Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate you
Operating Environment Operating environment temperature and humidity: +5 ºC to +35 ºC (+41 ºF to +95 ºF); less than 85 %RH (coo
Contents 01 Before you start What’s in the box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Putting the batteries in the remote cont
08 Playback Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Basic playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
01 Before you start Chapter 1 Before you start What’s in the box Please confirm that the following accessories are in the box w
Before you start 01 • Replace the batteries when you notice a fall off in the operating range of the remote. • When the batteri
01 Before you start HDD Marks used in this manual Logos HDD DVD-R DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD-RW DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+R
Before you start 01 Using DVD-R DL/DVD+R DL discs DVD-R DL (dual-layer) and DVD+R DL (double-layer) discs contain two recordabl
01 Before you start CD-R/-RW compatibility This recorder cannot record CD-R or CD-RW discs. • Readable formats: CD-Audio, Video
Before you start 01 DivX video compatibility DivX® VOD content DivX DivX is a compressed digital video format created by the Di
01 Before you start JPEG file compatibility • Compatible formats: Baseline JPEG and EXIF 2.2* still image files *File format us
Before you start 01 About the internal hard disk drive The internal hard disk drive (HDD) is a fragile piece of equipment. Depe
01 Before you start Symbols used in this manual The following icons are provided to help you quickly identify which instruction
Connecting up 02 Chapter 2 Connecting up Rear panel connections 1 2 3 4 5 6 OUT R AC IN Y AV 2 (INPUT 1/DECODER) AUDIO L PB ANT
02 Connecting up Front panel connections On the front panel a flip-down cover hides more connections. 11 A.TV D.TV DivX PLTV TV
Connecting up 02 Easy connections The setup described below is a basic setup that allows you to watch and record TV programs, a
02 Connecting up Using other types of audio/ video output If you can’t use the SCART AV connector to connect your TV to this re
Connecting up 02 Connecting to a cable box or satellite receiver SCART AV CONNECTOR If you have a cable box or satellite receiv
02 Connecting up 4 Plug the supplied G-LINK™ cable to the G-LINK™ jack. This enables you to control the tuner in the external r
Connecting up 02 See the manual for your decoder box for more detailed instructions. 3 Use a SCART cable to connect your VCR/sa
02 Connecting up Connecting to an AV amplifier/receiver To enjoy multichannel surround sound you need to connect this recorder
Connecting up 02 Connecting other AV sources Connecting a VCR or analog camcorder OPEN/CLOSE HDD/DVD A.TV D.TV DivX PLTV Pluggi
03 Controls and displays Chapter 3 Controls and displays Front panel 1 2 3 OPEN/CLOSE 4 5 HDD/DVD 6 7 8 9 10 11 A.TV D.TV DivX
Controls and displays 03 15 A.TV / D.TV Switches between analog TV antenna input and digital TV antenna input. The A.TV and D.T
03 Controls and displays MN Lights when the recording mode is set to MN (manual recording level) mode. 6 Character display 2 3
Controls and displays 03 6 Recording controls (page 64) ì REC Press to start recording. Press repeatedly to set the recording t
03 Controls and displays 12 INFO While watching D.TV, press to display the information banner. Press to see additional informat
Getting started 04 Chapter 4 Getting started Switching on and setting up ENTER When you switch the recorder on for the first ti
04 Getting started ENTER 6 Select your country. The recorder starts scanning for new channels. After the scan is complete the r
Getting started 04 The recorder takes a short while to set the time. After you see that it’s set, select Next to proceed. k Set
04 Getting started ENTER 11 Select whether or not your TV is compatible with progressive scan video. k Setting Progressive Line
Getting started 04 REC MODE GUIDE 1 menu. Display the GUIDE Plus+ setup AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE PLAY MODE ENTER 3 code. Enter your
04 Getting started • Select External Receiver 1, 2 or 3, then press ENTER. (If you have just one external receiver, use Externa
Getting started 04 • Tune your external receiver to the appropriate host channel and leave the receiver on and the recorder in
04 Getting started number is the number on which the channel can be found on its receiving device/source. The entry in the Edit
Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide 05 Chapter 5 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide This chapter is on
05 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide Using the GUIDE Plus+ system All the various features and areas are colourco
Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide 05 One-Button-Record The RED Action button (Record) is visible anytime you can
05 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide Channel mosaic screen You can switch the display style of channels in the Gr
Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide 05 Browsing the Grid Use the following remote buttons to browse the grid: / / G
05 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide Using My Choice keywords for a search In addition to the standard categories
Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide 05 2 Press the YELLOW Action button to set a profile. Channels is now highlight
05 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide The Schedule Area The Schedule Area is where you can set, see, edit and dele
Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide 05 6 Press the RED Action button (Quality) to change the recording quality. Sel
05 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide 9 Press (cursor right) to access the extended recording options: Deleting a
Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide 05 2 Press the RED Action button (VIDEO Plus+). 3 Use the number buttons to ent
05 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide Alternatively, you can press the YELLOW Action button (Mosaic) and use the /
Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide 05 2 Highlight the right channel tile of the channel you want to make a change
05 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide as the program number). When you next switch the recorder into standby the G
Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide 05 the receiver has changed to a certain channel, the GUIDE Plus+ system has se
05 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide • The TV listings information doesn’t update. The latest TV listings informa
Using the digital electronic program guide 06 Chapter 6 Using the digital electronic program guide This chapter is only applica
06 Using the digital electronic program guide • The general program list may show sections whose bottom right corners have been
Using the digital electronic program guide 06 INFO 3 Press to view more information about the selected program. Detailed inform
06 Using the digital electronic program guide Other useful EPG functions EPG Jump 1 Press GREEN when the Digital EPG screen (Pr
Recording 07 Chapter 7 Recording About DVD recording This recorder can record to DVD-R, DVDRW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, DVD-R DL
07 Recording • Fingerprints, dirt and small scratches on a disc can affect playback and/or recording performance. Please take p
Recording 07 When HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off, high-speed copying isn’t possible. However, both channels of b
07 Recording Using the built-in A.TV and D.TV tuners Switching between A.TV and D.TV tuners • Press to switch between + D.TV (d
Recording 07 • To see more detailed channel information, press INFO again.1 Now ************************ 11:30 - 12:00 Using th
07 Recording Changing A.TV audio channels You can change the audio channel of the broadcast or external input signal. • Press t
Recording 07 Setting the picture quality/ recording time DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM HDD • SEP (Super Extended Pl
07 Recording Basic recording from the TV DVD (VR) DVD (Video) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM HDD SHIFT AUDIO Basic recording from the TV
Recording 07 STOP REC 8 Press to stop recording. • If you set the recording time in the previous step, you can still stop the r
07 Recording Setting a timer recording ALL Important • A timer recording can’t be set if there are already 32 timer programs wa
Recording 07 Extending a timer recording in progress You can extend a timer recording beyond the programmed end time. This can
07 Recording Simultaneous recording and playback (Chase Play) HDD Chase Play allows you to watch a recording that is still in p
Recording 07 Check that the Audio In settings for External Audio and Bilingual Recording are as you want them (see Audio In on
07 Recording Important • Once you’ve finalized a Video mode or DVD+R disc, you can’t edit or record anything else on that disc.
Recording 07 Initializing recordable DVD discs DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+RW DVD-RAM HOME MENU 1 Select ‘Disc Setup’ from the Home Menu.
08 Playback Chapter 8 Playback Introduction Most of the features described in this chapter make use of on-screen displays. Navi
Playback 08 PLAY Playing DVD discs The table below shows the basic playback controls for DVD-Video, and recordable DVD discs. P
08 Playback CM BACK CM SKIP DVD-R/-RW, DVD-RAM only: (Commercial back/skip) Each press skips backward/forward progressively up
Playback 08 Playing CDs and WMA/MP3 discs The table below shows the basic playback controls for audio CDs1, and WMA/MP3 files.
08 Playback REC MODE AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE PLAY MODE CLEAR ENTER During playback, enter a track number then press ENTER to skip
Playback 08 Using the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc Use the Disc Navigator to browse the contents of a disc a
08 Playback • Genre – Display all genres or just a selected genre The screen below shows a WMA/MP3/DivX disc. Navigate to the f
Playback 08 2 Press repeatedly to change the scanning speed. There are four scanning speeds available when playing HDD video, a
08 Playback • Press + Mode menu. Play Mode Search Mode A-B Repeat Repeat Program SHIFT PLAY MODE REC MODE to display the Play A
Playback 08 ENTER 2 With ‘A (Loop Start)’ highlighted, press at the point you want the loop to start. ENTER • Select ‘Repeat’ f
08 Playback Program Step 01.001 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. Title Title Title Title (01-03) 01 02 03 Chapter(001-015) Chapter 0
Playback 08 Check the disc packaging for details of the subtitle options. • Select/change the subtitle + language. The current
08 Playback HDD DVD (VR) DVD-RAM L+R – Both channels (default) L – Left channel only R – Right channel only CD Video CD WMA/MP3
Playback 08 The example displays below show highspeed copying from HDD to DVD, and HDD chase playback. Rec Mode SP(2h00m/DVD) T
09 Editing Chapter 9 Editing Editing options The table below shows which commands you can use with the HDD and different disc t
Editing 09 The Disc Navigator screen The Disc Navigator screen is where you can edit video content on unfinalized Video mode an
09 Editing Editing accuracy Some editing commands ask you whether you want to keep Video mode compatibility or frame accuracy (
Editing 09 Erase DVD (Video) DVD (VR) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM HDD Title Name DVD (Video) DVD (VR) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM HDD Use thi
09 Editing ENTER 3 title. Input a name for the selected Using the remote key shortcuts to input a name The table below shows th
Editing 09 Set Thumbnail HDD DVD (Video) DVD (VR) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM You can also use the chapter and time search features (p
09 Editing 4 Highlight ‘From’ then use the playback controls ( , , , , etc.) to find the start of the section to erase, then pr
Editing 09 ENTER 5 Press to divide the title at the current playback position. • For more information about these options, see
09 Editing • Combine1 – Combine two adjacent chapters into one: Highlight the bar divider between two adjacent chapters and pre
Editing 09 Lock HDD DVD (Video) DVD (VR) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM Move DVD (VR) DVD-RAM Play List only Use this function to re-arra
09 Editing Combine ENTER DVD (VR) DVD-RAM Play List only Use this function to combine two Play List titles into one. 4 Select ‘
Editing 09 ENTER ENTER 3 Input a name for the genre. • The name can be up to 12 characters long. • For information on remote co
09 Editing Undo DVD (Video) DVD (VR) DVD+R DVD+RW Frequently asked questions • Why doesn’t the available recording time increas
Copying and backup 10 Chapter 10 Copying and backup Introduction Use the copying features of this recorder to: • Back up import
10 Copying and backup Copyright Recording equipment should be used only for lawful copying and you are advised to check careful
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DVR-540HX-S DVR-440HX-S DVD RECORDER ® ® Discover the benefits
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Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Please read through
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Operating Environment Operating environment temperature and hum
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Contents 01 Before you start What’s in the box . . . . . . . .
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08 Playback Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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01 Before you start Chapter 1 Before you start What’s in the bo
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Before you start 01 • Replace the batteries when you notice a f
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01 Before you start HDD Marks used in this manual Logos HDD DVD
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Before you start 01 Using DVD-R DL/DVD+R DL discs DVD-R DL (dua
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01 Before you start CD-R/-RW compatibility This recorder cannot
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Before you start 01 DivX video compatibility DivX® VOD content
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01 Before you start JPEG file compatibility • Compatible format
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Before you start 01 About the internal hard disk drive The inte
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01 Before you start Symbols used in this manual The following i
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Connecting up 02 Chapter 2 Connecting up Rear panel connections
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02 Connecting up Front panel connections On the front panel a f
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Connecting up 02 Easy connections The setup described below is
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02 Connecting up Using other types of audio/ video output If yo
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Connecting up 02 Connecting to a cable box or satellite receive
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02 Connecting up 4 Plug the supplied G-LINK™ cable to the G-LIN
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Connecting up 02 See the manual for your decoder box for more d
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02 Connecting up Connecting to an AV amplifier/receiver To enjo
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Connecting up 02 Connecting other AV sources Connecting a VCR o
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03 Controls and displays Chapter 3 Controls and displays Front
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Controls and displays 03 15 A.TV / D.TV Switches between analog
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03 Controls and displays MN Lights when the recording mode is s
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Controls and displays 03 6 Recording controls (page 64) ì REC P
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03 Controls and displays 12 INFO While watching D.TV, press to
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Getting started 04 Chapter 4 Getting started Switching on and s
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04 Getting started ENTER 6 Select your country. The recorder st
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Getting started 04 The recorder takes a short while to set the
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04 Getting started ENTER 11 Select whether or not your TV is co
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Getting started 04 REC MODE GUIDE 1 menu. Display the GUIDE Plu
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04 Getting started • Select External Receiver 1, 2 or 3, then p
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Getting started 04 • Tune your external receiver to the appropr
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04 Getting started number is the number on which the channel ca
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05 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide Using the GU
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Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide 05 One-Button-R
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05 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide Channel mosa
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05 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide Using My Cho
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Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide 05 2 Press the
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05 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide The Schedule
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05 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide 9 Press (cur
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05 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide Alternativel
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Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide 05 2 Highlight
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05 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide as the progr
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05 Using the GUIDE Plus+® electronic program guide • The TV lis
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06 Using the digital electronic program guide • The general pro
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06 Using the digital electronic program guide Other useful EPG
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Recording 07 Chapter 7 Recording About DVD recording This recor
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07 Recording • Fingerprints, dirt and small scratches on a disc
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Recording 07 When HDD Recording Format is set to Video Mode Off
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07 Recording Using the built-in A.TV and D.TV tuners Switching
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Recording 07 • To see more detailed channel information, press
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07 Recording Changing A.TV audio channels You can change the au
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Recording 07 Setting the picture quality/ recording time DVD (V
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07 Recording Basic recording from the TV DVD (VR) DVD (Video) D
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Recording 07 STOP REC 8 Press to stop recording. • If you set t
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07 Recording Setting a timer recording ALL Important • A timer
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Recording 07 Extending a timer recording in progress You can ex
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07 Recording Simultaneous recording and playback (Chase Play) H
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Recording 07 Check that the Audio In settings for External Audi
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07 Recording Important • Once you’ve finalized a Video mode or
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Recording 07 Initializing recordable DVD discs DVD-R DVD-RW DVD
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08 Playback Chapter 8 Playback Introduction Most of the feature
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Playback 08 PLAY Playing DVD discs The table below shows the ba
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08 Playback CM BACK CM SKIP DVD-R/-RW, DVD-RAM only: (Commercia
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Playback 08 Playing CDs and WMA/MP3 discs The table below shows
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08 Playback REC MODE AUDIO SUBTITLE ANGLE PLAY MODE CLEAR ENTER
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08 Playback • Genre – Display all genres or just a selected gen
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Playback 08 2 Press repeatedly to change the scanning speed. Th
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08 Playback • Press + Mode menu. Play Mode Search Mode A-B Repe
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Playback 08 ENTER 2 With ‘A (Loop Start)’ highlighted, press at
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08 Playback Program Step 01.001 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. Tit
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Playback 08 Check the disc packaging for details of the subtitl
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08 Playback HDD DVD (VR) DVD-RAM L+R – Both channels (default)
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Playback 08 The example displays below show highspeed copying f
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09 Editing Chapter 9 Editing Editing options The table below sh
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Editing 09 The Disc Navigator screen The Disc Navigator screen
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09 Editing Editing accuracy Some editing commands ask you wheth
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Editing 09 Erase DVD (Video) DVD (VR) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM HDD
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09 Editing ENTER 3 title. Input a name for the selected Using t
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Editing 09 Set Thumbnail HDD DVD (Video) DVD (VR) DVD+R DVD+RW
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09 Editing 4 Highlight ‘From’ then use the playback controls (
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Editing 09 ENTER 5 Press to divide the title at the current pla
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09 Editing • Combine1 – Combine two adjacent chapters into one:
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Editing 09 Lock HDD DVD (Video) DVD (VR) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM M
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09 Editing Combine ENTER DVD (VR) DVD-RAM Play List only Use th
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Editing 09 ENTER ENTER 3 Input a name for the genre. • The name
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09 Editing Undo DVD (Video) DVD (VR) DVD+R DVD+RW Frequently as
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Copying and backup 10 Chapter 10 Copying and backup Introductio
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10 Copying and backup Copyright Recording equipment should be u
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