on page 57.)
Disc Back-up
No Disc.
9 After the recorder has finished recording the
Please load a disc to be backed-up. back-up disc, you can select whether to make
another back-up of the same data or exit.
Start Cancel
Disc Back-up
Disc back-up finished.

6 Select ‘Start’. To make another back-up copy, please load
a recordable disc.
Disc Back-up
Start Cancel
Read from disc and save to HDD.
Start reading?
• Select Start to make another back-up copy or Cancel
Start Cancel to finish. If you want to make another back-up copy,
return to step 6 above.
• To see the progress of the back-up, press DISPLAY. 10 If you don’t need to keep the back-up data on
• You can cancel the back-up process by pressing ONE the HDD, you can delete it now.
TOUCH COPY for more than one second. Select Yes to delete the data from the HDD; select No to
keep it (you can delete it later if you want to).
7 When the data has been copied, press OPEN/
CLOSE to open the disc tray. Take out the disc and Disc Back-up
load a blank* recordable DVD. The backed-up data is still on the HDD.
* If you’re using a DVD-RW, the disc doesn’t have to be Erasing it will increase the free space
blank, although the previous contents of the disc will be available. OK to Erase?
erased in the back-up process. Yes No
Disc Back-up
• If you decide to leave the back-up data on the HDD,
Disc content saved to Hard Disk Drive.
you can make back-up copies to recordable DVD
Please eject the disc and load a
recordable disc.
discs anytime from the Disc Back-up menu.
Start Cancel
Note
You can use a DVD-R Ver. 2.0 disc, or DVD-RW Ver. 1.1 or • It is not possible to play material on the HDD that has
Ver. 1.2 / 4x for the back-up. been backed-up from DVD.
• If you back-up a DVD-R disc to DVD-RW, you cannot
undo the finalization later.
• Actual recordable capacity of discs vary so there may
be cases where the contents of the disc you’re
backing-up will not fit on to a particular blank disc. If
this happens, please try another brand of disc.
8 Select ‘Start’ to start writing the backed-up data
to the blank disc.
Disc Back-up
Write back-up data from Hard Disk Drive.

The disc contents will be overwritten.
OK to start?
Start Cancel
• To see the progress of the back-up, press DISPLAY.
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Chapter 8
Editing
Using the Disc Navigator you can edit video content on unfinalized Video mode and VR mode DVD discs, as well as
video content on the internal hard disk drive (HDD). The editing features available in the Disc Navigator depend on
whether you are editing video on a Video mode or VR mode DVD, or the HDD, and whether you’re editing Original
content, or a Play List.
With unfinalized Video mode DVDs, there are a limited number of editing commands, including naming, locking and
erasing titles. Once a Video mode disc has been finalized, further editing is not possible.
There are two ways to edit VR mode DVD-RW discs. You can directly edit the Original content of the disc, or you can
create and edit a Play List. The Play List doesn’t actually change any of the content on the disc, but just controls how
the content is played back (rather like the program play feature found on CD players).
Editing material recorded on the HDD is similar to editing the Original content of a VR mode DVD-RW, with similar
commands for erasing, naming and locking titles, as well as fine control over the content of chapters within titles.
The Disc Navigator screen

DVD Disc Navigator
Edit mode
Currently selected title
Disc Navigator
Video Mode
DVD 1 2 3
Disc recording
mode Locked title
11/04Wed 12:30PM 2ch LP DVD Remain indicator
Disc Navigator Play Recording Time 0h30m40s 0h37m(FINE)
menu options Erase 4 5 6 Recording time
Ttl Name available in the displayed
Lock recording mode
Erase All
Undo 1/1 Number of title
pages
Information for
selected title
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HDD Disc Navigator
Currently selected title HDD group tabs
Disc Navigator
All Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4
HDD 1 2 3 NEW New indicator
Selected Group All 11/04Wed 12:30PM 2ch LP HDD Remain

Recording time
Disc Navigator Play Recording Time 0h30m40s 6h12m(FINE) available in the displayed
menu options Erase 4 5 6 recording mode
Ttl Name
Chpt Edit Locked title
Erase Sec indicator
1/1 Number of title
pages
Information for Auto Replace

selected title Recording indicator
1 Press HDD or DVD to select the hard disk drive or

the DVD.
ONE TOUCH
COPY
2 Press DISC NAVIGATOR to display the Disc
Navigator screen.
HDD DVD Playback will automatically stop when you do this.
Disc Navigator
Original
DVD 1 2 3
DVD Remain
CLEAR Play 0h37m(FINE)
DISC NAVIGATOR PLAY LIST Erase 4 5 6
Ttl Name
Chpt Edit
Erase Sec
ENTER Undo 1/1
HOME
MENU RETURN
PLAY • You can also access the Disc Navigator from the
Home Menu (press HOME MENU, select Disc
Navigator then press ENTER).
PREV NEXT • Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to highlight
the command you want from the menu options on
the left, then press ENTER. Most commands require
you then to select a title (or chapter) or location from
DISPLAY the thumbnail views area of the screen. Use the /
// (cursor buttons) followed by ENTER to do
this.
• When in the thumbnails area of the screen, use the
PREV () and NEXT () buttons to display the
DVD RECORDER
previous/next page if there are more than six titles/
nine chapters.
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• As you highlight different thumbnails, information

about the title is shown in the central area of the Disc Navigator menu options
screen. Press DISPLAY to change the information
The commands available from the Disc Navigator for the
displayed.
VR mode and Video mode discs and the HDD are shown
• If you are editing a VR mode disc, press PLAYLIST to below.
switch between Original and Play List Disc Navigator
screens.
Video mode
Playlist / Original indicator • Play – Play a title (page 76)
• Title Name (Ttl Name) – Name or rename a title
Disc Navigator
Play List (page 77)
DVD 1 2 3
• Lock/Unlock – Lock or unlock a title to prevent
accidental changes being made (page 79)
DVD Remain
0h37m(FINE)
• Erase – Erase a title (page 76)
Play
4 5 6
Erase
Ttl Name
• Erase All – Erase all titles (page 80)
Chpt Edit
Erase Sec
• Undo – Undo the last change (page 80)
Undo 1/1
VR mode (Original)
• Press RETURN to get back to the menu options on • Play – Play a title (page 76)
the left from the thumbnail area of the Disc • Title Name (Ttl Name) – Name or rename a title
Navigator. (page 77)
• You can switch between the HDD and the DVD Disc • Lock/Unlock – Lock or unlock a title to prevent
Navigator screens using the HDD and DVD buttons accidental changes being made (page 79)
(front panel or remote).
You can copy a selected HDD title to DVD, or DVD title to
• Erase All – Erase all titles (page 80)
HDD by pressing ONE TOUCH COPY (see also page 59
for more on One Touch Copy). • Undo – Undo the last change (page 80)
When editing HDD content, a row of group names • Chapter Edit (Chpt Edit) – Make detailed changes to
appears above the title thumbnails (see Editing HDD chapters in a title (page 77)
groups on page 80 for more details). You can access • Erase Section (Erase Sec) – Erase a part of a title
these by pressing (cursor up) repeatedly until the All (page 79)
group is highlighted, then using the / (cursor left/
right) buttons to select a group. Press ENTER to ‘open’ HDD
the highlighted group.
• Play – Play a title (page 76)
Titles on the HDD marked with a icon are timer
• Title Name (Ttl Name) – Name or rename a title
recordings set to Auto Replace Recording (see Standard
(page 77)
timer recording on page 48).
• Lock/Unlock – Lock or unlock a title to prevent
Titles on the HDD marked with a icon are recently accidental changes being made (page 79)
recorded titles that haven’t yet been played.
3 To exit the Disc Navigator, press HOME MENU. • Erase All – Erase all titles (page 80)
• Chapter Edit (Chpt Edit) – Make detailed changes
Remember to chapters in a title (page 77)
• You can change the thumbnail pictures used for titles • Divide – Divide a title into two (page 80)
using the NAVI MARK button—see Changing the • Change Group (Chg Group) – Assign a title to a
thumbnail picture for a title on page 36. group on the HDD (page 81)
• Group Name (Grp Name) – Name or rename an
HDD group (page 81)
• Erase Section (Erase Sec) – Erase part of a title
(page 79)
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VR mode (Play List) Erase

• Create – Make a new Play List title (page 84) VR mode Video mode HDD
• Chapter Edit (Chpt Edit) – Make detailed changes to The Erase title command does slightly different things
chapters in a Play List title (page 82) depending on what you are currently editing. If you are
• Move – Move the position of a title in the Play List editing Original content on a VR mode disc or content on
(page 84) the HDD, the title will be erased from the disc and the
available recording time will increase accordingly.
• Erase All – Erase all titles in the Play List (page 85)
If you erase titles from a Video mode DVD-R disc, the title
• Undo – Undo the last change (page 85)
will disappear from the list of titles, but the available
• Play – Play a title (page 81) recording time will not increase. Erasing a title from a
• Erase – Erase a title from the Play List (page 81) Video mode DVD-RW disc increases the available
• Title Name (Ttl Name) – Name or rename a title in recording time only if it is the last title on the disc.
the Play List (page 82) 1 Select ‘Erase’ from the Disc Navigator menu
• Combine – Combine two Play List titles into one options.
(page 85)
• Divide – Divide a Play List title into two (page 85) title you want to erase, then press ENTER.
• Erase Section (Erase Sec) – Erase a part of a title
(page 83) Disc Navigator
Original
DVD 1 2 3
Editing VR mode Original, Video Play

0h37m(FINE)
4
mode and HDD content Erase
Ttl Name
Chpt Edit
These commands affect the actual content stored on the Erase Sec
Erase Title?
DVD-R/RW or HDD. Undo Yes No 1/1
Remember 3 Highlight ‘Yes’ to confirm, or ‘No’ to cancel, then

• If you are editing a VR mode disc, use the PLAYLIST press ENTER.
button to switch to the Disc Navigator Original 4 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator
screen. menu options, or select another title to erase.
Play
Tip
• You can erase a title quickly by pressing CLEAR when
Use this function to start playback of a title. the title is highlighted. Confirm the edit by pressing
ENTER. (You can also use this method to erase titles
1 Select ‘Play’ from the Disc Navigator menu when using the Play function, above.)
options.
title you want to play, then press ENTER or PLAY.
Disc Navigator
Video Mode
DVD 1 2 3

Play 0h37m(FINE)
Erase 4 5 6
Ttl Name
Lock
Erase All
Undo 1/1
Playback of the title you selected starts.

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Title Name (Ttl Name) Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name
The table below shows the remote control key shortcuts
that you can use to input characters in the name input
You can give titles new names of up to 64 characters long screen. Pressing a button repeatedly cycles through the
for VR mode and HDD recordings and 32 characters for characters shown.
Video mode recordings. If you want to enter two characters in succession that are
1 Select ‘Ttl Name’ from the Disc Navigator menu both on the same button (for example a P and an R),
options. press to advance the cursor one space manually
between inputting the two characters.
title you want to name, then press ENTER to go to
the name input screen. Key Characters Key Characters
3 Input a name for the selected title. 1 .,’?!–&1 6 mno6öôòóøñ
Input Title Name

2 abc2äàáâã 7 pqrs7$
æç ÿ/ß *1
11/04Wed 12:30PM 2ch LP
CAPS
small
N O P Q R S T U V WX Y Z ( ) : ; 3 def3èéëê 8 tuv8üùûú
AA A A A AÆ ç E E E E I I I I #
DN O OOO O ø UUUUY ß$%
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 <= > _ & 4 ghi4îïìí¡ 9 wxyz9
+ – /@ [ ¥ ] ˆ ÷ x ± { _| } ~ ¡
c £ \ § ¨ © a– << ¬ – ® ˚
2 3
´ µ¶ · ¸ 1 o
– 1/4 1/2 3/4 ¿ `
<<
5 jkl5£ 0 0
OK Clear Space
[cursor back] [cursor forward]
/ [change case] CLEA [clear character]
• Use the /// (cursor buttons) and ENTER to R
select characters.
<space> [finish name input]
• A name generated automatically by the recorder will
already be in the name input section of the screen. VCR ~ ()_/:;”`^@#∗%¥|+=
Use the / buttons to change the cursor Plus+ {}[]<>
position.
• Select CAPS or small to change to upper or lower- *1
lower-case: ÿ; upper-case: ß
).
Chapter Edit (Chpt Edit)
• You can also use the CLEAR button to delete
characters directly (press and hold for two seconds VR mode HDD
to delete the whole name). For other remote control When editing VR mode DVDs or video on the HDD you
key shortcuts, see Using the remote key shortcuts to can edit individual chapters within a title, with
input a name below. commands for erasing, combining and dividing. You can
• For discs formatted on a different DVD recorder, you also play individual chapters to check their content.
will see only a limited character set.
1 Select ‘Chpt Edit’ from the Disc Navigator menu
4 Highlight ‘OK’ then press ENTER to enter the options.
name and return to the main Disc Navigator screen.
• To return to the main Disc Navigator screen without
saving changes to the title name, press RETURN.
5 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator
menu options, or select another title to name.
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title that contains the chapters you want to edit, Note
then press ENTER. • When editing VR mode Original content, it may not
be possible to erase chapters less than five seconds
Chapter Edit long.
Original
DVD Title 11/04Wed 12:30PM 2ch LP Chapter
• It may not always be possible to combine two
1 0h03m chapters, even though they are adjacent. If a chapter
1 2 3
has been divided into three, then the middle chapter
4 5 6 erased, it is not possible to combine the two
Erase
Divide remaining chapters into one.
Combine 7 8 9
Preview
Undo
Back 1/1
Inserting chapter markers into a title
VR mode HDD
After selecting a title, thumbnails of each chapter appear You can create new chapters within a title using the CHP
and you’ll see that the Disc Navigator menu items MARK button while playing the title or during recording.
change to the chapter editing commands: This is useful not just for navigation of the disc content
• Erase – Erase chapters: Select the chapter you want but also for editing purposes.
to erase and press ENTER (see also the note below).
• Divide – Divide a chapter into two or more parts:
Select the chapter you want to divide. From the
following screen use the playback controls (, ,
PAUSE
, , etc.) to find the point at which you want to

divide the chapter. With Divide highlighted, press
ENTER.
CHP
MARK
Divide Chapter
Original
DVD Title 12/01Wed 12:18AM SP Chapter
1 Recording Time 0h01m24s 0h00m
1-3 0.00.52.17 1 Start playback of the title you want to create
Play Pause new chapter markers in.
Divide You can use the Play command from the Disc Navigator
Divide
menu to do this.
Back
2 Press CHP MARK at any point where you want a
new chapter to begin.
A chapter marker icon appears on-screen briefly to
You can keep dividing the chapter as many times as confirm a new chapter mark has been inserted:
you wish (up to 999 chapters per DVD disc or 99
chapters per HDD title). Highlight Back and press
ENTER to return to the Chapter Edit screen.
• Combine – Combine two adjacent chapters into one:
Highlight the bar divider between two adjacent • For greater control over the exact position of chapter
chapters and press ENTER (see also the note below) markers it can be useful to use the PAUSE button
and/or the slow-motion and frame advance/reverse
• Preview – Preview chapters: Select the chapter you
controls (/
).
want to play; press STOP to return to the chapter
edit screen.
• Undo – Undo the last command (only works with VR Note
mode disc edits). • You cannot insert chapter markers during Auto Start
3 Press RETURN to get back to the menu options on Recording.
the left side of the screen. • If you pause a recording in VR mode, the recorder
automatically starts a new chapter when you restart
4 To return to the Disc Navigator screen, press the recording.
RETURN again, or select ‘Back’ from the menu
options on the left.
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• When recording in Video mode, the recorder 4 In the same way, find the end of the section to
automatically puts chapter markers in at regular erase, then (with ‘To’ highlighted) press ENTER.
intervals. It is not possible to add extra chapter After pressing ENTER, another marker appears under the
markers manually after recording (see also Auto bar to show the end of the section, with the section itself
Chapter (Video) on page 102). marked in red.
• The Play List and Original content on a disc can each 5 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm, or ‘No’ to cancel, then
contain up to 999 chapters. press ENTER.
• Each HDD title can contain a maximum of 99 In the thumbnail viewer you can see a few seconds of
chapters. video either side of the marked section to see how the
• Similar chapter editing commands are available for edit will look.
HDD content from the HDD to DVD copy screen. See • When editing VR mode Original content, you may not
also Copying from HDD to DVD* on page 60. be able to erase very short sections (less than five
seconds).
Erase Section (Erase Sec) 6 Erase another section from the same title, or
VR mode HDD
press RETURN to get back to the main Disc Navigator
screen.
Using this command you can delete a part of an Original
title, ideal for cutting out the commercial breaks in a
recording made from the TV.
Lock / Unlock
1 Select ‘Erase Sec’ from the Disc Navigator menu
options. You can lock a title so that it can’t be edited or erased
accidently. If you do need to edit it, you can always unlock
2 Use the /// (cursor buttons) to select a
it later.
title.
After selecting a title, the Erase Sec screen appears from
which you can mark the start and end points of the Important
section to erase.
• You can’t undo any edits made before changing the
lock status. You also can’t undo a lock/unlock
Erase Sec
command using the Undo option from the Disc
Original
DVD
Title 2
12/01Wed 12:18AM SP Navigator menu.
2-1 0.00.52.17 1 Select ‘Lock’ from the Disc Navigator menu
Play Pause
options.
Erase Sec A B
From To 2 Use the /// (cursor buttons) to select the
Back
title you want to lock (or unlock), then press ENTER.
Disc Navigator
Original
DVD
3 Use the playback controls (, , , , etc.) to 1 2 3
find the start of the section to erase, then (with

‘From’ highlighted) press ENTER. 11/15Wed 12:30PM 2ch LP DVD Remain
Lock 0h37m(FINE)
The bar at the bottom of the screen shows the current Erase All 4
play position in the title. After pressing ENTER, a marker
appears under the bar to show the start of the section.
Undo 1/1
Play Pause
An unlocked title will become locked; a locked title will be
A B unlocked. Locked titles are shown in the Disc Navigator
From T with a padlock icon.
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A
menu options, or select another title to lock/unlock.
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Erase All Divide

VR mode Video mode HDD HDD
This erases all unlocked titles from the disc (see also Lock Use this command to divide a title on the HDD into two.
/ Unlock on page 79). Note that once divided, the two new titles cannot be
recombined into one again.
1 Select ‘Erase All’ from the Disc Navigator menu
options. 1 Select ‘Divide’ from the Disc Navigator menu
options.
press ENTER. 2 Select the title that you want to divide, then
press ENTER.
Disc Navigator
Original
Divide Title
DVD 1 2 3
HDD 12/01Wed 12:18AM SP
DVD Remain 2-1 0.00.08.26

0h37m(FINE) Play Pause
Lock
Erase All 4
Divide
Divide
Back
Erase all titles?
Undo Yes No 1/1
Undo 3 Use the standard playback controls to find the

VR mode Video mode
place you want to divide the title.
If you make a mistake while editing, you can generally 4 With ‘Divide’ highlighted, press ENTER to divide
undo it. There are three levels of undo (in other words, the title at the current playback position.
you can undo the last three edits you made). 5 Select ‘Yes’ to confirm you want to divide the
• Select ‘Undo’ from the Disc Navigator menu title.
options. Select No if you want to cancel and leave the title intact.
• You can’t undo anything after ejecting the disc from 6 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator
the recorder or switching the recorder into standby. menu options, or select another title to divide.
• You can’t undo the following operations: initializing,
recording or finalizing a disc, locking and unlocking
titles.
Editing HDD groups
HDD
The large capacity of the HDD means that there may be

many hours of video in the recorder. To help you organize
your HDD video content there are four ‘groups’. You can
move content from group to group, and rename the
groups as you want.
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Change Group (Chg Group) 5 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator
menu options, or select another group to name.
HDD
Use this command to assign titles to a particular group.

1 Select ‘Chg Group’ from the Disc Navigator
menu, then press ENTER. Creating and editing a VR mode Play
2 Select the title that you want to put into a List
different group, then press ENTER. VR mode
3 Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to select A Play List is a kind of virtual content based on the actual
a group for the title, then press ENTER. (Original) content of the disc. The main advantages of
• You can select one of the four groups, or choose No this type of editing is that it is non-destructive of the video
Group, in which case it will only appear when All is content on the disc, and it allows greater control over
selected. editing, so that you end up with the content exactly as you
want it.
Disc Navigator
HDD Remember
Title 1 9/06Fri 9:00PM 8ch LP
• Use the PLAYLIST button to switch to the Play List
No Group
All
GROUP1 edit screen.
Lock
GROUP2
Erase All • The Play List can contain a maximum of 99 titles.
Ttl Name GROUP3
Grp Name GROUP4
Chg Group
Divide Play
VR mode
4 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator Use this function to start playback of a title.
menu options, or select another title to change the
group of. 1 Select ‘Play’ from the Disc Navigator Play List
menu options.
Group Name (Grp Name) 2 Select the title you want to play, then press
ENTER.
HDD
Use this command to rename a group. Disc Navigator

Play List
1 Select ‘Grp Name’ from the Disc Navigator menu. DVD 1 2 3

the group that you want to name or rename, then 11/04Wed 12:30PM 2ch LP DVD Remain
Play 0h37m(FINE)
press ENTER. Erase 4
Ttl Name
Chpt Edit
Input Group Name Erase Sec
Undo 1/1
Group 1
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` Erase
OK Clear Space
VR mode
This command erases a title only from the Play List. The
3 Input a name for the group. title remains in the Original content and the available
The name can be up to six characters long. recording time does not increase.
4 To finish entering the name, highlight ‘Exit’ and 1 Select ‘Erase’ from the Disc Navigator Play List
press ENTER. menu options.
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2 Select the title you want to erase, then press • You can also use the CLEAR button to delete
ENTER. characters directly (press and hold for two seconds
to delete the whole name). For other remote control
Disc Navigator key shortcuts, see Using the remote key shortcuts to
Play List input a name on page 77.
DVD 1 2 3
• For discs formatted on a different DVD recorder, you
will see only a limited character set.
Play 0h37m(FINE) 4 Highlight ‘OK’, then press ENTER to fix the name
Erase 4
Ttl Name and return to the main Disc Navigator screen.
Chpt Edit
Erase Sec
• To return to the main Disc Navigator screen without
Undo
Erase Title?
Yes No 1/1 saving changes to the title name, press RETURN.
3 Highlight ‘Yes’ to confirm, or ‘No’ to cancel, then menu options, or select another title to name.
press ENTER.
4 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator Chapter Edit (Chpt Edit)
menu options, or select another title to erase. VR mode
When editing VR mode DVDs you can edit individual

Note chapters within a title, with commands for erasing,
• The remaining recording time doesn’t change when moving, combining and dividing. You can also play
you erase something from the Play List. individual chapters to check their content.
1 Select ‘Chpt Edit’ from the Disc Navigator Play
Title Name (Ttl Name) List menu options.
VR mode 2 Select the title that contains the chapters you
want to edit, then press ENTER.
You can give titles new names of up to 64 characters After selecting a title, thumbnails of each chapter appear
long. and you’ll see that the Disc Navigator menu items
1 Select ‘Ttl Name’ from the Disc Navigator Play change to the chapter editing commands:
List menu options.
Chapter Edit
2 Select the title you want to name, then press Play List
ENTER. DVD Title 10/07Wed 3:00PM 2ch LP
1
Chapter
0h03m
1 2 3
3 Input a name for the selected title.
4 5 6
Erase
Input Title Name Divide
Combine 7 8 9
11/04Wed 12:30PM 2ch LP Move
ABC DE F GH I J KLM . , ? ! Undo
CAPS
N O P Q R S T U V WX Y Z ( ) : ; Back 1/1
small AA A A A AÆ ç E E E E I I I I #
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 <= > _ &
+ – /@ [ ¥ ] ˆ ÷ x ± { _| } ~ ¡
c £ \ § ¨ © a– << ¬ – ® ˚ • Erase – Erase chapters: Select the chapter you want
´ µ¶ · ¸ 1 o
– 1/4 1/2 3/4 ¿ `
2 3 <<
OK Clear Space
to erase and press ENTER.
Press ENTER after selecting each character.

• A name generated automatically by the recorder will
already be in the name input section of the screen.
Use the / buttons to change the cursor
position.
).
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• Divide – Divide a chapter into two or more parts: Erase Section (Erase Sec)
Select the chapter you want to divide. From the
VR mode
following screen use the playback controls (, ,
, , etc.) to find the point at which you want to Using this command you can delete a part of a Play List
divide the chapter. With Divide highlighted, press title, ideal for cutting out the commercial breaks in a
ENTER. recording made from the TV.
1 Select ‘Erase Sec’ from the Disc Navigator menu
Divide Chapter
Play List
options.
DVD Title 12/01Wed 12:18AM SP Chapter
1 Recording Time 0h01m24s 0h00m 2 Use the /// (cursor buttons) to select a
1-3 0.00.52.17
Play Pause
title.
After selecting a title, the Erase Sec screen appears from
Divide
Divide which you can mark the start and end points of the
Back section to erase.
Erase Sec
Play List
DVD 12/01Wed 12:18AM SP
You can keep dividing the chapter as many times as
1-2 0.00.52.17
you want (up to 999 chapters per disc). Highlight Play Pause
Back and press ENTER to return to the Chapter Edit Erase Sec A B
screen. From To
Back
• Combine – Combine two adjacent chapters into one:
Select the dividing line between two adjacent
chapters and press ENTER.
• Move – Rearrange chapters: Select the chapter you
want to move, press ENTER, then highlight the new 3 Use the playback controls (, , , , etc.) to
location for it, then press ENTER again. find the start of the section to erase, then (with
‘From’ highlighted) press ENTER.
• Preview – Preview chapters: Select the chapter you The bar at the bottom of the screen shows the current
want to play; press STOP to return to the chapter play position in the title. After pressing ENTER, a marker
edit screen. appears under the bar to show the start of the section.
• Undo – Undo the last command.
3 Press RETURN to get back to the menu options on
Play Pause
the left side of the screen.
A B
4 To return to the Disc Navigator screen, press
From T
RETURN again, or select ‘Back’ from the menu 0.02.09.17
options on the left.
A
4 In the same way, find the end of the section to

erase, then (with ‘To’ highlighted) press ENTER.
After pressing ENTER, another marker appears under the
bar to show the end of the section, with the section itself
marked in red.
press ENTER.
In the thumbnail viewer you can see a few seconds of
video either side of the marked section to see how the
edit will look.
6 Erase another section from the same title, or
press RETURN to get back to the main Disc Navigator
screen.
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Create 4 Press ENTER to add the title.

The new title appears in the updated Play List.
VR mode
Use this function to add an Original title to the Play List. Disc Navigator
When you do this, the whole title is put into the Play List Play List
DVD 1 2 3
(you can erase bits you don’t need later—see Chapter Edit
(Chpt Edit) on page 82).
DVD Remain
The title appears in the Play List complete with the 0h37m(FINE)
Create
chapter markers that appear in the Original. However, if Move
Divide
you add more chapter markers to the Original later, these Combine
are not automatically copied over into the Play List title. Erase All
Undo 1/1
You can add up to 99 titles to the Play List.
1 Select ‘Create’ from the Disc Navigator Play List
menu options.
menu options, or select another location for a new
2 Use the /// (cursor buttons) to select the title.
insertion point for the new title, then press ENTER.
Move
Disc Navigator
Play List VR mode
DVD 1 2
Use this function to re-arrange the playing order of Play
List titles.
DVD Remain
0h37m(FINE)
Create 1 Select ‘Move’ from the Disc Navigator Play List
Move
Divide menu options.
Combine
Erase All
2 Select the title you want to move, then press
Undo 1/1
ENTER.
If there are no titles in the Play List yet, this step does not Disc Navigator
apply. Play List
DVD 1 2 3
3 Use the /// (cursor buttons) to select an
Original title to put into the Play List. 11/15Wed 12:30PM 2ch LP DVD Remain
Create 0h37m(FINE)
Move 4
Disc Navigator Divide
Play List Combine
DVD ORG1 ORG2 ORG3 Erase All
Undo 1/1

0h37m(FINE)
Create
ORG4 3 Select a new position in the Play List for the title,
Move
Divide then press ENTER.
Combine
Erase All
Undo 1/1 Disc Navigator
Play List
DVD 1 2 3
DVD Remain
Create 0h37m(FINE)
Move 4
Divide
Combine
Erase All
Undo 1/1
After pressing ENTER, the new, updated Play List is

displayed.
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4 Press RETURN to go back to the Disc Navigator After pressing ENTER, the new, updated Play List is
menu options, or select another title to move. displayed.
Divide Disc Navigator

Play List
DVD 1 2 3
VR mode
Use this command to split a title up into two new titles.

DVD Remain
0h37m(FINE)
1 Select ‘Divide’ from the Disc Navigator Play List Create
Move
menu options. Divide
Combine
Erase All
2 Select the title that you want to divide, then Undo 1/1
press ENTER.
3 Use the playback controls to find the place you
want to divide the title.
menu options, or continue combining more titles.
Divide Chapter
Play List
DVD
Title 2
12/01Wed 12:18AM SP Erase All
2-1 0.00.08.26 VR mode
Play Pause
Divide
This command erases all the titles from the Play List.
Divide
Back 1 Select ‘Erase All’ from the Disc Navigator Play List
menu options.
press ENTER.
You can use all the usual playback controls, including
PLAY, PAUSE, scan (, ), and slow-motion Disc Navigator
Play List
(,
). DVD 1 2 3
4 With ‘Divide’ highlighted, press ENTER to divide

the title at the current playback position. DVD Remain
Create 0h37m(FINE)
4
5 To return to the Disc Navigator menu options, Move
Divide
select ‘Back’ and press ENTER. Combine
Erase All
Erase all titles?
Undo Yes No 1/1
Combine
VR mode
Undo
Use this function to combine two adjacent Play List titles
into one. VR mode
1 Select ‘Combine’ from the Disc Navigator Play If you make a mistake while editing, you can generally
List menu options. undo it. There are three levels of undo (in other words,
you can undo the last three edits you made).
2 Highlight the bar divider between the two titles
you want to combine, then press ENTER. • Select ‘Undo’ from the Disc Navigator Play List
menu options.
Disc Navigator
• You can’t undo anything after ejecting the disc from
Play List the recorder or switching the recorder into standby.
DVD 1 2 3
• You can’t undo the following operations: initializing,
recording or finalizing a disc, locking and unlocking
DVD Remain titles.
Create 0h37m(FINE)
Move 4
Divide
Combine
Erase All
Undo 1/1
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Chapter 9
Disc History
VR mode Video mode
The Disc History screen lets you see how much recording space remains on the last 30 recordable DVD discs loaded.
It also displays information such as disc name, the first three title names, number of titles recorded, recording mode
and the lock status of the disc.
Available
Disc name recording space
Disc History
1/2
Disc Name DVD Remain LP Recording mode
Disc loaded News 1h54m
Selected disc Sport 2h35m
Travel 1h22m Recording time
Other discs Movie 0h30m available
Music 1h38m
Title information Number of

Title 1 Today's Football Titles : 8
for the selected Title 2 Enjoy Golf! DVD-RW VR titles on disc
disc Title 3 Social dance Lesson
Disc type and
recording mode
Disc lock indicator
Note
Using the Disc History
• When you initialize a DVD-RW disc or record a
1 Press DISC HISTORY to display the Disc History DVD-R disc for the first time, the recorder
screen. automatically names the disc DISC ** (where ** is a
The most recently loaded disc appears at the top of the number from 1 to 99). You can rename the disc if you
list, with previously loaded discs below it. If there is a disc want to (see Input Disc Name on page 89).
loaded, it is shown in the list with a ‘disc in’ icon. • When you change the display for the available
• The Disc History screen is also accessible from the recording time using the REC MODE button, only the
Home Menu. display is changed; the actual recording mode is not
affected.
2 Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to see
title information for other discs in the list. • The following discs appear in the Disc History list in
• To remove a disc from the list, press CLEAR (you gray:
can’t remove the currently loaded disc). – Discs with no available recording space left
– Locked discs
• You can see the available recording time for different – Discs that contain the maximum 99 titles and/or
recording modes by pressing the REC MODE button. 999 chapters
3 To exit the Disc History screen, press HOME • When a Video mode disc is finalized, the information
MENU or DISC HISTORY. for that disc disappears from the Disc History.
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The PhotoViewer 010
Chapter 10
The PhotoViewer
From the PhotoViewer you can view JPEG photos and picture files stored on a CD-ROM/R/RW on your TV.
Currently selected thumbnail
PhotoViewer
File Chair No. 2
Date/Time 5/12/2003 10:00AM Size 1920 x 1440 File information
01. 12/12 TUE 1 2 3
Currently selected
02. 12/13 WED
folder in folder list
03. 12/14 THU
4 5 6
04. 12/15 FRI
05. 12/16 SAT
06. 12/17 SUN 7 8 9
07. 12/18 MON
08. 12/19 TUE
Pages in Pages in file
1/2 1/3
folder list view
Incompatible/unknown file
Note
Playing a slideshow
• Up to 999 files or 99 folders are viewable, but if there
1 Press HOME MENU and select ‘PhotoViewer’ to are more files/folders than this on the disc it is still
display the PhotoViewer screen. possible to view them all using the Reload function
• The PhotoViewer is only accessible when a disc (see below).
containing JPEG files is loaded. • The time it takes for the recorder to load a file
2 Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to select increases with large file sizes.
a folder from the folder list. • Pictures with an aspect ratio different to your TV
The first nine images from the selected folder are screen will appear with black bars top and bottom, or
displayed as thumbnails in the main part of the screen. either side (depending on the picture).
3 Press ENTER to move to the thumbnail view area. • If you encounter a disc that will not play, check that
The first thumbnail image is highlighted. the disc and file formats are compatible with this
recorder (see JPEG file compatibility on page 12).
• To get back to the folder list, press RETURN.
4 Use the /// (cursor buttons) to select a Reloading files from a disc
thumbnail. If you have a disc with a large number of files and/or
• Use the and buttons to display the previous/ folders, you can still view all the images using the reload
next page of thumbnails. function.
5 Press ENTER or PLAY to start playing a 1 Use the (cursor down) button to navigate to
slideshow from the selected thumbnail. the last entry in the folder list (‘Read next: ...’).
• Use the PREV / NEXT buttons to display the
previous/next picture, or the PAUSE button to 2 Press ENTER to load the next batch of up to 999
pause the slideshow. files/99 folders from the disc.
It will take a moment (at most a minute) to load in the
6 Press STOP or RETURN to return to the images.
thumbnail view area.
7 To return to the folder view area, press RETURN.
• To exit the PhotoViewer, press HOME MENU.
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Note
• You can press HOME MENU to exit the PhotoViewer
screen while the recorder is reloading images. (If you
enter the PhotoViewer again, it will resume
reloading.)
Zooming the screen

During a slideshow you can zoom in to enlarge a portion
of the picture by a factor of two or four. You can also move
the area of the picture displayed.
1 During a slideshow, use the CHANNEL + button
to zoom the picture.
2x Zoom
Repeated presses cycle between zoom off, 2x zoom and

4x zoom. The zoom factor is displayed on-screen.
2 Use the /// (cursor buttons) to move the
zoomed area within the picture.
Rotating the screen

You can rotate the displayed picture during a slideshow
so you can always view pictures the right way up,
whichever way they were taken.
• During a slideshow, press ANGLE to rotate the
displayed picture clockwise by 90º.
Press ANGLE repeatedly to continue rotating the picture
in increments of 90º.
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The Disc Setup menu 11
Chapter 11
The Disc Setup menu
From the Disc Setup menu you can name discs, lock the 2 Input a name for the disc up to 64 characters long
contents to prevent accidental recording and erasure, for a VR mode disc, or 32 for a Video mode disc.
initialize and finalize discs. The Disc Setup menu is
accessed from the Home menu: Input Disc Name
DISC7
• Press HOME MENU and select ‘Disc Setup’. ABC DE F GH I J KLM . , ? !
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2 3 << 1 3
OK Clear Space
PhotoViewer DV Record • Use the /// (cursor buttons) and ENTER to

select characters.
DVR-520H Screen
• Use the / buttons to change the cursor
position.
Basic settings ).
• You can also use the CLEAR button to delete
Input Disc Name characters directly (press and hold for two seconds
to delete the whole name). For other remote control
VR mode Video mode key shortcuts, see Using the remote key shortcuts to
When you initialize a disc for recording, the recorder input a name on page 77.
automatically assigns a name for the disc ranging from • For discs formatted on a different DVD recorder, you
DISC 1 to DISC 99. You can use the Input Disc Name will see only a limited character set.
function to change the default disc name to something
more descriptive. This name appears when you load the
Lock Disc
disc and when you display disc information on-screen.
VR mode
1 Select ‘Input Disc Name’ from the Basic options,
then ‘Next Screen’. • Default setting: Off
Disc Setup Disc Setup
Basic Input Disc Name Next Screen Basic Input Disc Name On
Initialize Lock Disc Initialize Lock Disc Off
Finalize Finalize
Set to On to prevent accidental recording, editing or

erasing of the disc loaded. If you need to unlock the disc
to make edits, select Off.
Important
• A locked disc can still be initialized (which will
completely erase the disc).
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Initialize settings Finalize settings

DVD-RW
You can initialize a DVD-RW disc for either VR mode Finalize

recording or Video mode recording. The first time you DVD-R DVD-RW
load a new DVD-RW disc, it will be automatically
initialized for recording according to the DVD-RW Auto Finalizing ‘fixes’ the recordings in place so that the disc
Init. setting in the Initial Setup menu (see page 102). can be played on a regular DVD player or computer
equipped with a suitable DVD-ROM drive.
The initialize menu here lets you reinitialize a disc, for
example if you want to change the recording format of See Playing your recordings on other DVD players on
the disc. See Initializing a DVD-RW disc on page 57 for page 56 for detailed instructions.
detailed instructions.
Undo Finalize
DVD-RW
HDD Initialize You can undo the finalization on DVD-RW discs recorded
HDD on this recorder in Video mode. You need to do this if you
want to record more material or edit material already on
When your DVD recorder is working without a problem the disc.
this option is not visible in the Disc Setup menu. You can also undo the finalization of VR mode discs
However, if the HDD file system becomes corrupted for which have been finalized on other DVD recorders. If
some reason, you initialize the HDD to fix the problem. when you load a disc the message This disc cannot be
Note that initializing the HDD will erase all the data on it. recorded. Undo the finalization is displayed, use this
• Select ‘Initialize HDD’ from the disc Setup menu. command to be able to record on the disc using this
recorder.
Disc Setup 1 From the Disc Setup menu, select ‘Finalize’, then
Basic Initialize Start ‘Undo Finalize’ from the finalize options.
Initialize
Finalize
Initialize HDD 2 Select ‘Start’.
• Select ‘Start’ to initialize.
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The Video/Audio Adjust menu 12
Chapter 12
The Video/Audio Adjust menu
Using the Video/Audio Adjust menu you can set up the picture quality for the built-in tuner and external inputs, for disc
playback, and for recording.
4 Press ENTER to select the preset.

Setting the picture quality for TV and
external inputs Creating your own set
Picture Creation lets you choose a set of picture quality There are three user presets in which you can save your
settings for the built-in TV tuner and for each external own set of picture quality settings.
input. There are several preset settings that suit various 1 Follow Choosing a preset above and select one of
sources, or you can create up to three of your own sets. the user presets (Memory 1, 2 or 3).
2 Select ‘Detailed Settings’.
Choosing a preset
2ch
1 With the recorder stopped, press HOME MENU
Memory1
and select ‘Video/Audio Adjust’.
Detailed Settings
3 Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to select

the picture quality setting you want to adjust.
Memory1 2ch
Disc History Play Mode 3-D Y/C Motion Still
PhotoViewer DV Record VNR Off

Detail Off Max
White AGC Off
DVR-520H screen
White Level Min Max
2 Select ‘Video Adjust’. Black Level Min Max

Black Setup 7.5 IRE
3 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to
change the preset.
You can adjust the following settings:
2ch • 3-D Y/C – Adjusts the brightness/color separation.
Tuner • VNR – Adjusts the amount of noise reduction applied
Detailed Settings to the video signal.
• Detail – Adjusts how sharp edges appear.
• Use the INPUT SELECT button to switch between the • White AGC – Turn on for automatic white level
built-in TV tuner and the external inputs. adjustment.
• Use the CHANNEL +/– buttons to change the • White Level – Adjusts the intensity of white.
channel of the built-in TV tuner.
• Black Level – Adjusts the intensity of black.
There are six presets available:
• Black Setup – Corrects the standard reference black
• Tuner – suitable for general TV broadcasts level.
• VCR – suitable for video cassettes • Hue – Adjusts overall balance between red and
• LDP – suitable for Laserdiscs green.
• Memory1 – user preset 1 • Chroma Level – Adjusts how rich the colors appear.
• Memory2 – user preset 2 4 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to adjust
• Memory3 – user preset 3 the currently selected picture quality setting.
You can press DISPLAY to see the individual settings for
the current preset (Tuner, VCR or LDP).
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12 The Video/Audio Adjust menu
5 When you have all the settings as you want Creating your own set
them, press HOME MENU to exit. There are three user presets in which you can save your
You can now use the preset for any other input or the own set of picture quality settings for disc playback.
built-in TV tuner.
1 Follow Choosing a preset above and select one of
the user presets (Memory 1, 2 or 3).
Tip
2 Move the cursor down and select ‘Detailed
• To see more of the picture as you adjust different Settings’.
settings, press ENTER after selecting the setting you
want to adjust.
Memory1
Detailed Settings
Note
• DVR-520H only: When the DV input is selected, only
3 Select the picture quality setting you want to
VNR and Detail settings can be adjusted.
adjust.
• When White AGC is On, the White Level setting
can’t be adjusted. Memory1
Pure Cinema Auto

YNR Off Max
CNR Off Max
Setting the picture quality for disc QNR Off Max

Detail Off Max
playback White Level Min Max
This setting determines how the picture will look when Black Level Min Max
playing discs.
You can adjust the following settings:
Choosing a preset • Pure Cinema – When watching DVD movies, Pure
1 With a disc playing (or paused), press HOME Cinema optimizes the picture quality. If the picture
MENU and select ‘Video/Audio Adjust’. appears unnatural on the default Auto setting,
change to On or Off as desired. (Note that this
2 Select ‘Video Adjust’ setting can only be adjusted when the video output is
set to progressive.)
3 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to
change the setting. See also PureCinema in the Glossary on page 117.
• YNR – Adjusts the amount of noise reduction (NR)
applied to the Y (brightness) component (has no
TV(CRT) effect when the video output is set to progressive).
Detailed Settings • CNR – Adjusts the amount of noise reduction (NR)
applied to the C (color) component (has no effect
There are six presets available: when the video output is set to progressive).
• TV(CRT) – suitable for standard cathode-ray tube TVs • QNR – Adjusts the amount of noise reduction (NR)
• PDP – suitable for plasma display screens applied to the block noise.
• Professional – suitable for professional monitors • Detail – Adjusts how sharp edges appear.
• Memory1 – user preset 1 • White Level – Adjusts the intensity of white.
• Memory2 – user preset 2 • Black Level – Adjusts the intensity of black.
• Memory3 – user preset 3 • Black Setup – Corrects the standard reference black
level.
You can press DISPLAY to see the individual settings for
the current preset (TV(CRT), PDP or Professional). • Hue – Adjusts overall balance between red and
green.
4 Press ENTER to select the preset. • Chroma Level – Adjusts how rich the colors appear.
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4 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to adjust

the currently selected picture quality setting.
5 When you have all the settings as you want
them, press HOME MENU to exit.
Tip
• To see more of the picture as you adjust different
settings, press ENTER after selecting the setting you
want to adjust.
Audio DRC
• Default setting: Off
When watching Dolby Digital material at low volume, it’s
easy to lose low level sounds completely—including
some of the dialog. Switching on Audio DRC (Dynamic
Range Control) can help by bringing up the low level
sounds, while controlling high level peaks.
1 During playback or when paused, press HOME
MENU and select ‘Video/Audio Adjust’.
2 Select ‘Audio Adjust’.
3 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to adjust
DRC from ‘Off‘ to ‘Max’.
Audio Adjust
Audio DRC Off Max
Exactly how much difference you can hear between the

settings will depend on the material.
Remember
• Audio DRC is not effective when listening to a disc via
the digital output when Dolby Digital Out is set to
Dolby Digital. In this case adjust the dynamic range
from your AV amplifier/receiver.
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Chapter 13
The Initial Setup menu
Set ‘Clock Set CH‘ to the channel preset number
Using the Initial Setup menu that broadcasts a clock signal, then move the
cursor down to ‘Start’ and press ENTER.
The Initial Setup menu is where you can set various
recorder options for sound, picture, language and so on.
Initial Setup
• Press HOME MENU and select ‘Initial Setup’. Basic Clock Setting
Auto Clock Setting
Video Out DateDisplay
Front Panel
Audio In Remote Time
Control Set
Audio Out Setup Navigator
Clock Set CH 2
Language
Recording Start
Timer Recording Disc Setup Playback
Copy Video/Audio Adjust If the time could not be set automatically, press
Disc History Play Mode RETURN to go back to the previous screen and select
PhotoViewer DV Record Manual.
DVR-520H screen • Manual clock setting

If no stations in your area are broadcasting time
• Some settings can only be changed when the signals, you can set the clock manually:
recorder is stopped. During playback these settings • Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to set your
are grayed out in the Initial Setup menu. time zone, then press ENTER.
• Except for the Setup Navigator, menu screens are • Press (cursor down) then use the / (cursor
exited automatically after 20 minutes of inactivity. left/right) buttons to set daylight saving time (D.S.T.)
On or Off, then press ENTER.
Initial Setup
Basic settings Basic Clock Setting
Set
Manual Clock Setting 1/2
Video Out Front Panel Display USA
Time Zone Alaska
Clock Setting Audio Out
Language
Setup Mavigator
D.S.T. Off
The date (month, day, year) and time must be set before Recording
Playback
you can use any of the timer recording features.
The clock can be set automatically if there is a broadcast • Set the current date and time.
station transmitting clock signals, or manually.
Select Auto to set the clock automatically or Manual to Initial Setup
display the clock setting screen.
Basic Manual Clock Setting
Clock Setting
Set 2/2
Date 01 01 2004 THU
Initial Setup Audio In RemoteTime
Control Set 12 00 AM
Basic Clock Setting Auto Time Zone USA
Language
Tuner On Screen Display Manual Alaska
Recording
Video Out Front Panel Display Playback D.S.T. Off
Language
Recording Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to change
Playback
the value in the highlighted field.
Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to move
• Auto clock setting from one field to another.
Some TV channels broadcast time signals together
with the program. This recorder can use these
signals to set the clock automatically.
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The Initial Setup menu 13
On Screen Display After selecting a new recorder ID, you have to confirm the
• Default setting: On change by selecting Yes or No (use the / (cursor
left/right) buttons), then pressing ENTER.
Initial Setup Note that as soon as you change the recorder ID, the
Basic Clock Setting On
remote becomes inoperative until you change the remote
Tuner On Screen Display Off to the same ID.
Audio In
Audio Out
Remote Control Set
Setup Navigator
To set the remote, press and hold RETURN and a number
Language button (1, 2 or 3) until the indicator on the remote lights.
Recording
Playback
Setup Navigator
On the default setting, the recorder shows on-screen • Default setting: n/a
operation displays (Play, Stop and so on). Change to Off
to hide these displays.
Initial Setup
Basic Clock Setting Start

Front Panel Display Tuner
Video Out
On Screen Display
Front Panel Display
• Default setting: On Audio In
Audio Out
Remote Control Set
Setup Navigator
Language
Recording
Initial Setup Playback
Basic Clock Setting On

Tuner On Screen Display Off
Video Out Front Panel Display The Setup Navigator appears automatically when you
Audio In
Audio Out
Remote Control Set
Setup Navigator
switch on the recorder for the first time (or after resetting
Language the recorder). It is also available from the Initial Settings
Recording
Playback menu should you need it at any other time.
See also Switching on and setting up on page 25.
On the default setting, the time is shown in the front
panel display when the recorder is in standby. Switch to
Off to have the front panel display switch off completely
when in standby. Tuner settings
Note
Auto Channel Setting
• When set to Off, the display still lights dimly in • Default setting: Antenna
standby when setting a timer recording, or during
Auto Start Recording.
Initial Setup
Basic Auto Channel Setting Antenna

Remote Control Set Tuner
Video Out
Manual CH Setting
VCR Plus+ CH Setting
Cable
• Default setting: Recorder1 Audio In

Audio Out
Language
You only need to set this if you are using more than one Recording
Pioneer DVD recorder in the same room. Playback
Initial Setup Auto Channel Setting automatically tunes the built-in TV

Basic Clock Setting Recorder1
tuner to terrestrial broadcast TV channels or cable
Tuner On Screen Display Recorder2 channels. Select Antenna or Cable, depending on how
Video Out Front Panel Display Recorder3
Audio In Remote Control Set you receive your TV channels, then wait for the automatic
Language
tuning to finish.
Recording
Playback
Tuning
7/68
So that each remote control operates only its own Cancel
recorder, make this setting different for each recorder
and remote in the room.
There are three different recorder IDs. When set to
Recorder2 or Recorder3, the remote control mode is
shown in the front panel display.
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After automatic tuning, a summary channel mapping VCR Plus+ CH Setting

screen is displayed. • Default setting: n/a
Guide channels are used by the VCR Plus+ system so
Initial Setup that the channel number specified in the VCR Plus+
Channel Mapping Antenna 1/3
CH Skip CH Skip CH Skip CH Skip
programming numbers can be guaranteed to
9 Off 17 Off 25 Off correspond to the correct station.
2 Off 10 Off 18 Off 26 Off
4 Off 12 Off 20 Off 28 Off 1 Select ‘VCR Plus+ CH Setting’, then ‘Next Screen’.
7 Off 15 Off 23 Off 31 Off Initial Setup
Basic Auto Channel Setting Next Screen
Tuner Manual CH Setting
Video Out VCR Plus+ CH Setting
Audio In
Press ENTER to return to the main menu screen. Audio Out
Language
Recording
Playback
Note
• If you want to cancel before tuning has finished, 2 Assign channel numbers to the guide channels as
press ENTER. necessary.
• You can manually tune and skip blank channels Look in your TV guide to see which channel numbers
using the Manual CH Setting, below. should be assigned to which guide channels.
Initial Setup
Manual CH Setting
Basic VCR Plus+
Auto Channel CH Setting
Setting 1/20
• Default setting: n/a Tuner Manual CHGuide
Setting CH Guide CH
Video Out VCR Plus+ CH 1Setting 6 6
The channel skip function lets you skip channels where Audio In 2 7
Audio Out
there is no station so that as you change channels using Language
3 8
4 9
the CHANNEL +/– buttons or the number buttons, you Recording
5 10
Playback
only change to channels that have a station.
The manual tuning function allows you to manually tune • Use the / (cursor up/down) buttons to change
to stations, should you need to. the guide channel for setting.
• Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to change
Initial Setup
the channel number.
Basic Auto Channel Setting Next Screen
Tuner Manual CH Setting • Use the PREV / NEXT button to display the previous/
Video Out VCR Plus+ CH Setting
Audio In next 10 guide channels.
Audio Out
Language
Recording
3 To return to the Initial Setup menu, press ENTER.
Playback
1 From the manual channel setting screen:

• Use the CHANNEL +/– button to change channels. Video Out settings
• If you want to skip the displayed channel (because
there is no station assigned to that channel), change
the Skip setting to On. Component Video Out
• Default setting: Interlace
• If you want to manually tune the displayed channel,
change the AFT (Auto Fine Tuning) setting to Off, You only need to make this setting if you connected this
then move down to Level to manually tune to a recorder to your TV using the component video jacks.
station.
Initial Setup
2ch
Basic Component Video Out Interlace
Skip Off Tuner Progressive
Video Out
AFT Off Audio In
Level 0 Audio Out
Language
Recording
Playback
• To return to the Initial Setup menu, press ENTER.
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If your TV is compatible with progressive-scan DVR-520H only: When the external audio is from the DV
component video, set this Progressive for the highest input, an audio subcode channel within the DV audio
quality picture. If your TV is not compatible with tells the recorder whether the audio is stereo or dual
progressive-scan video, leave it set to Interlace. mono. This has priority over the setting you make here.
See also Progressive scan video in the glossary on
page 117. Dual Mono Recording
• Default setting: L
Important
Initial Setup
If you switch to Progressive when using a TV that is not
Basic External Audio L
compatible with progressive-scan video, you will not be Tuner Dual Mono Recording R
able to see anything displayed on your TV. If this happens, Video Out
Audio In
DV Input
Input Level (L1)
press and hold the + button on the front panel, then press Audio Out Input Level (L2)
Language Input Level (L3)
HDD. This will set the recorder’s video output back to Recording
Interlace. Playback
Compatibility of this unit with progressive-scan TVs When recording a dual mono source from an external
Consumers should note that not all high-definition television sets
are fully compatible with this product and may cause artifacts to
input in Video mode or VR mode set to FINE / MN 32, you
be displayed in the picture. In case of 525 progressive scan can choose to record either the L (left), or the R (right)
picture problems, it is recommended that the user switch the audio channel.
connection to the ‘standard definition’ output (Interlace). If there
are questions regarding our TV set compatibility with this model,
please contact our customer service center. Note
This recorder is compatible with the following Pioneer displays
and monitors • If you’re recording in VR mode (except when set to
FINE / MN 32), both channels will be recorded and
Plasma display you can switch them as you like on playback.
• PDP-505HD, PDP-5030HD, PDP-4330HD, PDP-5040HD, PDP-
4340HD, Pro-1000HD, Pro-800HD, Pro-1000HDI, Pro-800HDI, Pro-
1110HD, Pro-910HD, PDP-4300, PDP-5031, PDP-502MX DV Input (DVR-520H only)
• Default setting: Stereo1
Projection monitor receiver
• SD-533HD5, SD-643HD5, Pro-710HD, Pro-610HD, Pro-510HD, You need to set this if you have a camcorder using 32kHz/
Pro-720HD, Pro-620HD, Pro-520HD, Pro-730HD, Pro-630HD, Pro- 12-bit sound connected to the front panel DV IN/OUT jack.
530HD, Pro-730HDI, Pro-530HDI, Pro-700HD, SD-641HD5, SD-
582HD5, SD-532HD5
Initial Setup
Basic External Audio Stereo1

Tuner Dual Mono Recording Stereo2
Video Out DV Input Mix (Stereo1: 75%)
Audio In Input Level (L1) Mix (Stereo1: 50%)
Audio Out Input Level (L2) Mix (Stereo1: 25%)
Audio In settings Language
Recording
Input Level (L3)
Playback
External Audio
Some digital camcorders have two stereo tracks for
• Default setting: Stereo
audio. One is recorded at the time of shooting; the other
is for overdubbing after shooting.
Initial Setup
On the Stereo1 setting, the sound that was recorded
Basic External Audio Stereo
Tuner Dual Mono Recording Dual Mono while shooting is used. On the Stereo2 setting, the
Video Out
Audio In
DV Input
Input Level (L1)
overdubbed sound is used. You can also choose a Mix
Audio Out Input Level (L2) setting of 25%, 50% or 75% for the Stereo 1 with a
Language Input Level (L3)
Recording corresponding Stereo 2 setting of 75%, 50% or 25%.
Playback
If the external source is standard stereo, leave set to

Stereo. If each channel carries a separate soundtrack,
change to Dual Mono.
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Input Level (L1 / L2 / L3) If your AV amp/receiver (or other connected component)
• Default setting: 0dB is Dolby Digital compatible, set to Dolby Digital,
otherwise set to Dolby Digital PCM. Check the
manual that came with the connected component if
Initial Setup
you’re unsure whether it is Dolby Digital compatible.
Basic External Audio +6dB
Tuner Dual Mono Recording +3dB
Video Out DV Input 0dB
Audio In
Audio Out
Input Level (L1)
Input Level (L2)
– 3dB
– 6dB
DTS Out
Language Input Level (L3) You only need to make this setting if you connected this
Recording
Playback recorder to an AV amp/receiver (or other component) using
the digital output.
You can adjust the gain of the audio from each external • Default setting: On
input individually, from –6dB to +6dB in steps of 3 dB to
optimize the recorded audio level. Initial Setup
Basic Digital Out On

Tuner Dolby Digital Out Off
Video Out DTS Out
Audio In 96kHz PCM Out
Audio Out MPEG Out
Audio Out settings Language
Recording
Playback
Digital Out
If your AV amp/receiver (or other connected component)
• Default setting: On
has a built-in DTS decoder, set to On, otherwise set to
Off. Check the manual that came with the connected
Initial Setup component if you’re unsure whether it is DTS
Basic Digital Out On compatible.
Tuner Dolby Digital Out Off
Video Out DTS Out
Audio Out MPEG Out
Language Important
Recording
Playback • If you set to On with a non-DTS compatible amp/
receiver, noise will be output when you play a DTS
If at any time you need to switch off the digital audio disc.
output, set this to Off, otherwise leave it On. • When set to On, there is no analog audio output
when playing a DTS DVD-Video disc.
Note • When playing a DTS audio CD (even when DTS Out
is Off), noise is output from the analog outputs. Do
• When set to Off, all the other Audio Out settings are not play this through your amplifier and speakers.
grayed out and can’t be set.
• When playing a DTS audio CD, make sure that
Stereo is selected using the AUDIO button. See
Dolby Digital Out Switching audio channels on page 43.
You only need to make this setting if you connected this
recorder to an AV amp/receiver (or other component) using
the digital output. 96kHz PCM Out
• Default setting: Dolby Digital recorder to an AV amp/receiver (or other component) using
the digital output.
Initial Setup
• Default setting: 96kHz 48kHz
Basic Digital Out Dolby Digital
Tuner Dolby Digital Out Dolby Digital PCM
Video Out DTS Out
Initial Setup
Audio Out MPEG Out
Basic Digital Out 96kHz 48kHz
Language
Tuner Dolby Digital Out 96kHz
Recording
Video Out DTS Out
Playback
Audio Out MPEG Out
Language
Recording
Playback
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If your AV amp/receiver (or other connected component) This setting is your preferred audio language for DVD
is compatible with high sampling rate audio (88.2 / 96 discs. If the language you specify here is recorded on a
kHz), set to 96kHz, otherwise set to 96kHz 48kHz. disc, the recorder automatically plays the disc in that
Check the manual that came with the connected language (although this depends on the Auto Language
component if you’re unsure whether it is compatible with setting—see Auto Language below).
high sampling rate audio. Choose Other if you want to specify a language other
than English or French (see Selecting ‘Other’ languages
MPEG Out on page 100).
recorder to an AV amp/receiver (or other component) using
Tip
the digital output.
• Default setting: MPEG PCM • You can switch between the languages recorded on
a DVD disc any time during playback using the
AUDIO button. (This does not affect this setting.)
Initial Setup
Basic Digital Out MPEG

Tuner
Video Out
Dolby Digital Out
DTS Out
MPEG PCM Subtitle Language
Audio In 96kHz PCM Out • Default setting: English
Audio Out MPEG Out
Language
Recording
Playback Initial Setup
Basic OSD Language English

Tuner Audio Language French
If your AV amp/receiver (or other connected component) Video Out Subtitle Language Other
Audio In Auto Language
is MPEG audio compatible, set to MPEG, otherwise set to Audio Out DVD Menu Language
MPEG PCM. Check the manual that came with the Language Subtitle Display
Recording
connected component if you’re unsure whether it is Playback
MPEG compatible.
This setting is your preferred subtitle language for DVD
discs. If the language you specify here is recorded on a
disc, the recorder automatically plays the disc with those
Language settings subtitles (although this depends on the Auto Language
setting—see Auto Language below).
Choose Other if you want to specify a language other
OSD Language than English or French (see Selecting ‘Other’ languages
• Default setting: English on page 100).
Initial Setup
Basic OSD Language English Tip

Tuner Audio Language français
Video Out Subtitle Language • You can change or switch off the subtitles on a DVD
Audio Out DVD Menu Language disc any time during playback using the SUBTITLE
Language
Recording
Subtitle Display button. (This does not affect this setting.)
Playback
Auto Language
This sets the language of the on-screen menus and
displays.
Initial Setup
Audio Language Basic OSD Language On
• Default setting: English Tuner
Video Out
Audio Language
Subtitle Language
Off

Audio Out DVD Menu Language
Initial Setup Language Subtitle Display
Recording
Basic OSD Language English Playback
Tuner Audio Language French
Video Out Subtitle Language Other
Language Subtitle Display
Recording
Playback
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When set to On, the recorder selects the default audio Subtitle Display
language on a DVD disc (French dialog for a French • Default setting: On
movie, for example), and displays subtitles in your
preferred subtitle language only if that is set to
Initial Setup
something different. In other words, movies in your native
Basic OSD Language On
language won’t have any subtitles, while foreign Tuner Audio Language Off
language movies will be shown with subtitles. Video Out Subtitle Language Assist Subtitle
Set to Off to have the recorder play discs strictly Language Subtitle Display
according to your Audio Language and Subtitle Recording
Playback
Language settings.
For Auto Language to work, the Audio Language and When set to On, the recorder displays subtitles
Subtitle Language settings must be the same—see according to the Subtitle Language and Auto
Audio Language on page 99 and Subtitle Language on Language settings. Set to Off to switch subtitles off
page 99. altogether (although you may find that some discs
override this setting). Set to Assist Subtitle to have the
Note recorder display the extra assistive subtitles recorded on
to some DVD discs.
• Even when set to On, Auto Language may not work
with some discs. In this case, set the audio and
subtitle languages using the AUDIO and SUBTITLE Selecting ‘Other’ languages
buttons.
1 Select ‘Other’ from the language list.
This option appears in the settings for DVD Menu
Tip Language, Audio Language, and Subtitle Language.
• You can still switch audio and subtitle languages on 2 Select the language you want.
playback using the AUDIO and SUBTITLE buttons.
Initial Setup
DVD Menu Language Basic

Tuner
DVD Menu Language
OSD Language
Audio Language
Language English
• Default setting: w/Subtitle Language Video Out
Audio In
Subtitle Language
Auto Language
Number 0 5 1 4
Language Subtitle Display
Initial Setup Recording
Playback
Basic OSD Language w/Subtitle Language
Tuner Audio Language English
Video Out
Audio In
Subtitle Language
Auto Language
French
Other • Select by language name: Use the / (cursor left/
Audio Out
Language
DVD Menu Language
Subtitle Display
right) buttons to change the language.
Recording
Playback
• Select by code number: Press (cursor down) then
use the number buttons to enter the four-digit
language code.
Some multilingual discs have disc menus in several
languages. This setting specifies in which language the See Language code list on page 113 for a list of available
disc menus should appear. Leave on the default setting languages and corresponding codes.
for menus to appear in the same language as your 3 Press ENTER to confirm and exit the screen.
Subtitle Language—see Subtitle Language on page 99.
Choose Other if you want to specify a language other
than English or French (see Selecting ‘Other’ languages
below).
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Optimized Rec
Recording settings • Default setting: Off
Initial Setup
Manual Recording Basic Manual Recording On
• Default setting: Off Tuner Optimized Rec Off
Video Out Navi Mark
Audio In Auto Chapter (Video)
Audio Out Frame Accurate
Initial Setup Language DVD-RW Auto Init.
Recording
Basic Manual Recording On (go to setup) Playback
Tuner Optimized Rec Off
Video Out Navi Mark
Audio Out Frame Accurate On the default setting, if a timer program (standard, easy
Language DVD-RW Auto Init.
Recording or VCR Plus+ programming system) is set but there isn’t
Playback enough space on the disc at the recording quality set, the
recording will start, but it will be cut off when the disc is
On the default setting there are four different recording full. Set Optimized Rec to On to have the recorder
time/picture quality settings, FINE, SP, LP and EP. If you automatically adjust the recording quality to fit the
want to create a custom setting, switch on Manual available disc space.
Recording and select one of the 32 manual settings.
When recording, you can select your Manual Recording Note
setting using the REC MODE button.
• You may notice a reduction in picture quality if the
1 Select ‘On (go to setup)’ to display the manual recorder has to fit a lot of extra material into the
recording setting screen. remaining time available on the disc.
• If, even on recording level MN 1, there is insufficient
32ch
space available on the disc, the recording is made on
HDD Remain 30h33m DVD Remain 2h00m
EP LP SP FINE
the HDD at the quality setting you originally
specified.
MN 9 (4h00m/DVD) 2.60Mbps Preview • Optimized Recording only compensates for the first
(earliest starting) timer program if more than one has
2 Use the / (cursor left/right) buttons to been set.
change the manual recording level. • Optimized recording works only with DVD
• You can also use the and buttons to cycle recordings.
between levels MN1, MN9, MN21 and MN32.
• To preview the recording quality, press (cursor
Navi Mark
down) and select Preview. To return to the level
• Default setting: 0 seconds
adjust screen, press ENTER.
3 Press ENTER to set the manual recording level Initial Setup
and return to the menu screen. Basic Manual Recording 0 seconds
Tuner Optimized Rec 30 seconds
Video Out Navi Mark 3 minutes
Note Audio Out Frame Accurate
• The preset picture quality settings correspond to the Recording
Playback
following manual settings: FINE: MN32, SP: MN21,
LP: MN9, EP: MN1.
In the Disc Navigator, each title is shown with a still
• See Manual recording modes on page 112 for detailed
frame picture to remind you what it is. This setting lets
information on the manual recording levels.
you decide the default still frame. The default setting of 0
seconds takes the first frame of the title, but you can also
set it to 30 seconds or 3 minutes into the title (if the title
is shorter than the setting, then the first frame is used).
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Auto Chapter (Video)

• Default setting: 10 minutes Playback settings
Initial Setup
Basic
TV Screen Size
Manual Recording No Separation
Tuner Optimized Rec 10 minutes • Default setting: 4:3 (Letter Box)
Video Out Navi Mark 15 minutes
Language DVD-RW Auto Init. Initial Setup
Recording
Playback Basic TV Screen Size 4:3 (Letter Box)
Tuner Still Picture 4:3 (Pan & Scan)
Video Out Seamless Playback 16:9
Audio In Parental Lock
When recording in Video mode, a new chapter is started Audio Out Angle Indicator
Language
every 10 minutes on the default setting. You can change Recording
this interval to 15 minutes, or switch off automatic Playback
chapter marking altogether with the No Separation

setting. If you have a widescreen TV, select the 16:9 setting—
widescreen DVD software is then shown using the full
screen area. When playing software recorded in
Frame Accurate conventional (4:3) format, the settings on your TV will
• Default setting: Off determine how the material is presented—see the
manual that came with your TV for details on what
Initial Setup options are available.
Basic Manual Recording
Tuner Optimized Rec
On
Off
If you have a conventional TV, choose either 4:3 (Letter
Video Out Navi Mark Box) or 4:3 (Pan & Scan). In Letter Box mode,
Audio Out Frame Accurate widescreen software is shown with black bars at the top
Recording
and bottom of the screen. Pan & Scan chops the sides off
Playback widescreen material to make it fit the 4:3 screen (so even
though the picture looks larger on the screen, you’re
When Frame Accurate setting is Off, exact frame actually seeing less of the movie). See Screen sizes and
accuracy is traded for high-speed copying when disc formats on page 107 for more information.
recording a Copy List. Switch Frame Accurate On to
preserve the accuracy of the Copy List. However, copying
Still Picture
some edited Video mode titles will be done in real time.
• Default setting: Auto
Important Initial Setup
• When you change this setting the Copy List is erased. Basic
Tuner
TV Screen Size
Still Picture
Field
Frame
Make sure it is set how you want it before you start Video Out Seamless Playback Auto
putting together a Copy List. Audio Out Angle Indicator
Language
• The Frame Accurate setting has no effect on the Recording
Playback
actual video content stored on the HDD.
The recorder uses one of two processes when displaying

DVD-RW Auto Init. a still frame from a DVD disc. The default Auto setting
• Default setting: VR Mode automatically chooses the best setting each time.
When you load a new, blank DVD-RW disc the recorder • Field – produces a stable, generally shake-free
automatically initializes it for recording. You can set it to image.
initialize the disc for VR mode or Video mode recording.
• Frame – produces a sharper image, but more prone
to shake than field stills.
Initial Setup
Basic Manual Recording VR Mode

Tuner Optimized Rec Video Mode
Video Out Navi Mark
Recording
Playback
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Seamless Playback Parental Lock : Set Password

VR mode HDD The password you set will enable you to change the
Parental Lock level and Country code setting. It is also the
• Default setting: Off password that you will need to enter if you want to play a
During playback of a VR mode Play List, you may notice disc with a parental lock level higher than the recorder.
momentary interruption in the picture at edited points. 1 Select ‘Set Password’.
The Seamless Playback feature lets you trade-off
accuracy of the edit points for more seamless playback.
Initial Setup
When switched On, you may notice that the edit points
Basic TV Screen Size Set Password
are a few frames earlier or later than you set. Tuner Still Picture Change Level
Video Out Seamless Playback Country Code
Initial Setup Audio Out Angle Indicator
Language
Basic TV Screen Size On Recording
Tuner Still Picture Off Playback
Video Out Seamless Playback
Audio Out Angle Indicator
Language
2 Use the number buttons to input a four-digit
Recording password.
Playback
Initial Setup
Parental Lock Basic

Tuner
TV ScreenSet Size
Still Picture
Password
• Default level: Off Video Out Seamless Playback

Audio In Parental Lock 1 2 3 4
• Default password: none Audio Out
Language
Angle Indicator
Recording
• Default Country code: us (2119) Playback
Some DVD-Video discs feature a Parental Lock level. If
the recorder is set to a lower level than the disc, it will 3 Press ENTER to set the password.
require you to enter a password before the disc will play.
This gives you some control about what your children
watch on your DVD recorder. Parental Lock : Change Password
To change your password, confirm your existing
Some discs also support the Country code feature. The
password then enter a new one.
recorder does not play certain scenes on these discs
depending on the Country code you set. 1 Select ‘Change Password’.
Before you can set the Parental Lock level or the Country
code you must set a password. As the password owner Initial Setup
you can change the Parental Lock level or Country code Basic TV Screen Size Change Password
Tuner Still Picture Change Level
whenever you like. You can also change the password. Video Out Seamless Playback Country Code
Language
Note Recording
Playback
• Not all discs that you may consider inappropriate for
your children use the Parental Lock feature. These
2 Use the number buttons to enter your existing
discs will always play without requiring the password
password.
first.
• If you forget the password, you can reset the recorder
Initial Setup
to its factory settings (see Resetting the recorder on
Basic TV ScreenChange
Size Password
page 106), then set a new password. Tuner Still Picture
Current Password 1 2 3 4
New Password
Language
Recording
Playback
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3 Press ENTER. Parental Lock : Country Code

4 Enter a new password. You may also want to refer to the Country code list on
page 113.
Initial Setup 1 Select ‘Country Code’.
Basic TV ScreenChange
Size Password
Tuner Still Picture
Current Password Initial Setup
1 2 3 4
Audio Out Angle Indicator Basic TV Screen Size Change Password
New Password 5 6 7 8 Tuner Still Picture Change Level
Language
Recording Video Out Seamless Playback Country Code
Playback Audio In Parental Lock
Language
Recording
5 Press ENTER. Playback
Parental Lock : Change Level 2 Use number buttons to enter your password,
then press ENTER.
1 Select ‘Change Level’.
Initial Setup
Initial Setup Basic TV ScreenParental
Size Lock: Country Code
Tuner Still Picture
Basic TV Screen Size Change Password Video Out Password
Seamless Playback 1 2 3 4
Tuner Still Picture Change Level Audio In Parental Lock
Video Out Seamless Playback Country Code Audio Out Angle Indicator
Audio In Parental Lock Code us
Language
Audio Out Angle Indicator Recording Number 2 1 1 9
Language Playback
Recording
Playback
3 Select a Country code.

2 Use number buttons to enter your password, There are two ways you can do this.
then press ENTER. • Select by code letter: Use / (cursor left/right) to
change the country code.
Initial Setup
Basic TV ScreenParental
Size Lock : Change Level Initial Setup
Tuner Still Picture
Video Out Password
Seamless Playback 1 2 3 4 Parental
Basic TV Screen Size Lock: Country Code
Audio In Parental Lock Tuner Still Picture
Audio Out Angle Indicator Video Out Password
Language Off Audio In Parental Lock
Recording Audio Out Angle Indicator
Code us
Playback Language
Recording Number 2 1 1 9
Playback
a new parental lock level. • Select by code number: Press (cursor down) then
use the number buttons to enter the four-digit
Initial Setup country code (you can find the Country code list on
Basic TV ScreenParental
Size Lock : Change Level page 113.)
Tuner Still Picture
Video Out Password
Audio Out Angle Indicator Initial Setup
Language Off Basic TV ScreenParental
Size Lock: Country Code
Recording
Tuner Still Picture
Playback Password 1 2 3 4
Audio Out Angle Indicator us
Code
4 Press ENTER to set the new Parental Lock level. Language
Recording Number 2 1 1 9
Playback
4 Press ENTER to set the new Country code.
Note
• Changing the country code does not take effect until
the next disc is loaded (or the current disc is
reloaded).
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Angle Indicator
Initial Setup
Basic TV Screen Size On

Tuner Still Picture Off
Language
Recording
Playback
On the default setting, when playing a DVD-Video disc

that features multi-angle scenes, an icon appears on-
screen during the parts of the disc where angle switching
is available. Change to Off to hide the on-screen
indicator.
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Chapter 14
Additional information
Maker Code
Resetting the recorder Aiwa 38
If you need to, you can reset the recorder to all its factory
settings. Funai 36
1 Make sure that the recorder is on. GE 11, 28
2 Press and hold STOP and press STANDBY/ General 34

ON.
Goldstar 10, 23
The recorder turns off with all settings reset.
Grandiente 30
Hitachi 06, 24, 25, 32
Setting up the remote to control your Magnavox 12, 29

TV Mitsubishi 09
You can use the supplied remote to control your TV. To be
NEC 37
able to use this feature you first have to program the
remote with a maker code from the table below. Panasonic 08, 22, 41
1 Press and hold down the CLEAR button, then Philips 07
enter the maker code for your TV.
The LED indicator on the remote controls lights. Pioneer 00, 35, 40, 44
See the table below for the list of maker codes. If there is RCA 01, 15, 16, 17, 18
more than one code given for your make, input the first
one in the list. Sanyo 14, 21
• If the maker’s name of your TV doesn’t appear in the Sharp 02, 19, 27
table below, you will not be able to use this remote to
Sony 04
control your TV.
Toshiba 05, 26, 31, 43
2 Press TV to check that the remote works with
your TV. Victor 13, 33, 42
If the remote is set up correctly, the TV should switch on/
off. If it doesn’t and there is another code given for your Zenith 03, 20
maker, repeat step 1 with a new code.
Using the TV remote control buttons

The table below shows how to use this remote control
with your TV.
Button What it does
TV Press to switch the TV on/off (standby)
INPUT SELECT Press to change the TV’s video input
TV VOLUME Use to adjust the TV volume

TV CHANNEL Use to change TV channels
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Screen sizes and disc formats

When viewing on a standard TV or monitor
Screen format of disc Setting Appearance

16:9 4:3 (Letter Box) The program is shown in
widescreen with black bars at
the top and bottom of the
screen.
4:3 (Pan & Scan) The sides of the program are

cropped so that the picture
fills the whole screen.
4:3 16:9 The program appears

squashed. Set to either 4:3
(Letter Box) or 4:3 (Pan &
Scan).
4:3 (Letter Box) The program is presented

4:3 (Pan & Scan) correctly on either setting.
When viewing on a widescreen TV or monitor
Screen format of disc Setting Appearance

16:9 16:9 The program is presented in
widescreen.
4:3 16:9 Your TV will determine how the

picture is presented—check
the manual that came with the
TV for details.
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Troubleshooting
Incorrect operation is often mistaken for trouble and malfunction. If you think there is something wrong with this
component, please check the points below. Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Investigate the
other components and electrical appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be rectified even after checking the
points below, ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service center or your dealer to carry out repair work.
General
Problem Remedy
The disc is automatically ejected • Check that the disc is not a DVD-RAM, DVD+R/RW or other incompatible format
after closing the disc tray disc (page 11).
• Check that the disc is loaded properly (aligned in disc tray and label-side up).
• Take out the disc and clean it (page 115).
• Check that the disc has a region code compatible with the recorder (page 117).
No picture • Check that everything is connected properly (page 14).
• Check that the connected TV and/or the AV amp/receiver is set to the correct
input.
• Make sure that the disc is NTSC format.
• The recorder may be set to progressive-scan with an incompatible TV. Reset to
interlace by pressing and holding the + button (front panel) then pressing HDD.
Can’t play a disc • Check that the disc is not a DVD-RAM, DVD+R/RW or other incompatible format
disc (page 11).
• Take out the disc and clean it (page 115).
• Check that the disc is loaded properly (aligned in disc tray and label-side up).
• There may be condensation in the recorder. Leave the recorder for an hour or so
for the condensation to evaporate.
All settings are reset • If the recorder is unplugged (or there is a power failure) while the recorder is on,
all the settings will be lost.
• Make sure that you switch the recorder into standby before unplugging the
power cord.
Screen goes blank and controls are • Press STOP then restart playback.
inoperative
Remote control does not work • If you connected this recorder to another Pioneer product using the CONTROL
IN jack, point the remote control at the other component to use (page 14).
• Set the remote control to the same ID number as the recorder (page 95). (When
the batteries run down, the remote mode is automatically reset to Recorder1.)
• Use the remote within its operating range (page 10).
• Replace the batteries (page 10).
No sound or sound is distorted • Make sure that the amp/receiver or TV is set to the correct input and the volume
turned up.
• There is no sound when the picture is paused, or during scanning or slow
motion play. Press PLAY to resume regular playback.
• DTS discs can only be played if this recorder is connected to a DTS decoder or
DTS compatible amp/receiver. If you have connected a suitable decoder, also make
sure that the Initial Setup > Audio Out > DTS Output setting is On.
• Some 96kHz discs do not output audio through the digital jack. In this case,
switch the input of your amp/receiver to analog.
• Check the audio cable connections (page 14).
• If the sound is distorted, try cleaning the cable plugs.
The picture from the external input • If the video signal from the external component is copy-protected, you cannot
is distorted connect via this recorder. Connect the component directly to your TV.
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Problem Remedy
Screen is stretched vertically or hori- • Make sure that the TV Screen Size setting (page 102) is correct for the kind of TV
zontally you have (see also page 107).
• If you have a widescreen TV, check its aspect ratio settings.
• This recorder’s input switches into wide mode automatically according to the
input signal. When the unit connected is not compatible with VIDEO ID-1
(widescreen signalling), set the connected component to output 4:3 aspect ratio
(standard) video.
Can’t play a disc recorded using this • If the disc was recorded in Video mode, make sure that it’s finalized (page 56).
recorder on another player •Some players will not play recordable DVD discs, even when recorded in Video
mode and finalized.
• If the disc was recorded in VR mode, the other player must be specifically RW
compatible in order to play it (page 11).
• Discs recorded with copy-once material cannot be played on non-CPRM
compatible players (page 45).
During playback the picture is dark • When a copy-protected disc is played via a VCR, the picture will not display
or distorted correctly. Connect the recorder directly to your TV.
Can’t control your TV using this • If there is more than one code listed for your make of TV, try each one in turn
remote control (page 106).
• It is possible that none of the codes listed will work with your particular model of
TV, even if the maker appears in the remote control code list.
Can’t record or does not record suc- • Check that there is some remaining blank space on the DVD/HDD.
cessfully • For a Video mode disc, check that the disc isn’t already finalized.
• The HDD may contain up to 250 titles; one DVD disc 99 (Original) titles and 999
chapters. Check that these limits have not been reached.
• Check that the source you are trying to record is not copy protected.
• For a VR formatted disc, check that the disc isn’t locked (page 89).
• The power may have failed during recording.
Timer program doesn’t record suc- • When setting the recording channel, make sure you set the recorder’s built-in TV
cessfully tuner, not the TV’s built-in tuner.
• When recording to a Video mode disc, programs that are copy-once protected
cannot be recorded. Use a VR mode formatted disc for copy-once material
(page 45).
• Two timer programs may have overlapped, in which case only the earlier one will
record completely.
• The power may have failed during recording.
After briefly unplugging or after a • A backup battery inside the recorder keeps the clock and other settings from
power failure the front panel dis- being reset when there is no power to the recorder. This battery should last
play shows ‘--:--’ approximately five years from factory shipping.
Reset the clock and other recorder settings to use the recorder again. To have the
battery replaced, contact your dealer or a Pioneer Service Center.
Front panel display shows ‘LOCK’ • The Child Lock is on; turn off in order to use the recorder (page 52).
when a button is pressed
Can’t use One Touch Copy (HDD to • Make sure that there is a recordable DVD loaded with some free space for
DVD) recording and fewer than 99 titles already on the disc. Also make sure that for a
Video mode disc, the disc isn’t finalized.
• If the title currently playing contains material that is copy-once protected, One
Touch Copy will not work.
• One Touch Copy doesn’t work if the recorder is already recording to DVD.
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Problem Remedy
Can’t use One Touch Copy (DVD to • Make sure that there is space available on the HDD and that there are fewer than
HDD) 250 titles on the HDD.
• One Touch Copy doesn’t work if the recorder is already recording to the HDD.
The picture freezes and the front • Press the front panel STANDBY/ON button to switch the power off, then
panel and remote control buttons switch back on and restart playback. If the power fails to switch off, press and hold
stop working STANDBY/ON for 10 seconds until the power switches off.
Note
• If the unit does not operate normally due to external effects such as static electricity, disconnect the power plug
from the outlet and insert again to return to normal operating conditions.
• Can I record a dual mono broadcast to the HDD,

Frequently asked questions keeping both audio channels and switch them on
playback?
In this section you can find answers to frequently asked
questions on how to use your DVD recorder and what it No. Only the audio channel set in the Dual Mono
can do. Recording setting in the Initial Settings menu will be
recorded. If you need to record both channels of
• How do I make a high-quality copy?
audio, please record using a VR mode DVD-RW disc.
We recommend that you use the high-speed copy
See also Dual Mono Recording on page 97.
mode. Although the copy is faster than real time,
there is no loss of picture or sound quality compared
to the original. • Can I record continuously on the HDD for more than
If there is not enough space on the disc to make a six hours?
copy at the same picture quality as the original, we Yes, timer recordings made to the HDD can by set for
recommend that you change the recording mode to up to 24 hours. However, because the maximum
‘Optimized’. This will fit the recording on to the length of a title is six hours, the recording will be
available space on the disc. spread over two or more titles. Note that there will be
See also Copying and back-up on page 58. a short break in the recording between titles.
See also Setting a timer recording on page 47.
• Can I make a DVD copy of, say, a movie that has had
the commercials edited out? • Can I copy a finalized Video mode disc (DVD-R or DVD-
Yes. There are two ways to do this. You can either edit RW) to the HDD?
the video on the HDD then copy the edited version to Yes. Start playing the Video mode disc and use the
DVD, or you can assemble a Copy List that cuts out One Touch Copy button to copy the currently playing
the commercials, then record that to DVD. title to the HDD. Repeat for as many titles on the disc
See also Copying and back-up on page 58. as you want to copy.
See also One Touch Copy* (DVD to HDD) on page 60.
• I have a two-hour recording on the HDD made in FINE
mode. Can I copy this to DVD in high-speed mode? • Can I use high-speed copy to copy from DVD to HDD?
A standard DVD disc can hold only an hour of FINE You can only use high-speed copy from DVD to HDD
mode material, so you wouldn’t be able to make a when copying Original titles from a VR mode DVD-
high-speed copy of this on to one disc. You could RW.
divide up the recording on the HDD into two titles of See also Copying from DVD to HDD* on page 68.
an hour each and copy these to two DVDs (using
high-speed copy). Alternatively, you could copy the
material in SP (or Optimized) so as to fit it all on to one
disc (note that there will be some loss in picture
quality if you do this).
See also Copying and back-up on page 58.
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• Can I copy a copy-once protected program from a • Picture disturbance in the recording may occur if the
subscription satellite or cable channel to a DVD from source component pauses playback or plays an
the HDD? unrecorded section of tape, or if the power fails in the
Yes, you can use high-speed copy to copy to a VR source component, or the DV cable becomes
mode DVD-RW disc. You can also divide the disconnected.
recording on the HDD into a number of smaller titles
if the whole recording won’t fit on to one disc. DV-related messages
See also Copying from HDD to DVD* on page 60. You may see the following messages appear on your TV
screen when using the DV IN/OUT jack.
• Can I play a DVD I recorded on this recorder on another • No DV camcorder connected. – The camcorder is
DVD player? not connected properly, or the camcorder is switched
off.
Yes, you can generally play DVD-R discs and Video
mode DVD-RW discs recorded on this recorder on • The DV camcorder is recording. – The camcorder is
any standard DVD player. You may find, however, that recording, so you cannot start recording from the
some players will not play some recordable media. camcorder to this recorder.
For VR mode DVD-RW discs, look for the ‘RW • You cannot connect more than one DV
Compatible’ mark to see if it will play the disc. camcorder at the same time. – The DV jack on this
recorder supports connection to just one camcorder.
• No tape in the DV camcorder. – There is no
cassette loaded into the connected equipment.
About DV (DVR-520H only) • The DV camcorder is in record-pause mode. – The
Using DV, also known as i.LINK, you can connect a DV- camcorder is in record-pause mode.
equipped camcorder to this recorder using a single DV • DV camcorder playback canceled.
cable for input and output of audio, video, data and Recording has been paused. – Recording was
control signals. paused because the camcorder is not in playback
The i.LINK interface is also known as IEEE 1394-1995. mode.
“i.LINK” and the “i.LINK” logo are trademarks. • Cannot operate the DV camcorder. – This recorder
• This recorder is only compatible with DV-format cannot control the camcorder. Try switching off the
(DVC-SD) camcorders. Digital satellite tuners and camcorder then switching it back on.
Digital VHS video recorders are not compatible. • Could not operate the DV camcorder. – This
• You cannot connect more than one DV camcorder at recorder was not able to control the camcorder.
a time to this recorder. • Recording has stopped because the recorded
• You cannot control this recorder from external material on the tape finished. – When the recorded
equipment connected via the DV IN/OUT jack. part of the DV tape comes to an end, this recorder
automatically stops recording.
• It may not always be possible to control the
connected camcorder via the DV IN/OUT jack. • Recording has stopped because DV camcorder
playback stopped. – Recording stopped because
• This recorder only outputs HDD/DVD playback video DV camcorder playback was stopped or the
from the DV IN/OUT jack; signals from the built-in TV camcorder was disconnected.
tuner, CD, Video CD and other inputs are not output.
• The DV camcorder is not set for playback. Please
• Copy-protected or copy-once video is not output from select playback mode on the DV camcorder. – The
the DV IN/OUT jack. camcorder is in camera mode.
• Digital camcorders can usually record audio as
stereo 16-bit/48kHz, or twin stereo tracks of 12-bit/
32kHz. This recorder can only record one stereo
audio track. Set the DV Input setting as required (see
DV Input (DVR-520H only) on page 97).
• Audio output from the DV IN/OUT jack is 16-bit only.
• Audio input to the DV IN/OUT jack should be 32 or
48kHz (not 44.1kHz).
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Manual recording modes Additional information for cable/

The table below shows the approximate recording times satellite/STB (set-top box) users
for all of the 32 manual recording modes, as well as the The following instructions show how to use the timer
standard recording mode equivalents. Levels separated features of your STB with this recorder.
by a bold line show where there is a noticeable change in
picture quality. The divisions for HDD recording are the
same as those for Video mode. Setting up
Audio recording in all manual recording modes is in 1 Connect the STB’s audio/video outputs to a set of
Dolby Digital 2ch format, except for MN32 which is in audio/video inputs on this recorder.
Linear PCM format.
2 Switch on both the STB and this recorder and
Video mode / switch the recorder’s input function to the STB (L1,
VR mode
HDD L2 or L3).
To check that everything is connected properly, switch on
Level Rec. time Level Rec. time
your TV and select this recorder as the video input. You
MN 1 360 mins. EP MN 1 360 mins. should see whatever the STB is tuned to.
MN 2 345 mins. MN 2 345 mins.
MN 3 330 mins. MN 3 330 mins. 3 Program the IR controller supplied with your STB
MN 4 315 mins. MN 4 315 mins. to send start/stop recording codes for a Pioneer VCR.
MN 5 300 mins. MN 5 300 mins. See the manual that came with the STB for how to do
MN 6 285 mins. MN 6 285 mins. this.
MN 7 270 mins. MN 7 270 mins. Only the REC and STOP codes have any effect when used
MN 8 255 mins. MN 8 255 mins. with this recorder:
MN 9 240 mins. LP MN 9 240 mins.
• REC – Start recording
MN 10 230 mins. MN 10 230 mins.
MN 11 220 mins. MN 11 220 mins. • STOP – Stop recording
MN 12 210 mins. MN 12 210 mins. 4 Position the IR controller so that it will control
MN 13 200 mins. MN 13 200 mins. this recorder.
MN 14 190 mins. MN 14 190 mins. The IR sensor on the recorder is located just above the
MN 15 180 mins. MN 15 180 mins. mark on the front panel.
MN 16 170 mins. MN 16 170 mins.
MN 17 160 mins. MN 17 160 mins.
MN 18 150 mins. MN 18 150 mins. Making a timer recording
MN 19 140 mins. MN 19 140 mins.
1 Set the timer on the STB.
MN 20 130 mins. MN 20 130 mins.
See the manual that came with your STB for how to do
MN 21 120 mins. SP MN 21 120 mins.
this.
MN 22 110 mins. MN 22 110 mins.
MN 23 105 mins. MN 23 105 mins. 2 Switch on this recorder.
MN 24 100 mins. MN 24 100 mins. You must leave the recorder on until the recording
MN 25 95 mins. MN 25 95 mins. finishes.
MN 26 90 mins. MN 26 90 mins. • At the programmed times, the STB will start and stop
MN 27 85 mins. MN 27 85 mins. recording on this recorder.
MN 32 61 mins. FINE MN 32 61 mins.
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Language code list

Language (Language code letter), Language code
Japanese (ja), 1001 Bhutani (dz), 0426 Kirghiz (ky), 1125 Sinhalese (si), 1909
English (en), 0514 Esperanto (eo), 0515 Latin (la), 1201 Slovak (sk), 1911
French (fr), 0618 Estonian (et), 0520 Lingala (ln), 1214 Slovenian (sl), 1912
German (de), 0405 Basque (eu), 0521 Laothian (lo), 1215 Samoan (sm), 1913
Italian (it), 0920 Persian (fa), 0601 Lithuanian (lt), 1220 Shona (sn), 1914
Spanish (es), 0519 Finnish (fi), 0609 Latvian (lv), 1222 Somali (so), 1915
Chinese (zh), 2608 Fiji (fj), 0610 Malagasy (mg), 1307 Albanian (sq), 1917
Dutch (nl), 1412 Faroese (fo), 0615 Maori (mi), 1309 Serbian (sr), 1918
Portuguese (pt), 1620 Frisian (fy), 0625 Macedonian (mk), 1311 Siswati (ss), 1919
Swedish (sv), 1922 Irish (ga), 0701 Malayalam (ml), 1312 Sesotho (st), 1920
Russian (ru), 1821 Scots-Gaelic (gd), 0704 Mongolian (mn), 1314 Sundanese (su), 1921
Korean (ko), 1115 Galician (gl), 0712 Moldavian (mo), 1315 Swahili (sw), 1923
Greek (el), 0512 Guarani (gn), 0714 Marathi (mr), 1318 Tamil (ta), 2001
Afar (aa), 0101 Gujarati (gu), 0721 Malay (ms), 1319 Telugu (te), 2005
Abkhazian (ab), 0102 Hausa (ha), 0801 Maltese (mt), 1320 Tajik (tg), 2007
Afrikaans (af), 0106 Hindi (hi), 0809 Burmese (my), 1325 Thai (th), 2008
Amharic (am), 0113 Croatian (hr), 0818 Nauru (na), 1401 Tigrinya (ti), 2009
Arabic (ar), 0118 Hungarian (hu), 0821 Nepali (ne), 1405 Turkmen (tk), 2011
Assamese (as), 0119 Armenian (hy), 0825 Norwegian (no), 1415 Tagalog (tl), 2012
Aymara (ay), 0125 Interlingua (ia), 0901 Occitan (oc), 1503 Setswana (tn), 2014
Azerbaijani (az), 0126 Interlingue (ie), 0905 Oromo (om), 1513 Tonga (to), 2015
Bashkir (ba), 0201 Inupiak (ik), 0911 Oriya (or), 1518 Turkish (tr), 2018
Byelorussian (be), 0205 Indonesian (in), 0914 Panjabi (pa), 1601 Tsonga (ts), 2019
Bulgarian (bg), 0207 Icelandic (is), 0919 Polish (pl), 1612 Tatar (tt), 2020
Bihari (bh), 0208 Hebrew (iw), 0923 Pashto, Pushto (ps), 1619 Twi (tw), 2023
Bislama (bi), 0209 Yiddish (ji), 1009 Quechua (qu), 1721 Ukrainian (uk), 2111
Bengali (bn), 0214 Javanese (jw), 1023 Rhaeto-Romance (rm), 1813 Urdu (ur), 2118
Tibetan (bo), 0215 Georgian (ka), 1101 Kirundi (rn), 1814 Uzbek (uz), 2126
Breton (br), 0218 Kazakh (kk), 1111 Romanian (ro), 1815 Vietnamese (vi), 2209
Catalan (ca), 0301 Greenlandic (kl), 1112 Kinyarwanda (rw), 1823 Volapük (vo), 2215
Corsican (co), 0315 Cambodian (km), 1113 Sanskrit (sa), 1901 Wolof (wo), 2315
Czech (cs), 0319 Kannada (kn), 1114 Sindhi (sd), 1904 Xhosa (xh), 2408
Welsh (cy), 0325 Kashmiri (ks), 1119 Sangho (sg), 1907 Yoruba (yo), 2515
Danish (da), 0401 Kurdish (ku), 1121 Serbo-Croatian (sh), 1908 Zulu (zu), 2621
Country code list

Country, Country code, Country code letter
Argentina, 0118, ar Finland, 0609, fi Malaysia, 1325, my Singapore, 1907, sg
Australia, 0121, au France, 0618, fr Mexico, 1324, mx Spain, 0519, es
Austria, 0120, at Germany, 0405, de Netherlands, 1412, nl Sweden, 1905, se
Belgium, 0205, be Hong Kong, 0811, hk New Zealand, 1426, nz Switzerland, 0308, ch
Brazil, 0218, br India, 0914, in Norway, 1415, no Taiwan, 2023, tw
Canada, 0301, ca Indonesia, 0904, id Pakistan, 1611, pk Thailand, 2008, th
Chile, 0312, cl Italy, 0920, it Philippines, 1608, ph United Kingdom, 0702, gb
China, 0314, cn Japan, 1016, jp Portugal, 1620, pt USA, 2119, us
Denmark, 0411, dk Korea, Republic of, 1118, kr Russian Federation, 1821, ru
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On-screen displays and recorder displays

The table below shows a list of error messages that you may encounter when using the recorder and an explanation
of their meaning.
Message Explanation/Action
• Initializing disc. Please wait a moment. When you load a blank DVD-RW disc, the recorder automatically
initializes it.
• Incompatible region number. The disc loaded has an incompatible region number for the
recorder and so will not play.
• Cannot record any more titles. The disc control data limit has been reached, or the maximum
• No more space for file management data. number of chapters and/or titles has been reached. Erase titles/
• Cannot add any more chapter marks. chapters or combine chapters.
• This disc cannot be recorded. Undo the final- The disc was finalized on a non-Pioneer DVD recorder. Undo the
ization. finalization in order to recording/editing.
• Cannot play this disc. The disc may be dirty or damaged. Take out the disc, clean it and
• This disc cannot be recorded. retry. If the error persists, use a new disc. If the error appears even
• Cannot read the CPRM information. with a new disc, please consult a Pioneer Service Center.
• Could not record the information to the disc.
• Cannot edit.
• Could not initialize disc.
• Could not complete finalization successfully.
• Could not undo finalization successfully.
• Could not successfully unlock the disc.
• Incompatible or unreadable disc. The disc loaded is a DVD-RAM, DVD+R/RW or some other
incompatible disc type. This display may also appear if the disc is
dirty or damaged.
• Cannot record to a disc that is not CPRM com- The video source is copy-once protected. Use a VR mode DVD-RW
patible. disc with CPRM for recording.
• Cannot record this content using Video mode
recording.
• This content is copy protected. The video source is copy-protected and cannot be recorded.
• Incorrect CPRM information. The recorder could not read the CPRM information. The recorder
may be damaged—please consult a Pioneer Service Center.
• The audio will conform to the [Dual Mono When recording from an external input in Video mode, or in VR
Recording] setting. mode set to MN 32, audio is recorded in Linear PCM format. You
can only record the left or right channel; not both.
• Repairing disc. During recording, the power was cut. This display appears when
the power is restored.
• Could not repair the disc. The recorder was unable to repair the disc after a power cut. The
contents of the recording will be lost.
• Overheating has stopped operation. The internal temperature of the recorder has exceeded the
Press DISPLAY to clear this message. operating limit. If this message reappears, please contact a
Pioneer authorized service center.
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Message Explanation/Action
• There is no DV input or the input signal is unre- No signal was detected at the DV input/output jack. This may
cordable. appear if a blank section of DV tape is playing in the connected
• Cannot preview because there is no DV input camcorder. (Applicable to DVR-520H only.)
or the input signal is unrecordable.
Handling discs Damaged discs

When holding discs of any type, take care not to leave Discs spin at high speed inside the recorder. If you can
fingerprints, dirt or scratches on the disc surface. Hold see that a disc is cracked, chipped, warped, or otherwise
the disc by its edge or by the center hole and edge. damaged, don't risk using it; you could end up damaging
Damaged or dirty discs can affect playback and the recorder.
recording performance. Take care also not to scratch the This recorder is designed for use with conventional, fully
label side of the disc. Although not as fragile as the circular discs only. Use of shaped discs is not
recorded side, scratches can still result in a disc recommended for this product. Pioneer disclaims all
becoming unusable. liability arising in connection with the use of shaped
Should a disc become marked with fingerprints, dust, discs.
etc., clean using a soft, dry cloth, wiping the disc lightly
from the center to the outside edge as shown in the
diagram below.
If necessary, use a cloth soaked in alcohol, or a

commercially available CD/DVD cleaning kit to clean a
disc more thoroughly. Never use benzine, thinner or
other cleaning agents, including products designed for
cleaning vinyl records. Cleaning the pickup lens
The DVD recorder’s lens should not become dirty in
normal use, but if for some reason it should malfunction
due to dust or dirt, consult your nearest Pioneer-
authorized service center. Although lens cleaners for CD
Storing discs players are commercially available, we do not
Although CDs and DVD discs are more durable than vinyl recommend using them since some may damage the
records, you should still take care to handle and store lens.
discs correctly. When you're not using a disc, return it to
its case and store upright. Avoid leaving discs in
excessively cold, humid, or hot environments (including
under direct sunlight).
Condensation
Don't glue paper or put stickers onto the disc, or use a
Condensation may form inside the recorder if it is
pencil, ball-point pen or other sharp-tipped writing
brought into a warm room from outside, or if the
instrument. These could all damage the disc.
temperature of the room rises quickly. Although the
condensation won’t damage the recorder, it may
temporarily impair its performance. For this reason you
should leave it to adjust to the warmer temperature for
about an hour before switching on and using.
For more detailed care information see the instructions
that come with discs.
Do not load more than one disc into the recorder.
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Hints on installation Glossary

We want you to enjoy using this unit for years to come, so
please bear in mind the following points when choosing Analog audio
a suitable location for it: An electrical signal that directly represents sound.
Compare this to digital audio which can be an electrical
Do... signal, but is an indirect representation of sound. See
Use in a well-ventilated room. also Digital audio.
Place on a solid, flat, level surface, such as a table,
shelf or stereo rack. Aspect ratio
The width of a TV screen relative to its height.
Don’t... Conventional TVs are 4:3 (in other words, the screen is
Use in a place exposed to high temperatures or almost square); widescreen models are 16:9 (the screen
humidity, including near radiators and other heat- is almost twice as wide as it is high).
generating appliances.
Place on a window sill or other place where the Chapter
recorder will be exposed to direct sunlight. Just as a book is split up into several chapters, a title on
the HDD/a DVD disc is usually divided into chapters. See
Use in a dusty or damp environment or in a room
also Title.
where it will be exposed to excessive cigarette smoke.
Place directly on top of an amplifier, or other Digital audio
component in your stereo system that becomes hot in
An indirect representation of sound by numbers. During
use.
recording, the sound is measured at discrete intervals
Use near a television or monitor as you may (44,100 times a second for CD audio) by an analog-to-
experience interference—especially if the television uses digital converter, generating a stream of numbers. On
an indoor antenna. playback, a digital-to-analog converter generates an
Use in a kitchen or other room where the recorder analog signal based on these numbers. See also
may be exposed to smoke or steam. Sampling frequency and Analog audio.
Use on a thick rug or carpet, or cover with cloth—this
may prevent proper cooling of the unit. Dolby Digital
Place on an unstable surface, or one that is not large 1
enough to support all four of the unit’s feet.
With multichannel audio, this high quality surround
system is used in many movie theaters around the world.
Manufactured under licence from Dolby Laboratories.
“Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Moving the recorder Laboratories.
If you need to move the recorder, first remove the disc, if
there’s one loaded, and close the disc tray. Next, press
DRM (Digital Rights Management)
STANDBY/ON to switch the power to standby, checking
that the POWER OFF indication in the display goes off. DRM (Digital Rights Management) copy protection is a
Wait at least two minutes. Lastly, disconnect the power technology designed to prevent unauthorized copying by
cord. Never lift or move the unit during playback or restricting playback, etc. of material on devices other the
recording—discs rotate at a high speed and may be PC (or other WMA recording equipment) used to record
damaged. it. For detailed information, please see the instruction
manuals or help files that came with your PC (or other
WMA recording equipment) and/or software.
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DTS MPEG video

The video format used for Video CDs and DVDs. Video CD
uses the older MPEG-1 standard, while DVD uses the
newer and much better quality MPEG-2 standard.
DTS stands for Digital Theater System. DTS is a surround
system different from Dolby Digital that has become a Optical digital output
popular surround sound format for movies. A jack that outputs digital audio in the form of light
“DTS” and “DTS Digital Out” are registered trademarks of pulses. Connect components with optical digital jacks
Digital Theater Systems, Inc. using a special optical cord, available from specialist
audio dealers.
Dynamic range
The difference between the quietest and loudest sounds PCM (Pulse Code Modulation)
possible in an audio signal (without distorting or getting The most common system of encoding digital audio,
lost in noise). Dolby Digital and DTS soundtracks are found on CDs and DAT. Excellent quality, but requires a
capable of a wide dynamic range, delivering dramatic lot of data compared to formats such as Dolby Digital
cinema-like effects. and MPEG audio. For compatibility with digital audio
recorders (CD, MD and DAT) and AV amp/receivers with
EXIF (Exchangeable Image File) digital inputs, this unit can convert Dolby Digital and
A file format developed by Fuji Photo Film for digital still MPEG audio to PCM. See also Digital audio.
cameras. Digital cameras from various manufacturers
use this compressed file format which carries date, time PBC (PlayBack Control) (Video CD only)
and thumbnail information, as well as the picture data. A system of navigating a Video CD through on-screen
menus recorded onto the disc. Especially good for discs
File extension that you would normally not watch from beginning to end
A tag added to the end of a filename to indicate the type all at once—karaoke discs, for example.
of file. For example, “.mp3” indicates an MP3 file.
Progressive scan video
ISO 9660 format Also called non-interlaced video, this method of
International standard for the volume and file structure of displaying a picture updates all the lines in one pass,
CD-ROM discs. resulting in a more stable, flicker-free image than
interlaced video (for a given scanning rate).
JPEG
A file format used for still images, such as photographs PureCinema
and illustrations. JPEG files are identified by the file Video on a DVD disc may be either video material
extension “.jpg” or “.JPG”. Most digital cameras use this (originally shot on video) or film material (originally shot
format. on film). Video material has a frame rate of 30 frames/
second, compared to 24 frames/second for film. This
MP3 recorder converts film material to 60 frames/second (in
progressive scan mode). PureCinema adjusts the picture
MP3 (MPEG1 audio layer 3) is a compressed audio file
so that it matches more closely the picture quality of a
format. Files are recognized by their file extension “.mp3”
cinema screen.
or “.MP3”.
You can see whether video on a DVD disc is film or video
material by displaying the transfer rate. If a ‘#’ appears
MPEG audio
above the transfer rate display, it is film material.
Regions (DVD only)

An audio format used on Video CDs and some DVD
discs. This unit can convert MPEG audio to PCM format 1 ALL
(example region code marks)
for wider compatibility with digital recorders and AV
Regions associate discs and players with particular
amp/receivers. See also PCM.
areas of the world. This unit will only play discs that have
compatible region codes. You can find the region code of
your unit by looking on the rear panel. Some discs are
compatible with more than one region (or all regions).
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Sampling frequency
The rate at which sound is measured to be turned into
digital audio data. The higher the rate, the better the
sound quality, but the more digital information is
generated. Standard CD audio has a sampling frequency
of 44.1kHz, which means 44,100 samples
(measurements) per second. See also Digital audio.
Title
A collection of chapters on a the HDD/DVD disc. See also
Chapter.
Track
Audio CDs and Video CDs use tracks to divide up the
content of a disc. The DVD equivalent is called a chapter.
See also Chapter.
WMA
WMA is short for Windows Media Audio and refers to an
audio compression technology developed by Microsoft
Corporation. WMA data can be encoded by using
Windows Media Player version 9 or Windows Media
Player for Windows XP. Files are recognized by their file
extension “.wma” or “.WMA”.
Microsoft, Windows Media, and the Windows logo are
trademarks, or registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
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Timer
Specifications Programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 month/32 programs
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quartz lock (12-hour digital display)
Power off memory . . . .Approx. 5 years (after manufacture)
General
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HDD, DVD-Video, DVD-R/RW,
Video-CD, CD,
Input/Output
CD-R/RW (WMA, MP3, JPEG, CD-DA) VHF/UHF antenna input/output terminal . . . . VHF/UHF set
Power requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 V, 60 Hz 75 Ω (F-shape connector)
Power consumption Video input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Input 1 (rear), 3 (rear), 2 (front)
DVR-420H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 W Input level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vp-p (75 Ω)
DVR-520H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 W Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RCA jack
Power consumption in standby mode 0.48 W Video output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Output 1,2
(Front panel display: off) Output level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vp-p (75 Ω)
Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 lb. 6 oz. / 4.7 kg Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RCA jack
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420 (W) x 59 (H) x 339 (D) mm S-Video input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Input 1, 3 (rear), 2 (front)
Operating temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .+5°C to +35°C Y (luminance) - Input level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vp-p (75 Ω)
Operating humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5% to 85% C (color) - Input level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 mVp-p (75 Ω)
(no condensation) Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 pin mini DIN
TV format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NTSC S-Video output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Output 1,2
Y (luminance) - Output level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vp-p (75 Ω)
Recording C (color) - Output level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 mVp-p (75 Ω)
Recording format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DVD Video Recording Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 pin mini DIN
DVD-VIDEO Component video output
Recordable discs Output level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Y: 1.0 Vp-p (75 Ω)
DVD-RW (DVD Re-recordable disc) PB, PR: 0.7 Vp-p (75 Ω)
DVD-R (DVD Recordable disc) Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RCA jacks
Audio input. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Input 1, 3 (rear), 2 (front) L/R
Video recording format Input level
Sampling frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.5MHz During audio input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2V rms
Compression format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MPEG (Input impedance: more than 22 kΩ)
Audio recording format Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RCA jacks
Sampling frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48kHz Audio output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Output 1,2 L/R
Compression format. . . . . . . . .Dolby Digital or Linear PCM During audio output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2V rms
(uncompressed) (Output impedance: less than 1.5 kΩ)
Recording time Jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RCA jacks
Control input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mini jack
HDD DV input/output (DVR-520H only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 pin
Fine (FINE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 17 hours (i.LINK/IEEE 1394 standard)
Standard Play (SP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 34 hours
Long Play (LP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 68 hours
Extended Play (EP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 102 hours
Manual Mode (MN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 17–102 hours Supplied accessories
DVD-R/DVD-RW Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Fine (FINE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 1 hour Dry cell batteries (AA/R6P) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Standard Play (SP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 2 hours Audio / Video cable (red/white/yellow) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Long Play (LP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 4 hours RF antenna cable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Extended Play (EP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 6 hours Power cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Manual Mode (MN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Approx. 1–6 hours Operating Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Warranty card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Tuner Note: The specifications and design of this product are subject
Receivable channels to change without notice, due to improvement.
VHF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2–13ch
UHF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14–69ch
CATV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C1–C125ch
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Index
A Original content 9, 13, 23, 33, 73, 75, 76 – 80, 84
Adjusting the picture quality 91 – 93 OSD - see On-screen display (OSD)
Audio DRC 93
Audio language 23, 42, 99 P
Audio settings 97 – 99 PBC (PlayBack Control for Video CD) 31, 35, 117
Auto language 99, 100 PhotoViewer 87 – 88
Picture quality - see Adjusting the picture quality and
C Recording quality
Camcorder - see DV camcorder Play List 9, 13, 22, 23, 33, 73, 76, 81 – 85
Changing TV channels 28, 106 Play Mode menu 23, 39 – 41
Chase play - see Simultaneous recording and play- Program play 40, 40 – 41
back Progressive scan video 8, 22, 26, 34, 92, 97, 117
Component video 14, 16, 27, 96
Copy List 60 – 71, 102, 110 R
CPRM 45, 114 Recording 8 – 9, 28, 34, 44 – 57
Recording quality 44, 45, 91
D Recovery recording 9, 47, 49
Disc and file formats 11, 107 Remote control 10, 23, 95
Disc compatibility - see Disc and file formats Repeat play 40, 41
Disc Navigator 35 – 36, 73 – 85, 101 Rotating (a JPEG picture) 88
Dolby Digital 8, 27, 42, 43, 45, 93, 98, 116
Dual mono audio 22, 97 S
DV camcorder 9, 55, 56, 111 SAP - see TV audio channel
Scanning 24, 37
E Setting up 25 – 27, 106
Easy Timer Recording 8, 47 Simultaneous recording and playback 8, 34, 53
Editing recordings 73 – 85 Slow motion playback 38
Subtitle langauge 23, 25, 42, 99, 100
F
Finalizing discs 33, 56, 90 T
Timer recording 8, 22, 24, 34, 47 – 53, 54
I TV aspect ratio 26, 102, 107
Initializing discs 44, 57, 90, 102 TV audio channel 22, 29, 46, 97
J V
JPEG picture files 9, 12, 33, 87 – 88, 117 VCR Plus+ 8, 23, 50 – 51, 96
Video mode 9, 11, 12, 22, 34, 44, 56, 57, 59, 90, 102,
110, 112
M
Video settings 91 – 93, 96 – 97
Manual channel setup 96
VR mode 12, 22, 44, 46, 56, 57, 59, 76, 81, 90, 102, 103,
Manual recording mode (MN) 22, 45, 101, 112
110, 112
MP3 audio 9, 11, 31, 117
MPEG audio 99, 117
W
O WMA audio 9, 11, 31, 118
One Touch Copy 8, 21, 23, 58, 59 – 60, 110
One Touch Recording 9, 46
Z
On-screen display (OSD) 25, 32, 99 Zooming (a JPEG picture) 88
Optimized recording 9, 50, 62, 101, 110
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Should this product require service in the U.S.A. and you wish to locate the nearest Pioneer
Authorized Independent Service Company, or if you wish to purchase replacement parts,
operating instructions, service manuals, or accessories, please call the number shown
below.
800–421–1404
Please do not ship your product to Pioneer without first calling the Customer Support
Division at the above listed number for assistance.
Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc.

Customer Support Division
P.O. BOX 1760, Long Beach,
CA 90801-1760, U.S.A.
For warranty information please see the Limited Warranty sheet included with your product.
Should this product require service in Canada, please contact a Pioneer Canadian
Authorized Dealer to locate the nearest Pioneer Authorized Service Company in Canada.
Alternatively, please contact the Customer Satisfaction Department at the following address:
Pioneer Electronics of Canada, Inc.

Customer Satisfaction Department
300 Allstate Parkway, Markham, Ontario L3R OP2
1(877)283-5901
For warranty information please see the Limited Warranty sheet included with your product.
Si ce produit doit être réparé au Canada, veuillez vous adresser à un distributeur autorisé
Pioneer du Canada pour obtenir le nom du Centre de Service Autorisé Pioneer le plus près
de chez-vous. Vous pouvez aussi contacter le Service à la clientèle de Pioneer:
Pioneer Électroniques du Canada, Inc.

Service à la clientèle
300, Allstate Parkway, Markham, Ontario L3R OP2
1(877)283-5901
Pour obtenir des renseignements sur la garantie, veuillez vous reporter au feuillet sur la
garantie restreinte qui accompagne le produit.
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Published by Pioneer Corporation.

Copyright © 2004 Pioneer Corporation.
All rights reserved.
PIONEER CORPORATION
4-1, Meguro 1-Chome, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8654, Japan
PIONEER ELECTRONICS (USA) INC.
P.O. BOX 1540, Long Beach, California 90810-1540, U.S.A. TEL: (800) 421-1404
PIONEER ELECTRONICS OF CANADA, INC.
300 Allstate Parkway, Markham, Ontario L3R OP2, Canada TEL: 1-877-283-5901
PIONEER EUROPE NV
Haven 1087, Keetberglaan 1, B-9120 Melsele, Belgium TEL: 03/570.05.11
PIONEER ELECTRONICS ASIACENTRE PTE. LTD.
253 Alexandra Road, #04-01, Singapore 159936 TEL: 65-6472-7555
PIONEER ELECTRONICS AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD.
178-184 Boundary Road, Braeside, Victoria 3195, Australia, TEL: (03) 9586-6300
PIONEER ELECTRONICS DE MEXICO S.A. DE C.V.
Blvd.Manuel Avila Camacho 138 10 piso Col.Lomas de Chapultepec, Mexico,D.F. 11000 TEL: 55-9178-4270
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12 The Video/Audio Adjust menu

13 The Initial Setup menu

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• One Touch Recording

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• You can control this recorder using the remote

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General disc compatibility

Compressed audio compatibility

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WMA (Windows Media Audio) compatibility

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• Do I need two DVD recorders for editing? What kind of

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Rear panel connections

2 COMPONENT VIDEO OUT S-VIDEO VIDEO

A high-quality video output for connecting to a TV or

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Using other types of video output

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Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver (1)

Cable box/ VHF/UHF A/V 3

1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown.

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Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver (2)

1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown.

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Connecting to an AV amplifier or receiver

1 Connect RF antenna cables as shown.

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Connecting a DV camcorder (DVR-520H only)

1 Use the supplied power cable to connect this

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PULL-OPEN OPEN/CLOSE REC ONE TOUCH COPY

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4 PL (page 75, 81) FINE

10 R / RW 15 Channel recording indicators

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Press (cursor down) then use the / (cursor

Use the /// (cursor) buttons followed by ENTER

Stop display 1 Stop WNBC

2 Disc type and mode Play 3–2 0. 00. 15